JP2006085134A - Motor-powered automatic opening and closing apparatus for opening and closing member - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a motor-powered automatic opening and closing apparatus for an opening and closing member by which a heavy opening and closing member can be automatically opened and closed by pushing an opening and closing switch on an operating part (Figure 7 (not shown)) with a finger, even by a handicapped person in a wheelchair, and furthermore which is light, small, and inexpensive. <P>SOLUTION: The opening and closing apparatus constituted of an attaching member attachable to the apparatus main body of a copying machine, etc., and a supporting member which is pivotally attached to be able to be freely turned to the attaching member via a hinge shaft and supporting the opening and closing member of an original cover plate, etc. The apparatus is provided with a crank shaft, a planet gear attachable to the crank shaft 2 to be freely rotated, a ring gear internal teeth of which are engaged with external teeth of the planet gear and which is provided to be able to be slidably rotated in a cover, and a decelerating means constituted from a joint in which an operating pin implanted in the planet gear is inserted in an operating hole. The crank shaft is attached to the rotating shaft of an electric motor, the joint is connected to the hinge shaft and the opening and closing member is opened and closed by the electric motor. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention provides a motor-type automatic opening / closing member that can be easily opened and safely closed, such as a document pressing plate and an automatic document feeder (ADF), which are particularly heavy and can be opened and closed in the vertical direction. The present invention relates to a switchgear.

  Conventionally, an attachment member attached to an apparatus main body such as a copying machine, a support member pivotally attached to the attachment member and supporting an opening / closing member such as a document crimping plate, and between the attachment member and the support member There is an automatic opening / closing device for an original pressure plate comprising a compression coil spring that is inserted into the original plate and biased in the direction to open the original pressure plate. (For example, see Patent Document 1)

  Conventionally, there has been an open / close device that pushes up an automatic document feeder (ADF) by a rotating means provided on the side of the copying machine main body. (For example, see Patent Document 2)

However, what pushes up the ADF by the rotating means provided on the side of the copier body is large and complicated, the operability is remarkably bad, and the opening / closing device is a completely separate mechanism from the hinge. In addition to the poor performance and maintainability, there is a drawback that the layout is such that the document conveying section is cut off and the handling performance of the user is poor.
In addition, the conventional ADF and crimping plate that automatically opens and closes the copying machine cannot be realized because it is large and expensive.
However, for the convenience of users, there is a need to relieve the physical burden by raising the ADF etc. each time the door is opened and closed, for example, as the toilet lid automatically opens and closes in the market. It was.
Therefore, there has been a demand for a small, light and inexpensive automatic opening / closing device on the market.
Under such circumstances, the original document pressure plate of the conventional copying machine, especially those equipped with the ADF, are heavy. As shown in FIG. 9, when a disabled person in a wheelchair tries to lift it, There were problems such as being burdensome for reasons of posture. Further, when a single original is copied, the original may be misplaced.
Utility Model Registration No. 2558914 JP 2004-20804 A

    The problem to be solved by the present invention can solve the above-mentioned problems, and in particular, not only can a handicapped person in a wheelchair lift the burden of manually lifting, but also providing a light weight, small size and low cost. An object of the present invention is to provide a motor-type automatic opening / closing device for an opening / closing member.

  The motor type automatic opening / closing device of the opening / closing member according to the present invention includes an attachment member attached to a main body of a copying machine or the like, and is pivotally attached to the attachment member via a hinge shaft and opens / closes a document crimping plate, etc. In an opening / closing device comprising a support member for supporting a member; a crankshaft, a planetary gear rotatably attached to the crankshaft, and an outer tooth of the planetary gear meshing with an inner tooth and slidingly rotating within a cover A ring gear provided on the planetary gear, and a reduction means configured by a joint in which an operation pin implanted in the planetary gear is inserted into the operation hole, and the crankshaft is attached to the rotating shaft of the electric motor, and the joint Is connected to the hinge shaft, and the opening and closing member is opened and closed by the electric motor. Further, the reduction means and the electric motor are housed in the mounting member. Further, the present invention is characterized in that a plurality of reduction means are connected in series, the first crankshaft is attached to the rotating shaft of the electric motor, and the last joint is connected to the hinge shaft. Still further, an interlocking lever is integrally attached to the ring gear and connected to the support member. Furthermore, the electric motor is controlled by detecting a rotation angle of the opening / closing member. Further, the present invention is characterized in that the number of rotations of the electric motor is detected, the current or voltage of the electric motor is automatically controlled, and the opening / closing speed of the opening / closing member is arbitrarily variably controlled.

The motor-type automatic opening / closing device of the opening / closing member of the present invention can not only allow a heavy opening / closing member to open and close automatically by pressing a switch on the operation unit (see FIG. 9) with a finger even in a disabled person in a wheelchair. It is advantageous in that it can be provided at a low cost with a light weight and a small size.
Further, since the motor type automatic opening / closing device can be compactly housed in the space inside the hinge without increasing the external size of the conventional spring hinge or ADF spring hinge, the range of selection of the hinge type is widened.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a motor-type automatic opening / closing device for an opening / closing member of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  In FIG. 1, H is an opening / closing device of a copying machine, and its attachment member h1 is attached to an apparatus main body (not shown) of the copying machine, and a support member h2 attaches and supports an ADF (not shown). Yes. The attachment member h1 and the support member h2 are assembled so as to be rotatable with respect to each other via the hinge shaft S. The support member h2 rotates integrally with the hinge shaft S. M is a motor-type automatic opening / closing device of the present invention, and the hinge shaft S is connected to its operating shaft 17 (see FIG. 2).

  2 and 3 illustrate the configuration of the motor-type automatic opening / closing device M. The device M mainly includes the electric motor 1, the first crankshaft 2, the first planetary gear 3, the first ring gear 4, the first ring gear 4, and the like. 1 cover 5, first joint 6, second crankshaft 7, second planetary gear 8, second ring gear 9, second cover 10, second joint 11, third crankshaft 12, third planetary gear 13, third The ring gear 14, the third cover 15, the third joint 16, the operating shaft 17, and the fourth cover 18 are configured.

  The first crankshaft 2 is integrally attached to the rotating shaft 1a of the electric motor 1 by press fitting or the like. A first planetary gear 3 is rotatably attached to the first crankshaft 2. As shown in FIG. 4, the outer teeth 3 a of the first planetary gear 3 mesh with the inner teeth 4 a of the first ring gear 4. Since the first planetary gear 3 is eccentrically attached to the rotating shaft 1a of the electric motor 1 via the first crankshaft 2, as shown sequentially in FIGS. 4 (A) to (D), It rotates slightly in the opposite direction while rolling in the first ring gear 4. Thereby, the rotation of the electric motor 1 is decelerated by the first planetary gear 3. This reduction ratio is determined by the number of teeth of the outer teeth 3a of the first planetary gear 3 and the inner teeth 4a of the first ring gear 4 and the difference between the inner teeth 4a and the outer teeth 3a. The greater the number of teeth and the smaller the difference, the greater the reduction ratio.

  The first ring gear 4 is provided in the first cover 5, and slides and rotates within the first cover 5 when a certain load is applied to the first ring gear 4.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the first planetary gear 3 is provided with a large number of operating pins 3b, which are inserted into the operating holes 6a of the first joint 6, and are shown in FIG. As the planetary gear 3 moves, the first joint 6 rotates as the first planetary gear 3 rotates while the operating pin 3b moves in the operating hole 6a as shown in FIG. 5C. It is supposed to be.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the first joint 6 is connected to the second crankshaft 7 so as to rotate integrally. The second crankshaft 7, the second planetary gear 8, the second ring gear 9 and the second joint 11 are the same as the first crankshaft 2, the first planetary gear 3, the first ring gear 4 and the first joint 6, respectively. It is supposed to work with the structure. The rotation of the second crankshaft 7 is further decelerated by the second planetary gear 8.

  The second joint 11 is connected to the third crankshaft 12 so as to rotate integrally. The third crankshaft 12, the third planetary gear 13, the third ring gear 14 and the third joint 16 are the same as the second crankshaft 7, the second planetary gear 8, the second ring gear 9 and the second joint 11, respectively. It is supposed to work with the structure. The third joint 16 is formed integrally with the operating shaft 17. The rotation of the third crankshaft 12 is further decelerated by the third planetary gear 13.

  Reference numeral 19 denotes an interlocking lever, which is integrally attached to the third ring gear 14 and is connected to a support member h2 of the opening / closing device H as shown in FIG. The electric motor 1 is not affected.

  A motor tachometer 20 includes a rotating plate 20a attached to the rotating shaft 1a of the electric motor 1 and a rotation detector 20b that detects the rotation of the rotating plate 20a. The rotational speed of the electric motor 1 itself is feedback-controlled based on the number of pulses generated by the rotation detector 20b, thereby appropriately controlling the opening / closing speed of the ADF.

  Reference numeral 21 denotes a rotation control device that detects the rotation angle of the operating shaft 17, that is, the open / closed state of an opening / closing member such as ADF, and controls the rotation of the electric motor 1, as shown in FIG. The rotary plate 21a is attached and fixed to the shaft 17, and a limit switch 21b that detects the rotation angle of the rotary plate 21a and controls the rotation of the electric motor 1. The limit switch 21b is provided with an upper limit switch 21b ′ and a lower limit switch 21b ″, which are set to be OFF at the position of the cutout portion 21a ′ of the rotating plate 21a.

Next, the operation of the motor type automatic opening / closing device M of the above embodiment will be described.
In the state where the ADF of the copying machine is closed, the rotation plate 21a of the rotation control device 21 is in the state where the upper limit switch 21b ′ is OFF and the lower limit switch 21b ″ is ON as shown in FIG. When the operation switch (not shown) of the copying machine is pressed, the electric motor 1 rotates to rotate the first crankshaft 2 via the rotating shaft 1a. 6 (A) to (D), the first planetary gear 3 rolls in the first ring gear 4 and decelerates and rotates in the opposite direction. This is transmitted to the first joint 6 via the pin 3b and the operating hole 6a.

  When the first joint 6 rotates, the second crankshaft 7 integrally connected to the first joint 6 rotates, and the second planetary gear 8 rolls in the second ring gear 9 in association with this rotation. It is further decelerated and rotates. The reduced rotation of the second planetary gear 8 is transmitted to the second second joint 11 and further rotates the third crankshaft 12. When the third crankshaft 12 rotates, the third planetary gear 13 rotates in the third ring gear 14 while being further decelerated in the opposite direction. The rotation of the third planetary gear 13 is transmitted to the third joint 16 to rotate the operating shaft 17.

  When the operating shaft 17 rotates and the rotating plate 21a rotates about 60 ° as shown in FIG. 6B, the upper limit switch 21b ′ is turned on, and the open state of the ADF is detected, and the electric drive The motor 1 is stopped and the ADF is held open. When both the upper limit switch 21b ′ and the lower limit switch 21b ″ are turned on, an overrun is detected.

  When the ADF opens, place the original for copying and turn on the operation switch again. The electric motor 1 rotates in the reverse direction, and the ADF is closed by the motor type automatic opening / closing device M. When the ADF is closed, as shown in FIG. 6B, the rotating plate 21a of the rotation control device rotates and is detected by the limit switch 21b, and the electric motor 1 stops.

  With the above operation, the rotation of the electric motor 1 is sequentially decelerated by the planetary gears 3, 8, 13 to rotate the operation shaft 17 with a large torque force, and the hinge shaft S and the support member h 2 connected thereto are moved. The ADF can be opened and closed.

  FIG. 7 shows another embodiment of the motor type automatic opening / closing apparatus of the present invention, in which the speed reducing means and the electric motor 1 are housed in the mounting member h1. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along a vertical plane passing through the hinge axis S of FIG. 7, and the electric motor 1 ′ is set at the bottom inside the mounting member h1.

  The rotation of the electric motor 1 'is transmitted to the first crankshaft 2' via a timing belt B in a cover C provided on the side of the mounting member h1. When the first crankshaft 2 'rotates, the first planetary gear 3' rolls in the first ring gear 4 'and rotates at a reduced speed in the opposite direction. The reduced rotation of the first planetary gear 3 'is transmitted to the first joint 6'. The timing belt B may be replaced with a gear train.

  When the first joint 6 'rotates, the second crankshaft 7' integrally connected thereto rotates, and the second planetary gear 8 'rolls in the second ring gear 9' along with this, Furthermore, it is decelerated in the opposite direction and rotates. This reduced rotation of the second planetary gear 8 'is transmitted to the second joint 11', and further rotates the third crankshaft 12 '. When the third crankshaft 12 'rotates, the third planetary gear 13' rolls in the third ring gear 14 'while being further decelerated and rotated in the opposite direction. The rotation of the third planetary gear 13 'is transmitted to the third joint 16' and rotates the operating shaft 17 '. The rotation of the operating shaft 17 ′ is transmitted to the hinge shaft S via the gear train G.

    Reference numeral 19 'denotes an interlocking lever which is integrally attached to the third ring gear 14' and is connected to the support member h2 of the opening / closing device H. When the ADF is manually opened / closed, the electric motor 1 is We are trying not to have an impact. Reference numeral 20 'denotes a motor tachometer similar to that of the first embodiment, and includes a rotating plate 20a' and a rotation detector 20b '.

In the first and second embodiments, the crankshaft, the planetary gear that is rotatably attached to the crankshaft 2, the outer teeth of the planetary gear mesh with the inner teeth, and are provided to be slidably rotatable in the cover. Three reduction gears composed of a ring gear and a joint in which the operating pin installed in the planetary gear is inserted into the operating hole are connected in series to generate a large torque. Depending on the weight of the member and the size of the reduction gear ratio, any one of a plurality of stages may be used.
Further, although the open / close device H of the copying machine in FIG. 1 is exemplified by a free hinge, it may be a hinge that opens the support member h2 with a compression coil spring or other elastic body.

  The motor-type automatic opening / closing device of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned copying machine, and can be applied to a heavy opening / closing member that opens and closes vertically, such as an opening / closing lid of a scanner and a hinge portion of a toilet seat.

1 is an external view of an opening / closing member of a copying machine and a motor type automatic opening / closing device of the present invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the motor type automatic switchgear of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the motor type automatic switchgear of the present invention. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing (A)-(D) of a planetary gear. It is the perspective view (A) and its assembly sectional view of a planetary gear and a joint. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing (A) of a rotation control apparatus, (B). It is an external view of another Example of the motor type automatic switchgear of this invention. It is sectional drawing cut | disconnected by the vertical surface which passes along the hinge axis | shaft of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the use condition of the copying machine by the disabled person riding in a wheelchair.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electric motor 1a Rotating shaft 2 1st crankshaft 3 1st planetary gear 3a External tooth 3b Actuation pin 4 1st ring gear 4a Internal tooth 5 1st cover 6 1st joint 6a Actuation hole 7 2nd crankshaft 8 2nd planetary gear 9 Second ring gear 10 Second cover 11 Second joint 12 Third crankshaft 13 Third planetary gear 14 Third ring gear 15 Third cover 16 Third joint 17 Operating shaft 18 Fourth cover 19 Interlocking lever 20 Motor tachometer 20a Rotation Plate 20b Rotation detector 21 Rotation control device 21a Rotation plate 21a 'Notch portion 21b Limit switch 21b' Upper limit switch 21b "Lower limit switch B Timing belt C Cover G Side gear train H Opening and closing device h1 Mounting member h2 Supporting member M Motor type automatic opening and closing Equipment S Hinge shaft

Claims (6)

  An opening / closing device comprising: an attachment member attached to an apparatus main body such as a copying machine; and a support member pivotally attached to the attachment member via a hinge shaft and supporting an opening / closing member such as a document pressure plate. A shaft, a planetary gear rotatably attached to the crankshaft, a ring gear in which the outer teeth of the planetary gear mesh with the inner teeth and are slidably rotatable within the cover, and the planetary gear. The operating pin is provided with a speed reduction means composed of a joint inserted into the operating hole, the crankshaft is attached to the rotating shaft of the electric motor, the joint is connected to the hinge shaft, and the electric motor A motor-type automatic opening / closing device for an opening / closing member, wherein the opening / closing member is configured to open / close.   2. The motor-type automatic opening / closing device for an opening / closing member according to claim 1, wherein the speed reducing means and the electric motor are housed in the mounting member.   The opening / closing member according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a plurality of reduction means are connected in series, the first crankshaft is attached to the rotating shaft of the electric motor, and the last joint is connected to the hinge shaft. Motor type automatic opening and closing device.   4. A motor-type automatic opening / closing device for an opening / closing member according to claim 1, wherein an interlocking lever is integrally attached to the ring gear and connected to the support member.   5. The motor-type automatic opening / closing device for an opening / closing member according to claim 1, wherein the electric motor is controlled by detecting a rotation angle of the opening / closing member. The number of rotations of the electric motor is detected, the current or voltage of the electric motor is automatically controlled, and the opening / closing speed of the opening / closing member is arbitrarily variably controlled. A motor-type automatic opening / closing device for the opening / closing member according to 1.

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