Accessory for printer to automatically store power line
By designing an accessory that includes a mounting base, storage wheels, and a drive motor, the problem of printer power cord tangling was solved, achieving automatic storage and space saving.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-09-06
- Publication Date
- 2026-04-07
AI Technical Summary
Printer power cords are prone to getting tangled with cables from other devices during use, increasing operational complexity and taking up space.
Design an accessory that includes a fixed base, storage wheels, and a drive motor. The drive motor drives the storage wheels to rotate, and the power cord is automatically stored using baffles and slot structures to prevent the cord from becoming tangled.
It enables automatic storage of power cords, reducing operational complexity and space occupation.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to the field of printer accessories, specifically to a kind of accessory for printer automatic storage power cord. BACKGROUND
[0002] The working principle of printer varies with type, and the following is the working principle of some common printers:
[0003] Needle printer: use dot matrix needle in print head, impact print ribbon, and produce printing effect on printing paper;
[0004] Inkjet printer: ink is sprayed onto printing paper through nozzle, forming image or text; According to its inkjet method, it can be divided into continuous inkjet printer and drop-on-demand inkjet printer, which can be divided into piezoelectric inkjet printer, thermal bubble inkjet printer and electrostatic inkjet printer;
[0005] Laser printer: use laser beam to scan photosensitive drum, form electrostatic latent image on photosensitive drum surface, and print image or text on paper through toner adsorption and transfer; Its working process includes charging, exposure, development, transfer, fixing and cleaning steps
[0006] The power cord of printer is long, and it is easy to be entangled with the cable of other equipment during use. When moving the printer or arranging the office space, a lot of time is spent to untangle the entangled cable, increasing the complexity of operation; And occupy a lot of space. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT
[0007] The utility model aims at providing a kind of accessory for printer automatic storage power cord to solve the defects mentioned in the above background.
[0008] To achieve the above purpose, a kind of accessory for printer automatic storage power cord is provided, including fixed seat, the top right side of the fixed seat is welded with printer mounting plate, and the bottom of fixed seat is fixedly installed with mounting bracket, the inside of mounting bracket is movably installed with storage wheel through rotating shaft, and the both sides of storage wheel are fixedly installed with baffle, the rotating shaft of storage wheel is fixedly connected with the output shaft of driving motor, and driving motor is screw-connected and fixed on the outside surface of mounting bracket, the outside surface of storage wheel is installed with line clamp, line clamp includes clamping groove opened in the surface of storage wheel, and the surface of clamping groove is covered with card, and the bottom of card is provided with accommodating groove.
[0009] Preferably, the mounting bracket is made of metal material and has a "U" shape, and a top hole is formed in the middle of the fixed seat at the top of the mounting bracket, and the top hole is rectangular.
[0010] Preferably, the printer mounting plate is rectangular and has two sets of mounting holes. The mounting holes are strip-shaped and cover the outer wall of the printer, and are fixed by studs and nuts.
[0011] Preferably, an inclined surface is formed between the baffle and the storage wheel, and the cross-sections of the baffle and the storage wheel are set in an "H" shape, while the storage wheel is driven to rotate by a drive motor.
[0012] Preferably, the slot is arc-shaped along the outer circumference of the storage wheel, and the power cord is inserted into the slot and secured with a card.
[0013] Preferably, the card is an arc-shaped structure made of plastic, and the receiving groove at the bottom of the card covers the surface of the card slot.
[0014] Preferably, two sets of bolt holes are provided on both sides of the card slot surface, and mounting pieces are installed on both sides of the card. At the same time, two sets of through holes are provided on the surface of the mounting pieces, and fixing bolts pass through the through holes on the mounting pieces and are screwed into the bolt holes provided on both sides of the card slot. The surface curvature of the mounting pieces is consistent with that of the storage wheel.
[0015] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: the output shaft of the drive motor drives the storage wheel to rotate slowly. During the rotation of the storage wheel, the wire harness can be wound around the outside of the storage wheel. At the same time, the two sides of the wire harness are folded by two sets of circular baffles. At the same time, an inclined surface is set between the baffles and the storage wheel. The inclined surface facilitates the wire harness to slide naturally from the inclined surface to the outside of the storage wheel for winding and storage during the winding process. This realizes the automatic storage of long power cords, avoids the power cords from being scattered, and reduces the space occupied by the power cords. Attached Figure Description
[0016] Figure 1 This is a front view schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model;
[0017] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A bottom view;
[0018] Figure 3 for Figure 1 Top view;
[0019] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of a wire clip.
[0020] The following are the labels in the diagram: 1. Printer mounting plate; 2. Mounting hole; 3. Fixing base; 4. Top hole; 5. Mounting bracket; 6. Baffle; 7. Angled surface; 8. Storage wheel; 9. Drive motor; 10. Cable clip; 101. Card slot; 102. Card; 103. Receiving slot; 104. Mounting plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0021] Please refer to Figures 1-4 The utility model provides a kind of accessory for printer automatic storage power cord, including fixed seat 3, the top right side welding of fixed seat 3 is fixed with printer mounting plate 1, and the bottom of fixed seat 3 is fixedly installed with mounting bracket 5, while the inside of mounting bracket 5 is movably installed with storage wheel 8 by rotating shaft, and the both sides of storage wheel 8 are fixedly installed with baffle 6, the rotating shaft of storage wheel 8 is fixedly connected with the output shaft of driving motor 9, and driving motor 9 is screwed and fixed on the outside surface of mounting bracket 5, the outside surface of storage wheel 8 is installed with line clamp 10, line clamp 10 includes the clamping groove 101 being opened in the surface of storage wheel 8, and the surface of clamping groove 101 is covered with card 102, while the bottom of card 102 is provided with accommodating groove 103.
[0022] Working principle: two groups of installation holes 2 are opened on printer mounting plate 1, installation hole 2 covers the outer lateral wall of printer and is fixed by stud and nut, so that the accessory is fixed on the printer, and is close to the position of power cord, at this time, the power cord is clamped in the inside of clamping groove 101, at this time, card 102 is covered on the surface of clamping groove 101, accommodating groove 103 is opened on the bottom of card 102, and accommodating groove 103 covers the upper side surface of wire harness, at this time, fixing bolt passes through the perforation on mounting piece 104 and is screwed and fixed in the bolt hole being opened on the both sides of clamping groove 101, the fixed installation work of card 102 on storage wheel 8 is completed, at this time, the external switch of driving motor 9 is started, the output shaft of driving motor 9 drives storage wheel 8 to rotate slowly, in the process of rotating, wire harness can be wound on the outside of storage wheel 8, while the both sides of wire harness are folded by two groups of circular baffles 6, and slope 7 is arranged between baffle 6 and storage wheel 8, the arrangement of slope 7 facilitates wire harness to naturally slide from slope 7 to the outside of storage wheel 8 during winding and is wound and stored; realize the automatic storage work of longer power cord, avoid the scattered distribution of power cord, and reduce the space occupied by power cord.
[0023] As a preferred embodiment, mounting bracket 5 is made of metal material and is in the shape of "U", and top hole 4 is opened in the middle of fixed seat 3 on the top of mounting bracket 5, and top hole 4 is in the shape of rectangle.
[0024] Printer mounting plate 1 is in the shape of rectangle, two groups of installation holes 2 are opened on printer mounting plate 1, installation hole 2 is in the shape of strip, and installation hole 2 covers the outer lateral wall of printer and is fixed by stud and nut.
[0025] As a preferred embodiment, slope 7 is opened between baffle 6 and storage wheel 8, baffle 6 and storage wheel 8 are in the shape of "H", and storage wheel 8 is driven to rotate by driving motor 9.
[0026] The clamping groove 101 is arc-shaped along the outer side of the circumference of the accommodating wheel 8, and the inside of the clamping groove 101 clamps the power cord and is locked by the clamping piece 102.
[0027] As a preferred embodiment, the clamping piece 102 is an arc-shaped structure made of plastic material, and the accommodating groove 103 opened at the bottom of the clamping piece 102 covers the surface of the clamping groove 101.
[0028] Two groups of bolt holes are opened at both sides of the surface of the clamping groove 101, and the clamping piece 102 is provided with mounting pieces 104 at both sides, and two groups of through holes are opened at the surface of the mounting piece 104, and the fixing bolts pass through the through holes on the mounting piece 104 and are screwed and fixed in the bolt holes opened at both sides of the clamping groove 101, and the mounting piece 104 is consistent with the surface arc of the accommodating wheel 8.
Claims
1. An accessory for automatically retracting the power cord of a printer, comprising a mounting base (3), characterized in that: A printer mounting plate (1) is welded and fixed to the top right side of the fixed base (3), and a mounting bracket (5) is fixedly installed at the bottom of the fixed base (3). At the same time, a storage wheel (8) is movably installed inside the mounting bracket (5) through a rotating shaft, and baffles (6) are fixedly installed on both sides of the storage wheel (8). The rotating shaft of the storage wheel (8) is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the drive motor (9), and the drive motor (9) is screwed and fixed to the outer surface of the mounting bracket (5). A wire clip (10) is installed on the outer surface of the storage wheel (8). The wire clip (10) includes a slot (101) opened on the surface of the storage wheel (8), and the surface of the slot (101) is covered with a card (102). At the same time, a receiving groove (103) is opened at the bottom of the card (102). An inclined surface (7) is provided between the baffle (6) and the storage wheel (8), and the cross section of the baffle (6) and the storage wheel (8) is set in an "H" shape. At the same time, the storage wheel (8) is driven to rotate by the drive motor (9). The slot (101) is set in an arc shape along the outer circumference of the storage wheel (8), and the power cord is inserted into the slot (101) and locked by the card (102). Two sets of bolt holes are provided on both sides of the surface of the slot (101), and mounting pieces (104) are installed on both sides of the card (102). Two sets of through holes are provided on the surface of the mounting piece (104), and the fixing bolt passes through the through holes on the mounting piece (104) and is screwed and fixed inside the bolt holes on both sides of the slot (101). The surface curvature of the mounting piece (104) is consistent with that of the storage wheel (8).
2. The accessory for automatically retracting the power cord of a printer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mounting bracket (5) is a "U" shaped structure made of metal, and a top hole (4) is opened in the middle of the fixing seat (3) at the top of the mounting bracket (5), and the top hole (4) is rectangular.
3. The accessory for automatically retracting the power cord of a printer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The printer mounting plate (1) is rectangular and has two sets of mounting holes (2). The mounting holes (2) are strip-shaped and cover the outer wall of the printer. They are fixed by studs and nuts.
4. An accessory for automatically retracting the power cord of a printer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The card (102) is an arc-shaped structure made of plastic, and the receiving groove (103) at the bottom of the card (102) covers the surface of the card slot (101).