JPH0747729A - Printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a head part fixed type printer applying printing output to usual paper and miniaturized as a whole. CONSTITUTION:A printer is equipped with a printer main body 3 equipped with upper and low jaw parts 1, 2, having paper transfer opening parts provided thereto in three horizontal directions and formed so as to have a U-shaped cross section, the printing head part 4 provided to the upper jaw part 1 of the printer main body 3 and the platen 5 provided to the lower jaw part 2 of the printer main body 3 corresponding to the printing head part 4. A paper feed mechanism 10 transferring the paper P fed in the gap between the upper and lower jaw parts 1, 2 in either one of X- and Y-directions in connection with the printing operation of the printing head part 4 is provided to the printer main body 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a printer device,
In particular, it relates to a printer device having a fixed printing unit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 3 shows a conventional example of this type. This Figure 3
The conventional example shown in FIG.
Tape-shaped printer paper is used, and a method is employed in which a sentence input from a keyboard is printed and output on a tape-shaped printer paper, and the paper is attached to another paper to be organized (for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-242242). Sho 61-143
163).

That is, in FIG. 3, reference numeral 51 indicates a thick plate-shaped printer body having an input portion set on one surface. At the upper end portion of the printer body 31 in FIG. 3, a paper guide portion 52 running from right to left in the figure is provided.
A sheet feeding mechanism 53, a thermal head 54 as a printing section, and a cutter 55 are sequentially arranged along the sheet guide section 52. Here, reference numeral 57 indicates a liquid crystal display unit.

The tape-shaped printer paper 56 is
By the paper feeding mechanism 53 described above, the thermal head 54
Be transferred to. The printer paper 56 printed by the thermal head 54 is cut into a predetermined length by the cutter 55 and sent out. FIG. 4 shows the printer paper 56 sent out.
A state in which A is attached to another sheet P for organizing and organized is shown.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, the paper feeding mechanism 53 is intended only for the printer paper 56 in the form of tape, and can be transported only in the printing direction of the printer paper 56. Since the printer paper cannot be used, there is an inconvenience that a sentence created by a personal computer or the like cannot be directly printed on the printer paper 56.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a printer device having a fixed head portion, which is capable of improving the disadvantages of the prior art, particularly printing out on ordinary paper and reducing the size as a whole. To do.

[0007]

According to the present invention, a printer having a U-shaped cross section, which comprises an upper jaw portion 1 and a lower jaw portion 2 and is provided with openings 3A, 3, 3C for sheet transfer in three horizontal directions. A main body 3, a print head portion 4 provided on the upper jaw portion 1 of the printer body 3, and a platen 5 provided on the lower jaw portion 2 of the printer body 3 corresponding to the print head portion 4 are provided. There is.

The printer body 3 includes an upper jaw portion 1 and a lower jaw portion 2.
And a paper transport mechanism 10 for transporting the paper P carried in between the X and Y directions in accordance with the printing operation of the print head unit 4. This aims to achieve the above-mentioned object.

[0009]

[Operation] When printing, first of all, the paper P for the printer
Are arranged in the paper transport path 6 of the printer body 3. Then X
The direction paper transport unit 11 and the Y direction paper transport unit 12 are operated to transport the paper P in accordance with the printing position of the print head unit 4 and start the printing operation. At the same time, the print head unit 4
In accordance with the printing operation of, for example, the X-direction paper transport unit 11 is driven, and after the printing of one line is completed, the Y-direction paper transport unit 12 transports the paper P for one line. At the same time, X
The directional paper transport unit 11 transports the paper P to the print start position of the next line and starts the printing operation again. Similarly, sentences and the like are continuously printed out.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 3 is a cross section U having an upper jaw portion 1 and a lower jaw portion 2 and provided with opening portions 3A, 3B, 3C for sheet transfer in three horizontal directions. A character-shaped printer main body is shown.

The above-mentioned upper jaw portion 1 of the printer main body 3 is equipped with a print head portion 4 at the center thereof. A platen 5 is provided on the lower jaw portion 2 of the printer main body corresponding to the print head portion 4. Reference numeral 6 is
1 shows a slit-shaped sheet transfer path set between an upper jaw 1 and a lower jaw 2.

Further, in the printer main body 3, the paper P carried in the paper transfer path 6 set between the upper jaw 1 and the lower jaw 2 described above is moved to X in accordance with the printing operation of the print head unit 4.
A paper transport mechanism 10 for transporting in either the Y-direction or the Y-direction is provided.

The sheet transfer mechanism 10 is composed of an X-direction sheet transfer section 11 and a Y-direction sheet transfer section 12 arranged along the sheet traveling surface, and further, the X-direction sheet transfer section 11 and the Y-direction sheet transfer section. Each of the transfer sections 12 has a disengagement engagement means 21, which disengages the other from the sheet running surface while the other is operating.
22 are installed side by side.

A reference numeral 40 operates in response to an external input or a command from a host machine to control the printing operation of the print head unit 4 and drives the paper transport mechanism 10 in response to the operation of the print head unit 4. The main control part which controls is shown.

The X-direction paper transport unit 11 includes a print head unit 4
It is provided with a plurality of sets of X-direction paper feed rollers 11A and 11B which are installed at a predetermined distance with the sheet sandwiched therebetween. Further, the Y-direction paper feed unit 12 is configured to include a plurality of sets of Y-direction paper feed rollers 12A and 12B that are installed at a predetermined distance with the print head unit 4 interposed therebetween. The X-direction paper transfer unit 11 and the Y-direction paper transfer unit 12 can freely transfer the paper P in the two-dimensional directions of the X and Y directions.

The Y-direction paper feed rollers 12A and 12B are
It is connected to a drive motor 33 via a roller shaft 32. Similarly, the X-direction paper feed rollers 11A and 11B are also connected to a predetermined drive motor via a roller shaft (not shown).

The disengagement engagement means 21 and 22 are actually X
Driven roller 1 abuttingly mounted on direction paper feed rollers 11A, 11B and Y direction paper feed rollers 12A, 12B
1a, 11b, 12a, 12b are connected and equipped.
Then, the main control unit 40 described above uses the driven rollers 11a and 11b for the X-direction paper feed rollers 11A and 11B,
Alternatively, one of the driven rollers 12a and 12b with respect to the Y-direction sheet feeding rollers 12A and 12B is selectively operated in accordance with the printing operation of the print head unit 4 described above.

In the printing operation, first, the paper P for the printer is placed in the paper transport path 6 of the printer body 3. Next, the X-direction paper feed rollers 11A and 11B and the Y-direction paper feed rollers 12A and 12B are operated to move the paper P in alignment with the print position of the print head unit 4 to start the printing operation.

At the same time, in accordance with the printing operation of the print head unit 4, for example, the X-direction paper feed rollers 11A and 11B are driven, and after the printing of one line is completed, the Y-direction paper feed 1
The paper P is transported by one line by 2A and 12B. At the same time, the paper P is moved to the print start position of the next line by the X-direction paper feeds 11A and 11B, and the printing operation is started again. Similarly, sentences and the like are continuously printed out.

[0020]

Since the present invention is constructed and functions as described above, according to this, since the print head unit is fixedly mounted on the printer main body, a complicated head transfer mechanism provided side by side with the print head unit is unnecessary, Therefore, the size of the entire apparatus can be reduced, and since the printer is equipped with a paper transfer mechanism for transferring the printer paper in the two-dimensional direction, the printer paper can be freely moved in the X and Y directions with respect to the fixed print head portion. Therefore, it is possible to provide an excellent printer device which has not been available in the related art, in which it is possible to supply and to print out on a normal paper, and at the same time, a sentence created by a personal computer or the like can be directly printed out on a printer paper.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing an operation in the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an external view showing a conventional example.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the print sheets punched out in FIG. 3 are arranged.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Upper Jaw of Printer Main Body 2 Lower Jaw of Printer Main Body 3 Printer Main Body 3A, 3B, 3C Paper Transfer Aperture 4 Print Head 5 Platen 6 Paper Transfer Path 10 Paper Transfer Mechanism 11 X Direction Paper Transfer Section 12 Y Direction Paper Transfer part 11a, 11b, 12a, 12b Disengagement engagement means 40 Main control part P Paper

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A printer body having a U-shaped cross section, which comprises an upper jaw portion and a lower jaw portion and is provided with openings for transferring paper in three horizontal directions, and printing provided on the upper jaw portion of the printer body. The printer unit includes a head unit and a platen mounted on the lower jaw of the printer body corresponding to the print head unit. The printer body prints the paper carried in between the upper jaw and the lower jaw. X according to the print operation of the head
A printer apparatus equipped with a paper transport mechanism for transporting paper in either the Y direction or the Y direction. 2. The paper transfer mechanism comprises an X-direction paper transfer unit and a Y-direction paper transfer unit arranged along a paper traveling surface, and the X-direction paper transfer unit and the Y-direction paper transfer unit are provided. 2. The printer device according to claim 1, further comprising a disengagement engagement means for disengaging the other from the sheet running surface while one is operating.