JP2006289898A - Printing device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a printing apparatus of a type that acquires information from a storage medium such as a memory card and prints it, and an object thereof is to provide a printing apparatus with high transportability.
The present invention is a printing apparatus that prints information obtained from a memory card, and an operation unit 10 that performs an operation for selecting and printing information read from the memory card on the front of the apparatus; A tray storage unit 30 for storing a paper tray 70 that can store a plurality of printing papers, a memory card storage unit 20 for inserting the memory card, and a tray for supplying printing paper when printing the apparatus. The tray mounting unit 40 is provided, and the operation unit 10 and the memory card storage unit 20 are provided between the tray storage unit 30 and the tray mounting unit 40.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a printing apparatus of a type that acquires information from a storage medium such as a memory card and prints it.

The conventional printing apparatus has a configuration in which almost the entire tray for storing a plurality of printing papers is stored in the printing apparatus and printing is performed.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-13760

  In the conventional printing apparatus, since almost the entire tray for storing a plurality of printing sheets is stored in the printing apparatus, the capacity of the apparatus becomes large due to the positional relationship with the sheet separating unit and the like, which is bulky. For this reason, there is a problem that it is difficult to convey the apparatus itself.

  SUMMARY An advantage of some aspects of the invention is that it solves the problem and provides a printing apparatus with high transportability.

  In order to solve the conventional problems, the present invention provides, on the front of the apparatus, an operation unit that performs an operation for selecting and printing information read from the memory card, and a tray that can store a plurality of print sheets in an overlapping manner. A tray storage section for storing the storage section, a card storage section for inserting the memory card, and a tray mounting section for mounting the tray for supplying printing paper during printing of the apparatus. The operation unit and the card storage unit are provided between the tray mounting unit and the tray mounting unit.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a printing apparatus that is compact and easy to operate and can be easily conveyed.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a first invention of the present invention is a printing apparatus for printing information obtained from a memory card, wherein information read from the memory card is selected and printed on the front of the apparatus. An operation unit for performing an operation, a tray storage unit for storing a tray unit that can store a plurality of print sheets, a card storage unit for inserting the memory card, and supplying printing paper when the apparatus is printing For this purpose, a tray mounting section for mounting the tray is provided, and the operation section and the card storage section are provided between the tray storage section and the tray mounting section. With this configuration, the apparatus can be configured compactly without reducing operability.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the tray storage unit can further store a television connection cable connected to the television for outputting information read from the memory card. With this configuration, the connection cable can also be stored in the same place as the tray storage portion, so that it can be easily taken out when the cable is attached before use.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the printing apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, the printing apparatus further includes a gripping part for transporting the apparatus and a cartridge storage part for storing the printing ink cartridge, It is provided so as to face the side portion. This configuration increases the compactness of the device.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the printing apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, the printer further includes a cord storage portion that stores a power cord of the device, and the cord storage portion faces the tray mounting portion at the rear portion of the device. Is provided. This configuration increases the compactness.

  Embodiments of a printing apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an embodiment of a printing apparatus according to the present invention. 1, the apparatus main body A of the present embodiment has an operation unit 10, a memory card storage unit 20, a tray storage unit 30, a tray mounting unit 40 on the front side, a gripping unit 50 on the side surface, and a code storage unit on the rear side. 60 is provided. Moreover, the cable storage part 34 is provided in the tray storage part 30 (refer FIG. 2).

  First, the operation unit 10 includes a power switch, a selection switch for selecting information from a memory card (not shown), a confirmation switch, a print switch, and the like so that the user does not make a mistake in the operation. They are arranged in order from the left side when viewed from the front.

  As described above, the operation unit 10 is provided on the upper plane, but the side portion of the front surface of the apparatus has a substantially semicircular cross section, and has a curved shape that protrudes to the front side as a whole. The memory card storage portion 20 is provided at the upper half of the curved shape portion. Further, the tray mounting portion 40 is provided with the front surface of the cover portion 41 located at a position deeper than the curved portion, so that compactness and ease of use for the user are increased.

  FIG. 2 is a view in which each cover is opened in the embodiment of the printing apparatus of the present invention. In FIG. 2, the memory card storage unit 20 has a memory card storage cover unit 22 that covers the memory card storage unit 20. A card insertion slot 23 is provided inside the memory card storage unit 20. A memory card can be inserted. The information stored in the memory card is read by operating the reading function adopted in the present apparatus by operating each switch of the operation unit 10. The read information is selected by each operation switch and printed by a printing unit (not shown) stored in the apparatus main body. The memory card storage unit 20 is opened by sliding the release button 21. This configuration prevents an infant or the like from taking out the memory card by mistake.

  The tray storage unit 30 is disposed on the upper front surface of the apparatus main body and is covered with a tray storage cover unit 31. Further, as described above, the tray storage unit 30 has a built-in cable storage unit 34 in which a cable for connection with the television is stored. The cover portion 31 is provided with an attachment portion 32 at the end of the apparatus main body, and the cover portion 31 is opened by rotating the attachment portion 32 as an axis by sliding the open / close button 35 (see FIG. 4). (See FIG. 2). In the cable storage portion 34, a television connection cable 36 is stored. The cover 31 is provided with a tray storage confirmation window 33 so that it can be confirmed whether or not the paper tray 70 (see FIG. 2) is stored in the tray storage 30.

  In FIG. 1, a tray mounting unit 40 is configured to mount a paper tray 70 taken out from the tray storage unit 30, and a mounting cover unit 41 covers the tray mounting unit 40. As shown in FIG. 2, the mounting cover portion 41 is provided with an attachment portion at an end portion of a side surface portion on the front side of the apparatus, and is rotated around an axis of the attachment portion to open. It has a structure that does not open up to the floor on which A is placed, and is easy to close when the tray mounting portion 40 is covered with the mounting cover portion 41. Further, when a load of a certain level or more is applied to the mounting cover portion 41, the mounting cover portion 41 is prevented from being detached from the apparatus main body A and being damaged. The end of the paper tray 70 is mounted on the tray mounting section 40 and is ready for printing on printing paper (see FIG. 3). FIG. 3 is a diagram in which a paper tray is mounted in the embodiment of the printing apparatus of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, a gripping part 50 is attached in a gripping storage part 51 on the side of the apparatus. The grip portion 50 is completely stored in the grip portion storage portion 51 when not in use. Further, the grip 50 is attached to the lower part of the side surface of the apparatus, and is taken out from the side surface on the upper surface side of the apparatus main body A in order to rotate and use (see FIG. 2).

  FIG. 4 is a rear perspective view of the embodiment of the printing apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a view in which each cover is opened in the embodiment of the printing apparatus of the present invention. In FIG. 4, the ink cassette storage unit 90 is provided on the side of the apparatus and stores the ink cassette 100. The ink cassette storage unit 90 is covered with an ink storage cover unit 81. The attachment portion of the ink storage cover portion 81 is the lower portion of the side surface, and is rotated and opened around the attachment portion.

  In FIG. 4, a power cord storage unit 60 that stores a power cord 66 and a USB cable 67 is provided at the rear part of the apparatus main body A, and the upper part thereof is positioned below the upper side surface of the apparatus. Moreover, it has the code | cord | chord storage cover part 61 and the socket storage cover part 63, and these are arrange | positioned in the horizontal direction at the said apparatus rear surface, and are mutually connected. In addition, the cord storage cover portion 61 is attached to the lower portion of the rear surface portion of the apparatus, and is configured to rotate and open with the attachment portion as an axis. When the power cord is connected to the power cord socket portion 62 In addition, since the cord storage cover portion 61 is provided with a notch, the cord storage cover portion 61 can be closed by rotating around the attachment portion as an axis. (See FIG. 5).

  In FIG. 5, the socket storage cover 63 covers the TV connection socket 64 and the USB socket 65 provided on the side of the apparatus, and the socket storage cover 63 slides in the direction of the cord storage cover 61. And then open. In FIG. 6, a state in which the user attaches and uses each cable is illustrated, the television connection cable 68 is attached to the television connection socket portion 64, and the USB cable 67 is attached to the USB socket portion 65.

  FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of use in the embodiment of the printing apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 7 illustrates an embodiment in which the gripper 50 is taken out from the side of the apparatus and conveyed in the apparatus main body A, and each cover of the tray storage cover part 31, the memory card storage cover part 22, and the mounting cover part 41 is illustrated. The part rotates around an axis extending in the vertical direction and opens. With this configuration, the possibility of opening each cover portion due to vertical vibration during conveyance is reduced, so that an object to be stored does not fall from each storage portion.

  Accordingly, the tray storage unit 30 and the operation unit 10 are provided on the upper side surface of the apparatus, the memory card storage unit 20 is provided on the front side part, and the ink cassette storage part 90 and the grip part storage part are provided on the apparatus side part. 51, and further, a cord storage 60 provided to cover the power cord socket 62, the TV connection socket 64, and the USB socket 65 is provided on the rear surface of the apparatus. Therefore, despite the fact that a large number of storage portions are provided, the number of protruding members is small, the entire apparatus is extremely compact, and transportability is enhanced.

  The present invention can be applied to a printing apparatus that is easy to transport because it is compact when moving while it contains a lot of items.

FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of an embodiment of the printing apparatus according to the present invention. The figure which opened each cover in the Example of the printing apparatus of this invention The figure which mounted the paper tray in the Example of the printing apparatus of this invention Rear perspective view of an embodiment of a printing apparatus of the present invention The figure which opened each cover in the Example of the printing apparatus of this invention Use explanatory drawing in the Example of the printing apparatus of this invention Use explanatory drawing in the Example of the printing apparatus of this invention

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Operation part 20 Memory card storage part 21 Release button 22 Memory card storage cover part 23 Card insertion slot 30 Paper tray storage part 31 Tray storage cover part 32 Mounting part 33 Tray storage confirmation window part 34 Cable storage part 35 Open / close button 36 TV connection Cable 40 Tray mounting portion 41 Mounting cover portion 50 Grip portion 51 Grip portion storage portion 60 Cord storage portion 61 Cord storage cover portion 62 Power cord socket portion 63 Socket storage cover portion 64 TV connection socket portion 65 USB socket portion 66 Power cord 67 USB Cable 70 Paper tray 80 Ink cassette storage part 81 Ink storage cover part 90 Ink cassette storage part 100 Ink cassette

Claims (4)

A printing apparatus for printing information obtained from a memory card, wherein an operation unit for selecting and printing information read from the memory card and a plurality of printing sheets are stacked on the front of the apparatus A tray storage section for storing a tray section that can be stored; a card storage section for inserting the memory card; and a tray mounting section for mounting the tray for supplying printing paper during printing of the apparatus. The printing apparatus, wherein the operation unit and the card storage unit are provided between the storage unit and the tray mounting unit. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the tray storage unit further includes a cable storage unit that stores a television connection cable to be connected to the television to output information read from the memory card. apparatus. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a grip portion for transporting the device; and a cartridge storage portion for storing a printing ink cartridge, wherein the grip portion and the cartridge storage portion are the left and right side portions of the device. A printing apparatus, wherein the printing apparatus is provided opposite to the printer. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a cord storage section that stores a power cord of the apparatus, and the code storage section is provided at a rear portion of the apparatus so as to face the tray mounting section. A printing device.

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