TWI408059B - Printer - Google Patents

Abstract

A printer is disclosed and comprises a casing, a loading module, a media transmission device, an inkjet head module, a control device and a power module. The loading module is disposed on the casing for loading and coupling with a portable electronic device. The media transmission device is for separating the plurality of media into one page, transmitting the one page media to a position inside the casing to be scanning, copying, faxing or printing and guiding the one page media outside the casing after finishing the scanning, copying, faxing or printing procedures. The inkjet head module is embedded into the casing and has a plurality of inkjet heads. The control device is for controlling the media transmission device, driving the inkjet head module, sending a driving command and enforcing the command. The power module is for providing the voltage needed for the operation of the printer.

Description

Printing device

The present invention relates to a printing device, and more particularly to a printing device that can be directly connected to a portable electronic device and printed.

With the advancement of electronic technology, almost all the work in today's office is closely related to the transaction machine, such as: photocopiers and printers, etc., because of the ease of operation and the ability to print on a variety of inkjet media, It is widely welcomed by the consumer, so the transaction machine can be said to be an indispensable information device in the office. Usually, the general service machine operates in the order of receiving the instruction and then using the paper guiding mechanism to feed the paper into the inside of the transaction machine. At a predetermined location, after the photocopying, faxing, or scanning is completed, the paper feeding mechanism transfers the processed paper to the stacker of the transaction machine output tray.

With the development of mobile communications, many jobs can be handled anytime, anywhere on portable electronic devices such as mobile phones, palmtops or laptops; or cameras, e-books or other image storage devices. Print anytime, anywhere. However, if you want to print out the data or video images accessed in a portable electronic device, such as a mobile phone, you usually need to store the data or video images in the memory card of the mobile phone into the computer system through a computer system. , and then connect to the transaction machine or the printing device to perform the relevant printing action. This printing process not only needs to be used as a control medium through the computer system. The program of accessing and printing is also complicated. Therefore, it is a certain degree of complexity and difficulty for the user to perform an immediate printing operation on the data or image in the mobile phone.

Therefore, how to develop a printing device capable of directly connecting a portable electronic device and printing data and images in the portable electronic device while charging the portable electronic device It is an urgent problem to be solved.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a printing device that solves the shortcomings of the portable electronic device that can not print the data and images in anytime and anywhere.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a printing device, which can perform charging in addition to the printing operation when the portable electronic device is assembled on the printing device.

In order to achieve the above object, a broader aspect of the present invention provides a printing apparatus comprising at least: a casing body, a carrier module, a medium conveying device, a printing ink head module, a control device, and a power module; The module is disposed on the casing body for carrying and connecting the portable electronic device; the medium conveying device is configured to transport a medium, and the medium is paged into a single page and guided into a predetermined position inside the casing body, and simultaneously Moving for scanning, photocopying, faxing or printing, and exporting to the outside of the casing after the operation is completed; the inkjet printing head module is disposed in the casing body and has a plurality of inkjet heads; the control device is used for controlling The media transfer device, the ink jet head module drive, the drive command, or the execution of the command operation; the power module provides the power required for the operation of the entire device.

1‧‧‧Printing device

11‧‧‧Chassis body

110‧‧‧ upper surface

111‧‧‧ side

112‧‧‧ accommodating space

113‧‧‧Output tray

114‧‧‧Receipt Department

12‧‧‧Media conveyor

121‧‧‧ Carrying tray

122‧‧‧Picking mechanism

123‧‧‧Feed guide mechanism

124‧‧‧Output conveying mechanism

13‧‧‧Scanning device

131‧‧‧ glass partition

132‧‧‧Scan Receiver

14‧‧‧Printing ink head module

15‧‧‧Control device

151‧‧‧Touch panel

16‧‧‧Maintenance device

161‧‧‧Removable cleaning blade

162‧‧‧Removable cover parts

17‧‧‧ Carrying Module

171‧‧‧First port

172‧‧‧Horizontal positioning components

172a, 173a‧‧‧ card slot

172b, 173b‧‧ ‧ baffle

172c‧‧‧ recess

173‧‧‧Longitudinal positioning components

2‧‧‧Portable electronic devices

20‧‧‧ body

22‧‧‧ bottom

221‧‧‧ socket

21‧‧‧ sockets

210‧‧‧ first surface

211‧‧‧ Carrying space

212‧‧‧ plug

213‧‧‧ second surface

214‧‧‧Second connection埠

Figure A is a schematic view showing the structure of the printing apparatus of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

First Figure B: It is a schematic cross-sectional view of the first Figure A.

The first figure C: is a schematic view of the top view of the first figure A.

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a portable electronic device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Second figure B: It is a schematic diagram of the assembled structure of the second figure A.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing the assembly of the portable electronic device shown in FIG. A and the printing device shown in FIG.

Third figure B: It is a schematic diagram of the structure after assembly of the third figure A.

Third figure C: It is a schematic diagram of the folded structure of the third figure B.

Some exemplary embodiments embodying the features and advantages of the present invention are described in detail in the following description. It should be understood that the present invention can be variously changed in various aspects without departing from the scope of the present invention, and the description and illustration thereof are used in the nature of the description, rather than limiting the request of the present case. range.

Please refer to FIG. A, B and C. FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a printing apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1B is a schematic cross-sectional structural view of the first drawing A, and FIG. It is a schematic diagram of the top view of the first figure A. As shown in the figure, the printing device 1 of the present invention can be combined with a portable electronic device 2 (as shown in the second figure A), for example, a smart phone such as an I-phone, or a handheld electronic device or an electronic book. , personal digital assistants and other devices, and not limited to this, directly linked, and communicate, which can be stored in The data inside the portable electronic device is transmitted to the printing device 1 for printing, scanning, faxing, and the like.

The printing device 1 of the present invention includes at least a casing body 11, a medium conveying device 12, a printing ink head module 14, a control device 15, a carrier module 17, and a power module (not shown). The medium conveying device 12 is mainly used for conveying a medium, and the medium is paged into a single page and guided into a predetermined position inside the casing body 11 while being moved for scanning, photocopying, faxing or printing operations. After the completion, the medium is led out of the casing body 11; the inkjet head module 14 is disposed in the casing body 11 and has a plurality of inkjet heads (not shown); the control device 15 is mainly used to control the medium. The transmission device 12, the inkjet head module 14 is driven, driven, or executed. The carrier module 17 is disposed on the casing body 11 for carrying and connecting the portable electronic device 2 and the power module (not The illustration shows the power required to operate the entire unit.

In this embodiment, the housing body 11 has an upper surface 110 and a side surface 111. The upper surface 110 further has a recessed receiving space 112 and a receiving portion 114. The receiving space 112 is used for receiving the bearing. The receiving portion 114 of the module 117 is configured to receive the folded carrier tray 121 so that the folded carrier tray 121 can be aligned with the upper surface 110 of the casing body 11. And, on the side surface 111, there is a retractable paper output tray 113. When the paper output tray 113 is disposed in the horizontal direction, a medium can be outputted, and when the printing apparatus 1 is not printing, scanning, faxing, etc. During the transaction, the output tray 113 can be vertically disposed and aligned with the side 111 of the casing body 11 to save space.

Referring to FIG. B, the medium conveying device 12 of the present invention is mainly used for conveying a medium, such as paper, plastic sheet or other materials, and the medium conveying device 12 can include a carrying tray 121, a paper taking mechanism 122, and a paper feeding guide. Mechanism 123 and paper delivery mechanism 124, The carrying tray 121 is configured to carry a medium, and the paper picking mechanism 122 is configured to page the medium into a single page and feed it into a predetermined position inside the portable printing device 1, and the medium is guided by the paper feeding guiding mechanism 123. The internal movement of the casing body 11 can perform operations such as scanning, photocopying, faxing or printing. After scanning, photocopying, faxing or printing, the paper feeding conveyance mechanism 124 transfers the processed media to the Outside the casing body 11, that is, on the paper discharge tray 113. In some embodiments, the printing device 1 may further include a scanning device 13 and is not limited thereto. The scanning device 13 includes a glass partition 131 and a scanning receiver 132. The glass partition 131 is used to construct the scanning receiver 132 to enable the scanning receiver 132 to receive the medium through the glass partition 131 through optical illumination. The reflected light is used to obtain image data about the medium, and then the image data can be transmitted to the portable electronic device 2 by the control device 15.

Referring to the first diagrams A and B, the control device 15 of the present invention is mainly used to control device driving, driving commands or executing command operations such as the medium conveying device 12, the scanning device 13 and the ink jet head module 14, in this embodiment. The control device 15 includes a touch panel 151 for the user to select an instruction such as photocopying, faxing, or scanning, or to execute a command operation mode, and can display instructions or perform related information about the operation of the command, in other embodiments. The control device 15 may also include a device such as a display screen and a control panel, and is not limited thereto.

In other embodiments, the printing device 1 further includes a maintenance device 16, but is not limited thereto. The maintenance device 16 is detachably disposed inside the casing body 11 and can include a detachable cleaning blade 161 and a detachable cover member 162. The operation mode is as follows: the printing nozzle module 14 When not in operation, the detachable cover member 162 is first removed and the detachable cleaning blade 161 is used to scrape off the cleaning of the print head module 14 a plurality of ink jet heads (not shown), after the cleaning is completed, the clear detachable cleaning squeegee 161 is removed, and a plurality of detachable cover members 162 are used to cover the plurality of sprays by means of top cover coating. Ink head. In addition, the power module included in the portable printing device 1 of the present invention has a battery module (not shown) that can be plugged in or stored to provide the entire portable printing device 1 during operation. The power required.

Please refer to FIG. 1A and FIG. 1C. In this embodiment, the carrying module 17 includes a first connecting bracket 171, a lateral positioning component 172, and a longitudinal positioning component 173, and the connecting bracket 171 and the lateral positioning The component 172 and the longitudinal positioning component 173 are disposed in the accommodating space 112 of the upper surface 110 of the casing body 11 . The lateral positioning component 172 is formed by the card slot 172a and the baffle 172b, but is not limited thereto. The card slot 172a has a plurality of recesses 172c, which are adjusted by the baffle 172b. The position of the baffle 172b is adjusted to adjust the position of the baffle 172b, and the lateral position of the portable electronic device 2 in the accommodating space 112 can be further defined. Similarly, the longitudinal positioning component 173 can also be formed by the latching groove 173a and The baffle 173b is formed together, but not limited thereto, and the positioning manner of the longitudinal position is similar to that of the lateral positioning component 172, and details are not described herein. Therefore, the positioning of the lateral positioning component 172 and the longitudinal positioning component 173 in the accommodating space 112 can respectively perform lateral and longitudinal positioning of the portable electronic device 2, and the portable electronic device 2 can be smoothly stabilized. It is placed in the accommodating space 112 without sloshing or unevenness.

The first port 171 of the carrying module 17 is also disposed in the accommodating space 112 for connecting with the portable electronic device 2, so that the portable electronic device 2 can communicate with the printing device 1. And transmitting the data, and further, the portable electronic device 2 can be further charged through the connection.

Please refer to FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B. FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a portable electronic device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2B is a schematic structural view of the second FIG. As shown in the figure, the portable electronic device 2 can be a smart phone, a palm-sized electronic device, an e-book, a personal digital assistant, and the like, and is not limited thereto. For example, the portable electronic device 2 is a smart phone, and has a body 20 having a bottom surface 22 and a socket 221 on the bottom surface 22.

In some embodiments, the portable electronic device 2 can further include a set of sockets 21, but is not limited thereto. The socket 21 has a first surface 210 and a second surface 213. The first surface 210 has a recessed bearing space 211 for receiving the body 20 of the portable electronic device 2, and in the carrying space 211. The plug 212 is further connected to the socket 221 on the body 20 of the corresponding portable electronic device 2 . When the body 20 of the portable electronic device 2 and the socket 21 are docked with each other, the body 20 corresponds to the bearing space 211 of the socket 21 and the socket 221 of the body 20 is corresponding to the second figure A. The plug 212 in the bearing space 211 of the socket 21 is correspondingly inserted so that the body 20 is fixedly disposed in the bearing space 211 of the socket 21, and the size of the bearing space 211 corresponds to the body 20 The size of the body 20 can be changed according to the size of the body 20, and is not limited thereto. Therefore, the body 20 can be stably received in the bearing space 211 of the socket 21 as shown in FIG. In addition, in some embodiments, the socket 221 and the plug 212 can be mutually corresponding mini-USB ports, but not limited thereto, for transmitting general signals and voltage signals.

Please also refer to the third figure A and B, which are respectively assembled diagrams of the portable electronic device shown in FIG. A and the printing device shown in FIG. A, and the assembled structure. schematic diagram. As shown in the figure, when the portable electronic device 2 is to be disposed in the accommodating space 112 of the printing device 1, the portable electronic device 2 is assembled as shown in the second embodiment A and B. The portable electronic device 2 is corresponding to the accommodating space 112 of the printing device 1 , and the second port 214 on the second surface 213 of the socket 21 of the portable electronic device 2 is corresponding to the printing. The first connection port 171 in the accommodating space 112 of the device 1 is disposed, so that the portable electronic device 2 is connected to the printing device 1 and then adjusted by the lateral positioning component 172 and the longitudinal positioning component 173. The lateral position and the longitudinal position of the portable electronic device 2 are fixed, so that the portable electronic device 2 can be firmly engaged in the accommodating space 112 of the printing device 1 as shown in FIG.

In this way, when the user wants to print, fax or scan the data in the portable electronic device 2 anytime and anywhere, the carrier disk 221 of the printing device can be printed as shown in FIG. The output tray 113 is opened, and the portable electronic device 2 is disposed in the accommodating space 112 of the upper surface 110 of the printing device 1 so as to pass through the second port 214 of the portable electronic device 2 . It is convenient to electrically connect the first port 171 of the printing device 1 to transfer data to each other, and then set the medium to be printed or scanned or faxed on the carrier 221 of the printing device 1. The data in the portable electronic device 2 is printed, scanned, faxed, etc., to increase the convenience of use.

In addition, during the operation, the portable electronic device 2 can be simultaneously connected through the electrical connection between the second port 214 of the portable electronic device 2 and the first port 171 of the printing device 1. Charging operation. Therefore, the printing device 1 of the present invention can print the data, image files, and the like of the portable electronic device 2 at any time and any place. By fax or scan, the power supply connection of the portable electronic device 2 can be simultaneously performed during the printing operation, so that the data and image files of the portable electronic device 2 can be printed and scanned at any time. The purpose of faxing and other operations to achieve the convenience of truly portable action processing.

Please refer to the third figure C, which is a schematic diagram of the folded structure of the third figure B. As shown in the figure, after the printing device 1 finishes printing, scanning, faxing, etc., the carrier tray 121 of the printing device 1 can be sequentially folded down in the manner shown in FIG. The folded carrier tray 121 is then received in the receiving portion 114 of the upper surface 110 of the casing body 11 , so that the folded carrier tray 121 is aligned with the upper surface 110 of the casing body 11 . At the same time, the paper output tray 113 can be vertically disposed to close the paper discharge conveying mechanism 124, and the paper discharge tray 113 is aligned with the side surface 111 of the casing body 11 to save space. In this way, the folded printing device 1 is a neat square box structure as shown in the third figure C. At this time, the portable electronic device 2 can still be disposed on the upper surface 110 of the printing device 1. The accommodating space 112 can continuously charge the portable electronic device 2 through the electrical connection between the second port 214 of the portable electronic device 2 and the first port 171 of the printing device 1. operation.

In summary, the printing device of the present invention mainly comprises a casing body, a carrying module, a medium conveying device, a printing ink head module, a control device and a power module, and the portable electronic device is set by the carrying module. And correspondingly connected to the second connection port of the portable electronic device through the first connection port disposed in the accommodating space, and then the lateral positioning component and the longitudinal positioning component pair of the carrying module The portable electronic device is positioned in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction, so that the portable electronic device can be smoothly disposed in the printing device, so as to carry out photocopying and faxing of the portable electronic device anytime and anywhere. It can also scan and other work, and can simultaneously charge the portable electronic device to improve the convenience of portable mobile processing and meet the needs of the mobile communication community, which is of great industrial value.

This case has been modified by people who are familiar with the technology, but it is not intended to be protected by the scope of the patent application.

1‧‧‧Printing device

11‧‧‧Chassis body

110‧‧‧ upper surface

111‧‧‧ side

112‧‧‧ accommodating space

113‧‧‧Output tray

114‧‧‧Receipt Department

121‧‧‧ Carrying tray

17‧‧‧ Carrying Module

172‧‧‧Horizontal positioning components

173‧‧‧Longitudinal positioning components

2‧‧‧Portable electronic devices

21‧‧‧ sockets

Claims (8)

A printing device includes at least one housing body, wherein an upper surface of the housing body further includes an accommodating space, and a carrying module is disposed on the housing body for carrying and connecting a portable device The electronic device, and the carrier module includes a first connection port disposed in the accommodating space for correspondingly connecting with the portable electronic device, so that the portable electronic device can interact with the printing device Transferring data or performing a charging operation; a media transfer device for transporting a medium, paging the medium into a single page and feeding it into a predetermined position inside the casing body, and moving for scanning, photocopying, faxing or Is a printing operation, after the completion of the operation, the outer casing of the casing is exported; a printing ink head module is disposed in the casing body, and has a plurality of inkjet heads; a control device for controlling the medium conveying The device, the ink jet head module drive, the drive command or the execution command operation; and a power module provide the power required for the operation of the entire device. The printing device of claim 1, wherein the carrying module comprises a lateral positioning component and a longitudinal positioning component, and the lateral positioning component and the longitudinal positioning component are disposed in the receiving space, The portable electronic device can be disposed in the accommodating space by lateral positioning and longitudinal positioning of the lateral positioning component and the longitudinal positioning component. The printing device of claim 1, wherein the portable electronic device comprises a body and a set of sockets, and the body has a socket, the socket has a socket a plug and a second port, wherein the socket of the portable electronic device is correspondingly connected to the plug of the socket, and the second connection of the socket is the same as the carrier module A connector is connected to the body, so that the body of the portable electronic device is disposed on the socket, and the data is transferred to the printing device or charged by the printing device. The printing device of claim 3, wherein the socket further has a carrying space for receiving the body of the portable electronic device. The printing device of claim 1, wherein the medium conveying device comprises a carrying tray, a paper taking mechanism, a paper feeding guiding mechanism and a paper feeding conveying mechanism, wherein the carrier tray is used to carry the medium Disposing the medium into a single page by the paper taking mechanism and feeding it into a predetermined position inside the casing body, and moving under the guidance of the paper feeding guide mechanism for scanning, photocopying, faxing or printing After the work is completed, the paper delivery mechanism is guided to the outside of the casing. The printing device of claim 1, wherein the printing device further comprises a scanning device for scanning the medium to obtain image data about the medium, and the scanning device comprises a glass partition and a A scanning receiver is used to construct the scanning receiver. The printing device of claim 1, wherein the printing device further comprises a maintenance device, the maintenance device comprising a detachable cleaning blade disposed inside the casing body and a detachable device a cover member, wherein the detachable cleaning blade is configured to scrape the plurality of inkjet heads for cleaning the printhead module, the detachable cover member is when the printhead module is not in operation The plurality of inkjet heads are capped with a top cover. The printing device of claim 1, wherein the portable electronic device is a smart phone, a palm-sized electronic device, an e-book or a personal digital assistant.