JP2008059769A - Display structure for power switch - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display structure for a power switch which clearly displays the position of the power switch for a copying machine even after lighting goes off. <P>SOLUTION: A copying machine 10 includes a housing 12. The housing 12 has a paper feed tray 14 and a paper delivery tray 16 formed at both sides as well as a cover member 18 formed on the top surface. A power switch 20 is formed at the side surface of the housing 12. At the front side of the housing 12, an arrow-shaped marker 24 is formed indicating the positional direction of the power switch 20. Further, facing from an inclined part 12a on the housing 12 where an operation switch 22 is formed, to the lateral side; an arrow-shaped marker 26 is formed. These markers 24 and 26 are made of a light emitter such as a light accumulation material. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a display structure of a power switch, and more particularly to a display structure of a power switch that indicates the position of a power switch such as a copying machine.

  In office lighting or the like, in order to save power, there is a case where when the last person leaving the office leaves the office, the main power source of the lighting is turned off to turn off all the lights in the office. In such a case, it takes time to turn on the main power of the illumination even if the user notices that the power switch of the copier in the office is turned on. That said, it is difficult to find a power switch for a copier in the dark. Further, if the power switch of the copying machine is kept on until the next day, wasteful expenses are incurred due to standby power and the like. In addition, there is a risk of fire if the office is overheated due to a malfunction of the copier, etc.

A copying machine is disclosed in which a side plate of a sheet feeding cassette of a copying machine is formed of a transparent material and a fluorescent paint is applied to a lift plate inside the sheet feeding cassette (see Patent Document 1). In the case of such a copying machine, the lift plate can shine even in a dim place, and the position of the copying machine can be grasped.
Also, in mobile terminal devices such as mobile phones, key buttons are made of resin in which phosphorescent phosphors are dispersed so that the key buttons can be seen even after the light source for displaying the key buttons is turned off. There is a thing (refer patent document 2).

JP 2006-76728 A JP 2004-127091 A

  However, in general, the afterglow time of the fluorescent paint is very short, and it is difficult to find the position of the copying machine in a place where there is no illumination. Even if the position of the copying machine is known by the light of the fluorescent paint, the position of the power switch is not known, and the power switch must be searched for by hand. In addition, it is conceivable to disperse phosphorescent phosphors in the power switch itself, such as a key button of a mobile terminal device, but when the power switch is formed in a recess that enters inside from the surface of the housing Hard to find the power switch.

  Therefore, a main object of the present invention is to provide a display structure of a power switch that displays so that the position of the power switch of the device can be known even after the illumination is turned off.

The present invention includes a power switch including a device casing and a power switch disposed in the casing, wherein a sign for guiding the position of the power switch is formed on the casing by a light emitter in the vicinity of the power switch. This is the display structure.
By forming a mark with a light emitter in the vicinity of the power switch of the device, it becomes easy to find the position of the power switch even after the illumination is turned off.

In such a power switch display structure, a phosphorescent material can be used as the light emitter.
Here, the phosphorescent material corresponds to what is called a phosphorescent phosphor or phosphor, and is a material that continues to emit light even after the illumination is turned off. By using a phosphorescent material as the light emitter for forming the sign, the light emission is sustained for a long time even after the light is turned off, so that the power switch of the device can be searched with a margin.

When forming a sign using a phosphorescent material, use a transparent or the same color as the housing as the phosphorescent material, and the sign cannot be seen when the surroundings are bright, but the phosphorescent material emits light when the surroundings become dark Thus, the sign can be made visible.
By making the phosphorescent material transparent or the same color as the housing, when the surroundings are bright, the sign cannot be visually recognized, and it can be seen as a device in which nothing is displayed. Therefore, you can think about the design of the equipment without worrying about the signs. When the surroundings become dark, the phosphorescent material emits light, and the sign becomes visible, and the power switch of the device can be searched according to the sign.
Moreover, not only a luminous material but also an LED or the like can be used as a light emitter for forming a sign.

In addition, the sign can be formed by a symbol indicating a direction of the power switch, a character indicating that the power switch is in the vicinity, or a combination of the symbol and the character.
Here, a character or another symbol may be formed in the symbol so that the outer symbol and the inner character or the inner symbol emit light in different colors.
In addition, a character or another symbol is formed in the symbol, the outer symbol is formed of a luminous material, and the inner character or the inner symbol is formed in a hollow shape that does not use the luminous material. Good.
Thus, the sign can be, for example, a symbol such as an arrow indicating a certain direction of the power switch, a character indicating that the power switch is in the vicinity, or a combination of a symbol and a character. .
When a sign is composed of a combination of a symbol and a character, a character or another symbol can be formed in the symbol, the emission color of the outer symbol and the inner character or the inner symbol can be changed, or the inner character can be changed. And the inner symbol can be displayed in a hollow shape.

Here, the sign is preferably formed at a plurality of locations of the housing.
If signs are formed at a plurality of locations on the housing, the signs can be visually recognized from a plurality of directions, and it becomes easy to find a power switch in the dark.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to easily search for the power switch of the device even after the lighting of the room is turned off, and to operate the power switch. Therefore, the power switch of the device can be turned off after the light is turned off, and a power saving effect and a disaster prevention effect can be obtained. This is particularly convenient when it is difficult to turn on the lighting again after the lights are turned off by an illumination control system or the like.

  The above object, other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description of the best mode for carrying out the invention with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a copying machine using the display structure of the power switch of the present invention. The copier 10 includes a housing 12. The housing 12 includes an image reading unit, a paper feeding unit, an image forming unit, a fixing unit, and the like. A paper feed tray 14 for supplying paper to the paper feed unit is inserted on one side of the housing 12. A paper discharge tray 16 for accumulating the copied paper is formed on the other side surface of the housing 12. Further, a cover member 18 that covers the document read by the image reading unit is formed on the upper surface of the housing 12.

  Further, a power switch 20 is formed on the side surface of the housing 12 where the paper feed tray 14 is formed. The power switch 20 is a switch for turning on / off the power of the copying machine 10. Further, an operation switch 22 is disposed on the upper surface of the casing so as to be adjacent to the cover member 18. The operation switch 22 includes a plurality of switches for performing operations such as a copy start switch and a copy number setting switch. The operation switch 22 is formed, for example, on the inclined portion 12a of the housing 12 so as to be easily operated.

  When copying an original with the copying machine 10, the original placed with the cover member 18 opened is read by the image reading unit, and the image read by the image forming unit is formed as an electrostatic latent image. Toner is supplied to the electrostatic latent image to form a toner image. Further, the paper in the paper feed tray 14 is sent to the image forming unit by the paper feed unit, and the toner image is transferred to this paper. The sheet on which the toner image is transferred is sent to the fixing unit, where the toner image is fixed and discharged to the paper discharge tray 16.

  In such a copying machine 10, signs 24 and 26 for displaying the position of the power switch 20 are formed on the housing 12. One sign 24 is formed as an arrow toward the power switch 20 on the front surface of the housing 12. The other mark 26 is formed as an arrow from the inclined portion 12a where the operation switch 22 is formed toward the side surface where the power switch 20 is formed. These labels 24 and 26 are formed of a light emitter such as a luminous material. As the phosphorescent material, what is called a phosphorescent phosphor or phosphor corresponds to a material that continues to emit light even after the illumination is turned off. As such a phosphorescent material, a long persistence material is preferable, for example, Luminova R (trade name) manufactured by Nemoto Special Chemical Co., Ltd. is used. As the other light emitters, for example, ink having a luminous property, paint, seal, resin material and the like are used. Moreover, you may use LED etc. as a light-emitting body for forming the label | markers 24 and 26. FIG.

  In this copying machine 10, since the position of the power switch 20 is displayed by the signs 24 and 26 formed of a light emitter, the position of the power switch 20 can be grasped even after the room is turned off. . Therefore, when the user notices that the power switch 20 of the copying machine 10 has been forgotten to be turned off after the light is turned off, the power switch 20 can be turned off without turning on the illumination again. For example, when the last person leaving the room leaves the room, the power switch 20 of the copier 10 can be turned off without turning on the lighting again even if the lighting is controlled to be turned off. .

  In this way, since the power switch 20 of the copying machine 10 can be turned off in a room that is turned off, the standby power at night can be eliminated, and labor can be saved. In addition, in an unattended room at night, it is possible to prevent a fire or a leakage due to a failure of the copying machine 10 or the like. When the signs 24 and 26 are formed of LEDs, turning off the power switch 20 stops the light emission of the signs 24 and 26, and the ON / OFF state of the power switch 20 can be confirmed.

  Further, when the signs 24 and 26 are formed of the luminous material, a transparent luminous material or a luminous material having the same color as that of the casing 12 of the copying machine 10 can be used. In this case, when the surroundings are bright, the signs 24 and 26 cannot be visually recognized, and the design of the copier 10 is not impaired. Therefore, the design of the copier 10 can be freely considered. Further, when the surroundings become dark, the phosphorescent material emits light and the signs 24 and 26 can be visually recognized. Therefore, the power switch 20 can be operated in response to forgetting to turn off the power switch 20 after the light is turned off. it can.

  Note that the indicators 24 and 26 for displaying the power switch are not limited to arrows, but may be a symbol indicating a power source or a display of “power”. The signs 24 and 26 may be formed by a combination of symbols and characters. For example, you may form the symbol which shows a power supply, and the character "power supply" by the phosphorescent material in the rear part of the arrow. In addition, a symbol indicating power or a character “power” may be put in the arrow so that the outer arrow and the inner character or the inner symbol emit light in different colors. Further, in the arrow formed of the luminous material, a portion where the luminous material is not applied may be formed, and the symbol indicating the power source or the shape of the letter “power source” may be formed in a hollow shape. Thus, the signs 24 and 26 can be formed by symbols, characters, and combinations thereof. Further, the number of labels may be formed only one, or three or more. If a sign is formed on a plurality of surfaces of the device, the sign can be visually recognized from a plurality of directions, and it is easy to find a power switch in the dark.

FIG. 3 is an illustrative view showing one example of a copying machine in which the display structure of the power switch of the present invention is adopted.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Copy machine 12 Case 14 Paper feed tray 16 Paper discharge tray 18 Cover member 20 Power switch 22 Operation switch 24, 26 Sign

Claims (8)

  A power switch, comprising: a housing of the device; and a power switch disposed in the housing, wherein a sign for guiding the position of the power switch is formed on the housing by a light emitter in the vicinity of the power switch. Display structure.   The power switch display structure according to claim 1, wherein the light emitter is made of a luminous material.   The phosphorescent material is transparent or the same color as the housing, and the sign cannot be visually recognized when the surroundings are bright, but the phosphorescent material emits light when the surroundings become dark, and the signs can be visually recognized. The display structure of the power switch according to claim 2.   The display structure of the power switch according to claim 1, wherein the light emitter is an LED.   5. The power supply according to claim 1, wherein the sign is a symbol indicating a certain direction of the power switch, a character indicating that there is a power switch in the vicinity, or a combination of the symbol and the character. Switch display structure.   6. The power source according to claim 5, wherein the character or another symbol is formed in the symbol, and the outer symbol and the inner character or the inner symbol emit light in different colors. Switch display structure.   The character or another symbol is formed in the symbol, the outer symbol is formed of a phosphorescent material, and the inner character or the inner symbol is in a hollow shape without using a phosphorescent material. The display structure of the power switch according to claim 5 formed.   The display structure of the power switch according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the mark is formed at a plurality of locations of the casing.

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