JPH02219087A - Portable character processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily perform printing operation while a folding type display part is opened by linking a rotary support means with a display part and providing an adjusting means which adjusts the distance between the rotary support means and display part in an increasable state. CONSTITUTION:A columnar rotary support mechanism 5 which supports a display 4 in an opening/closing state from a main body 3 is provided between the keyboard 1 at the upper part of the main body 3 and a printing mechanism 2. This rotary support mechanism 5 engages two rotary support shafts 6 projected from both side parts of the main body 3 opposite each other horizontally and the section is formed in a U shape so that when the display part 4 is opened, a specific angle A can be held between the display part 4 and keyboard 1. Then the display part 4 is coupled with the main body 3 by a slide rail 8 and a guide member and the distance between the display part 4 and main body 3 is increasable. Consequently, the printing operation is easily performed while the display part 4 is open.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Field of Industrial Application This invention relates to a portable character processing device, and more particularly to a portable character processing device whose display portion can be folded into the main body when stored.

(B) Prior Art Conventionally, a laptop type word processor, which is one of this type of portable character processing device, has a state in which an LCD or LED display section 40 overlaps a keyboard 41, as shown in FIG. The display unit 40 can be stored in the main body 42, and the display unit has a compact structure that is convenient to carry.

Further, in the laptop type word processor, when the display section 40 is housed in the main body 42, the display section 40 can be protected, and the keyboard 41 can also be dust-proofed. Note that a laptop-type word processor is a portable word processor that can be placed on your lap.

(c) Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the configuration of the conventional laptop-type word processor, the printing section 43 is located behind the open display section 40, which is inconvenient when printing. was there. This is because the printing procedure of a conventional word processor is as follows. First, close the display section → set the paper in the printing section → open the display section → select the print mode and mode while looking at the display screen, set each printing condition, and execute printing 1. Close the display section 1. Perform the printing operation confirm. In other words, such a complicated series of operations is required during printing, and this operation not only is extremely troublesome for the operator, but also has the disadvantage of causing a decrease in printing efficiency.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and provides a horizontal band type character processing device that allows printing operations to be easily performed with a foldable display section open.

(d) Means for Solving the Problems This invention comprises a main body with a built-in printing mechanism on the rear side of the keyboard, a lid body that covers the top surface of the keyboard when stored, and a side edge of the printing mechanism side of the lid body when in use. A portable character processing device consisting of a foldable display part whose inner surface of the lid, which is opened as a fulcrum, constitutes a display screen, and which is provided between a keyboard and a printing mechanism at the top of the main body and which opens and closes the display part. The rotary support means is configured to support the rotary support means, one or more rod-like members extending from the rotary support means, and a guide mechanism provided on the display section and engaged with the rod-like members, and communicating between the rotation support means and the display section. The present invention is a portable character processing device characterized in that it is equipped with an adjustment means that can extendably adjust the distance between the rotation support means and the display section.

(e) Function According to the present invention, when inputting text using the keyboard with the display section open and then printing, when the display section is pinched and pulled up with the hand, the rod-like member and the guide mechanism in the adjustment means The display section slides away from the main body, creating a space between the lower edge of the display section and the main body. This space forms a window through which operations necessary for printing, such as setting paper in the printing mechanism and checking the position of the print head, can be confirmed.

As a result, in a character processing device equipped with a foldable display section, printing operations can be easily performed with the display section open.

(F) EXAMPLES The present invention will be described in detail below based on examples shown in the figures. Note that this invention is not limited by this.

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a laptop type word processor as an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of the main part of FIG. 1. In both figures, this laptop-type word processor has a printing mechanism 2 behind the keyboard l.
The main body 3 has a built-in keyboard, and the foldable display section 4 forms a lid that covers the top surface of the keyboard l when stored, and the inner surface of the lid, which can be opened using the print mechanism side line part of the lid as a fulcrum when in use, constitutes a display screen. It mainly consists of.

Furthermore, the keyboard l and the printing mechanism 2 on the upper part of the main body 3
A columnar rotation support mechanism 5 that supports the display section 4 so as to be openable and closable from the main body 3 is provided between the main body 3 and the main body 3 in a direction parallel to the direction of movement of the print head. The rotation support mechanism 5 engages with two rotation support shafts 6 that are horizontally opposed to each other and protrude from both sides of the main body 3, and when the display section 4 is opened, Its cross section is formed into a U-shape so that the angle A with respect to the keyboard l can be maintained at a predetermined angle.

Reference numeral 7 is a recess formed in the main body 3 to accommodate the rotation support mechanism 5, and is in contact with a surface 5a formed on the rotation support mechanism 5 to hold the display section 4 at a predetermined angle.

Furthermore, slide rails 8 extend from each end of the rotation support mechanism 5. Correspondingly, the display section 4 is provided with a guide member (described later) that is guided by the slide rail 8. Therefore, the display section 4 is connected to the main body 3 by the slide rail 8 and the guide member, and the distance between the display section 4 and the main body 3 can be adjusted to be extendable.

That is, the slide rail 8 and the guide member function as an adjusting means that can adjust the height of the display section 4.

FIG. 1 shows a state in which the display section 4 is pulled up to its maximum position.

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The display unit 4 has an LCD or LE in the display cabinet 4a.
A signal for operating the liquid crystal display unit 4b is input from an MPU (not shown) in the main body via a flexible board (not shown) provided in the slide rail 8. be done. Note that 10 shown in FIG. 2 is a print head which is a component of the printing section 2, and 11 is a liquid crystal display screen.

Next, the adjustment means for locking the display section 4 in the raised state will be explained.

FIG. 3 shows the main parts of the adjusting means. Figure 3 (a
), 8 is a slide rail fixed to the rotation support mechanism 5 and extends from the rotation support mechanism 5, 9 is a guide member guided by the slide rail 8, and 20 is an end portion of a plate-shaped elastic body, so-called a plate spring. This is a stopper equipped with a locking piece 20a. In such a configuration, when the upper end of the display cabinet 4a is grabbed and pulled up, the guide member 9 is guided by the slide rail 8 and moves upward.

Next, when the guide member 9 passes the position of the locking piece 20a of the stopper, the stopper 2
0 returns in the direction C by the biasing force, and the lower end 9a of the guide member is locked by the locking piece 20a. This locks the display section 4 in the raised position. On the other hand, if the display cabinet 4a is pushed down with a force greater than its own weight, the locking piece 20a will come off, allowing the display section 4 to be lowered.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show essential parts of the structure of other adjusting means. In FIG. 4(a), 30 is a slide rail, 31 is a guide member, 32 is a stopper, and 33 is a hole provided in the slide rail 30 and engaged with the stopper. As shown in FIG. 5, the stopper 32 includes a steel ball 32a and a box body 32b having a hole slightly smaller than the steel ball 32a.
and a spring 32c that presses the steel ball 32a into the hole of the box body 32b. When the steel ball 32a is inside the slide rail 30, it is moving in the D direction against the bias of the spring 32c. In such a configuration, when the upper end of the display cabinet 4a is grabbed and pulled up, the guide member 31 is guided by the slide rail 30 and moves upward. Next, when the steel ball 32a comes to the hole 33, the steel ball 32a is fitted into the hole 33 by the bias of the spring 32c, and the display section 4 is locked in the raised state. Conversely, when the display cabinet 4a is pushed down against the biasing force of the spring 32c, the steel ball 32a moves into the hole 3.
3, and the display section can be lowered. Note that hole 3
3 are formed at equal intervals along the slide rail 30, the height of the display section 4 can be adjusted in multiple stages. It is preferable that the slide rail and the guide member described above are each made of a metallic material.

(G) Effects of the Invention According to this invention, when printing, the display section can be slid upward and locked at a position away from the main body, so that a space is formed between the display section and the main body. From this, you can perform the necessary checks for printing operations. Therefore, even in a character processing device equipped with a foldable display section, printing operations can be easily performed with the display section open.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing the configuration of an embodiment of a portable character processing device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the main part of FIG. 1, and FIG. A sectional view of the main parts shown,
FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a main part showing another configuration of the adjusting means of the embodiment, FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view showing details of the stopper in FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is a configuration of a conventional portable character processing device. FIG. 1...Keyboard, 2...Printing mechanism, 3...Main body, 4...
...display section, 5...rotation support mechanism,
8... Rod-shaped member, 9.3 I... Guide mechanism. (a) Figure 3 (b) (a) Figure 4 (b) Figure 2 Figure 6

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A main body with a built-in printing mechanism on the rear side of the keyboard, and a lid that covers the top surface of the keyboard when stored, and which is opened using the printing mechanism side edge of the lid as a fulcrum when in use. A portable character processing device consisting of a foldable display part whose inner surface constitutes a display screen, and a rotating support provided between a keyboard and a printing mechanism at the top of the main body to support the display part so that it can be opened and closed. the rotation support means, one or more rod-shaped members extending from the rotation support means, and a guide mechanism provided on the display section and engaged with the rod-shaped members, which communicates the rotation support means and the display section, and also connects the rotation support means and the display section. 1. A portable character processing device characterized by comprising: an adjustment means that can extendably adjust the distance between the character processing device and the computer.