JPH04332671A - Automatic paper feeder and combination device of automatic paper feeder, printer and information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to information processing devices such as laptop-type Japanese word processors and laptop-type personal computers, and in particular to improvements in operability during printout and editing. This is related to the improvement of.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, there has been a rapid increase in the number of portable information processing devices, such as Japanese word processors and personal computers, which have separate main bodies and printer sections.

However, the printer section does not have an automatic paper feeding function for printing paper, and there is the inconvenience of having to set printing paper or postcards one by one when stamping. Moreover, since printers are usually placed at the rear of the main unit, the open display gets in the way when printing paper is set, and the display must be closed each time paper is set. There were drawbacks. Furthermore, when the main body and printer are separated, there are problems such as difficulty in moving between rooms and space required for storage.

0004

Problems to be Solved by the Invention The above-mentioned conventional printers have problems such as ease of paper setting during printing, portability during transportation, and storage.

An object of the present invention is to enable a printer main body to be attached to the rear part of an automatic paper feeder, and to place the information processing apparatus main body above the printing paper storage section of the automatic paper feeder, so that the printer main body can be installed at the rear of the automatic paper feeder. The purpose is to improve the operability of the system.

Another object of the present invention is to make it possible to change the position of the main body of the information processing apparatus on the top of the automatic paper feeder, thereby improving the operability of the keyboard, which is an input device.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The above object is to enable a printer main body to be attached to the rear of an automatic paper feeder, to have a configuration that allows paper to be automatically fed to the printer after being attached, and further to provide an upper part of a printing paper storage section of the automatic paper feeder. This is achieved by configuring the information processing device so that it can be mounted on the main body of the information processing device.

[0008]

[Function] The printer main body can be installed at the rear of the automatic paper feeder, and paper can be automatically fed to the printer after it is installed.Furthermore, the information processing device main body can be placed above the printing paper storage section of the automatic paper feeder. With this configuration, there is no need to set paper during printing, and there is no need to open and close the display section each time printing is performed, making it easy to operate. Furthermore, the mounting posture of the information processing device main body placed on the top can be changed, thereby improving the operability of the keyboard, which is an input device.

[0009]

Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be explained based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a usage diagram of a combination of a portable information processing device such as a laptop-type Japanese word processor or a personal computer, an automatic paper feeder, and a printer, which is an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a keyboard as an input device, and a liquid crystal display device 2 for displaying input from the keyboard 1 is incorporated in a lid 3 that can be opened and closed, and the front surface thereof is covered with a liquid crystal panel 4. 5 is a system for starting the word processor and an external storage device for recording input and edited information;
be interposed between. A control board 8 for controlling the entire device is arranged at the bottom of the lower case 7 of the main body.

[0012] An automatic paper feeder 9 is installed at the bottom of the main body of the information processing device.
A recess 11 is formed at the rear of the automatic paper feeder 9 to which a printer 10 can be attached, and when the printer 10 is attached, it becomes possible to print on printing paper 12 from the automatic paper feeder 9. The paper storage section 13 of the automatic paper feeder 9 can store postcards in addition to A4 and B5 normal printing paper 12.

In the present invention, two postcard storage sections 14 are formed so that two postcards can be printed at the same time. The postcard guide 15 and the postcard guide 16 are configured to move in conjunction with each other by moving one of them inward or outward. The postcard guide 17 located in the center serves as a partition plate between the two postcards, and the movable plate 18 serves as a paper guide.
It is fitted with concave and convex parts, and is operated by manually pulling it out and pushing it in around the rotating shaft 19. Reference numeral 20 denotes a lever, which is interposed between the paper feed roller 21 and the movable plate 18 after storing the postcard or printing paper 12, and operates the movable plate 18 against the preload spring 22 to align the leading edge of the paper. It is.

Reference numeral 23 designates a paper cover that opens and closes when storing postcards, and 24 designates an opening/closing lid that enables front storage when storing cut sheets.

On the other hand, the upper case 25 of the automatic paper feeder 9 has a seat surface 26 on which the information processing device main body A can be positioned and placed.
In addition to providing the seat surface 26 and guide ribs 27, when the main body is thin like the information processing device main body B, the keyboard is often unavoidably arranged flat at the expense of operability. 27, there are a seat surface 28 and a guide rib 29 for tilting the information processing device main body B.
It forms the

[0016] In the present invention, the seat surface 28 for tilted mounting,
Although the guide rib 29 is arranged at one location where the guide rib 29 is inclined at a certain angle, it is also possible to provide a plurality of seating surfaces and guide ribs whose inclinations can be sequentially changed. Also,
The information processing device main body B can also be placed horizontally, as shown in FIG. 4, in the same way as the information processing device main body A.

With this configuration, when the printing paper 12 is stored, the information processing device body is placed on the top of the automatic paper feeder 9, the front cover 24 is opened, the paper is inserted from the front, and the lever 20 is operated. The paper is inserted between the movable plate 18 and the paper feed roller 21, and the leading edge of the paper is positioned. When storing postcards, remove the main body of the information processing device, remove the paper cover 23, and then pull out the tip of the postcard guide 17 in the center.
After the postcard is stored, one of the postcard guides 15 and 16 is moved to match the outside of the postcard, and by operating the lever 20, the paper is inserted between the movable plate 18 and the paper feed roller 21, and the leading edge is positioned.

Next, the printer 10 will be explained.

The printer 10 has a structure that can be used both for horizontal printing as shown in FIG. 7, and for horizontally feeding printing on thick paper and the like, as shown in FIG. It becomes. Furthermore, as in the present invention, it is configured such that it can be installed vertically in a recess 11 formed at the rear of the automatic paper feeder 9 and automatically feed paper to the printer 10.

The printing section 30 of the printer 10 is arranged between a printer lower case 31 and a printer upper case 32. Reference numeral 33 denotes a paper feed roller, which is driven by a built-in motor and is also driven by a drive system 3 disposed on the side of the automatic paper feeder 9.
4 drives the paper feed roller 21 and the paper discharge roller 35. 36 is a small roller that feeds the printing paper 12 between it and the paper feed roller 33, and feeds the printing paper 12 between it and the print head 37 near it.
It is used for printing. Reference numeral 38 denotes an auxiliary roller provided opposite to the paper ejection roller 35. 39 is a printer mechanism, and 40 is a carriage that reciprocates line by line while placing an ink ribbon 41 thereon. Although a thermal transfer printer is shown in this figure, a wire dot printer may also be used for the printing section.

With this configuration, printing paper such as the printing paper 12 is fed from the paper storage section 13 to the printer mechanism section 39 by the paper feed roller 21, and is ejected by the paper ejection roller 35.

[0022]

According to the present invention, the printer 10 is mounted in the recess 11 formed in the rear part of the automatic paper feeder 9, and the main body of the information processing apparatus is mounted horizontally in the upper case of the automatic paper feeder 9. Printing paper 1 can be loaded by simply installing it on the mounting seat 26 and guide rib 27.
2 does not need to be set every time, and the operability during printing can be greatly improved.

Furthermore, when the information processing device main body is thin, the keyboard 1 may be unavoidably arranged flat at the expense of operability; Seat surface 28 for tilted mounting, guide rib 2
9, the main body of the information processing apparatus can be placed at an angle, thereby improving operability during input editing.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a main body of a portable information processing device such as a laptop-type Japanese word processor or a personal computer, an automatic paper feeder, and an automatic paper feeder, which is an embodiment of the present invention;
A development diagram of printer combinations.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional side view of a combination of horizontal placement of the information processing apparatus main body A, an automatic paper feeder, and a printer.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional side view of a combination of an information processing apparatus main body B placed tilted, an automatic paper feeder, and a printer.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional side view of a combination of horizontal placement of the information processing apparatus main body B, an automatic paper feeder, and a printer.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a combination of an automatic paper feeder and a printer.

FIG. 6 is a detailed diagram of the main parts of the automatic paper feeder.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the wrapping printing state of the printer.

FIG. 8 is a horizontal printing state diagram of the printer.

[Explanation of symbols]

9... automatic paper feeder, 10... printer, 11... recess, 12
...Printing paper, 13...Paper storage section, 21...Paper feed roller, 2
5... Upper case, 26, 28... Seat surface, 27, 29... Guide rib.

Claims (4)

[Claims] Claim 1: In a combination device of an automatic paper feeder having a printing paper insertion slot, a paper storage part, and a paper feeding roller for printing paper, a printer, and an information processing device, a recess is formed at the rear of the paper storage part to allow the printer to A combination device of an automatic paper feeding device, a printer, and an information processing device, characterized in that the main body of the information processing device is mounted in the recess and placed on an upper case above the paper storage section. 2. An automatic paper feeding device having a printing paper insertion slot, a paper storage section, and a paper feeding roller for printing paper, characterized in that the main body of the information processing device can be placed on the upper case of the paper storage section. automatic paper feeder. 3. The automatic paper feeder according to claim 2, wherein the upper case of the automatic paper feeder is provided with a seating surface and guide ribs that allow the main body of the information processing device to be placed horizontally or obliquely. Paper feed device. 4. The automatic paper feeder according to claim 3, wherein a plurality of seating surfaces and guide ribs for tilted placement are provided for each arbitrary tilt angle setting.