JPH0635198B2 - Electronic device with printer - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an electronic device with a printer.

(Prior Art) An electronic device with a printer in which a display unit and a keyboard are arranged on the upper surface of the hand side and a printer unit is housed in the front is to reduce its size like other electronic devices. .

However, it is not a good idea to make the operation panel lid equipped with the display and keys too small from the viewpoint of operability, and the printer unit installed in the front part also has a mechanism that is so small as to attach the print ribbon. Since it is necessary to open the upper part of all the size of the printer for convenience of ribbon replacement, the conventional electronic device with a printer has a large space in the internal space for accommodating the electronic circuit. Nevertheless, there was a problem that the whole structure could not be made compact.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to ensure a required opening amount for ribbon replacement and to downsize the entire apparatus. It is to provide a new electronic device with a printer that can do this.

(Means for Solving the Problem) That is, the present invention is, as an electronic device with a printer for achieving the above problem, an operation panel lid including a display unit and a keyboard can be slid to the hand side on the hand side upper surface of a case. In addition, a printer unit storage chamber is provided inside the case on the opposite side of the case, and is separated by a seat plate at the slide end of the control panel cover on the hand side. As a result, approximately half of the printer unit storage chamber is covered with the slidable operation panel lid, and the other half is covered with the printer lid, which secures the required opening for ribbon replacement, while maintaining the entire register. Is designed to be significantly smaller.

(Example) Then, the Example illustrated below is described.

The casing of the register body indicated by reference numeral 1 in the drawing is configured as a container having an open upper surface including a bottom plate 2, side plates 3 and 3, and front and rear plates 8 and 10.
A reinforcing and seating plate 14 is provided at a position closer to the hand side of the portion covered by the operation panel lid 20, and the inside is divided into two chambers, an electronic component storage chamber 15 and a printer unit storage chamber 16. ing. Reference numerals 4 and 4 are guide rails integrally provided on the top surfaces of the portions of the side plates 3 and 3 that support the operation panel lid 20, and these guide rails 4 and 4 have front and rear sides 2 thereof. Guide rail 4,
4 are provided with short slits 5 and 5, and front and rear projections 24 and 24 projecting from the inner surfaces of both side plates 23 of the operation panel lid 20 are slidably engaged with these slits 5 and 5, respectively. , The operation panel lid 10 is made non-detachable, and the operation panel lid 20 is slidable back and forth.
In addition, the normal closed position shown in FIG. 2 and the open position shown in FIG. 1 in which the front edge is retracted to the vicinity of the reinforcing and seating plate 14 can be adopted.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, the operation panel lid 20 having the keyboard 21 and the display surface 22 provided on the upper surface is configured as a lid body having an open lower surface having an outer shape that covers the upper surface of the casing 1. Projecting pieces 24 slidably engaged with the above-mentioned slits 5, 5 are provided on the inner surfaces of the side plates 23, 23.
24 is formed so as to project inward, and inward hanging claws 25 are provided on both sides of the front end of the rear plate 2.
Engagement protrusions 27, 27 are provided on both sides of the inner surface of 6, and the hooks 25, 25 are engaged with the engagement holes 7, 7 formed in the step portions 6, 6 of the casing side plates 3, 3. By engaging the projections 27, 27 with the engaging holes 11, 11 provided in the rear plate 10 of the casing 1, the operation panel cover 20 can be held at the closed position.

On the other hand, the printer lid 30 provided with the slip feeding slit 31 on the top surface has the printer unit storage chamber 1 at the closed position.
The outer shape of the operation panel lid 20 is such that the remaining portion can be closed in a state of abutting against the front plate 28 of the operation panel lid 20 protruding upward. This printer lid 30 is provided at its rear edge 32 with upward hooking claws 33, 33 which engage with the engaging portion 29 provided on the front plate 28 of the operation panel lid 20, and on the inner surface of the lower end of the front plate 34. Are provided with engaging projections 35, 35, and by engaging these engaging projections 35, 35 with the engaging holes 9, 9 provided in the front plate 8 of the casing 1, it is possible to maintain the closed state. It is configured.

In addition, reference numeral C is an electronic component, P is a printer unit,
R is a print ribbon, S is a bracket 1 on the front plate 8 of the casing.
3 shows roll papers supported by 3 respectively,
Reference numerals 37 and 38 denote IC card and magnetic card insertion portions provided on the operation panel cover 20.

The electronic register configured as described above is in a state as shown in FIG. 2 during normal use.

That is, the operation panel lid 20 has the inward hanging claws 25, 25 on both sides of the front end portion thereof, and the engagement protrusions 27 on the inner surface of the lower end of the rear end 26.
27 are engaged with the engaging holes 7, 7 provided in the step portions 6 of the casing side plates 3 and 3, and the engaging hole 11 of the rear plate 10, respectively, and are held at the normal operation position on the casing 1. The lid 30 engages the engaging projection 35 provided on the inner surface of the lower end of the front plate 34 with the engaging hole 9 of the casing front plate 8, and at the same time, attaches the upward hanging claws 33, 33 of the front edge 32 to the operation panel lid front plate 28. Are held in the closed position by engaging with the engaging holes 29, 29.

As a result, the operation panel lid 20 is formed with emphasis on operability.
Covers the electronic component storage chamber 15 with respect to the casing 1 which is made as small as possible by reducing the electronic component storage chamber 15, and the front portion thereof is reinforced from the seat plate 14 to the printer unit storage chamber 16 side. To cover the printer unit storage chamber 16 together with the printer lid 30.

Next, in this state, in order to replenish and replace the roll paper S, the top surface of the printer lid 30 is pushed (FIG. 5 (a)),
If slid, the upward hanging claws 3 protruding from the rear edge 32
3, 33 and the engaging holes 29, 29 of the operation panel lid front plate 28, and the engaging projections 35, 35 protruding from the inner surface of the lower end of the front plate 34 of the printer lid 30, and the engaging holes 9, The printer lid 30 is disengaged as the engagement with 9 is disengaged. Then, the roll paper may be newly attached to the bracket 13 and the printer lid 30 may be attached again.

Further, in order to open the printer storage chamber 16 in order to replace the print ribbon R under the condition shown in FIG. 2, first, the top surface of the printer lid 30 is pressed (FIG. 5 (a)), and the trailing edge 32 is set.
Upward hanging claws 33, 33 projecting from the front and the operation panel lid front plate 28
The printer lid 30 is removed by releasing the engagement with the engaging holes 29, 29 of. Next, the vicinity of the step 6 of the casing side plates 3, 3 is pressed inward (FIG. 5 (b)), and the inward hooks 25, 25 on the front edge of the operation panel lid and the casing side plates 3, 3 are pushed. When the operation panel lid 20 is slid toward the hand side after the engagement with the engagement holes 7 provided in the step 6 is released,
Is a projecting piece 24 that protrudes inward from both side plates 23,
24 to the point where the rear ends of the slits 5 and 5 provided on the top surfaces of the casing side plates 3 and 3, that is, the operation panel lid 20
Is retracted to the point where the front edge of the printer unit has reached a position just above the reinforcing and seating plate 14, and the upper surface of the printer unit storage chamber 16 is completely opened.

As a result, the print ribbon R can be replaced without any trouble as in the conventional one, and the electronic component storage chamber 15 can be
Regardless of the movement of the control panel lid 20 on the hand side, this lid 20
With the reinforcement and seat plate 14, it is completely protected from the outside.

Also, after replacing the print ribbon R, first, the operation panel lid 2
0 is slid forward and its front edge is brought into contact with the step portion of the casing 1. As a result, the inward hanging claws 25, 25 and the protrusions 27, 27 provided on both sides of the front edge of the operation panel lid 20 are
The casing both side plates 3 and 3 are engaged with the engaging holes 7 and 7 provided in the step portions 6 and 6 and the engaging holes 11 and 11 provided in the rear plate 10, respectively. Then, the engaging projections 35, 35 protruding from the inner surface of the lower end of the front plate 34 of the printer lid 30 are engaged with the engaging holes 9, 9 of the front plate 8 of the casing, and the upward hanging claw 33 protruding on the rear edge 32. , 33 to the engaging holes 29 of the operation panel lid front plate 28,
The printer lid 30 is attached by engaging with 29.

(Effect) As described above, according to the present invention, the operation panel lid is attached to the upper surface of the case so as to be slidable on the hand side, and
Since the printer unit storage chamber partitioned by the seat plate is provided inside the opposite side of the case with the slide end of the control panel cover on the hand side as a boundary, a part of the operation panel cover is normally used in the printer unit storage chamber. Despite being located on the upper side of the printer unit, when replacing the printing tape, the upper part of the printer unit accommodating chamber can be sufficiently opened by sliding this operation panel lid to the hand side like the conventional device. Without changing the size of the control panel lid that emphasizes operability, the printer unit storage chamber can be located on the hand side by the amount equivalent to the movement amount on the hand side of the control panel lid. The electronic device with a printer can be made compact accordingly. Moreover, since the printer unit storage chamber is partitioned by the seat plate at the end of the operation panel lid on the hand side, the electronic components can be reliably protected from the outside even when the storage chamber is open.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIGS. 1 and 2 are perspective views of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which a print ribbon is exchanged and a normal use state, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a back side of an operation panel lid, and FIG. Is a cross-sectional view of the same device, and FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b) are views showing respective engaging portions. 1 ... Casing, 4 ... Guide rail 5 ... Slit, 14 ... Reinforcing and seating plate 15 ... Electronic component storage chamber 16 ... Printer unit storage chamber 20 ... Operation panel lid, 21 ... Keyboard 22 ... Display surface, 24 ... Projection piece 25 ... Inward hanging claw, 30 ... Printer lid 33 ... Upward hanging claw P ... Printer unit, C ... Circuit component R ... Printing ribbon

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An operation panel lid equipped with a display and a keyboard is slidably mounted on the upper surface of the case on the hand side, and the slide end of the operation panel lid on the hand side is bounded inside the case. As an electronic parts storage room,
An electronic device with a printer, characterized in that a printer unit storage chamber is partitioned and formed by a seat plate on the back side, and the printer unit storage chamber is covered by the printer cover which is detachable from the operation panel cover.