JP2009063979A5

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Publication number: JP2009063979A5
Application number: JP2007278615A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2007-10-26
Publication date: 2012-05-17
Anticipated expiration: 2027-10-26

Description

請求項２に記載の発明は、請求項１記載の画像形成装置において、複数色のトナー画像を形成する複数の画像形成手段と、前記画像形成手段により形成された複数色のトナー画像を記録媒体に転写する転写手段と、前記転写手段により転写された複数色のトナー画像を記録媒体に定着させる定着手段とを装置本体内に備えたことを特徴とする。請求項３に記載の発明は、請求項１又は２記載の画像形成装置において、トナー容器収容部には回動して開放可能な収容部カバーを有し、前記収容部カバーを回動した状態で表示部の高さ内に前記トナー容器収容部が収まるように配置されていることを特徴とする。
請求項４に記載の発明は、請求項１又は２記載の画像形成装置において、トナー容器収容部には回動して開放可能な収容部カバーを有し、前記収容部カバーを回動した状態で前記トナー容器収容部は、装置平面から見て装置本体の上部の幅及び奥行きの範囲内に収まるように配置されていることを特徴とする。
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the image forming apparatus according to the first aspect, a plurality of image forming units for forming a plurality of color toner images and a plurality of color toner images formed by the image forming unit are recorded on the recording medium. And a fixing unit for fixing the toner images of a plurality of colors transferred by the transfer unit to a recording medium. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the image forming apparatus according to the first or second aspect, the toner container housing portion has a housing portion cover that can be rotated and opened, and the housing portion cover is rotated. And the toner container housing portion is disposed within the height of the display portion.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the image forming apparatus according to the first or second aspect, the toner container housing portion has a housing portion cover that can be rotated and opened, and the housing portion cover is rotated. The toner container housing portion is disposed so as to be within the range of the width and depth of the upper portion of the apparatus main body as viewed from the apparatus plane.

請求項５に記載の発明は、請求項１ないし４のいずれかに記載の画像形成装置において、トナー容器収容部は、複数のトナー容器を略水平に並べて収容していることを特徴とする。請求項６に記載の発明は、請求項２ないし５のいずれかに記載の画像形成装置において、装置本体内に画像形成手段により形成された複数色のトナー画像を転写されて保持する転写体を備え、複数の画像形成手段が略水平に並置され、これら画像形成手段の下方に前記転写体が配置され、さらに前記転写体の近傍に定着手段が配置されていることを特徴とする。
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the image forming apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the toner container accommodating portion accommodates a plurality of toner containers arranged substantially horizontally. According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the image forming apparatus according to any one of the second to fifth aspects, a transfer body for transferring and holding a plurality of color toner images formed by the image forming means in the main body of the apparatus. A plurality of image forming units are arranged substantially horizontally, the transfer member is disposed below the image forming units, and a fixing unit is disposed in the vicinity of the transfer member.

上記のような表示部９０の略水平の方向及び略垂直の方向の全ての回動範囲を含み、表示部９０は、図２に示すように装置平面から見て装置本体の上部の幅及び奥行きの範囲内に収まるように配置されている。そのため、例えば上記範囲内に収まらずに画像形成装置の移動時に筐体５０の外にはみ出したトナー容器収容部７０が部屋の入口等に衝突してショックでトナーを周囲にばら撒いてしまうというようなことを防止することができる。なお、表示部９０の回動範囲については、必ずしも前記のような略水平の方向及び略垂直の方向に限るものではなく、全方位的に回動可能としてもよい。また、支持アーム９５をフレキシブルなものとし、該アームごと表示部９０を旋回可能な構成としてもよい。
The display unit 90 includes all rotation ranges in the substantially horizontal direction and the substantially vertical direction as described above, and the display unit 90 has a width and a depth of the upper part of the apparatus body as viewed from the apparatus plane as shown in FIG. It is arranged to be within the range of. For this reason, for example, the toner container housing portion 70 that has not fallen within the above range and protrudes outside the housing 50 when the image forming apparatus is moved collides with the entrance of the room and the like, and the toner is scattered around by a shock. This can prevent anything. Note that the rotation range of the display unit 90 is not necessarily limited to the substantially horizontal direction and the substantially vertical direction as described above, and may be rotatable in all directions. Moreover, the support arm 95 assumes a flexible-smoking, or it is pivotable constituting the arm each display unit 90.

Claims

An image forming apparatus including a display unit for displaying an operation image and a toner container storage unit for storing a toner container in which toner is stored, at an upper portion of the apparatus main body,
The display unit and the toner container storage unit are disposed so as to be within the range of the width and depth of the upper portion of the apparatus main body, and are disposed so that the toner container storage unit is within the height of the display unit. An image forming apparatus.

2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of image forming means for forming toner images of a plurality of colors, a transfer means for transferring the toner images of a plurality of colors formed by the image forming means to a recording medium, and the transfer An image forming apparatus comprising: a fixing unit configured to fix a plurality of color toner images transferred by the unit to a recording medium.

3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the toner container housing portion has a housing portion cover that can be rotated and opened, and the housing portion cover is rotated within the height of the display portion. An image forming apparatus, wherein a toner container housing portion is disposed.

3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the toner container housing portion includes a housing portion cover that can be rotated and opened, and the toner container housing portion is configured so that the toner container housing portion is rotated when the housing portion cover is rotated. An image forming apparatus, wherein the image forming apparatus is disposed so as to be within a range of a width and a depth of an upper portion of the apparatus main body as viewed from a plane.

5. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the toner container storage portion stores a plurality of toner containers arranged substantially horizontally.

The image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 5, a transfer member that holds the transferred toner image of plural colors formed by the image forming means in the apparatus main body, generally a plurality of image forming means An image forming apparatus, wherein the transfer member is disposed side by side horizontally, the transfer member is disposed below the image forming unit, and a fixing unit is disposed in the vicinity of the transfer member.

7. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display unit and the toner container housing unit are arranged such that one of them is on one side of the upper part of the apparatus body and the other is on the other side of the upper part. An image forming apparatus.

8. The image forming apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the toner container storage portion matches the color order of the toner containers to be stored with the color order of the toner formed by the image forming unit. Forming equipment.

9. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display unit is supported so as to be rotatable in a substantially horizontal direction, and the upper part of the apparatus main body is viewed from the apparatus plane in all of the rotation ranges. An image forming apparatus characterized in that the image forming apparatus falls within a range of a width and a depth of the image forming apparatus.

10. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display unit is supported so as to be rotatable in a substantially vertical direction, and the upper part of the apparatus main body as viewed from the plane of the apparatus in all rotation ranges thereof. An image forming apparatus characterized in that the image forming apparatus falls within a range of a width and a depth of the image forming apparatus.