JP2006039016A - Electronic apparatus and image forming apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic apparatus and an image forming apparatus which clean a cleaning subject apparatus by a simple operation. <P>SOLUTION: The image forming apparatus 10 is provided with an opening and closing door 102 opening and closing an image apparatus main body 12. An operating window 108 is provided on a side surface of the image forming apparatus main body 12 and an opening and closing cover 110 for opening and closing this operating window 108 is provided. When the opening and closing window 102 is opened, a linked member 112 appears and by operating the linking member 112, the opening and closing cover is moved and the operating window 108 is opened. A cleaning member faces the operating window 108 and by moving the cleaning member, an exposing apparatus, for example, is cleaned. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic apparatus and includes an image forming apparatus such as a printer, a copying machine, or a facsimile.

For example, in an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, a latent image is formed on a uniformly charged image carrier by an exposure device, the latent image is visualized by a developing device, and toner on a photosensitive member is transferred to a sheet by a transfer device. And fixed by a fixing device.
The exposure apparatus accommodates optical parts such as a polygon mirror in the exposure apparatus body to prevent dust from adhering to the optical parts. The exposure apparatus main body is provided with a light-transmitting portion made of, for example, dustproof glass in order to transmit light.
As the transfer device, for example, a corotron wire is used, and a high voltage is applied to the corotron wire to transfer the toner to the sheet.

When dust adheres to the light transmitting portion of the exposure apparatus, light to the photosensitive member is blocked and the image is deteriorated. Further, if deposits are generated on the corotron wire, the charging ability is deteriorated.
For this reason, the translucent part of the exposure apparatus and the corotron wire of the transfer apparatus need to be cleaned, and it has been conventionally known to provide a cleaning member for manually or automatically cleaning the apparatus to be cleaned.
For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-228667 discloses a device that can clean the dust-proof glass of the exposure apparatus as detachable. For example, Patent Document 2 discloses a drawer member provided with a cleaning pad that contacts a corotron wire.

JP-A-7-129060 JP 2002-127495 A

  However, the dustproof glass of Patent Document 1 is provided in the opening / closing cover, and the dustproof glass cannot be taken out and cannot be cleaned unless the opening / closing cover is opened widely. Further, the drawer member of Patent Document 2 is housed inside the image forming apparatus and cannot be cleaned unless the door is opened and operated.

  SUMMARY An advantage of some aspects of the invention is that it provides an electronic apparatus and an image forming apparatus that can clean an apparatus to be cleaned by a simple operation.

  In order to achieve the above object, a first feature of the present invention includes an electronic device main body, and a device to be cleaned having a portion that is housed in the electronic device main body and needs to be cleaned. An operation window is formed in the apparatus main body, and an opening / closing cover for opening / closing the operation window, and when the opening / closing cover is opened, the operation window is configured so that the device to be cleaned can be cleaned through the operation window. And an electronic device comprising a cleaning member facing the surface. Therefore, since the operation window formed in the electronic device main body is opened by the opening / closing cover and the cleaning member can be cleaned by operating the cleaning member from the outside of the electronic device main body, the cleaning target device is easily cleaned. be able to.

  Preferably, the electronic device includes an open / close door provided in the electronic device main body, an interlock switch that cuts off power to the cleaning target device when the open / close door is opened, the open / close door, and the open / close A cooperating member for cooperating with the cover. Therefore, when the open / close door is opened, the interlock switch is operated to cut off the energization of the device to be cleaned, so that the operation of the device to be cleaned can be prohibited and safety can be ensured.

  Preferably, the cleaning member is supported so as to be able to reciprocate, and is configured to clean the device to be cleaned when it is moved forward or backward. Therefore, since the cleaning target part is cleaned when it is moved forward or backward, it is possible to prevent a possibility that the cleaning target device is contaminated again by the reciprocating motion.

The second feature of the present invention is that it has an image forming apparatus main body, and a device to be cleaned having a portion that is housed in the image forming apparatus main body and needs to be cleaned, and operates on the image forming apparatus main body. An opening / closing cover for opening and closing the operation window, and a cleaning member facing the operation window so that the device to be cleaned can be cleaned through the operation window when the opening / closing cover is opened. In the image forming apparatus. Therefore, the device to be cleaned can be cleaned by opening the operation window formed in the main body of the image forming apparatus with the opening / closing cover and operating the cleaning member, so that the device to be cleaned can be easily cleaned.
In addition, on one side of the image forming apparatus main body, only an open / close cover that opens and closes the operation window can be provided as an open / close mechanism, so that the rigidity of the cover covering the image forming apparatus main body is not significantly impaired and is necessary. Depending on the situation, it is possible to adopt a cover with a thin wall thickness. Here, one side means a side excluding an upper surface and a lower surface including the front and back surfaces of the image forming apparatus.
Further, the frame of the image forming apparatus main body is provided on the axial direction side of the image carrier accommodated in the image forming apparatus main body, and only an opening / closing cover for opening and closing the operation window is provided as an opening / closing mechanism on at least one frame side. Therefore, it is not necessary to form a large opening for cleaning in the frame, and it is possible to suppress the loss of rigidity of the image forming apparatus main body.

  Here, the apparatus to be cleaned is an exposure apparatus, a charging apparatus, an image carrier, or other apparatus that needs to be cleaned for image formation.

  Similarly in the image forming apparatus, preferably, an open / close door provided in the image forming apparatus main body, and an interlock switch that cuts off power to the cleaning target apparatus when the open / close door is opened, The opening / closing door and the opening / closing cover can be linked to each other, and the opening / closing door can be closed by closing the opening / closing door. The device can be put into a state of normal operation. In the unlikely event that the open / close door does not close and the open / close cover is not closed by the closing operation of the open / close door, the interlock switch remains disconnected, and the image forming apparatus becomes inoperable. Therefore, safety can be ensured. Preferably, the cleaning member is supported so as to be able to reciprocate, and is configured to clean the device to be cleaned when it is moved forward or backward.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an electronic apparatus or an image forming apparatus that can easily clean an apparatus to be cleaned.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 and 2 show an image forming apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The image forming apparatus 10 includes an image forming apparatus main body 12, a discharge unit 14 is provided at the upper part of the image forming apparatus main body 12, and a single-stage paper feeding unit is provided at the lower part of the image forming apparatus main body 12. 16 is arranged.

  The paper feed unit 16 includes a paper feed unit main body 18 and a paper feed cassette 20 in which paper is stored. A feed roll 22 that feeds paper from the paper feed cassette 20 and a retard roll 24 that sprinkles the fed paper one by one are arranged in the upper vicinity of the rear end of the paper feed cassette 20.

  The conveyance path 26 is a sheet path from the feed roll 22 to the discharge port 28, and this conveyance path 26 is in the vicinity of the back side (the right side surface in FIG. 2) of the image forming apparatus main body 12, and will be described later from the sheet feeding unit 16. The fixing device 92 is formed substantially vertically. A secondary transfer roll 82 and a secondary transfer backup roll 76, which will be described later, are arranged on the upstream side of the fixing device 92 in the conveyance path 26, and the registration roll 30 is located upstream of the secondary transfer roll 82 and the secondary transfer backup roll 76. Is arranged. A conveyance roll 32 is provided between the registration roll 30 and the feed roll 22 and the retard roll 24. Further, a discharge roll 34 is disposed in the vicinity of the discharge port 28 of the conveyance path 26.

  Accordingly, the sheet fed from the sheet feeding cassette 20 of the sheet feeding unit 16 by the feed roll 22 is turned by the retard roll 24 and only the uppermost sheet is guided to the conveyance path 26 and is temporarily stopped by the registration roll 30. The toner image is transferred between a secondary transfer roll 82 and a secondary transfer backup roll 76, which will be described later, and the transferred toner image is fixed by the fixing device 92, and the discharge port 34 discharges the discharge port 28. To the discharge unit 14.

  In the image forming apparatus main body 12, for example, a rotary developing unit 38 is disposed at a substantially central portion. The rotary developing unit 38 includes a developing unit main body 40, an upper plate 42 and a bottom plate 44. The developing device main body 40 has developing portions 46a to 46d for forming toner images of four colors of yellow, yellow, magenta, cyan, and black, respectively. It rotates counterclockwise as the center (counterclockwise in FIG. 2). Each of the developing units 46a to 46d has developing rolls 50a to 50d, and is pressed in the normal direction of the developing device main body 40 by elastic bodies 52a to 52d such as coil springs. That is, the developing rolls 50a to 50d of the developing units 46a to 46d are arranged on the outer periphery of the developing device main body 40 at intervals of 90 ° with the rotary developing device center 48 as the center. The latent image on the image carrier 54 is abutted and visualized with toner of each color.

  The image carrier 54 is disposed so as to contact the rotary developing unit 38, and a charging device 56 made of, for example, a charging roll for uniformly charging the image carrier 54 is provided below the image carrier 54. It has been. The first cleaner 58 is in contact with the image carrier 54 on the upstream side of the charging device 56 in the rotation direction of the image carrier 54. The first cleaner 58 includes, for example, a cleaning blade 60 that scrapes off toner remaining on the image carrier 54 after primary transfer, and a first toner recovery bottle 62 that recovers the toner scraped off by the cleaning blade 60. .

  Below the rotary developing unit 38, an exposure device 64 for writing a latent image with a laser beam on the image carrier 54 charged by the charging device 56 is disposed. The exposure apparatus 64 includes an exposure apparatus main body 641 and an optical system such as a polygon mirror 642 and a reflection mirror 643 housed in the exposure apparatus main body 641. The exposure apparatus main body 641 is formed with an emission port 644 for emitting a scanned laser beam, and a light transmission part 645 made of glass or the like through which the laser beam is transmitted is provided in the emission port 644. A cleaning member 102 described later is provided above the translucent portion 645.

Above the rotary developing device 38, an intermediate transfer device 66 for primary transfer of the toner image visualized by the rotary developing device 38 is provided. The intermediate transfer device 66 includes, for example, an intermediate transfer member 68 such as an intermediate transfer belt, a primary transfer roll 70, a wrap-in roll 72, a wrap-out roll 74, a secondary transfer backup roll 76, a scraper backup roll 78, and a brush backup roll 80. Composed. The intermediate transfer member 68 has elasticity, is wound around the image carrier 54 by a predetermined range, and is rotated by the rotation of the image carrier 54. That is, the intermediate transfer member 68 is wrapped on the image carrier 54 between the wrap-in roll 72 disposed upstream of the primary transfer roll 70 and the wrap-out roll 74 disposed downstream of the primary transfer roll 70. The toner image on the image carrier 54 is primary-transferred by the primary transfer roll 70 in the order of yellow, magenta, cyan, black, for example, and the primary-transferred toner image is directed to a secondary transfer roll 82 to be described later. Transport.
Note that the wrap-in roll 72 and the wrap-out roll 74 are separated from the image carrier 54.

  A scraper backup roll 78 assists a scraper 86 described later to scrape off toner remaining on the intermediate transfer body 68 after the secondary transfer, and a brush backup roll 80 removes toner remaining on the intermediate transfer body 68 after the secondary transfer. A brush roll 88 to be described later assists in scraping.

  The secondary transfer backup roll 76 of the intermediate transfer device 66 is opposed to the secondary transfer roll 82 across the conveyance path 26. That is, the secondary transfer position is between the secondary transfer roll 82 and the secondary transfer backup roll 76, and the secondary transfer roll 82 is primary to the intermediate transfer body 68 with the assistance of the secondary transfer backup roll 76. The transferred toner image is secondarily transferred onto the paper at the secondary transfer position. Here, the secondary transfer roll 82 is separated from the intermediate transfer body 68 during three rotations of the intermediate transfer body 68, that is, when holding toner images of three colors of yellow, magenta, and cyan. When the toner image is transferred, the toner image comes into contact with the intermediate transfer member 68. In addition, a predetermined potential difference is generated between the secondary transfer roll 82 and the secondary transfer backup roll 76. For example, when the secondary transfer roll 82 is set to a high voltage, the secondary transfer backup is performed. The roll 76 is connected to a ground (GND) or the like.

  A second cleaner 84 abuts on the downstream side of the secondary transfer position of the intermediate transfer device 66. The second cleaner 84 includes, for example, a scraper 86 that scrapes and cleans toner remaining on the intermediate transfer body 68 after secondary transfer, a brush roll 88 that scrapes off toner remaining after cleaning by the scraper 86, a scraper 86, and The second toner collection bottle 90 collects the toner scraped off by the brush roll 88. The scraper 86 is made of, for example, a thin plate made of stainless steel, and is applied with a predetermined voltage. The brush roll 88 is made of, for example, a brush made of acrylic or the like subjected to conductive treatment. Further, while the toner image is held on the intermediate transfer body 68, the scraper 86 and the brush roll 88 are separated from the intermediate transfer body 68, and they are integrated with the intermediate transfer body 68 at a predetermined timing. It is supposed to touch.

  A fixing device 92 is disposed above the secondary transfer position. The fixing device 92 includes a heating roll 94 and a pressure roll 96, and fixes the toner image secondarily transferred to the sheet by the secondary transfer roll 82 and the secondary transfer backup roll 76 onto the sheet, and the discharge roller 34. Transport toward.

  The image forming unit 98 is obtained by integrating the image carrier 54, the charging device 56, the intermediate transfer device 66, the first cleaner 58 and the second cleaner 84. The image forming unit 98 is disposed immediately below the inclined portion 36 of the discharge portion 14.

  The image forming apparatus main body 12 is provided with a control unit 100, which controls the timing at which the paper passes the conveyance path 26, the timing at which the exposure device 64 exposes the image carrier 54, and the intermediate transfer body 68. The timing at which the toner image is transferred, the timing at which the toner image on the intermediate transfer body 68 is transferred to the paper, and the like are controlled.

  An opening / closing door 102 is provided in front of the image forming apparatus main body 12 (left side in FIG. 2). The opening / closing door 102 is provided on the side surface of the image forming apparatus main body 12 so as to be rotatable about a fulcrum 104. By opening the open / close door 102, the developing units 46a to 46d can be exchanged. Further, an interlock switch 106 is provided in the image forming apparatus main body 12 so as to face the front end of the open / close door 102. The interlock switch 106 opens the power supply circuit when the opening / closing door 102 is opened, and cuts off the power supply to the charging device 56, the exposure device 64, and the like. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, an operation window 108 is formed on the side surface of the image forming apparatus main body 12, and an opening / closing cover 110 can open and close the operation window 108 inside the operation window 108. Is provided. The operation window 108 has a relatively small opening area enough to operate a cleaning member 142 described later. Therefore, since the opening area of the operation window 108 is reduced, for example, the possibility that laser light emitted from the exposure device 64 leaks to the outside can be reduced. In addition, it is possible to reduce the possibility that contaminants inside the image forming apparatus, for example, floating toner and dirt scraped from the cleaning target apparatus, will contaminate the operator's fingers and clothes. The opening / closing cover 110 is connected to a cooperation member 112 described later so as to cooperate with opening / closing of the opening / closing door 102.

  3 to 8, details of the linkage member 112 and its peripheral portion are shown. The linkage member 112 is formed in a rod shape, and an opening / closing cover 110 is connected to one end of the linkage member 112 via a screw or the like. Further, a grip portion 114 is formed at the other end of the linkage member 112, and this grip portion 114 faces the opening / closing door 102. As shown in FIG. 9, the side surface of the image forming apparatus main body 12 is configured by combining an inner frame 116 and an outer cover 118, and the opening / closing cover 110 and the linkage member 112 are slidably supported by the outer cover 118. Has been. That is, the outer cover 118 is formed with cover guides 120, 120 and linkage member guides 122, 122, and the opening / closing cover 110 and the linkage member are interposed between the cover guides 120, 120 and the linkage member guides 122, 122. 112 is slidably disposed, and is further pressed by a guide member 124 fixed to the outer cover 112.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the guide member 124 is formed so that the primary stopper 126 has elasticity at the approximate center of the guide member 116. The primary stopper 126 is formed with a convex portion 128 that protrudes in a hemispherical shape toward the link member. On the other hand, for example, two circular engagement holes 130 and 130 are formed in the linkage member 112 at a predetermined distance. The convex portion 128 engages with one of the engagement holes 130 when the cooperation member 112 is pulled out and when it is pushed in, so that a click feeling is produced.

  The linkage member 112 is provided with a first stopper 132 at one end, and a second stopper 134 is formed at one end slightly forward. The first stopper 132 abuts on the first stopper receiver 136 formed on the outer cover 118 in the vicinity of the operation window 108 when the cooperation member 112 is pushed in, and restricts the position of the cooperation member 112. The stopper 134 abuts on the second stopper receiver 138 formed on the outer cover 118 when the cooperation member 112 is pulled out, and restricts the position of the cooperation member 112.

  Therefore, when the opening / closing door 102 is opened and the gripping portion 114 of the cooperation member 112 is grasped and the cooperation member 112 is pulled out as shown in FIG. 5, the opening / closing cover 110 is moved together with the cooperation member 112 in the direction of the opening / closing door as shown in FIG. , The operation window 108 is opened, and the position of the second stopper 134 abuts against the second stopper receiver 138 and is regulated. At this time, one engagement hole 130 of the linkage member 112 engages with the convex portion 128 of the guide member 124 to cause a click feeling. When the linkage member 112 is pushed in from the state shown in FIG. 5, the opening / closing cover 110 slides in the direction opposite to the opening / closing door together with the linkage member 112, and the operation window 108 is closed, as shown in FIG. The stopper 132 is brought into contact with the first stopper receiver 136 and its position is regulated. At this time, the other engagement hole 130 of the linkage member 112 is engaged with the convex portion 128 of the guide member 124 to cause a click feeling.

  As described above, when the cooperation member 112 is pushed in, the operation window 108 can be closed, but the cooperation member 112 can also be pushed in by closing the open / close door 102 as shown in FIG. That is, the open / close door 102 is provided with a link member receiver 140 with which the gripping portion 114 of the link member 112 abuts. When the link member 112 is pulled out, when the open / close door 102 is closed at a predetermined angle or more, the link member 112 is moved. The gripping portion 114 abuts on the cooperation member receiver 140, the cooperation member 112 slides with the closing operation of the opening / closing door 102, and the opening / closing cover 110 closes the operation window 108.

  One end of the cleaning member 142 faces the operation window 108, and the cleaning member 142 can be operated from the outside by opening the operation window 108.

  9 to 11, details of the cleaning member 142 and its peripheral portion are shown. The cleaning member 142 is rod-shaped, and a knob 144 is formed at one end facing the operation window 108, and a track switching unit 146 is formed at the other end so as to protrude downward and left and right. A thin elastic body 148 such as Mylar is provided on the lower surface of the tip of the trajectory switching unit 146. A first light passage 150 is formed in the central longitudinal direction of the cleaning member 142 corresponding to the exit port 644 of the exposure device 64 described above. Further, a cleaning main body 152 is provided slightly in front of the trajectory switching unit 146 so as to protrude downward. The cleaning main body 152 comes into contact with the light transmitting portion 645 of the exposure apparatus 64 to clean the light transmitting portion 645.

The support member 154 is supported and fixed between the inner frames 116, and the cleaning member 142 is inserted into and supported by the support member 154, or slides below the support member 154. That is, the support rail portions 156 and 156 are formed on both the left and right sides of the support member 154 except for the vicinity of the tip. Both sides are supported and the cleaning member 142 slides. Further, a stopper portion 158 is formed to extend downward slightly at the front end of the support member 154 in the cleaning member insertion direction. When the cleaning member 142 is inserted into the support member 154, as shown in FIG. The tip of the cleaning member 142 comes into contact with the stopper portion 158. When the distal end of the cleaning member 142 abuts against the stopper portion 154, the cleaning member 142 is detached downward from the support member 154. Further, the first guide claw 160 is formed so as to continue upward from the support rail portion 156 in front of the stopper portion 154 of the support member 154. When the cleaning member 142 is pulled out, FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the cleaning member is arranged such that the upper surface of the track switching portion 146 of the cleaning member 142 contacts the first guide claw 160 so that the cleaning main body portion 152 of the cleaning member 142 contacts the light transmitting portion 645 of the exposure device 64. 142 is guided. While the cleaning member 142 cleans the light transmitting portion 645 of the exposure apparatus 64, the track switching section 146 of the cleaning member 142 is sandwiched between the exposure apparatus 64 and the support member 154 to guide the cleaning member 142. Furthermore, a second guide claw 162 is formed on the opposite end of the support member 154 slightly in front so as to continue downward from the support rail portion 156. When the cleaning member 142 is pulled out, FIG. As shown, the lower surface of the trajectory switching portion 146 of the cleaning member 142 abuts on the second guide claw 162 and guides the cleaning member 142 so as to be accommodated in the support member 154 again. On the other hand, when the cleaning member 146 can be pushed in, the cleaning member 146 is guided so as to be within the support member 154 as shown in FIG.
In the central longitudinal direction of the support member 154, a second light passage portion 164 is formed corresponding to the exit port 644 of the exposure apparatus 64 described above.

  The sliding contact member 166 is fixed to the inner frame 116. A sliding contact surface 168 is formed on the sliding contact member 166 so as to face obliquely downward in the anti-insertion direction of the cleaning member 142. When the cleaning member 142 is pulled out, the sliding contact surface 168 comes into sliding contact with the cleaning main body portion 152 of the cleaning member 142 and peels off dust and the like adhering to the cleaning main body portion 152.

Next, in the above embodiment, an operation when the light transmitting portion 645 of the exposure apparatus 64 is cleaned will be described.
When cleaning the translucent part 645 of the exposure device 64, the opening / closing door 102 is first opened. As a result, the interlock switch 106 is opened, and the energization of the charging device 56, the exposure device 64, and the like is interrupted. When the open / close door 102 is opened, the gripping portion 114 of the linkage member 112 appears, and then the gripping portion 114 is held to pull the linkage member 112 in the front direction. Since the opening / closing cover 110 is connected to the linkage member 112, the opening / closing cover 110 moves together with the linkage member 112 in the front direction along the cover guide 120 and the linkage member guide 122, and the operation window 108 is opened. At this time, the linkage member 112 moves so that the convex portion 128 of the guide member 124 engaged with the one engagement hole 130 of the linkage member 112 engages with the other engagement hole 130 of the linkage member 112, Creates a click feeling. The position of the linkage member 112 is restricted when the second stopper 134 contacts the second stopper receiver 138.

  When the opening / closing cover 110 is opened, a knob 144 of the cleaning member 142 appears through the operation window 108, and then the cleaning member 142 is pulled with the knob 144 of the cleaning member 142. When the cleaning member 142 is pulled, the cleaning main body 152 of the cleaning member 142 slides on the light transmitting portion 645 of the exposure apparatus 64, and the light transmitting portion 645 is cleaned. When the cleaning member 142 is further pulled, the cleaning main body portion 152 of the cleaning member 142 is brought into sliding contact with the sliding contact surface 168 of the sliding contact member 166, and dust or the like attached to the cleaning main body portion 152 is peeled off.

  Next, when the cleaning member 142 is pushed in, the track switching portion 146 of the cleaning member 142 moves along the support rail portion 156 of the support member 154. For this reason, the cleaning main body 152 of the cleaning member 142 moves upward away from the light transmitting portion 645 of the exposure device 64 and prevents dust and the like from adhering to the cleaning main body 152 again. When the cleaning member 142 is further pushed in, the tip of the cleaning member 142 comes into contact with the stopper portion 158 of the support member 154, the track switching portion 146 is detached from the support rail portion 156, and the cleaning member 142 is dropped downward. 9 is returned to the initial state.

  Next, the cooperation member 112 is pushed in, and the operation window 108 is closed by the opening / closing cover 110. The link member 112 may be moved to close the operation window 108, but can also be performed by closing the open / close door 102. That is, when the open / close door 102 is closed to a predetermined angle, the gripping portion 114 of the link member 112 comes into contact with the link member receiver 140 of the open / close door 102, and the link member 112 is pushed in according to the operation of closing the open / close door 102. As a result, the operation window 108 is closed. Since the interlock switch 106 is not closed until the opening / closing door 102 is closed, safety can be ensured.

  In FIG. 12, another embodiment according to the present invention is shown. This embodiment differs from the above-described embodiment in the opening / closing mechanism of the opening / closing cover 110. In the above-described embodiment, the open / close cover 110 is a slide type, whereas in this embodiment, the open / close cover 110 is a rotary type. That is, the opening / closing cover 110 is supported by the outer cover 118 so as to be rotatable above the operation window 108 and is connected to the linkage member 112 via the link 170. Therefore, by sliding the linkage member 112, the opening / closing cover is rotated, and the operation window 108 is opened / closed.

1 is a perspective view showing an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the image forming apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is a side view showing the relationship between the opening and closing door and the linkage member. In the image forming apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is a side view showing a linkage member and its peripheral configuration. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which an operation window is opened in an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which an operation window is closed in an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the cooperation member and opening / closing cover which were used for the image forming apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. 1 is a perspective view showing a guide member used in an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a cleaning member and its peripheral configuration in the image forming apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the cleaning member and support member which were used for the image forming apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. In the image forming apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is a cross-sectional view showing the movement of the cleaning member. In the image forming apparatus which concerns on other embodiment of this invention, it is a perspective view which shows a cooperation member and its periphery structure.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Image forming apparatus 12 Image forming apparatus main body 54 Image carrier 56 Charging apparatus 64 Exposure apparatus 66 Intermediate transfer apparatus 102 Open / close door 106 Interlock switch 108 Operation window 110 Open / close cover 112 Cooperation member 142 Cleaning member

Claims (11)

  An opening / closing cover that has an electronic device main body and an apparatus to be cleaned that has a portion that needs to be cleaned and is housed in the electronic device main body, and that has an operation window formed on the electronic device main body. And an electronic device comprising a cleaning member facing the operation window so that the device to be cleaned can be cleaned through the operation window when the opening / closing cover is opened.   An open / close door provided in the electronic device main body, an interlock switch that cuts off power to the device to be cleaned when the open / close door is opened, and a linkage member that links the open / close door and the open / close cover. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising:   The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning member is supported so as to freely reciprocate, and cleans the device to be cleaned when it is moved forward or backward.   An image forming apparatus main body and an apparatus to be cleaned that has a portion that needs to be cleaned and is housed in the image forming apparatus main body. An operation window is formed in the image forming apparatus main body, and the operation window is opened and closed. And an opening / closing cover to be opened, and a cleaning member that faces the operation window so that the device to be cleaned can be cleaned through the operation window when the opening / closing cover is opened. Forming equipment.   5. The image forming apparatus according to claim 4, wherein only one opening / closing cover for opening / closing the operation window is provided as an opening / closing mechanism on one side surface of the image forming apparatus main body.   An image carrier having a frame on the axial direction side of an image carrier housed in the image forming apparatus main body, and at least one of the frame sides is provided with only an opening / closing cover for opening and closing the operation window. The image forming apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the image forming apparatus is provided.   The image forming apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the cleaning target apparatus is an exposure apparatus, and a portion requiring cleaning is a light transmitting portion for transmitting light.   The image forming apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the cleaning target device is a charging device.   The image forming apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the cleaning target device is an image carrier.   An opening / closing door provided in the main body of the image forming apparatus, an interlock switch that cuts off power to the cleaning target device when the opening / closing door is opened, and a linkage member that links the opening / closing door and the opening / closing cover. The image forming apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising:   11. The image forming apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the cleaning member is supported so as to be reciprocally movable, and cleans the cleaning target device when the cleaning member is moved forward or backward.

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