Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha

Ncr Corporation

Tsuyoshi Sanada

Akira Suzuki

Kiyotaka Nihashi

Toshiharu Sekino

Kenji Eoka

Kousuke Takahashi

Takeshi Hiyoshi

Yuji Kawamorita

Shinya Hori

In Seng Ooi

Akira Oda

Yuki Takagi

A regulation device regulates movement in a width direction of a rolled sheet which is a recording medium of a printer. The regulation device includes: a first rack gear connected to one guide support unit supporting the rolled sheet so that movement to one side of the width direction is regulated, and provided to be movable in the width direction; a second rack gear connected to the other guide support unit supporting the rolled sheet so that movement to the other side of the width direction is regulated, and provided to be movable in the width direction; a pinion gear engaging with the first and second rack gears; and a regulation gear that engages with the first rack gear to rotate and regulates the movement of the first and second rack gears by regulating the rotation.

Regulation device and printer

A fan duct includes a branch wall and ribs. The branch wall includes two plate-shaped portions that are continuous with each other at sides thereof on the upstream side in the air blowing direction of the fan and are inclined relative to the air blowing direction such that the two plate-shaped portions are separated from each other. A plurality of ribs that protrude from a surface of the branch wall facing the heat sink, each has a mountain-shaped plate shape with a most protruding top portion having an acute angle, each has a thickness equal to or less than an interval between fins of the heat sink, and the ribs are provided side by side in a thickness direction of the rib at an interval at which the rib is inserted between the fins.

Fan duct and electronic apparatus

A fan duct (cooling device) includes: a plurality of ribs that have two different types of forms alternately arranged, the ribs each being disposed from the branch wall toward the fins in a manner of being parallel to the fins and including an apex portion at a tip end thereof being inserted between adjacent ones among the fins, a base of the rib being connected to the branch wall, the rib being configured to branch, at the tip end, the flow of air passing between the fins into two directions; and an exhaust port configured to exhaust the air branched by the rib and the branch wall. Among the ribs inserted between the adjacent ribs, at least ribs of one form are in contact with the fins.

Cooling device for electronic equipment

A cooling apparatus for an electronic device includes a branch wall provided in a duct and divides an exhaust direction from an exhaust port into two. The branch wall is inclined such that two plate-shaped portions continuous with each other on one side are separated from each other. A plurality of the branch ribs is provided side by side in a thickness direction and protrudes from the branch wall. The branch ribs have a mountain shaped plate shape with a most protruding top portion having an acute angle. The branch ribs are inserted into gaps between the fins. The main rib, among the plurality of branch ribs, is adjacent to the fin erected on a back surface of the base portion at a position in contact with the electronic component, and has a volume larger than that of the other branch ribs.

Cooling apparatus for electronic device

A fan duct includes: an intake port to introduce air by a fan; a heat sink to dissipate heat by allowing air introduced from the intake port to pass between a plurality of fins; a branch wall disposed downstream in a flow of air, to branch the flow of air passing between the fins into two directions; and a plurality of ribs each being a plate-like member directed toward the fins in a manner of being parallel to the fins at a side where a branch angle exceeds 45°, and comprising an apex portion at a tip end thereof, the rib being configured to, at the tip end, branch the flow of air passing between the fins into two directions, a base of the ribs being connected to the branch wall; and an exhaust port to exhaust the air branched by the ribs and the branch wall.

A first air blowing unit rotates to blow air and includes a first discharge surface for discharging the air. A second air blowing unit rotates to blow the air and includes a second discharge surface for discharging the air. A heat sink includes a plurality of fins. Edges on an upstream side in an air blowing direction of the fins are opposed to the first discharge surface or the second discharge surface. The edges of the fins located on a downstream side of a boundary between the first discharge surface and the second discharge surface are located closer to the first discharge surface and the second discharge surface than the other edges. A duct covers the heat sink, the first air blowing unit, and the second air blowing unit and includes a suction port on the upstream side and an exhaust port on the downstream side.

Cooling device of electronic equipment

A cooling device for an electronic apparatus includes a heat sink configured to dissipate heat generated from the electronic apparatus by allowing air introduced from the outside to pass between a plurality of fins, a first air blower that has a first discharge surface for discharging air introduced from the outside toward the heat sink, a second air blower that has the same size as the first air blower and has a second discharge surface for discharging air. A sum of a diameter of the first discharge surface and a diameter of the second discharge surface is larger than a width of the heat sink, and the first discharge surface and the second discharge surface are disposed upstream of the fins in a manner of being symmetrical relative to a plane with an included angle of 90 degrees or more between the first discharge surface and the second discharge surface.

Cooling device for electronic apparatus

A first air blower and a second air blower are arranged upstream of the fins of a casing that covers the cooler in a manner of being symmetrical relative to the fin through a central position in a width direction of the cooler with an included angle of 90 degrees or more between the two discharge surfaces. The casing includes first wall portions, a second wall portion that guides air from the two discharge surfaces to the cooler without mixing the air, a first separation wall that reaches the fin through a position on the first discharge surface and a position between the second wall portion and the first wall portion on the first air blower side, and a second separation wall that reaches the fin.

A first air blower is rotated to blow air so as to create a flow of air between fins of a heat sink, and has a first discharge surface for discharging air toward the heat sink. A second air blower is rotated to blow air so as to create a flow of air between the fins, has a second discharge surface for discharging air toward the heat sink, and is provided adjacent to the first air blower. A duct covers the heat sink, the first air blower, and the second air blower, and has intake ports upstream and an exhaust port downstream in an air blowing direction of the first air blower and the second air blower. A partition member is provided between the heat sink and the first air blower and the second air blower, and has a bottom plate and a partition wall. The bottom plate is in contact with a base portion and configured to conduct heat of the base portion. The partition wall stands on the bottom plate and divides a space above the bottom plate from a position between the first discharge surface and the second discharge surface to one of the fins.

A fan duct includes a branch wall and ribs. The branch wall includes two plate-shaped portions that are continuous with each other at sides thereof on the upstream side in the air blowing direction of the fan and are inclined relative to the air blowing direction such that the two plate-shaped portions are separated from each other toward downstream in the air blowing direction of the fan, and the branch wall is disposed on an inner side of edges of the air outlet. The ribs protrude from a surface of the branch wall facing the heat sink, each of the ribs has a mountain-shaped plate shape with a most protruding top portion having an acute angle, and a plurality of the ribs are provided side by side in a thickness direction of the ribs.

An information processing apparatus includes: a housing including a front surface portion and a back surface portion; one or more input and output terminals provided on the back surface portion to allow connection to an external device; an accommodation portion provided in the housing and configured to removably accommodate a power supply adapter, the power supply adapter including a primary-side cable connectable to a commercial power supply and a secondary-side cable to supply electric power; a connector that is provided in the accommodation portion and that is connectable to the secondary-side cable of the power supply adapter accommodated in the accommodation portion; a circuit portion to perform various processes upon receiving supply of electric power from the power supply adapter whose secondary-side cable is connected to the connector; and a hole formed in the housing to lead the primary-side cable of the power supply adapter to outside of the housing.

Information processing apparatus

A regulation device regulates movement in a width direction of a rolled sheet which is a recording medium of a printer. The regulation device includes: a first rack gear connected to one guide support unit supporting the rolled sheet so that movement to one side of the width direction is regulated, and provided to be movable in the width direction; a second rack gear connected to the other guide support unit supporting the rolled sheet so that movement to the other side of the width direction is regulated, and provided to be movable in the width direction; a pinion gear engaging with the first and second rack gears; and a regulation gear that engages with the pinion gear to rotate and regulates the movement of the first and second rack gears by regulating the rotation.

A regulation device regulates movement in a width direction of a rolled sheet which is a recording medium of a printer. The regulation device includes: a first rack gear connected to one guide support unit supporting the rolled sheet so that movement to one side of the width direction is regulated, and provided to be movable in the width direction; a second rack gear connected to the other guide support unit supporting the rolled sheet so that movement to the other side of the width direction is regulated, and provided to be movable in the width direction; a pinion gear engaging with the first and second rack gears; and a regulation gear that engages with the pinion gear to rotate, includes a locked portion in which a plurality of steps are formed along a curved line forming a part of a spiral wound in a rotation direction of the regulation gear if the first and second rack gears are moved outward in the width direction from a rotation shaft center of the regulation gear toward a diameter outside, and regulates movement of the first and second rack gears by locking the locked portion.

A thermal printer according to an embodiment includes: a platen that has a rotatable columnar shape and that is configured to convey a print medium having various widths, with a central portion in a direction of a rotary shaft as a reference, in a manner of being in contact with an outer peripheral portion; and a print head that is oppositely disposed along the platen, that is pressed by the outer peripheral portion, and that is configured to perform printing by applying heat to the print medium. The platen includes a shaft constituting the rotary shaft and a rubber including the outer peripheral portion provided on an outer periphery of the shaft, and has a first region centered on the central portion and second regions on both outer sides in the direction of a rotary shaft with respect to the first region. A diameter of the platen in the first region and diameters of the platen in the second regions are the same, and a thickness of the rubber in the first region is smaller than thicknesses of the rubber in the second regions.

Thermal printer with reduced print medium conveyance load

A label printer includes an under cover, a top cover, a label peel-off unit, an interfering member supporting member, an interfering member, and an interfered member. The top cover moves between a first position where the top cover is opened and a second position where the top cover is closed with respect to the under cover. The label peel-off unit moves between a third position where the label peel-off unit is opened and a fourth position where the label peel-off unit is closed with respect to the under cover. The interfering member abuts against an exterior member of the label peel-off unit. The interfered member is a part of the exterior member of the label peel-off unit, and protrudes toward an upstream side in the label conveyance direction and is at a position where the interfered member abuts against the interfering member.

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Susono Shizuoka, Japan

Tsuyoshi Sanada