Printer with re-positionable paper output tray

摘要

A printer includes an enclosure, a paper output tray, and two positioning devices. The enclosure includes a receiving base and two side portions extending from the receiving base. The paper output tray is pivotally mounted between the two side portions. The two positioning devices are mounted to the two side portions. The paper output tray is placed in the receiving base in a first position. The paper output tray can rotate to resist each of the two positioning devices and move to a side portion, thereby enabling the paper output tray to rotate to a second position. Each of the two positioning devices restores to an original position to support the paper output tray stably in the second position, to enable the removal of a paper jam or other circumstance.

主权项

1. A printer, comprising:
an enclosure, the enclosure comprises a receiving base, a first side portion, and a second side portion; the first side portion and the second side portion both extend from the receiving base; and the first side portion comprises a side wall body; and the side wall body defines a mounting opening; a paper output tray, the paper output tray is pivotally mounted between the first side portion and the second side portion; and a positioning device, the positioning device is mounted to the side wall body of the first side portion; the positioning device comprises a positioning bracket, a positioning member, and an elastic element connected between the positioning bracket and the positioning member; the positioning member comprises a positioning panel and a positioning portion protruding outward from the positioning panel; the positioning bracket, the elastic element and the positioning panel are located on an outer side of the side wall body; the positioning portion is received in the mounting opening; the elastic element is configured to be resiliently compressed when the positioning portion of the positioning member moves into the mounting opening to move to the positioning bracket; wherein the paper output tray is placed in the receiving base in a first position; and the paper output tray is configured to rotate to resist the positioning portion, to enable the positioning portion of the positioning member to move into the mounting opening to move to the positioning bracket, and to be placed on the positioning portion in a second position, when the elastic element rebounds to drive the positioning member to get back to an original position.