JPH0781164A - Electronic equipment with printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an electronic equipment with printer, the operational properties of which is improved by operating a keyboard and setting paper all from the front side. CONSTITUTION:An electronic equipment with printer is constituted of a main body 6 provided with a keyboard 4 for inputting data and a printer section 5 and a display section 2 supported in a manner of opening and closing freely by a hinge 3 to the main body 6 and provided with an LCD 1 for displaying the input information by means of the keyboard 4. A first paper feed line 8 is formed on the lower section of the kayboard 4 and a second paper feed line 10 is formed on the rear face of the LCD respectively, and a printer section 5 is disposed between the first paper feed line 8 and the second paper feed line 10.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic device with a printer such as a word processor having a built-in printer or a book type or laptop type personal computer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional word processor with a printer, a personal computer, or the like, as shown in FIG. 5, a display unit 2 having a display means such as an LCD 20.
1 is supported by a hinge 22 provided at a substantially central portion of a main body 25, and is openable and closable with respect to the main body 25. The display portion 21 is opened to the position indicated by the solid line in the use state, and is closed to the position indicated by the broken line on the keyboard 23 when being carried to improve portability. The printer unit 24 includes an ink ribbon 24a, a carriage 24b, and a platen 24c.
And is arranged at the rear of the main body 25. Then, the paper 27 is inserted in the direction A along with the paper guide 26, and the feed roll 28 is rotated clockwise to cause the platen 2 to rotate.
Printing is performed at the portion 4c. The ink ribbon 24a is placed on the carriage 24b and prints while moving in the front-back direction of the drawing. The printed paper is discharged in the B direction.

[0003]

However, since the operator operates the keyboard 23 from the front side of the main body 25 in the X direction, the display unit 21 becomes an obstacle in this state and the paper 2
I can't set 7. Particularly in recent word processors and the like, since the LCD 20 has a large screen, the display unit 21 becomes large, and it becomes more difficult to set the paper 27.

Therefore, the setting of the paper 27 must be performed by closing the display portion 21 once to the position of the broken line or by the operator moving to the side of the main body 25.

When the display unit 21 is once closed to the position indicated by the broken line, the keyboard 23 is operated when printing is started. Therefore, after the paper 27 is set, the display unit 21 must be opened again. It was troublesome at the time of printing.

Further, when the operator moves to the side of the main body 25 to set the paper 27, it is extremely difficult to set the paper 27, and the paper 27 may be set obliquely.

The electronic device with a printer of the present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and its purpose is to increase the operability by operating the keyboard and setting the paper sheets from the front. It is to provide an improved electronic device with a printer.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a main body having a keyboard for inputting data and a printing means, and a support mechanism for the main body so that the main body can be opened and closed. In a printer-equipped electronic device comprising a display unit having display means for displaying information input by a keyboard, a first paper feed path is provided below the keyboard, and a second paper feed path is provided at the back of the display means. , The printing means to the first paper feed path and the second paper feed path.
It is arranged between the sheet conveyance path and the sheet conveyance path.

[0009]

That is, in the electronic device with a printer of the present invention, the first paper feed path is provided under the data input keyboard, and the second paper feed path is provided on the back surface of the display means for displaying the information input by the keyboard. A printing means is provided between the first paper transport path and the second paper transport path.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing the arrangement of an electronic device with a printer according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, a display unit 2 having a display means such as an LCD 1 is supported by a hinge 3 provided at a rear end portion of a main body 6 and can be opened and closed with respect to the main body 6. The display unit 2 is opened to the position indicated by the solid line in the use state, and is closed to the position indicated by the broken line on the keyboard 4 when carrying the device, thereby improving portability.

The printer unit 5 is composed of an ink ribbon 5a for thermal transfer, a carriage 5b, a heating head (not shown) provided on the carriage 5b, and a platen 5c, and is arranged substantially below the hinge 3. .

A rear guide plate 12 is provided downstream of the feed roll 7 arranged below the printer unit 5 in the paper feeding direction described later, and a part of the rear guide plate 12 is a platen 5.
It operates as c.

An upper guide plate 16 is provided below the keyboard 4.
And the rear guide plate 1 upstream of the feed roll 7 in the paper feed direction.
A first sheet conveying path 8 defined by a lower guide plate 15 provided integrally with the sheet 2 is provided. Further, the hinge 3 is provided with a transport slit 11 and the LCD further downstream.
1, that is, on the back surface of the display unit 2, the display unit 2 and the back plate 10a
The second paper transport path 10 defined by the above is provided. The ink ribbon 5a is detachably mounted on the carriage 5b by the operator when the lid 13 is opened.

At the time of printing, the paper is inserted in the A direction from the paper inserting section 14, and the A direction is the paper feeding direction. The leading edge of the paper is inserted until it hits the feed roll 7, and the feed roll 7 rotates counterclockwise in response to a print start instruction. The printed paper is ejected in the B direction from the paper ejection unit 9.

Here, when printing is performed, it is necessary to completely open the display unit 2 so that the transport slit 11 is aligned downstream of the rear guide plate 12. In addition, the paper insertion unit 1
4 and the feed roll 7 and between the feed roll 7 and the paper discharge unit 9 are smaller than the size of a paper used as a normal office paper, the insertion and removal of the paper is the operation direction x It can be easily done only from the direction.

A switch for detecting that the display unit 2 is completely opened may be provided so that printing is prohibited when the switch is not operating.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, if the second hinge 17 is provided in addition to the hinge 3 and the keyboard 4 can be opened with the second hinge 17 as a fulcrum, the first sheet conveying path 8 is opened. As a result, the feed roll 7 is almost exposed, which makes it easier to set the paper.

FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment, which is an example in which the paper conveying direction is reversed from that of FIG. In the case of this example, a sheet is inserted from the direction A with the second sheet conveyance path 10 provided on the back surface of the display unit 2 as the upstream side, and the sheet B is the operator's hand.
Eject the paper in the direction. As compared with the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2, the leading edge of the paper comes into contact with the feed roller 7 only by dropping the paper, so that it becomes easier to set the paper.

According to the above-described first embodiment, all the operations can be performed from the front, so that the operability is extremely improved.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a second embodiment in which first and second feed rolls 7a and 7b are provided upstream / downstream of the printing unit 5.

In the figure, during the first operation, the paper is inserted in the A direction, the first and second feed rolls 7a and 7b are rotated counterclockwise to perform printing, and the paper is discharged in the B direction. In the second operation, the paper is inserted in the A'direction, the first and second feed rolls 7a and 7b are rotated clockwise to perform printing, and the paper is discharged in the B'direction. In this case, by reading the data from the memory so that printing is performed from the beginning of the last line of page 1, the tape running direction can be the same as the first operation.

Whether to print in the first operation or the second operation is designated by the keyboard 4 in advance, or a sensor for detecting the sheets inserted in the first sheet conveying path 8 and the second sheet conveying path 10 is provided. The first operation may be performed if the sensor of the first paper transport path 8 is operating, and the second operation may be performed if the sensor of the second paper transport path 10 is operating.

According to the second embodiment described above, the paper can be inserted either from the front side or the top side, so that the operator can freely select the one that is easy to use.

As described above, in the above-described embodiments of the present invention, the thermal transfer system is used as the printer unit, but other printing means such as wire impact or ink jet can be applied. In particular, since wire impact and inkjet printing can be performed by reciprocating the carriage, even when the paper is inserted from the direction of A'in the example of FIG. 3 and FIG. Can be the same regardless of

[0026]

As described above in detail, according to the electronic device with a printer of the present invention, all the operations can be performed from the front, so that the operability is extremely improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of an electronic device with a printer according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a modification of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another modification of the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing the configuration of an electronic device with a printer according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a conventional electronic device with a printer.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... LCD, 2 ... Display unit, 3 ... Hinge, 4 ... Keyboard
De, 5 ... Printer section, 6 ... Main body, 7 ... Feed roll, 8
... first paper transport path, 9 ... paper discharge section, 10 ... second paper transport path, 11 ... transport slit, 12 ... rear guide plate, 13
... Lid, 14 ... Paper insertion part, 15 ... Lower guide plate, 16
… Upper guide plate.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A printer comprising a main body having a keyboard for inputting data and a printing means, and a display section having a display means for supporting the main body so as to be openable and closable by a supporting mechanism and displaying input information from the keyboard. In the attached electronic device, a first paper transport path is provided under the keyboard, and a second paper transport path is provided on the back surface of the display means, and the printing means is provided with the first paper transport path and the second paper transport path. An electronic device with a printer, which is placed between the road and the printer.