JPH08161077A - Electronics - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] (Correction) [Purpose] The printer built into the main unit is integrated,
In addition, in an electronic device including an input unit that is rotatable with respect to the main body, an electronic device that can improve workability when filling the main body with a recording sheet. An electronic device main body 1 has one end rotatably supported at a substantially central portion thereof, the input device 2 being openable / closable between a use state and a standing state, a detection unit 11 for detecting an open / closed state of the input device, and a main body. An electronic device integrally provided with a sheet passing area formed between an upper surface portion and a back surface of the input means and a recording means having a sheet transport mechanism 9, and when the input means 2 is opened in an upright state. A control unit 100 that detects the standing state by the detection unit 11 and forcibly ends the recording operation of the recording unit; and a first mechanism unit 10 that releases the conveyance state of the sheet conveying mechanism in conjunction with the opening operation of the input unit. It is equipped with.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic device, for example, a so-called notebook personal computer, in which a keyboard that can be opened and closed with respect to a main body, a liquid crystal display panel, and a printer incorporated in the main body are integrated. The present invention relates to an electronic device equipped with.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a so-called notebook personal computer has been proposed which is an electronic device integrally provided with a keyboard which can be opened and closed with respect to a main body, a liquid crystal display panel, and a printer incorporated in the main body. ing. Specifically, by providing a rotatable keyboard that is pivotally supported in the central portion of the main body and a sheet area that is formed in a substantially horizontal direction between the lower surface that is the back surface of the keyboard and the upper surface of the main body. , A printing sheet or a predetermined recording paper (for example, A4 size) is inserted from the front of the main body, a desired recording operation is performed by a printer unit arranged at the rear of the main body, and the paper is automatically ejected to the outside. Those that satisfy all of the necessary functions have been put to practical use.

When such a device is provided with a printing mechanism with an automatic paper feeding mechanism that conveys a recording sheet to a printer section, the recording sheet or the printing sheet causes jamming (sheet jam) due to some unexpected factor. It is necessary to give consideration to the handling of accidents. Therefore, conventionally, the printing paper pressure contact mechanism provided in the printer unit is manually released, and then the keyboard is rotated from the horizontal state in use to a substantially upright state, and then the printing paper is pulled out from the printer unit. I am trying.

As a countermeasure against this jamming, for example, a roller press-contact mechanism for generating a press-contact force between transfer roller shafts for transferring print paper is provided inside the printer.
This roller pressure contact mechanism secures a sufficient pressure contact force required to convey the print paper, and an operation knob protruding outside the electronic device is provided to release the roller pressure, and the operation knob is manually operated. Is used to generate and release the roller pressure. Further, when setting the printing paper on which the predetermined printing is performed by the built-in printer in the main body, the keyboard is rotated from the substantially horizontal state of the use state to the substantially upright state of the upright state, and then the upright state is supported by the support mechanism. The paper is held in a state of being supported by, and is set so that the leading end of the printing paper comes into contact with the abutting portion of the printing paper of the automatic paper feeding mechanism that cannot be seen from the outside.

[0005]

However, according to the conventional configuration, the roller pressure contact force of the printer is set to be considerably large in order to stably convey the printing paper, and the operation force of the knob is necessarily large. It became large because it required.

Further, according to the above conventional configuration example, the purpose of the operation of holding the keyboard in the upright state after rotating the keyboard from the horizontal state to the upright state is to release the jamming of the print sheet or set the print sheet. Only for the sake of. Therefore, when a jam occurs in the printing paper, the user temporarily stops the printer device during the recording operation, operates the knob with a large operation force to release the pressure roller, and then moves the keyboard from the horizontal state. After turning to the upright state, the troublesome work of pulling out the jammed printing paper is forced. In addition, when the printing paper is filled, the troublesome work of rotating the keyboard from the horizontal state to the substantially upright state and then abutting and inserting it into the contact portion with the printing paper of the automatic paper feeding mechanism where the printing paper cannot be seen visually is forced. Was there.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides an electronic apparatus which is integrally provided with a printer incorporated in the main body and which is provided with input means rotatable with respect to the main body. An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device that can easily perform a releasing operation when a jamming of a recording sheet occurs.

Further, in an electronic device integrally provided with a printer built in the main body and having an input means rotatable with respect to the main body, workability at the time of filling the main body with the recording sheet can be improved. The purpose is to provide electronic equipment.

In addition, in an electronic device integrally provided with a printer incorporated in the main body and having an input means rotatable with respect to the main body, it is possible to easily perform the releasing operation when the jamming of the recording sheet occurs. Another object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device that can improve workability when the recording sheet is filled in the main body.

Then, in an electronic device integrally provided with a printer incorporated in the main body and having a keyboard rotatable with respect to the main body, it is possible to easily release the jamming of the recording sheet, and Another object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device that can improve workability when filling a main body with a plurality of sheets.

[0011]

[Means for Solving the Problems] and

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the present invention provides an input means which is rotatably supported at one end in a substantially central portion of a main body of an electronic device and which can be opened and closed between a use state and a standing state. A detection unit that detects the open / closed state of the input unit; and a recording unit that includes a sheet passing region formed between the upper surface of the main body and the back surface of the input unit and a sheet conveying mechanism, which are integrally provided. In the electronic device, when the input means is opened to the upright state, the detecting means detects the upright state and forcibly ends the recording operation of the recording means, and the opening operation of the input means. It is characterized by comprising a first mechanism section which interlocks with the sheet transport mechanism to release the transport state of the sheet transport mechanism, and the first mechanism automatically releases the transport state of the sheet transport mechanism in conjunction with the opening operation. Work to do .

Preferably, one end of the main body of the electronic apparatus is rotatably supported at one end thereof, the input means being openable / closable between the use state and the standing state, and the detection means for detecting the open / closed state of the input means. And a sheet passage area formed between the upper surface portion of the main body and the back surface of the input means, and a plurality of sheets placed on the sheet passage area are supplied to the sheet conveying mechanism one by one. An electronic device integrally provided with a recording unit having an automatic sheet feeding mechanism,
When the input means is opened to the upright state, the detecting means detects the upright state and forcibly ends the recording operation of the recording means, and the sheet passing in conjunction with the opening operation of the input means. A second mechanism portion for retracting a plurality of sheets placed on the area from the automatic sheet feeding mechanism, the second mechanism interlocking with the opening operation of the input means. Works to retract multiple sheets from the feed mechanism to facilitate sheet setting.

Further, preferably, one end is rotatably supported at a substantially central portion of the main body of the electronic device, and the input means can be opened / closed between a use state and a standing state, and a detection means for detecting the opened / closed state of the input means. And a sheet passage area formed between the upper surface of the main body and the back surface of the input unit, and a plurality of sheets placed on the sheet passage area are supplied to the sheet conveying mechanism one by one. An electronic device integrally provided with a recording means having an automatic sheet feeding mechanism, wherein when the input means is opened to the upright state, the detecting means detects the upright state to perform a recording operation of the recording means. Control unit for forcibly ending the operation, a first mechanical unit for releasing the conveyance state of the sheet conveying mechanism in conjunction with the opening operation of the input unit, and an upper portion of the sheet passage area in conjunction with the opening operation of the input unit. It is characterized by comprising a second mechanism portion for retracting a plurality of placed sheets from the automatic sheet feeding mechanism, and the first mechanism changes the conveyance state of the sheet conveying mechanism in conjunction with the opening operation. On the other hand, while the second mechanism is automatically released, the second mechanism works in conjunction with the opening operation of the input means to retract a plurality of sheets from the automatic sheet supply mechanism to facilitate the sheet setting.

Further, preferably, one end of the main body of the electronic device is rotatably supported at a substantially rear end portion thereof and can be opened and closed in an unused state and a standing state, and functions as a lid of the input means. The present invention is characterized by including the display means having the function of displaying the electronic device in a predetermined manner and protecting the input means when it is not used.

Preferably, one end of the main body of the electronic apparatus is rotatably supported at one end thereof and is openable / closable between a use state and a standing state, and one end of the main body is turned at a substantially rear end portion. A liquid crystal display panel that is freely supported and can be opened and closed in an unused state and an upright state, and has a function as a lid of the keyboard, a detection unit that detects the open / closed state of the keyboard, and the main body upper surface portion. A sheet passage area formed between the back surface of the keyboard and a plurality of sheets placed on the sheet passage area;
An electronic device integrally provided with a recording unit having an automatic sheet supply mechanism for supplying each sheet to a sheet conveyance mechanism, wherein the detection unit causes the recording unit to operate when the keyboard is opened in the upright state. Control means for detecting the standing state and forcibly ending the recording operation of the recording means; and a first mechanical part for releasing the urging state of the pressure contact roller of the sheet conveying mechanism in conjunction with the opening operation of the keyboard, A plurality of sheets placed on the sheet passage area in association with the opening operation of the keyboard, and a second mechanism portion for retracting from the automatic sheet feeding mechanism. The mechanism automatically releases the conveyance state of the sheet conveying mechanism in conjunction with the opening operation, while the second mechanism retracts multiple sheets from the automatic sheet feeding mechanism in conjunction with the opening operation of the input means. Let the sheet set work easily.

Further, preferably, the recording means is a serial recording type ink jet printer configured in a small and flat shape, and the sub-scanning of the sheet is performed by the sheet conveying mechanism, and after the predetermined recording, the rear surface portion of the main body. Works to discharge from the outside.

As described above, while the rotation operation of the input means is detected and the recording operation is forcibly ended, the manual rotation operation of the input means is effectively used (transmitted) to perform extra work for the user. And improve the operability by reducing the operating force and operating force.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, referring to the drawings, each embodiment of the present invention will be referred to as a so-called notebook personal computer, and a keyboard that can be opened and closed with respect to the main body, a liquid crystal display panel, and a printer built in the main body. The case of an electronic device integrally including and will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an electronic device common to each embodiment. In the figure, a rotation fulcrum 2a is provided at a symmetrical position at a substantially central portion of the upper surface of the main body 1 of an electronic device such as a personal computer along the front-rear direction.
A keyboard 2 is provided that is rotatable (direction of arrow D) from a horizontal state to a main body 1 to a substantially upright state. In addition, a display unit 3 (for example, a liquid crystal display that can be made thin) is pivotally supported by a rotation fulcrum 3a so as to be rotatable in a symmetrical position at the rear portion of the main body 1, while the right side portion is provided. Are each provided with a floppy disk drive 4 as shown.

On the other hand, an opening 5 for setting a recording sheet in the horizontal direction is formed between the keyboard 2 and the upper surface of the main body 1 of the electronic device in the front surface portion of the main body 1, and the sheet conveying path is formed. An inkjet printer 6 is built in as a printing device in the rear of the main body 1 while being formed, and an automatic paper feed mechanism 7 is mounted on the front left side of the inkjet printer 6.

Here, the ink jet printer 6 is used as an example of the printing apparatus, but any printing method may be used as long as it is a printing apparatus using other methods and at least a recording apparatus that can be built in the main body 1. A thermal printer, a daisy wheel printer, a wire dot printer, a laser beam printer, or the like is appropriately adopted as the printer.

Further, although the automatic paper feed mechanism 7 is arranged on the front left side of the printing device 6 in the example, it may be arranged on the right front or both right and left. In short, it is sufficient that the recording sheet has a sufficient function for conveying the recording sheet. In addition, a battery part is provided in the lower left front part of the main body 1.
The right front lower part is equipped with a hard disk drive as an external recording medium, the left lower rear part is equipped with an IC card insertion hole, and the lower rear part is equipped with various connectors for connecting external peripheral devices such as a mouse. Recording media etc. are not shown here). The presence or absence of the floppy disk drive 4, the battery unit, the hard disk drive, the IC card insertion hole, and the various external peripheral device connection connectors and the arrangement thereof are not limited to those shown in the drawings, and it goes without saying that they can be selected as appropriate.

Next, FIG. 2 shows the first mechanical section 10 which opens the printing paper pressure contact mechanism 9 composed of rollers for applying a desired conveying force to the recording sheet 15 as the keyboard 2 rotates. FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway external perspective view showing the configuration of the above, showing that the keyboard 2 is in a substantially horizontal state of use. Further, FIG. 3 shows the keyboard 2 being opened upright.

In both figures, in the structure of the first mechanical section 10, a sensor 11 for identifying whether or not the keyboard 2 is in the horizontal state shown in the drawing is embedded in the main body 1 and connected to the control board 100. The detection result is output, and if the printer is operating when the keyboard 2 is manually rotated to the upright state (in the direction of arrow D1 in FIG. 3), the keyboard 2 is forcibly terminated.

The keyboard 2 has a rotary shaft 2a provided with a first gear 12 coaxial therewith, which meshes with a second gear 13 rotatably supported in the main body 1. There is. A belt pulley 13a is coaxially fixed to the second gear 13, and the belt pulley 1 is provided via a toothed belt 20 meshing with the belt pulley 13a.
The turning force of the keyboard 2 can be transmitted to 8a. The third gear 18 is integrally fixed to the belt pulley 18a.

On the other hand, since the printing paper 15 is placed on the continuously formed sheet guide portion 1a through the above-mentioned opening 5 and then conveyed to the printing portion of the printing device 6, a driving force is obtained from a motor (not shown). It is configured to be sandwiched between the first print sheet transport roller 16 and the second print sheet transport roller 17 which rotates by obtaining an urging force on the roller 16 by the urging spring 19 and then transported downstream. In addition, one end of the rotary shaft 17a of the roller 17 is in a state of sneaking into a long hole portion 14a provided in a release member 14 for releasing the pressure contact state of the roller 17. The opening member is formed of a so-called sector gear and rotates about the fulcrum 14b as a rotation center, and gear teeth that mesh with the third gear 18 are integrally formed.

In the above structure, as shown in FIG.
When the keyboard 2 is rotated in the direction of arrow D1, the second gear 12 is rotated in the direction of arrow D2 and the belt pulley 20 is moved in the direction of arrow D3. As a result, the belt pulley 18a and the third gear 18 are rotated. Be moved. As a result, the opening member 14 meshed with the third gear 18 moves in the direction of the arrow D4, the rotating shaft 17a of the roller 17 contacts the upper end of the elongated hole 14a, and the moving member is further moved. Is moved in the direction of the arrow D5 below.

Therefore, if the printing paper is jammed for some reason, the user can move the keyboard 2 to the position shown in FIGS.
The sensor 11 for recognizing the horizontal state of the keyboard 2 judges that the keyboard 2 is not in the horizontal state by rotating it from the horizontal state in the normal use state shown in FIG. Then, the inkjet printer 6 is stopped. Further, in synchronization with the rotation of the keyboard 2, the first gear 12 rotates in the same direction, the rotational force is transmitted to the second gear 13, and the first printing paper transport roller 16 and the second printing paper transport roller 16 for transporting the printing paper. The press contact of the print sheet is automatically released by the print sheet conveying roller 17.

As a result of the above, when the printing paper is jammed, the user automatically turns the keyboard from the horizontal rear to the vertical direction to stop the printing device and release the printing paper pressing mechanism 7. It becomes possible to do. That is, the printing paper 15 that is sandwiched between the rollers 16 and 17 can be easily removed, so that the jamming state can be eliminated. Although a leaf spring is used as a means for urging the roller 18, it is not limited to a spring as long as it is an elastic member.

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing another embodiment of the first mechanism portion 28 which brings the printing paper pressure contact mechanism 27 into the released state as the keyboard 2 is rotated. The state is illustrated. Further, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state in which the keyboard is in use.

In both figures, the rotary shaft 2a of the keyboard 2 is shown.
Has a fourth gear 29 coaxial with it and fixed to the keyboard. Further, the fifth gear 30 meshed with the fourth gear 29 to rotate simultaneously with the rotation of the fourth gear 29.
Is rotatably supported on the main body, and the cam 35
It meshes with the sixth gear 35 integrally provided with a.

On the other hand, in the state shown in FIG. 4, the release member 31 for releasing the pressure contact between the first print sheet conveying roller 16 that conveys the print sheet 15 to the printing unit (not shown) and the second print sheet roller 17 is the rotating shaft 17a. Is urged upward (in the direction of arrow F1 in FIG. 4).

In the above structure, as shown in FIG.
When the keyboard 2 is rotated in the direction of arrow D1, the gear 29
Rotates in the direction of arrow D2, and the gear 30 rotates in the direction of arrow D3. As a result, the gear 35 rotates in the direction of D4. As a result, the cam 35a of the gear 35 pushes the member 32 downward to move the opening member 31 in the direction of the arrow D5 to move the roller 17
Move down.

Therefore, when the printing paper jams due to some cause, the user turns the keyboard 2 from the horizontal state in the normal use state to the substantially vertical state shown in FIG. The sensor 11 that recognizes that the keyboard 2 is not horizontal,
A first printing paper transport roller 16 that transports printing paper by stopping the printing device (here, inkjet printer) 6
With the second printing paper transport roller 17, the press contact of the printing paper is automatically released.

As a result of the above, when the printing paper is jammed, the user automatically stops the printing device and releases the printing paper pressing mechanism 7 by rotating the keyboard from the horizontal rear to the vertical direction. It becomes possible to do.

Next, the second mechanical section 36 that conveys the plurality of printing papers 15 to the automatic paper feeding mechanism 7 as the keyboard 2 rotates will be described.

In FIG. 6, this figure is a perspective view showing how the printing paper 15 is conveyed to the automatic paper feed mechanism 7 as the keyboard 2 rotates, and the keyboard is shown in a substantially upright state. Here, 22 is a paper feed stacker that stacks the printing papers 15, and 23 is an arm formed on the keyboard 2 that conveys the paper feed stacker 22 to the automatic paper feed mechanism 7 as the keyboard 2 rotates.

Further, FIG. 7 shows the second interlocking mechanism 2 that conveys the printing paper 15 to the automatic paper feeding mechanism 7 as the keyboard 2 rotates.
1 is a transverse cross-sectional view showing the keyboard 1, in which the keyboard 2 is in a substantially upright state. Reference numeral 24 is an engagement pin for engaging the paper feed stacker 22 and the arm 23, and 25 and 26 are a first paper feed roller and a second paper feed roller, respectively, which are arranged in the automatic paper feed mechanism 7.
Here, the engagement pin 24 is used as a means for engaging the paper feed stacker 22 and the arm 23, but the means is not limited to the pin as long as it is a means satisfying an equivalent function.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing the second relay means 21 which conveys the print paper 15 to the automatic paper feed mechanism 7 as the keyboard 2 rotates, and shows the keyboard in a horizontal state.

The operation will be described below step by step. FIG.
8, when the printing paper 15 is installed in the electronic device,
The user rotates the keyboard 2 from the normally used horizontal state to the substantially vertical state. With this rotation, the printing paper 15
The sheet stacker 22 for stacking is moved to a visible position. Here, the user sets the print paper 15 in the paper feed stacker 22.
And insert it against the stopper at the tip (not shown). After the printing paper 15 is installed, the keyboard 2 is rotated from the substantially vertical direction to the horizontal direction in the normal use state. Along with the rotation of the keyboard 2, the arm 23 formed near the rotation axis of the keyboard 2 is rotationally moved toward the first paper feed roller 25 and the second paper feed roller 26 of the automatic paper feed mechanism 7. The arm 23 and the paper feed stacker 22 are laterally engaged with each other by an engagement pin 24, and the paper feed stacker 22 also moves horizontally so as to approach the first paper feed roller 25 and the second paper feed roller 26. .

When the keyboard 2 is rotated to the horizontal state, the first paper feed roller 25 of the automatic paper feed mechanism 7 and the printing paper 1
The paper feed stacker 22 moves to a position where 5 comes into contact. When the sensor 11 determines that the keyboard 2 is in the horizontal state, the printing device 6 becomes operable. As a result, when the printing paper 15 is installed, the keyboard 2 is rotated from the horizontal direction to the approximately vertical direction to move the paper feed stacker 22 to a visible position, and the printing paper 15 is moved to the printing paper stopper at that position. Butt, print paper is installed, and then the keyboard 2 is rotated from a substantially vertical position to a horizontal position, so that the paper feed stacker 22 can be seen from the visible position and the first paper feed roller 25 of the automatic paper feed mechanism 7 and the print paper. When the sensor 11 recognizes the horizontal state of the keyboard by moving 15 to the contact position, the printing apparatus can be operated, and the user can be relieved from the trouble of installing the printing paper.

FIG. 9 is an external perspective view of the main portion of the second mechanism portion 36, which is another embodiment. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing the means 36 for conveying the printing paper 15 to the automatic paper feeding mechanism 7 as the keyboard 2 rotates, and shows the keyboard in a horizontal state. FIG. 11 is a transverse cross-sectional view showing the means 36 that conveys the printing paper 15 to the automatic paper feed mechanism 7 as the keyboard 2 rotates, and shows the keyboard 2 in a substantially upright state. 46 is a roller holder that holds the third paper feed roller 38, and 47 is a spring that connects the roller holder 46 and the holding plate 37.

The operation will be described below step by step. 9,
10 and 11, when the printing paper 15 is installed in the electronic device, the user turns the keyboard 2 from the horizontal state in the normal use state to a substantially upright state. This keyboard 2
Of the third paper feed roller 38 and the fourth paper feed roller 38
The printing paper 15 is sandwiched by the paper feed roller 39, and the printing paper 15 is inserted to a printing stopper (not shown). Printing paper 1
After inserting 5, the keyboard 2 is rotated from a substantially upright state to a horizontal state, whereby the eighth gear 40 coaxial with the rotation axis of the keyboard 2 and formed on the keyboard 2 rotates in the same direction, and the eighth gear The rotation propagates to the ninth gear 41 that meshes with 40. The tenth gear 42 meshing with the ninth gear 41 also rotates with the rotation of the ninth gear 41. The eleventh gear 43 meshing with the tenth gear 42 also rotates with the rotation of the tenth gear 42. The twelfth gear 44 that meshes with the eleventh gear 43 is also the eleventh gear.
It rotates with the rotation of the gear 43. The 13th gear 45 that meshes with the 12th gear 44 also rotates with the rotation of the 12th gear 44. Along with the rotation of the thirteenth gear 45, the fourth paper feed roller 38 meshing with the thirteenth gear 45 is rotated, and the printing papers 15 being stacked are fed to the first paper feed roller 25 of the automatic paper feed mechanism 7.
The sheet is conveyed in a direction approaching the second sheet feed roller 26. Therefore, when the printing paper 15 is installed, the keyboard 2 is rotated from the horizontal state to the upright state, so that the third paper feeding roller 3 is rotated.
8, the fourth paper feed roller 39 is made visible, and the print paper 15
The third printing roller 38 and the fourth paper feeding roller 39 are sandwiched between the third printing roller 38 and the fourth paper feeding roller 39, and the printing paper stopper is applied to set the printing paper. 39 is rotated to automatically print the printing paper 15 on the first paper feeding roller 25 of the automatic paper feeding mechanism 7.
Is conveyed to a position where the print sheet 15 comes into contact with the sensor 11
By recognizing the horizontal state of the keyboard 2, the printer can be operated, and the user can be relieved of the trouble of installing the printing paper.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, in the first and second embodiments, gears and belts are used as relay means for stopping the printing device and releasing the printing paper pressure contact mechanism in synchronization with the rotation of the keyboard from the horizontal state to the upright state. The medium is not particularly limited to gears and belts as long as it is a medium that transmits the rotation of the rotation mechanism to the printing mechanism pressure contact mechanism. Also, in synchronization with the rotation of the keyboard from the upright state to the horizontal state, arms and gears are used as a relay means for starting the printing device and conveying the printing paper to the automatic paper feeding mechanism. The medium is not particularly limited to arms and gears as long as it is a medium that can be transferred to the automatic paper feeding mechanism for printing paper.

As described above, according to the rotation of the keyboard and the sensor for discriminating whether or not the keyboard, which is pivotally supported in the center of the electronic device body and is capable of holding the posture in the horizontal state and the substantially upright state, is in the horizontal state, When rotating from the horizontal state to the upright state, stop the printing device in synchronization with the rotation of the keyboard.
Further, a first relay means for releasing the printing paper pressure mechanism is provided, and when the keyboard is rotated from a substantially upright state to a horizontal state, the printer is started and the printing paper is automatically fed in synchronization with the rotation of the keyboard. By providing the second relay means for transporting to the mechanism, it becomes possible to improve the operability by reducing unnecessary motions and operating force of the user.

The present invention may be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices or an apparatus composed of a single device. Further, it goes without saying that the present invention can also be applied to the case where it is achieved by supplying a program to a system or an apparatus.

As described above, according to the present invention,
In an electronic device that is integrally provided with a printer built into the main body and has an input means that can be rotated with respect to the main body, release when trouble such as jamming of a recording sheet occurs.
It is possible to provide an electronic device that can be easily restored.

Further, in an electronic device which is integrally provided with a printer incorporated in the main body and has an input means rotatable with respect to the main body, workability at the time of filling the main body with the recording sheet can be improved. An electronic device can be provided.

Further, in an electronic device integrally provided with a printer incorporated in the main body and having an input means rotatable with respect to the main body, a releasing / restoring work when a trouble such as jamming of a recording sheet occurs. Is easy and also
It is possible to provide an electronic device that can improve workability when the recording sheet is filled in the main body.

Then, in an electronic device integrally provided with a printer incorporated in the main body and having a keyboard rotatable with respect to the main body, it is possible to perform a releasing / restoring work when a trouble such as jamming of a recording sheet occurs. It is possible to provide an electronic device that can be easily manufactured and can dramatically improve workability when filling a plurality of sheets into the main body.

[0050]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an electronic device common to each embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a first mechanical portion for releasing the press-contact mechanism for printing paper (keyboard is substantially upright).

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the first mechanical portion of FIG. 2 (keyboard horizontal state).

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the first mechanism portion.

5 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the operation description of FIG. 4 (keyboard in a substantially upright state).

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the second mechanism portion (keyboard horizontal state)
Is.

7 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a second mechanism part of FIG. 6 (keyboard is substantially upright).

FIG. 8 is an operation explanatory diagram (keyboard horizontal state) of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a second relay unit that conveys the printing paper of another embodiment to the automatic paper feeding mechanism.

10 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of FIG. 9 (keyboard horizontal state).

11 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of FIG. 9 (keyboard upright state).

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body 2 Keyboard 5 Opening 6 Printing device 7 Automatic paper feeding mechanism 10 and 28 1st mechanical part which makes a printing paper pressure contact mechanism open state 21 and 36 2nd mechanical part which conveys printing paper to an automatic paper feeding mechanism

Continued Front Page (72) Inventor Hideo Sugimura 3-30-2 Shimomaruko, Ota-ku, Tokyo Canon Inc.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An input unit, one end of which is rotatably supported at a substantially central portion of a main body of an electronic device and can be opened / closed between a use state and a standing state; a detection unit for detecting an open / closed state of the input unit; An electronic device integrally comprising a sheet passing region formed between a top surface portion of a main body and a back surface of the input unit, and a recording unit including a sheet transport mechanism, wherein the input unit is in the upright state. When opened, the control unit detects the standing state by the detection unit and forcibly terminates the recording operation of the recording unit; and releasing the conveyance state of the sheet conveyance mechanism in association with the opening operation of the input unit. An electronic device comprising: one mechanical section; 2. An input unit, one end of which is rotatably supported at a substantially central portion of a main body of an electronic device, and which can be opened / closed between a use state and a standing state, and a detection unit for detecting an open / closed state of the input unit. An automatic sheet supply that supplies a sheet passing area formed between an upper surface portion of the main body and the back surface of the input unit and a plurality of sheets placed on the sheet passing area to the sheet conveying mechanism one by one An electronic device integrally provided with a recording unit having a mechanism, wherein when the input unit is opened to the upright state, the detecting unit detects the upright state to force the recording operation of the recording unit. And a second mechanism section for retracting a plurality of sheets placed on the sheet passage area from the automatic sheet feeding mechanism in association with the opening operation of the input means. To Characteristic electronic equipment. 3. An input unit, one end of which is rotatably supported at a substantially central portion of a main body of an electronic device and can be opened / closed between a use state and a standing state, a detection unit for detecting an open / closed state of the input unit, A sheet passing area formed between a top surface portion of the main body and the back surface of the input means and a plurality of sheets placed on the sheet passing area are supplied to the sheet conveying mechanism one by one. An electronic device integrally provided with a recording unit having a mechanism, wherein when the input unit is opened to the upright state, the detecting unit detects the upright state to force the recording operation of the recording unit. Control means for terminating, a first mechanism portion for releasing the conveyance state of the sheet conveying mechanism in conjunction with the opening operation of the input means, and a first mechanism portion for being placed on the sheet passage area in conjunction with the opening operation of the input means. Placed An electronic device comprising: a second mechanism portion that retracts a plurality of sheets from the automatic sheet supply mechanism. 4. A display unit having one end rotatably supported at a substantially rear end portion of a main body of an electronic device, capable of opening and closing in an unused state and a standing state, and having a function as a lid of the input unit. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: 5. A keyboard, one end of which is rotatably supported at a substantially central portion of a body of an electronic device and which can be opened and closed in a use state and an upright state, and one end of which is rotatably supported at a substantially rear end portion of the body. A liquid crystal display panel that can be opened and closed between an unused state and a standing state and that has a function as a lid of the keyboard, a detection unit that detects the open / closed state of the keyboard, the main body upper surface portion, and the keyboard A sheet passing area formed between the sheet and the back surface, and a recording unit having an automatic sheet feeding mechanism that feeds a plurality of sheets placed on the sheet passing area to the sheet conveying mechanism one by one. An electronic device integrally provided, wherein when the keyboard is opened to the upright state, the detecting unit detects the upright state and forcibly ends the recording operation of the recording unit. Control means, a first mechanical portion for releasing the urging state of the pressure contact roller of the sheet conveying mechanism in association with the opening operation of the keyboard, and the first mechanical portion mounted on the sheet passage area in conjunction with the opening operation of the keyboard. An electronic device comprising: a second mechanical unit that retracts a plurality of placed sheets from the automatic sheet feeding mechanism. 6. The recording means is a serial recording type ink jet printer configured to be small and flat,
The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the sheet is sub-scanned by the sheet conveying mechanism, and is ejected to the outside from a rear surface portion of the main body after predetermined recording.