CN209879258U - Image forming apparatus and operation panel unit for image forming apparatus - Google Patents
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The utility model provides an image forming apparatus and be used for this image forming apparatus's operating panel unit. The operation panel unit (2) inputs various control commands to the image forming apparatus (1), a display unit (20) and an NFC reading unit (31) are arranged on the surface of a housing (10) of the operation panel unit (2) and are arranged adjacently, the NFC reading unit (31) protrudes outward from the surface of the housing (10), an NFC reading surface (33) is formed at the top end of the NFC reading unit, an NFC mark (39) is printed on the NFC reading surface, and protruding portions (35, 36) protruding from the NFC reading surface (33) are formed at positions of the NFC reading surface other than the positions where the NFC mark (39) is printed.
Description
Technical Field
The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus and an operation panel unit for the image forming apparatus.
Background
Conventionally, there is known an operation panel unit for an image forming apparatus, which has a display surface and can input various control commands to the image forming apparatus by directly pressing the display surface (touch panel type) or by using buttons (switch type) provided near the display surface. The operation panel unit further includes an NFC (Near field communication) function, and thus, when the portable terminal and an NFC substrate provided in the operation panel unit are brought close to each other, data communication is enabled, and functions such as user authentication and user terminal access are realized.
Generally, an NFC reader is provided in a housing of an operation panel unit at a position corresponding to an NFC substrate disposed inside the housing, and a mobile terminal having an NFC function approaches or comes into contact with the NFC reader to perform data communication. The NFC reading unit is printed with an NFC tag.
However, when the mobile terminal is caused to perform data communication with the NFC reading unit, the mobile terminal may contact the reading unit, that is, the mobile terminal may contact the NFC tag printed on the reading unit, and after the contact operation is frequently performed, the NFC tag may be worn by the contact operation, thereby deteriorating visibility.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The present invention has been made in view of the above conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an operation panel unit for an image forming apparatus, which can suppress deterioration of visibility due to wear of an NFC tag caused by contact with a mobile terminal.
The utility model discloses an operating panel unit for image forming device of technical scheme, this operating panel unit is right various control command is input to image forming device, wherein the surface of operating panel unit's casing is equipped with the display part and the NFC reading portion of adjacent configuration, NFC reading portion follows the surface of casing is outside outstanding NFC reading portion's top is formed with the NFC and reads the face NFC reading face printing has the NFC sign NFC reading in the printing of NFC reading face position outside the NFC sign is formed with the follow NFC reads the outstanding protruding portion of face.
According to this aspect, since the NFC reading surface is printed with the NFC tag and the protruding portion protruding from the NFC reading surface is formed at a portion of the NFC reading surface other than the portion printed with the NFC tag, when the mobile terminal having the NFC function is brought close to the NFC reading surface, the protruding portion is brought into contact with the mobile terminal to prevent the mobile terminal from coming into contact with the NFC tag on the NFC reading surface, so that abrasion of the NFC tag due to frequent contact between the mobile terminal and the NFC tag can be suppressed, and deterioration in visibility of the NFC tag can be suppressed.
In the above-described aspect, the protruding portion may be a rib that surrounds the NFC tag.
According to the technical scheme, abrasion of the NFC mark caused by frequent contact between the mobile terminal and the NFC mark can be restrained, and visibility deterioration of the NFC mark can be restrained.
In the above-described aspect, the protruding portion may be one or more protrusions that are located between end points of the NFC tag in the first direction and between end points of the NFC tag in the second direction, the first direction may be a left-right direction when a user views the NFC reading surface from a direction perpendicular to the NFC reading surface, and the second direction may be a direction perpendicular to the first direction and parallel to the NFC reading surface.
According to the technical scheme, abrasion of the NFC mark caused by frequent contact between the mobile terminal and the NFC mark can be restrained, and visibility deterioration of the NFC mark can be restrained.
In the above-described aspect, a protruding amount of the NFC reading unit from the surface of the housing may be smaller as the NFC reading unit is farther from the display unit, and a maximum vertical distance between the NFC reading unit and the surface of the housing may be greater than a maximum vertical distance between the protruding unit and the surface of the housing.
According to the technical scheme, abrasion of the NFC mark caused by frequent contact between the mobile terminal and the NFC mark can be restrained, and visibility deterioration of the NFC mark can be restrained.
In another aspect of the present invention, an operation panel unit for an image forming apparatus, the operation panel unit inputting various control commands to the image forming apparatus, wherein a display section and an NFC reading section are provided adjacently on a surface of a housing of the operation panel unit, an NFC reading surface is formed in the NFC reading unit, an NFC mark is printed on the NFC reading surface, a protrusion protruding from the NFC reading surface is formed on the NFC reading surface at a portion other than the portion on which the NFC tag is printed, the protrusion is located between the first direction end points of the NFC tag in a first direction, the protrusion is located between the endpoints of the NFC tag in the second direction, the first direction is a left-right direction when the user views the NFC reading surface from a direction perpendicular to the NFC reading surface, the second direction is a direction perpendicular to the first direction and parallel to the NFC reading surface.
According to the technical scheme, abrasion of the NFC mark caused by frequent contact between the mobile terminal and the NFC mark can be restrained, and visibility deterioration of the NFC mark can be restrained.
In the above-described aspect, a plurality of the projections may be provided.
The utility model discloses an operation panel unit for image forming device of another technical scheme, this operation panel unit is right various control command is input to image forming device, wherein the surface of the casing of operation panel unit is equipped with display part and the NFC reading portion of adjacent configuration NFC reading portion is formed with the NFC and reads the face NFC reads the face printing and has the NFC sign NFC reads printing in the face NFC and reads the position outside the NFC sign and be formed with the follow NFC reads the face outstanding and surround the rib of NFC sign.
According to the technical scheme, abrasion of the NFC mark caused by frequent contact between the mobile terminal and the NFC mark can be restrained, and visibility deterioration of the NFC mark can be restrained.
In another aspect, an image forming apparatus is provided, which includes the operation panel unit described above.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of an image forming apparatus according to the present invention.
Fig. 2A is a plan view showing the operation panel unit according to the first embodiment.
Fig. 2B is a front view showing the operation panel unit of the first embodiment.
Fig. 3A is a plan view showing a modification of the operation panel unit according to the first embodiment.
Fig. 3B is a schematic sectional view taken along line a-a of fig. 3A.
Fig. 4A is a plan view showing an operation panel unit according to a second embodiment.
Fig. 4B is a front view showing an operation panel unit of the second embodiment.
Fig. 5A is a view corresponding to fig. 4A showing an example in which the number of projections is increased.
Fig. 5B is a view corresponding to fig. 4B showing an embodiment in which the number of protrusions is increased.
Fig. 6A is a plan view showing a modification of the operation panel unit according to the second embodiment.
Fig. 6B is a schematic sectional view taken along line B-B of fig. 5A.
Description of the symbols
1 image forming apparatus
2 operating panel unit
10 casing
20 display part
22 display surface
30 NFC operation unit
31 NFC reading unit
32 NFC operation surface
33 NFC reading surface
35 projection (projection)
36 Ribs (projection)
39 NFC tag
40 Mobile terminal
Detailed Description
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same reference numerals are used to describe the same components.
As shown in fig. 1, the image forming apparatus 1 has an operation panel unit 2.
The operation panel unit 2 inputs various control instructions to the image forming apparatus 1.
As shown in fig. 2A to 6B, the operation panel unit 2 includes: a housing 10 in which various components such as a main board and an NFC board are provided inside the housing 10; a display unit 20, the display unit 20 being provided on the surface of the housing 10 and having a display surface 22; and an NFC operating unit 30, the NFC operating unit 30 being provided on the surface of the housing 10, being disposed adjacent to the display unit 20, and having an NFC operating surface 32, the NFC operating surface 32 being an example of the surface of the housing 10.
< first embodiment >
The first embodiment will be described below with reference to fig. 2A and 2B.
Fig. 2A is a plan view showing the operation panel unit 2 of the first embodiment. Fig. 2B is a front view showing the operation panel unit 2 of the first embodiment.
The NFC operation surface 32 of the NFC operation unit 30 is provided with an NFC reading unit 31 protruding outward (i.e., in a direction away from the NFC operation surface 32) from the NFC operation surface 22. An NFC reading surface 33 is formed at the tip of the NFC reading unit 31, and an NFC mark 39 is printed on the NFC reading surface 33. In the present embodiment, the NFC tag 39 is formed by N, F, C three letters arranged in a staggered manner as shown in fig. 2A. One or more protrusions (an example of a protruding portion) 35 protruding from the NFC reading surface 33 are formed in a portion of the NFC reading surface 33 other than the portion where the NFC tag 39 is printed (see fig. 2A).
With such a configuration, when the mobile terminal 40 having the NFC function is brought close to the NFC reading surface 33, the protrusion 35 is brought into contact with the mobile terminal 40 to prevent the mobile terminal 40 from coming into contact with the NFC marker 39 on the NFC reading surface 33, so that abrasion of the NFC marker 39 due to frequent contact between the mobile terminal 40 and the NFC marker 39 can be suppressed, and deterioration in visibility of the NFC marker 39 can be suppressed.
As shown in fig. 2B, the protruding amount H of the NFC reader 31 from the NFC operation surface 32 decreases as the distance from the display unit 20 increases, and the maximum vertical distance Hmax between the NFC reader 31 and the NFC operation surface 32 is greater than the maximum vertical distance Hmax between the protrusion 35 and the NFC operation surface 32.
According to such a configuration, when the mobile terminal 40 having the NFC function is brought close to the NFC reading surface 33, the mobile terminal 40 performs data communication in a posture in which the mobile terminal 40 simultaneously contacts the maximum distance (the top end) from the NFC operating surface 32 of the NFC reading unit 31 and the top end of the protrusion 35, in other words, the mobile terminal 40 is inclined in a direction away from the display unit 20, so that the mobile terminal 40 can be prevented from contacting the display surface 22 of the display unit 20, and the display surface 22 can be protected.
In addition, it is more preferable that the protrusion 35 is located between the end points of the NFC tag 39 in the first direction, and the protrusion 35 is located between the end points of the NFC tag 39 in the second direction, in other words, the protrusion 35 is located inside the dashed line box in fig. 2A. The first direction here is a left-right direction when the user views the NFC reading surface 33 from a direction perpendicular to the NFC reading surface 33, and the second direction is a direction perpendicular to the first direction and parallel to the NFC reading surface 33.
< modification of the first embodiment >
A modification of the first embodiment will be described below with reference to fig. 3A and 3B. Fig. 3A is a plan view showing a modification of the operation panel unit according to the first embodiment. Fig. 3B is a schematic sectional view taken along line a-a of fig. 3A. Unlike the first embodiment, a rib (an example of a protruding portion) 36 protruding from the NFC reading surface 33 is formed in the NFC reading surface 33 so as to surround the NFC tag 39, instead of the protrusion 35 (see fig. 3A and 3B).
According to the above configuration, as in the first embodiment, the mobile terminal 40 can be prevented from contacting the NFC tag 39, and the NFC tag 39 can be prevented from being worn and the visibility of the NFC tag 39 can be prevented from being deteriorated.
< second embodiment >
Hereinafter, a second embodiment will be described with reference to fig. 4A and 4B. Fig. 4A is a plan view showing an operation panel unit according to a second embodiment. Fig. 4B is a front view showing an operation panel unit of the second embodiment. Unlike the first embodiment, in the present embodiment, the NFC operating surface 33 of the NFC operating unit 30 is not provided with the NFC reading unit 31 protruding outward from the NFC operating surface 32. In other words, in the present embodiment, since the reading unit does not protrude from the NFC operation surface 32, the NFC reading surface 33 and the NFC operation surface 32 are the same surface.
As in the above-described embodiment, the display unit 20 and the NFC reading unit 30 are disposed adjacent to each other on the surface of the housing 10 of the operation panel unit 2, the NFC reading unit 30 has the NFC reading surface 33, the NFC reading surface 33 has the NFC mark 39 printed thereon, one protrusion 35 protruding from the NFC reading surface 33 is formed in a portion other than the NFC mark 39 printed on the NFC reading surface 33, the protrusion 35 is located between the first-direction end points of the NFC mark 39 in the first direction, and the protrusion 35 is located between the second-direction end points of the NFC mark 39 in the second direction. That is, the protrusion 35 is located within a dashed-line frame surrounded by the end point in the first direction and the end point in the second direction of the NFC tag 39 in fig. 4A.
Fig. 5A corresponds to fig. 4A, which shows an example in which the number of projections is increased. Fig. 5B is a view corresponding to fig. 4B showing an embodiment in which the number of protrusions is increased. As shown in fig. 5A and 5B, the present invention is different from the present invention shown in fig. 4A and 4B only in that the number of the protrusions 35 is three and the protrusions are arranged in a triangular shape within the broken line frame. In this way, when the mobile terminal 40 is brought close to the NFC tag 39 on the NFC reading surface 33 to perform data communication, the mobile terminal 40 can be stably held by the three protrusions 35, and the mobile terminal 40 is more difficult to contact the NFC tag 39, thereby more reliably preventing the NFC tag 39 from being worn. Of course, the number of the projections 35 is not limited to three, and may be two or more than three.
According to the above configuration, as in the first embodiment, the mobile terminal 40 can be prevented from contacting the NFC tag 39, and the NFC tag 39 can be prevented from being worn and the visibility of the NFC tag 39 can be prevented from being deteriorated.
< modification of the second embodiment >
A modification of the second embodiment will be described below with reference to fig. 6A and 6B. Fig. 6A is a plan view showing a modification of the operation panel unit according to the second embodiment. Fig. 5B is a schematic sectional view taken along line B-B of fig. 6A. Unlike the second embodiment, ribs (an example of a protruding portion) 36 protruding from the NFC reading surface 33 (i.e., the NFC operating surface 32) are formed in the NFC reading surface 33 (i.e., the NFC operating surface 32) so as to surround the NFC tag 39, instead of the protrusions 35 (see fig. 6A and 6B). In the present embodiment, the NFC reading surface 33 and the NFC operating surface 32 are the same surface.
As in the above-described embodiment, the display unit 20 and the NFC reading unit 30 are disposed adjacent to each other on the surface of the casing 10 of the operation panel unit 2, the NFC reading unit 30 has the NFC reading surface 33, the NFC reading surface 33 has the NFC mark 39 printed thereon, and the NFC reading surface 33 has a rib 36 that protrudes from the NFC reading surface 33 and surrounds the NFC mark 39 at a portion other than the portion where the NFC mark 39 is printed.
According to the above configuration, as in the first embodiment, the mobile terminal 40 can be prevented from contacting the NFC tag, and the NFC tag 39 can be prevented from being worn and the visibility of the NFC tag 39 can be prevented from being deteriorated.
While the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.
For example, in the above embodiment, the NFC tag 39 is formed by staggering three NFC letters, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the three letters may be formed by sequentially arranging three letters in the horizontal or vertical direction, and the NFC tag 39 is not limited to the three NFC letters, and may be a pattern indicating an NFC function or a combination of the pattern and the NFC letters.
In addition, the embodiments of the present invention are not independent of each other, and it is obvious that various combinations and modifications can be made according to the embodiments as long as there is no particular combination obstacle.
Claims (8)
1. An operation panel unit for an image forming apparatus, the operation panel unit inputting a control instruction to the image forming apparatus,
a display section and an NFC reading section which are adjacently disposed are provided on a surface of a housing of the operation panel unit, the NFC reading section protruding outward from the surface of the housing,
an NFC reading surface is formed at a distal end of the NFC reading unit, an NFC mark is printed on the NFC reading surface,
a protruding portion protruding from the NFC reading surface is formed in a portion of the NFC reading surface other than the portion on which the NFC tag is printed.
2. The operation panel unit for an image forming apparatus according to claim 1,
the protrusion is a rib surrounding the NFC tag.
3. The operation panel unit for an image forming apparatus according to claim 1,
the protruding portion is one or more protrusions that are located between end points of the NFC tag in the first direction and located between end points of the NFC tag in the second direction, the first direction being a left-right direction when a user views the NFC reading surface from a direction perpendicular to the NFC reading surface, and the second direction being a direction perpendicular to the first direction and parallel to the NFC reading surface.
4. The operation panel unit for an image forming apparatus according to claim 1,
the protruding amount of the NFC reading section from the surface of the housing becomes smaller as the distance from the display section increases,
the maximum perpendicular distance of the NFC reading portion from the surface of the housing is greater than the maximum perpendicular distance of the protruding portion from the surface of the housing.
5. An operation panel unit for an image forming apparatus, the operation panel unit inputting a control instruction to the image forming apparatus,
a display unit and an NFC reading unit are disposed adjacent to each other on a surface of a housing of the operation panel unit,
an NFC reading surface is formed in the NFC reading unit, an NFC mark is printed on the NFC reading surface,
a protrusion protruding from the NFC reading surface is formed on the NFC reading surface at a portion other than the portion on which the NFC tag is printed,
the protrusion is located between end points of the NFC tag in the first direction, and the protrusion is located between end points of the NFC tag in the second direction, where the first direction is a left-right direction when a user views the NFC reading surface from a direction perpendicular to the NFC reading surface, and the second direction is a direction perpendicular to the first direction and parallel to the NFC reading surface.
6. The operation panel unit for an image forming apparatus according to claim 5,
the protrusion is provided in plurality.
7. An operation panel unit for an image forming apparatus, the operation panel unit inputting a control instruction to the image forming apparatus,
a display unit and an NFC reading unit are disposed adjacent to each other on a surface of a housing of the operation panel unit,
an NFC reading surface is formed in the NFC reading unit, an NFC mark is printed on the NFC reading surface,
a rib protruding from the NFC reading surface and surrounding the NFC tag is formed in a portion of the NFC reading surface other than the portion on which the NFC tag is printed.
8. An image forming apparatus is characterized in that,
having an operating panel unit according to any one of claims 1-7.
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