JP2007115027A - Electronic equipment device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic equipment device, in which a user can switch a language to be displayed through a simple operation. <P>SOLUTION: In this device, function switches 51-56 for selecting functions and language switches 61 and 61 are disposed within a recessed part 6, and holes 31-36 for protruding head parts of the function switches 51-56 and a hole 37 for protruding the head part of either the language switch 61 or 62 are formed in a cover 3. When the cover 3 is disposed over the recessed part 6 with one surface up, one of the language switches 61 and 62 is pressed by the cover 3 to display functions or information in a display part 4 in the same language with a language displayed on the one surface of the cover 3, and when the cover 3 is disposed with the other surface up, the other of the language switches 61 and 62 is pressed to display the functions or information on the display part 4 in the same language as a language displayed on the other surface. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic apparatus device, for example, an electronic apparatus device including an operation panel such as a copying machine or a printer.

  Electronic device devices such as copiers and printers are provided with various operation panels, and various proposals have been made as follows so that the user can easily operate them.

  In JP-A-6-70071 (Patent Document 1), a cover having a hole for fitting a key top of each switch of a one-touch dial key is provided on the switch group so as to be opened and closed, and the cover is opened or closed. In a facsimile machine in which the input function is switched depending on the contents of the one-touch key and the panel sheet, a plurality of panel sheets showing the relationship and communication with the one-touch key are additionally provided on the operation unit cover. It is described to link.

  In Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-151864 (Patent Document 2), in a copy / facsimile multifunction apparatus having a copy function and a facsimile function, a part of operation keys are divided into a copy key group A and a facsimile key group B. It is described that when the function mode of copy or facsimile is selected and executed, the operation of the key group of the function mode not selected is invalidated.

  In Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-293940 (Patent Document 3), at least a part of the operation unit includes a second surface provided on the fixed surface of the image forming apparatus, and a fixed surface so as to open and close the second surface. And a first surface having a plate-like base portion and a key top supported by the base portion, and a second surface having a switch, a light emitting element, a switch, A sheet corresponding to the switch provided on the second surface, comprising: a printed circuit board that supports the light emitting element; a holding member that is positioned directly above the printed circuit board and supports the key top of the switch; The above describes an operation unit of the image forming apparatus in which large characters or symbols that are easy to visually recognize are formed and the number of switches is reduced.

In Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-85984 (Patent Document 4), a plurality of push buttons connected to a control circuit and an open / close switch for mode switching are arranged on an upper portion of an apparatus housing, and function indications for the respective push buttons are displayed. On the operation panel printed on the outer surface, through holes are drilled at the positions corresponding to the push buttons to print the operation function display on the upper surface side, and the lever part that operates the open / close switch corresponds to the open / close switch, respectively A facsimile apparatus is described in which a cover protruding to a position is screwed in a stacked state so that the end face of the push button protrudes from the first cover and can be opened and closed by inserting the insertion hole of each cover. Yes.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-70071 (Summary, FIG. 1) JP 2000-151864 A (summary, FIG. 1) JP-A-8-293940 (summary, FIG. 1) JP-A-6-85984 (summary, FIG. 2)

  In a conventional electronic device device, there are cases where it is required to change the language of display such as a switch on the operation panel, but this can be dealt with by switching the language by button operation or replacing the cover on which the function button is displayed. Often, it is rarely designed to allow users to switch easily and freely.

  None of the examples described in Patent Documents 1 to 3 described above is configured so that a user can switch a function display such as a switch to a different language. That is, Patent Document 1 switches a plurality of operation surfaces by opening and closing a cover, and does not describe switching the operation unit and the display unit with the same language by a simple operation.

  In Patent Document 2, the operation keys are classified into copy and facsimile, and depending on the selected function mode, the operation of the operation key used in the other function mode is invalidated or shielded so that the operator can operate. It only describes what is easy.

  Patent Document 3 is for an elderly person or a user who does not need a complicated function regardless of the configuration and number of keys on the operation unit and the display unit, which are becoming more and more complicated year by year in order to increase the functionality of the device. It only describes that the operability is improved by arranging only the necessary keys in an easy-to-use position.

  Patent Document 4 relates to a facsimile apparatus in which a large number of operation buttons are arranged to electrically arrange information to the other party, and the number of switches and buttons is reduced to reduce the size of the operation panel and the user can easily operate it. It just describes what you can do.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device apparatus that allows a user to switch the language of an operation unit and a display unit with a simple operation.

  The present invention provides an electronic device apparatus including an operation unit and a display unit capable of displaying operation contents of the operation unit in a plurality of languages. The operation unit can operate the operation switch and the operation switch. Cover and display the function of the operation switch in different languages on one side and the other side, and the language switch for switching the cover member that can be reversed and the language displayed on the display unit every time the cover member is reversed Means.

  Preferably, the operation unit includes an opening, and includes a recess in which the operation switch and the language switching unit are disposed. The language switching unit includes at least two units for switching between the first language and the second language. The cover member covers the opening of the concave portion, and when one surface is used as a display surface, one of the two push button switches is pressed down and when the other surface is used as a display surface, two cover members are provided. Press down the other of the pushbutton switches.

  Preferably, the cover member does not press the other of the two push button switches when one side is set as the display surface, and does not press one of the two push button switches when the other side is set as the display surface. A notch is formed.

  Preferably, the recess has a rectangular opening, and has a pair of opposing side walls and a pair of side walls that intersect the pair of side walls, and each of the one pair of side walls. In addition, a groove extending between the other pair of side walls is formed, the cover member is formed in a rectangular shape so as to cover the recess, and a shaft that fits into the groove is formed in the side portion. The cover member is movable between the other pair of side walls.

  Preferably, when the cover member is rotated about the axis on one side of the other pair of side walls to cover the recess, the first language is used as the display surface, and the cover member is pivoted on the other side of the other side wall. The second language is set as the display surface when the concave portion is covered by rotating around.

  According to this invention, since the display surface of the cover member is either one surface or the other surface, information can be displayed on the display unit in the same language as the display surface, so that the user can perform simple operations. It is possible to switch the display of different languages.

  1 to 4 are external perspective views of an operation unit in an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In particular, FIG. 1 shows a state in which one side of a cover is closed and FIG. 1 shows a state where the cover is slid to the back side with one end of the cover as an axis, and FIG. 3 shows a state where the cover is slid to the front side with the end of the cover as an axis from the state of FIG. FIG. 4 shows a closed state with the other side of the cover facing up. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.

  1 to 5, the operation unit 1 is provided on a housing 2, and the display unit 4 is provided on the housing 2. The display unit 4 is configured by a liquid crystal display or the like that can switch between a plurality of languages such as Japanese and English and can display functions or information with characters. The operation unit 1 includes push button switches 51 to 56 as operation switches provided in a recess 6 formed in the housing 2 and push button switches 61 and 62 as language switching means.

  The push button switches 51 to 56 select the functions of “menu”, “execute”, “cancel”, “printable”, “+”, and “−”. The push button switches 61 and 62 are provided to switch the characters displayed on the display unit 4 to either Japanese or English. For example, when the push button switch 61 is pressed, “ “English” of “Menu”, “Enter”, “Cancel”, “+”, “−” is selected, and when the push button switch 62 is pressed, the Japanese display is selected.

  A cover 3 is provided so as to cover the recess 6. The cover 3 can be opened and closed on the back side of the recess 6 as shown in FIG. 2, or can be opened and closed on the front side of the recess 6 as shown in FIG. Specifically, the recess 6 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape with the upper side opened, and a pair of side walls that extend in the short-side direction and face each other, and a pair that extends in the longitudinal direction across the side walls. As shown in FIG. 5, grooves 65 and 66 extending from one side wall extending in the longitudinal direction to the other side wall are formed on the side wall including the side wall and extending in the short side direction. Further, shafts 38 and 39 are formed on one end side of the short side of the cover 3. By inserting the shafts 38 and 39 into the grooves 65 and 66, the cover 3 can be slid from the state shown in FIG. 2 to the state shown in FIG.

  The cover 3 is formed with holes 31 to 36 so that the heads of the push button switches 51 to 56 protrude, and a hole 37 as a notch so that one of the heads of the push button switches 61 and 62 protrudes. Has been. In each of the holes 51 to 56, characters indicating the functions of the corresponding push button switches 51 to 56 are displayed by silk printing or the like. This character is displayed in Japanese on one side of the cover 3 and displayed in English on the other side.

  When the Japanese display of the cover 3 is used as the display surface, the hole 37 protrudes from the head of the push button switch 61, and when the English display of the cover 3 is used as the display surface, the push button switch 62 protrudes. That is, when the Japanese display of the cover 3 is set to the display surface, the push button switch 62 is pressed, so that the function or information in Japanese can be displayed on the display unit 4, and the English display of the cover 3 is set to the display surface. Since the push button switch 61 is pressed, the display unit 4 can display functions or information in English.

  As shown in FIG. 2, when the cover 3 is supported on the back side of the concave portion 6 and the front side is pressed to cover the concave portion 6, the Japanese display surface is displayed as shown in FIG. Since the button is pressed, the function is displayed on the display unit 4 in Japanese. At this time, the head of the push button switch 61 protrudes from the hole 37 and is not pushed by the cover 3. As shown in FIG. 3, when the cover 3 is slid and closed on the back side as shown in FIG. 4 from the opened state on the front side, the English display surface of the cover 3 becomes the front and the push button Since the switch 61 is pressed, the function is displayed on the display unit 4 in English. At this time, the head of the push button switch 62 protrudes from the hole 37 and is not pushed by the cover 3.

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the operation unit and the display unit in the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  The function switches 51 to 56, the language switches 61 and 62, and the display unit 4 illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 4 are connected to the control unit 7. Further, a memory 8 and an image forming unit 9 are connected to the control unit 7. The memory 8 stores English and Japanese function information to be displayed on the display unit 4 or character information for information display. The image forming unit 9 forms an image for copying. The control unit 7 executes the selected function in response to the operation of any one of the function switches 51 to 56, and displays the function in the corresponding language when one of the language switches 61 and 62 is pressed. Part 4 is displayed.

  As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the display surface of the display unit 4 is displayed by pressing down the push button switches 61 and 62 by setting the display surface of the cover 3 to one side or the other side. Different languages can be switched corresponding to the switches 51-56.

  In the above-described embodiment, the grooves 65 and 66 are formed in the recess 6, the shafts 38 and 39 are provided in the cover 3, and the cover 3 is formed to be openable and closable on the back side or the near side of the recess 6. You may make it cover the recessed part 6 so that a user may turn over the cover 3 without providing 65,66 and the shafts 38,39.

  The language switches 61 and 62 are push button switches. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a combination of a light emitting element and a light receiving element is used, and the cover 3 has the push button switches 61 and 62 instead of the holes 37. A member that reflects light corresponding to either one and a member that does not reflect light corresponding to the other are pasted, light is applied to the member, and the language is switched when the reflected light is detected. It may be.

  Further, when only one push button switch 61 is provided without providing the two push button switches 61 and 62, and the head of the push button switch 61 protrudes from the hole 37 as shown in FIG. It may be displayed in Japanese and displayed in English when the cover 3 is reversed and the push button switch 61 is pressed as shown in FIG.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the function is displayed on the display unit 4 by switching between Japanese and English, but an arbitrary language may be switched and displayed.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described with reference to drawings, this invention is not limited to the thing of embodiment shown in figure. Various modifications and variations can be made to the illustrated embodiment within the same range or equivalent range as the present invention.

It is an external appearance perspective view of the operation part in the electronic device apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention, and shows the state closed with the one surface of the cover facing up. It is an external appearance perspective view of the operation part in the electronic device apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention, and shows the state opened by sliding to the back side centering on the end of the cover from the state shown in FIG. It is an external appearance perspective view of the operation part in the electronic device apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention, and shows the state which was slid to the near side from the state of FIG. It is an external appearance perspective view of the operation part in the electronic device apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention, and shows the state closed with the other surface of the cover facing up. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 2. It is a block diagram of the operation part and display part in the electronic device apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  1 operation unit, 2 housing, 3 cover, 4 display unit, 6 recess, 7 control unit, 8 memory, 9 image control unit, 51-56 function switch, 31-37 hole, 38, 39 axis, 61, 62 language switch , 65, 66 grooves.

Claims (5)

In an electronic device apparatus including an operation unit and a display unit capable of displaying operation contents by the operation unit in a plurality of languages.
The operation unit is
An operation switch for operation,
Covering the operation switch operably, displaying the function of the operation switch in different languages on one side and the other side, and a cover member that can be reversed,
An electronic device apparatus comprising language switching means for switching a language displayed on the display unit to a different language each time the cover member is reversed. The operation unit includes an opening, and includes a recess in which the operation switch and the language switching unit are disposed.
The language switching means includes at least two push button switches for switching between the first language and the second language,
The cover member covers the opening of the recess, and when the one surface is used as a display surface, one of the two push button switches is pressed down, and when the other surface is used as a display surface, the two push buttons The electronic device apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the other switch is depressed.   The cover member does not press the other of the two push button switches when the one surface is used as a display surface, and one of the two push button switches is used when the other surface is used as a display surface. The electronic device apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a notch is formed so as not to be pressed. The concave portion has a substantially rectangular opening, and has a pair of opposing side walls and a pair of side walls that intersect the pair of side walls. Each is formed with a groove extending between the other pair of side walls,
The cover member is formed in a substantially rectangular shape so as to cover the recess, and a shaft that fits into the groove is formed on a side portion, and the cover member is formed on the other pair with the shaft as a center. The electronic device apparatus according to claim 3, which is movable between the side walls. When the cover member is rotated about the axis on one side of the other pair of side walls to cover the recess, the first language is used as a display surface, and the cover member is placed on the other side wall. The electronic device apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the second language is displayed on the display surface when the other side is rotated about the axis to cover the recess.

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