CN202495988U - business machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a business machine, which includes a base, an upper cover, a connecting rod group and a damper. The base has a fixed guide rail, and the upper cover is arranged on the base and is suitable for opening relative to the base. The connecting rod group is connected between the base and the upper cover, and the damper is arranged on the base, and the damper includes a first spring and a buffer block. The first spring is arranged in the fixed guide rail of the base and is suitable for deforming along a length direction of the fixed guide rail. A part of the buffer block is embedded in the fixed guide rail so that the buffer block is suitable for moving along the fixed guide rail, wherein the first spring is connected between the fixed guide rail and the buffer block. When the upper cover is closed relative to the base, the connecting rod group moves and contacts the buffer block and then compresses the first spring, so that the upper cover descends slowly relative to the base.

Description

business machine

technical field

The utility model relates to an office machine, in particular to an office machine in which an upper cover is slowly lowered relative to a base to close the cover.

Background technique

With the technological development of multi-functional machines, more and more business machines have functions such as fax, scanning, photocopying and printing, which not only enable the business machines to have multiple document processing capabilities, but also make the volume more compact, plus The assembly steps are simple, and only need to connect the telephone line, network line and power line to use with the computer, which makes the business machine more and more popular.

Existing general business machines include a scanner (Scanner) and an automatic document feeder (ADF). When the inside of the business machine needs to replace the ink or remove abnormal paper jams, the scanner and the automatic document feeding device must be opened. However, due to the considerable weight of the scanner and the automatic document feeding device, the existing office machine set The connecting rod mechanism cannot stably support the scanner and the automatic document feeding device, which not only easily makes the scanner and the automatic document feeding device fall down, but even causes injury to the user.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an existing transaction machine. Please refer to FIG. 1, the existing business machine includes a top cover 110 and a base 120, and a combination of a sliding shaft 130 and a bracket 140 is provided between the top cover 110 and the base 120, wherein one end of the bracket 140 is pivotally mounted on the base 120 , and the sliding shaft 130 is pivotally arranged in the sliding rail 142 of the bracket 140 . Through cooperation between the sliding shaft 130 and the bracket 140 , the upper cover 110 of the business machine can be opened or closed relative to the base 120 . However, since the upper cover 110 of the business machine is also provided with a scanner and an automatic document feeding device, it has considerable weight. When the upper cover 110 is closed relative to the base 120, the weight of the upper cover 110 will prompt the sliding shaft 130 to slide rapidly in the slide rail 142 of the bracket 140 and the upper cover 110 will press the bracket 140 to move downwards, causing the upper cover 110 to move downward. If it falls off, it will impact the base 120 , and indirectly cause damage or loosening of the internal electronic components, affecting normal operation, and may also endanger the operating safety of the user.

Utility model content

The utility model provides a business machine, the upper cover of which is lowered slowly relative to the base to close the cover, which can protect the electronic components in the base from being impacted and maintain integrity.

The utility model provides a business machine, which includes a base, a top cover, a connecting rod group and a damper. The base has a fixed guide rail, and the upper cover is arranged on the base and is suitable for opening relative to the base. The link group is connected between the base and the upper cover, and the damper is arranged on the base, and the damper includes a first spring and a buffer block. The first spring is arranged in the fixed guide rail of the base, and is suitable for deforming along a length direction of the fixed guide rail. A part of the buffer block is embedded in the fixed guide rail so that the buffer block is suitable for moving along the fixed guide rail, wherein the first spring is connected between the fixed guide rail and the buffer block. When the upper cover is closed relative to the base, the connecting rod group moves and contacts the buffer block to compress the first spring, so that the upper cover is lowered slowly relative to the base.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned connecting rod set includes a first connecting rod and a second connecting rod, the first connecting rod has a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is connected to the upper The cover, and the second connecting rod has a third end and a fourth end, and the third end is connected with the second end, and the fourth end is connected with the base. In addition, the base also has a support point, and the first connecting rod has a body portion and a support portion, and when the upper cover is opened relative to the base, the support portion leans against the support point.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned business machine has a top surface, and the top surface has a normal direction.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the length direction of the above-mentioned fixed guide rail forms an acute angle with the normal direction.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the length direction of the above-mentioned fixed guide rail is parallel to the normal direction. In addition, the fixed guide rail also has a slide rail, and the buffer block has a protrusion, and the protrusion is suitable for being embedded in the slide rail, and restricts the buffer block to move along a direction parallel to the top surface. The damper also includes a second spring disposed between the slide rail and the protrusion.

Based on the above, in the office machine of the present invention, the setting of the damper can buffer the closing speed of the upper cover relative to the base, prevent the upper cover from impacting the base, and further protect the electronic components inside the base.

In order to make the above-mentioned features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, the following specific embodiments are described in detail with accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an existing transaction machine.

FIG. 2 is an exploded schematic view of the transaction machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

3 to 6 are schematic diagrams showing the operation flow of the office closing cover in FIG. 2 .

FIG. 7 is an exploded schematic view of the transaction machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a partial enlarged view of the contact between the connecting rod group and the damper of the business machine in FIG. 7 .

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of the upper cover of the business machine shown in FIG. 7 being opened relative to the base.

10 to 14 are schematic diagrams showing the operation flow of closing the upper cover of the business machine relative to the base in the second embodiment.

Description of main component symbols:

110, 220: upper cover

120, 210: base

130: sliding shaft

140: bracket

142, 244c: slide rail

200: business machine

202: top surface

212, 212': fixed guide rail

214: side wall

216: support point

230, 230': connecting rod group

232, 232': first connecting rod

234: Second link

232a: first end

232b: second end

232c: Main body

232d: support part

234a: third end

234b: fourth terminal

240: Damper

242: First Spring

244, 244': buffer block

244a: bump

246: second spring

N, D, D1, D2: direction

Detailed ways

[first embodiment]

FIG. 2 is an exploded schematic view of the transaction machine of the first embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to Fig. 2, business machine 200 includes a base 210, a top cover 220, a connecting rod group 230 and a damper 240, wherein the business machine 200 of this embodiment is the same as the existing business machine, its top cover 220 A scanner and an automatic paper feeding device can be installed on it, but since the scanner and the automatic paper feeding device are not the key points of the present utility model, and in order to make the diagram clear and recognizable, the scanner and the automatic paper feeding device are not shown in the figure. Paper feeder.

Based on the above, the base 210 has a fixed guide rail 212 , and the fixed guide rail 212 is disposed on the side wall 214 of the base 210 . The fixed guide rail 212 can be integrally formed with the shell of the base 210 , or be fixed on the shell of the base 210 by assembling or bonding. The upper cover 220 is disposed on the base 210 , and the upper cover 220 is adapted to be opened relative to the base 210 . In this embodiment, the business machine 200 has a top surface 202 (as shown in FIG. 3 ), and the top surface 202 has a normal direction N (as shown in FIG. 3 ), and the length direction D of the fixed guide rail 212 (as shown in FIG. 3 Shown) and the normal direction N form an acute angle. In addition, one side of the upper cover 220 is fixed on the base 210 , so the upper cover 220 is opened relative to the base 210 in a rotating manner. The connecting rod set 230 is connected between the base 210 and the upper cover 220, and the damper 240 disposed on the base 210 includes a first spring 242 and a buffer block 244, wherein the first spring 242 is disposed on a fixed part of the base 210 inside the guide rail 212 and is suitable for deformation along the length direction D of the fixed guide rail 212 . A part of the buffer block 244 is embedded in the fixed rail 212 , and the first spring 242 is connected between the fixed rail 212 and the buffer block 244 , and the buffer block 244 can move along the fixed rail 212 due to the deformation of the first spring 242 .

In addition, the connecting rod set 230 includes a first connecting rod 232 and a second connecting rod 234, the first connecting rod 232 has a first end 232a and a second end 232b, wherein the first end 232a is connected to the upper cover 220 , and the second link 234 has a third end 234 a and a fourth end 234 b, and the third end 234 a is connected to the second end 232 b, and the fourth end 234 b is connected to the base 210 .

3 to 6 are schematic diagrams of the operation flow of the closing cover of the office in FIG. 2 . As shown in FIG. 3 , generally speaking, when the upper cover 220 is opened relative to the base 210 , the upper cover 220 takes the side connected to the base 210 as the axis, and the other side not connected to the base 210 relatively away from the base 210 . At this time, the linkage set 230 is not in contact with the damper 240 . Then please refer to Fig. 3, Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 at the same time. When the upper cover 220 is to be closed relative to the base 210, the upper cover 220 can be connected to the base 210 by manual, program control or electric mode. One side is the axis, and the other side not connected to the base 210 rotates clockwise to be relatively close to the base 210 . Affected by the rotation of the upper cover 220, the connecting rod group 230 also moves accordingly, wherein the first connecting rod 232 is driven by the upper cover 220 to move, and at the same time rotate slightly clockwise, and at the same time, the second connecting rod 234 Affected by the movement of the first link 232 , the third end 234 a of the second link 234 rotates clockwise around the fourth end 234 b , and the link set 230 further contacts the buffer block 244 of the damper 240 . It is not limited here that the second end 232b of the first connecting rod 232 or the third end 234a of the second connecting rod 234 contacts the buffer block 244 of the damper 240 , the connecting rod group 230 actually contacts the buffer block 244 of the damper 240 The part is determined according to the actual configuration relationship of the connecting rod set 230 and the damper 240 in response to design requirements.

Since the setting method of the fixed guide rail 212 is not that its length direction D and the normal direction are parallel or perpendicular to each other, but the length direction D of the fixed guide rail 212 is roughly parallel to the second connecting rod 232 of the first link 232 of the connecting rod group 230. The connection between the end 232b and the third end 234a of the second connecting rod 234 is in the direction of the track that may move during the cover closing procedure, so in the process of closing the cover, the connecting rod group 230 contacts the damper 240, and the upper cover 220 The self-weight will further make the connecting rod set 230 continuously exert pressure on the buffer block 244 of the damper 240 . The force on the buffer block 244 of the damper 240 is transmitted to the first spring 242 , and the first spring 242 is compressed and deformed by the force, and the buffer block 244 moves along the length direction D of the fixed guide rail 212 . It is worth noting that when the connecting rod set 230 starts to press on the buffer block 244 of the damper 240, the elastic recovery force of the first spring 242 will provide a reaction force smaller than the lowering force of the upper cover 220, so that the upper cover 220 is Slowly descend relative to the base 210 until the upper cover 220 is closed relative to the base 210 , as shown in FIG. 6 .

When the upper cover 220 is opened relative to the base 210 , the action between the link set 230 and the damper 240 is the reverse order of FIGS. 3-6 , and will not be described here again.

Compared with the existing business machine which only uses the combination of the sliding shaft and the bracket, in the business machine 200 of this embodiment, the damper 240 with the buffer block 244 and the first spring 242 is used to provide the upper cover 220 at a relative base. A feedback force when the seat 210 is closed, buffers the closing speed of the upper cover 220 relative to the base 210, and prevents the upper cover 220 from being too heavy to hit the base 210 or injure maintenance personnel. In addition, the parts used in the damper 240 are easy to obtain or manufacture, so the material cost is not expensive, and the overall cost of the business machine 200 can still be effectively controlled.

[Second embodiment]

Other embodiments of the transaction machine are listed below for illustration. It must be noted here that the second embodiment below uses the component numbers and partial content of the aforementioned first embodiment, wherein the same numbers are used to denote the same or similar components, and descriptions of the same technical content are omitted. For the description of omitted parts, reference may be made to the foregoing embodiments, and the following embodiments will not be repeated.

Fig. 7 is an exploded view of the office machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 8 is a partially enlarged view of the connecting rod group of the office machine in Fig. 7 in contact with the damper; and Fig. 9 is an upper part of the office machine in Fig. Schematic illustration of the lid opening relative to the base. Please refer to FIG. 7 , FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 at the same time, the length direction D1 of the fixed guide rail 212 ′ in this embodiment is parallel to the normal direction N. In addition, the buffer block 244' has a protrusion 244a and a buffer block body 244b, wherein the buffer block body 244b further has a sliding rail 244c, and the protrusion 244a is suitable for being embedded in the sliding rail 244c to limit the protrusion of the buffer block 244'. The block 244a can only move along the direction D2 parallel to the top surface 202 . The damper 240 further includes a second spring 246 disposed between the slide rail 244c and the protrusion 244a.

In addition, the base 210 also has a support point 216, and the first connecting rod 232' has a body portion 232c and a support portion 232d, wherein the body portion 232c has a first end 232a (marked in FIG. 3 ) and a second end 232b (marked in FIG. 3 ), and the supporting portion 232d extends from the main body portion 232c, and the extending direction (not marked) of the supporting portion 232d is not parallel to the length direction (not marked) of the main body portion 232c.

10 to 14 are schematic diagrams of the action flow of closing the upper cover of the business machine relative to the base in the second embodiment. Please refer to FIG. 9 , when the upper cover 220 is opened relative to the base 210 , the support portion 232d of the first link 232 ′ will abut against the supporting point 216 to keep the upper cover 220 open relative to the base 210 . Next, as shown in Figures 10 to 12, the upper cover 220 is moved to close the cover relative to the base 210, and affected by the movement of the upper cover 220, the supporting part 232d of the first connecting rod 232' of the connecting rod group 230' leaves the supporting point 216, And the connecting rod group 230' leans against the buffer block 244', and exerts a downward force along the length direction D1 of the fixed guide rail 212' on the buffer block 244', so that the first spring 242 (marked in FIG. 3) is stressed. is compressed, and the buffer block 244' also moves downward along the length direction D1 of the fixed guide rail 212'.

Then please refer to Figure 8 and Figure 13 at the same time, in particular, because the length of the first connecting rod 232' is fixed and will not change, when the upper cover 220 is closed relative to the base 210 and the connecting rod group 230' is pressed down to buffer When the block 244' reaches a certain level, the connecting rod group 230' (marked in Figure 10) will push the bump 244a of the buffer block 244', and with the setting of the bump 244a and the slide rail 244c, the bump 244a will be parallel to The movement of the top surface 202 in the direction D2 can obediently eliminate the unsmoothness of the cap closing process that may be caused by the length of the first connecting rod 232 ′. After that, as shown in FIG. 14 , the upper cover 220 and the base 210 are closed.

When the upper cover 220 is opened relative to the base 210 , the actuation of the connecting rod set 230 ′ and the damper (not shown) is in the reverse order of FIG. 9 to FIG. 14 , and will not be described in detail. Wherein, when the link group 230 ′ is driven by the upper cover 220 to move and release the restriction on the projection 244 a, the elastic restoring force of the second spring 244 a and the first spring 242 makes the buffer block 244 ′ return to its original position.

To sum up, in the office machine of the present utility model, the setting of the damper can provide the feedback force when the connecting rod group is pressed down by the weight of the upper cover, so as to slow down the closing speed of the upper cover relative to the base, and avoid the upper cover Collision with the base not only protects the electronic components arranged in the base, but also prevents the user from being injured. In addition, the parts of the damper used in the business machine of the present invention are easy to manufacture, obtain and assemble, so the manufacturing and assembly costs of the damper are not expensive, and the overall cost of the business machine can be effectively controlled.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above with the embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and any person skilled in the art may make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Claims (8)

1. an affairs machine is characterized in that, comprising:

One pedestal has a fixed guide;

One loam cake is arranged on the said pedestal, and is suitable for said relatively pedestal unlatching;

One connection rod set is connected between said pedestal and the said loam cake;

One damper is arranged on the said pedestal, comprising:

One first spring is arranged in the said fixed guide of said pedestal, and is suitable for the length direction distortion along said fixed guide; And

One buffer stopper is partially submerged in said fixed guide, and is suitable for moving along said fixed guide, and wherein said first spring is connected between said fixed guide and the said buffer stopper.

2. affairs machine according to claim 1 is characterized in that, wherein said connection rod set comprises:

One first connecting rod has one first end and one second end, and wherein said first end is connected in said loam cake; And

One second connecting rod has one the 3rd end and one the 4th end, and wherein said the 3rd end is connected with said second end, and said the 4th end is connected with said pedestal.

3. affairs machine according to claim 2; It is characterized in that wherein said pedestal also has a strong point, and said first connecting rod have a body and a support portion; And when the said relatively pedestal of said loam cake was opened, said brace abuts was on the said strong point.

4. affairs machine according to claim 1 is characterized in that, wherein said affairs facility have an end face, and said end face has a normal direction.

5. affairs machine according to claim 4 is characterized in that, the said length direction and the said normal direction of wherein said fixed guide are pressed from both sides an acute angle.

6. affairs machine according to claim 4 is characterized in that, the said length direction of wherein said fixed guide is parallel to said normal direction.

7. affairs machine according to claim 6; It is characterized in that said fixed guide also has a slide rail, and said buffer stopper has a projection; And said projection is in order to being embedded in said slide rail, and limit said buffer stopper along one be parallel to said end face direction move.

8. affairs machine according to claim 7 is characterized in that, said damper also comprises one second spring, and said second spring is arranged between said slide rail and the said projection.

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