Box body structure of printer and printer

By opening the opening on the outer side wall of the printer housing and designing a separate switch door, the problem of high cost of printing head exposure and replacement of existing printers when replacing the paper roll is solved, achieving the convenience of replacing the paper roll and the cost-effectiveness of replacing the parts independently.

CN222793065UActive Publication Date: 2025-04-25WUHAN JINGCHEN INTELLIGENT IDENTIFICATION TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202421675376.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-07-16
Publication Date
2025-04-25
Estimated Expiration
2034-07-16

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

When replacing the paper roll, existing printers need to open the cover, which causes the printing end of the print head to be exposed, increasing the risk of damage, and when the cover or print head is damaged, it needs to be replaced at the same time, increasing the replacement cost.

Method used

A printer box structure is designed, through the opening on the outer side wall of the housing, the opening connects the loading port of the paper bin, and the opening is buckled by a separate opening and closing door. The printing paper roll needs to be replaced by just opening and closing doors, and the print head or opening and closing door can be replaced independently, reducing maintenance costs.

Benefits of technology

This enables the replacement of the paper roll without opening the cover, reducing the risk of printhead damage and allowing independent replacement of damaged printheads or doors, significantly reducing maintenance costs.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to a box body structure of a printer and the printer, the box body structure of the printer comprises a box body, a paper cabin, a switch door and a switch assembly, and the outer side wall of the box body is provided with an opening; the paper bin is arranged in the box body and comprises a loading opening, and the loading opening coincides with the opening. The opening and closing door is buckled on the opening, and one side of the opening and closing door is movably connected with the box body; the switch assembly is connected between the box body and the switch door. When a printing paper roll needs to be replaced, only the opening and closing door needs to be opened, and when a printing head or the opening and closing door of the printer is damaged and needs to be replaced, only any damaged part in the printing head and the opening and closing door needs to be replaced, the printing head and the opening and closing door do not need to be detached and replaced, and the maintenance cost is greatly reduced.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of printers, in particular to a box structure of a printer and a printer. Background Art

[0002] At present, as a small-sized item management label printing machine with increasingly wide commercial and household use scenarios, the structure of portable printers needs to be continuously optimized and improved to meet the increasingly strong market demand. For example, existing printer products include a box body and a cover body. The top wall of the box body is open, and the opening is connected to the paper bin. One end of the cover body is hingedly arranged on one side of the box body opening. The cover body is hingedly rotated with the box body to achieve the snapping and opening of the cover body. A printing component is also arranged inside the cover body, and a paper output component corresponding to the printing component is arranged on the box body. When the printing paper roll needs to be replaced, the cover body needs to be opened to expose the opening of the paper bin. However, when the cover body is opened, the print head will also be displaced, so that the printing end of the print head is exposed over a large area, which greatly increases the risk of damage. Moreover, the cover body and the print head are arranged as an integrated structure. When the cover body is damaged and needs to be replaced, the print head built into the cover body also needs to be replaced simultaneously. When the print head is damaged and needs to be replaced, the cover body also needs to be replaced simultaneously, and the replacement cost is relatively high. Utility Model Content

[0003] In view of the problems in the prior art, the present application proposes a box structure of a printer and a printer.

[0004] In order to achieve the above technical objectives, as a first aspect, the utility model proposes a box structure of a printer, the box structure of the printer comprising:

[0005] A box body, a paper bin, a switch door and a switch assembly, wherein the outer side wall of the box body is provided with an opening;

[0006] The paper bin comprises a loading port, and the loading port coincides with the opening;

[0007] The paper bin is arranged in the box body;

[0008] The switch door is buckled on the opening, and one side of the switch door is movably connected to the box body;

[0009] The switch assembly is connected between the box body and the switch door;

[0010] Preferably, the box structure further includes a pair of rotating shafts;

[0011] The box body is provided with a pair of fixing grooves;

[0012] Wherein, one end of a pair of the rotating shafts is fixed to the switch door and is correspondingly installed in a pair of the fixing grooves, and the pair of the rotating shafts can rotate freely along the pair of the fixing grooves;

[0013] Preferably, a first mounting groove is provided on the side wall of the box body facing the opening;

[0014] A second mounting groove is provided on the side wall of the switch door facing the first mounting groove, and the second mounting groove is arranged at a position opposite to the position where the switch door is connected to the box body;

[0015] Wherein, the switch assembly can be slidably arranged from the first installation slot to the second installation slot;

[0016] Preferably, a through groove is provided on the outer groove wall of the box body located at the first installation groove, and the through groove is provided in a direction from the second installation groove to the first installation groove;

[0017] The switch assembly comprises: a push member and a first elastic member, the push member comprises a horizontal portion and a vertical portion; the vertical portion is vertically connected to the horizontal portion, the horizontal portion is located in the first mounting groove, and the vertical portion is penetrated to the outside of the through groove;

[0018] The first elastic member is disposed in the first mounting groove and is located between the horizontal portion and the inner wall of the first mounting groove;

[0019] Wherein, the sum of the lengths of the first elastic member and the horizontal portion is equal to the sum of the lengths from the first mounting groove to the second mounting groove, and the length of the through groove is greater than the length of the second mounting groove;

[0020] Preferably, the first elastic member comprises a spring;

[0021] Preferably, the box structure of the printer further includes a second elastic member;

[0022] The second elastic member is arranged between the switch door and the box body, one end of the second elastic member is connected to the side of the switch door facing the opening, and the other end of the second elastic member is connected to the edge of the box body located at the opening;

[0023] Preferably, the second elastic member comprises a torsion spring, and the torsion spring comprises a first free end, a body, and a second free end;

[0024] A third mounting groove is provided on a side of the switch door facing away from the second mounting groove, a connecting column is provided in the third mounting groove, a body of the torsion spring is sleeved on the connecting column, a first free end of the torsion spring abuts against the switch door, and a second free end of the torsion spring abuts against the box body;

[0025] Preferably, the switch door is made of transparent material.

[0026] As a second aspect, the utility model provides a printer, which includes the box structure of any one of the printers described above.

[0027] The beneficial effect of the utility model is that an opening is provided on the outer wall of the shell, and the opening is connected to the loading port of the paper bin, and the opening is buckled by a separate switch door, so that when the printing paper roll needs to be replaced, it is only necessary to open the switch door, and when the print head or the switch door of the printer is damaged and needs to be replaced, it is only necessary to replace any damaged parts of the two, and there is no need to disassemble and replace both, which greatly reduces the maintenance cost. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0029] Figure 1 The overall structure of the box structure of a printer in this embodiment is Figure 1 ;

[0030] Figure 2 It is an enlarged view of a local structure of a box structure of a printer in this embodiment;

[0031] Figure 3 The overall structure of the box structure of a printer in this embodiment is Figure 1

[0032] Figure 4 A cross-sectional view of a box structure of a printer in this embodiment Figure 1 ;

[0033] Figure 5 A cross-sectional view of a box structure of a printer in this embodiment Figure 2 ;

[0034] Figure 6 is a structural diagram of the second elastic member in this embodiment;

[0035] Figure 7 1 is a view showing the positional relationship among the first elastic member, the first mounting groove and the first through groove in this embodiment.

[0036] 1 box body; 101 fixing slot; 102 first installation slot; 103 through slot;

[0037] 2 switch door; 201 rotating shaft; 202 second mounting slot; 203 third mounting slot; 204 connecting column;

[0038] 3 paper warehouse;

[0039] 4 switch assembly; 401 push member; 40101 vertical portion; 40102 horizontal portion; 402 first elastic member;

[0040] 5 second elastic member; 501 first free end; 502 body; 503 second free end. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0041] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field based on the embodiments in the present application belong to the scope of protection of this application.

[0042] As a first aspect of the present utility model, Figure 1 As shown, this embodiment proposes a box body 1 structure of a printer, and the box body 1 structure of the printer includes: a box body 1, a paper bin 3, a switch door 2 and a switch assembly 4; the outer wall of the box body 1 is provided with an opening; the paper bin 3 is arranged in the box body 1, and the paper bin 3 includes a loading port, and the loading port coincides with the opening; the switch door 2 is buckled on the opening, and one side of the switch door 2 is movably connected to the box body 1; the switch assembly 4 is connected between the box body 1 and the switch door 2.

[0043] Specifically, the box body structure of a printer of the utility model has an opening on the outer wall of the shell, and the opening is connected to the loading port of the paper bin 3, and the opening is buckled by a separate switch door 2, so that when the printing paper roll needs to be replaced, it is only necessary to open the switch door 2, and when the print head or the switch door 2 of the printer is damaged and needs to be replaced, it is only necessary to replace any damaged component of the two, and there is no need to disassemble and replace both, which greatly reduces the maintenance cost.

[0044] Furthermore, a pair of rotating shafts 201 are provided on one side of the switch door 2, one end of the pair of rotating shafts 201 is fixed to the switch door 2, the other end of the pair of rotating shafts 201 protrudes from the switch door 2, and the axes of the pair of rotating shafts 201 coincide with each other; a pair of fixing grooves 101 are provided on the box body 1, the pair of rotating shafts 201 are correspondingly installed in the pair of fixing grooves 101, and the pair of rotating shafts 201 can rotate freely along the pair of fixing grooves 101; in this way, the pair of rotating shafts 201 can be hinged and rotated relative to the pair of fixing grooves 101, thereby allowing the switch door 2 to be opened and closed relative to the opening of the box body 1.

[0045] Furthermore, a first mounting groove 102 is provided on the side wall of the box body 1 facing the opening; a second mounting groove 202 is provided on the side wall of the switch door 2 facing the first mounting groove 102, and the setting position of the second mounting groove 202 is opposite to the position where the switch door 2 is connected to the box body 1; wherein, the switch component 4 can be slidably set in the first mounting groove 102 to the second mounting groove 202; in this way, when the switch component 4 is slidably set in the first mounting groove 102 and the second mounting groove 202, the switch door 2 is locked, and when the switch component 4 slides from the second mounting groove 202 to the first mounting groove 102, the end of the switch door 2 provided with the second mounting groove 202 is opened and becomes a free end, and can be opened thereby.

[0046] Furthermore, the box body 1 is provided with a through groove 103 on the outer groove wall of the first mounting groove 102, and the through groove 103 is opened in the direction from the second mounting groove 202 to the first mounting groove 102; the switch assembly 4 includes: a push member 401 and a first elastic member 402, the push member 401 includes a horizontal portion 40102 and a vertical portion 40101; the vertical portion 40101 is vertically connected to the horizontal portion 40102, the horizontal portion 40102 is located in the first mounting groove 102, and the vertical portion 40101 is penetrated to the outside of the through groove 103; when the horizontal portion 40102 needs to be slid from the first mounting groove 102 to the second mounting groove 202, it can be pushed to be connected with the horizontal portion 40102. The vertical portion 40101 connected to the horizontal portion 40102 is displaced in the direction of the second mounting groove 202. Conversely, when the horizontal portion 40102 needs to be slid from the second mounting groove 202 to the first mounting groove 102, the vertical portion 40101 connected to the horizontal portion 40102 is pushed to be displaced in the direction of the first mounting groove 102. The first elastic member 402 is disposed in the first mounting groove 102 and is located between the horizontal portion 40102 and the inner wall of the first mounting groove 102. In this way, when the vertical portion 40101 is pushed to be displaced in the direction of the first mounting groove 102, the first elastic member 402 undergoes synchronous elastic deformation. When the thrust disappears, the first elastic member 402 is reset by utilizing the elastic deformation. Among them, the sum of the lengths of the first elastic member 402 and the horizontal portion 40102 is equal to the sum of the lengths from the first mounting groove 102 to the second mounting groove 202, and the length of the through groove 103 is greater than the length of the second mounting groove 202; in this way, when the first elastic member 402 is in a freely extended state, the end of the horizontal portion 40102 of the pushing member 401 close to the second groove is pressed against the second groove, resulting in natural locking.

[0047] Furthermore, the first elastic member 402 includes a spring.

[0048] Furthermore, the box body 1 structure of the printer also includes: a second elastic member 5, which is arranged between the switch door 2 and the box body 1, one end of the second elastic member 5 is connected to the side of the switch door 2 facing the opening, and the other end of the second elastic member 5 is connected to the edge of the box body 1 located at the opening; in this way, when the switch door 2 and the box body 1 are in a natural contact state, the elastic force of the second elastic member 5 can be used to open the switch door 2.

[0049] Furthermore, the second elastic member 5 includes a torsion spring, which includes a first free end 501, a body 502 and a second free end 503; a third mounting groove 203 is provided on the side of the switch door 2 facing away from the second mounting groove 202, and a connecting column 204 is provided in the third mounting groove 203, the body 502 of the torsion spring is sleeved on the connecting column 204, the first free end 501 of the torsion spring abuts against the switch door 2, and the second free end 503 of the torsion spring abuts against the box body 1.

[0050] Furthermore, the switch door 2 is made of a transparent material, and the remaining amount of consumables inside the paper bin 3 can be observed at any time through the switch door 2 made of the transparent material.

[0051] As a second aspect of the utility model, this embodiment provides a printer, the printer comprising the box structure of any one of the above printers, so that when the printing paper roll needs to be replaced, it is only necessary to open the switch door, and when the print head or the switch door of the printer is damaged and needs to be replaced, it is only necessary to replace any damaged part of the two, without disassembling and replacing both, which greatly reduces the maintenance cost.

[0052] In the above embodiments, the description of each embodiment has its own emphasis. For parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment, reference can be made to the relevant descriptions of other embodiments.

[0053] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the indicated orientation or positional relationship is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and is only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present application.

[0054] It should be noted that, in the description of the present application, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "include", "comprise" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, the elements defined by the sentence "comprise a ..." do not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the elements.

[0055] The above is a detailed introduction to the scheme provided in the embodiments of the present application. Specific examples are used herein to illustrate the principles and implementation methods of the present application. The description of the above embodiments is only used to help understand the method of the present application and its core idea. At the same time, for technical personnel in this field, according to the idea of ​​the present application, there will be changes in the specific implementation method and application scope. In summary, the content of this specification should not be understood as a limitation on the present application.

Claims

1. A box structure of a printer, characterized in that: The box structure of the printer includes: Box body, paper bin, switch door and switch assembly; The outer side wall of the box body is provided with an opening; The paper bin comprises a loading port, and the loading port coincides with the opening; The paper bin is arranged in the box body; The switch door is buckled on the opening, and one side of the switch door is movably connected to the box body; The switch assembly is connected between the box body and the switch door.

2. The box structure of the printer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The box structure also includes a pair of rotating shafts; The box body is provided with a pair of fixing grooves; Among them, one end of a pair of the rotating shafts is fixed to the switch door and is correspondingly installed in a pair of the fixing grooves, and the pair of the rotating shafts can rotate freely along the pair of the fixing grooves.

3. The box structure of the printer according to claim 2, characterized in that: A first mounting groove is provided on the side wall of the box body facing the opening; A second mounting groove is provided on the side wall of the switch door facing the first mounting groove, and the second mounting groove is arranged at a position opposite to the position where the switch door is connected to the box body; Wherein, the switch assembly can be slidably arranged from the first installation slot to the second installation slot.

4. The box structure of the printer according to claim 3, characterized in that: The outer groove wall of the box body located at the first installation groove is provided with a through groove, and the through groove is provided in a direction from the second installation groove to the first installation groove; The switch assembly comprises a push member and a first elastic member; The push member includes a horizontal portion and a vertical portion; The vertical portion is vertically connected to the horizontal portion, the horizontal portion is located in the first installation slot, and the vertical portion is extended to the outside of the through slot; The first elastic member is disposed in the first mounting groove and is located between the horizontal portion and the inner wall of the first mounting groove; The sum of the lengths of the first elastic member and the horizontal portion is equal to the sum of the lengths from the first mounting groove to the second mounting groove, and the length of the through groove is greater than the length of the second mounting groove.

5. The box structure of the printer according to claim 4, characterized in that: The first elastic member includes a spring.

6. The box structure of the printer according to claim 4, characterized in that: The box structure of the printer further includes a second elastic member; The second elastic member is arranged between the switch door and the box body, one end of the second elastic member is connected to the side of the switch door facing the opening, and the other end of the second elastic member is connected to the edge of the box body located at the opening.

7. The box structure of the printer according to claim 6, characterized in that: The second elastic member comprises a torsion spring, and the torsion spring comprises a first free end, a body, and a second free end; A third mounting groove is provided on the side of the switch door facing away from the second mounting groove, a connecting column is provided in the third mounting groove, the body of the torsion spring is sleeved on the connecting column, the first free end of the torsion spring abuts against the switch door, and the second free end of the torsion spring abuts against the box body.

8. The box structure of the printer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The switch door is made of transparent material.

9. A printer, characterized in that: The printer comprises the box structure of the printer according to any one of claims 1 to 8.