Handheld printer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9403385-B2
Application number	US-201514658412-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 16, 2015
Priority date	Jun 4, 2010
Publication date	Aug 2, 2016
Grant date	Aug 2, 2016

Abstract

This disclosure discloses a handheld printer comprising a battery power supply, a platen roller configured to feed the print-receiving paper, a thermal line head configured to perform desired printing on the print-receiving paper fed by the platen roller, a device main body comprising a battery storage chamber configured to store the battery power supply, and a battery chamber cover detachably configured to be mounted on the battery storage chamber.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A handheld printer comprising:
a battery power supply;
a platen roller configured to feed said print-receiving paper;
a thermal line head configured to perform desired printing on a print-receiving paper fed by said platen roller;
a power key for turning the power supply on and off;
at least one function key for causing said handheld printer to execute a predetermined function, disposed adjacently to said power key;
a first reaction force applying member configured to apply a reaction force in response to a pressing force of said power key;
a second reaction force applying member configured to apply a reaction force in response to a pressing force of said function key; and
a substantially right-angled parallelepiped shaped housing,
said housing including:
a top cover;
an undercover;
a cover member;
an insertion slot formed between said top cover and said cover member; and
a discharging slot formed between said cover member and said undercover,
said power key and said function key being provided on said top cover,
said function key being disposed adjacently to said power key,
said power key and said function key being arranged along a direction,

that extends from said insertion slot towards said discharging slot on a surface of said top cover, and
the reaction force by said first reaction force applying member being larger than the reaction force by said second reaction force applying member.

2. The handheld printer according to claim 1 , further comprising a key operation processing device configured to execute processing corresponding to the pressed key when said power key or said function key is pressed, wherein:
said key operation processing device regards said power key as having been pressed and executes power-off processing of said power supply in a case where said power key and said function key are simultaneously pressed with said power supply in an on state.

3. The handheld printer according to claim 2 , wherein:
said key operation processing device executes power-on processing of said power supply and preset function processing in a case where said power key is pressed with said function key pressed and said power supply in an off state.

4. The handheld printer according to claim 1 , further comprising a key operation processing device configured to execute processing corresponding to the pressed key when said power key or said function key is pressed, wherein:
said key operation processing device regards said function key as having been pressed and executes corresponding function processing in a case where said power key and said function key are simultaneously pressed with said power supply in an on state.

5. The handheld printer according to claim 1 , further comprising a key operation processing device configured to execute processing corresponding to the pressed key when said power key or said function key is pressed, wherein:
said key operation processing device regards said power key as having been pressed and executes power-off processing of said power supply in a case where said power key is pressed twice in a row within a predetermined period of time with said power supply in an on state.

6. The handheld printer according to claim 1 , wherein:
said first reaction force applying member is a first metal member comprising a first bulging part that is arranged in an interior of a key panel of said power key and bulges in a spherical shape toward the key panel side;
said second reaction force applying member is a second metal member comprising a second bulging part that is arranged in an interior of a key panel of said function key and bulges in a spherical shape toward the key panel side; and
a bulging volume of said first bulging part of said first metal member is made greater than a bulging volume of said second bulging part of said second metal member, causing said first reaction force applying member to apply the reaction force larger than that of said second reaction force applying member.

Assignees

• Takahashi Toshihiro
• Seo Keiji
• Jo Hidenori
• Furuyama Toshiyuki
• Nohara Shuhei
• Nagura Masato
• Inaba Takehiko
• Ohmori Toshiyuki
• Brother Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Takahashi Toshihiro
• Seo Keiji
• Jo Hidenori
• Furuyama Toshiyuki
• Nohara Shuhei
• Nagura Masato
• Inaba Takehiko
• Ohmori Toshiyuki

Classifications

• B41J3/36

  for portability {, i.e. hand-held printers or laptop printers (B41J3/4075 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B41J29/02

  Framework · CPC title

• B41J2/335

  Structure of thermal heads · CPC title

• B41J2/32

  using thermal heads · CPC title

• B41J29/023 Primary

  with reduced dimensions · CPC title