Summary of the invention
The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of can be not only simple but also correctly regulate the manuscript pressure plate switching device of torque and have the office equipment of original manuscript pressing plate.
To achieve these goals, manuscript pressure plate switching device of the present invention has: installation component, this installation component is installed in the equipment body side of the office equipment with original manuscript pressing plate, this installation component have base plate and from the both side ends of this base plate upward to the biside plate that extends; Supporting member, this supporting member has the incorporating section, the biside plate that extend by upper plate, from the both side ends downward direction of this upper plate this incorporating section and constitute from the crooked to the inside fixed support plate in each bottom of this biside plate, the above-mentioned biside plate of this supporting member is rotatably installed on the biside plate of above-mentioned installation component via the 1st joint pin, and this installation component supports above-mentioned original manuscript pressing plate; The 1st slide block, the 1st slide block are accommodated in the above-mentioned incorporating section of this supporting member, and are disposed at the side that this supporting member is not connected by above-mentioned the 1st joint pin slidably, and this side is the free end side; The 2nd slide block, the 2nd slide block are accommodated in the above-mentioned incorporating section of above-mentioned supporting member, and are disposed at above-mentioned installing component side slidably; And compression spring, this compression spring elasticity is arranged between above-mentioned the 1st slide block and above-mentioned the 2nd slide block, and to above-mentioned original manuscript pressing plate to the opening direction rotation urging, this manuscript pressure plate switching device is characterised in that, on above-mentioned the 1st slide block, be provided with the elastic force regulating device, this elastic force regulating device is regulated the elastic force of above-mentioned compression spring, this elastic force regulating device has operation board, adjustment dish and operating portion, the aforesaid operations dish is located in above-mentioned the 1st slide block rotationally, and has an external thread part that extends in the above-mentioned compression spring, above-mentioned adjustment dish has the internal thread part that the above-mentioned external thread part with this operation board screws togather, and should be limited to sway by the adjustment dish, and with the end butt of above-mentioned compression spring, aforesaid operations portion is located at the aforesaid operations dish and is exposed to the outside from the through hole of being located at above-mentioned the 1st slide block, make the rotation of aforesaid operations dish and regulate the position of above-mentioned adjustment dish via this operating portion, thereby regulate the elastic force of above-mentioned compression spring with respect to above-mentioned external thread part.
According to the present invention, the elastic force regulating device has operation board, adjustment dish and operating portion, the aforesaid operations dish is located in the slide block rotationally and is had external thread part, external thread part axially movably is located in above-mentioned adjustment rim, and do not sway and with the end butt of compression spring, aforesaid operations portion is located at operation board, be exposed to the outside from the through hole of being located at slide block, and operation board is rotated, when operation board was rotated, the adjustment dish did not rotate with respect to external thread part and moves vertically thus, therefore compression spring can not twist, length between the end is conditioned, thus the force variation of compression spring, thereby can correctly carry out the adjusting of torque.In addition, because operating portion is exposed to the outside from the through hole of slide block, so the operation of operation board becomes simply, promptly can carry out the adjusting of torque simply.
In manuscript pressure plate switching device of the present invention, preferred aforesaid operations dish type becomes discoideus, one side at this operation board is provided with above-mentioned external thread part, this external thread part extends axially and is provided with thread groove in periphery along this operation board, another side at the aforesaid operations dish is provided with aforesaid operations portion, and this operating portion extends axially and is embedded in rotationally in the above-mentioned through hole along it.In addition, in manuscript pressure plate switching device of the present invention, the planar shaped of preferred above-mentioned adjustment dish becomes non-circular, and the xsect of spring incorporating section of taking in the above-mentioned slide block of this adjustment dish forms non-circular, is provided with the internal thread part that is screwed with above-mentioned external thread part at the central portion of this adjustment dish.In addition, in manuscript pressure plate switching device of the present invention, preferably in above-mentioned a pair of slide block, be arranged with plural above-mentioned compression spring, aforesaid operations dish and above-mentioned adjustment dish be set at least one end of at least one compression spring of these compression springs.In addition, in manuscript pressure plate switching device of the present invention, preferred aforesaid operations dish is arranged in the above-mentioned slide block of free end side of above-mentioned supporting member, is provided with in the end of this slide block to make aforesaid operations portion be exposed to outside above-mentioned through hole.In addition, in manuscript pressure plate switching device of the present invention, the biside plate that preferred lifting member has upper plate and extends downwards from the both ends of this upper plate, on the above-mentioned biside plate of the free end side of above-mentioned supporting member, the lifting member that coincides with above-mentioned supporting member is installed in rotation on the above-mentioned biside plate of above-mentioned supporting member via the 2nd joint pin, above-mentioned original manuscript pressing plate is installed on above-mentioned lifting member, and the position butt away from above-mentioned the 1st joint pin of above-mentioned the 1st slide block and above-mentioned lifting member, thus to above-mentioned lifting member when making it with the direction application of force that above-mentioned supporting member overlaps to above-mentioned original manuscript pressing plate to the opening direction rotation urging.
In addition, for achieving the above object, the office equipment with original manuscript pressing plate of the present invention is characterised in that to have the manuscript pressure plate switching device of the invention described above.According to the present invention, with above-mentioned same, the elastic force regulating device has operation board, adjustment dish and operating portion, the aforesaid operations dish is located in the slide block rotationally, and has an external thread part, external thread part axially movably is located in above-mentioned adjustment rim, and do not sway and with the end butt of above-mentioned compression spring, aforesaid operations portion is located at the aforesaid operations dish and is exposed to the outside from the through hole of being located at slide block, and operation board is rotated, therefore being exposed to outside operating portion by the through hole from slide block can make operation board rotate, and the adjustment dish does not rotate and moves vertically, compression spring can not twist and the force variation of compression spring, thereby can be simply and correctly carry out the adjusting of torque.
Manuscript pressure plate switching device of the present invention and office equipment according to as above explanation, the elastic force regulating device has operation board, adjustment dish and operating portion, the aforesaid operations dish is located in the slide block rotationally, and has external thread part, external thread part axially movably is located in above-mentioned adjustment rim, and do not sway and with the end butt of above-mentioned compression spring, aforesaid operations portion is located at the aforesaid operations dish and is exposed to the outside from the through hole of being located at slide block, and operation board is rotated, therefore utilize and be exposed to outside operating portion from the through hole of slide block operation board is rotated, and the adjustment dish does not rotate and moves vertically, compression spring can not twist and the force variation of compression spring, thereby can be simply and correctly carry out the adjusting of torque.
Embodiment
Describe manuscript pressure plate switching device of the present invention below with reference to the accompanying drawings in detail and have the office equipment of original manuscript pressing plate.
Fig. 1~Fig. 3 is the figure of an example of expression manuscript pressure plate switching device of the present invention.As shown in Figures 1 and 2, manuscript pressure plate switching device of the present invention can be installed in original manuscript pressing plate 12 rearward end of the equipment body 11 of office equipment 10 with opening and closing.As office equipment 10, be not particularly limited, for example, can enumerate duplicating machine, printing machine, facsimile recorder, scanner etc., enumerate duplicating machine especially as preferred exemplary, but be not particularly limited to describe.In addition, the top at original manuscript pressing plate 12 that has is provided with original copy automatic conveyor (not shown), and manuscript pressure plate switching device of the present invention and office equipment are suitable for for the both who is provided with or is not provided with the original copy automatic conveyor.
Manuscript pressure plate switching device 1 of the present invention is as Fig. 1~shown in Figure 3, has installation component 2, supporting member 3, a pair of slide block 6,7 and compression spring 5, above-mentioned installation component 2 is installed on equipment body 11 sides of the office equipment 10 with original manuscript pressing plate 12, above-mentioned supporting member 3 serves as that axle is rotatably installed on this installation component 2 with the 1st joint pin 15, and supporting original manuscript pressing plate 12, above-mentioned a pair of slide block 6,7 are mounted slidably between supporting member 3 and installation component 2, above-mentioned compression spring 5 is accommodated in this to slide block 6, in 7, respectively with a pair of slide block 6,7 press on installation component 2 and supporting member 3, and to original manuscript pressing plate 12 to the opening direction rotation urging, manuscript pressure plate switching device 1 of the present invention rotates original manuscript pressing plate 12, and forms the closed condition with the upper surface of original manuscript pressing plate 12 overlay device main bodys 11, and the opening that its upper surface is exposed.This manuscript pressure plate switching device 1 serves as that axle is rotatably mounted the lifting member 4 that coincides with this supporting member 3 in the free end side of supporting member 3 with the 2nd joint pin 16 preferably.In the case, original manuscript pressing plate 12 is installed on lifting member 4, and a pair of slide block 6,7 and compression spring 5 are arranged between lifting member 4 and the installation component 2, and to lifting member 4 to making its direction application of force that overlaps with supporting member 3, and simultaneously to original manuscript pressing plate 12 to the opening direction rotation urging.
The architectural feature of manuscript pressure plate switching device 1 of the present invention is, at a pair of slide block 6, at least one side's of 7 (the 1st slide block 6 and the 2nd slide blocks 7) slide block, for example in the 1st slide block 6 elastic force regulating device 8 is set, in order to regulate the elastic force of compression spring 5, this elastic force regulating device 8 has operation board 81, adjustment dish 84 and operating portion 83, aforesaid operations dish 81 is arranged in the 1st slide block 6 rotationally, has the external thread part 82 that extends in the compression spring 5, above-mentioned adjustment dish 84 is arranged at the external thread part 82 of this operation board 81 vertically movably, do not sway and with the end butt of compression spring 5, aforesaid operations portion 83 is arranged at operation board 81, and be exposed to the outside from the through hole 61 that is arranged at the 1st sliding shoe 6, make operation board 81 rotate and regulate the position of adjustment dish 84 via this operating portion 83, thereby regulate the elastic force of compression spring 5 with respect to external thread part 82.
Installation component 2 by the base plate 21 that is installed on equipment body 11 for example, along the biside plate 22 that extends with the last direction (also containing the roughly direction of quadrature) of base plate 21 quadratures respectively from the both side ends of base plate 21 and from the end (rearward end) of base plate 21 along and back plate 23 formations of the essentially rectangular of last direction (also containing the roughly direction of the quadrature) extension of base plate 21 quadratures.
Base plate 21 forms essentially rectangular, is installed on equipment body 11 by screw screw etc.Be provided with axis hole (not shown) at side plate 22, the 1st joint pin 15 is inserted via the bearing that has rotation prevention portion (not shown) and is led in this axis hole.In the close the place ahead of the ratio axis hole of side plate 22 and partially the position in inboard (the place ahead) is provided with pressurized hole (not shown), and this pressurized hole interpolation is connected with pressurized roller 17.Pressurized roller 17 is and the compression member of the 2nd slide block 7 butts, and this compression member is not limited to the pressurized roller, can be to be subjected to pin or other member such as pad.
Supporting member 3 is by for example for the upper plate 31 of deciding plate, bend to the roughly 90 ° of fixed support plate that form 33 formations along biside plate 32 that extends with the following direction (also containing the roughly direction of quadrature) of upper plate 31 quadratures and the relative towards each other side of leading section that makes side plate 32 respectively from the both side ends of upper plate 31.Constitute the incorporating section 34 of taking in a pair of the 1st slide block 6 and the 2nd slide block 7 slidably by these upper plates 31, biside plate 32 and fixed support plate 33.
Be provided with an inserting hole (not shown) in an end of biside plate 32 (rearward end).These inserting holes overlap with the axis hole of the biside plate 22 of installation component 2 and between these holes, be between the side plate 22 of the side plate 32 of supporting member 3 and installation component 2 for example packing ring (not shown) to be set, these holes and packing ring interpolation are connected with the 1st joint pin 15, and supporting member 3 serves as that axle is linked to installation component 2 rotationally with the 1st joint pin 15 like this.
In addition, be provided with for the 2nd joint pin 16 slotting the 2nd logical hinge pin aperture 36, and adorn the notch 37 of action pin 18 described later in being provided with in the other end of biside plate 32 (leading section (free end)).In addition, can be provided for making lifting parts 4 with respect to for example sliding contacting part (not shown) of supporting member 3 rotations at biside plate 32.Sliding contacting part forms two circular between the 2nd hinge pin aperture 36 of for example biside plate 32 and notch 37.These sliding contacting parts by and the inside surface of the side plate 42 of lifting member 4 joins and between the inside surface of the side plate 42 of the outside surface of the side plate 32 of supporting member 3 and lifting member 4 gap is set, make lifting member 4 can rotate well with respect to supporting member 3.
Lifting member 4 is used to make the thicker original copy of thickness also can stably be close to the upper surface of equipment body 11.Lifting member 4 forms roughly コ font along the biside plate 42 that extends with the following direction (also containing the roughly direction of quadrature) of upper plate 41 quadratures respectively by the upper plate 41 of the rectangular flat shape of the rear end side that is installed on original manuscript pressing plate 12 by screw or screw etc. with from the both ends of this upper plate 41, and covers supporting member 3.
The position of comparing with central authorities near upper plate 41 sides in an end of lifting member 4 (leading section (with the end of installation component 2 opposition sides)) is provided with the 2nd joint pin inserting hole (not shown), and, and compare position near the opposite side of upper plate 41 sides with central authorities and be provided with and promptly move pin 18 for actuating member and insert logical action pin-and-holes (not shown) at the other end side and the 2nd joint pin inserting hole.Because the 2nd joint pin inserting hole overlaps with the 2nd hinge pin aperture 36 of the biside plate 32 of supporting member 3 and 16 slotting leading in these holes 36 of the 2nd joint pin, lifting member 4 serves as that axle is connected to each other rotationally with supporting member 3 with the 2nd joint pin 16 thus.In addition, action pin 18 is inserted logical and is fixed in the action pin-and-hole of biside plate 42.
The horizontal level regulating device 45 of the horizontal level of regulating original manuscript pressing plate 12 can be set near the rearward end of upper plate 41 in addition.Horizontal level regulating device 45 is positioned near the rearward end of upper plate 41 for example, is made of the adjusting screw 46 and the hold-down nut 47 of the central portion that is arranged at its Width (containing substantial middle portion).Hold-down nut 47 is fixed in upper plate 47, when set screw 46 screws togather with this hold-down nut 47, upper plate 31 butts of the front end of adjusting screw 46 and supporting member 3, thereby regulate the interval of supporting member 3 and lifting member 4 by the adjusting of adjusting screw 46, and regulate the horizontal level of original manuscript pressing plate 12.
5 pairs of original manuscript pressing plates 12 of compression spring are to the opening direction rotation urging, simultaneously to lifting member 4 to the direction application of force that it is overlapped with supporting member 3, and original manuscript pressing plate 12 is when arbitrarily rotational angle is following, and is little to the moment of the elasticity rate original manuscript pressing plate 12 of original manuscript pressing plate 12 application of forces.In addition, in the present invention, opening direction is meant that when original manuscript pressing plate 12 is rotated original manuscript pressing plate 12 leaves the direction of manuscript table glass 13 on the top of equipment body 11.In the present invention, closing direction is meant the direction opposite with opening direction, is the direction of original manuscript pressing plate 12 close manuscript table glass 13 when original manuscript pressing plate 12 is rotated.Rotational angle among the present invention is an original manuscript pressing plate 12 with respect to the upper surface of equipment body 11 is the angle of the face of manuscript table glass 13.Any rotational angle among the present invention is meant the angle of setting arbitrarily by the elastic force of compression spring 5, for example, by compression spring 5 produces the elastic force of original manuscript pressing plate 12 application of forces being the angle less than the moment of original manuscript pressing plate 12, for example is the angle below 20 ° roughly.
About compression spring 5, its number is not particularly limited, more than 1 or 2 all can, in addition, can arrange more than 2, for example, in diagram, can arrange 2 groups of combinations of in the big compression spring 51 of diameter, placing the little compression springs 52 of diameter.Promptly, compression spring 5 to original manuscript pressing plate 12 in the opening direction rotation urging, if what kind of structure original manuscript pressing plate 12 to the elastic force of original manuscript pressing plate 12 application of forces moment less than original manuscript pressing plate 12, then adopts can when the rotational angle (for example roughly 20 °) of regulation is following.
The 1st slide block 6 and the 2nd slide block 7 be respectively form rectangular section have the end cylinder-shaped.The 1st slide block 6 and the 2nd slide block 7 are provided with two spring incorporating sections 65,75 of taking in the end of 2 groups of compression springs 5 respectively individually respectively.It is shape beyond circular that the interior shape of spring incorporating section 65 that is provided with the 1st slide block 6 of operation board 81 forms xsect, for example non-circular (being octagon (with reference to Fig. 4) in diagram) such as polygons more than ellipse, triangle, rectangle, the pentagon.It is the non-circular of the shape identical with the spring incorporating section 65 of the 1st slide block 6 etc. that the interior shape of the spring incorporating section 75 of the 2nd slide block 7 both can form xsect, and it is circular also can forming xsect.In addition, in the bottom of a side's of the 1st slide block 6 formation spring incorporating section 65, its roughly same axle is provided with circular through hole 61.
The 1st slide block 6 and the 2nd slide block 7 peristome each other are relative, and under the both ends of compression spring 5 are incorporated in state between the 1st slide block 6 and the 2nd slide block 7, be inserted in the incorporating section 34 of supporting member 3 under the state in the incorporating section 34 of individually being located at supporting member 3 respectively in slidably.The 1st slide block 6 and the 2nd slide block 7 form has such length: be embedded in the incorporating section 34 of supporting member 3 at the base plate 21 of installation component 2 during with supporting member 3 (upper plate 31) almost parallel (when for example making original manuscript pressing plate 12 be close on the manuscript table glass 13 of upper surface of equipment body 11 (when original manuscript pressing plate 12 is positioned at off-position)).
The 1st slide block 6 is by the elastic force push action pin 18 of compression spring 5, to supporting member 3 and lifting member 4 application of forces so that overlap.That is, by the elastic force of compression spring 5, the upper plate 41 of lifting member 4 and upper plate 31 butts of supporting member 3 or approaching.At this moment, preferred upper plate 41 is with respect to for example manuscript table glass 13 almost parallels.In addition, can make upper plate 41 butts of lifting member 4 or approach the upper plate 31 of supporting member 3.
Substantial middle portion at the outside surface of the bottom of the 2nd slide block 7 (being sometimes referred to as closure) is provided with teat 71.The below of this teat 71 forms the rake 72 of inclination gradually.The teat 71 and the rake 72 of the outside surface of the bottom of the 2nd slide block 7 form cam structure.Promptly, when making the original manuscript pressing plate 12 (with reference to Fig. 1) that is positioned at off-position when the direction of leaving manuscript table glass 13 (top) serves as the axle rotation with the 1st joint pin 15, slowly slide to rake 72 from teat 71 with the position of pressurized roller 17 butts, simultaneously the 2nd slide block 7 is by be pressed backward end side and slide compression spring 5 stretching (with reference to Fig. 2) slowly supporting member 3 in of compression spring 5.And when original manuscript pressing plate 12 reaches the maximum open angle (for example roughly 60 °~roughly 70 °) of using, then its switching is limited by original platen on-off limiting mechanism (not shown).In addition, in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, symbol 73 expression Extendible flakes.This Extendible flake 73 is preferably width and is shorter than for example size of the width of the 2nd slide block 7 slightly.Thus, even the outside surface of pressurized roller 17 be coated be applied to make itself and the 2nd slide block 7 sliding contact along sliding lubrication oil fat, because Extendible flake 73 has covered the major part of the periphery of pressurized roller 17, therefore even because of the end of being pushed the original copy that is out of shape by original manuscript pressing plate 12 exceeds pressurized roller 17, its end can not touch the pressurized roller 17 that is coated with grease and contaminated yet.
Elastic force regulating device 8 is used to regulate the elastic force of compression spring 5.Elastic force regulating device 8 both can have been regulated the elastic force of whole compression spring 5, can be arranged on both ends or an end of compression spring 5 arbitrarily again, for example can only be located at an end (ends of the 1st slide block 6 sides) of side's compression spring 5 of two groups of compression springs 5.Elastic force regulating device 8 has operation board 81, adjustment dish 84 and operating portion 83, aforesaid operations dish 81 is arranged at least one side's of a pair of slide block 6,7 slide block rotationally, for example in the 1st slide block 6, and has an external thread part 82 that extends in the compression spring 5, above-mentioned adjustment dish 84 is arranged at the external thread part 82 of this operation board 81 vertically movably, and do not sway and with the end butt of compression spring 5, aforesaid operations portion 83 is arranged at operation board 81, and is exposed to the outside from the through hole 61 that is arranged at the 1st slide block 6.
As Fig. 1~Fig. 3 and shown in Figure 5, operation board 81 forms for example rotating discoideus in the spring incorporating section 65 of the 1st slide block 6.A face at this operation board 81 axially is provided with the external thread part 82 that extends in the compression spring 5 along it.External thread part 82 forms for example bar-shaped, and in its periphery thread groove is set.In addition, the another side at operation board 81 is provided with along its axially extended operating portion 83.The operating portion 83 tab-like circles that become in the through hole 61 that is embedded in the 1st slide block 6 rotationally.The outstanding length of operating portion 83 both can be the size that runs through through hole 61, also can be the size that is shorter than through hole 61.Front end face at operating portion 83 is provided with the operation recess 83a that operation board 81 is rotated simply by instruments such as screwdrivers in the 1st slide block 6.
As Fig. 3 and shown in Figure 6, the planar shaped of adjustment dish 84 becomes the shape that can move along its axis but not sway in the spring incorporating section 65 of the 1st slide block 6, for example forms non-circular (for example octagonal tabular) that be slightly smaller than spring incorporating section 65.That is, adjustment dish 84 forms and is embedded in spring incorporating section 65 and does not sway and along the axially movable shape of spring incorporating section 65.The outstanding substantial middle portion that is formed on this adjustment dish 84 of screw part 84b, this screw part 84b has the internal thread part 84a that screws togather with external thread part 82, rotates by operation board 81, and adjustment dish 84 moves along its axis with respect to external thread part 82.The end of compression spring 5 is connected to this adjustment dish 84, regulates the elastic force of compression spring 5 by the change in location of adjustment dish 84.
In addition, damping unit (not shown) can be set in compression spring 5.When closing direction rotated, only (for example roughly below 10 °) action below the particular rotation angle under any rotational angle of original manuscript pressing plate 12 was with the velocity of rotation of the original manuscript pressing plate 12 that slows down at original manuscript pressing plate 12 for this damping unit.Damping unit for example is an oil damping device etc.
Below describe with regard to the effect of manuscript pressure plate switching device 1 of the present invention and office equipment 10.
Original manuscript pressing plate 12 as shown in Figure 1, is close on the manuscript table glass 13 of equipment body 11 under equipment body 1 untapped state.For the end of the original manuscript pressing plate 12 that original copy is placed on the manuscript table glass 13, at first holds the position opposition side that is arranged at and is equipped with lifting member 4 or near the handle part it etc., as shown in Figure 2, original manuscript pressing plate 12 is promoted upward.That is, making 12 of original manuscript pressing plates serves as that axle rotates with the 1st joint pin 15, and makes the showing for the outside of manuscript table glass 13.Like this, when original manuscript pressing plate 12 is rotated, original manuscript pressing plate 12 by the elastic force of compression spring 5 by to the opening direction rotation urging, therefore can imperceptible weight and rotate to opening direction.
After original copy being placed on the face of the manuscript table glass 13 that exposes, put down the original manuscript pressing plate of putting on 12.That is, making original manuscript pressing plate 12 serves as that axle rotates and moves from forming closed condition downwards to the closing direction that contacts with manuscript table glass 13 with the 1st joint pin 15.When 12 one-tenth closed conditions of original manuscript pressing plate, be under the situation of thin paper then at original copy, can make original copy not float and positively be close on the manuscript table glass 13 by original manuscript pressing plate 12 from manuscript table glass 13, therefore original copy can be duplicated well etc.That is, original manuscript pressing plate 12 is close on the manuscript table glass 13, so that light do not enter between original manuscript pressing plate 12 and the manuscript table glass 13, thereby original copy can be duplicated well etc.
In addition, at original copy is for example to resemble under the situation that thickness is thicker the book, when making original manuscript pressing plate 12 when closing direction rotates, contact near the end of near the part of the supporting member 3 of original manuscript pressing plate 12 and supporting member 3 sides of original copy or its, and the end of the end opposition side of the supporting member 3 of original copy and original manuscript pressing plate 12 between form the space.That is, original manuscript pressing plate 12 is the state that floats.Push this original manuscript pressing plate that floats 12 or because of the deadweight of original manuscript pressing plate 12 to manuscript table glass 13 sides, make action pin 18 push the 1st slide block 6 and resist the elastic force of compression spring 5, thereby the 1st slide block 6 is to compression spring 5 side shiftings, and original manuscript pressing plate 12 (lifting member 4) serves as that axle rotates with the 2nd joint pin 16 simultaneously.That is, original manuscript pressing plate 12 moves to cover the top of original copy.For example, be under the situation of tabular surface on the top of its original copy, original manuscript pressing plate 12 carries out face with its top and contacts.Consequently, the original copy that thickness is thicker stably is close on the manuscript table glass 13.Therefore, irrelevant with the thickness of original copy, original manuscript pressing plate 12 can make original copy stably be close on the manuscript table glass, thereby original copy can be duplicated well etc.
In such manuscript pressure plate switching device of the present invention 1 and office equipment 10, owing to be provided with elastic force regulating device 8, so can make the force variation of compression spring 5 and regulate the torque of supporting member 3.That is, with after the operation recess 83a of operating portion 83 combines, when this instrument was swayed, along with the rotation of this instrument, the operation boards 81 that are arranged in the 1st slide block 6 rotated aptly at instrument such as screwdriver.So external thread part 82 rotates, thereby adjustment dish 84 axially moves in the spring incorporating section 65 of the 1st slide block 6 along it with respect to this external thread part 82.Because the end of compression spring 5 is connected to this adjustment dish 84, so the length variations between the both ends of this compression spring 5, thereby the force variation of compression spring 5.For example, when making operation board 81 when a direction is rotated, adjustment dish 84 moves to the direction near operation board 81, thereby the spring loading dies down, on the other hand, and when making operation board 81 when other direction rotates, adjustment dish 84 moves to the direction of leaving operation board 81, thus spring loading grow.By the loading of such change spring, can carry out the adjusting of torque.
Like this, when operation board 81 is rotated,, moves by adjustment dish 84 length variations so compression spring 5 can not twist between both ends vertically because not rotating with respect to external thread part 82, thereby therefore the force variation of compression spring 5 can correctly carry out the adjusting of torque.
In addition, because operating portion 83 is exposed to the outside from the through hole 61 of the 1st slide block 6,, thereby can carry out the adjusting of torque simply so the operation of operation board 81 is simple.In addition, because the i.e. end (closure) of the 1st slide block 6 of the leading section that the through hole 61 of operating operation portion 83 is arranged at manuscript pressure plate switching device 1, thus good operability, and can further easily carry out the adjusting of torque.
Therefore, manuscript pressure plate switching device 1 of the present invention and office equipment 10 can be not only simple but also have correctly carried out the adjusting of torque.Thus can be simply and correctly prevent to beat or middle bending.Promptly, strong excessively as the spring loading, then make original manuscript pressing plate 12 when opening direction rotates, occur in the so-called jumping phenomena that owing to the elastic force of compression spring 5 original manuscript pressing plate 12 is automatically rotated of its rotation sometimes midway, but suitably regulating spring loading, thereby can not only simply but also positively prevent to beat.In addition, a little less than spring loading excessively, then make original manuscript pressing plate 12 when closing direction rotates, occur in sometimes its rotation lifting member midway 4 opposing compression springs 5 elastic force and serve as the situation of axle with the 2nd joint pin 16 with respect to supporting member 3 rotations, so-called middle bending phenomenon promptly takes place, but suitably regulating spring loading, thereby bending in the middle of can not only simply but also positively preventing.
As mentioned above, the following formation of manuscript pressure plate switching device of the present invention: have operation board, the adjustment dish, operating portion, the aforesaid operations dish is arranged in the slide block rotationally, and has an external thread part, above-mentioned adjustment rim axially movably is arranged at external thread part, and do not sway and with the end butt of compression spring, aforesaid operations portion is arranged at operation board, and be exposed to the outside from the through hole that is arranged at slide block, and operation board is rotated, can be exposed to outside operating portion thus by the through hole by slide block rotates operation board, and the adjustment dish can not rotate and move vertically, thereby compression spring can not be distorted and the force variation of compression spring, therefore can be not only simple but also correctly carry out the adjusting of torque, so be specially adapted to duplicating machine, printing machine, facsimile recorder, the manuscript pressure plate switching device of office equipment such as scanner.