A portable printer

Abstract

The utility model discloses a portable printer, including printer main body, touch -sensitive screen, print head, set up in the wireless communication module of printer main body and with the control system of any one printer main body connection, wherein, touch -sensitive screen sets up on printer main body, and touch -sensitive screen is electrically connected with printer main body, and printer main body can move in plane, wherein, touch -sensitive screen and wireless communication module all are electrically connected with control system. Through above -mentioned mode, the portable printer disclosed by the utility model can directly touch touch -sensitive screen to edit and print the file that needs to print through the mode of wireless transmission, thereby avoided the limit of necessary network cable connection, and the roller of printer bottom can according to the office space easy movement equipment, so that the printer can be more flexible and convenient.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of printer technology, specifically a portable printer. Background Technology

[0002] Traditional inkjet printers typically require a connection to a separate computer via a network cable or USB cable, with the computer providing the user interface and handling print jobs. This structure limits printer placement to the location of the network interface or the computer, resulting in inflexible deployment. Furthermore, user operation must first be performed on the computer, a cumbersome process that fails to meet the higher demands of modern office environments for equipment mobility and ease of use. Utility Model Content

[0003] (a) Technical problems to be solved

[0004] In view of the shortcomings of the existing technology, this utility model provides a portable printer that can get rid of the dependence on a fixed external computer and can be flexibly adjusted in position, thereby solving the above-mentioned technical problems.

[0005] (II) Technical Solution

[0006] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, this utility model provides the following technical solution: a portable printer, comprising a printer body, a wireless communication module disposed within the printer body, and any control system connected to the printer body, characterized in that it further comprises: a touch screen disposed on the printer body and electrically connected to the printer body; a printhead slidably disposed within the printer body, wherein an ink cartridge is detachably connected to the printhead, the printhead is provided with a sensor capable of sensing the ink cartridge, and an LED light electrically connected to the sensor is provided on the top of the printhead; wherein the printer body can also move on a plane, and both the touch screen and the wireless communication module are wirelessly connected to the control system.

[0007] Preferably, the printer body includes a printing base and a main structure consisting of side plates, side covers and a top cover disposed on the printing base.

[0008] Preferably, the touchscreen is fixedly mounted on the top cover.

[0009] Preferably, the touch screen is mounted on one side of the top cover, and the display surface of the touch screen is inclined relative to the top surface of the top cover.

[0010] Preferably, the printing base is provided with a guide rail, and the print head is slidably mounted on the guide rail.

[0011] Preferably, the printhead includes: a print element, one side of which is slidably disposed on the guide rail, the print element also having a slot for mounting an ink cartridge, the inner sidewall of the slot having a first magnet, and one sidewall of the ink cartridge having a second magnet that magnetically attracts the first magnet, so that the ink cartridge is magnetically and detachably connected to the slot.

[0012] Preferably, the sensor is disposed in the slot, and the LED light is disposed on the top of the slot.

[0013] Preferably, the wireless communication module is a Wi-Fi module or a Bluetooth module.

[0014] Preferably, the printer body also has at least one USB port on its side.

[0015] Preferably, the printer body is provided with multiple rollers at its bottom, and the printer body moves on a plane via the multiple rollers at its bottom. The rollers are universal wheels with locking mechanisms.

[0016] (III) Beneficial Effects

[0017] Compared with existing technologies, this utility model provides a portable printer with the following advantages: The portable printer disclosed in this utility model includes a printer body, a touch screen, a print head, a wireless communication module disposed within the printer body, and any control system connected to the printer body. The touch screen is located on the printer body and electrically connected to it. The printer body can move on a plane. Both the touch screen and the wireless communication module are electrically connected to the control system. Through this method, the portable printer disclosed in this utility model can directly edit and print documents via wireless transmission by touching the touch screen, thus avoiding the limitation of requiring a network cable connection. Furthermore, the casters at the bottom of the printer allow for easy movement to different office spaces, making the printer more flexible and convenient. Attached Figure Description

[0018] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the portable printer of this utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A first-person view illustration of a portable printer.

[0020] Figure 3 for Figure 1 A second-view illustration of a portable printer;

[0021] Figure 4 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of region A in the middle;

[0022] Figure 5 This is a connection diagram of the portable printer electrical module of this utility model. Detailed Implementation

[0023] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0024] like Figure 1-5 As shown, this utility model provides a portable printer, including a printer body 1, a touch screen 2, a printhead 15, a wireless communication module 4 disposed within the printer body 1, and any control system 5 connected to the printer body 1. In this embodiment, the touch screen 2 is disposed on the printer body 1, and the touch screen 2 is signal-connected to the printer body 1. It should be understood that the touch screen 2 can use a mainstream operating system (such as Windows or Linux), as long as it is compatible with the control system 5 of the printer body 1, allowing users to control the printer body 1 to perform printing operations by manipulating the touch screen 2.

[0025] The printhead 15 is slidably disposed within the printer body 1. An ink cartridge is detachably connected to the printhead 15, which contains a sensor capable of detecting the ink cartridge. An LED 6, electrically connected to the sensor, is located on the top of the printhead 15. It should be understood that when the ink in the printer runs out, the ink cartridge needs to be removed from the printhead 15 and replaced with a new one. Previously, it was impossible to quickly determine whether the ink cartridge was properly installed during installation. However, with the printhead 15 of this embodiment, simply inserting the ink cartridge into the printhead 15 immediately triggers the sensor. Once the sensor detects the ink cartridge, the LED 6 on the top of the printhead 15 illuminates, allowing the user to quickly know that the ink cartridge is installed correctly, thus greatly improving the efficiency of ink cartridge installation. Furthermore, the printer body 1 can move on a flat surface, and both the touchscreen 2 and the wireless communication module 4 are signal-connected to the control system 5. It is understandable that when the printer body 1 needs to be moved, it can be moved using the rollers 3 at the bottom of the printer body 1, thus conveniently changing the position of the printer body 1. In other words, when a document is transmitted from an external device to the wireless communication module 4 of the printer body 1 via wireless communication and is received by the wireless communication module 4, operations such as selecting and printing documents can be performed via the touch screen 2.

[0026] Furthermore, the printer body 1 includes a printing base 11 and a main structure consisting of a side plate 12, a side cover, and a top cover 13 disposed on the printing base 11.

[0027] Preferably, the touchscreen 2 is fixedly mounted on the top cover 13. Of course, the touchscreen 2 can also be mounted on the side panel 12 or side cover of the printer body 1.

[0028] Preferably, the touchscreen 2 is mounted on one side of the top cover 13, and the display surface of the touchscreen 2 is tilted relative to the top cover 13. It should be understood that the display surface of the touchscreen 2 is facing the user, so it needs to be tilted relative to the top cover 13, which is more suitable for user operation.

[0029] In this embodiment, a guide rail 14 is provided on the printing base 11, and the print head 15 is slidably mounted on the guide rail 14. It should be understood that the print head 15 is slidably mounted on the guide rail 14 so that printing can be performed when the paper moves to the print head.

[0030] Furthermore, the printhead 15 includes a printing element 16, one side of which is slidably mounted on the guide rail 14. The printing element 16 also has a slot 17 for mounting an ink cartridge. The inner wall of the slot 17 is provided with a first magnet, and one side wall of the ink cartridge is provided with a second magnet that magnetically attracts the first magnet, so that the ink cartridge is magnetically and detachably connected in the slot 17. It should be understood that by providing corresponding magnets in the ink cartridge and the slot 17, the installation and removal of the ink cartridge can be made very convenient.

[0031] Understandably, when the portable printer runs out of ink, the empty ink cartridge can be removed from slot 17 and a new ink cartridge can be inserted into slot 17 to replace the ink cartridge and continue printing. Since the ink cartridge can be replaced directly outside the printer (without disassembling the printer), it is naturally more convenient.

[0032] Furthermore, a sensor is also located in slot 17, and LED 6 is located on top of slot 17. It should be understood that since LED 6 is electrically connected to the sensor in slot 17, after the ink cartridge is inserted into slot 17, the sensor in slot 17 will detect the ink cartridge, thereby sending an electrical signal to LED 6, causing LED 6 to light up automatically, allowing the user to accurately know that the ink cartridge has been installed correctly.

[0033] Preferably, the wireless communication module 4 is a Wi-Fi module or a Bluetooth module, while the control system 5 can be a Windows system or a Linux system. It should be understood that the wireless communication module 4, located in the printer body 1, is used to transmit the documents to be printed, allowing printing to proceed without a network cable or wired connection to other computer devices. Alternatively, the wireless communication module 4 can be configured using NFC. Users can then simply tap their mobile devices (such as smartphones) against the printer's NFC area to establish a connection and transfer documents, making the printer more convenient.

[0034] In this embodiment, the printer body 1 is also provided with at least one USB port 18 on its side. That is to say, this portable printer can not only print documents wirelessly, but also retains the USB port 18 for connecting to other devices via wired connection, so that the portable printer can still transmit documents via wired connection, such as via network cable, thereby adapting to more usage scenarios.

[0035] In this embodiment, the printer body 1 has multiple rollers 3 at its bottom. The printer body 1 moves on a plane via these rollers 3, and the rollers 3 are omnidirectional wheels with locking mechanisms. It should be understood that the printer body 1 can be moved using the rollers 3 at its bottom when needed. When the omnidirectional wheels with locking mechanisms are needed to move the portable printer, the locking mechanism can be opened during movement, allowing the omnidirectional wheels to roll and move the portable printer to the appropriate position. Afterward, the locking mechanism can be closed, locking the omnidirectional wheels and preventing the portable printer from moving further.

[0036] It is worth noting that the printer body 1, print head 15, touch screen 2, sensor, wireless communication module 4, control system 5 and LED light 6 in this utility model can all be implemented using existing products, and their principles and internal structures will not be described in detail here.

[0037] It should be noted that the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes said element.

Claims

1. A portable printer, comprising a printer body, a wireless communication module disposed within the printer body, and any control system connected to the printer body, characterized in that, Also includes: A touch screen is mounted on the printer body and is electrically connected to the printer body. The printhead is slidably disposed within the printer body, and an ink cartridge is detachably connected to the printhead. The printhead is equipped with a sensor capable of sensing the ink cartridge, and an LED light electrically connected to the sensor is located on the top of the printhead. The printer body can also move on a plane, and both the touchscreen and the wireless communication module are wirelessly connected to the control system.

2. The portable printer according to claim 1, characterized in that, The printer body includes a printing base and a main structure consisting of side plates, side covers and a top cover disposed on the printing base.

3. The portable printer according to claim 2, characterized in that, The touchscreen is fixedly installed on the top cover.

4. The portable printer according to claim 3, characterized in that, The touchscreen is mounted on one side of the top cover, and the display surface of the touchscreen is inclined relative to the top surface of the top cover.

5. The portable printer according to claim 2, characterized in that, The printing base is provided with a guide rail, and the print head is slidably mounted on the guide rail.

6. The portable printer according to claim 5, characterized in that, The printhead includes: The printer has one side slidably mounted on the guide rail. The printer also has a slot for mounting an ink cartridge. The inner side wall of the slot is provided with a first magnet, and one side wall of the ink cartridge is provided with a second magnet that magnetically attracts the first magnet, so that the ink cartridge is magnetically and detachably connected to the slot.

7. The portable printer according to claim 6, characterized in that, The sensor is located in the slot, and the LED light is located on top of the slot.

8. The portable printer according to claim 1, characterized in that, The wireless communication module is either a Wi-Fi module or a Bluetooth module.

9. The portable printer according to claim 1, characterized in that, The printer body also has at least one USB port on its side.

10. The portable printer according to claim 1, characterized in that, The printer body is equipped with multiple rollers at its bottom, and the printer body moves on a plane via these rollers. The rollers are omnidirectional wheels with locking mechanisms.

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