1. Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to printers, more particularly to a printer with a re-positionable paper output tray.
2. Description of Related Art
A paper output tray of a printer is often secured on the paper input tray. However, the paper output tray needs to be disassembled from the printer to check the paper input tray when the printer is blocked by paper, which is inconvenient.
Therefore, there is room for improvement within the art.
Many aspects of the embodiments can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the embodiments. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.
The disclosure is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings in which like references indicate similar elements. It should be noted that references to “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean “at least one.”
The enclosure 10 includes a receiving base 11 and two side portions 13 extending from the receiving base 11. Each side portion 13 includes a side wall 131 and a front wall 133, extending from the side wall 131. The side wall 131 includes a side wall body 132, an elongated guiding portion 134 extending from the side wall body 132, and a pivot protrusion 135 extending from the side wall body 132. The side wall body 132 defines a mounting opening 1321. The mounting opening 1321 is triangular. The pivot protrusion 135 defines a pivot hole 1351 and a cutout 1353, communicating with the pivot hole 1351. The front wall 133 defines a mounting hole 1331. The extending direction of the elongated guiding portion 134 corresponds to the cutout 1353.
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The positioning member 33 includes a positioning panel 331, a positioning portion 333 protruding outward from the positioning panel 331, and two second positioning protrusions 335 extending inward from the positioning panel 331. The positioning portion 333 is triangular. The positioning portion 333 includes a positioning surface 3330 substantially parallel to the positioning panel 331. The positioning portion 333 further includes a lower edge 3331 and an inclining edge 3333, both extending from positioning panel 331. The lower edge 3331 is connected to the positioning surface 3330 via a first guiding surface 3332. The inclining edge 3333 is connected to the positioning surface 3330 via a second guiding surface 3334. In one embodiment, the first guiding surface 3332 and the second guiding surface 3334 are inclining surfaces. The first guiding surface 3332 and the second guiding surface 3334 are also curved surfaces. The positioning panel 331 defines a first engaging opening 3311, corresponding to the first engaging portion 3131, and two second engaging openings 3313, corresponding to the two second engaging portions 3151.
Each positioning device 30 further includes two elastic elements 35. In one embodiment, the elastic elements 35 are coil springs. The elastic element 35 is coiled between each first positioning protrusion 3111 and each second positioning protrusion 335.
The paper input tray 50 is received in the receiving base 11 of the enclosure 10. The paper output tray 70 includes a tray body 71 and two pivot portions 73 extending from the tray body 71. The two pivot portions 73 are received in the pivot holes 1351 of the enclosure 10.
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The paper output tray 70 continues to rotate upwards until contact is made with the guiding portions 134. The paper output tray 70 is pulled outward, thereby being disassembled from the printer.
It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the embodiments have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and functions of the embodiments, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in the matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the present disclosure to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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101121975 | Jun 2012 | TW | national |