JP2001130093A - Desk type printer - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Problem] To provide a desk-type printer which does not need to reach a place where a printer is placed one by one or remove a foot in order to take out printed paper 6E. SOLUTION: The desk surface 3 is provided with a flat desk surface 3 and a leg portion 2 for supporting the desk surface 3, and a paper feed unit, a printing unit, and a paper discharge unit are provided below the desk surface 3. A slit-shaped discharge port 13 is provided on the discharge line of the discharge section, and the printed paper 6E is discharged onto the desk surface 3 through the discharge port 13. thing.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention includes a paper feeding unit, a printing unit, and a paper discharging unit. The printing unit executes predetermined printing on printing paper fed from the paper feeding unit. The present invention relates to a printer that discharges paper at a paper discharge unit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, most printers, including ink jet printers and laser beam printers, have been used together with a personal computer on a stand for OA equipment such as a personal computer or mounted on a dedicated printer stand. I have. And
Retrieval of printed matter has been performed by reaching out to the printer or by stepping on the foot.

[0003]

In the conventional printer, when printing is completed, it is necessary to reach for the printer one by one and take out the printed paper discharged to the paper receiving portion of the printer, which is troublesome. Was. In particular, when the printer has to be arranged at a remote position, the user has to go to the remote printer, which is troublesome. Such a trouble is a product of the stereotype that the printer is used on a table, and is generally considered to be an unavoidable problem.

[0004] It is an object of the present invention to overcome the above-mentioned stereotype and to remove only printed matter from the desk surface without placing the printer on the desk, and to take out printed paper sheets. It is an object of the present invention to provide a desk-type printer that does not need to reach the place where it is placed or to carry a foot.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a desk-type printer for achieving the above object.
A flat surface and a leg for supporting the surface; a paper feeding unit, a printing unit, and a paper discharging unit below the surface of the desk; A slit-shaped paper discharge port is provided on the paper line, and the printed paper is discharged onto the desk surface through the paper discharge port.

According to the present invention, printing is performed not only by a printing unit having a print head serving as a printing function unit of the printer as a nucleus, but also by a paper feeding unit and a printing unit for feeding paper before printing to the printing unit. The paper discharge unit for discharging printed paper to the outside
All are located under the desk. Therefore, the desk surface, which is the top surface of the printer, can be used for various tasks as a wide desk without any obstacles, and the printed paper printed under the desk surface is slit-shaped for discharge. Since the printed matter is discharged through the mouth onto the desk surface, the printed matter can be received as it is, and there is no trouble as in the related art. The desk surface can always be used effectively without the printer.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the desk-type printer according to the first aspect, the printing unit is housed in a side housing surrounding a side surface, and a paper feeding tray of the paper feeding unit is provided. Is detachably provided at a lower portion on the front side of the side housing.

According to the present invention, the periphery is surrounded by the side housing, the printing section is not visible from the outside, and the paper feed tray is detachably provided at the lower front side of the side housing, so that the appearance is improved. Almost no printer can be seen, and if a printer with office equipment image is installed as it is, it can be installed in a place that harms the atmosphere of the place without having to image the printer, and the degree of freedom in selecting the installation location increases .

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the desk-type printer according to the first or second aspect, the slit-shaped discharge port is formed at a position deeper than a center of the desk surface, and The printed paper is configured to be discharged forward. As a result, the position at which the printed paper is discharged onto the desk surface can be made just a reasonable position for the person sitting in the chair in front of the desk, and the usability is good.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the desk-type printer according to any one of the first to third aspects, the most downstream discharge roller of the discharge section is provided on the desk surface. The printed paper is disposed so as to be separated from the paper discharge port, and the end of the printed printed paper is formed so as to remain in the slit-shaped paper discharge port. As a result, the end of the printed sheet discharged from the slit-shaped discharge port slightly remains in the discharge port, so that the printed sheet can be held at that position.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the desk-type printer according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the paper feeding unit, the printing unit, and the paper discharging unit are configured to print printed paper. It is characterized in that the paper is discharged face-up onto the desk surface. Here, the face-up discharge means that the printed material is discharged onto the desk surface with the printing surface of the printed material facing upward. According to the present invention, since the face-up paper discharge structure is used as described above,
The printed surface is less likely to be deteriorated by rubbing against the desk surface at the time of discharging, and the printing state of the printed matter can be visually judged before the printing is completed, that is, during the discharging.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the desk-type printer according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, the slit-shaped discharge port is configured to be an open / close structure. It is characterized by having. here,
The opening / closing structure of the paper discharge opening means a structure that can be opened when a printed material is discharged, and closed when not. According to the present invention, the discharge port can be closed when not in use, so that the discharge port does not become an obstacle when simply used as a desk. In addition, it is possible to reduce the risk of foreign matter dropping into the paper discharge opening carelessly.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the printer according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, the printer is an ink jet printer. This inkjet printer is
Since high-quality prints comparable to photographs can be made, the effects of applying each of the above inventions to this ink jet printer are significant.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional view showing an embodiment of a desk printer according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the desk printer, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the desk printer from below. It is.

The desk type printer according to the present embodiment is
The desk 1 comprises a flat desk surface 3 and legs 2 supporting the desk surface 3. The desk surface 3 can be used as a normal desk surface, and as shown in FIG.
It has a drawer 4 like a normal desk. The drawer 4 is for storing writing implements and various documents, but in the present embodiment, it is also possible to store consumables for the printer, for example, paper before printing and ink cartridges.

Below the desk surface 3, a paper feed tray 5,
A paper feed unit including a paper feed roller 7 and the like, a cylindrical platen 8
And a printing unit including a print head unit 9 and a paper discharging unit including paper discharging rollers 10, 11, 12, and the like. Here, as shown in FIG. 2, the printing unit is surrounded by a side housing 15 surrounding the side surface, and the paper feeding tray 5 of the paper feeding unit is detachably attached to a lower front side of the side housing 15. It is provided in. In the present embodiment, the paper feeding unit, the printing unit, and the paper discharging unit are configured to discharge the printed paper 6E face-up onto the desk surface 3.

Then, on the paper discharge line of the paper discharge portion on the desk surface 3, that is, the paper discharge rollers 10, 11, 1
2. A slit-shaped discharge port 1 is formed on the discharge line
The printed paper 6E is configured to be discharged onto the desk surface 3 through the paper discharge port 13. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1 or FIG.
The slit-shaped paper discharge port 13 is formed on the back side of the center of the desk surface 3. Further, the relative positions of the paper discharge rollers 10, 11, and 12 are set so that the printed paper 6E is discharged from the paper discharge port 13 toward the front of the desk surface 3.

In this embodiment, the discharge roller 12 at the most downstream position of the paper discharge section is connected to the paper discharge port 13 of the desk surface 3.
And are spaced apart as shown in FIG. That is, the paper discharge roller 12 is not provided immediately below the paper discharge port 13 but is provided at a certain distance. The distance is set such that the end of the printed sheet 6E discharged on the desk surface 3 slightly remains in the slit-shaped discharge port 13. Of course, the discharge roller 12
May be disposed close to the paper discharge port 13 so that the entire end portion of the printed paper 6 </ b> E is discharged out of the paper discharge port 13.

Further, the slit-shaped paper discharge port 13 is
It has an opening and closing structure. That is, the printed paper 6
The sheet discharge opening 13 is opened when the sheet E is discharged onto the desk surface 3, and is closed when not. In this way, since the paper discharge port 13 can be closed when not in use, the paper discharge port 13 does not become an obstacle when simply used as a desk. In addition, it is possible to reduce the risk of foreign matter dropping into the paper discharge port 13 carelessly.

An example of the opening / closing structure of the paper discharge port 13 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 1, an operation panel 14 of the printer and a drive unit of the paper discharge port 13 via a control unit 16 are provided. The discharge port 13 is configured to be switched from a closed state to an open state by a selection switch on the operation panel 14. Alternatively, when the control unit 16 receives a print execution signal from a printing unit (the platen 8 in this example) by a selection switch on the operation panel 14, the discharge port 1 is automatically set.
3 can be shifted from the closed state to the open state, and the discharge port 13 can be automatically returned to the closed state when the discharge of the printed material is completed.

Here, the type of printer may be any type such as an ink jet printer or a laser beam printer, and is not limited to a specific model. In this example, the printer is an ink jet printer capable of performing high-quality printing comparable to a photograph. In other words, the printed paper 6 </ b> E in the form of a photograph, which is printed under the desk surface 3 by the printing unit of the inkjet printer, is discharged onto the desk surface 3.

Next, the operation of the desk type printer according to the above embodiment will be described. According to the present embodiment, not only a printing unit having a print head as a nucleus, but also a paper feeding unit for feeding the paper 6 before printing to the printing unit and a printed paper 6E printed by the printing unit to the outside. The paper discharge units for discharging are all disposed below the desk surface 3. Therefore, the desk surface 3 which is the top surface of the printer can be used for various operations as a wide desk without any obstacles, and the printed paper 6 printed under the desk surface 3 can be used.
Since E is discharged onto the desk surface 3 through the slit-shaped paper discharge port 13, the printed matter can be received as it is, and there is no trouble as in the related art. The desk surface 3 can always be used effectively without a printer.

The printing unit is housed in a side housing 15 surrounding the side surface, and the paper feed tray 5 is detachably provided at a lower front side of the side housing 15. The surrounding area is enclosed, the printing section is not visible from the outside, and
Is detachably provided at the lower front side of the side housing 15, so that it is almost invisible to a printer in appearance. It is possible to install the apparatus without making it image, and the degree of freedom in selecting an installation place can be increased.

Further, the slit-shaped discharge port 13 is
The one formed on the back side from the center of the desk surface 3 and configured so that the printed paper 6E is discharged forward, the discharge position of the printed paper 6E on the desk surface 3 is set as follows.
It can be placed just in a convenient position for the person sitting in the chair in front of the desk, and is easy to use.

Further, the discharge roller 1 at the most downstream of the discharge section
2 is disposed apart from the paper discharge port 13 of the desk surface 3, and the end of the printed paper 6 </ b> E discharged from the slit-shaped paper discharge port 13 slightly remains in the paper discharge port 13. In such a configuration, the printed paper 6E can be held at that position. For example, even if the user leaves the seat during printing, the printed matter is slightly restrained and lost. There is little fear.

In the paper feed unit, the printing unit, and the paper discharge unit, which are configured so that the printed matter is discharged face-up, the printed surface is discharged upward, so that when the paper is discharged, the desk surface 3 is discharged. In addition to being less susceptible to deterioration due to rubbing, it is possible to visually judge the printing status of the printed matter before printing is completed, that is, during paper discharge.

Further, the slit-shaped paper discharge port having an openable and closable structure so that the paper discharge port can be closed when not in use is used when the paper discharge port is simply used as a desk. The paper slot 13 does not become an obstacle. In addition, it is possible to reduce the risk of foreign matter dropping into the paper discharge port 13 carelessly.

[0028]

According to the present invention, printing is performed not only by a printing unit having a print head, which is a printing function unit of a printer, but also by a paper feeding unit and a printing unit that feed paper before printing to the printing unit. The paper discharge units for discharging the printed paper to the outside are all arranged below the desk surface. Therefore,
The desk surface, which is the top of the printer, can be used for various tasks as a large desk without any obstacles. Since the printed material passes through and is discharged onto the desk surface, the printed material can be received as it is, and there is no trouble as in the related art. The desk surface can always be used effectively without the printer.

Further, in the case where the periphery is surrounded by the side housing so that the printing unit is not visible from the outside, and the paper feed tray is detachably provided at the lower front side of the side housing, It is almost invisible to a printer in appearance, and it is possible to install it in a place where the atmosphere of the place is harmed if the printer of office equipment image is installed as it is, without having to image the printer, and the freedom of installation location selection Increase.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a desk-type printer according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the desk-type printer.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view from below of the desk-type printer.

[Description of Signs] 1 Desk 2 Leg 3 Desk surface 5 Paper feed tray 6 Print paper 6E Printed paper 8 Platen 9 Print head 10, 11, 12 Discharge roller 13 Discharge port (slit shape) 14 Operation panel 15 Side housing 16 Control unit

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A desk surface comprising: a flat desk surface; and a leg portion for supporting the desk surface; a paper feeding unit, a printing unit, and a paper discharging unit provided below the desk surface; A desk, wherein a slit-shaped paper discharge port is provided on a paper discharge line of a paper discharge section, and printed paper is discharged onto the desk surface through the paper discharge port. Type printer. 2. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the printing unit is housed in a side housing surrounding a side surface, and a paper feeding tray of the paper feeding unit is detachably provided at a lower front side of the side housing. A desk-type printer characterized by the following. 3. The slit-shaped sheet discharge port according to claim 1, wherein the slit-shaped sheet discharge port is formed at a position deeper than a center of a desk surface, and the printed sheet is discharged forward. A desk-type printer characterized by the following. 4. The discharged print sheet according to claim 1, wherein a discharge roller at the most downstream side of the discharge section is disposed apart from a discharge port on the desk surface. A desk-type printer characterized in that the end of the used paper is formed so as to remain in a slit-shaped paper discharge opening. 5. The paper feeding unit, the printing unit, and the paper discharging unit according to claim 1, wherein the paper feeding unit, the printing unit, and the paper discharging unit are configured to discharge printed paper face-up onto a desk surface. A desk-type printer characterized by the following. 6. The desk-type printer according to claim 1, wherein the slit-shaped discharge port has an opening / closing structure. 7. The printer according to claim 1, wherein the printer is an ink jet printer.