JP2007210280A - Carry bag - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a carry bag in which an electronic apparatus can be used easily while being carried. <P>SOLUTION: The carry bag has a member for partitioning the interior of the carry bag into first and second storing sections wherein the first storing section contains a printer and has a part exposed to the outside of the carry bag so that the printer can be operated and can discharge a sheet even under stored state, and the second storing section can contain at least the connection cable connected with the printer. The partition member is provided with at least one insertion hole for inserting the connection cable, and the connection cable can be contained in the second storing section while being connected with the printer and passed through the insertion hole. Furthermore, an open/close portion for making it possible to expose the second storing section to the outside of the carry bag is provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a carry-back that accommodates an electronic device and is portable.

  Various bags and cases have been developed that can store and carry electronic devices such as printers.

  For example, Patent Document 1 describes a carrying case for a label printer that can be used without taking out the label printer from the carrying case without impairing the advantages of the label printer such as impact protection and portability improvement. The carrying case includes a bottom body that holds the label printer and a lid body that engages with the bottom body and surrounds the entire label printer from above, and the bottom body discharges from the label discharge port. There is a label guide space above.

  Patent Document 2 includes a case-type bag body and a lifting device connected to the case-type bag body, the case-type bag body has a space for storing an electronic product, and the case-type bag body There is described a case-type bag characterized in that an interface connection terminal is installed at any appropriate place.

  Patent Document 3 describes a carrying case that enables a printing operation while the printer is housed in the case. The carrying case includes at least an opening that exposes a recording medium discharge port through which a printed recording medium is discharged from the printer, an external connector that is provided on the outer surface of the case and has the same shape as the connector of the printer, and the external connector within the case. And a relay cable to which a connector of the printer is connected.

JP 2000-177203 A Utility registration No. 3109806 JP 2003-25685 A

  However, the label printer carrying case described in Patent Document 1 must be opened when the label printer is used. Moreover, since the accessory of the label printer is exposed when the lid is opened, the accessory may fall from the case. Therefore, the printing process cannot be performed while carrying the label printer.

  Similarly, in the case mold described in Patent Document 2, the case mold must be opened when the electronic product is used, and the electronic product must be stored in the case mold after the use of the electronic product is finished. Therefore, the electronic product cannot be used while being carried.

  On the other hand, the carrying case described in Patent Document 3 can use a printer in a state of being housed in the case. However, when connecting the printer to an external device, a cable for connecting the external device and the case must be further prepared. In addition, there is no space for storing the cable. In addition, this case is not assumed to be used while being carried.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a carryback that can be easily used even when an electronic device is carried.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has a partition member that partitions the interior of the carry back into a first storage portion and a second storage portion. The first storage portion stores the printer and stores the printer. The second storage unit can store at least a connection cable connected to the printer so that the printer can be operated and discharged even in a state where the printer is operated and exposed to the outside of the carryback. And the partition member is provided with at least one insertion hole through which the connection cable can be inserted, and the connection cable can be stored in the second storage portion while being connected to the printer and passing through the insertion hole. In addition, the present invention provides a carryback characterized in that an opening / closing portion is provided for allowing the second storage portion to be exposed to the outside of the carryback.

  Therefore, in the present invention, a cable such as a USB cable connected to the printer can be taken out of the carryback while being connected to the printer. Therefore, the user can cause the printer to print by connecting the USB cable to, for example, a PC, PDA, mobile phone, or the like. That is, it is possible to easily perform a printing operation while carrying an electronic device such as a printer. Further, it is not necessary to carry an extra cable to connect to an external device, and the necessary cable can be easily stored in the carry back.

  In the carryback according to the present invention, the second storage unit can store a member used in the printer. Specifically, the member used for the printer includes at least one of a spare battery for the printer and a recording paper for the printer. With such a configuration, the second storage unit can store the connection cable in the remaining gap (dead space) after storing the member used in the printer. Accordingly, since it is not necessary to provide an extra space for storing the connection cable, the carry back can be made compact.

  The apparatus further comprises a shoulder portion for hanging on the shoulder of the user of the printer, wherein the first storage portion is disposed on the upper side and the second storage portion is disposed on the lower side, with the user placing the shoulder portion on the shoulder. And With such a configuration, the user can easily prepare the printer within the reach of the user with the carry bag on his / her shoulder, so that the user can easily operate while carrying the printer. Furthermore, an opening / closing part (lower opening / closing part 200A) of the second storage part is provided on the side surface of the bag. With such a configuration, even when the opening / closing part is opened, the stored item is less likely to fall, and the user can easily put in and out the stored item. Even if the opening / closing part is opened, the printer is not exposed to the outside.

  Further, the portion exposed to the outside in the first storage portion includes a portion corresponding to the infrared transmission / reception window of the printer.

  Further, the second storage part is provided with a spare battery holding part for holding a spare battery for a printer.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a carrying case that can be easily used even when the electronic device is carried around.

  Hereinafter, carry-back according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a carryback 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The carryback 1 is configured to accommodate an electronic device such as a printer and to be portable by a user, for example, hanging from his / her shoulder. In the perspective view of FIG. 1, the front, rear, up, down, left and right directions are defined as shown in the figure for convenience of explanation. The definition is valid in all drawings.

  The carryback 1 has a peripheral surface portion 10 that covers the top and bottom and front and rear directions of the stored item, a left side surface portion 20 that covers the left side, and a right side surface portion (not shown) that covers the right side. The carryback 1 has a partition 40 and a spare battery holding part 50 inside thereof. Further, in the carry bag 1, a printer is stored above the partition portion 40, and members used for the printer are stored below the partition portion 40. Hereinafter, the upper space of the partition 40 in the carry bag 1 is referred to as the upper storage portion 100, and the lower space is referred to as the lower storage portion 200. Further, the entrance / exit of the upper storage part 100 is referred to as an upper opening / closing part 100A, and the entrance / exit of the lower storage part 100 is referred to as a lower opening / closing part 200A.

  The peripheral surface portion 10, the left side surface portion 20, and the right side surface portion 30 (not shown) are accommodated because they are mainly composed of a flexible member such as a synthetic fiber cloth, vinyl film, rubber, artificial leather, or malt plain. Printers and the like can be protected from external impacts. Further, the peripheral surface portion 10, the left side surface portion 20, and the right side surface portion 30 may be formed so that cardboard or the like is sandwiched inside the above-described member for the purpose of maintaining the shape of the case.

  The peripheral surface portion 10 extends from the upper side (upper lid portion 10a) of the carry back 1 to the front side (front surface portion 10b) and further from the lower side (bottom surface portion 10c) to the rear side (back surface portion 10d). The upper opening / closing part 100A is a position surrounded by the front part 10b, the back part 10d, the left and right side parts, and the upper ends of the respective parts, and the upper opening / closing part 100A is opened and closed by the upper lid part 10a.

  The peripheral surface portion 10 is provided with a paper discharge opening 11, a button / lamp opening 12, and an infrared light opening 13. The paper discharge opening 11 and the button / lamp opening 12 are provided on the front surface 10b with an infrared light opening. 13 are provided in the upper lid part 10a, respectively. The left side surface portion 20 is provided with a power switch opening 21.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, each opening shown in FIG. 1, that is, a paper discharge opening 11, a button / lamp opening 12, and an infrared ray so as to correspond to a printer 2 (described later) stored in the upper storage unit 100. The opening 13 for power supplies and the opening 21 for power switches are provided. Note that the position, type, and number of each opening of the carryback according to the present invention are not limited to those shown in FIG. 1, and can be freely designed according to the electronic device to be stored.

  A shoulder strap attachment portion 22 is provided on the left side surface portion 20. The right side surface portion 30 is similarly provided with a shoulder strap attachment portion (not shown). The user of the carry-back 1 can hang the carry-back 1 from the shoulder by using a shoulder strap attached by being wound around the shoulder strap attachment portion, and can carry the printer 2.

  A fastener portion 10 </ b> F is provided on the left edge portion of the peripheral surface portion 10. The fastener portion 10F is provided to extend from the vicinity of the center of the front surface portion 10b of the peripheral surface portion 10 to the vicinity of the center of the back surface portion 10d through the bottom surface portion 10c. Further, a fastener portion 20F is provided inside the edge portion of the left side surface portion 20 so as to correspond to the fastener portion 10F of the peripheral surface portion 10. By opening and closing the fastener portions 10F and 20F, the lower opening / closing portion 200A can be opened and closed. 1 shows a state in which the fastener portions 10F and 20F are opened and the lower side of the left side surface portion 20 is pulled out to the outside of the carryback 1 and opened.

  With the state shown in FIG. 1, for example, stored items such as a connection cable, a spare battery for a printer, and roll paper can be taken in and out from the lower opening / closing part 200A. Further, since the lower opening / closing portion 200A is provided on the side surface (left side) of the carryback 1, the user can put in and out the connection cable even with the carryback 1 hung from the shoulder. Further, since the lower opening / closing part 200A is arranged independently of the upper opening / closing part 100A, the stored items in the lower storage part 200 can be taken in and out while the printer 2 is stored. Moreover, the bottom part of the lower storage part 200 may be a shape curved according to the shape of the roll paper stored, for example.

  2A is a front view of the carryback 1, and FIG. 2B is a left side view. The partition portion 40 is fixed to the peripheral surface portion 10, the left side surface portion 20, and the right side surface portion 30. The partition part 40 is fixed by an adhesive, for example.

  The spare battery holding part 50 is a kind of pocket provided on the lower surface of the partition part 40 and opened to the lower opening / closing part 200A side, and the spare battery C is held in a state where one end of the spare battery C protrudes from the spare battery holding part 50 by a predetermined amount. It has become so. With this configuration, the user can easily grasp the spare battery C in the lower opening / closing part 200A.

  In the lower storage unit 200, for example, roll paper R is stored. When the roll paper R is stored in the lower storage unit 200, a dead space S as shown by the hatched portion in FIG. In the embodiment of the present invention, this dead space S can be used to store a connection cable used for the printer 2. According to such a configuration, the connection cable can be accommodated without separately providing a space for accommodating the connection cable, so that the size of the carryback 1 can be reduced.

  FIG. 3 is a view of the partition 40 as viewed from above. The partition 40 has a cable opening 41. The cable opening 41 is disposed at a position that does not overlap the reserve battery holding unit 50. In the embodiment of the present invention, the position of the cable opening 41 is formed in accordance with the printer 2 like the other openings on the surface of the carryback 1. The cable opening 41 is formed in a size that allows a USB cable plug to be inserted, for example. Further, the cable opening 41 may be shaped so as to be in close contact with a USB cable plug. In this case, in the state where the USB cable is connected to the printer 2, the USB cable is fixed in a direction parallel to the surface of the partitioning portion 40 by the cable opening 41, so that the printer 2 is also fixed (positioned). ). That is, the positional deviation of the printer 2 can be prevented even when there is an inclination or vibration during movement.

  FIG. 4 is an external view of the printer 2 stored in the upper storage unit 100 of the carryback 1. 4A is a front view, FIG. 4B is a top view, FIG. 4C is a bottom view, FIG. 4D is a left side view, and FIG. 4E is a right side view. Note that the top, bottom, front, back, left, and right directions of the printer 2 are defined to match the direction defined by the carryback 1.

  The printer 2 has a FEED button 201, a CHARGE button 202, an error display LED 203, and a power LED 204 on the front surface. They correspond to the position of the button / lamp opening 12 of the carryback 1. Therefore, each button can be operated and each LED can be seen even from the outside of the carryback 1.

  The printer 2 has an infrared light receiving unit 205 on the upper surface, which corresponds to the infrared opening 13 of the carryback 1. Therefore, even when the printer 2 is stored in the carry bag 1, the printer 2 can communicate with an external device such as a PC, PDA, or mobile phone that supports infrared communication, and receives print data and executes printing. can do.

  The printer 2 has a main switch 206 on the left side, which corresponds to the power switch opening 21 of the carryback 1. The printer 2 has a paper discharge port 207 on the front surface, which corresponds to the paper discharge opening 11 of the carryback 1. The discharge opening 11 of the carry back 1 should be slightly larger than the discharge opening 207 of the printer 2. The wider the paper discharge opening 11, the easier it is to cut the printer paper using the cutter provided in the paper discharge port 207 of the printer 2. In addition, the printer 2 has an AC connector 208 for connecting an AC adapter on the lower side.

  The printer 2 also has a USB connector 209 on the lower side. The position of the USB connector 209 corresponds to the cable opening 41. The USB cable connected to the printer 2 is stored in the lower storage unit 200 through the cable opening 41. When the user wants to connect this USB cable to an external device, the other end of the USB cable is taken out from the lower opening / closing part 200 </ b> A to the outside of the carryback 1. And it connects to external devices, such as PC, PDA, a mobile phone, for example. Printing can be executed by receiving print data from these external devices. With this configuration, it is possible to communicate with an external device without removing the printer 2 from the carryback 1 and without using a relay cable or the like other than the USB cable connected to the printer 2. . Therefore, if the carryback 1 according to the present invention is used, the printer 2 can be used while being stored and carried.

  In the carryback 1 according to the present invention, the cable opening 41 provided in the partition 40 is one, but a plurality of cables may be provided. For example, the partition 40 may further be provided with an opening for the AC connector 208. In this way, the AC adapter 208 can be charged by connecting the AC adapter connection cable to the AC connector 208 without taking the printer 2 out of the carrier bag 1.

  Therefore, in the carryback of the present invention, the electronic device can be easily carried along with the spare consumables and accessories, and a compact carryback can be realized by effectively using the storage space. In addition, troubles due to displacement of the device during movement can be prevented.

It is an external appearance perspective view of the carry back of the embodiment of the present invention. It is the front view (a) and left view (b) of a carry back. It is the figure which looked at the partition part from the upper part. FIG. 2 is an external view of a printer stored in a carry back.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Carry back 2 Printer 10 Peripheral surface part 11 Output opening 12 Button / lamp opening 13 Infrared opening 20 Left side part 21 Power switch opening 22 Shoulder strap attachment part 40 Partition part 50 Spare battery holding part 100 Upper storage part 100A Upper part Opening / closing part 200 Lower storage part 200A Lower opening / closing part

Claims (7)

A partition member that partitions the interior of the carry back into a first storage portion and a second storage portion;
The first storage unit stores a printer and has a portion exposed to the outside of the carry back so that the printer can be operated and discharged even when the printer is stored.
The second storage unit can store at least a connection cable connected to the printer,
The partition member is provided with at least one insertion hole through which the connection cable can be inserted,
The connection cable can be stored in the second storage portion with the connection cable connected to the printer and passing through the insertion hole, and the second storage portion can be exposed to the outside of the carryback. A carryback characterized in that an opening / closing part is provided.   The carry back according to claim 1, wherein the second storage portion can further store a member used in the printer.   3. The carryback according to claim 2, wherein the member used in the printer includes at least one of a spare battery for the printer and a recording paper for the printer. It further comprises a shoulder for hanging on the shoulder of the user of the printer,
4. The device according to claim 1, wherein the user places the first storage portion on the upper side and the second storage portion on the lower side in a state where the user puts the shoulder portion on the shoulder. 5. Carry back.   The carry back according to claim 4, wherein the opening / closing portion is provided on a side surface of the carry back and at a position corresponding to the second storage portion.   The carry back according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a portion of the first storage portion exposed to the outside includes a portion corresponding to an infrared transmission / reception portion of the printer.   The carry-back according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the second storage part is provided with a spare battery holding part for holding a spare battery for the printer.

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