JP2006035752A - Handling device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a handling device for moving a panel toward the side opposing the body of the device by single operation, and for altering an operating section and/or a display section provided on that panel from upward posture to sideward posture. <P>SOLUTION: The handling device supporting a panel 3 provided with an operating section 1 and/or a display section 2 movably for the body 4 of the device is provided with a gear interlock mechanism 11 for interlocking the moving operation of the panel toward the side the body of the device with the operation for altering the operating section and/or the display section from upward posture to sideward posture. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a processing apparatus in which a panel including an operation unit and / or a display unit is movably supported with respect to an apparatus main body.

  The processing device has an operation unit so that even a person on a wheelchair, for example, in a wheelchair where the distance and posture accessible to the device main body are restricted can easily operate the operation unit and check the display on the display unit. And / or a panel having a display unit is movably supported with respect to the apparatus main body. For example, in an image processing apparatus such as a copying machine, a printer, or a facsimile, the mounting angle of the panel can be changed conventionally. Have been proposed (for example, see Patent Document 1) and those in which the panel can be moved toward the front of the apparatus main body (for example, see Patent Document 2).

JP 2004-85762 A JP 2004-38094 A

For this reason, when it is desired to move the panel toward the side with respect to the apparatus main body and change the attitude of the operation unit and / or the display unit from the upward attitude to the lateral attitude toward the side with respect to the apparatus main body, When combining conventional techniques, it is necessary to separately perform an operation for moving the panel toward the side with respect to the main body of the apparatus and an operation for changing the position of the operation unit and / or the display unit from the upward posture to the horizontal posture. There are also disadvantages that are difficult to operate, especially for people in wheelchairs.
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the panel can be moved toward the side with respect to the apparatus main body by one operation, and the operation unit and / or display unit provided in the panel. The purpose is to change the posture from an upward posture to a horizontal posture.

  A first characteristic configuration of the present invention is a processing apparatus in which a panel including an operation unit and / or a display unit is supported movably with respect to the apparatus main body, and the panel faces the side of the apparatus main body. A gear interlocking mechanism is provided for linking all the movement operations and the attitude changing operation from the upward attitude of the operation unit and / or the display unit to the lateral attitude toward the side.

[Action and effect]
Since the movement of the panel toward the side of the device main body and the posture changing operation from the upward posture of the operation unit and / or display unit provided in the panel to the horizontal posture facing the side are linked. The panel can be moved sideways with respect to the apparatus main body by one operation of moving the panel or changing the posture of the operation unit and / or the display unit. The operation unit and / or the display unit can also be changed from an upward posture to a horizontal posture.
In addition, since a gear interlocking mechanism that links the movement operation of the panel and the attitude change operation of the operation unit and / or the display unit is provided, the movement amount of the panel and the attitude change angle of the operation unit and / or the display unit are set as follows. By changing the number of gear teeth, the pitch, etc., it is possible to easily set a desired size according to specifications such as the function and shape of the processing device.

  According to a second characteristic configuration of the present invention, a support member that movably supports the panel is attached to the apparatus main body so as to be swingable up and down, and the support is moved along with the movement of the panel toward the side. The gear interlocking mechanism is configured such that the member swings downward.

[Action and effect]
By attaching the support member to the device main body so that it can swing up and down, as the panel supported by the support member is moved toward the side of the device main body, the support member is swung downward together with the panel. Since the position of the operation unit and / or display unit provided on the panel can be changed from the upward position to the horizontal position, the panel can be moved toward the side of the apparatus main body with one operation, and The panel can be easily assembled as necessary so that the operation unit and / or the display unit provided in the panel can be changed from the upward posture to the horizontal posture.

  According to a third characteristic configuration of the present invention, a support portion that supports the panel so as to be movable and pivots so as to be swingable up and down is fixed to the apparatus main body, and the panel is moved toward the side. Thus, the gear interlocking mechanism is configured such that the panel swings downward.

[Action and effect]
When the panel is moved toward the side of the device body, the operation unit and / or display unit provided on the panel can be changed from an upward posture to a horizontal posture. In addition to the panel, the support member must be assembled so as not to interfere with the apparatus main body, and the support member supported by There is a drawback that there are many restrictions in arranging various structures and devices on the apparatus main body side.
In contrast to the above, the support unit fixed to the apparatus main body supports the panel movably and pivots up and down so that it does not interfere with the apparatus main body, and the panel is supported laterally with respect to the apparatus main body. The operation part and / or display part of the panel can be changed from an upward position to a horizontal position by swinging the panel downward with a single operation to move toward the There are few restrictions on arranging various structures and devices on the apparatus body side.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 shows an image processing apparatus A such as a copying machine, a printer, or a facsimile as an example of a processing apparatus according to the present invention, and an operation unit 1 for performing an operation input when executing image processing and display of processing status and the like. A panel 3 having a liquid crystal panel type display unit 2 for performing the above is supported so as to be movable with respect to the apparatus body 4.

  The operation unit 1 is provided with setting keys such as an image processing mode, a liquid crystal touch panel, and input keys for inputting commands such as start, end, and stop of copying.

  The apparatus main body 4 includes an image processing unit that performs image processing, an image forming unit that forms an image on a sheet material, and the like. The panel 3 and a scanner unit 5 that has a scanner function for reading a document are arranged on the top. A sheet feeding cassette 6 for storing a sheet material for printing and printing is provided at the lower part of the apparatus main body.

  The left and right sides of the panel 3 are supported by a pair of left and right support members 7 attached to the left and right lateral sides of the apparatus body 4 so as to be swingable up and down around the horizontal axis X, as shown in FIG. Downward dovetail grooves 8 provided along the left and right sides of the lower surface side of the panel 3 are fitted into upward protrusions 9 provided along the longitudinal direction of the support member 7 and provided on the front end side of the panel 3. The panel 3 is supported so as to be able to reciprocate toward the front side on the front side of the apparatus main body 4 (an example of a side with respect to the apparatus main body) by the operation of grasping and pushing the handle 10.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 3, a moving operation for moving the panel 3 toward the front side on the front side of the apparatus main body 4 across the panel 3 and each support member 7, and the operation unit 1 provided on the panel 3. In addition, a gear interlocking mechanism 11 is provided for interlocking with a posture changing operation for changing the posture of the display unit 2 from an upward posture to a lateral posture facing the front side of the front side of the apparatus main body 4.

  The gear interlocking mechanism 11 is provided with rack gears 12 on both left and right sides of the panel 3 downward, and a pinion gear 13 meshing with the rack gear 12 is rotatably supported by a support member 7. The fixed tooth portion 14 is arranged and fixed in a circular arc shape concentric with the horizontal axis X, and the first gear 15 meshing with the fixed tooth portion 14, and the first gear 15 and the pinion gear 13 are meshed. Two gears 16 are rotatably supported by the support member 7.

  Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 3 (a), the pinion gear 13 rotates as the panel 3 at the normal position B1 that is most retracted toward the apparatus main body 4 is moved toward the front of the front side. While the gear 15 is engaged with the fixed tooth portion 14 and rotated, it rotates with the support member 7 around the horizontal axis X, and the support member 7 swings downward together with the panel 3 as shown in FIG. Thus, the operation unit 1 and the display unit 2 change the posture from the upward posture to the horizontal posture.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3 (b), the pinion gear 13 reverses as the panel 3 at the protruding position B2 that protrudes most forward on the front side of the apparatus main body 4 is returned and moved toward the apparatus main body 4 side. While rotating, the first gear 15 meshes with the fixed tooth portion 14 and rotates in the reverse direction while rotating in the reverse direction together with the support member 7 around the horizontal axis X, as shown in FIG. The support member 7 swings back together with the panel 3, and the operation unit 1 and the display unit 2 change the posture from the horizontal posture to the upward posture.

  In addition, the left and right support members 7 supporting the panel 3 at the normal position B1 shown in FIG. 3A are grasped and forcibly swung downward, so that the operation unit 1 and the display unit 2 are changed from the upward posture to the horizontal posture. As the posture is changed, the first gear 15 meshed with the fixed tooth portion 14 is rotated and the pinion gear 13 is rotated to move the panel 3 to the protruding position B2 as shown in FIG. Or by grasping the left and right support members 7 supporting the panel 3 at the protruding position B2 shown in FIG. 3 (b) and forcibly swinging upward, the operation unit 1 and the display unit 2 are moved from the horizontal posture to the upward posture. As the posture is changed, the first gear 15 meshing with the fixed tooth portion 14 is reversely rotated and the pinion gear 13 is reversely rotated to bring the panel 3 into the normal position as shown in FIG. You may return to B1.

[Second Embodiment]
4 and 5 show another embodiment of the processing apparatus according to the present invention, and the panel 3 shown in the first embodiment is urged so as to move to the protruding position B2 that protrudes most forward on the front side of the apparatus main body 4. An urging mechanism 17 is provided, and a lock mechanism 18 that can be fixed at a normal position B1 where the panel 3 is most retracted from the front side of the front surface of the apparatus main body 4 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the urging mechanism 17 is formed by connecting the left and right support members 7 with a connecting member 19 so as to be swingable integrally and at a middle position in the longitudinal direction of the connecting member 19. The convex portion 20 enters the concave portion 21 formed on the lower surface side of the panel 3, and a coil spring (an example of an elastic body) 22 is connected across the convex portion 20 and the deep side of the concave portion 21, and FIG. As the panel 3 moved to the protruding position B2 shown in FIG. 5 is moved to the normal position B1 shown in FIG. 5 (a), the coil spring 22 expands, and the panel 3 is moved by the biasing force of the coil spring 22. It is provided to be able to return from the normal position B1 to the protruding position B2.

  The lock mechanism 18 holds the operation member 24, which is biased downward by the spring 23, so that it can be reciprocated up and down on the panel 3, and when the panel 3 is moved to the normal position B1, A locking portion 26 that can be locked so as to prevent the movement of the panel 3 to the protruding position B2 side is provided at the end portion on the front surface side of the connecting member 19. is there.

  Then, by moving the panel 3 at the protruding position B2 shown in FIG. 5B toward the normal position B1 by manual operation, the coil spring 22 is elastically extended and the locking claw 25 of the operation member 24 is engaged. When the panel 3 is held at the normal position B1 as shown in FIG. 5 (a) and the panel 3 at the normal position B1 shown in FIG. 5 (a) is moved to the protruding position B2, as shown in FIG. When the operation member 24 is pushed up with a finger and the engagement between the engagement claw 25 and the engagement portion 26 is released, the biasing force that the panel 3 attempts to contract the coil spring 22 as shown in FIG. It is comprised so that it may move to protrusion position B2.

  Further, magnets 27 such as magnet catches are provided on the convex portion 20 of the connecting member 19 and the back side of the concave portion 21 so that the panel 3 moved to the protruding position B2 can be fixed to the apparatus main body 4 side. .

Instead of locking the locking claw 25 and the locking portion 26, magnets such as magnet catches are provided on the panel 3 side and the connecting member 19 side, and the magnets are attracted to each other so that the panel A lock mechanism 18 that can fix 3 to the normal position B1 may be provided.
Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.

[Third Embodiment]
6 and 7 show another embodiment of the processing apparatus according to the present invention, in which the left and right sides of the panel 3 are supported so as to be reciprocally movable toward the front side of the front surface of the apparatus body 4 and supported so as to be swingable up and down. The gear interlocking mechanism 11 is provided so that the panel 3 swings downward as the panel 28 is fixed to the apparatus main body 4 and the panel 3 is moved toward the front side of the front side. Is moved in conjunction with a posture changing operation from an upward posture of the operation unit 1 and the display unit 2 to a horizontal posture facing frontward on the front side.

  The support portion 28 is provided with concave grooves 29 extending in the front-rear direction parallel to each other on both the left and right sides of the apparatus body 4 with the opening sides facing each other, and the rack gear 30 is provided upward inside the concave groove 29. An apparatus located below the panel 3 is configured such that guide grooves 32 for engaging the support shafts 31 fixed to both end surfaces of the panel 3 in the left and right direction are provided on the apparatus body 4 side in parallel with the recessed grooves 29. The main body portion 4a is equipped with devices such as a finisher and a job separator.

  Then, the gear interlocking mechanism 11 is integrated with the support shaft 31 on the both ends in the left and right direction of the panel 3 so as to enter the concave grooves 29 and mesh with the rack gears 30 provided in the concave grooves 29. It is composed of a fixed pinion gear 33, and the panel 3 is reciprocated toward the front side on the front side of the apparatus body 4 by meshing of the pinion gear 33 and the rack gear 30 along with the movement of the panel 3 along the guide groove 32. It is supported freely and pivotally supported so that it can swing up and down.

  Accordingly, as the panel 3 at the normal position B1 that is most retracted to the apparatus main body 4 side shown in FIG. 7 (a) is moved toward the front side on the front side, the pinion gear 33 and the panel 3 move around the support shaft 31. As shown in FIG. 7B, the operation unit 1 and the display unit 2 change the posture from the upward posture to the horizontal posture.

Further, the pinion gear 33 and the panel 3 are moved together with the panel 3 as the panel 3 at the protruding position B2 that protrudes most forward on the front side of the apparatus main body 4 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7A, the operation unit 1 and the display unit 2 change their postures from the horizontal posture to the upward posture.
Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.

[Other Embodiments]
1. The processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a movement operation of the panel main body in the front-rear direction, the left-right direction, and the diagonal direction, and a posture from the upward posture to the horizontal posture of the operation unit and / or the display unit. A gear interlocking mechanism that interlocks the change operation may be provided.
2. The processing apparatus according to the present invention is a motor-driven gear interlocking mechanism that interlocks the lateral movement of the panel with respect to the apparatus main body and the attitude change operation from the upward attitude to the horizontal attitude of the operation unit and / or the display unit. It may be provided so as to be driven by a hydraulic or hydraulic drive device.
3. The processing apparatus according to the present invention may be provided so that the panel can be held at an arbitrary intermediate position in its moving range.
4). The processing device according to the present invention may be provided so that the operation unit and / or the display unit can be held in any intermediate posture within the posture change range.
5. The processing apparatus according to the present invention interlocks a continuous movement operation of the panel with respect to the side of the apparatus main body and a stepwise posture changing operation from the upward posture to the horizontal posture of the operation unit and / or the display unit. A gear interlocking mechanism may be provided.
6). The processing apparatus according to the present invention supports an operation unit and / or a display unit on a panel so that the posture can be changed from an upward posture to a horizontal posture, a movement operation of the panel toward the side of the device body, an operation portion, A gear interlocking mechanism that interlocks the posture changing operation from the upward posture to the horizontal posture may be provided.
7). In the processing apparatus according to the present invention, the attitude change angle from the upward attitude to the horizontal attitude of the operation unit and / or the display unit may be an angle of 90 degrees or more, and the attitude change angle according to the mounting position of the panel and the use environment. Can be provided.
8). The processing apparatus according to the present invention includes an urging mechanism that urges the panel to move to a normal position where the panel is most retracted from the front side front of the apparatus main body, and a protrusion that most protrudes the front side front of the apparatus main body. A lock mechanism that can be fixed in position is provided, and the panel at the normal position is moved manually toward the protruding position against the biasing force by the manual operation, and the panel is fixed at the protruding position by the locking mechanism. When moving to the normal position, it may be configured such that the lock mechanism is released and the urging force of the urging mechanism moves to the normal position.
9. In the processing apparatus according to the present invention, even if magnets such as magnet catches are provided on the panel side and the apparatus main body side so that the panel can be fixed at a desired position on the apparatus main body side, the panel is attached to the apparatus main body side. A link-type locking mechanism that is locked to each other may be provided so as to be unlockable.
10. In the processing apparatus according to the present invention, when a locking mechanism for fixing the panel is provided, the fixing by the locking mechanism is released as the handle is gripped and pushed and pulled so that the panel can be easily moved. You may comprise so that.
11. The processing apparatus according to the present invention may support a panel having only an operation unit.
12 The processing apparatus according to the present invention may support a panel having only a display unit.
13. The processing apparatus according to the present invention may be an image processing apparatus having a plurality of functions such as a copying function, a printing function, and a facsimile function.
14 The processing apparatus according to the present invention may be various electric appliances, machine tools, operating devices, and the like that support a panel having an operation unit and / or a display unit so as to be movable with respect to the apparatus main body.

Perspective view of processing equipment Partial cross-sectional front view of relevant parts Side view of the main part The partial cross section front view of the principal part which shows 2nd Embodiment Partial cross-sectional side view of essential parts showing a second embodiment Partial sectional front view of the principal part showing the third embodiment The partial cross section side view of the principal part which shows 3rd Embodiment

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Operation part 2 Display part 3 Panel 4 Apparatus main body 7 Support member 11 Gear interlocking mechanism 28 Support part

Claims (3)

A processing apparatus that supports a panel having an operation unit and / or a display unit so as to be movable with respect to the apparatus main body,
Provided with a gear interlocking mechanism that interlocks a movement operation of the panel with respect to the side of the apparatus main body and a posture changing operation from the upward posture of the operation unit and / or the display unit to the horizontal posture toward the side. Processing equipment. A support member for supporting the panel movably is attached to the apparatus main body so as to be swingable up and down.
The processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the gear interlocking mechanism is configured such that the support member swings downward as the panel moves toward the side. A support portion that supports the panel so as to be movable and pivotally supports the panel so as to swing up and down is fixed to the apparatus main body,
The processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the gear interlocking mechanism is configured such that the panel swings downward as the panel moves toward the side.

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