JPH09240107A - Electronic machinery - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simply insert paper while looking at a display part to perform printing by providing a paper supply port opened under the display part on the front side of a main body part and a printing paper discharge port opened to the lower part on the back surface side of the main body part. SOLUTION: The paper supply port 5 continued to the upper surface of a forward protruding part 1c is formed between the base stand part 1a and erected part 1b constituting a main body part 1 on this side and a discharge port 6 becoming almost horizontal along the upper surface of the base stand part 1a is formed on the opposite side. A keyboard 12 and a display part 11 are superposed on the front of the erected part 1b and, in such a state that the keyboard 12 is housed between the front face of the erected part 1b and the back surface recessed part 11c of the display part 11, an operater can insert a paper S into the paper supply port 5 opened under the keyboard 12 on this side while looking at a display screen. After predetermined printing is applied, the paper is discharged rearwardly from the discharge port 6 in an almost horizontal state by a feed roller.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic device having a display section and a printer in a main body section.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in electronic devices such as personal computers and word processors,
There is a display part that is rotatably assembled so as to cover the keyboard, and a printer is built in the rear part of the main body part, and when the key is used, the display of the state that the main part keyboard is covered By rotating the part so as to be raised, the keyboard is exposed and the key input operation can be performed. FIG. 7 shows an electronic device as an example of the related art, and is a side view showing a printer portion in a see-through state in a transparent manner. In the figure, 71 is a main body portion, 72 is a keyboard portion, 73 is a display portion, 74 is a paper feed port, 75 is a printer, 76 is a print head, 77 is an ink ribbon cassette, 78 is a discharge port, and S is paper.

That is, as an electronic device in which a display portion 73 for covering a keyboard 72 on the main body portion 71 is freely erected on the main body portion 71, a paper feed port 74 opening on the rear surface side of the main body portion 71 is provided as shown in the figure. The printer 7 is provided in the rear part of the main body 71.
5, an ink ribbon cassette 77 is disposed on the front side of the print head 76, and a discharge port 78 that opens to the rear upper surface of the main body 71 is provided.
When the printer 75 is used, the display unit 73 is raised on the main body 71 and the display surface 7
It is necessary to direct 3a to the front, expose the keyboard 72, and insert the paper S into the paper feed port 74 opened on the rear surface side of the main body 71.

[0004]

As described above, conventionally, when the printer 75 is used, first the display portion 73 is raised on the main body portion 71, and then the paper is inserted into the paper feed port 74 on the rear surface side of the main body portion 71. Since it is necessary to insert S, it is troublesome to raise the display unit 73 and it is troublesome to insert the paper S into the paper feed port 74 on the rear surface of the main body unit 71. Further, the paper S inserted from the paper feed port 74 on the rear surface of the main body portion 71 is opened on the rear upper surface of the main body portion 71 after printing by the internal printer 75 (impact by the ink ribbon print head 76 of the ink ribbon cassette 77). Since the paper S is rolled backward from the discharge port 78, the thick paper cannot be printed, and the paper jam occurs. It should be noted that, although there is no problem in the case where the ink ribbon cassette 77 is arranged on the front side of the printer 75 as in the illustrated example, for example, when the printer 75 and the ink ribbon cassette 77 are arranged vertically with the ink ribbon cassette 77 arranged vertically, the main body that accommodates them Part 7
The rear portion of No. 1 needs to be thicker by the length of the ink ribbon cassette 77, which may be disadvantageous in terms of design.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily insert a sheet of paper and print while looking at the display unit in an electronic device having a display unit and a printer in the main body.

[0006]

In order to solve the above problems, the invention according to claim 1 is an electronic apparatus having a display section and a printer in a main body section, for example, a stacker capable of stocking printed sheets. Is provided on the front side of the main body, and the main body is in an upright state by having on the back side,
For example, a display unit having an adjustable angle, a printer such as an impact type printer using an ink ribbon cassette, which is built in the lower side of the main body unit, and an opening below the display unit on the front side of the main body unit. And a paper feed port for feeding the paper to the printer in a substantially horizontal direction, and an opening provided in the lower portion on the rear side of the main body for discharging the paper after printing by the printer in a substantially horizontal direction. And a discharge port of.

As described above, the printer built in the lower portion of the main body portion in the standing state, the display portion provided on the front surface side of the main body portion,
Since the electronic device is equipped with a paper feed opening that is open below the display on the front side of the main body and a discharge opening for printing paper that is open below the main body, While looking at the display portion on the front side of the main body portion in the state, it is possible to easily insert the paper from the front side into the paper feed opening opened below. Also, at the bottom of the main body, the paper inserted into the paper feed port from the front side is fed to the printer in a substantially horizontal direction, printing is performed by the printer, and the printed paper is fed in a substantially horizontal direction. It is discharged backward from the discharge port. Therefore, you can print without worrying about the thickness of the paper,
It also reduces paper jams.

[0008] The invention described in claim 2 is based on claim 1.
The electronic device as described above, wherein the front side of the main body is rotatably assembled below the display section, and is rotated from a substantially horizontal state where key operation is possible to a position overlapping the front side of the main body. The display unit is rotatably assembled to the upper portion of the front side of the main body by, for example, a hinge pin or the like, and is rotated from a position overlapping the front side of the main body. It is adjustable, and the keyboard is superposed on the front side of the main body, and then the display section is superposed to form a recess-shaped storage section formed between the front side of the main body and the display section. It is characterized in that the keyboard can be stored freely.

Thus, the keyboard further rotatably assembled to the lower portion of the display unit on the front surface side of the main body and pivotable from a substantially horizontal state in which keys can be operated to a position overlapping the front surface side of the main body portion, 1 is an electronic device in which the display unit described in 1 is rotatably assembled to an upper portion of a front surface of a main body, and is rotatable from a position overlapping the front surface of the main body to adjust an angle. Since the keyboard is stored in the recessed storage part between the display part and the front side of the main body part,
If you do not use the keyboard, you can easily store it in the storage section on the main unit side. In addition, whether the keyboard is stored in the storage section on the main body side or is put out to the front side, the paper feed port opens below the display on the front side of the main body, and it is always ready for printing. Since it is available, you can print immediately at any time. Further, since the keyboard rotates at the lower portion on the front surface side of the main body portion, when printing, for example, if the keyboard is slightly lifted, the keyboard serves as a guide for feeding the paper. Moreover, since the keyboard can be stored in the recess-shaped storage portion between the display portion and the front surface of the main body portion, if printing is performed in the storage state of the keyboard, it is possible to prevent the key from being erroneously pressed to cause a malfunction.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of an electronic device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. First, FIG. 1 shows an electronic device as an example to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 1 is a side view showing a cutaway printer portion during a printing operation with a keyboard housed, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a side view showing a printer and a stacker part in a broken manner during a printing operation accompanied by FIG. Also,
3 is a perspective view showing the electronic device in the printer use state of FIG. 1 from the front side, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the printer use state in the state of using the stacker of FIG. 2 with the keyboard exposed to the front side. .

1 to 4, reference numeral 1 is a main body portion, 1a is a base portion, 1b is a standing portion, 1c is a front protruding portion,
1d is a mouse insertion port, 2 is a printer, 2a is a print head, 3 is a carriage, 4 is an ink ribbon cassette, 5 is a paper feed port, 6 is a discharge port, 7 is a stacker, 8 is a mouse, and 11
Is a display unit, 11a is a case, 11b is a display screen, and 11c.
Is a back recess, 12 is a keyboard, 12a is a base, 12
Reference numeral b is an input key, 12c is a mounting piece, 13 is a keyboard housing, and S is a sheet. In this embodiment, the electronic device is provided with a display unit 11 and a keyboard 12 on the main body 1 as shown in the figure. First, the main body 1 includes a standing portion 1b that is slightly tilted rearward on a base 1a, a front protrusion 1c below the base 1a, and a printer 2 built in the base 1a. ing.

That is, the printer 2, as shown in FIG.
The print head 2a is built in the base 1a and is exposed on the upper surface of the base 1a.
The ink ribbon cassette 4 is mounted on the carriage 3 built in the lower part of b. A paper feed port 5 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) that is continuous with the upper surface of the front protrusion 1c is formed on the front side between the base portion 1a and the upright portion 1b that form the main body 1. At the same time, a discharge port 6 is formed on the other side (rear side) in a substantially horizontal direction along the upper surface of the base 1a. It should be noted that paper guide protrusions 5a, 5a are provided on the left and right of the paper feed port 5, and these paper guide protrusions 5a, 5a are integrally provided on the upper surface of the front protrusion 1c. As described above, as shown in FIG. 1, for example, for the A4 size sheet S inserted into the sheet feeding port 5 from the front side, in the printer 2, the carriage that runs in the left and right directions in synchronization with the print head 2a. Predetermined printing is performed by the impact of the print head 2a from the ink ribbon of the ink ribbon cassette 4 on the paper 3, and the paper S after the printing is printed.
Is discharged backward from the discharge port 6 by the feed roller.

On the back side of the standing portion 1b, a plate-like stacker 7 having both side portions bent forward is provided so as to be rotatably assembled at an intermediate portion in the vertical direction. This stacker 7 is stacked on the back side of the standing portion 1b,
As shown in FIG. 1, when a gap is opened above the base 1a and the upper half is separated from the rear side of the standing portion 1b by rotating the base, as shown in FIG. The upper surface of the portion 1a is continuously largely tilted backward. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a mouse mounting opening 1d is formed on one side surface of the base portion 1a, and the mouse 8 can be mounted in and removed from the mouse mounting opening 1d. .

The display unit 11 has, for example, a liquid crystal display device incorporated therein and has a display screen 11b on the front surface of a case 11a having a relatively thin box shape as shown in the drawing. The rear concave portion 11c is formed except for. The back surface recess 11c is open to the lower side and both sides of the case 11a. This display unit 11
Although not shown, the main body 1 is rotatable at its upper part on the rear side with respect to the upper part on the front side of the rising part 1b via a link, and is rotatable and angle-adjustable by means of respective hinge pins.
It is connected to. At least one pair of such links and hinge pins are provided on the left and right. The paper feed port 5 is open below the display unit 11 described above.

The keyboard 12 has a large number of input keys 12b, 12b, 1 on the base 12a, as shown in FIG.
2b, ..., And has a pair of left and right mounting pieces 12c, 12c protruding rearward from both sides of the base portion 12a. The keyboard 12 is rotatably connected to the main body 1 by connecting left and right mounting pieces 12c, 12c to the front protrusion 1c at the rear of both sides of the base portion 12a. In the state where the keyboard 12 is raised and overlapped on the front surface of the standing portion 1b, the paper feed port 5 is provided below the base portion 12a.
Is open. With the above configuration, in the state where the display unit 11 is superposed on the front surface of the standing portion 1b of the main body 1, the standing portion 1b is
A keyboard housing 13 is formed by the front surface side and the back recess 11 c of the display unit 11.

Such a display unit 11 and keyboard 12
Since the electronic device is provided with the main body 1, the display unit 11 is provided with the standing portion 1b by the link and the hinge pin on the upper back side.
The angle of the display section 11 with respect to the main body section 1 can be freely adjusted by rotating the front side upper part of the. Then, the keyboard 12 is pivoted on the front projecting portion 1c by the hinges at the left and right mounting pieces 12c, 12c on both sides of the base portion 12a so that the keyboard 12 is brought out to the front side with respect to the main body portion 1. The keyboard 12 can be operated in a substantially horizontal state (see FIG. 4) and from the substantially horizontal state.
And a position (see FIGS. 1 and 3) overlapping the front surface of the standing portion 1b of the main body 1 can be obtained.

Therefore, by first raising the keyboard 12 and stacking it on the front surface of the standing portion 1b, and then stacking the display portion 11 on the standing portion 1b, the keyboard 12 is removed as shown in FIGS. The keyboard storage portion 13 between the front surface of the standing portion 1b and the rear concave portion 11c of the display portion 11 is stored. In this way, when the keyboard 12 is not used, the keyboard 12 can be easily stored, so that the operator can operate the mouse 8 in front of the display unit, that is, in front of the display unit 11. The mouse 8 can be operated nearby, and the display unit 11 becomes easy to see. Further, since the materials can be gathered near the display unit 11 and near the operation unit of the mouse 8, the materials can be easily viewed and handled. As a result, work efficiency is improved.

In addition to the display unit 2 and the keyboard 3 having such a configuration, in particular, according to the electronic device having the printer 2 and the paper feed port 5 and the discharge port 6 having the above-described configuration in the main body unit 1, FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the keyboard 12 and the display unit 11 are overlapped on the front surface of the standing portion 1b, and the standing portion 1b is formed.
In a state where the keyboard 12 is housed in the keyboard housing 13 between the front surface and the rear concave portion 11c of the display unit 11,
While the operator looks at the display screen 11b of the display unit 11, the paper S is placed from the front side to the paper feed port 5 opening below the display unit 11 and the keyboard 12, for example, along one paper guide protrusion 5a. Can be plugged.
Then, in the printer 2 built in the base 1a of the main body 1, the paper S inserted into the paper feed port 5 is, as described above, the carriage 3 that travels in synchronization with the print head 2a.
After predetermined printing is performed by the impact of the print head 2a from the ink ribbon of the upper ink ribbon cassette 4,
It is discharged rearward from the discharge port 6 by the feed roller in a substantially horizontal state.

Further, the stacker 7 is preliminarily rotated so that the upper half of the stacker 7 is separated from the rear side of the upright portion 1b and the lower portion is continuously connected to the upper surface of the base portion 1a as shown in FIG. If the posture is largely tilted backward, the sheets S discharged from the discharge port 6 can be successively stocked on the stacker 7. In addition to the storage state of the keyboard 12 as described above, FIG.
As shown in, even when the keyboard 12 is exposed to the front side of the display unit 11, the paper S can be inserted from the front side into the paper feed port 5 opening at the back of the keyboard 12,
Also in this case, as shown in the figure, by keeping the stacker 7 in use, the sheets S discharged from the discharge port 6 can be stocked on the stacker 7 as described above.

As described above, according to the electronic device having the configuration of the embodiment, it is possible to print immediately at any time while looking at the display section 11. Further, since printing can be performed by feeding the paper S in a substantially horizontal direction, it is possible to print even the thick paper S. That is, it is possible to print without worrying about the thickness of the paper S,
Paper jams are also reduced. In addition, the keyboard 12 is always ready for printing regardless of whether the keyboard 12 is housed or taken out, and can be printed immediately at any time. Also, the keyboard 12
When the printing is performed, if the keyboard 12 is slightly lifted, the keyboard 12 serves as a guide for feeding the paper S. Further, since the keyboard 12 can be housed, if printing is performed in that state, there is no possibility that a key is erroneously pressed to cause a malfunction. Moreover, since the vertical type in which the ink ribbon cassette 8 is arranged above the printer 2 is built in the main body 1 (the base 1a and the standing portion 1b), even if the ink ribbon cassette 8 is used, it looks good, Does not affect the design.

Next, modified examples of electronic equipment to which the present invention is applied will be described. <Modification> FIG. 5 shows a modification of the electronic device to which the present invention is applied, and is a schematic side view showing the inside including the printer portion at the time of printing operation, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing the electronic device of FIG.
In FIGS. 5 and 6, reference numeral 51 is a main body portion, 51a.
Is a base portion, 51b is an upright portion, 52 is an inkjet printer, 55 is a paper feed port, 56 is a discharge port, 59 is a feed roller, 61 is a display unit, and 61b is a display screen. In this modified example, as shown in the figure, the electronic device is integrally provided with a display portion 61 on an upright portion 51b on a base portion 51a of a main body portion 51, and an inkjet printer 52 is built in below the upright portion 51b. It was done.

That is, the display section 61 is incorporated into the standing section 51b of the main body section 51, and the display screen 61b is displayed on the display section 61b.
It is exposed on the front. Further, an ink jet printer 52 having an ink ejection surface on its lower surface is built in below the standing portion 51b. The upper surface of the base portion 51a is used as a sheet feeding surface, and the sheet feeding port 55 is provided on the front side and the discharging port 56 is provided on the rear side between the standing portion 51b above the sheet feeding surface.
And the front and rear feed rollers 59,
59, 59, 59 are provided. Therefore, as shown in the figure, the paper S inserted into the paper feed port 55 from the front side is sent by the pair of upper and lower rollers 59, 59 on the front side and is subjected to predetermined printing by the inkjet printer 52, and then the back side. The pair of upper and lower rollers 59, 59 feed the discharge port 5
Exhausted from 6.

As in this modification, an ink jet printer 52 may be used in addition to the impact type printer using the ink ribbon described above, or another non-impact type printer may be used. Further, as in the modified example, almost no printer mechanism may be provided on the base 51a side of the main body 51, and most of the printer mechanism may be provided on the standing portion 51b side. Further, as in the modified example, the standing portion 51b of the main body portion 51 and the display portion 61 may be integrally provided.

In each of the above embodiments,
Although the display unit is a liquid crystal display device, the present invention is not limited to this, and a display unit such as a cathode ray tube or other display device may be used. Further, the method of assembling the display unit and the keyboard with respect to the main body unit is arbitrary, and it is needless to say that the specific detailed structure and the like can be appropriately changed.

[0025]

As described above, according to the electronic device of the present invention, the built-in printer on the lower side of the main body in the standing state, the display on the front of the main body, and the front of the main body. Since it has a paper feed port that opens below the display unit on the side and a discharge port for discharging print paper that opens on the lower side on the rear side of the main unit, while looking at the display unit on the front side of the main unit in the upright state, It is possible to easily insert a sheet from the front side into the sheet feeding port that opens downward. Moreover, in the lower part of the main body,
The paper inserted into the paper feed port from the front side can be fed to the printer in a substantially horizontal direction, and the paper after printing by the printer can be fed in a substantially horizontal direction to be ejected rearward from the ejection port. Therefore, it is possible to print without paying attention to the thickness of the paper, and it is possible to reduce the occurrence of paper jam troubles.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the electronic device is further provided rotatably below the display unit on the front side of the main body, from a substantially horizontal state to a position overlapping the front side of the main body. A rotating keyboard is rotatably provided in the upper part of the front side of the main body, and is housed in a recess-shaped storage part between the display part and the front side of the main part that are stacked on the front side of the main part. In addition to the effect obtained by the invention described in claim 1, when the keyboard is not used, it can be easily stored in the storage portion on the main body side. Whether the keyboard is stored in the main unit side or forward, the paper feed port opens below the display on the front side of the main unit and is always ready for printing. Can be printed. Further, since the keyboard rotates at the lower part on the front surface side of the main body portion, when printing, for example, by slightly raising the keyboard, the keyboard can serve as a guide for feeding the paper. Moreover, since the keyboard can be stored in the recess-shaped storage portion between the display portion and the front surface side of the main body portion, printing can be performed in the storage state of the keyboard to avoid accidentally pressing a key to cause a malfunction. You can

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an electronic device as an example to which the present invention is applied, in which a printer portion during a printing operation is cut away when a keyboard is housed.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a printer and a stacker portion in a broken manner during a printing operation involving the use of the stacker in the electronic device of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the electronic device in the printer use state of FIG. 1 from the front side.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state where the printer is used in a state where the keyboard is brought out to the front side in the use state of the stacker of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a schematic side view showing a modified example of an electronic apparatus to which the invention is applied, showing the inside including a printer portion during a printing operation in a see-through manner.

FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view showing the electronic device in the printer use state of FIG. 5 from the front side.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing an electronic apparatus as an example of the related art, showing a printer portion during a printing operation in a transparent manner.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Main Body 1a Base Part 1b Standing Part 2 Printer 2a Print Head 3 Carriage 4 Ink Ribbon Cassette 5 Paper Feeding Port 6 Ejection Port 7 Stacker 8 Mouse 11 Display 11c Back Recess 12 Keyboard 13 Keyboard Storage 51 Main Unit 51a Base 51b Standing part 52 Inkjet printer 55 Paper feed port 56 Ejection port 59 Feed roller 61 Display section S Paper

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A standing body, a display unit provided on the front side of the body, a printer built in the lower side of the body, and a printer on the front side of the body more than the display unit. An opening provided at the bottom for feeding the paper to the printer in a substantially horizontal direction, and an opening provided at the lower part on the back side of the main body for opening the paper after printing by the printer in a substantially horizontal rear direction. An electronic device comprising: a discharge port for discharging to 2. A keyboard that is rotatably assembled below the display unit on the front side of the main body and is rotatable from a substantially horizontal state where key operation is possible to a position overlapping the front side of the main body. Further, the display unit is rotatably attached to an upper portion of a front surface side of the main body portion, and is rotatable from a position overlapping the front surface side of the main body portion to adjust an angle. The keyboard is placed on the front side of the main body and then the display section is placed on top of the keyboard, and the keyboard can be stored in a recessed storage section formed between the front side of the main body section and the display section. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein: