Measuring and printing device

• US 20040168834A1
• Filed: 02/06/2004
• Published: 09/02/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PhiloMetron Inc., Teraoka Seiko Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Teraoka Seiko Company Limited
• Inventors: Yamada, Tsutomu, Teraoka, Kazuharu
• Granted Patent: US 7,183,506 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 177/2
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 19/415 combined with recording means

Abstract

The present invention is to provide to provide a measuring and printing device by which an operation for replacing a label paper can be performed from the front face of the device and a desired size of the operation screen (display operation unit) can be employed independently of a size of a printer. The measuring and printing device comprises a measuring unit in which a measuring tray is disposed over load cells, and a printing unit for printing prescribed particulars such as the value measured by the measuring unit, wherein the printing unit is disposed substantially at the center of the device and a display operation unit is disposed at the front side of the device, and when the display operation unit has opened, the printing unit is exposed such that a paper can be replaced.

Claims

1. A measuring and printing device comprising a measuring unit in which a measuring tray is disposed over load cells, and a printing unit for printing prescribed particulars such as the value measured by the measuring unit,

wherein the printing unit is disposed substantially at the center of the device and a display operation unit is disposed at the front face of the device, and when the display operation unit has opened, the printing unit is exposed such that a label paper can be replaced.

2. The measuring and printing device according to claim 1, wherein the display operation unit is opened by turning around a side of the device in a transverse direction as a turning center.

3. The measuring and printing device according to claim 1, wherein the display operation unit is opened integrally with the printing unit.

4. The measuring and printing device according to claim 1, wherein a cassette provided with a setting shaft of the label paper and a mount take-up shaft is detachably mounted to the printing unit.

5. A measuring and printing device comprising a measuring unit in which a measuring tray is disposed over load cells, and a printing unit for printing prescribed particulars such as the value measured by the measuring unit, wherein the load cells are disposed at right and left sides of the device, respectively, and the printing unit is disposed between the right and left load cells, and when the front part of the device has opened, the printing unit is exposed such that a paper can be replaced.

6. The measuring and printing device according to claim 5, wherein the front part of the device is opened by turning around a side of the device in a transverse direction as a turning center.

7. The measuring and printing device according to claim 5, wherein a display operation unit is provided in the front part of the device, and when the front part of the device is opened, the display operation unit is opened integrally with the printing unit.