KR20160022959A - Thermal Printer Having Sliding Function of Tear Bar - Google Patents

Thermal Printer Having Sliding Function of Tear Bar Download PDF

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KR20160022959A
KR20160022959A KR1020140108144A KR20140108144A KR20160022959A KR 20160022959 A KR20160022959 A KR 20160022959A KR 1020140108144 A KR1020140108144 A KR 1020140108144A KR 20140108144 A KR20140108144 A KR 20140108144A KR 20160022959 A KR20160022959 A KR 20160022959A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J11/00—Devices or arrangements  of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
    • B41J11/66—Applications of cutting devices
    • B41J11/70—Applications of cutting devices cutting perpendicular to the direction of paper feed
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/315—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/315—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material
    • B41J2/32—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a thermal printer including: a case having a receiving space wherein recording paper is received, a cover selectively opening and closing the receiving space by tilting at least a part in a vertical direction, and an outlet with a predetermined width, through which the recording paper is discharged on one side; a thermal head formed in a transferring passage of the recording paper discharged through the outlet to the outside and generating heat while one surface comes into contact with the recording paper; a tear bar formed inside the case to slide to the outlet, having a cutter on one side, and cutting the recording paper when being pressed by a user by selectively exposing the cutter to the outside of the case in accordance with the sliding state; and a rotating unit capable of rotating, arranged adjacent to the tear bar, rotating to slide the tear bar to the outlet when the cover is closed in order to expose the cutter to the outside. The purpose of the present invention is to provide the thermal printer with the tear bar sliding function capable of preventing user′s injuries.

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[0001] Thermal Printer Having Sliding Function of Tear Bar [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a thermal printer, and more particularly, to a thermal printer having a sliding function of a tier bar in which a tier bar is slid according to an open / closed state of a cover,

Many parts of daily life are printed using thermal printers. Generally, a printer is divided into a dot printer, a laser printer, and a thermal printer using thermal paper. The thermal printer is a thermal printer that prints thermal paper by thermal chemical Printer.

In particular, in the case of a thermal printer, the internal configuration is a printer widely used because of its simple and convenient portability.

Since the conventional thermal printer generates heat to print on the recording paper, the recording paper is conveyed between the thermal head for generating heat and the conveying roller for conveying the recording paper, and the thermal head makes contact with the recording paper to generate heat Prints the recording paper.

Here, a tear bar equipped with a separate cutter is provided for cutting the recording paper used for printing in the thermal printer.

However, in general, a cutter applied to a thermal printer is protruded and fixed to the outside, which causes frequent injuries when the user changes the recording paper.

Particularly, in the case of a cutter, the recording paper is formed in a sawtooth shape so that the recording paper is cut by the pressure of the user, so that the paper is frequently brought into contact with the user's body.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a thermal printer having a sliding function of a tear bar that can prevent a user from being injured by allowing a cutter for cutting a recording sheet to be slid into the case to be buried when a cover is opened to replace a recording sheet in a conventional thermal printer .

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image forming apparatus comprising: a receiving space in which a recording sheet is received; and a cover at least partially tilting in the up and down direction to selectively open and close the receiving space, A thermal head which is provided on a conveyance path of the recording sheet discharged to the outside through the discharge port and has one side thereof contacted with the recording sheet to generate heat; A tear bar for selectively cutting the recording sheet by the user's pressing and exposing the cutter to the outside of the case according to a sliding state,

And a rotation driving unit configured to be rotatable and disposed adjacent to the tear bar so that when the cover is closed, the tear bar is rotated so as to slide in the direction of the discharge port so that the cutter is exposed to the outside.

The rotation driving unit is configured to be long and rotatable in a vertical direction about a central portion along the longitudinal direction inside the case, and one side of the rotation driving unit presses the tear bar to slide in the direction of the discharge port .

In addition, the cover may have a projection protruding in the accommodation space direction, and when the cover is closed, the projection pushes the other side of the rotation driving part to rotate.

The tear bar may include elastic means for selectively bending the tear bar according to a sliding state and providing a restoring force to slide into the case.

In addition, the rotation driving unit may be provided so as to be symmetrical on both sides along the width direction of the recording sheet in the case.

In addition, the rotation driving unit may be formed such that one side of the rotation driving unit along the longitudinal direction is curved about the rotation axis.

The cutter may be separately detachable from the tear bar and may be selectively replaced by a user.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has the following effects.

The tear bar having the cutter selectively slides into the case according to the opening / closing state of the cover for opening / closing the accommodating space in which the recording paper is housed in the thermal printer. Thus, when the user opens the cover, And it is possible to prevent the user from being hurt by the cutter.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a configuration of a thermal printer according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing the internal configuration of the thermal printer of FIG. 1; FIG.
FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing the configuration of a tier bar and a sliding controller in the thermal printer of FIG. 1; FIG.
FIG. 4 is a view illustrating a state in which the sliding controller is tilted in the thermal printer of FIG. 3;
5 is a view illustrating a state in which the tear bar is moved into the case by the opening of the cover in the thermal printer of FIG. 1;
Fig. 6 is a view showing a state in which the tier bar protrudes from the case to the outside of the case by closing the cover in the thermal printer shown in Fig. 5;

A preferred embodiment of the thermal printer having the sliding function of the tier bar according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, it is not intended to limit the invention to any particular form but to facilitate a more thorough understanding of the present invention.

In the following description of the present embodiment, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and symbols, and further description thereof will be omitted.

Moreover, in describing the present invention, terms indicating directions such as forward, rearward, or upward and downward are described so that those skilled in the art can clearly understand the present invention, and the directions indicate relative directions, It is not limited.

First, a schematic configuration of a thermal printer according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. FIG.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing a configuration of a thermal printer according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing an internal configuration of the thermal printer of FIG. 1. Referring to FIG.

FIG. 3 is a view schematically showing a configuration of a tier bar and a sliding controller in the thermal printer of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a view illustrating a state in which a sliding controller is tilted in the thermal printer of FIG.

The basic configuration of the thermal printer 10 includes a case 100, a thermal head 300, a tier bar 400, and a rotation driving unit 500.

The case 100 includes a receiving space 120 and a thermal head 300, the tear bar 400, and the rotation driving unit 500, which are configured to surround the entire space.

In addition, a conveyance roller 200 for conveying a recording sheet (not shown) may also be provided. Components not mentioned in the thermal printer 10 according to the present embodiment are similar in configuration to the thermal printer 10 generally used.

1, the case 100 is provided with a cover 110 selectively openable and closable through one side thereof. The cover 110 is provided with a discharge port (not shown) (140).

Referring to FIG. 2, the cover 110 is rotated and opened. The cover 110 is provided with a conveying guide 130 for conveying the recording sheet on an inner bottom surface thereof.

The transport guide 130 is provided on the lower surface of the cover 110 but may not be connected to the cover 110 but may be separately formed inside the case 100.

The cover 110 is configured to be opened and closed at one side of the discharge port 140 through which the recording paper is discharged, and the discharge port 140 communicates with the accommodation space 120. In the receiving space 120, the recording paper is received in a wound state and discharged to the outside through the discharge port 140.

As described above, the cover 110 is configured to selectively open and close the accommodation space 120, and when the cover 110 is closed, the case 100 and the outlet 140 are formed. In this embodiment, the cover 110 is configured to be vertically tiltable from one side of the case 100 to cover the accommodation space 120.

In addition, the case 100 according to the present invention may further include a separate conveying roller 200 for conveying the recording sheet accommodated in the accommodating space 120 to the outside.

The conveying roller 200 has a predetermined width and is rotatably coupled to the inside of the case 100 to convey the recording sheet. The conveying roller 200 is coupled to one side of the conveying guide 130 and the recording sheet moves along the conveying guide 130 and is discharged to the outside by the rotation of the conveying roller 200.

Meanwhile, the thermal head 300 is provided on the conveyance path of the recording sheet discharged from the case 100 through the discharge port 140, and one side of the thermal head 300 contacts the recording sheet to generate heat.

Specifically, one side of the path through which the recording sheet is conveyed comes into contact with the recording sheet, generates heat, and is printed on the recording sheet to which heat is transferred. Here, the recording paper is a thermoelectric paper.

The thermal head 300 is coupled to a lower surface of the cover 110 and is located inside the accommodation space 120 according to the open / closed state of the cover 110.

The thermal head 300 according to the present invention has a shape corresponding to the shape of the conveyance guide 130 and is spaced apart from the conveyance guide 130 by a predetermined distance in a state in which the cover 110 is closed .

When the thermal head 300 is positioned inside the accommodating space 120 with the cover 110 closed, the recording sheet is transported between the thermal head 300 and the transport guide 130, The thermal head 300 is configured to contact the recording paper.

As described above, the thermal head 300 according to the present invention can print on the recording paper when the recording paper accommodated in the accommodating space 120 is transferred to the outside and discharged.

The thermal head 300 according to the present invention is coupled to the lower surface of the cover 110 to selectively adjust the position of the thermal head 300 according to the opening and closing states of the cover 110. Alternatively, The thermal head 300 may be coupled directly to the case 100 instead of the thermal head 110.

The tear bar 400 according to the present invention is configured to be slidable in the case 100 and a cutter 410 is provided at one side of the tear bar 400 so that the cutter 410 can be moved outside the case 100 .

Specifically, the tear bar 400 is slidably provided in the case 100 in the direction of the discharge opening 140, and the cutter 410 is formed on one side.

In addition, the tear bar 400 selectively exposes the cutter 410 to the outside of the case 100 according to the sliding state, so that the recording sheet is cut by pressing the user.

At this time, the cutter 410 formed on one side of the tier bar 400 is formed in a saw blade shape so that the recording paper can be cut by a general thermal printer 10 by pressing.

In the present embodiment, the tier bar 400 is configured to be slidable in the lateral direction inside the case 100, and the sliding is controlled according to the rotation state of the rotation driving unit 500 described later. Here, the tear bar 400 slides so that the cutter 410 may be exposed toward the discharge port 140.

The cutter 410 may be configured as a separate member from the tear bar 400 and may be replaced by a user. Alternatively, the cutter 410 may be configured to be replaceable by a user, May be integrally formed.

The rotation driving part 500 according to the present invention is disposed adjacent to the tear bar 400 in the case 100 and is rotatable to adjust the sliding state of the tear bar 400 according to the rotation state .

Specifically, when the cover 110 is closed, the rotation driving unit 500 rotates so that the tear bar 400 slides in the direction of the discharge port 140 so that the cutter 410 is exposed to the outside.

In the present embodiment, the rotation driving part 500 is configured to be long and rotatable in the vertical direction about the central part in the longitudinal direction. The rotation driving unit 500 is configured to slide the tier bar 400 by contacting one side of the tier bar 400 according to the rotation state.

As shown in the figure, when the cover 110 is opened, the rotation driving unit 500 rotates counterclockwise and the tier bar 400 slides to the left. When the cover 110 is closed, (400) rotates in a clockwise direction and one side pushes the tier bar (400) to the right.

At this time, as shown in the figure, the cover 110 is formed with a protrusion 112 protruding in the direction of the accommodation space 120 so that when the cover 110 is closed, the protrusion 112 protrudes from the rotation driving part 500 And presses the other side.

That is, when the cover 110 is closed, the protrusion 112 protruding from the cover 110 presses the other side of the rotation driving part 500, so that one side of the rotation driving part 500 contacts the tear bar (400) to slide in the direction of the discharge port (140).

In this embodiment, the rotation driving part 500 is formed so that one side thereof is curved upward to push the tier bar 400 from the left side.

In this way, the rotation driving part 500 according to the present invention is configured and selectively rotated by the cover 110 to adjust the sliding state of the tier bar 400. [

Of course, the protrusion 112 may be formed on the thermal head 300 rather than on the cover 110, so that the cover 110 may be pressed against the other side of the rotation driving part 500 in a closed state. It can be provided at any position.

The torsion bar 400 and the rotation driving unit 500 are driven according to an embodiment of the present invention. The rotation driving unit 500 is formed in an L shape on one side, So that an end portion of the tear bar 400 can push the right side of the tear bar 400. At this time, the other side of the rotation driving part 500 should be pressed by the protrusion 112.

Meanwhile, when the cover 110 is opened, the tier bar 400 is configured to slide in a direction opposite to the discharge port 140 and includes a separate elastic means 420 to provide a restoring force.

The elastic means 420 is configured to be slidable inwardly of the case 100 in a state in which no external force is applied to the tier bar 400. The elastic means 420 is configured to be bent in a curved shape as shown in FIG. .

The tear bar 400 is selectively bent according to a sliding state and provides a restoring force to the inside of the case 100. The tear bar 400 is rotated by the rotation driving part 500 140, the elastic means 420 is bent by the protrusion 102 protruded from the case 100.

As the elastic means 420 is bent, the tear bar 400 has a restoring force to slide to the left, which is the inner direction of the case 100. However, when the rotation driving unit 500 rotates, State is maintained.

This is because the rotation driving part 500 is kept pressed by the cover 110 and the other part of the rotation driving part 500 pushes the tier bar 400 to the right side So that the cutter 410 is exposed in the direction of the discharge port 140.

As the cover 110 is closed, the tear bar 400 slides and the cutter 410 is exposed in the direction of the discharge opening 140, so that the recording sheet can be easily cut by pressing the user.

Although not shown in the drawings, the rotary drive unit 500 according to the present invention may be configured to be symmetrical on both sides along the width direction of the recording paper in the case 100.

The rotation driving part 500 may be provided only on one side of the case 100 to slide the tier bar 400. The rotation driving part 500 may be arranged to face the inside of the case 100, And may be configured to simultaneously push the tear bars 400 in accordance with the closed state of the cover 110. [

5 and 6, a state in which the tear bar 400 is slid according to the open / closed state of the cover 110 in the thermal printer 10 according to the present invention will be described.

5 is a view showing a state in which the tier bar 400 is moved into the case 100 by the opening of the cover 110 in the thermal printer 10 of FIG. And the tier bar 400 protrudes outside the case 100 by closing the cover 110 in the printer 10.

5, when the case 100 is opened in the thermal printer 10, the tear bar 400 is slid to the left side of the case 100 due to the restoring force of the elastic means 420 So that the cutter 410 is positioned inside the case 100.

Accordingly, the tier bar 400 slides to the left so that the rotation driving unit 500 rotates counterclockwise.

In this state, since the cutter 410 is embedded in the case 100, the user can easily replace the recording paper, and it is possible to prevent the cutter 410 from being injured by the cutter 410.

6, when the cover 110 is closed and the accommodation space 120 is closed, the protrusion 112 formed on the cover 110 contacts the other side of the rotation drive part 500 And pressurized.

Accordingly, the rotation driving unit 500 rotates clockwise and one side pushes the tier bar 400 to the right. The tear bar 400 is pressed by one side of the rotation driving part 500 and slides to the right side so that the cutter 410 is exposed to the outside of the case 100.

When the cutter 410 is exposed to the outside of the case 100, the user can easily cut the recording paper using the cutter 410.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the tear bar 400 slides according to the open / closed state of the cover 110, thereby controlling the exposure of the cutter 410 toward the discharge portion. Accordingly, when the user changes the recording paper, it is possible to prevent the cutter 410 from causing a scratch.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, the rotation driving part 500 is formed to be long and rotates with a rotation axis at the central part in the longitudinal direction. However, the rotation driving part 500 is formed with teeth or the like on the outer circumferential surface of the rotation driving part 500, The tear bar 400 may be pushed against the tear bar 400.

As described above, the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, and the present invention can be embodied in other forms without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. The present embodiments are therefore to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, and the invention is not to be limited to the foregoing description, but may be modified within the scope and equivalence of the appended claims.

100: Case 110: Cover
120: receiving space 130: conveying guide
140: Exhaust port 200: Feed roller
300: Thermal head 400: Tear bar
410: cutter 420: elastic means
500:

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A case having a receiving space in which a recording sheet is accommodated and a cover at least partially tilting in the up and down direction to selectively open and close the receiving space, the discharging port having a constant width at one side and discharging the recording sheet to the outside;
A thermal head which is provided on a conveyance path of the recording sheet discharged to the outside through the discharge port and has one side brought into contact with the recording sheet to generate heat;
A tier bar slidably disposed in the case in the direction of the discharge port to form a cutter at one side thereof and selectively exposing the cutter to the outside of the case according to a sliding state so that the recording sheet is cut by pressing of the user; And
A rotation driving unit configured to be rotatable and disposed adjacent to the tear bar to rotate the tear bar so as to slide in the direction of the discharge port when the cover is closed to expose the cutter to the outside;
The thermal printer having a sliding function of a tier bar. The method according to claim 1,
The rotation drive unit includes:
Wherein the tier bar is configured to be long and rotatable in a vertical direction about a central portion along the longitudinal direction inside the case, and one side of the tier bar is pressed to slide in the direction of the outlet according to the rotation state. Thermal printer. 3. The method of claim 2,
The cover
Wherein the protruding portion protrudes in the receiving space direction and the protruding portion presses the other side of the rotation driving portion to rotate when the cover is closed. The method according to claim 1,
The tear bar
And a resilient means for selectively bending the resilient member in accordance with a sliding state and providing resilience to slide into the case. The method according to claim 1,
The rotation drive unit includes:
And wherein the thermal printer is provided so as to be symmetrical on both sides along the width direction of the recording sheet inside the case. The method according to claim 1,
The rotation drive unit includes:
And the other end of the taper bar is curved along the longitudinal direction about the rotation axis. The method according to claim 1,
The cutter includes:
Wherein the tear bar is separately detachable from the tear bar and is selectively replaced by a user.
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