CN101504523B - Rotatable scanner and image forming apparatus - Google Patents

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CN101504523B
CN101504523B CN2009100071294A CN200910007129A CN101504523B CN 101504523 B CN101504523 B CN 101504523B CN 2009100071294 A CN2009100071294 A CN 2009100071294A CN 200910007129 A CN200910007129 A CN 200910007129A CN 101504523 B CN101504523 B CN 101504523B
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A rotatable scanner includes a scanner body and a document holder. The scanner body includes an exposure surface on which a document is placed. The document holder is provided above the scanner body to cover a document placed on the exposure surface of the scanner body. A front upper edge of the scanner body is chamfered.

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Rotatable scanner and image forming apparatus
Prioity claim
The application requires the right of priority of the Japanese patent application No.2008-031065 that submits to Jap.P. office in the Japanese patent application No.2008-029798 that submits to Jap.P. office on February 8th, 2008 and on February 12nd, 2008, by reference its full content is incorporated in this.
Technical field
Exemplary embodiment relates generally to rotatable scanner and comprises the image forming apparatus of rotatable scanner, and wherein rotatable scanner has the cramped construction of the lifting that helps scanner.
Background technology
Such as duplicating machine, facsimile recorder, printer and have image forming apparatus the multi-function device of at least a function in duplicating, printing, scanning and the facsimile function and use electrophotography (electrophotography) to go up based on view data usually to form toner image at recording medium (as, paper).
For example, the charging device charging is as the photoconductor of image mounting body (image carrier).The light write device forms electrostatic latent image with beam emissions according to view data on photoconductor to the charging surface of photoconductor.Developing apparatus utilizes developer (as, toner) developing electrostatic latent image to form toner image on photoconductor.The primary transfer roll shaft will be transferred on the intermediate transfer belt at the toner image that forms on the photoconductor.After the toner image that the secondary transfer printing roll shaft carries intermediate transfer belt was transferred on the paper, the heat and the pressure that apply by stationary installation were fixed to toner image on the paper.Therefore, on paper, form toner image.
After image formed, the paper of bearing toner image was discharged to the output panel that is provided with on the upper surface of image forming apparatus.A kind of known prior art image forming apparatus is included in the aft mounted rotatable scanner of image forming apparatus, and wherein output panel is attached to the lower surface of scanner body.Because rotatable scanner rotates up, therefore, the user can visually determine to be stacked on the discharge paper on the output panel and easily take paper away.In addition, the leading edge of the document frame of scanner (document holder) part comprises concave part, is used to make the user easily to catch the document frame to come the lifting scanner.
Yet, because recent increase in demand to compact and lightweight image forming apparatus, so the document frame becomes thinner.The reduced height of concave part.As a result, the user is difficult to catch concave part to come the lifting scanner.
Therefore, need still to make user's compact image forming apparatus of the compact rotatable scanner of lifting scanner easily a kind of comprising.
Summary of the invention
At least one embodiment provides rotatable scanner, and described rotatable scanner comprises scanner body and rotatable document frame.The scanner body comprises exposed, places original document on described exposed.The preceding coboundary of scanner body is cut sth. askew.Rotatable document frame is set at the document that covers on the body of scanner on the exposed that is placed on the scanner body.
At least one embodiment provides the image forming apparatus that comprises rotatable scanner and image forming apparatus body.Rotatable scanner comprises exposed, places original document on described exposed.The preceding coboundary of scanner body is cut sth. askew.Rotatable document frame is set at the document that covers on the body of scanner on the exposed that is placed on the scanner body.Image forming apparatus is installed rotatable scanner, and is included in the output panel that is provided with on the upper surface of image forming apparatus body.
Become clearer in detailed description, accompanying drawing and the relevant claim that the supplementary features of embodiment and advantage will be below.
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When considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, will more complete understanding be arranged to embodiment, and owing to have better understanding, therefore with its additional many advantages of easier acquisition, in the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is the perspective illustration according to the image forming apparatus of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the sectional view of image forming apparatus shown in Figure 1;
Fig. 3 is the diagrammatic side view of image forming apparatus shown in Figure 2;
Fig. 4 is the side view of image forming apparatus shown in Figure 3;
Fig. 5 is the skeleton view of the rotatable scanner that comprises in the image forming apparatus shown in Figure 4;
Fig. 6 is the partial cross section figure of rotatable scanner shown in Figure 5;
Fig. 7 is the perspective illustration of the image forming apparatus of another exemplary embodiment according to the present invention; With
Fig. 8 is the perspective illustration of the rotatable scanner that comprises in the image forming apparatus shown in Figure 7.
Accompanying drawing is intended to describe exemplary embodiment, and should not be construed its scope that limits.Unless spell out, otherwise accompanying drawing should not be considered to draw in proportion.
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To understand, if element or the layer be called as " another element or the layer on ", " with respect to ", " being connected to " or " being coupled to " another element or the layer, then its can be directly on another element or layer, with respect to, be connected to or be coupled to another element or layer, perhaps can have element or layer between two parties.On the contrary, if element is called as " directly on another element or layer ", " being directly connected to " or " being directly coupled to " another element or layer, then there are not element or layer between two parties.In the accompanying drawings, identical Reference numeral refers to components identical.As here use like that, term " and/or " comprise all the one or more combinations in the clauses and subclauses of listing of being correlated with.
Here can the usage space relative terms (such as " following ", " under ", " bottom ", " top ", " top " etc.) so that describe relation between element shown in the figure or feature and another element or the feature.To understand, the direction of describing in accompanying drawing, the space relative terms is intended to comprise the different directions of the device in the use.For example, if the device among the figure is inverted, then be described as be in other element or feature " under " or the element of " following " will other element or feature " on ".Therefore, such as " under " term can comprise on and under direction.Orienting device (revolve turn 90 degrees or in other direction) in addition, and explain that correspondingly space used herein describes relatively.
Though first, second waits and describes various elements, parts, zone, layer and/or part can to use term here, should be appreciated that these elements, parts, zone, layer and/or part should not be subjected to the restriction of these terms.These terms only are used for from another zone, layer or part are distinguished element, parts, zone, layer or a part.Therefore, first element that describes below, lose, the zone, the layer or the part can be named as second element, parts, zone, layer or part.
Term used herein only is used to describe specific embodiment, and is not intended to limit the present invention.Just as used herein, unless context spells out, then singulative also is intended to comprise plural form.Will be further understood that, when using in this manual, term " comprises " existence of indication feature, integer, step, operation, element and/or the parts of being stated, but does not get rid of the existence of one or more further features, integer, step, operation, element, parts and/or its combination or additional.
In describing embodiment shown in the drawings, for cause has clearly adopted specific term.Yet disclosing of this instructions is not intended to be limited to selected particular term, and should be appreciated that each element-specific comprises all technical equivalents of operating in a similar manner and obtaining similar results.
Referring now to accompanying drawing, wherein in whole accompanying drawings, the identical identical or corresponding part of Reference numeral indication in Fig. 1, is described the image forming apparatus 1 according to embodiment especially.
Fig. 1 is the perspective illustration of image forming apparatus 1000.Image forming apparatus 1000 comprises image forming apparatus body 2 and rotatable scanner 3.Body 2 comprises output panel 2A and control panel 28.Rotatable scanner 3 comprises scanner body 300 and automatic document feeder 400.Scanner body 300 comprises inclined-plane 300A.Automatic document feeder 400 comprises original tray 30, original copy discharge dish 31 and concave part 400A.
Image forming apparatus 1000 can be duplicating machine, facsimile recorder, printer, have the multi-function printer of at least a function in duplicating, printing, scanning and the facsimile function etc.According to this exemplary embodiment, image forming apparatus 1000 forms full-color toner image by mutual superposition Huang, fuchsin, green grass or young crops and black toner image on intermediate transfer belt 110.Yet, it should be noted that image forming apparatus 1000 is not limited to the full-colour image forming device, and can utilize other structure to form colour and/or light color image.
Rotatable scanner 3 is arranged on the image forming apparatus body 2.The output panel 2A that discharges the paper through printing to it is set on the upper surface of image forming apparatus body 2.When original document being placed on the original tray 30, the automatic document feeder 400 that is used as the document frame activates original document is fed to automatic document feeder 400 inside.Then, rotatable scanner 3 has scanned the image that forms on the original document of the upward placement of exposure glass (describing subsequently) that is provided with in automatic document feeder 400 after, original document is discharged to original copy discharge dish 31.After being put into a plurality of original documents on the original tray 30, each of a plurality of original documents sequentially is sent to original copy discharge dish 31 and is piled up thereon.When not using automatic document feeder 400, the user rotates up 400 liftings of automatic document feeder, and it is on glass that original document is put into exposure, and the automatic document feeder 400 that closes covers and is put into exposure original document on glass.Just, original document is clipped on automatic document feeder 400 and the scanner body 300.Under such condition, scanner body 300 reads the image information of original document.
With reference to Fig. 2, the inner structure and the operation of image forming apparatus 1000 are described now.Fig. 2 is the schematic sectional view of image forming apparatus 1000, and in this case, this equipment is serial connection (tandem type) panchromatic laser copier, and it comprises a plurality of be arranged side by side, a plurality of image mounting bodies of being called as photoconductor.Though the outward appearance of the image forming apparatus 1000 that the outward appearance of the image forming apparatus of describing among Fig. 2 1000 and Fig. 1 describe is slightly different, its basic structure is identical.
Scanner body 300 further comprises exposure glass 32, first slide body (traveling body), 33, second slide body 34, image focusing lens 35 and read sensor 36.
Image forming apparatus body 2 further comprises printer 100 and feeding means 200.Printer 100 comprises image formation unit 20 and output panel 57.Image formation unit 20 comprises cartridge processing (processcartridge) 18Y, 18M, 18C and 18K, light writing unit 21, intermediate transfer unit 17, secondary transfer printing device 22, pair of registration rollers axle 49, stationary installation 25, developing apparatus 4Y, 4M, 4C and 4K.Cartridge processing 18Y, 18M, 18C and 18K comprise image mounting body 1Y, 1M, 1C and 1K respectively.Intermediate transfer unit 17 comprises intermediate transfer belt 110, band clearer 90, drive roller shaft 14, drive roller shaft 15, secondary transfer printing backup roll shaft 16 and primary transfer bias voltage roll shaft 62Y, 62M, 62C and 62K.Secondary transfer printing device 22 comprises tension force roll shaft 23 and moving belt 24.Stationary installation 25 comprises fixed band 26 and by pressure roller shaft 27.Feeding means 200 comprises carton (paper bank) 43, presents roll shaft 42, separation roller shaft 45, feed path 46, a pair of roll shaft 47, branch road dish 51, branch road of transporting are presented roll shaft 50, separation roller shaft 52 and branch road feed path 53.Carton 43 comprises a plurality of paper discs 44.
Printer 100 is provided on feeding means 200.Scanner body 300 is arranged on the printer 100.Automatic document feeder 400 is arranged on the scanner 300, and can rotate.
Cartridge processing 18Y, 18M, 18C and 18K form Huang, fuchsin, green grass or young crops and black toner image respectively.
Light writing unit 21 comprises light source, polygonal mirror, f-θ lens and catoptron, and based on view data laser beam is directed to each surface of image mounting body 1Y, 1M, 1C and 1K, makes the electromotive force of each surperficial illuminated portion (exposed portion) of image mounting body 1Y, 1M, 1C and 1K be attenuated.As a result, on each surface of image mounting body 1Y, 1M, 1C and 1K, form electrostatic latent image.The latent electrostatic image developing that developing apparatus 4Y, 4M, 4C and 4K will form on each surface of image mounting body 1Y, 1M, 1C and 1K is visible toner image.
The toner image that forms on image mounting body 1Y, 1M, 1C and 1K is transferred at first respectively on the intermediate transfer belt 110.Thereafter, cleaning device is eliminated remaining toner particle on each surface of image mounting body 1Y, 1M, 1C and 1K.After being handled by lubricant applying device, discharged by discharger in each surface of image mounting body 1Y, 1M, 1C and 1K, and by the charger uniform charging, to turn back to original state.
Intermediate transfer belt 110 is driven roll shaft 14, drive roller shaft 15, secondary transfer printing backup roll shaft 16 and primary transfer biasing roll shaft 62Y, 62M, 62C and 62K and centers on, and owing to moves with direction A by the rotation of motor-driven drive roller shaft 15.
Primary transfer bias voltage roll shaft 62Y, 62M, 62C and 62K are arranged on the inside surface of intermediate transfer belt 110, and supply transfer bias from power supply to primary transfer bias voltage roll shaft 62Y, 62M, 62C and 62K.In addition, primary transfer bias voltage roll shaft 62Y, 62M, 62C and 62K form primary transfer pincers (transfer nip) respectively thus with respect to the outside surface (circumferential surface) that image mounting body 1Y, 1M, 1C and 1K push intermediate transfer belt 110 between image mounting body 1Y, 1M, 1C and 1K and primary transfer bias voltage roll shaft 62Y, 62M, 62C and 62K.Because the primary transfer bias voltage is applied to primary transfer bias voltage roll shaft 62Y, 62M, 62C and 62K, therefore, form the primary transfer electric field in the transfer printing pincers that between image mounting body 1Y, 1M, 1C and 1K and primary transfer bias voltage roll shaft 62Y, 62M, 62C and 62K, form respectively.
Press (nip pressure) by primary transfer electric field and pincers, the yellow toner image that forms on image mounting body 1Y at first is transferred to intermediate transfer belt 110.Be formed on fuchsin, green grass or young crops and black toner image on image mounting body 1M, 1C and the 1K by the order transfer printing and be superimposed upon on the intermediate transfer belt 110 of carrying yellow toner image, on intermediate transfer belt 110, form four colour toners images thus.
Be formed on four colour toners images on the intermediate transfer belt 110 and be transferred to paper on the secondary transfer printing pincers (describing subsequently).After intermediate transfer belt 110 was by the secondary transfer printing pincers, band clearer 90 was eliminated remaining toner on the surface that is clipped in the intermediate transfer belt 110 between band clearer 90 and the drive roller shaft 14.
In the bottom of intermediate transfer belt 17 secondary transfer printing device 22 is set.Moving belt 24 is centered on by two tension force roll shafts 23, and owing to the rotation campaign of at least one tension force roll shaft 23.Intermediate transfer belt 110 and moving belt 24 are clipped between the tension force roll shaft 23 and secondary transfer printing backup roll shaft 16 on the right side that is arranged on Fig. 2, from then on form the secondary transfer printing pincers between intermediate transfer belt 110 that is in contact with one another and moving belt 24.Because tension force roll shaft 23 has been supplied the secondary transfer printing bias voltage with polarity opposite with toner particle, therefore, on the secondary transfer printing pincers, form the secondary transfer printing electric field, be electrostatically transferred to tension force roll shaft 23 to impel the four colour toners images that are formed on the intermediate transfer belt 110.When the four colour toners images that are formed on intermediate transfer belt 110 arrived the secondary transfer printing pincers, pair of registration rollers axle 49 to the secondary transfer printing pincers, because secondary transfer printing electric field and pincers are pressed, therefore was transferred to paper feeding on the paper with four colour toners images.It should be noted, can provide, replace secondary transfer printing method to tension force roll shaft 23 supply secondary bias voltages with the charge charger of paper of noncontact mode.
In the bottom of image forming apparatus body 2 feeding means 200 is set.A plurality of paper discs 44 are provided in feeding means 200, described a plurality of paper disc 44 mutual vertical separation, and can store plurality of sheets of paper with stack manner.Present the uppermost paper that roll shaft 42 contacts are piled up in paper disc 44.Because present roll shaft 42 rotations, therefore, uppermost paper is transported to feed path 46.
Near the end of feed path 46 (end portion), pair of registration rollers axle 49 is set.The paper of presenting from paper disc 44, and is clipped between the pair of registration rollers axle 49 transporting roll shaft 47, be transported to pair of registration rollers axle 49 by feed path 46 via many.Along with the rotation of intermediate transfer belt 100, be moved to the secondary transfer printing pincers that between intermediate transfer belt 110 and moving belt 24, form at the four colour toners images that form on the intermediate transfer belt 110.When at the four colour toners images that form on the intermediate transfer belt 110 when the secondary transfer printing pincers are transferred on the paper, pair of registration rollers axle 49 is with suitable time paper feeding.As a result, on paper, form full-colour image.The paper of carrying full-colour image moves along with the rotation of moving belt 24, and is transported band stationary installation 25.
Stationary installation 25 is used the band fixing means.Fixed band 26 is centered on by two roll shafts, and rotation, thereby forms tape cell.Push fixed band 26 by pressure roller shaft 27.Fixed band 26 and be in contact with one another by pressure roller shaft 27 forms fixing pincers betwixt and receives the paper that transports from moving belt 24.Be included in the tape cell, be included in the thermal source that is provided with in this roll shaft with respect to one of roll shaft of pushing by pressure roller shaft 27, be used for heating fixed band 26.Heated fixed band 26 heating are passed through at fixed band 26 and are pressed the paper of the fixedly cramp joint receipts that form between the pressure roller shaft 27.Because heating and pincers are pressed, and full-color toner image is fixed to paper.
Carried out this fixing processing by stationary installation 25 after, paper is discharged to the output panel 57 that stretches out from the side plate of image forming apparatus body 2.Alternatively, paper is transported to the secondary transfer printing pincers once more, so that form another toner image at the opposite side of paper.
For example, in order to make the copy of original document, a pile original document is placed on the original tray 30 of automatic document feeder 400.Alternatively, it is on glass the not same page of original document to be placed into exposure.Should be noted that the exposure glass 32 as contact plate can not be glass, but such as the plastic plate of esters of acrylic acid.Just, exposure glass 32 can be any transparent material.
When each page or leaf of original document was placed on the exposure glass 32, user's lifting automatic document feeder 400 came to rotate up described automatic document feeder 400 from image forming apparatus body 2, thereby exposed exposure glass 32.Then, the user is put into original document on the exposure glass 32 and is rotated down automatic document feeder 400, makes original document be sandwiched between document feed device 400 and the exposure glass 32.
After on original document being placed into exposure glass 32, the user presses duplicating key and comes command scan(ning) instrument body 300 to begin to read original document.When the user was placed into automatic document feeder 400 with original document, automatic document feeder 400 moved to original document exposure glass 32 automatically.When first slide body 33 and second slide body 34 begin to slide together, the light source luminescent that on first slide body 33, is provided with.After the original document reflection, light by image focusing lens 35, and is collided read sensor 36 by direct reflection, and this sensor makes up image information based on light.
Owing to carried out aforesaid operations, each device, intermediate transfer unit 17, secondary transfer printing device 22 and the stationary installation 25 that are included among cartridge processing 18Y, 18M, 18C and the 18K begin operation respectively.Based on the image information that read sensor 36 makes up, light writing unit 21 is carried out to write and form Huang, fuchsin, green grass or young crops and black toner image on each surface of image mounting body 1Y, 1M, 1C and 1K.With corresponding toner image transfer printing and be superimposed upon and form four colour toners images on the intermediate transfer belt 110.
Begin to read simultaneously feeding means 200 beginning paper feedings with scanner body 300.A plurality of one of roll shafts 42 of presenting optionally rotate next a plurality of paper discs 44 paper feedings from be arranged on carton 43.When separation roller shaft 45 is separated from each other paper when every paper is fed to feed path 46, a pair of roll shaft 47 that transports transports paper to the secondary transfer printing pincers.Replace paper disc 44, branch road dish 51 also can paper feeding.Branch road is presented roll shaft 50 selectivity and is rotated paper feeding to image forming apparatus 1000 inside.Though because interactional friction force, might transport plurality of sheets of paper simultaneously, separation roller shaft 52 is separated from each other paper, makes every paper be transported to the branch road feed path 53 of printer 100.
When formation comprised many color images of two or more toner images, image mounting body 1Y, 1M, 1C contacted basically the upper surface of the intermediate transfer belt 110 that stretches with horizontal direction with 1K.Yet in monochrome image formed, unshowned mechanism impelled intermediate transfer belt 110 to separate with 1C with image mounting body 1Y, 1M to the left side of Fig. 2 upper surface with intermediate transfer belt 110.Therefore, image mounting body 1K rotation and formation black toner image.Under such condition, also shut-down operation of developing apparatus 4Y, 4M and 4C.
Image forming apparatus 1000 comprises controller etc., is used for controlling each device that image forming apparatus 1000 comprises.The control panel of describing in Fig. 1 28 comprises LCD, various buttons etc.The user can use control panel 28 to send order to controller, thereby selects single face to print or the duplex printing pattern by input operation.
With reference to Fig. 3 and 4, will the structure of rotatable scanner 3 be described.Fig. 3 is the diagrammatic side view of image forming apparatus 1000.Automatic document feeder 400 further comprises gripping portion (catch portion) T.Gripping portion T comprises chamfered portion TA.
Gripping portion T is arranged on the anterior of automatic document feeder 400 and towards the extension that is inclined upwardly of the adjacent end of automatic document feeder 400, stretches out with the front surface from scanner body 300.As a result, the user can easily hold gripping portion T and comes lifting automatic document feeder 400.Because said structure, image forming apparatus 1000 does not increase the degree of depth.In addition, the user can easily arrive and take away the paper that is discharged to output panel 2A, and described discharge dish 2A is arranged on the upper surface of image forming apparatus body 2.In addition, the sloping portion TA of gripping portion T is downward-sloping to far-end from the adjacent end of rotatable scanner 3.Though, as shown in Figure 3, the plane that sloping portion TA is normally shown in Figure 3, alternatively, sloping portion TA can be curved surface, stairstepping etc.In addition, gripping portion T can be an Any shape, extends from the front surface of scanner body 300 when outstanding when its adjacent end to automatic document feeder 400 is inclined upwardly, and gripping portion T can be an Any shape.
It should be noted that when automatic document feeder 400 closures, the user holds gripping portion T and lifting automatic document feeder 400 rotates up.
Fig. 4 is the side view of image forming apparatus 1000.Owing on the far-end of the upper surface of image forming apparatus 2, rotatable scanner 3 is set, form on the upper surface of image forming apparatus body 2 therefore that dummy section uses and easily take the paper that is discharged to output panel 2A away.Just, can in the afterbody part of image forming apparatus 1000, the scanner 3 of rotation be set substantially, so that help to take away the paper of discharge.In addition, the rear surface of rotatable scanner 3 flushes with the rear surface of image forming apparatus body 2 substantially.This is because impel the degree of depth increase of image forming apparatus 1000 from the outshot of the outstanding rotatable scanner 3 in the rear surface of image forming apparatus body 2, and needs bigger installing space.
Automatic document feeder 400 is attached to the far-end of scanner body 300, and can rotate about turning axle with the direction shown in the double-head arrow B.The preceding coboundary of scanner body 300 is cut sth. askew forms inclined-plane 300A.On the preceding lower surface of automatic document feeder 400, concave part 400A is set and forms gripping portion.Therefore, when the user put into concave part 400A and lifting automatic document feeder 400 with their finger, automatic document feeder 400 rotated up and exposes exposure glass 32 shown in Figure 2.
With reference to Fig. 5 and 6, rotatable scanner 3 will be described in more detail.Fig. 5 is the perspective illustration of rotatable scanner 3.Fig. 6 is the partial cross section figure of rotatable scanner.
As shown in Figure 5, scanner body 300 further comprises wall 300B.Concave part 400A comprises wall 400A1.In response to the heavy demand of compact and light weight scanner, scanner body 300 has the parallelepiped shape of substantial rectangular and very little thickness.Automatic document feeder 400 comprises the part of mouth shape.The coboundary of the scanner body 300 that provides on the open closed side of automatic document feeder 400 is cut sth. askew forms inclined-plane 300A.As shown in Figure 6, inclined-plane 300A has flat surfaces.More specifically, tapered plane 300A is downward-sloping to the adjacent end of scanner body 300.It should be noted that inclined-plane 300A can comprise the Any shape of easy lifting automatic document feeder 400, as circle.As shown in Figure 6, in the gripping portion T of automatic document feeder 400, concave part 400A is set.Inclined-plane 300A and concave part 400A form the longitudinal direction space S that extend, that be used to hold finger along rotatable scanner together.For example, concave part 400A can comprise that irregular surface easily distinguishes concave part 400A by touching from other parts.In addition, when user's lifting automatic document feeder 400, such irregular surface makes the easier automatic document feeder 400 of catching of user's hand.
As shown in Figure 5, at the two ends of inclined- plane 300A wall 300B is set with the longitudinal direction of scanner body 300 and forms the space.Similarly, the longitudinal direction with scanner body 300 is provided with wall 400A1 at the two ends of concave part 400A.Wall 300B and wall 400A1 are set make the user by touching the position of easily confirming space S, making rotatable scanner 3 thus also is easily for visually impaired user.Alternatively, after the position of space S is confirmed on vision ground, the user is inserted into space S with their finger, and their hand is moved to the position that wall 400A1 confirms an end of space S, and their hand is placed on the position of easy lifting automatic document feeder 400.That is to say and since the user can be only by they hand feel to come lifting automatic document feeder 400, therefore can be at various task operating rotatable scanners 3.Especially, according to this embodiment, rotatable scanner 3 is useful for operation such as duplicating, fax and scanning, that comprise frequent opening and closing document frame (that is, the automatic document feeder 400).
In addition, with respect to the intac people of health, the conventional sweep instrument is inconvenient for the people on the wheelchair.Yet, according to this embodiment, the correct position that the impaired people of such health only just can be placed on their hand on the rotatable scanner 3 by sensation automatic document feeder 400, and do not need to use just lifting automatic document feeder 400 easily of too big power.
According to this embodiment, image forming apparatus 1000 comprises automatic document feeder 400 (as the document frame), gripping portion T shown in Figure 6 wherein is provided on the front surface of automatic document feeder 400, and it is, outstanding with front surface from scanner body 300 to the extension that is inclined upwardly of the adjacent end of automatic document feeder 400.Therefore, image forming apparatus 1000 does not increase the degree of depth.As a result, the user can easily take the paper that is discharged to the described output panel 2A of the Fig. 4 that is provided with on the upper surface of image forming apparatus body 2 away, and lifting automatic document feeder 400 easily.
According to this embodiment, image forming apparatus 1000 comprises rotatable scanner 3, and described rotatable scanner 3 comprises scanner body 300, and wherein the preceding upper surface of scanner body 300 is cut sth. askew and formed the described inclined-plane 300A of Fig. 6.Therefore, in addition when gripping portion (that is, the described concave part 400A of Fig. 6) enough big when holding user's finger, the user can easily utilize their finger lifting automatic document feeder 400.Even when in automatic document feeder 400 concave part 400A not being set, when inclined-plane 300A was cut sth. askew greatly, the user can be easily inserts the described space S of Fig. 6 with their finger.Therefore, even automatic document feeder 400 reduces thickness, the user also can easily put into their finger space S and come lifting automatic document feeder 400.
With reference to Fig. 7 and 8, the image forming apparatus 1000A according to another embodiment is described now.Fig. 7 is the perspective illustration of image forming apparatus 1000A.Image forming apparatus 1000A comprises image forming apparatus body 2 and rotatable scanner 3X.Rotatable scanner 3X comprises scanner body 300 and pressing plate 400X.Pressing plate 400X comprises concave part 400A.Scanner body 300 comprises inclined-plane 300A.Thinner as the pressing plate 400X of document frame than the described automatic document feeder of Fig. 1, and have the structure different with automatic document feeder 400.
Fig. 8 is the perspective illustration of rotatable scanner 3X.Pressing plate 400X further comprises gripping portion T and sign 400B.As the described rotatable scanner 3 of Fig. 5 in embodiment before, the preceding coboundary of scanner body 300 is formed the inclined-plane 300A with plane by cutting sth. askew.Gripping portion T is arranged on the front end of pressing plate 400X, and comprises the concave part 400A of the hand that is used to hold the user.As described in Figure 6, inclined-plane 300A and concave part 400A form the space S with the longitudinal direction extension of scanner body 3.
Rotatable scanner 3X has the effect identical with the described rotatable scanner of Fig. 13.Because pressing plate 400X is very thin, therefore, concave part 400A does not provide enough space to insert with user's finger.Yet owing to inclined-plane 300A is set forms space S, the space S that the user can be easily inserts their finger is come lifting pressing plate 400X.In addition and since pressing plate 400X on its Width to center curvature, therefore, the user can be easily be inserted into the core of space S with their finger.Sign 400B is arranged on the center of the upper surface of pressing plate 400X with its Width, according to the side of described sign 400B, and the center that the user can vision ground grasps gripping portion T.Alternatively, user visually impaired can only just can easily confirm the center of space S by the doigte pressing plate 400X that utilizes them.
The present invention has been described with reference to specific embodiment.Yet, the invention is not restricted to the details of the foregoing description, but can carry out various modifications and improvement, and they do not deviate from aim of the present invention and scope.The numeral of above-mentioned element, position, shape are not limited to the foregoing description, are suitable for realizing numeral of the present invention, position and shape but can be revised as.Therefore, will understand, in the scope of the claim that is associated, can differently put into practice the present invention with specifically described embodiment here.For example, can make up the element and/or the feature of different exemplary embodiments within the scope of the invention, and/or with they mutual alternative.

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1. a rotatable scanner (3) comprising:
Scanner body (300), described scanner body comprises exposed (32), on described exposed, place document, the preceding coboundary of described scanner body is chamfered to first inclined-plane (300A), and described scanner body (300) comprises that the longitudinal direction with described scanner body vertically is arranged on the wall (300B) at two ends of the chamfered edge of described scanner body; With
Rotatable document frame (400), described rotatable document frame is set at the document that covers on the described scanner body on the described exposed that is placed on the described scanner body, described document frame (400) comprises the gripping portion (T) of extension to give prominence to from the front surface of described scanner body with being inclined upwardly, described gripping portion (T) comprises that second inclined-plane (TA) that tilts to the rear of described rotatable scanner from the place ahead of described rotatable scanner, described second inclined-plane (TA) comprise the concave part (400A) of the finger that is used to hold the user;
Wherein said first inclined-plane (300A) and described concave part (400A) form the longitudinal direction space (S) that extend, that be used to hold finger along described rotatable scanner (3) together.
2. image forming apparatus comprises:
Rotatable scanner (3) comprising:
Scanner body (300), described scanner body comprises exposed (32), on described exposed, place document, the preceding coboundary of described scanner body is chamfered to first inclined-plane (300A), and described scanner body (300) comprises that the longitudinal direction with described scanner body vertically is arranged on the wall (300B) at two ends of the chamfered edge of described scanner body; With
Rotatable document frame (400), described rotatable document frame is set at the document that covers on the described scanner body on the described exposed that is placed on described scanner body, described document frame (400) comprises the gripping portion (T) of extension to give prominence to from the front surface of described scanner body with being inclined upwardly, described gripping portion (T) comprises that second inclined-plane (TA) that tilts to the rear of described rotatable scanner from the place ahead of described rotatable scanner, described second inclined-plane (TA) comprise the concave part (400A) of the finger that is used to hold the user;
Wherein said first inclined-plane (300A) and described concave part (400A) form the longitudinal direction space (S) that extend, that be used to hold finger along described rotatable scanner (3) together; With
Image forming apparatus body (2), it installs described rotatable scanner, and is included in the output panel (2A) that is provided with on the upper surface of described image forming apparatus body.
3. a rotatable scanner (3) comprising:
Scanister (300), be used for scanned document, comprise exposed (32), on described exposed, place document, the preceding coboundary of described scanister is chamfered to first inclined-plane (300A), and described scanister (300) comprises that the longitudinal direction with described scanister vertically is arranged on the wall (300B) at two ends of the chamfered edge of described scanister; With
Rotatable document holding device (400), be used to keep document, described rotatable document holding device is set at the document that covers on the described scanister on the described exposed that is placed on the described scanister, described document holding device (400) comprises the gripping portion (T) of extension to give prominence to from the front surface of described scanner body with being inclined upwardly, described gripping portion (T) comprises that second inclined-plane (TA) that tilts to the rear of described rotatable scanner from the place ahead of described rotatable scanner, described second inclined-plane (TA) comprise the concave part (400A) of the finger that is used to hold the user;
Wherein said first inclined-plane (300A) and described concave part (400A) form the longitudinal direction space (S) that extend, that be used to hold finger along described rotatable scanner (3) together.
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