JPH10291352A - Portable terminal printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable terminal printer of superior assembly properties of a cover section for improving the effect of preventing the infiltration of foreign matters inside the printer. SOLUTION: A printer is constituted of a paper feed section 1 on the side face of a printer main body 13, a taking-off device 2 on the upper face of the printer main body 13 and a printer section 4 in the printer main body 13. In that case, a paper feed section cover 3a is connected with a taking-off section cover 3b through a first hinge 10a, and a base of the paper feed cover 3a is installed in the vicinity of the paper feed section of the printer main body 13 through a second hinge 10b.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable terminal printer, and more particularly, to a portable terminal having a paper feeding unit on a side surface of a printer main body, a paper discharging unit on an upper surface of the printer main body, and a printer unit inside the printer main body. Regarding printers.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a conventional portable terminal printer. The paper discharge unit 2 and the operation panel 14 are provided on the upper surface of the printer main body 13, and the paper feed unit 1 is provided on the side surface of the printer main body 13. The paper feeding unit 1 includes a paper feeding unit cover 11.
However, a paper discharge unit cover 12 is attached to the paper discharge unit 2.

[0003] As shown in FIG.
The paper set in the paper supply unit cover 11 is fed into the paper supply unit 1 in a state in which the paper supply unit cover 11 is opened horizontally, and both side walls 11a of the paper supply unit cover 11 are positioned on both sides in the sheet conveyance direction. It regulates and guides paper transport.

[0004]

However, this conventional portable terminal printer has a paper feed unit cover 11 and a paper discharge unit cover 1.
2, the assembling operation is complicated.

[0005] Also, since the paper discharge unit 2 is always open,
Intrusion of dust and foreign matter into the printer printing unit was inevitable, and was one of the major causes of failure.

Further, paper is set on the paper supply unit cover 11 for paper supply, but the paper cannot be made long enough in the paper transport direction. There is also a problem that the paper supply to the unit 1 is not smooth.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned disadvantages of the prior art,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable terminal printer which is excellent in assemblability of a cover portion, enhances an effect of preventing foreign substances from entering the inside, and can feed paper smoothly.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, a first means of the present invention is to provide a paper feeding unit on a side surface of a printer main body, a paper discharging unit on an upper surface of the printer main body, and a printer in a printer main body. In a portable terminal printer having a printer unit,
The paper feed unit cover and the paper discharge unit cover are integrally connected, and the base of the paper feed unit cover is attached near the paper feed unit of the printer body.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the paper supply unit cover and the paper ejection unit cover are provided in the first unit.
The paper supply unit cover and the printer body are connected via a second hinge unit, and the paper supply unit cover and the paper output unit cover are connected via a first hinge unit and a second hinge unit. By bending, the opening of the paper feeding unit is closed by the paper feeding unit cover, and the opening of the paper discharging unit is closed by the paper discharging unit cover.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As described above, according to the present invention, if the paper feed unit cover and the paper discharge unit cover are integrally connected and the base of the paper feed unit cover is attached to the printer body, these covers can be used. Only one installation work is required, and work efficiency is improved.

[0011] Also, close the opening of the paper feeding section with the paper feeding section cover,
By closing the paper output opening with the paper output cover, dust and foreign matter can be prevented from entering when the printer is not in use.
The occurrence of various troubles can be prevented.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a main part of a portable terminal printer according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the portable terminal printer.

The printer body 13 has a paper discharge unit 2 on its upper surface.
And the operation panel 14, and the paper supply unit 1 on the side surface of the printer body 13. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a printer unit 4 having a platen 8, a print head 9, and the like is provided inside a printer main body 13.

The paper feed unit cover 3a and the paper discharge unit cover 3b are connected by a first hinge unit 10a (see FIG. 1) to form one cover 3, and the base of the paper feed unit cover 3a is a second hinge. It is connected to the printer body 13 via a section 10b (see FIG. 1).

Paper guides 5a are provided on both sides of the paper supply unit cover 3a over the entire length, and paper guides 5b are provided partially on both sides of the paper discharge unit cover 3b.

The printer body 13 is provided with a cover angle adjusting guide 7, and when the two covers 3a and 3b are spread horizontally, the free end side of the paper discharge unit cover 3b is connected to the paper supply unit cover 3a.
(The inclination angle is about 10 degrees or more from the horizontal plane) so as to be slightly higher than the base side.

FIG. 1 shows a state in which the printer is not used. The paper supply unit cover 3a is set up along the side surface of the printer body 13 from the second hinge portion 10b, and the paper supply unit 1 is turned on.
Close the opening. Further, the sheet discharge section cover 3b is bent in a horizontal direction from the first hinge section 10a along the upper surface of the printer body 13, and the opening of the sheet discharge section 2 is closed. Although not shown, a locking means is provided between the paper discharge unit cover 3b and the printer main body 13 so as to maintain this state.

As described above, the sheet feeding unit cover 3a is closed so that the opening of the sheet discharging unit 2 can be closed by the sheet discharging unit cover 3b.
Is designed to be equal to or longer than the height of the printer body 13.

FIG. 2 shows a state in which the printer is used, and the paper feed unit cover 3a and the paper discharge unit cover 3b are opened so as to be substantially horizontal. By unfolding the covers 3a and 3b in this manner, a sufficient length can be obtained in the sheet conveyance direction, so that the rear end side of the sheet does not sag and can be reliably set on the covers 3a and 3b. Therefore, the paper can be fed smoothly.

The paper feed unit cover 3a and the paper discharge unit cover 3
b can be handled as one component by being integrated via the first hinge portion 10a.
Easy to assemble.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention, if the paper feed unit cover and the paper discharge unit cover are integrally connected and the base of the paper feed unit cover is attached to the printer main body, the work of attaching these covers can be performed. Only once, work efficiency is improved.

Also, close the opening of the paper feeding section with the paper feeding section cover,
By closing the paper output opening with the paper output cover, dust and foreign matter can be prevented from entering when the printer is not in use.
It has features such as preventing the occurrence of various troubles.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a main part of a portable terminal printer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the portable terminal printer.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a portable terminal printer according to a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Paper feed part 2 Paper discharge part 3 Cover 3a Paper supply part cover 3b Paper discharge part cover 4 Printer part 5a, 5b Paper guide 7 Cover angle adjustment guide 8 Platen 9 Print head 10a First hinge part 10b Second hinge part

Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁶ Identification code FI G03G 15/00 514 G03G 15/00 514 (72) Inventor Watanabe ▼ Shinobu 1 Kitano, Makino, Mizusawa-shi, Iwate Prefecture Hitachi Media Electronics, Ltd. Inside

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A portable terminal printer having a paper feeding unit on a side surface of a printer main body, a paper discharging unit on an upper surface of the printer main body, and a printer unit inside the printer main body, wherein a paper feeding unit cover and a paper discharging unit cover are provided. A portable terminal printer, which is integrally connected and has a base of a paper feeding unit cover attached near a paper feeding unit of a printer body. 2. The paper supply unit cover and the paper ejection unit cover are connected via a first hinge, and the paper supply unit cover and the printer body are connected via a second hinge. By bending the sheet feeding unit cover and the sheet discharging unit cover via the first hinge part and the second hinge part,
A portable terminal printer, wherein a paper feed unit cover is closed by a paper feed unit cover, and a paper discharge unit opening is closed by a paper discharge unit cover.