JP2007266768A - Facsimile machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that an excessive equipment is caused by uniformly providing a handset-fall prevention function to a handset cradle when a handset and the handset cradle are shared among facsimile machines whose models and specifications are different from each other. <P>SOLUTION: A multifunctional machine (facsimile machine) 1 provided with a base part 2, a cover 3 tiltable around a rotary shaft 15 with respect to the base 2, a placing cradle 11 fixed to the cover 3, and the handset 10 locatable on the placing cradle 11, includes a supporter 12 with a receiving part (longitudinal wall 12a) for receiving a side face (left side face) at a side from which the handset 10 falls down when the cover 3 is tilted in side faces of the handset 10 placed on the placing cradle 11, and the supporter 12 is designed to be a separate component detachable from the placing cradle 11. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus comprising a base, a cover that can be tilted around a rotation axis with respect to the base, a cradle fixed to the cover, and a handset that can be placed on the cradle. .

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a facsimile apparatus having a configuration in which a telephone handset (handset) is attached is known. This handset is placed on a table fixed to the main body of the facsimile apparatus.
Patent Document 1 discloses a facsimile apparatus in which a fixing means for preventing the handset from dropping is provided so that the handset can be easily carried without dropping when carrying the facsimile apparatus.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-6965

The main body of the facsimile apparatus is provided with an openable / closable cover for jam processing and toner cartridge replacement. In particular, in a small-sized facsimile apparatus, the scanner apparatus unit is configured to open and close with respect to the printer apparatus unit, and the scanner apparatus unit serves as a cover unit that opens and closes. When a handset is attached to the facsimile apparatus, the handset rest is attached to the scanner device (cover) so that the attachment position is at the same height as the operation panel or the like.
In Patent Document 1, it is assumed that the facsimile device itself is carried. However, in general, such a case is not assumed, and usually, the pedestal is provided with a function of preventing the handset from falling. Absent. For this reason, when the inclination angle of the cradle exceeds the limit point where the handset falls from the cradle by opening the cover, there is a problem that the handset falls off the cradle.
Therefore, it is conceivable to provide a handset fall prevention function so that the handset does not fall off the cradle even if the cradle is inclined by opening the cover. However, depending on the model and specification of the facsimile machine, the maximum tilt angle of the pedestal due to the opening of the cover portion is different, so that the handset may be prevented from falling without the fall prevention function. In addition, as for the handset and the handset stand, a common product is often used even if there is a difference in model or specification in the main body of the facsimile apparatus. Under these circumstances, regardless of differences in the model and specifications of the facsimile machine, if the table is uniformly equipped with a handset fall prevention function, it will be over-equipped in models and specifications that do not require the fall prevention function. Will be allowed to.

  In other words, the problem to be solved is that when a handset and a handset stand are shared between facsimile machines of different models and specifications, if the stand has a function to prevent the handset from falling, it will be over-equipped. It is a point that becomes.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is as described above. Next, means for solving the problem will be described.

A facsimile apparatus according to claim 1 is:
A facsimile apparatus comprising: a base; a cover that can be tilted about a rotation axis with respect to the base; a cradle fixed to the cover; and a handset that can be placed on the cradle. There,
Among the side surfaces of the handset placed on the pedestal, a fall prevention member having a receiving portion for receiving the side surface on which the handset is dropped when the cover portion is inclined,
This fall prevention member is a separate part that can be attached to and detached from the table.
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The above configuration has the following effects.
If a fall prevention member which is a separate part is attached to the cradle, a fall prevention function is imparted to the cradle.
When the cover portion is inclined with respect to the base portion, the fall prevention member prevents the handset on the pedestal from dropping from the pedestal and dropping due to the inclination of the cover portion.

A facsimile apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention has the following configuration according to the first aspect.
The fall prevention member is L-shaped when viewed from the axial direction of the rotating shaft, and has a vertical wall and a horizontal wall,
The lateral wall is fixed to the table;
The vertical wall constitutes the receiving portion;
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A facsimile apparatus according to a third aspect of the present invention has the following configuration according to the first or second aspect.
Of the left and right side surfaces of the cover portion when the axial direction of the rotation shaft is the front-rear direction, the support table is supported on the side surface close to the rotation shaft.
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The above configuration has the following effects.
Centrifugal force applied to the handset when the cover is opened is minimized.

  As effects of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

In claim 1,
A fall prevention member having a fall prevention function can be attached to the pedestal as necessary, and it is possible to prevent the facsimile apparatus that does not require the fall prevention function from being overfitted.

In claim 2, in addition to the effect of claim 1,
The configuration of the fall prevention member can be simplified.

In claim 3, in addition to the effect of claim 1 or claim 2,
When the cover is opened, the handset is more difficult to drop off.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

The multifunction device 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
The multifunction machine 1 is a facsimile machine having a copy function, a scanner function, and a printer function.
Here, directions related to the multifunction machine 1 are defined. 1 shows the front surface of the multifunction device 1, the direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 1 is the front-rear direction of the multifunction device 1, the vertical direction along the paper surface of FIG. 1 is the vertical direction of the multifunction device 1, and the paper surface of FIG. The horizontal direction along the horizontal direction is defined as the horizontal direction of the multifunction machine 1.

  The multifunction device 1 includes a paper feeding device 4, a printer device (image forming device) 5, a scanner casing 6, and an automatic document feeder (ADF) 7 from bottom to top. The multifunction device 1 also includes an operation panel 8 disposed on the front side of the scanner casing 6 and a handset unit 9 disposed on the left side of the scanner casing 6.

The respective devices provided in the multifunction machine 1 will be schematically described.
The printer device (image forming device) 5 is a device that prints image data on recording paper. The printer device 5 includes a facsimile communication circuit unit and a telephone communication circuit unit. The paper feeding device 4 is a device that supplies recording paper to the printer device 5.
The scanner casing 6 incorporates a scanner device (image reading device). The scanner device is a device that reads a document image and creates image data of the document. The ADF 7 is a device that conveys a document so that each part of the document passes through a reading unit provided in the scanner device in the scanner casing 6.
The operation panel 8 includes user operation input means (configured by keys or the like) for operating each function provided in the multifunction device 1 and image output means (display display) for displaying the operation status of the multifunction device 1. , Provided.
The handset 10 provided in the handset unit 9 is a telephone receiver, which will be described later in detail, and constitutes a voice input means and a voice output means in telephone communication.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the multifunction machine 1 is configured such that the scanner casing 6 can be tilted by rotating with respect to the printer device 4. Due to the inclination of the scanner casing 6, the upper side of the printer device 4 is opened, and the inside of the printer device 4 is exposed. At this time, the jam processing in the printer device 4, the replacement of the toner cartridge disposed in the printer device 4, the replacement of the drum cartridge, and the like are possible.

Each device constituting the multifunction device 1 is roughly divided into a base portion 2 fixed together with the printer device 4 and a cover portion 3 fixed to the scanner casing 6.
The base 2 includes a paper feeding device 5 and a printer device 4. The sheet feeding device 5 positioned at the lowest position of the multifunction device 1 is placed on a stationary surface such as a desk surface. The base part 2 itself rests on the stationary surface regardless of the opening of the cover part 3.
The cover unit 3 includes a scanner casing 6, an ADF 7, an operation panel 8, and a hand unit 9. These devices move integrally when the cover 3 is opened and closed with respect to the base 2.

The cover portion 3 is supported so as to be rotatable around the rotation shaft 15 via a rotation shaft 15 disposed at the upper left end portion of the base portion 2. The rotating shaft 15 is a longitudinal axis, and the cover 3 is opened and closed with respect to the base 2 such that the right end of the cover 3 moves in the vertical direction.
Hereinafter, the state in which the cover 3 is closed with respect to the base 2 and the inside of the printer device 4 is completely covered (the state shown in FIG. 1) is referred to as the closed state of the cover 3. Conversely, a state in which the cover 3 is inclined with respect to the base 2 and the inside of the printer device 4 is exposed is referred to as an open state of the cover 3. In particular, the state shown in FIG. 2 is an open state when the cover 3 is fully opened.

The handset unit 9 will be described with reference to FIGS.
The handset unit 9 includes a handset (receiver) 10, a pedestal 11 for supporting the handset 10, and a supporter (fall prevention member) 12 for preventing the handset 10 from falling.
Here, the multifunction device 1 is provided with not only a facsimile communication function but also a telephone communication function. Using this telephone communication function, the handset 10 is configured to function as voice output means and voice input means in telephone communication.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the handset 10 includes a handset main body 10a, and a microphone portion 10b and a speaker portion 10c that protrude from both ends of the handset main body 10a. The microphone part 10b and the speaker part 10c are cylindrical.

The cradle 11 includes a pedestal main body 13 that receives the handset 10 and a pedestal support 14 that is fixed to the left side surface of the scanner casing 6.
The base body 13 is provided with a microphone receiving portion 13b into which the microphone portion 10b is inserted and a speaker receiving portion 13c into which the speaker portion 10c is inserted. The microphone receiving portion 13b and the speaker receiving portion 10c are formed in a cylindrical shape into which a column can be inserted, corresponding to the cylindrical shape of the microphone portion 10b and the speaker portion 10c.

The handset 10 is supported by the cradle 11 in the following state. The microphone unit 10 b and the speaker unit 10 c are inserted into the microphone receiving unit 13 b and the speaker receiving unit 10 c, and the handset body 10 a is placed on the upper surface of the base body 13.
With this configuration, during normal use of the multifunction machine 1 with the cover 3 (scanner casing 6) in the closed state, the handset 10 is reliably supported on the table 11 and does not fall off. In addition, even if the cover 3 is opened and slightly tilted, the handset 10 is supported by the pedestal 11 without dropping off. This is because the microphone unit 10b and the speaker unit 10c are inserted into the microphone receiving unit 13b and the speaker receiving unit 10c, and the handset 10 is supported by the pedestal 11.

The supporter (fall prevention member) 12 shown in FIG. 4 will be described.
The cradle 11 is provided with a supporter 12 as means for preventing the handset 10 from dropping when the cover 3 is opened. The supporter 12 is fixed as a separate part that can be attached to and detached from the cradle 11, and can be removed from the cradle 11. FIG. 3 shows the table 11 when the supporter 12 is not provided.

The handset 10 receives a force so as to drop in the following direction when the cover unit 3 is opened. First, when the cover 3 is in the closed state, the upper and lower surfaces of the rectangular parallelepiped scanner casing 6 are parallel to the mounting surface (horizontal plane) of the multifunction machine 1, and the upper surface (the base body 13) of the base 11. Is also substantially parallel to the mounting surface. Note that the expression “parallel to the mounting surface” is an expression in consideration of the upper surface of the base body 13 being formed as a curved surface. On the other hand, when the cover 3 is in the open state, the scanner casing 6 and the cradle 11 are inclined, so that the upper surface of the cradle 11 (the upper surface of the pedestal main body 13) is inclined with respect to the mounting surface. Here, since the rotary shaft 15 is an axis in the front-rear direction, the inclination of the upper surface of the cradle 11 becomes a right high left low inclination. When the cradle 11 is tilted to the right high, left, and low, the handset 10 on the cradle 11 receives force so as to fall downward from the left side of the cradle 11 due to its own weight.
Therefore, in order to prevent the handset 10 on the cradle 11 from falling off from the left side of the cradle 11 when the cover unit 3 is in the open state, the handset 10 (handset body 10a) on the cradle 11 is prevented. The supporter 12 is provided on the table 11 so as to receive the left side surface (described later).

As shown in FIG. 1, the posture of the handset 10 supported by the cradle 11 is a posture in which the longitudinal direction of the handset 10 is the front-rear direction. In this way, by making the longitudinal direction of the handset 10 parallel to the rotation shaft 15 that becomes the rotation center of the cover portion 3, the handset 10 is less likely to fall off the pedestal 11 of the handset 10 than when it is vertical.
Here, the direction related to the handset 10 is defined based on the posture of the state in which the handset 10 is supported on the table 11. The left side surface of the handset 10 described above means the left side surface of the handset 10 (handset body 10a) in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, the supporter 12 is L-shaped, and has vertical walls 12a and horizontal walls 12b perpendicular to each other as two sides constituting the L-shape, and further, the vertical walls 12a and 12b. There is also a connecting wall 12c that connects the two in a 45 degree direction.
As a structure for fixing the supporter 12 to the base body 13, bosses 13d and 13d projecting downward are formed on the lower surface of the base body 13, and boss holes 12d and 12d penetrating vertically are formed in the lateral wall 12b. ing. A screw hole is also formed in the boss 13d along the axial direction from the tip (lower end). And the supporter 12 is fixed to the stand main body 13 by fastening the screw 16 to the screw hole of the boss 13 with the boss 13 inserted into the boss hole 12d.
With this configuration, the supporter 12 can be fixed to the base body 13 or removed from the base body 13.

As shown in FIG. 1, the supporter 12 is L-shaped when viewed from the axial direction (front-rear direction) of the rotary shaft 15 when attached to the cradle 11, and the vertical wall 12 a is positioned on the left side of the handset 10. It is supposed to be.
The vertical wall 12a serves as a receiving portion that receives (substantially contacts) the left side surface of the handset 10 (handset body 10a). The right side surface (the surface that receives the handset main body 10a) of the vertical wall 12a is on a substantially vertical surface and is substantially perpendicular to the placement surface (horizontal plane). The handset 10 is configured such that the lower surface of the handset body 10 a is received by the upper surface of the base body 13, and the left side surface of the handset body 10 a is received by the vertical wall 12 a of the supporter 12.

  With this configuration, even if the cover unit 3 is opened, the pedestal 11 is inclined, and the handset 10 can be detached from the pedestal main body 13 only by the pedestal main body 13, the supporter 12 prevents the handset 10 from dropping, The handset 10 is prevented from dropping from the table 11.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, the arrangement position of the cradle 11 fixed to the cover part 3 is set to a position relatively close to the rotation shaft 15 (compared to the case where it is arranged at another position). . Here, in the present embodiment, the position where the cradle 11 can be fixed to the scanner casing 6 having a rectangular parallelepiped shape is the left and right side surfaces or the rear surface of the scanner casing 6. The lower surface of the scanner casing 6 is a surface facing the printer device 5. An ADF 7 and the like are disposed on the upper surface of the scanner casing 6, and an operation panel 8 is disposed on the front surface of the scanner casing 6. The table 11 cannot be fixed.
Further, it is desirable that the handset unit 9 is located on the left side of the operation panel 8 for convenience of operation of the multifunction device 1 by the user. This is because the user operates the operation panel 8 with the right hand and grasps the handset 10 with the vacant left hand.

The handset unit 9 is arranged on the left side surface of the scanner casing 6 on the left side of the operation panel 8, and the rotary shaft 15 in the front-rear direction is arranged on the left side of the scanner casing 6 (the upper left end portion of the printer device 5). Thus, the arrangement position of the cradle 11 is set to a position relatively close to the rotation shaft 15.
With this configuration, the magnitude of the centrifugal force received by the handset 10 when the cover unit 3 is opened is minimized, and the handset 10 is prevented from jumping out of the table 11 due to the opening of the cover unit 3.

The facsimile machine to which the supporter (falling prevention member) is to be provided is not limited to the multifunction machine 1 of the present embodiment, and is effective in the following facsimile machine.
In the MFP 1 (facsimile apparatus) according to the present embodiment, the cover 3 is rotatably supported by the base 2 via a rotating shaft 15 that is an entity, and the cover 3 rotates relative to the base 2. It is configured to open and close. As a target facsimile apparatus, the cover unit is supported with respect to the base unit via a link mechanism so that the cover unit does not rotate around a specific rotation axis (with the cover unit being opened). For example, the rotation shaft itself may be moved), but the base portion may be opened and closed while the cover portion is inclined. That is, when the cover is opened and closed with respect to the base, it is effective to apply the fall prevention member to a general facsimile apparatus having a configuration in which the posture of the cover is not kept horizontal and the pedestal is inclined. .

  In the MFP 1 according to the present embodiment, the document reading method is only a method of reading a document image (sheet feed type) by transporting the document of the ADF 7, but the optical system apparatus is moved in the main scanning direction. A method of reading a document image (flat bed type) may be used. In this case, a contact glass serving as a document placement table is provided on the upper surface of the scanner casing, and a platen cover (document pressing plate) for opening and closing the contact glass is provided to be freely opened and closed. In such a case, it is assumed that a handset unit is provided in the scanner casing main body (a part excluding the platen cover), avoiding a platen cover that has a relatively high opening / closing frequency and a relatively large opening angle.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the multifunction machine in a cover portion closed state. FIG. 3 is a front view of the multifunction machine in a cover part open state (maximum open state). It is a perspective view which shows the handset unit without a supporter. It is a perspective view which shows the handset unit with a supporter.

Explanation of symbols

1 MFP (facsimile device)
2 Base part 3 Cover part 11 Stand 12 Supporter (fall prevention member)
12a Vertical wall 12b Horizontal wall 15 Rotating shaft

Claims (3)

A facsimile apparatus comprising: a base; a cover that can be tilted about a rotation axis with respect to the base; a cradle fixed to the cover; and a handset that can be placed on the cradle. There,
Among the side surfaces of the handset placed on the pedestal, a fall prevention member having a receiving portion for receiving the side surface on which the handset is dropped when the cover portion is inclined,
This fall prevention member is a separate part that can be attached to and detached from the table.
A facsimile machine characterized by the above. The fall prevention member is L-shaped when viewed from the axial direction of the rotating shaft, and has a vertical wall and a horizontal wall,
The lateral wall is fixed to the table;
The vertical wall constitutes the receiving portion;
The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1. Of the left and right side surfaces of the cover portion when the axial direction of the rotation shaft is the front-rear direction, the support table is supported on the side surface close to the rotation shaft.
The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that

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