JPH05257577A - Information processor, printer or device combining information processor and printer - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Object] An object of the present invention is to facilitate attachment / detachment of a printer with an automatic paper feeder and an information processing apparatus main body to improve operability during printing. Since the signal connection between the attached printer and the information processing device main unit mounted on the top is directly connected by the connector, the connector connection between the printer with automatic paper feeding device and the information processing device main unit is By mounting it in accordance with the positioning guide provided on the connector, the connector connection can be completed at the same time, and the main body of the information processing device can be placed on the rail provided on the printer with an automatic paper feeding device. By sliding the information processing device body toward the printer and pushing it in, the printer with automatic paper feeding device and the information processing device body are connected by a connector, and the structure is removable. In which the operability can be improved.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a printer or the like in which an information processing apparatus main body can be placed on the upper part of the printer upper case of a printing paper storage section of a printer with an automatic paper feeder, and is particularly provided for these. The present invention relates to a printer with an automatic paper feeding device, an information processing device, or a combination device thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A particularly portable information processing device such as a Japanese word processor or personal computer is electrically connected to a printer by a dedicated cord having a large number of pins at both ends.

[0003]

In order to greatly improve the printing workability, a combination device is conceivable in which the information processing device main body can be placed on the upper case of the printer. In this case, the problem is how to connect the printer with the automatic paper feeder to the main body of the information processing device. Conventionally, the connection between the printer with the automatic paper feeder main body and the information processing device main body was connected with a cord. There was a problem in operability and a space problem in cord wiring.

In the above-mentioned conventional type, since the printer with the automatic paper feeder is connected to the information processing apparatus main body by the connecting cord, there is a problem in operability at the time of connection and a space problem in the cord wiring. It was

An object of the present invention is to improve the printer with an automatic paper feeder and the information processing apparatus main body individually, and to connect the both directly with a connector to make them cordless. It is to make it easy to put on and take off.

[0006]

The above object can be achieved by constructing a printer with an automatic paper feeder and a main body of an information processing apparatus so that they can be directly connected by a rigid connector.

[0007]

Operation: The information processing apparatus main body which is an input device is positioned and placed on the paper storage section of the printer with automatic paper feeding apparatus, and the printer with automatic paper feeding apparatus and the information processing apparatus main body are directly connected by a connector, thereby a cable is formed. It works so that connections are unnecessary.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 show a combined use state diagram of a portable information processing device PC such as a laptop type Japanese word processor or a personal computer and a printer P with an automatic paper feeder, which is an embodiment of the present invention. .. 1
Is a keyboard which is an input device of the information processing device PC, and a liquid crystal display device 2 of a laptop for displaying an input from the keyboard 1 is incorporated in an openable / closable lid 3 and a front surface thereof is covered with a liquid crystal panel 4. ing. Reference numeral 5 denotes an external storage device for recording input and edited information, which is interposed between the main body upper case 6 and the main body lower case 7. An example of the external storage device 5 is a floppy disk drive. Below the main body lower case 7, a control board 8 carrying a control circuit and a memory for controlling the entire apparatus is arranged.

A printer P with an automatic paper feeding device is arranged under the information processing apparatus main body PC, a printing section 10 is built in the rear of the printer main body 9, and a sheet storage section 11 is formed in the front thereof. There is. The paper storage unit 11 enables the storage and printing of postcards in addition to the normal printing paper 12 of B5 or A4 size.

According to the present invention, the postcard storage portion 13 is formed in two separate positions on the left and right sides so that two postcards can be printed simultaneously. Postcard guide 14 and postcard guide 15
Are the ones which move outwardly (inside) by interlocking by moving either one outside (inside). The postcard guide 16 that serves as a partition plate for the postcard located in the center is fitted to the movable plate 17 that serves as a paper guide by concave and convex coupling,
The rotary shaft 18 is used as an axis for pulling out or pushing in the turning angle by hand. Further, 19 is a lever attached to the left side of the printer main body 9, which stores the postcard or the printing paper 12 and then interposes the paper between the paper feed roller 20 and the movable plate 17 and digs the preload spring 21 to move the movable plate 17. The pressing operation is performed so that the leading edge of the paper can be aligned.

Reference numeral 22 is a paper cover that opens and closes when storing postcards, and 23 is an opening / closing lid that enables front storage when storing cut sheets.

With such a configuration, when the printing paper 12 is stored, the opening / closing lid 23 on the front surface of the printer body 9 is kept with the information processing apparatus body placed on the printer P with the automatic paper feeder.
Open, insert from the front and operate lever 19 to move the movable plate 1
A sheet is inserted between the sheet feeding roller 7 and the sheet feeding roller 20 to position the leading edge of the sheet. When storing the postcard, the information processing apparatus main body PC is removed, the paper cover 22 is removed, and the tip of the postcard guide 16 in the central portion is pulled out upward to store the postcard.
Either one of the postcard guides 14 and 15 is moved according to the outside of the postcard, the movable plate 17 is pushed down by the operation of the lever 19, and the postcard is inserted into the space formed between the postcard and the paper feed roller 20 to position the tip. It is a thing. Next, the printing unit 1
0 will be described. The printing unit 10 is arranged between the printer upper case 24 and the printer lower case 25. 26
Is a paper feed roller, which is driven by a built-in motor (not shown) and simultaneously drives the paper feed roller 20 and the paper discharge roller 28 by a drive system 27 arranged on the side surface of the printer P with an automatic paper feed device. It is a thing. A small roller 29 feeds the print paper 12 between the paper feed roller 26 and the print head 30 in the vicinity of the paper feed roller 26 for printing. Reference numeral 31 is an auxiliary roller provided opposite to the discharge roller 28.

Reference numeral 32 denotes a printer mechanism portion, and 33 is a carriage that reciprocates row by row while placing an ink ribbon 34 thereon. Although a thermal transfer printer is shown in this embodiment, a wire dot printer may be used in the printing section.

In the printer P constructed as described above, the printing paper such as the printing paper 12 is fed from the paper storage 13 to the printer mechanism 32 by the paper feed roller 20.
After printing, the paper is discharged to the paper stacker 35 by the paper discharge roller 28.

Next, the connection between the printer P with an automatic paper feeder and the main body of the information processing apparatus PC, which is the main part of the configuration of the present invention, will be described.

FIG. 2 is a detailed view of a connector connecting portion for mounting the information processing apparatus PC main body on the printer P with the automatic paper feeding device in alignment with the inclined pin for positioning. In this figure, a signal transmission / reception connector 37 is formed upward on the printer upper case 24 of the printer P with an automatic paper feeder,
At the rear of the main body of the information processing apparatus PC, a rigid signal transmitting / receiving connector 40 is formed downward. In the upper case 24 of the printer P, the inclined pin 3 as a positioning member is used as a positioning member for positioning the signal transmitting / receiving connector 37 of the printer 9 with the automatic paper feeder and the signal transmitting / receiving connector 40 of the information processing apparatus main body.
6 is integrally formed. When the main body of the information processing apparatus is set, the inclined pin 36 engages with the positioning hole 39 provided below the main body of the information processing apparatus and serves as a positioning member. At this time, the signal transfer connector 37 of the printer 9 with the automatic paper feeding device The signal transmission / reception connector 40 of the main body of the information processing apparatus is coupled to enable signal transmission / reception, so that the structure can be easily attached and detached.

A rib 38, which serves as a member for guarding the connector, is integrally formed with the printer upper case 24 around the signal transmitting / receiving connector 37 provided on the printer upper case 24.

Further, the signal transmitting / receiving connector 40 of the main body of the information processing apparatus is provided with a recess 51 at the rear of the main body so as not to protrude from the outer shape of the main body. Therefore, information processing device PC
Even when used alone, the connector 40 is reliably protected and the risk of damage is reduced.

3 and 4, the information processing apparatus main body PC is attached to the printer P with the automatic paper feeding device, and the printing unit 1 of the printer P is shown.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a combined use state in which the apparatus is slid to the 0 side to be mounted, and a signal transfer connector 41 is provided in the printer upper case 24 of the printer P with the automatic paper feeding device, and is horizontal at the front opening toward the information processing apparatus main body side. The signal transmission connector 44 is provided in the horizontal direction at the rear of the information processing apparatus main body so as to open to the printer side. The upper printer case 24 has a signal transmission / reception connector 41 of the printer 9 with an automatic paper feeder and a signal transmission connector 44 of the information processing apparatus main body.
A slide rail 43 is integrally formed to slide the slide rail 43 toward the signal transmitting / receiving connector side for positioning. Then, the ridge 45 of the main body of the information processing device is aligned with and mounted on the slide rail 43 of the printer upper case 24, and the rail 43 is mounted on the signal transmission / reception connector 41 side of the printer.
By sliding along, the signal transmission / reception connector 41 of the printer P with an automatic paper feeding device and the signal transmission connector 44 of the information processing apparatus main body can be exchanged with each other, and the structure can be easily attached and detached. There is.

A rib 42 for guarding the connector is formed integrally with the upper printer case 24 around the signal transmitting / receiving connector provided on the upper printer case 24.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention, the rigid signal transmitting / receiving connector and the positioning member are formed in the information processing apparatus main body, and the signal transmitting / receiving connector is formed in the recess formed in the rear of the information processing apparatus. Formed in a buried state, or arrange the storage part on the front side of the printer body, the printer part and the paper feed mechanism behind, and the positioning member and the signal transmission / reception connector on the top of the printer. A guard member of this connector is formed around the connector, or an input device such as a keyboard, a control board that processes data input from the input device, and a display device that displays the contents processed by the control board. A combination of an information processing apparatus provided with the information processing apparatus and a printer having the sheet storage section, the sheet feeding mechanism, and the printer mechanism In this case, a rigid signal transmission / reception connector and a positioning member are formed on the information processing apparatus main body, and the signal transmission / reception connector is embedded in a recess formed on the rear side of the information processing apparatus. The paper storage section is located on the front side of the printer, the printer section and the paper feed mechanism are located on the rear side, a positioning member and a signal transfer connector are provided on the upper part of the printer, and a guard member for this connector is formed around the signal transfer connector. Since the printer and the information processing apparatus are positioned by the positioning members, and the signal transmission / reception connectors are directly connected to each other in this positioning state, the information processing apparatus for the printer is disposed. It can be electrically attached and detached with a single touch, greatly improving the operability of printing. Processor, or a printer or in which it is possible to obtain these combination device with a simple structure.

Further, in particular, since the printer is provided with the automatic paper feeding device and the postcard accommodating portion capable of simultaneously printing two sheets, it has an effect that printing on various papers can be performed easily and quickly.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a combined use state in which a portable information processing device such as a laptop-type Japanese word processor or a personal computer according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached to an inclined pin for positioning of a printer with an automatic paper feeder. Fig.

FIG. 2 is a detailed view of a connector connecting portion of the information processing apparatus according to the present invention and a printer with an automatic paper feeder.

FIG. 3 is a combined use state diagram in which the information processing device is placed on a printer with an automatic paper feeding device and is slid toward the printer.

FIG. 4 is a detailed view of a connector connecting portion of the information processing apparatus body.

FIG. 5 is a combined side view.

FIG. 6 is a combination top view.

[Explanation of symbols]

9 ... Printer body with automatic paper feeding device, 10 ... Printing section, 11
... Paper storage unit, 12 ... Printing paper, 24 ... Printer upper case, PC ... Information processing device, P ... Printer.

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Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. An information processing device comprising an input device such as a keyboard, a control board for processing data input from the input device, and a display device for displaying the contents processed by the control board. An information processing apparatus characterized in that a rigid signal transmission / reception connector and a positioning member are formed in the, and the signal transmission / reception connector is formed so as to be embedded in a recess formed in the rear of the information processing apparatus. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the signal transmission / reception connector and the positioning member are both formed downward on the lower surface of the information processing apparatus main body. 3. The signal transmission / reception connector according to claim 1, wherein the connector for signal transmission / reception is provided at the rear of the main body of the information processing device with an opening rearward, and a convex strip extending in the front-rear direction is provided as a positioning member on the lower surface of the main body of the information processing device. An information processing device characterized by being formed. 4. A printer including a paper storage unit, a paper feed mechanism, and a printer mechanism, wherein the paper storage unit is arranged on the front side of the printer body, the printer unit and the paper feed mechanism are arranged on the rear side, and a positioning member and A printer comprising: a signal transmission / reception connector; and a guard member of the connector formed around the signal transmission / reception connector. 5. The printer according to claim 4, wherein the signal transmission / reception connector and the positioning member are provided on the upper surface of the printer body, and the connector is opened upward. 6. The signal transmission / reception connector according to claim 4, wherein the connector is provided on the front side of the printer upper case with an opening toward the front side, and a slide rail as a positioning member is formed on the upper surface of the printer body. Printer. 7. An information processing device comprising an input device such as a keyboard, a control board for processing data input from the input device, and a display device for displaying the contents processed by the control board, and the information processing device. In a combination device of a printer including a paper storage unit, a paper feed mechanism, and a printer mechanism, a rigid signal transmission / reception connector and a positioning member are formed in the information processing apparatus main body, and the signal transmission / reception connector is used as the information processing apparatus. It is formed so that it is embedded in the recess formed in the rear, while the paper storage section is arranged on the front side of the printer body, the printer section and the paper feed mechanism are arranged on the rear side, and the positioning member and the signal transfer connector are arranged on the upper part of the printer. And a guard member of this connector is formed around the signal transmitting / receiving connector so that both of the positioning members can be connected to each other. The printer and the information processing apparatus are positioned by means of the above, and in this positioning state, the signal transmission / reception connectors are directly connected to each other. 8. The signal transmission / reception connector and the positioning member of the printer according to claim 7, wherein the connector is provided on the upper surface of the printer main body and the connector is opened upward, while the signal transmission / reception connector and the positioning member of the information processing device are: A combination device of an information processing device and a printer, each of which is formed downward on the bottom surface of the information processing device body. 9. The signal transmission / reception connector of an information processing device according to claim 7, wherein the connector is provided at the rear of the information processing device main body with the rear opening, and a convex strip extending in the front-rear direction on the lower surface of the information processing device main body. And a connector for signal transmission / reception of the printer is provided on the front side of the upper case of the printer with the front side opened, and a slide rail as a positioning member is formed on the upper surface of the printer body. And printer combination device. 10. The printer according to claim 7, wherein the positioning member of the printer is a pin erected on the upper surface of the printer body, and the positioning member of the information processing device is a positioning hole formed on the lower surface of the information processing device. A combination device of an information processing device and a printer. 11. The paper storage portion provided in the printer body according to claim 4, 5, or 6, wherein the paper storage portion has two postcard storage portions for storing two postcards separately. Printer or combination device of information processing device and printer.