JPH0758449B2 - Combination device of information processing device and printer - Google Patents

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 an upper part of a printer upper case of a printing paper storage unit of a printer with an automatic paper feeding device, and particularly to these. The present invention relates to a combination device of an information processing device and a printer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A particularly portable information processing device such as a Japanese word processor or a 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 print 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 of operability and a space problem in cord wiring.

An object of the present invention is to improve the printer and the information processing apparatus main body individually, and to connect the both directly with a connector to make them cordless, thereby facilitating the attachment and detachment of the main body and the printer. , And due to external force
Prevents damage to the connector and prevents dust from entering the connector.
To significantly reduce failures caused by connectors.
In .

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The above-mentioned object is a keyboard.
Input device such as etc., process data input from the input device
Control board and contents processed by this control board
An information processing device having a display device for displaying
Information processing device, paper storage unit, paper feed mechanism, and printer
In a combination device with a printer having a printer mechanism,
Positioned as a rigid connector for signal transmission / reception in the main body of the information processing device
The positioning member is formed, and the signal transmission / reception connector is
Formed in a state that it is embedded in the recess formed in the rear of the information processing device.
On the other hand, push the paper storage section backward on the front side of the printer body.
Arrange the linter section and paper feed mechanism, and
If a positioning member and a signal transmitting / receiving connector are provided in
Together with this connector around this signal transfer connector
A guard member is formed, and the two positioning members
Position the printer and the information processing device relative to each other
In the set state, the signal transfer connectors should be
It is achieved by configuring to make a pair connection .

[0006]

Operation: The information processing apparatus main body which is an input device is positioned and placed on the paper storage part 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 the connector, so that a cable can be obtained. It works so that connections are unnecessary.

Further, the recess formed in the information processing apparatus body
The part prevents damage to the signal transfer connector on the main unit side,
The guard part on the printer side is the connector for the signal exchange on the printer side.
It acts to prevent damage, and a combination of both
To prevent and damage prevention due to the external force of the connector part, the ingress of dust
Acts like.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 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 feeding device, which is an embodiment of the present invention. .

Reference numeral 1 denotes a keyboard which is an input device of the information processing device PC. A liquid crystal display device 2 of a laptop for displaying an input from the keyboard 1 is incorporated into an openable / closable lid 3, and a front surface thereof is covered by a liquid crystal panel 4. It has a structure that covers it.

Reference numeral 5 denotes an external storage device for recording the 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. A control board 8 carrying a control circuit and a memory for controlling the entire apparatus is arranged under the main body lower case 7.

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 can store and print a postcard 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 places by separating the left and right portions so that two postcards can be printed simultaneously. Postcard guide 14 and postcard guide 15
Are the ones that move in an interlocking manner by moving one of them to the outside (inside). The postcard guide 16 serving as a partition plate for the postcard located in the center is fitted into the movable plate 17 serving 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 is inserted between the paper feed roller 20 and the movable plate 17 after the postcard or the printing paper 12 is stored, and the movable plate 17 is resisted against the preload spring 21. The pressing operation is performed so that the leading edge of the paper can be aligned.

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

With such a structure, 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 feeding device.
Open and insert from the front to move the lever 19 to move the movable plate 1
A sheet is inserted between the sheet feeding roller 20 and the sheet feeding roller 20 to position the leading edge of the sheet. At the time of storing the postcard, after removing the information processing apparatus main body PC and removing the paper cover 22, the center of the postcard guide 16 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, and the movable plate 17 is pushed down by the operation of the lever 19 to insert a postcard 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 feeder. 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. In this embodiment, a thermal transfer printer is shown, but a wire dot printer may be used in the printing section.

In the printer P having such a configuration, 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 being printed, 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 shows a detailed view of a connector connecting portion for mounting the main body of the information processing apparatus PC on the printer P with the automatic paper feeding device in alignment with the positioning inclined pin 36. In this figure, a signal transmission / reception connector 37 is formed upward in the printer upper case 24 of the printer P with an automatic paper feeding device, and a rigid signal transmission / reception connector 40 is formed downward in the rear of the information processing apparatus PC main body. is doing. An inclined pin 36 as a positioning member is integrally formed on the upper case 24 of the printer P for positioning the signal transfer connector 37 of the printer 9 with an automatic paper feeder and the signal transfer connector 40 of the main body of the information processing apparatus. There is. When the main body of the information processing device is set, the inclined pin 36 engages with the positioning hole 39 provided below the main body of the information processing device and serves as a positioning member,
At this time, the signal transfer connector 37 of the printer 9 with the automatic paper feeder and the signal transfer connector 40 of the information processing apparatus main body
Are connected to each other so that signals can be transmitted and received, so that they can be easily attached and detached.

Around the signal transmission / reception connector 37 provided on the upper printer case 24, a rib 38, which is a member for guarding the connector, is formed integrally with the upper printer case 24.

Further, the signal transmitting / receiving connector 40 of the information processing apparatus main body PC is arranged in a recess 51 formed at the rear of the main body so that it does not protrude from the lower surface of the main body. Therefore, even when the information processing apparatus PC is used alone, the connector 40 is reliably protected, and the risk of damage due to careless external force is reduced.

Further , an information processing device is mounted on the printer upper case 24.
When the main body PC is placed and both are combined,
The outer peripheral wall of the hood 38 and the recess block the external force to the connector.
Together with further be improved damage prevention connector Te, immersion dust
To prevent the failure caused by the connector part.
It can be removed.

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 section 1 of the printer P is shown.
It shows a combined use state diagram in which it is slid to the 0 side and mounted, and a signal transmission / reception connector 41 is provided in the printer upper case 24 of the printer P with an automatic paper feeding device and is horizontal at the front opening toward the information processing device main body side. The signal transmission connector 44 is provided horizontally in the rear of the information processing apparatus main body so as to be open to the printer side. The printer upper case 24 includes 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 for sliding the signal transfer connector side is integrally formed for positioning. Then, the ridges 45 of the main body of the information processing device are mounted in alignment with the slide rails 43 of the printer upper case 24, and the rails 43 are 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, so that 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.

[0024]

As described above, the present invention is a keyboard
Input device such as etc., process data input from the input device
Control board and contents processed by this control board
An information processing device having a display device for displaying
Information processing device, paper storage unit, paper feed mechanism, and printer
In a combination device with a printer having a printer mechanism,
Positioned as a rigid connector for signal transmission / reception in the main body of the information processing device
The positioning member is formed, and the signal transmission / reception connector is
Formed in a state that it is embedded in the recess formed in the rear of the information processing device.
On the other hand, push the paper storage section backward on the front side of the printer body.
Arrange the linter section and paper feed mechanism, and
If a positioning member and a signal transmitting / receiving connector are provided in
Together with this connector around this signal transfer connector
A guard member is formed, and the two positioning members
Position the printer and the information processing device relative to each other
In the set state, the signal transfer connectors should be
Since it is configured to connect to each other, information about the printer
The processing device can be electrically attached and detached with one touch,
The operability of printing can be greatly improved, and even external force can be applied.
To prevent damage to the connector and to prevent dust from entering the connector.
Entry to prevent the failure caused by the connector section
And a combination of a highly reliable information processing device and printer.
A storage device can be provided .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a combined use state diagram of a portable information processing device and a printer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a detailed view of a connector connecting portion of the information processing device and the printer with the automatic paper feeding device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing 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 diagram showing a back surface of the information processing apparatus body.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a state in which the information processing apparatus body and the printer are combined.

[FIG. 6] Similarly, the information processing apparatus main body and the printer are combined .
The top view of a state .

[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.

Front page continuation (72) Inventor Koichi Saito 4-6 Kanda Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Inside Hitachi Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-3-273323 (JP, A) Mitsuihei 4-101129 (JP) , U)

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An input device such as a keyboard, or input from an input device.
Control board for processing input data and this control board
And a display device for displaying the contents processed by
Information processing device, information processing device and paper storage unit, paper
A printer having a feeding mechanism and a printer mechanism;
In combination device, a rigid information processing apparatus main body
Forming the signal transfer connector and positioning member,
The signal transfer connector is a recess formed in the rear of the information processing device.
It is formed so that it is embedded inside, while the front side of the printer main body
And the paper storage section in the rear with the printer section and the paper feed mechanism.
The positioning member and signal transmission / reception at the top of the printer.
And the connector for signal transmission and reception.
Form the guard member of this connector around the
Printer and information processing device phase
Position each other, and in this position, the signal
The sending and receiving connectors must be directly connected to each other
A combination device of an information processing device and a printer. 2. The printer signal transmission according to claim 1,
Install the receiving connector and positioning member on the top of the printer.
The connector of the mushroom is opened upward, while the information processing device
Both the signal transfer connector and the positioning member of
It is formed downward on the bottom of the information processing device body.
A combination of an information processing device and a printer characterized by
Place 3. The information processing device according to claim 1,
Connect the signal transfer connector to the back of the information processing
It is provided as an opening and is placed on the bottom surface of this information processing device.
A ridge extending in the rear direction is formed, and the printer's signal transfer
Connector for the printer is opened on the front side of the printer case.
On the upper surface of the printer body.
An information processing device and a player characterized by having a drail formed.
Linter combination device. 4. The printer positioning according to claim 1,
Information as a pin that is set up on the top surface of the printer body.
Form the positioning member of the processing device on the bottom surface of the information processing device.
Information processing device and
Linter combination device. 5. The method according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4.
The paper storage unit provided in the printer body is used for postcards 2
Has two postcard compartments to store the sheets separately on the left and right
A combination device of an information processing device and a printer.