JPS60161166A - Self-propelling printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To arrange so that a note and other materials may be printed by setting the body of a printer on a guiding base mounted on paper to be movable in a print line direction and causing a drive means and a printing means to be interlocked at a printing signal. CONSTITUTION:A guide 10 is mounted on paper A in a prearranged printing direction and then the body of a printer 11 is deposited on the guide rail. After these procedures, if a printing signal is inputted to a driver for the body of printer 11 from a personal computer or other means through a cable 19, a thermal head 12 and a driving motor 13 are driven and the body of printer 11 is fed by step to the right side or the left side along the guide rail 10 through rack and pinion 14, 15. Simultaneously printing is carried out by the thermal head 12. Then if the thermal head reached the terminal edge of the print line direction, the thermal head 12 and the driving motor 13 stop, thus moving the guide rail 10 to the following print line.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Technical Field The present invention relates to a self-propelled printer having a lettering function that prints while moving recording paper.

Back Monkey Technology Conventional printers were of a type in which recording paper (paper) was wrapped around a platen and printed by feeding it at a predetermined pitch.

Unfortunately, it was difficult to print on stacked sheets of paper such as notebooks, thick recording paper such as covers, or objects with flat surfaces from which the paper could not be removed.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a printer with a lettering function that allows printing on stacked sheets of paper such as notebooks or thick sheets while the printer is moving.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a base that also serves as a guide and is placed on paper, a printer main body that is movably installed on the base in the printing line direction, and a printer main body that is movable in the printing line direction. a drive means for moving in the printing line direction Km;
The main components are a printing means provided in a position facing the paper inside the printer main body so as to be interlocked with the driving means, and an input means that can input a printing signal to the driving means and the printing means to omit the cooperative operation. There is.

According to the above configuration, the print body moves relative to the paper etc. when a print signal is input, and the print means prints along with this movement, so it is possible to overlap paper sheets, etc., which could not be printed with conventional printers. It is possible to easily print on thick paper such as printed paper and covers, as well as on objects other than paper. Moreover, since the conventional platen and the like are not required, the structure is simple with fewer parts and can be made smaller and lighter.

Therefore, it is easy to carry and can be used as a portable printer for just one drink.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIGS. 1 and 2 show a self-propelled printer according to the present invention, and this printer moves in the printing line direction on a frame-shaped guide rail 10 placed on paper A and on a guide rail IO. The printer body 11 is mounted on the inside of the printer body 11, and the thermal head 12 is attached to the inner surface of the lower part of the printer body 11 facing the paper A. The general structure includes a drive motor 13 that moves the print line along the print line direction.

A motor 1 is installed on the inner surface of one side of the guide rail 10 along the printing line.
A rack 15 is provided which meshes with a pinion 14 provided on the shaft of 3. Due to this engagement of the rack and pinion 14 and 15, the printer main body 11 is moved eastward in the printing line direction.

The thermal head 12 is provided with a dedicated ink ribbon cassette 16 containing an ink ribbon. The ink ribbon cassette 16 operates in conjunction with the operation of the drive motor 13.

The guide rail IO also functions as a base that supports the entire system.

The printer main body 11 is provided with an input terminal 17 for a print signal. The input terminal 17 is connected to a driver (driving circuit) 18 built into the printer body 11, as shown in FIG. A cable 19 is removably connected to this input terminal 17, and an external print input means, for example, a personal computer 20 is connected via this cable 19. The driver 18 receives a print signal from the burner computer 20, sends out a drive code, and drives the thermal head 12 and drive motor 13.

The thermal head 12 is made up of a collection of heating elements made of resistors, and has an infertile thermal constant and is capable of rapid heating and cooling.
It is designed to rapidly heat up the thighs.

The drive motor 13 is made up of a stepping motor, etc., and is driven in response to a drive number 48 from the driver 18, so as to move the printer main body 11 by a predetermined pitch in the printing line direction via a rack φ pinion 14.15. It has become.

Note that a gear mechanism may be interposed between the drive motor 13 and the rack middle pinions 14 and 15.

Appropriate scales and marks are provided on the guide rail 1o so that the printing start position by the thermal head 12 can be easily determined.

Next, the operation of the self-propelled printer configured as above will be explained.

First, as shown in Fig. 4, guide rail 1o is placed on paper A.
Move the guide rail along the specified printing direction.
The printer main body 11 is installed on O.

Next, when data such as characters and numbers are inputted from the keyboard of the personal computer 2o, a print signal is inputted to the driver 18 of the printer main body 11 through the cable 19. In response to this print signal, a drive code is sent out from the driver 18, and the thermal head 12 and drive motor 13 are activated. Then, the printer body 1
1 is sequentially fed in steps from right to left or from left to right along guide rail 1° as shown by arrow 100 in FIG. Ru. Along with this movement, printing is performed on the paper A by the thermal head 12 as shown in FIG.

When the printer main body 11 reaches the end along the guide rail 10 in the print line direction, the thermal head 12 and the drive motor 13 stop. As a result, one line is printed on paper A. Furthermore, when printing on paper A, move the guide rail 10 along with the printer main body 11 to a certain printing position 1.
Δ, and perform the printing operation in the same manner as above. Sere is good.

Note that if the printer body 11 has a built-in memory for storing print signals, it is possible to perform the printing operation even if the cable 19 is removed after inputting the print signals, which is convenient.

Further, in the above embodiment, the rack and pinion 14 and 15 are used as an example of a means for transmitting the driving force of the drive motor 13 to the printer body 11, but the present invention is not limited to this, and other methods may be used. Various transmission means can be employed, such as a linear motor, a feed screw, a lobe wire, or a belt. Further, as the printing means for printing on the paper A, various types of printing means can be employed, such as the above-mentioned thermal head, a vent-touch type print head, an impact type print head, or an inkjet type.

However, it would be more desirable to use a thermal head in terms of simplifying the configuration, making it small and lightweight, and making it convenient to carry.

Further, in the above-described printer, the print input section can be configured integrally with the printer main body 11. In that case, there is no need for a cable for connecting to the external input means.

As described above, by inputting a printing signal once, printing operation and movement of the printer main body can be performed simultaneously in coordination.

According to the above configuration, the printer can be provided with a lettering function, and letters, numbers, etc. by lettering can be automatically printed to ttJ by inputting the printing code once.
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Note that, in the above embodiment, illustrations and explanations of the power sources for driving the drive motor 13 and the thermal head 12 are omitted for the sake of simplicity.

As this power source, a general power source, a household power source, etc. are used.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a self-propelled printer according to the present invention, Figs. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the internal structure of the self-propelled printer according to the present invention, and is a first diagram illustrating the printing operation by the self-propelled printer. A...Paper. 10... Guide rail (& stand). 11... Printer body.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A base that doubles as a guide and is placed on the paper, a printer body installed on the base so as to be movable in the printing right direction, and a drive that drives the printer body in the printing line direction. means, a printing means provided in a position facing the paper inside the printer main body so as to be interlocked with the driving means, and printing in which a printing signal is manually applied to the driving means and the printing means to perform cooperative operation. A self-propelled printer equipped with a signal input means.