JP2006211521A - Electric product - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image recording apparatus 1 improving the handleability a liquid crystal panel display section 34 arranged on the upper surface of a lower side main body 2. <P>SOLUTION: An upper side main body 3 is fitted to one side part of the lower side main body 2 by a pivotal part 4 in a revolvable, openable, and closable way, the liquid crystal panel display section 34 is arranged in the vicinity of a side edge part on the upper side of the lower side main body 2 close to a front of the lower side main body 2, and the upper side main body 3 is formed with a notched opening 36 whereby a display screen of the liquid crystal panel display section 34 is observed when the upper side main body 3 is closed onto the upper side of the lower side main body 2. Operating panels C, D having entry keys with different functions among operating panels with entry keys instructing a plurality of functions, are respectively arranged to both adjacent parts closer to and remoter from the pivotal part 4 on the upper side of the upper side main body 3, the operating panels C, D with the opening 36 between. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a configuration of an electrical product such as an image recording apparatus provided with a liquid crystal panel display unit capable of displaying data such as images and characters.

  Conventionally, in electrical products such as multi-function type image recording devices having a single function device such as a tape printer, an ink jet printer, a copying device, a facsimile device, a printer function, a copy function, a scanner function, and a facsimile function, A device having a liquid crystal panel display unit for informing a user of instructions for achieving various functions of the product, the current status of the apparatus, and an operation procedure is known (see Patent Documents 1 and 2).

  In the printing tape producing apparatus described in Patent Document 1, a cover body and a liquid crystal panel display unit for covering a portion where a cassette case is housed are arranged on the surface of a main body case. In an ink jet printer with an image scanner described in Patent Document 2, an ink jet printer unit is incorporated in a lower main body, and an image scanner unit is incorporated in an upper main body that is attached to the upper surface of the lower main body so as to be able to rotate and open. An operation panel unit having a liquid crystal panel display unit is disposed on one side of the surface (upper surface) of the upper body.

In recent electrical appliances, particularly electrical appliances that record images, it has been known that the display area of the liquid crystal panel display portion is increased in order to display the entire image to be processed or to display the image in color. ing.
JP-A-8-164014 (see FIG. 1) JP 2003-103869 A (see FIG. 1)

  However, in the image recording apparatus described in Patent Document 2, when the liquid crystal panel display unit is disposed in the upper body that can be opened and closed, generally, from the control board built in the lower body to the liquid crystal panel display unit. There is a problem that the signal or data transmission harness becomes longer, noise is easily picked up by the harness portion, and the display performance of the liquid crystal panel display section deteriorates.

  In addition, when performing operations such as maintenance or replacement of consumables such as parts and ink cartridges with the upper main body opened with respect to the lower main body, an operation instruction message or the like is displayed on the liquid crystal panel display section. It needs to be easy to see.

  In order to solve these problems, it is preferable to dispose the liquid crystal panel display unit on the upper surface of the lower body. However, it must be surely avoided that the liquid crystal panel display unit arranged on the upper surface of the lower main body becomes invisible by the closed upper main body.

  In order to reduce the size of the entire apparatus, it is preferable to form the upper body in plan view and the lower body in plan view substantially the same.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an electrical product that can improve the usability of a liquid crystal panel display unit disposed on the upper surface of a lower main body.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention according to claim 1 is directed to an upper body that is attached to one side portion of the lower body so as to be able to open and close and a liquid crystal disposed on the upper surface of the lower body. An electrical product comprising a panel display unit, wherein the upper main body has an opening that allows the display surface of the liquid crystal panel display unit to be seen when the upper main body is closed with respect to the upper surface of the lower main body Is formed.

  Further, the invention according to claim 2 is the electrical product according to claim 1, wherein the liquid crystal panel display unit is disposed in the vicinity of a side edge portion of the upper surface of the lower body that is close to the front of the lower body. The side edge portion on which the rotation axis of the upper body with respect to the lower body is disposed and the side edge portion on which the liquid crystal panel display portion is disposed are orthogonal to each other in plan view.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the electrical product according to the second aspect, on the upper surface of the upper body, on both adjacent portions of the side close to the rotation axis and the side far from the opening, Among the input keys that can specify a plurality of functions of the electrical product, input keys having different functions are arranged.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the electric product according to the third aspect, one of the pair of input keys arranged with the opening interposed therebetween is a numeric keypad.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the electric product according to the third or fourth aspect, in the vicinity of the upper surface of the upper body, both the side close to the rotation axis and the side far from the rotation axis are sandwiched. The operation panel boards are respectively arranged in the parts, and the harness connecting the two operation panel boards is wired along the back part adjacent to the notch-shaped opening.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the electric product according to the second aspect, the upper surface of the lower main body is adjacent to both the side closer to the rotation axis and the side farther across the liquid crystal panel display unit. Among the input keys that can instruct a plurality of functions of the electrical product, input keys having different functions are arranged in the part or one adjacent part.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the electric product according to the sixth aspect, one of a pair of input keys arranged with the liquid crystal panel display portion interposed therebetween is a numeric keypad.

  According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the electrical product according to the seventh aspect, the upper surface of the lower main body has a side closer to the rotation axis and a side farther away from the liquid crystal panel display unit. Operation panel boards are respectively arranged at both parts, and a harness connecting the two operation panel boards is wired along a part below the liquid crystal panel display unit.

  According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the electrical product according to any one of the first to eighth aspects, the lower body includes a conveying unit that supplies and discharges a recording medium, and the conveying unit. A recording unit for forming an image on a recording medium to be conveyed and a control board for facsimile transmission or the like are provided, and reading means for reading a document is disposed in the upper body so as to be reciprocally movable. It is an image recording apparatus.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the upper main body is attached to one side portion of the lower main body so that the upper main body can be opened and closed, and the liquid crystal panel display unit is disposed on the upper surface of the lower main body. A control board that is generally disposed in the lower body by forming an opening in the upper body so that the display surface of the liquid crystal panel display unit can be seen when the is closed with respect to the upper surface of the lower body Since the signal transmission harness to the liquid crystal panel display unit can be shortly wired, noise can be prevented from being picked up, and the display of data such as images on the liquid crystal panel display unit can be performed reliably and clearly. And even in a normal use state, that is, with the upper surface of the lower body covered with the upper body, the display surface of the liquid crystal panel display section can be seen, so that the displayed image data and messages can be easily seen, and the lower body In contrast, when an operation such as maintenance or parts replacement is performed in a state where the upper main body is opened, an operation instruction message or the like can be easily seen on the liquid crystal panel display unit.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the liquid crystal panel display unit is disposed in the vicinity of the side edge near the front surface of the lower body on the upper surface of the lower body, and the rotation axis of the upper body with respect to the lower body Since the side edge where the LCD panel display unit is arranged and the side edge where the LCD panel display unit is arranged are orthogonal to each other in plan view, from the side close to the front of the lower body facing the user Even when the liquid crystal panel display unit can be seen and the upper body is fully opened, the user can easily see the display surface of the liquid crystal panel display unit.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the upper surface of the upper main body has a plurality of functions provided in the electrical product at both adjacent portions on the side close to and far from the rotation axis across the opening. Since the input keys with different functions are arranged among the input keys capable of instructing, the upper main body 3 is opened when performing maintenance work, parts replacement, consumable replacement, etc. Since the operator's fingers do not touch the input key part, there is an effect that malfunction can be prevented.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when one of the pair of input keys arranged with the opening interposed therebetween is a numeric keypad, it is possible to prevent erroneous input of a telephone or facsimile transmission number, in particular.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the operation panel substrates are disposed in the vicinity of the upper surface of the upper main body at both the positions near and far from the rotation axis with the opening interposed therebetween. Since the harness connecting the two operation panel boards is wired along the notch-shaped opening adjacent to the rear side, the length of the harness can be shortened and noise can be picked up. This has the effect of reducing

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, on the upper surface of the lower main body, the electrical product is disposed on both adjacent portions or one adjacent portion on the side close to and far from the rotation axis across the liquid crystal panel display unit. Since the input keys with different functions are arranged among the input keys that can be used to specify the multiple functions provided by, the input keys used for maintenance work, replacement of parts, replacement of consumables, etc. are operated. The effect that it becomes easy to do is produced.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, when one of the pair of input keys arranged with the liquid crystal panel display unit interposed therebetween is a numeric keypad, it is possible to easily input a telephone number to a service center or the like. .

  According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, the operation panel substrates are disposed in the vicinity of the upper surface of the lower main body at both the positions near and far from the rotation axis with the liquid crystal panel display portion interposed therebetween. Since the harness connecting the two operation panel substrates is wired along the lower part than the liquid crystal panel display unit, it is possible to prevent the noise from being picked up by shortening the length of the harness.

  According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, since the present invention is applied to the image recording apparatus, when recording an image, an appropriate image recording operation can be performed while displaying the entire image to be processed on the liquid crystal panel display unit. . In addition, it is easy to operate the input keys used when performing maintenance work, replacement of parts, replacement of consumables such as ink cartridges, and the like, and it is possible to prevent erroneous operation.

  Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view of an image recording apparatus according to a first embodiment to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a plan view, FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of a state where a cover body is opened, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a state in which the liquid crystal panel display unit is pulled out forward of the lower body, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the lower body with the upper body opened, and FIG. 6 is a front view, FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the image recording apparatus of the second embodiment, FIG. 9 is a plan view, FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the lower main body with the upper body open, and FIG. 10 is a front view of FIG.

  The case where the present invention is applied to an image recording apparatus 1 as an embodiment of an electric product will be described below. The image recording apparatus 1 of the present embodiment is a multi-function device (MFD: Multi Function Device) having a printer function, a copy function, a scanner function, and a facsimile function. The first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 includes a lower main body 2 as a housing made of a synthetic resin injection molded product in the image recording apparatus 1.

  On the upper surface of the lower main body 2, an upper main body 3 made of an injection molded product made of a synthetic resin is attached to one side end of the lower main body 2 via a pivot part 4 so as to be vertically openable and closable. . That is, when the opening 2 a is formed on the front side (the right side in FIG. 1) of the lower body 2, the pivot portion 4 as the rotation axis of the upper body 3 with respect to the lower body 2 is the left side of the lower body 2. Located on the surface side.

  In the upper body 3, an image reading device 5 for a copy function and a facsimile function is incorporated. This image reading device 5 includes a glass plate 6 for placing a document on which a document cover 7 can be opened and a document can be placed thereon, and a contact-type image sensor for reading a document on the lower side of the glass plate 6. CIS (Contact Image Sensor) 8. The contact image sensor 8 is provided so as to be capable of reciprocating along a guide shaft 9 extending in a direction orthogonal to the paper surface of FIG. 3 (main scanning direction, Y-axis direction in FIG. 1). The rear end of the document cover body 7 that covers the upper surface of the image reading device 5 is attached to the rear end of the upper main body 3 so as to be rotatable up and down around a hinge 10 (see FIG. 2).

  On the other hand, on one side of the lower main body 2 (the side farthest from the pivot portion 4 and the right side in FIG. 6), an ink storage portion 11 having an open top surface is disposed. In this embodiment, ink cartridges for each color of black (Bk), cyan (C), magenta (M), and yellow (Y) are accommodated as cartridges for individual colors. The inkjet recording head 14 in the recording unit 12 is always connected by a flexible ink supply tube.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, a paper feed cassette 15 for accumulating and storing paper P is disposed at the bottom of the lower main body 2 so as to be able to move forward and backward. 2 is inserted through an opening 2a on the front side (right side in FIGS. 1 and 3). In the present embodiment, the paper feed cassette 15 has a short side (width) of a paper P that has been cut into, for example, A4 size, letter size, legal size, postcard size or the like as a recording medium. A plurality of sheets are stacked (deposited) so as to extend in a direction (main scanning direction, Y-axis direction) orthogonal to the (A direction).

  On the back side (right side in FIG. 4) of the paper feed cassette 15, an inclined separation plate 16 is disposed for paper separation. The inclined separation plate 16 is formed in a convex curve shape in a plan view so as to protrude at the center side in the width direction (Y-axis direction) of the paper P and to recede toward the left and right end portions in the width direction of the paper P. In addition, a serrated elastic separation pad (not shown) for abutting the leading edge of the paper P to promote separation is provided at the center in the width direction of the paper P.

  Also, on the lower body 2 side, a base end portion of a paper feeding arm 17a in the paper feeding means 17 is mounted so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction, and a paper feeding roller 17b provided at a tip portion of the paper feeding arm 17a. The rotation from a drive source (not shown) is transmitted by a gear transmission mechanism 17c provided in the paper feed arm 17a. The paper P accumulated in the paper feed cassette 15 is separated and conveyed one by one by the paper feed roller 17b and the elastic separation pad of the inclined separation plate 16. The paper P separated so as to advance in the paper feeding direction (arrow A direction) is provided above (higher position) than the paper feeding cassette 15 via a conveyance path 18 including a substantially U-shaped path in the horizontal direction. The recording unit 12 is fed. The conveyance path 18 is formed in a gap between the first conveyance path body 18a constituting the U-shaped outer periphery side and the second conveyance path body 18b constituting the inner circumference side.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the recording unit 12 is supported by a box-shaped main frame 21 and a pair of left and right side plates, and extends in the Y-axis direction (main scanning direction). And between the second guide members 22 and 23. The carriage 13 on which the inkjet recording head 14 is mounted in the recording unit 12 is slidable across the first guide member 22 on the upstream side and the second guide member 23 on the downstream side in the paper discharge direction (arrow B direction). Therefore, it can be reciprocated in the Y-axis direction.

  In order to reciprocate the carriage 13, a timing belt (see FIG. 5) extends in the main scanning direction (Y-axis direction) on the upper surface of the second guide member 23 arranged on the downstream side in the paper discharge direction (arrow B direction). A CR (carriage) motor (not shown) for driving the timing belt is fixed to the lower surface of the second guide member 23.

  A flat platen 26 extending in the Y-axis direction so as to face the lower surface of the recording head 4 in the carriage 13 is fixed to the main frame 21 between the guide members 22 and 23 (see FIG. 4). .

  As shown in FIG. 2, on the upstream side of the paper discharge direction (arrow B direction) of the platen 26, as shown in FIG. A nip roller 28 is disposed below the roller 27. Further, on the downstream side of the platen 26 in the paper discharge direction (arrow B direction), a paper discharge roller 28 driven to convey the paper P that has passed through the recording unit 12 along the paper discharge direction (arrow B direction); A spur roller 28a urged toward the paper discharge roller 28 is disposed opposite thereto.

  The paper discharge tray 30 on which the paper P recorded by the recording unit 12 is discharged with its recording surface facing upward is provided in the upper part of the paper feed cassette 15, and the paper discharge outlet 30 a communicating with the paper discharge tray 30 is below. It is opened in common with the opening 2 a on the front surface of the side body 2. Further, a synthetic resin that covers the upper portion of the paper discharge tray 30 between the lower surface of the guide member 23 on the downstream side in the paper discharge direction (direction of arrow B) and the paper discharge port 30a at the front end of the lower body 2. A made partition plate (lower cover body) 31 is formed integrally with the lower main body 2 (see FIG. 3).

  In the lower body 2, a control board 49 for the recording unit 12 and facsimile communication is disposed above the partition plate 31 (see FIG. 3). In addition, a plurality of slots 50, 51, and 52 are opened on the front surface of the lower main body 2 in order to insert a plurality of types of card-type recording media (memory cards). Examples of the recording medium include Memory Stick (registered trademark), SmartMedia (registered trademark), Compact Flash (registered trademark), SD Memory Card (registered trademark), and xD Picture Card (registered trademark). In addition, a USB connector insertion port 53 for communication with peripheral devices is provided on the right side of the front surface of the lower body 2.

  At the center in the width direction at the upstream end in the paper feeding direction (arrow A direction) of the bottom plate 15a of the paper feeding cassette 15, slide further outward (further downstream in the paper discharge direction) from this upstream end. A substantially plate-like auxiliary support member 32 is provided, and a discharge auxiliary tray 33 is attached to the auxiliary support member 32. The paper discharge auxiliary tray 33 can support the downstream end of the paper P protruding outward from the paper discharge tray 30 in the paper discharge direction (arrow B direction) (FIG. 1, FIG. 1). 2, FIG. 3, FIG. 5 to FIG. 7).

  In the first embodiment of the image recording apparatus 1, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 5 to 7, the upper side of the lower main body 2 is near the side edge near the front and in the Y-axis direction. Only the liquid crystal panel display unit 34 is arranged at substantially the left and right central portions. In other words, the liquid crystal panel display unit 34 is disposed in the vicinity of the side edge portion near the front surface of the lower body 2 on the upper surface of the lower body 2 and the side edge portion on which the pivot portion 4 is disposed and the liquid crystal panel display. The side edges where the portions 34 are arranged are orthogonal to each other in plan view.

  The liquid crystal panel display unit 34 has a display area large enough to display a color image (in the embodiment, about 42 mm × 54 mm). Further, the back surface (lower surface) of the liquid crystal panel display unit 34 is slidably supported by a pair of arc-shaped guide rails 35 (only one is shown in FIGS. 3 and 6) provided in the lower body 2. The liquid crystal panel display unit 34 has an appropriate angle (in the embodiment, a horizontal plane) obliquely upward with respect to the front direction of the lower main body 2 from a posture (see FIG. 1) whose display surface is substantially the same as the upper surface of the lower main body 2. Up to about 40 degrees) (see FIG. 3, FIG. 5 and FIG. 6).

  On the other hand, at the front part (portion close to the front surface) of the upper body 3, the upper body 3 is attached to the lower body 2 around the pivot portion 4 as the rotation axis of the upper body 3 with respect to the lower body 2. A notch-shaped opening 36 is formed so that the display surface of the liquid crystal panel display 34 appears to be exposed when it is closed with respect to the upper surface (see FIGS. 5 to 7). In the embodiment, the opening 36 is substantially U-shaped in a plan view released to the front side of the upper body 3. In addition, when the upper body 3 is closed with respect to the upper surface of the lower body 2 by covering the upper surface of the opening 36 with a transparent resin plate (not shown), the display surface of the liquid crystal panel display section 34 is You may comprise so that it may be visible without exposing.

  When the upper main body 3 is closed with respect to the lower main body 2, the U-shaped side surfaces 36a, 36b, 36c of the opening portion 36 are joined with the side surfaces 34a, 34b, 34c of the liquid crystal panel display portion 34. The side surfaces 36a, 36b, and 36c and the side surfaces 34a, 34b, and 34c are formed on trapezoidal side surfaces that expand downward as shown in FIGS. And FIG. 7).

  Further, on the upper surface of the upper body 3, an input capable of instructing a plurality of functions of the image recording apparatus 1, which is an electrical product, on both adjacent portions on the side close to and far from the pivot portion 4 across the opening 36. Among the keys, operation panels C and D on which input keys having different functions are arranged are provided. In the embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 5 to 7, a start / stop input key 37 a and a color copy start input are provided at the right end of the operation panel C disposed on the right side of the opening 36. Key 37b and monochrome copy start input key 37c are arranged in a column. On the left side thereof is a cross-drag input key 38a for searching for a registered facsimile number and adjusting the volume of the handset sound. An input key for selecting a function desired to be used from among a plurality of functions, for example, a photo capture input key 39a, a copy input key 39, a facsimile input key 39c, and a scanner input key 39d, is provided at the right adjacent portion of the opening 36. They are arranged in columns. On the operation panel D arranged on the left side of the liquid crystal panel display section 34, a numeric keypad 40 for inputting a facsimile number and the like, an output key 41a for a management report, a facsimile number recurrence report (redial) input key 40b and the like are arranged. Has been.

  A first operation panel board 46 is disposed on the lower surface side of the front side of the upper body 3 corresponding to the input key group on the right side of the opening 36, and the input key group on the left side of the opening 36. The second operation panel board 47 is arranged on the lower surface side corresponding to the above, and a harness 48 connected to transmit a signal between the operation panel boards 46 and 47 is provided on the inner side surface 36b of the opening 36. Wiring is performed along the inside of the frame (see FIGS. 2 and 6).

  Note that a user's finger when opening / closing the document cover body 7 is fitted in a portion of the upper surface of the openable / closable document cover body 7 covering the glass plate 6 on the upper surface of the upper body 3 close to the opening 36. While the round handle portion 54 is provided, a concave portion 55 is formed in the vicinity of the side surface 36 b on the back side of the opening portion 36 on the upper surface of the upper main body 3, and a user's finger is inserted into the concave portion 55. The posture changing work of moving the display unit 34 forward can be facilitated.

  8 to 11 show a second embodiment of the image recording apparatus 1, in the upper side of the lower main body 2, in the vicinity of the side edge portion close to the front, and in the substantially central part on the left and right sides in the Y-axis direction, A liquid crystal panel display unit 34 and operation panels C and D in which input keys having a plurality of functions are arranged on both the left and right sides of the liquid crystal panel display unit 34 are provided. In other words, the liquid crystal panel display unit 34 and the two operation panels C and D are disposed in the vicinity of the side edge portion of the upper surface of the lower main body 2 near the front surface of the lower main body 2 and the pivot portion 4 is disposed. The side edge portion and the side edge portion where the liquid crystal panel display 34 and the two operation panels C and D are arranged in a line are orthogonal to each other in plan view.

  Since the types and arrangement of the input keys on the operation panels C and D are the same as those in the first embodiment (see FIGS. 1, 2, and 5 to 7), the detailed description is omitted using the same reference numerals. To do. Further, the operation panel substrates 46 and 47 for the operation panels C and D in the lower main body 2 are naturally arranged inside the upper surface of the lower main body 2, and the two operation panel substrates 46 and 47 are connected to transfer signals. The harness 48 is provided below the liquid crystal panel display unit 34 and wired along the inner surface of the lower main body 2 (see FIGS. 9 and 10).

  Then, the upper body 3 is placed on the front portion (portion close to the front surface) of the upper body 3 with the upper body 3 of the lower body 2 around the pivot portion 4 as the rotation axis of the upper body 3 with respect to the lower body 2. A notch-shaped opening 36 is formed so that the display surface of the liquid crystal panel display unit 34 and the operation panels C and D appear to be exposed when closed with respect to the upper surface (see FIGS. 8 to 11). ). In the embodiment, the opening 36 has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view released to the front side of the upper body 3, and is cut out to a portion closest to the pivot portion 4. In addition, a cover portion 56 having a rectangular shape in plan view for covering a part of the upper surface of the ink storage unit 11 in the lower main body 2 is integrally formed at an end portion farthest from the pivot portion 4 among the upper surface of the upper main body 3. (See FIGS. 10 and 11). Also in this embodiment, when the upper main body 3 is closed with respect to the lower main body 2, the rear side surface 36d of the opening 36 and the side surface 56a of the cover 56 are the liquid crystal panel display unit 34 and the rear side surfaces 34d of the operation panels C and D. The side surfaces 36d and 56a and the side surfaces 34d and 34e are formed in a trapezoidal side surface that expands downward so that the operator's finger is not pinched by a sharp edge at the place where the side surface 34e is joined. (See FIGS. 10 and 11).

  As a modification, the liquid crystal panel display unit 34 is disposed adjacent to the upper surface of the ink storage unit 11 in the lower main body 2, while the operation panels C and D are gathered in one place on the side close to the pivot unit 4. It may be arranged.

  Since other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment, the same reference numerals are given and detailed descriptions thereof are omitted. In particular, it should be noted that FIG. 3, which is a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG. 2, is the same as the line III-III in FIG. 9.

  As described above, as in the first and second embodiments, the upper body 3 is attached to one side portion of the lower body 2 so as to be able to open and close, and a liquid crystal panel is mounted on the upper surface of the lower body 2. The display unit 34 is disposed, and an opening 36 is formed in the upper body 3 so that the display surface of the liquid crystal panel display unit 34 can be seen when the upper body 3 is closed with respect to the upper surface of the lower body 2. Thus, a harness for signal transfer from the control board 49 to the liquid crystal panel display unit 34 can be shortly wired, so that pickup of noise is prevented, and display of data such as images on the liquid crystal panel display unit 34 is surely and clear. Can be. And even in a normal use state, that is, in a state where the upper surface of the lower main body 2 is covered with the upper main body 3, the display surface of the liquid crystal panel display unit 34 can be seen, so that the displayed image data, messages, etc. can be easily seen, The effect that the operation instruction message and the like can be easily seen by the operator on the liquid crystal panel display unit 34 even when maintenance or parts replacement work is performed with the upper body 3 opened with respect to the lower body 2. Play.

  The liquid crystal panel display unit 34 is disposed in the vicinity of the side edge near the front of the lower main body 2 on the upper surface of the lower main body 2, and is a pivot portion that is a rotation axis of the upper main body 3 with respect to the lower main body 2. If the side edge where 4 is arranged and the side edge where the liquid crystal panel display 34 is arranged are orthogonal to each other in plan view, the side close to the front of the lower main body 2 facing the user The liquid crystal panel display unit 34 can be viewed from the top, and even when the upper body 3 is fully opened, the user can easily view the display surface of the liquid crystal panel display unit 34. Further, when the arcuate guide rail 35 is configured so that the posture of the liquid crystal panel display unit 34 can be changed to an arbitrary angle from the horizontal state to the posture in which the display surface stands up, the liquid crystal panel display unit 34 can be clearly seen. The viewing angle can be easily adjusted.

  As in the first embodiment, on the upper surface of the upper body 3, a plurality of functions provided in the image recording apparatus 1 can be instructed to both adjacent portions on the side close to and far from the pivot portion 4 with the opening 36 interposed therebetween. By placing input keys with different functions among the various input keys, when performing maintenance work, replacement of parts and replacement of consumables such as ink cartridges, the upper body 3 is opened, Since the operator's fingers do not touch the input key portion, it is possible to prevent malfunction.

  When one of the pair of input keys arranged with the opening 36 interposed therebetween is a numeric keypad, it is possible to prevent erroneous input of a telephone or facsimile transmission number, in particular.

  When the operation panels C and D having the input keys are arranged on the upper surface of the upper main body 3 as in the first embodiment, in the vicinity thereof, the pivot portion 4 (rotation axis) is sandwiched with the opening 36 interposed therebetween. By arranging operation panel boards on both the near side and the far side, and the harness connecting the two operation panel boards is wired along the back side part adjacent to the notch-shaped opening. The length of the harness can be shortened, and there is an effect that noise is less picked up.

  As in the second embodiment, on the upper surface of the lower main body 2, the image recording apparatus 1 is disposed on both adjacent portions or one adjacent portion on the side close to and far from the pivot portion 4 with the liquid crystal panel display unit 34 interposed therebetween. If input keys with different functions are arranged among the input keys that can be used to specify the multiple functions provided by, inputs used for maintenance work, replacement of parts, replacement of consumables such as ink cartridges, etc. There is an effect that it becomes easy to operate the key.

  Further, when one of the pair of input keys arranged with the liquid crystal panel display unit 34 interposed therebetween is a numeric keypad, it is possible to easily input a telephone number to a service center or the like.

  As in the second embodiment, operation panel substrates 46 and 47 are provided in the vicinity of the upper surface of the lower main body 2 on both the side closer to the pivot 4 and the side farther from the liquid crystal panel display unit 34, respectively. Even when the harness 48 that is arranged and connects the operation panel substrates 46 and 47 is wired along a portion below the liquid crystal panel display unit 34, the length of the harness 48 can be shortened to prevent picking up noise. .

  It goes without saying that the present invention can be applied not only to the multifunctional image recording apparatus 1 but also to various electric products. In this case, the same operations and effects as described above can be achieved.

1 is a perspective view of an image recording apparatus according to a first embodiment to which the present invention is applied. It is a top view of a 1st embodiment to which the present invention was applied. FIG. 10 is a side sectional view showing a state in which the document cover body is opened as viewed in the direction of arrows III-III in FIGS. 2 and 9. It is a principal part expanded sectional side view which shows a recording part and a paper feeding part. It is a perspective view which shows the state which inclined the liquid crystal panel display part ahead in the image recording device of 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view in the state where the upper part main part in the image recording device of a 1st embodiment was opened greatly. FIG. 7 is a front view of FIG. 6. It is a perspective view of the image recording apparatus of 2nd Embodiment. It is a top view of a 2nd embodiment. It is a perspective view in the state where the upper part main part in the image recording device of a 2nd embodiment was opened widely. It is a front view of FIG.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Image recording apparatus 2 Lower side body 2a Opening part 3 Upper side body 4 Pivot part 5 as rotation axis 5 Image reading device 6 Glass plate 7 Document cover body 11 Ink storage part 12 Recording part 13 Carriage 14 Recording head 15 Paper feed cassette 34 LCD panel display 35 Guide rail 36 Openings 37a-37c, 38, 39a-39d Input key 40 Numeric keypad C, D Operation panel 46 First operation panel board 47 Second operation panel board 48 Harness 50-52 Slot 54 Handle 55 Recess 56 Cover

Claims (9)

An upper body that is attached to one side of the lower body so as to be capable of rotating and opening;
An electrical product comprising a liquid crystal panel display unit disposed on the upper surface of the lower body,
The upper body is formed with an opening that allows the display surface of the liquid crystal panel display section to be visible when the upper body is closed with respect to the upper surface of the lower body. . The liquid crystal panel display unit is disposed in the vicinity of the side edge near the front of the lower main body of the upper surface of the lower main body,
2. The side edge portion on which the rotation axis of the upper body relative to the lower body is disposed and the side edge portion on which the liquid crystal panel display section is disposed are orthogonal to each other in plan view. The listed electrical product.   On the upper surface of the upper main body, among the input keys that can instruct a plurality of functions of the electrical product at both adjacent portions on the side close to and far from the rotation axis across the opening. The electric product according to claim 2, wherein different input keys are arranged.   4. The electric product according to claim 3, wherein one of the pair of input keys arranged with the opening interposed therebetween is a numeric keypad. In the vicinity of the upper surface of the upper body, operation panel substrates are respectively disposed on both the side closer to the rotation axis and the side farther across the opening.
The electrical product according to claim 3 or 4, wherein a harness connecting the two operation panel boards is wired along a back side portion adjacent to the notch-shaped opening.   On the upper surface of the lower main body, a plurality of functions of the electrical product can be instructed to both adjacent portions or one adjacent portion on the side close to and far from the rotation axis across the liquid crystal panel display unit. The electrical product according to claim 2, wherein among the input keys, input keys having different functions are arranged.   7. The electric product according to claim 6, wherein one of a pair of input keys arranged with the liquid crystal panel display unit interposed therebetween is a numeric keypad. In the vicinity of the upper surface of the lower main body, operation panel substrates are respectively disposed at both the portion near and the far side of the rotation axis across the liquid crystal panel display unit,
The electrical product according to claim 7, wherein a harness connecting the two operation panel substrates is wired along a lower portion than the liquid crystal panel display unit. In the lower main body, a conveying means for supplying and discharging a recording medium, a recording section for forming an image on the recording medium conveyed by the conveying means, and for facsimile transmission, etc. A control board,
9. The electric product according to claim 1, wherein the upper body is an image recording apparatus in which a reading unit for reading a document is disposed so as to be reciprocally movable.

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