JPH0887350A - Information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To mount an automatic paper feeder on a main body at the same attitude with input operation without slanting a display means to this side by enabling the automatic paper feeder to be mounted on the bottom surface of the main body and forming a form insertion slot. CONSTITUTION: Another form insertion slot 15 is formed in the reverse surface of the LCD 2 of an LCD upper case 3 and a print form 10 is inserted from above and fed by the paper feed roller 13 of a printer 9. On both the flanks of this paper feed path, guides which restrict the slant of the print form 10 being fed are provided so that the print form 10 is corrected in the paper feed path reaching a print part 14. This processor is equipped with a horizontal insertion slot 16 for the print form 10 which is formed in the front peripheral flank of the main body, and the paper feed path 27 as a print medium path for the print form 10 which is nearly horizontal when the main body is placed on a desk is formed below a keyboard 1, i.e., between a partition wall 6a as an input device holding means holding part of a main body upper case 6, specially, the keyboard 1 and a partition wall 7a which covers a main body lower case 7, specially, a control board.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus equipped with a printing mechanism, and more particularly to an information processing apparatus having an improved mechanism for conveying a print medium to a printing means.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been an information processing apparatus equipped with an input means, a display means, and a printing means in one housing for the purpose of downsizing the apparatus and reducing the installation area.

The arrangement of the peripheral equipment in such an information processing apparatus is such that the input means is in front of the main body when the apparatus is viewed from the front, while taking into consideration the purpose, shape and size of each equipment.
It is often seen that the display means is arranged on the upper part of the main body so that the angle can be adjusted and the display means can be opened and closed, and the printing means is arranged at the rear of the main body.

With this arrangement, measures against noise between the devices, weight balance during carrying, portability when the display means is closed, etc. are secured.

In such an apparatus, the paper insertion port for feeding the paper to the printing means is usually installed in a place near the printing means. For example, the vicinity of the upper surface of the printing unit or the rear of the display unit can be cited as an example.

An automatic paper feeder has been conventionally used as a device for automatically feeding a plurality of sheets into an insertion slot. As described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 3-93575, a printer mounted on the terminal body is provided with an automatic paper feeder, or a cassette type cassette is provided in the manual paper insertion slot of the printer. Conventionally, there are those equipped with an automatic paper feeder.

[0007]

The arrangement of the peripheral devices as described above focuses on the usability of the information input operation such that the user operates the input means installed in front of the display means while looking at the display means. Was placed.

On the other hand, the printing operation using the printing means is not considered so much, and the following problems arise especially in terms of usability when supplying the printing medium to the printing means.

That is, since the print medium insertion opening is arranged behind the display means or on the upper surface or the rear surface of the printing means, the insertion opening is hidden by the display means from the attitude of inputting information. Therefore, when performing a printing operation, the display means should be tilted toward you, or the body should be moved to a position where the insertion opening can be seen by changing the posture at the time of input, or unless the device is rotated on the desk, the print medium is inserted into the paper insertion opening. It was difficult to insert and it was very inconvenient.

The same applies to the case where an automatic paper feeding mechanism is added to the apparatus. When the automatic paper feeding device is mounted in the paper insertion port of such a body-integrated printing mechanism, the display means is Since it is close to the joint and the automatic paper feeder has a certain volume, it is difficult to mount the automatic paper feeder unless the display means is tilted toward you.

In view of such circumstances, an object of the present invention is to
In an information processing apparatus integrated with a printing means, a mounting mechanism for a main body of an automatic paper feeding device that allows a user to easily realize an automatic paper feeding function, and a print medium insertion port corresponding to the automatic paper feeding device Another object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus including a printing mechanism including a medium transport path.

[0012]

Means for Solving the Problems The above-mentioned object is to provide an input means arranged on the upper part of the main body for inputting information, a display means provided on the upper part of the main body so as to be openable and closable to display information, and inside the main body. A printing unit that is arranged and outputs information to a print medium; a control unit that is arranged inside the main body and that controls the display unit and the printing unit; an automatic paper feeding unit that is mounted on the bottom surface side of the main body; This is achieved by providing the information processing device with an insertion port provided on the bottom surface of the information processing device for supplying a print medium from the automatic paper feeding device to the printing means.

[0013]

The automatic paper feeding device is mounted on the bottom surface of the main body, the print medium in the automatic paper feeding device is supplied into the main body through the insertion opening provided on the bottom surface of the main body, and the inserted print medium passes through the print path in the main body. It is then sent to the printing means, printed by the printing means, and then discharged from the discharge port.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 is a keyboard which is an input means, and an LCD 2 as a display means for displaying an input from the keyboard 1 is an LCD which can be opened and closed.
It is built into the upper case 3 and its front surface is the LCD lower case 4
The structure is covered by. Reference numeral 5 denotes a floppy disk drive device for recording the input and edited information, which is interposed between the main body upper case 6 and the main body lower case 7. A control board 8 as a control means for controlling the entire apparatus is arranged under the main body lower case 7. A printer 9 as a printing unit is built in the rear part of the main body composed of the main body upper case 6 and the main body lower case 7 between the main body upper case 6 and the main body lower case 7, and the keyboard is arranged as shown in the figure. It is located on the opposite side of the front side of the upper surface of the main body, that is, near the rear side of the main body. The printer 9 is located rearward of the connecting portion between the LCD and the main body as shown in the figure.

As a method of feeding the printing paper 10 to the printer 9, as is generally performed, the paper is inserted from the paper insertion port 11 formed in the upper case 6 on the main body of the printer 9 and fed. The paper is fed by the paper feed roller 13 of the printer 9 via the roller 12, and is printed on the paper by the printing unit 14 from above the paper feed path as shown in the figure. The printed printing paper 10 is ejected from the ejection port 25 provided on the peripheral side surface near the printer 9, that is, on the rear peripheral side surface. The outlet 25 is opened and closed by an opening / closing lid 26.

However, as shown in FIG. 2, the printer 9 and the paper insertion port 11 are connected to the LCD upper case 3 and L.
Since it is located behind the joint between the display means formed by the CD lower case 4 and the main body upper case 6, it is hidden from the user by the display means to check the state of paper insertion and printing. I can't.

Therefore, in this embodiment, in order to improve the operability at the time of printing, the configuration described below is adopted.

When the normal input editing work is completed and printing is performed L
The CD 2 is generally provided with an angle as shown in FIG. 2, and as an example of the paper feeding method, an LC is used.
D Another sheet insertion port 15 is formed on the back surface of the LCD 2 of the upper case 3, the printing sheet 10 is inserted from the upper side, and the sheet is fed by the sheet feeding roller 13 of the printer 9 after passing through the sheet feeding roller 12 as described above. It is a thing. In this case, LCD top case 3
Since the printing paper 10 is inserted from the end face of the printer 9 and passes through the paper feed roller 12, there is a distance from the printing unit 14 of the printer 9 and there is a problem such as inclination and bending of the printing paper 10 in the paper feeding path. By providing guides for controlling the inclination of the printing paper 10 being fed on both sides of the paper feeding path of the LCD upper case 3, which is the path, the printing paper 10 is corrected in the paper feeding path reaching the printing unit 14. It is configured to.

On the other hand, as an embodiment of the information processing apparatus according to the present invention, there is a method of feeding paper from the lower surface of the keyboard 1 which is an input device. As shown in FIG. 2, reference numeral 16 denotes a horizontal insertion opening of the printing paper 10 formed on the peripheral side surface in front of the main body, which is below the keyboard 1, that is, the input device holding portion for holding the keyboard 1 in the upper case 6 of the main body. Between the partition wall 6a as means and the partition wall 7a which covers the lower case 7 of the main body, particularly the control board, when the main body is placed on a desk, a paper feed path 27 which is a print medium path for the printing paper 10 that is substantially horizontal. To form. As is clear from the figure, the paper feed path 27 is substantially parallel to the bottom surface of the main body lower case 7. Especially when horizontal paper feed such as thick paper is required, the printing unit 14 is not bent.
It can be sent to. Reference numeral 17 denotes a horizontal paper feed roller when horizontally inserted. After passing through the horizontal paper feed roller 17, the paper is fed to the paper feed roller 13 of the printer 9 via the paper feed roller 12 and the printing unit 14 is operated. It is what is printed. Reference numeral 18 denotes an opening / closing lid on the front surface of the horizontal insertion opening 16, which protects the paper path and the printing unit 14 from the inflow of dust and the like like the opening / closing lid 26.

Also in this case, there is a distance from the horizontal insertion port 16 to the printing unit 14 as in the case of the paper insertion port 15 on the back surface of the display device described above, and there is a problem such as the inclination and bending of the printing paper 10 in the paper feeding path 27. Occurs. Therefore, as described above, guides for restricting the tilt of the printing paper 10 being fed are provided on both side surfaces of the paper feeding path 27, and the printing paper 10 is tilted or bent in the paper feeding path 27 reaching the printing unit 14. May be modified.

In addition to the above, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the above-mentioned main body is configured so that it can be positioned and attached to the automatic paper feeder 19 as shown in FIG.

A lid 20 for setting the printing paper 10 in the apparatus is provided on the upper surface of the automatic paper feeder 19, and
When the main body is placed on top, the printing paper 10
A paper feed lid 21 is formed so that the paper can be fed. Further, a paper feed roller 22 for the printing paper 10 is provided inside the automatic paper feeder 19, and a paper feed port 23 formed on the upper part of the paper feed roller 22 is used to feed the paper to the lower surface of the lower case 7 of the main body. 23 is fed to a paper feed port 24 formed opposite to 23, and is fed to the paper feed roller 13 of the printer 9 through the paper feed roller 12 in the main body and printed by the printing unit 14. Has been done.

In the description of the embodiment, the automatic paper feeding device 19 has been described as an example attached to the lower surface of the main body, but the position of the automatic paper feeding device 19 may be any place as long as it has a paper feeding port. Similarly, the paper feed roller 12 provided inside the main body has been described with respect to one paper feed roller 12.
May be provided at a plurality of paper feed rollers 12.

Further, by using the horizontal insertion port 16 and the horizontal paper feed roller 17 as described above, horizontal paper feed is possible, and printing can be performed without bending the printing paper.

[0026]

According to the present invention, the automatic paper feeder can be mounted on the bottom surface of the main body, and the paper insertion opening is provided on the bottom surface of the main body. The automatic paper feeding device can be attached to the main body, and the automatic paper feeding function can be easily realized in the information processing device integrated with the printing mechanism.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of an information processing apparatus body according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the structure of the information processing apparatus body according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an external view of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention when an automatic paper feeder is attached.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure when an automatic paper feeder is attached to the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an external view of an automatic paper feeder mounted on an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Keyboard, 2 ... LCD, 8 ... Control board, 9 ... Printer, 11 and 15 and 24 ... Paper insertion slot, 16 ...
Horizontal insertion port.

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁶ Identification code Internal reference number FI Technical display location B41J 29/00 29/42 FG06F 3/12 M 17/21 9288-5L G06F 15/20 580A (72) Inventor Shigeru Matsuoka 1-1-1, Higashitaga-cho, Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki Prefecture Hitachi Ltd. Taga factory

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An input unit arranged on the upper part of the main body for inputting information, a display unit provided on the upper part of the main body for opening and closing and displaying information, and arranged inside the main body for printing information. Printing means for outputting to a medium; control means arranged inside the main body for controlling the display means and the printing means; and an insertion opening provided on the bottom surface of the main body for supplying a printing medium to the printing means. An information processing device comprising: 2. An input means arranged on the upper part of the main body for inputting information, a display means provided on the upper part of the main body so as to be openable and closable, and displaying information, and arranged inside the main body to print the information. A printing unit that outputs to a medium, a control unit that is disposed inside the main body, and that controls the display unit and the printing unit, an automatic paper feeding unit that is mounted on a bottom surface side of the main body, and a bottom surface of the main body. An information processing apparatus, comprising: an insertion opening for supplying a print medium from the automatic paper feeding means to the printing means.