Power supply base for printer

Abstract

A power supply base for a printer is suitable for installing the printer, the printer is provided with a plurality of screw holes located at the bottom and a power supply port, and the power supply base for the printer comprises an adapter plate and a base unit. The adapter plate is arranged at the bottom of the printer, the adapter plate is provided with a plate body, a plurality of through holes which are formed in the plate body in an up-down penetrating mode and correspond to the screw holes respectively, and a first assembling mechanism arranged at the bottom of the plate body, and the through holes are used for a plurality of screw locking pieces to penetrate through so as to be locked in the screw holes of the printer in a screwed mode. The base unit is detachably assembled with the adapter plate, the base unit is provided with a base body, a second assembling mechanism detachably assembled with the first assembling mechanism and a power supply module used for supplying power to the printer, and the power supply module is provided with at least one power supply port used for being connected with a power supply port of the printer. The power supply base for the printer can stably serve as a base of the printer and supply power to the printer, so that the position of the printer is not limited by power factors, and the requirement that the printer is convenient to move can be met.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to a base, in particular to a power base for a printer. Background Art

[0002] With the development and progress of the network, general printers such as label printers can usually be connected to a mobile phone to print data or labels. Therefore, printers such as label printers gradually have the need to be easily moved. However, their movement is restricted due to power supply factors. Summary of the Utility Model

[0003] An object of the utility model is to provide a power base for a printer that can solve at least one problem in the prior art.

[0004] The power base for a printer of the utility model is suitable for installing a printer. The printer has a plurality of screw holes located at the bottom and a power port. The power base for a printer includes an adapter plate and a base unit. The adapter plate is used to be arranged at the bottom of the printer. The adapter plate has a plate body, a plurality of through holes formed through the plate body up and down and corresponding to the screw holes respectively, and a first assembling mechanism arranged at the bottom of the plate body. The through holes are used for allowing a plurality of screw locking members to pass through and be screwed into the screw holes of the printer. The base unit is detachably assembled with the adapter plate. The base unit has a seat body, a second assembling mechanism arranged at the top of the seat body and used for detachably assembling with the first assembling mechanism, and a power module arranged on the seat body and used for supplying power to the printer. The power module has at least one power supply port for connecting with the power port of the printer.

[0005] In some embodiments, the plate body of the adapter plate has a positioning groove located at the bottom and facing downward. The first assembling mechanism is arranged in the positioning groove. The seat body of the base unit has a positioning convex portion for correspondingly matching the positioning groove. The second assembling mechanism is arranged on the positioning convex portion.

[0006] In some embodiments, the first assembly mechanism includes two assembly columns arranged in the alignment groove, the two assembly columns extend along a first transverse direction and are spaced side by side along a second transverse direction, the first transverse direction and the second transverse direction are perpendicular to each other, the second assembly mechanism can switch between a locked state and an unlocked state, the second assembly mechanism includes two hooks that can be movably arranged on the alignment protrusion in the second transverse direction and are spaced side by side in the second transverse direction, each of the hooks has a hook protrusion protruding outward in the second transverse direction, when the second assembly mechanism is in the locked state, the two hooks are relatively far away from each other in the second transverse direction, the hook protrusions of the two hooks hook the two assembly columns and prevent the two assembly columns from moving upward; when the second assembly mechanism is in the unlocked state, the two hooks are relatively close to each other in the second transverse direction, the hook protrusions of the two hooks release the two assembly columns and allow the two assembly columns to move upward.

[0007] In some embodiments, the second assembly mechanism also includes an operating button that can be moved in the first transverse direction and at least partially protrudes from the base in the first transverse direction, and at least one elastic member connected between the base and the operating button. The operating button has two slide rails that extend obliquely and correspond to the two hooks respectively. Each of the hooks also has a slider that can be slidably provided on the corresponding slide rails. When the second assembly mechanism is in a locked state, the operating button protrudes relatively from the base in the first transverse direction, and the two hooks move away from each other in the second transverse direction; when the second assembly mechanism is in an unlocked state, the operating button retracts relatively into the base in the first transverse direction, and the two hooks move closer to each other in the second transverse direction. The elastic member is used to drive the operating button to protrude relatively from the base in the first transverse direction, so that the second assembly mechanism tends to be in the locked state.

[0008] In some implementations, the base has two top grooves located at the top and recessed inwardly in the first transverse direction, and the operating button at least partially protrudes out of the base in the first transverse direction from one of the top grooves.

[0009] In some implementations, the plate body has two bottom grooves located at the bottom and recessed inward in the first transverse direction, and positions of the two top grooves correspond to positions of the two bottom grooves in an upper and lower direction, respectively.

[0010] In some implementations, the printer further has a plurality of foot pads located at the bottom, and the body of the adapter plate further has a plurality of first foot pad accommodating recesses for accommodating the foot pads.

[0011] In some implementations, the adapter plate further has a plurality of adapter plate foot pads disposed at the bottom of the plate body, and the base body of the base unit further has a plurality of second foot pad accommodating recesses for accommodating the adapter plate foot pads.

[0012] In some embodiments, the power supply base for the printer is adapted to selectively mount one of a plurality of the printers, and the through holes of the adapter plate can respectively correspond to the screw holes of the printers.

[0013] In some embodiments, the power supply base for the printer is adapted to selectively mount one of a plurality of the printers, and the first foot pad accommodating recesses of the plate body of the adapter plate can accommodate the foot pads of the printers.

[0014] The beneficial effects of the present utility model are as follows: The power supply base for the printer can stably serve as the base of the printer and supply power to the printer, so that the position of the printer is not restricted by power supply factors. Therefore, the requirement for the printer to be conveniently moved can be met. Moreover, through the adapter plate that is screwed and fixed to the printer and can be detachably assembled with the base unit, the printer screwed and fixed to the adapter plate can be independently used according to requirements or used in cooperation with the base unit capable of supplying power. Brief Description of the Drawings

[0015] Other features and effects of the present utility model will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings, wherein:

[0016] Figure 1 is a side view schematic diagram of a first embodiment of the power supply base for the printer of the present utility model mounting a printer;

[0017] Figure 2 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the first embodiment;

[0018] Figure 3 is a three-dimensional exploded schematic diagram of the first embodiment;

[0019] Figure 4 is a three-dimensional exploded schematic diagram of the first embodiment viewed from another perspective;

[0020] Figure 5 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of an operation button and two hooks of the first embodiment;

[0021] Figure 6 is a top view schematic diagram of the first embodiment, in which a second assembling mechanism of a base unit of the embodiment is in a locked state;

[0022] Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view schematic diagram of the first embodiment, in which the second assembling mechanism of the base unit of the embodiment is in the locked state;

[0023] Figure 8 is a top view schematic diagram of the first embodiment, in which the second assembling mechanism of the base unit of the embodiment is in an unlocked state;

[0024] Figure 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the first embodiment, in which the second assembly mechanism of the base unit of this embodiment is in the unlocked state;

[0025] Figure 10 is a three-dimensional schematic view of a second embodiment of the power supply base for a printer of the present utility model. Detailed implementation manners

[0026] Before the present utility model is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar components are denoted by the same reference numerals.

[0027] Referring to Figures 1 to 4 , a first embodiment of the power supply base 100 for a printer of the present utility model is applicable to mounting a printer 200. The printer 200 has a plurality of screw holes 201 located at the bottom, a plurality of feet 202 located at the bottom, and a power port 203 which is, for example, a USB port. In this first embodiment, the power supply base 100 for a printer is applicable to selectively mount one of the various printers 200. The following describes the assembly of the power supply base 100 for a printer with one of the printers 200. The power supply base 100 for a printer includes an adapter board 1 and a base unit 2.

[0028] The adapter board 1 is used to be disposed at the bottom of the printer 200 along a vertical direction D1. The adapter board 1 has a board body 11, a plurality of through holes 12 formed through the board body 11 up and down and corresponding to the screw holes 201 respectively, a first assembly mechanism 13 disposed at the bottom of the board body 11, and a plurality of adapter board feet 14 disposed at the bottom of the board body 11. The board body 11 has a registration groove 111 located at the bottom and facing downward, two bottom grooves 112 located at the bottom and recessed inward in a left-right direction D2 (first transverse direction), and a plurality of first foot accommodation recesses 113 located at the top and used for accommodating the feet 202 of the printer 200. The through holes 12 are used for a plurality of locking members 300 to pass through and lock to the screw holes 201 of the printer 200. Among them, the power supply base 100 for a printer is applicable to selectively mount one of the various printers 200. Therefore, the through holes 12 of the adapter board 1 can respectively correspond to the screw holes 201 of the printers 200, and the first foot accommodation recesses 113 of the board body 11 of the adapter board 1 can accommodate the feet 202 of each of the printers 200. In addition, in this embodiment, the model of the printer 200 corresponding to each through hole 12 is marked beside each through hole 12 at the bottom of the adapter board 1.

[0029] The first assembly mechanism 13 is disposed in the alignment groove 111. The first assembly mechanism 13 includes two assembly posts 131 disposed in the alignment groove 111. The two assembly posts 131 extend along the left - right direction D2 and are spaced side by side along a front - rear direction D3 (the second transverse direction). The adapter plate foot pads 14 can play a role in buffering and shock absorption, so that the printer 200 can be directly placed on a desktop or other plane after being screwed and fixed to the adapter plate 1.

[0030] The base unit 2 is detachably assembled with the adapter plate 1. The base unit 2 has a base body 21, a second assembly mechanism 22 disposed at the top of the base body 21 and used for detachably assembling with the first assembly mechanism 13, a power module 23 disposed on the base body 21 and used for supplying power to the printer 200, and a plurality of base foot pads 24 disposed at the bottom of the base body 21. The base body 21 has an alignment convex portion 211 for correspondingly mating with the alignment groove 111, two top grooves 212 located at the top and recessed inward in the left - right direction D2, and a plurality of second foot - pad accommodation recesses 213 for accommodating the adapter plate foot pads 14. The positions of the two top grooves 212 respectively correspond to the positions of the two bottom grooves 112 of the plate body 11 up and down, and the two top grooves 212 and the two bottom grooves 112 allow a user to insert their hands, so as to facilitate applying force to separate the adapter plate 1 from the base unit 2.

[0031] Refer to Figures 3 to 6 As shown in the figure, the second assembly mechanism 22 is disposed on the alignment convex portion 211, and the second assembly mechanism 22 can be switched between a locked state and an unlocked state. The second assembly mechanism 22 includes two hooks 221 movably disposed on the alignment convex portion 211 in the front - rear direction D3 and spaced side by side in the front - rear direction D3, an operation button 222 movably disposed on the base body 21 in the left - right direction D2 and at least partially protruding in the left - right direction D2, and a plurality of elastic members 223 connected between the base body 21 and the operation button 222. The operation button 222 at least partially protrudes from one of the top grooves 212 in the left - right direction D2 from the base body 21. The operation button 222 has two slide rail groups 222a extending obliquely and respectively corresponding to the two hooks 221. Each slide rail group 222a has two slide rails 222b. Each hook 221 has a hook convex portion 221a protruding outward in the front - rear direction D3 and a slider group 221b slidably disposed in the corresponding slide rail group 222a. Each slider group 221b has two sliders 221c.

[0032] Refer to Figures 6 to 7When the second assembly mechanism 22 is in the locked state, the operation button 222 protrudes relative to the base body 21 in the left-right direction D2, and the two hooks 221 move away from each other in the front-back direction D3. The hook protrusions 221a of the two hooks 221 hook the two assembly posts 131 and prevent the two assembly posts 131 from moving upward, so that the adapter plate 1 is fixed to the base unit 2.

[0033] Refer to Figures 8 to 9 When the second assembly mechanism 22 is in the unlocked state, the operation button 222 retracts relative to the base body 21 in the left-right direction D2, and the two hooks 221 move closer to each other in the front-back direction D3. The hook protrusions 221a of the two hooks 221 release the two assembly posts 131 and allow the two assembly posts 131 to move upward, so that the adapter plate 1 can be detached from the base unit 2 upward.

[0034] Wherein, the elastic member 223 is used to drive the operation button 222 to protrude relative to the base body 21 in the left-right direction D2, so that the second assembly mechanism 22 tends to be in the locked state, thereby preventing the adapter plate 1 from detaching from the base unit 2 under abnormal external force or misoperation.

[0035] Specifically, the number of the adapter plates 1 can also be multiple and are respectively arranged on multiple printers 200 (see Figure 1 ). Through the assembly cooperation between the first assembly mechanism 13 of the adapter plate 1 and the second assembly mechanism 22 of the base unit 2, the printer 200 arranged on the base unit 2 can be quickly switched.

[0036] Refer to Figure 3 、 Figure 4 and Figure 6 The power module 23 has a plurality of power supply ports 231 for connecting to the power supply port 203 of the printer 200, a charging port 232 for charging, and a power button 233. In the first embodiment, the power supply ports 231 are respectively a USB power supply port and a direct current power supply port.

[0037] Refer to Figure 10 A second embodiment of the power base 100 for a printer according to the present invention. The difference between this second embodiment and the first embodiment is that the first footpad accommodating recess 113 of the adapter plate 1 in the first embodiment is larger and can accommodate the footpads 202 of different printers 200, while each first footpad accommodating recess 113 of the adapter plate 1 in this second embodiment is respectively used to correspondingly accommodate one of the footpads 202 of each printer 200.

[0038] In summary, the power supply base 100 for the printer of the present utility model can stably serve as the base of the printer 200 and supply power to the printer 200, so that the position of the printer 200 is not restricted by power supply factors. Therefore, it can meet the requirement of the printer 200 for convenient position movement. Moreover, through the adapter plate 1 that is screwed and fixed to the printer 200 and can be detachably assembled with the base unit 2, the printer 200 screwed and fixed to the adapter plate 1 can be used independently according to requirements or in cooperation with the base unit 2 that can supply power.

[0039] The above is only the embodiment of the present utility model, and it cannot be used to limit the scope of implementation of the present utility model. That is, all simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the claims and the content of the specification of the present utility model still belong to the scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A power base for a printer, suitable for installing a printer, the printer having a plurality of screw holes at the bottom and a power port, characterized in that: The power base for the printer contains: An adapter plate is used to be arranged at the bottom of the printer, the adapter plate comprises a plate body, a plurality of through holes formed through the plate body and corresponding to the screw holes respectively, and a first assembly mechanism arranged at the bottom of the plate body, the through holes are used for a plurality of screw locking members to pass through and be screwed to the screw holes of the printer; as well as The base unit can be detachably assembled with the adapter plate, and the base unit has a base body, a second assembly mechanism disposed at the top of the base body and used for detachably assembling with the first assembly mechanism, and a power module disposed on the base body and used for supplying power to the printer, and the power module has at least one power port for connecting to the power port of the printer.

2. The power base for a printer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The plate body of the adapter plate has an alignment groove located at the bottom and facing downward, the first assembly mechanism is arranged in the alignment groove, the base body of the base unit has an alignment protrusion for correspondingly matching the alignment groove, and the second assembly mechanism is arranged in the alignment protrusion.

3. The power base for a printer according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first assembly mechanism includes two assembly columns arranged in the alignment groove, the two assembly columns extend along the first transverse direction and are spaced and arranged side by side along the second transverse direction, the first transverse direction and the second transverse direction are perpendicular to each other, the second assembly mechanism can switch between a locked state and an unlocked state, the second assembly mechanism includes two hooks that can be movably arranged on the alignment convex portion in the second transverse direction and are spaced and arranged side by side in the second transverse direction, each of the hooks has a hook convex portion protruding outward in the second transverse direction, when the second assembly mechanism is in the locked state, the two hooks are relatively far away from each other in the second transverse direction, the hook convex portions of the two hooks hook the two assembly columns and prevent the two assembly columns from moving upward; when the second assembly mechanism is in the unlocked state, the two hooks are relatively close to each other in the second transverse direction, the hook convex portions of the two hooks release the two assembly columns and allow the two assembly columns to move upward.

4. The power base for a printer according to claim 3, characterized in that: The second assembly mechanism also includes an operating button that can be moved in the first transverse direction and at least partially protrudes from the base body in the first transverse direction, and at least one elastic member connected between the base body and the operating button. The operating button has two slide rails that extend obliquely and correspond to the two hooks respectively. Each of the hooks also has a slider that can be slidably arranged on the corresponding slide rails. When the second assembly mechanism is in the locked state, the operating button relatively protrudes from the base body in the first transverse direction, and the two hooks are relatively moved away from each other in the second transverse direction; when the second assembly mechanism is in the unlocked state, the operating button relatively retracts into the base body in the first transverse direction, and the two hooks are relatively moved closer to each other in the second transverse direction. The elastic member is used to drive the operating button to relatively protrude from the base body in the first transverse direction, so that the second assembly mechanism tends to be in the locked state.

5. The power base for a printer according to claim 4, characterized in that: The base body has two top grooves located at the top and concave inwardly in the first transverse direction. The operating button at least partially protrudes out of the base body in the first transverse direction from one of the top grooves.

6. The power base for a printer according to claim 5, characterized in that: The plate body has two bottom grooves located at the bottom and concave inwardly in the first transverse direction, and the positions of the two top grooves correspond to the positions of the two bottom grooves in a vertical direction.

7. The power base for a printer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The printer also has a plurality of foot pads located at the bottom, and the body of the adapter plate also has a plurality of first foot pad accommodating recesses for accommodating the foot pads.

8. The power base for a printer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The adapter plate also has a plurality of adapter plate foot pads arranged at the bottom of the plate body, and the base body of the base unit also has a plurality of second foot pad accommodating recesses for accommodating the adapter plate foot pads.

9. The power base for a printer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The power base for the printer is suitable for selectively installing one of the multiple printers, and the through holes of the adapter plate can respectively correspond to the screw holes of the printers.

10. The power base for a printer according to claim 7, characterized in that: The power base for the printer is suitable for selectively installing one of the multiple printers, and the first foot pad accommodating recess of the board body of the adapter board can accommodate the foot pad of each printer.

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