JP2009157042A - Image forming apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming apparatus restraining an apparatus body from falling from a mounting table even if external force is applied to the apparatus body. <P>SOLUTION: The image forming apparatus includes: the mounting table 50; the apparatus body 100 mounted on the mounting table 50; a pin-like member 41 provided in a mounting part 40 of the mounting table 50 on which the apparatus body 100 is mounted; and an opening part 121 bored on the bottom plate 120 of the apparatus body 100, which the pin-like member 41 gets into. The image forming apparatus is provided with a fitting member fit to the pin-like member 41 getting into the opening part 121 upper than the aperture part 121 so that the apparatus body 100 mounted on the mounting table 50 may not be inclined to the mounting part 40 in the apparatus body 100. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus such as a printer, a facsimile machine, and a copying machine.

  In this type of image forming apparatus, as an optional apparatus, there is an apparatus provided with a mounting table such as a paper feed bank or a table, and the image forming apparatus main body is mounted on the mounting table as desired by the user. Conventionally, after the image forming apparatus main body is generally placed on the mounting table, the mounting table and the image forming apparatus main body are fastened with a fastening member such as a screw, and the image forming apparatus main body and the mounting table are integrated. Yes.

  However, when the user performs an operation to add a mounting table, which is an optional device, to the image forming apparatus main body, the image forming apparatus main body is mounted on the mounting table, and then the mounting table and the image forming apparatus main body are fastened by the fastening member. There was a case of forgetting or neglecting to do. In this case, there is a possibility that the mounting table and the image forming apparatus main body are separated from each other even with a relatively small external force, and the image forming apparatus main body falls from the mounting table.

  In the copying machine described in Patent Document 1, a hole is formed in the bottom plate of the copying machine body, and a cylindrical member is provided on the bottom plate inside the copying machine body so as to communicate with the hole. A pin having a groove on the outer peripheral surface disposed corresponding to the hole formed in the bottom plate is mounted on the mounting table on which the copying machine main body is mounted. When placing the copying machine main body on the mounting table, the copying machine main body is placed from above the mounting table by aligning the positions of the pins on the mounting table and the holes of the bottom plate. Then, the pin inserted into the hole loosely enters the cylindrical member. With this configuration, when an external force is applied to the copying machine main body and the copying machine main body tilts on the mounting table, the tip of the cylindrical member is caught in the groove of the pin, and the cylindrical member and the pin are locked. The machine body does not tilt on the mounting table. Therefore, it is supposed that the copying machine main body can be prevented from dropping from the mounting table without fastening the mounting table and the copying machine main body by the fastening member after the copying machine main body is mounted on the mounting table.

JP 2002-326424 A

  However, in the copying machine described in Patent Document 1, if the length of the pin is short or the inner diameter of the cylindrical member is too large with respect to the diameter of the pin, the cylinder when the copying machine main body tilts on the mounting table. There is a possibility that the tip of the member is not caught in the groove of the pin and the cylindrical member and the pin are not engaged. Therefore, when the copying machine main body is tilted on the mounting table, a pin may come off from a hole formed in the bottom plate of the copying machine main body, and the copying machine main body may drop from the mounting table.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an image forming apparatus that can prevent the apparatus main body from dropping from the mounting table even when an external force is applied to the apparatus main body. Is to provide.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 is provided in a mounting table, a device main body mounted on the mounting table, and a mounting portion on which the device main body of the mounting table is mounted. An image forming apparatus comprising a pin-shaped member and an opening that is opened in a bottom plate of the apparatus main body and into which the pin-shaped member enters, and the apparatus main body mounted on the mounting table is the mounting section A fitting member that fits into the pin-like member that has entered the opening above the opening is provided in the apparatus main body so as not to incline with respect to the opening.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the image forming apparatus of the first aspect, when the fitting member and the pin-shaped member are fitted, the fitting member is in a direction orthogonal to the pin-shaped member axial direction. The pin-shaped member is configured to be pressed.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the image forming apparatus of the second aspect, the fitting member presses the pin-shaped member in a direction toward the center of gravity of the apparatus main body.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the image forming apparatus according to the second or third aspect, the fitting is performed so that the pin-like member is fitted at a fitting portion that is offset with respect to the opening by step bending. The member is provided on the bottom plate, and the step bending direction is a direction in which the fitting member presses the pin-shaped member.
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the image forming apparatus of the fourth aspect, the fitting member is bent in a U-shape and is attached to the bottom plate on two or more sides. .
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the image forming apparatus according to the fourth or fifth aspect, the fitting member is attached to the bottom plate at a plurality of attachment locations, and one of the plurality of attachment locations and the bottom plate. Are characterized in that they are hooked.
According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the image forming apparatus according to the sixth aspect, the one place is on a side closer to the center of gravity of the apparatus main body.
According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the image forming apparatus according to the fourth, fifth, sixth or seventh aspect, the fitting portion is a long hole.
According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the image forming apparatus according to the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, or eighth aspect, the fitting portion is a hole formed by a protruding process on the opposing surface. Is.
According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the image forming apparatus according to the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, or ninth aspect, a groove is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the pin-shaped member. To do.
According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the image forming apparatus according to the tenth aspect, the diameter on the tip side of the pin-shaped member is smaller than the diameter on the root side with the groove as a boundary.
According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the image forming apparatus according to the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, or eleventh aspect, the root of the pin-shaped member is fixed to the mounting portion. The seat is provided in the part.
The invention according to claim 13 is the image forming apparatus according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 or 12, being guided by the side wall of the fitting member. It has a cap member that is displaceable in the insertion / extraction direction of the pin-shaped member with respect to the opening portion opened in the bottom plate and is attached to the fitting member and covers at least the opening portion.
According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in the image forming apparatus of the thirteenth aspect, the cap member is provided with a stopper for stopping the cap member from coming off from the fitting member, and the cap member is fitted into the fitting member. The cap member is elastically deformable when attached to the member.
According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, in the image forming apparatus according to the thirteenth or fourteenth aspect, the cap member is formed of a resin.

  In this invention, it can avoid that an apparatus main body inclines with respect to a mounting part because a fitting member and a pin-shaped member fit. As a result, an external force is applied to the apparatus main body, and the apparatus main body tilts with respect to the mounting section, whereby the bottom plate of the apparatus main body moves away from the mounting section, and the pin-shaped member comes out of the opening provided in the bottom plate. There is nothing. Therefore, even when an external force is applied to the apparatus main body, the state where the pin-like member enters the opening can be maintained, so that the apparatus main body can be prevented from dropping from the mounting table.

  As described above, according to the present invention, even if an external force is applied to the apparatus main body, there is an excellent effect that the apparatus main body can be prevented from falling from the mounting table.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of an image forming apparatus to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings. The image forming apparatus of the present embodiment is an application example of a copying machine that employs a so-called tandem method. FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view showing an outline of the copying machine.

  First, a basic configuration of an automatic image reading apparatus 300 that reads an image from a recording body Sr on which an image is formed according to the present embodiment will be described. In FIG. 2, the automatic image reading apparatus 300 includes an image reading unit 310 and a recording body automatic feeding unit 350. The image reading unit 310 includes a housing that includes a recording body frame 301 and a first contact glass 302 and a second contact glass 303 fixed to the top of the recording body frame 301. In the image reading unit 310, a first traveling body 305 having a light source 304 and a first mirror and a second traveling body 306 having a second mirror and a third mirror move in parallel to the first contact glass 302. The recording body Sr is optically scanned. The second traveling body 306 employs a known optical system that moves at half the speed of the first traveling body 305. The scanning light emitted from the light source 304 and reflected by the recording medium is sequentially reflected on the first mirror, the second mirror, and the third mirror, and is imaged by the fixed lens 307, and then the solid-state imaging device (CCD) 308 Is taken in. The captured image data is appropriately processed as a digital signal, and sent to a remote place via a telephone line or sent to the image forming unit 1 by a facsimile function.

  The automatic recording body feeder 350 includes a first pressure plate 363 and a second thick plate 357 that are pressed toward the first contact glass 302 and the second contact glass 303. And it can be opened with the contact glass as a boundary by being rotated around a rotation shaft (not shown). In the closed state, even a thick recording body Sr such as a book can be brought into close contact with the first contact glass by the first pressure plate 363. For the sheet-like recording bodies Sr that are not bound like a book, a plurality of stacked recording bodies Sr are set on the movable plate 362 of the feeding recording body stacking section 361 with the first surface (odd page) as the upper surface. can do.

  When a scan start command is sent by the operator, the feeding roller 352 that is in contact with the uppermost recording body Sr rotates in the direction of the arrow in the figure, and sends the recording body Sr to the recording body feeding section 351. In the recording material feeding unit 351, even if the recording material Sr is fed in a state where two or more sheets overlap each other, the recording material feeding unit 351 is surely separated and conveyed one by one by the separation roller pair 353. Then, the recording material is conveyed through a conveying roller pair 354, conveying rollers 355 and 358, and a feeding roller pair 359, which are recording medium conveying means, sequentially discharged to the arrow in the figure, and stacked on the recording medium conveying tray 360 with the first side down. Is done.

  The image information on the second surface (even-numbered pages) of the recording body Sr is read by the image sensor 356 until it is discharged. Thereafter, when the recording body Sr passes between the second pressure plate 357 and the second contact glass 303, the image information of the first surface is read by the image reading unit 310. At this time, the image reading unit 310 can perform optical scanning without moving the first traveling body 305 and the second traveling body 306. A white sheet 363a is attached to a portion of the first pressure plate 363 that contacts the recording body Sr. This is because the color of the pressure plate 363 is read as a background by the reading means when the recording body Sr is thin so that the back surface is transparent. For the same reason, the conveying roller 355 and the second pressure plate 357 are also white.

  FIG. 3 is a plan sectional view showing the image sensor 356. The image sensor 356 includes a glass 356a that faces the recording body Sr, an LED array 356b that is a light source that illuminates an image reading surface, a lens array 356c that is an imaging element, a unity magnification sensor 356d, and the like. It is also possible to employ a contact sensor that does not use an imaging lens.

  A thick recording body Sr such as a book is set on the contact glass 302 and pressed by the pressure plate 363. At this time, the automatic recording body feeding section 350 is lifted from the normal position. For this reason, the second thick plate 357 is also lifted from the second contact glass 303. Therefore, a lift detection sensor 364 for detecting the lift of the second pressure plate 357 from the second contact glass 303 is provided. Based on the detection result by the lift detection sensor 364, reading by the image sensor 356 is prohibited. Therefore, there is no problem that the recording body Sr is read while the thick recording body Sr is set on the first contact glass 302.

  When the image information of the recording body Sr is read by the image sensor 356, the image reading unit 310 is used to print out another recording body Sr by interrupt processing. Specifically, first, an “interrupt interruption button” (not shown) is pressed to interrupt image reading by automatic feeding. Next, after the recording body Sr is stacked on the recording body stacking section 361 and the recording body feeding tray 360, the automatic recording body feeding section 350 is opened, and a new recording body is connected to the first contact. Set on glass 302. Then, after closing the automatic recording body feeding unit 350, an “interrupt scan button” (not shown) is pressed to perform an interrupt scan.

  Next, the internal configuration of the copying machine main body 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an outline of the image forming unit 1 in the copying machine main body 100. The apparatus of the copying machine main body 100 includes four latent images as image forming means for forming images of each color of yellow (Y), cyan (C), magenta (M), and black (Bk). Drum-shaped photoconductors 2Y, 2M, 2C, and 2Bk, which are carriers, are arranged in parallel at regular intervals in the left-right direction in the drawing. When the copying machine main body 100 is operated, it is rotated in the direction of the arrow by a drive source (not shown).

  Around the photosensitive member 2, members and devices necessary for an electrophotographic image forming apparatus such as a developing device are arranged and configured as an image forming unit 1. For convenience, Y (yellow), C (cyan), M (magenta), and Bk (black) representing the color are appended as subscripts after the number indicating each image forming device. In particular, in the general description, these subscripts may be omitted. The four image forming units 1Y, 1C, 1M, and 1Bk all have the same configuration.

  Focusing on the image forming unit 1Y including the yellow image photoreceptor 2Y shown in FIG. 4, a charging device 4Y including a charging roller 4aY, a developing roller 5aY, and a developing blade 5bY around the photoreceptor 2Y in accordance with an electrophotographic process. An image forming member such as a developing device 5Y having a screw 5cY and the like, a cleaning brush 3aY, a cleaning blade 3bY, a recovery screw 3bY and the like, and a cleaning device 3Y are sequentially arranged.

  The photoreceptor 2Y has a layer structure in which an organic semiconductor layer that is a photoconductive substance is provided on the surface of an aluminum cylinder having a diameter of about 30 to 120 mm, for example. The members provided around the other photoconductors 2C, 2M, and 2Bk are the same. That is, only the color of the toner used for image formation is different. It is possible to use a belt-like photoconductor.

  As shown in FIG. 2, below the photosensitive members 2Y, 2C, 2M, and 2Bk, a laser beam corresponding to the image data for each color is scanned on the surface of each photosensitive member 2 that has been uniformly charged by the charging means. An exposure device 8 for forming an electrostatic latent image is provided. Between each charging device 4 and each developing device 5, an elongated space is secured in the direction of the rotation axis of the photoconductor 2 so that the laser beam irradiated by the exposure device 8 enters the photoconductor 2. Yes.

  An exposure apparatus 8 in the illustrated example is a laser scanning type exposure apparatus using a laser light source, a polygon mirror, and the like. Beam light 8Y and 8C modulated from four semiconductor lasers (not shown) according to image data to be formed. , 8M, 8Bk. The exposure apparatus 8 accommodates optical parts and control parts by a metal or resin casing, and is provided with a light-transmitting dustproof member at the emission port on the upper surface. In the present embodiment, the image forming apparatus 1 includes a single housing, but a plurality of exposure apparatuses may be provided in each image forming unit 1 individually. In addition to an exposure apparatus that employs the above laser, an exposure apparatus that combines a known LED array and an imaging means can also be employed.

  When the yellow (Y), cyan (C), magenta (M), and black (Bk) toners are consumed by the developing devices 5Y, 5C, 5M, and 5Bk that handle the respective colors, they are detected by a toner detection unit (not shown). The toner cartridges 40Y, 40C, 40M, and 40Bk that store toner of each color provided in the upper portion of the copying machine main body 100 are supplied to each developing device 5 by a supply unit (not shown). The outer shell of each toner cartridge is a container made of resin or paper, and is partially provided with a discharge port. The discharge port can be easily attached to and detached from the mounting portion TS of the copying machine main body 100. Combined with individual toner replenishing means provided on the main body. In order to prevent the toner cartridge 40 of each color from being erroneously attached and supplying toner to a developing device that handles different colors, the mounting portion TS and the toner cartridge 40 are paired with each other to prevent erroneous attachment. It is.

  The developing device 5 is provided with two screws 5c for stirring and conveying the toner and the carrier. When the developing device 5 is mounted on the copying machine main body 100, one end of the toner replenishing means is connected to the upper portion of the left screw 5c in the drawing. The toner is supplied to the developing roller 5a rotating in the direction of the arrow by the screw 5c, but the thickness of the toner layer on the surface of the developing roller 5a is regulated to a predetermined thickness by the blade 5b. The developing roller 5a is a cylinder made of stainless steel or aluminum, and is supported by the frame of the developing device 5 so as to be rotatable and a distance from the photosensitive member 2 is properly secured, and a predetermined line of magnetic force is formed inside. A magnet is provided. The electrostatic latent image for each color formed on the surface of each photoconductor 2 by the laser beam is developed by a developing device 5 that handles toner of a predetermined color to become a visible image.

  An intermediate transfer unit 6 is disposed above the photoreceptors 2Y, 2C, 2M, and 2Bk. The roller 6b rotates so that the intermediate transfer belt 6a as an image carrier supported and stretched by a plurality of rollers 6b, 6c, 6d, and 6e runs in the direction of the arrow. The intermediate transfer belt 6a is endless, and is stretched and arranged so that a part of each photoconductor 2 after the developing process comes into contact. Primary transfer rollers 7 </ b> Y, 7 </ b> C, 7 </ b> M, and 7 </ b> K are provided on the inner peripheral portion of the belt so as to face each photoconductor 2.

  A cleaning device 6h is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the intermediate transfer belt 6a at a position facing the roller 6e. The cleaning device 6h wipes off unnecessary toner remaining on the surface of the belt 6a and foreign matters such as paper dust. The roller 6e facing the cleaning device 6h includes a mechanism that applies tension to the belt 6a. Although it always moves to ensure an appropriate belt tension, the opposing cleaning device 6h can also move in conjunction with it.

  The intermediate transfer belt 6a is, for example, a belt based on a resin film or rubber having a base thickness of 50 to 600 μm, and applies a toner image carried by each photoreceptor 2 to the primary transfer roller 7. It has a resistance value that enables electrostatic transfer to the belt surface by the bias. The members related to the intermediate transfer belt 6 a are configured as the intermediate transfer unit 6 and can be attached to and detached from the image forming apparatus 100.

As an embodiment of the intermediate transfer belt, the intermediate transfer belt 6a is obtained by dispersing carbon in polyamide and adjusting the volume resistance of about 10 ⁶ to 10 ¹² Ωcm. Belt detent ribs for stabilizing the running of the belt are provided on one side or both ends of the belt.

In one embodiment of the primary transfer roller, the primary transfer roller 8 is a metal roller that is a core metal, and the surface of the metal roller is coated with a conductive rubber material, and a bias is applied to the core metal part from a power source (not shown). In the conductive rubber material, carbon is dispersed in urethane rubber, and the resistance is adjusted to a volume resistance of about 10 ⁵ Ωcm. A metal roller that does not have a rubber layer can also be used.

A secondary transfer roller 14a is provided in the vicinity of the support roller 6b on the outer periphery of the intermediate transfer belt 6a. The secondary transfer roller 14a is formed by coating the surface of a metal roller serving as a metal core with a conductive rubber, and a bias is applied to the metal core part from the power supply 14b. Carbon is dispersed in the rubber, and the volume resistance is adjusted to about 10 ⁷ Ωcm. The toner image carried on the intermediate transfer belt 6a is electrostatically transferred to the recording medium S by applying a bias while passing the recording medium S between the intermediate transfer belt 6a and the secondary transfer roller 14a. The

  A plurality of stages, for example, two stages of feeding cassettes 9A and 9B are arranged below the exposure device 8 so as to be able to be pulled out. The recording bodies S housed in these feeding cassettes are selectively sent out by the rotation of the corresponding feeding rollers 10A and 10B, and are fed and conveyed by the separating means 11A and 11B and the conveying roller pairs 12A and 12B. Sent to P1.

  A pair of registration rollers 13 is provided in the feeding conveyance path P1 in order to take a feeding timing for feeding the recording medium S to the secondary transfer portion. The recording body S is conveyed from the registration roller pair 13 toward a secondary transfer portion configured by the intermediate transfer belt 6a and the secondary transfer roller 14a.

  The manual feed tray 25a provided on the right side of FIG. 2 can be rotated and stored in a part of the frame F of the copier body 100 when not in use. The uppermost recording material S stored in the manual feed tray 25a is fed by the feeding roller 26 and separated by the separating means 27 so that only one sheet is reliably conveyed. It is sent to the pair of registration rollers 13 through the conveyance path P1.

A fixing device 15 having a heating unit is provided above the secondary transfer unit. In this example, it is composed of rollers 15a and 15b with a built-in heater, but a type employing a belt and a heating method employing IH can be appropriately employed.
The switching guide G1 is rotatable, and in the state shown in the drawing, the recording body after fixing is guided to the discharge path P3 and discharged to the discharge stack portion T on the upper side of the copying machine main body 100 by the pair of discharge rollers 16. Send and stack.

The copying machine main body 100 of FIG. 2 includes a conveyance path and rollers for reversing and refeeding the recording body S so that images can be automatically formed on both sides of the recording body S.
Specifically, a switchback path P5 and a refeed path P6 are provided in the frame F, and the switching guides G1, G2 and the reversal are made so that the recording medium S on which image formation has been completed on one side is conveyed to the feed path P1. And a reversible roller 22 and the like. The reversible drive roller 22 is in contact with rollers 23 and 24. When the roller 22 rotates clockwise, the recording medium is conveyed from the manual feed tray 25a by the roller 24 and counterclockwise. When rotating the recording medium S, the recording medium S is fed again in the direction of the registration roller 13 by the roller 23. When the switching guide G1 rotates in the clockwise direction from the state shown in the drawing, the fixed recording body Sp is guided to the transport path P4 by the roller pair 17, and is transported to the rollers 18a and 18b through the switching guide G2, and once. It is sent to the switchback path P5. As the roller 18a rotates counterclockwise and the switching guide G2 rotates counterclockwise, the recording body S is sent to the refeed path P6. The recording material conveyed by the roller pairs 15 c and 20 and 14 c and 21 is further conveyed to the roller pairs 22 and 23 and reaches the registration roller pair 13.

  In addition, a fourth switching guide G4, which is downstream of the roller pair 18 in the conveying direction, above the fixing device 15 rotates counterclockwise from the state shown in FIG. 2, and guides the recording body Sp after fixing to send it. It can be conveyed to the path P8 and discharged to the discharge tray 28.

An operation during single-sided printing in which an image is formed on one side of the recording medium S in such a configuration will be described.
First, an electrostatic latent image is obtained by irradiating the surface of the photoreceptor 2Y uniformly charged by the charging roller 4aY with the laser light 8Y corresponding to the image data for yellow emitted from the semiconductor laser by the operation of the exposure device 4. Is formed. This electrostatic latent image is subjected to development processing by the developing roller 5aY and is developed with yellow toner, becomes a visible image, and receives a transfer action by the primary transfer roller 7Y on the surface of the intermediate transfer belt 6a that moves in synchronization with the photoreceptor 2Y. The primary transfer. Such latent image formation, development, and primary transfer operations are sequentially performed in the same manner on the photoconductors 2C, 2M, and 2Bk.

  As a result, yellow (Y), cyan (C), magenta (M), and black (Bk) color toner images are carried on the surface of the intermediate transfer belt 6a as four-color toner images that are sequentially overlapped. It is moved in the direction of the arrow together with the belt 6a. On the other hand, the remaining toner and foreign matter are cleaned on the surface of the photoreceptor 2 by the cleaning device 3.

  The four-color toner image formed on the intermediate transfer belt 6a is transferred onto the recording medium S conveyed in synchronization with the intermediate transfer belt 6a by receiving a transfer action by the secondary transfer roller 14a. The surface of the intermediate transfer belt 6a is cleaned by a belt cleaning device 6h to prepare for the next image formation / transfer process.

  The recording body S to which the image has been transferred is subjected to a fixing action by the fixing device 15, and is discharged to the discharge stack portion T by the discharge roller 16 with the image surface facing downward (face down).

  An operation during double-sided recording in which an image is formed on both sides of the recording medium S in such a configuration will be described. By the operation as described above, an image is first transferred from the intermediate transfer belt 6a to one side of the recording body S, and the recording body S that has passed through the fixing device 15 is guided toward the roller pair 17 by the first switching guide G1. The recording material S, which passes through the third switching guide and the conveying path P4 provided on the downstream side of the conveying path of the roller pair 17 and moves above the second switching guide G2 at the rotation position in FIG. 2, is transferred to the conveying path P5. Although it is conveyed by 18a and 18b, the reversible drive roller 18a rotates clockwise. The roller pair 19 is also a roller that can be rotated forward and backward, and once the recording body S is received in the switchback conveyance path P5, the recording body S is reversely rotated to reversely feed the recording body S. At that time, the second switching guide G2 is rotated counterclockwise from the posture shown in the drawing, and the pair of rollers 15c, 20 and 14c, 21 is used as the leading end to the conveying path P4. Let it be directed. After that, the registration roller pair 13 is reached as described above. The toner on the intermediate transfer belt 6a is transported again toward the secondary transfer portion having the secondary transfer roller 14a by taking the recording roller S having an image on one side with the registration roller pair 13 at the timing. The image is transferred to the other side of the recording material S.

  An image to be formed on the second surface of the recording medium S is sequentially formed by an image forming process started when the recording medium S is conveyed to a predetermined position. The image forming process in this case is also the same as the full-color toner image formation at the time of single-side printing described above, and this full-color toner image is carried on the intermediate transfer belt 6a. However, since the recording medium is reversed in the conveyance path, the image data emitted from the exposure device is created so that the image is formed in the opposite direction in the recording medium conveyance direction compared to the first image formation. Control and execute.

  The recording body S on which the full color toner images are transferred on both sides in this manner is again discharged onto the discharge stack portion T by the discharge roller 16 through the fixing process by the fixing device 15. In order to increase the efficiency of double-sided image formation, several recording media can be simultaneously conveyed along the conveyance path. The formation timing of the images to be formed on the front and back sides of the recording medium S is executed by control means (not shown).

  In this embodiment, the polarity of the toner image formed on the photoreceptor 2 is negative, and the toner image on the photoreceptor 2 is transferred to the surface of the intermediate transfer belt 6a by applying a positive charge to the primary transfer roller 7. Is done. Further, the toner image on the surface of the intermediate transfer belt 6a is transferred to the recording medium S by applying a positive charge to the secondary transfer roller 14a.

  The single-sided printing operation and the double-sided printing operation have been described with reference to an example in which full-color printing is performed. However, there are photosensitive members that are not used during black-and-white monochrome printing. In addition to not operating the unused photoreceptors 2Y, 2C, 2M or developing devices 5Y, 5C, 5M, a mechanism is provided for keeping these unused photoreceptors 2 and the intermediate transfer belt 6a in non-contact. In the present embodiment, the inner frame 6f that supports the roller 6d and the primary transfer rollers 7Y, 7C, and 7M is supported so as to be rotatable about the shaft 6g, and in a direction away from the photoreceptor 2 (clockwise in FIG. 2). By rotating, only the photoconductor 2Bk comes into contact with the intermediate transfer belt 6a, and an image forming process is executed to create a monochrome image using black toner. This is advantageous in terms of improving the life of the photoreceptor 2 and the intermediate transfer belt 6a.

  When the need for maintenance or parts replacement occurs, the exterior cover (not shown) is opened and maintenance is performed. The members constituting the image forming unit 1 shown in FIG. It is convenient to exchange.

  When the image forming unit 1 shown in FIG. 4 is configured as a process cartridge, a guide unit and a handle for mounting on the copying machine main body 100 are provided to facilitate attachment and detachment. In addition, it is convenient to provide a storage device (for example, an IC tag) for storing the characteristics and operation status of the process cartridge, which is a guideline for maintenance. Further, when maintenance or replacement is performed on the intermediate transfer belt unit 6, the belt and the photoreceptor 2 can be separated and the intermediate transfer belt unit can be pulled out.

  FIG. 5 is a partial view showing a state in which the frame F is opened from the state shown in FIG. The lower rotation axis Fa is the rotation center, and the upper part can be opened. Prior to opening, most of the transport path can be opened by opening a lock lever (not shown), so that the jammed recording body S can be easily treated. The secondary transfer unit 14 in which the conveyance paths P2 and P5 are formed on both sides has the center of the roller 23 as a rotation center, and when the frame F is opened as shown in FIG. 5, the secondary transfer roller 14a is moved to the intermediate transfer belt 6a. Rotation behavior is given to the secondary transfer unit 14 so that the roller 14c is separated from the roller 21. The secondary transfer unit 14 includes a power supply 14b inside, and a unit having a recording medium conveyance function outside the case.

  The fixing device 15 also has a conveyance roller 15c and a conveyance guide surface, and a part thereof constitutes a conveyance path P6. The fixing device 15 is supported so that it can be pulled out to the right in the figure in the state of FIG. Accordingly, it is possible to easily handle the recording medium jam occurring in the fixing device.

  The apparatus shown in FIG. 2 includes another sheet feeding bank 50 (table) at the bottom. In this example, two feeding cassettes 9C and 9D are provided. However, a type in which the number of recording cassettes is increased can be adopted, and a type having a built-in feeding cassette having a larger number of stored recording bodies may be used.

  In the copying machine according to the present embodiment, when a paper jam or the like occurs in the conveyance path as described above, the vertical paper conveyance unit 130 is displaced from the position X to the position Y as shown in FIG. Let open.

  Here, by displacing the paper vertical conveyance unit 130 from the position X to the position Y, the center of gravity of the copying machine main body 100 moves to the right in the drawing. Therefore, when an external force in the direction of arrow Z in the figure is applied to the copying machine main body 100 with the paper vertical conveyance unit 130 in the position Y, the entire copying machine may fall to the right in the figure. It turns out that becomes high. In particular, when the copying machine main body 100 and the paper feeding bank 50 are not fixed, only the copying machine main body 100 is inclined rightward in the drawing on the paper feeding bank 50, and the copying machine main body 100 and the paper feeding bank 50 are May separate and the copying machine main body 100 may fall from the paper supply bank 50.

[Configuration example 1]
FIG. 7 shows a base 120 which is a bottom plate provided at the bottom of the copying machine main body 100, which constitutes the structure of the copying machine main body 100 of FIG. The base 120 is provided with an opening 121 into which a pin 41 that is caulked and attached to a stay 40 that is a mounting portion provided on the upper portion of the paper feed bank 50 shown in FIG. When the copying machine main body 100 is placed on the paper supply bank 50, the pins 41 are inserted into the openings 121, whereby the copying machine main body 100 and the paper supply bank 50 can be positioned.

  An enlarged view of the vicinity of the opening 121 is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 9, a bracket 32 is attached on the base 120 in the vicinity of the opening 121. The bracket 32 is provided with a circular opening 31 determined as a pin 41 entering the copying machine main body 100 from the opening 121 at a position offset upward from the mounting surface with the base 120 by step bending. The diameter of the opening 31 is substantially the same as the diameter of the pin 41. When the pin 41 is fitted into the opening 31, the pin 41 and the opening 31 are fitted with almost no backlash as shown in FIG. As a result, the opening 31 and the pin 41 are fitted and the movement of the copying machine main body 100 in the direction intersecting the pin axis direction can be restricted.

  FIG. 10 is a view of FIG. 9 when the opening 121, the bracket 32, and the like are viewed from obliquely above the front side of the copying machine main body. As shown in FIG. 10, the center of the opening 121 provided in the base 120 and the center of the opening 31 provided in the bracket 32 are configured to be collinear.

  As a result, even if the copying machine main body 100 receives an external force from the side as shown in FIG. 6, the edge 33 of the opening 31 is hooked on the pin 41 and the edge 33 and the pin 41 are locked to It is possible to avoid the copying machine main body 100 from being inclined with respect to the stay 40. Therefore, when the external force is applied to the copying machine main body 100 and the copying machine main body 100 is tilted with respect to the stay 40, the pin 41 is removed from the opening 121 provided in the base 120 of the copying machine main body 100 by the turning operation of the copying machine main body 100. There is no end. Therefore, even if an external force is applied to the copying machine main body 100, the copying machine main body 100 can be prevented from dropping from the paper supply bank 50.

  Moreover, since the location where the opening 31 of the bracket 32 is provided is offset upward from the attachment surface with the base 120, it is easy to be deformed such as bending. Therefore, the interference between the pin and the bracket 32 can be canceled when the copying machine main body 100 is set in the paper feeding bank 50, and the detachability between the copying machine main body 100 and the paper feeding bank 50 is not impaired. The bracket 22 is preferably a sheet metal having a thickness of about 1 mm to 1.5 mm.

[Configuration example 2]
In this configuration example, as shown in FIG. 11, the center of the opening 31 provided in the bracket 32 with respect to the center of the opening 121 provided in the base 120 is perpendicular to the pin insertion direction (this In the configuration example, the offset is set in the right direction in FIG.

  FIG. 12 shows a state in which the copying machine main body 100 is placed on the paper supply bank 50 and the pins 41 provided on the paper supply bank 50 are fitted into the openings 31 through the openings 121. As shown in FIG. 11, since the center of the opening 31 is offset in the direction perpendicular to the pin insertion direction with respect to the center of the opening 121, the pin 41 is fitted into the opening 31 through the opening 121. Thus, the bracket 32 and the pin 41 interfere with each other at a position A in the figure. At this time, the bracket 32 is pressed by the pin 41 in the direction of arrow B in the figure, and is bent in the direction of arrow B in the figure. As a result, the inner wall of the opening 31 of the bracket 32 and the edge 33 are pressed against the pin 41 by the reaction force of the pressing force in the direction of arrow B in the figure.

  By being in such a pressed state, the edge 33 and the like of the opening 31 are easily caught on the pin 41, and the locking property is improved. As a result, even if the copying machine main body 100 as shown in FIG. 6 receives an external force from the lateral direction, the copying machine main body 100 can be further prevented from being tilted on the paper supply bank 50. Accordingly, it is possible to further prevent the copying machine main body 100 from falling from the paper supply bank 50 by dropping the pin 41 from the opening 121 due to the inclination of the copying machine main body 100 on the paper supply bank 50.

  Also, from FIGS. 11 and 12, the pressing direction of the bracket 32 against the pin 41 is the right direction in FIG. Here, assuming that the center of gravity of the copying machine main body 100 and the paper supply bank 50 is on the right side (right side in FIG. 6) when viewed from the front of the apparatus, the copying machine main body 100 receives external force from the lateral direction shown in FIG. Since the edge 33 of the opening 31 of the bracket 32 is further pressed against the pin 41 at the time, the edge 33 of the opening 31 is easily caught by the pin 41, and the locking property is further improved. Therefore, even if the copying machine main body 100 receives an external force from the lateral direction or the like, it is possible to further prevent the copying machine main body 100 from tilting on the paper supply bank 50. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the copying machine main body 100 from being dropped from the paper supply bank 50 due to the pin 41 being removed from the opening 121 due to the inclination of the copying machine main body 100 on the paper supply bank 50.

  Further, when the copying machine main body 100 is removed from the paper supply bank 50, the paper supply bank 50 tilts in a direction in which the pin 41 escapes with respect to the pressing from the bracket 32, so that the lock between the bracket 32 and the pin 41 is released and removed. It becomes easy. Therefore, the detachability between the copying machine main body 100 and the paper supply bank 50 is improved.

  Further, as described above, the edge 33 of the opening 31 of the bracket 32 is pressed against the pin 41 in the direction of arrow C shown in FIG. 13 (the direction opposite to the direction of arrow B in FIG. 12). Therefore, the location where the opening 31 of the bracket 32 is provided is offset from the mounting surface by step bending around the bending axes E1 and E2 orthogonal to the direction (arrow C direction) pressed against the pin 41.

  Thus, when the interference between the bracket 32 and the pin 41 when the copying machine main body 100 is placed on the paper supply bank 50 is absorbed by deformation such as bending of the bracket 51, the direction in which the bracket 32 is pressed (direction of arrow C) ) And the direction in which the bracket 32 is easily bent is the same. Therefore, resistance caused by interference between the bracket 51 and the pin 41 when the copying machine main body 100 is placed on the paper supply bank 50 is reduced, and detachability is improved.

[Configuration example 3]
In the present configuration example, as shown in FIG. 14, the bracket 52 attached to the base 120 has a U-shape, and the bracket 52 is attached to the base 120 at two locations.

  By making the bracket 52 U-shaped, the rigidity of the bracket 52 is increased. Therefore, the resistance caused by the interference between the bracket 52 and the pin 41 when the copying machine main body 100 is placed on the paper supply bank 50. Will become bigger. However, when the copying machine main body 100 receives an external force from the lateral direction and the edge 33 of the opening 31 is caught by the pin 41, the compression direction with respect to the installation foot of the bracket 52 (the portion of the bracket 52 attached to the base 120). Therefore, the rigidity becomes very high and the lockability is greatly improved.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 14, the hook portion 53 provided in the bracket 81 is inserted into the attachment hole 122 provided in the base 120 to be hooked.

  As in this configuration example, by hooking one of a plurality of mounting locations of the base 120 and the bracket 52, the bracket 52 can be fixed to the base 120 with flexibility and deformation such as bending of the bracket 52 can be achieved. It becomes easier to tolerate. Therefore, it is easy to cancel the interference between the bracket 52 and the pin 41 when the copying machine main body 100 is placed on the paper supply bank 50, and the detachability is improved.

  Further, by attaching the bracket 52 to the base 120 by hooking it on the side close to the center of gravity of the copying machine main body 100 and the paper supply bank 50 (in this configuration example, the center of gravity is on the right side in FIG. 6 is provided on the right side in FIG. 6 with respect to the other mounting portion), and it becomes easier to allow deformation such as bending of the bracket 81, and the bracket 52 when the copying machine main body 100 is placed on the paper supply bank 50. Interference with the pin 41 can be more easily canceled, and detachability is improved.

[Configuration Example 4]
In the present configuration example, as shown in FIG. 15, a long hole 35 that fits the pin 41 is provided in the bracket 52. Here, for example, as shown in FIG. 8, a bracket is used so that all directions in which the copying machine main body 100 can tilt on the paper supply bank 50 (directions intersecting the pin axis direction of the copying machine main body 100) are regulated. In the configuration in which the opening 31 of the 52 and the pin 41 are fitted, the position of the opening 31 of the bracket 52 and the pin 41 is aligned when the copying machine main body 100 is mounted on the paper supply bank 50. It may take time.

  As in the copying machine main body 100 of the present embodiment, in the configuration in which the vertical paper conveyance unit 130 is displaced between the position X and the position Y shown in FIG. When the vertical conveyance unit 130 is at the position Y, the center of gravity of the copying machine main body 100 moves to the right in FIG. Therefore, when an external force in the direction of arrow Z in FIG. 6 is applied to the copying machine main body 100 with the paper vertical conveying unit 130 in the position Y, the copying machine main body 100 is shown in the state in which the paper vertical conveying unit 130 is in the position Y. The possibility of falling to the right in 6 is increased.

  In this configuration example, the short direction of the long hole 35 of the bracket 52 is the same as the right direction in FIG. Thus, as shown in FIG. 16, the edge 36 of the long hole 35 of the bracket 52 and the pin 41 are fitted in a direction in which the copying machine main body 100 is inclined by an external force in the direction of arrow Z in FIG. Will match. Therefore, when the copying machine main body 100 receives an external force from the side, the edge 36 of the long hole 35 of the bracket 52 is hooked on the pin 41, so that the long hole 35 and the pin 41 are locked. Accordingly, it is possible to restrict the inclination of the copying machine main body 100 on the paper supply bank 50 by the edge 36 in the short direction of the long hole 35, and at least the copying machine main body 100 falls to the right in FIG. Can be avoided.

  Since the pin 41 is fitted into the long hole 35 with a degree of freedom in the longitudinal direction of the long hole 35 of the bracket 52, the mounting property (set property) when the copying machine main body 100 is placed on the paper supply bank 50 is improved. Can be improved.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 17, the long hole 37 provided in the position offset upward from the attachment surface with the base 120 of the bracket 52 is comprised by the upward protrusion. In this way, the long hole 37 of the bracket 52 is formed by protruding in the direction (upward direction) in which the pin 41 fits into the long hole 37 when the copying machine main body 100 is placed on the paper supply bank 50, so that at the time of setting. The tip of the pin 41 is in contact with the sag surface 39 in the vicinity of the long hole 37 inside the bracket 52 shown in FIG. 18, and the pin 41 is guided by the sag surface 39 so that it can enter the long hole 37. improves. Further, when the inclination of the copying machine main body 100 is restricted, the edge 38 of the long hole 37 of the bracket 52 and the pin 41 are in contact with each other, so that the locking property can be maintained.

[Modification]
In this modification, in order to prevent the copying machine main body 100 from tilting in a specific direction with respect to the paper supply bank 50 as described above, a concave notch 61 as shown in FIG. The pin 41 provided in the paper feed bank 50 and the inner wall of the notch 61 or the edge 63 are fitted in a fixed state.

  Even in the configuration in which the concave cutout portion 61 is provided in the bracket 62, the edge 63 of the cutout portion 61 and the like are pin 41 when the copying machine main body 100 receives an external force from the side as shown in FIG. And the notch 61 and the pin 41 are locked. Therefore, even if the external force is applied, the copying machine main body 100 can be prevented from tilting on the paper supply bank 50, and the pin 41 can be opened in the base 120 by tilting the copying machine main body 100 on the paper supply bank 50. It will not come out of 121. Therefore, even if the external force is received, the copying machine main body 100 can be prevented from dropping from the paper supply bank 50. Further, since the degree of freedom for fitting the notch 61 and the pin 41 is larger than the configuration shown in FIG. 1, the mountability (setting property) when the copying machine main body 100 is placed on the paper supply bank 50. ) Can be improved.

[Configuration Example 5]
In this configuration example, a groove 42 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the pin 41 as shown in FIG. The groove 42 is located above the notch 61 which is a fitting portion that fits with the pin 41 of the bracket 61 as shown in FIG. 21 in a state where the copying machine main body 100 is placed on the paper supply bank 50. It is provided to be located.

  As a result, when the edge 63 of the notch 61 of the bracket 62 passes through the straight portion of the outer peripheral surface of the pin 41 due to an excessive load, the edge 63 of the notch 61 of the bracket 62 is caught in the groove 41. More safety is ensured.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 20, by providing a seat 43 at the base of the pin 41, it is possible to suppress the pin 41 from falling due to pressing from the bracket 63, and a notch that is a fitting portion of the bracket 63. Even if the edge 63 of 61 hits the pin 41, the pin 41 does not escape, so that the locking property is improved.

[Configuration Example 6]
The diameter of the pin 41 shown in FIG. 22 is smaller in the diameter D2 on the tip side than the diameter D1 on the root side than the groove 42 provided in the pin 41. Further, the diameter of the opening 37 of the bracket 52 and the diameter D1 on the base side of the groove 42 of the pin 41 are substantially the same size. Thereby, since the diameter of the tip side from the groove 42 of the pin 41 is smaller than the diameter of the opening 37 of the bracket 52, a gap is formed between the outer peripheral surface of the pin 41 on the tip side and the inner wall of the opening 37. The detachability between the copying machine main body 100 and the paper supply bank 50 is improved.

[Configuration Example 7]
FIG. 23 shows a state in which the cap 70 is attached to the bracket 52 provided on the base 120. FIG. 24 shows the shape of the cap 70. FIG. 24B is a cross-sectional view of the cap 70 taken along one-dot chain line α shown in FIG. The cap 70 has a box shape by bending a sheet metal, and stoppers 71a and 71b bent toward the inside of the cap are provided on the side wall of the cap 70.

  FIG. 25A shows a state of only the bracket 52 and the cap 50 in which the pin 41 does not fit into the opening 37 through the opening 121. For the sake of explanation, the cap 70 is shown in a cut state. FIG. 25B is a diagram for explaining the comparison between the depth of the cap 70 and the length of the pin 41 in a state in which the copying machine main body 100 is set on the paper supply bank 50. Actually, FIG. The pin 41 does not penetrate the cap 70 as shown in FIG. As can be seen from FIG. 25 (b), the length of the pin 41 is longer than the depth of the cap 70 by the tip of the pin surrounded by the dotted line in the figure. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 25C, when the copying machine main body 100 is placed on the paper supply bank 50, the pin 41 comes into contact with the cap 70 and the cap 70 is pushed up by the pin 41 in the direction of the arrow. At this time, the inner surface of the side wall of the cap 70 bent so as to hold the bracket 52 serves as a guide means that is guided along the side wall of the bracket 91. Further, when the copying machine main body 100 is detached from the paper supply bank 50, the cap 70 is moved to the original state (the lowest position shown in FIG. 25A) by gravity as the pin 41 is removed from the opening 121, the opening 37, or the like. Return to point.

  Thus, since the cap 70 is displaced in the insertion / extraction direction of the pin 41, the cap 70 is always located immediately above the opening 37 provided in the bracket 52. Therefore, the pin 41 can be prevented from coming into contact with various members such as a base and a harness provided in the copying machine main body 100, and the various members and the like are damaged by the contact between the pin 41 and the various members. It is possible to suppress the occurrence of a malfunction or the like. Further, when the pin 41 is not inserted, the cap 70 closes the opening 37 of the bracket 52, thereby suppressing a member such as a harness in the copying machine main body 100 from coming out of the apparatus from the opening 37 or the opening 121. Can function as an enclosure.

  Further, since the cap 70 can be displaced only by inserting and removing the pin 41 and the above-described effects can be obtained, it is not necessary to provide a dedicated driving means for displacing the cap 70, and space saving can be achieved.

  Moreover, it is preferable to shape | mold the cap 70 with resin, and even if the cap 70 and various members, such as a harness, contact in a device, a harness etc. are not damaged.

  FIG. 26B is a cross-sectional view of the cap 70 taken along one-dot chain line β shown in FIG. An interval W2 between the stopper 71a and the stopper 71b provided in the cap 70 is smaller than the width W1 of the bracket 52.

  With such a configuration, when the cap 70 is covered from above the bracket 52, the side wall of the cap 01 is deformed by “W1-W2” in the direction toward the outside of the cap via the stoppers 71a and 71b contacting the bracket 91. The cap 01 is attached to the bracket 91 while being elastically deformed by an amount. Then, when the contact between the stoppers 71a and 71b and the bracket 91 is released, the shape of the cap 70 is restored, and the stoppers 71a and 71b are hooked on the bracket inner surfaces 52a and 52b. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the cap 70 from coming off the bracket 52 by the stoppers 71a and 71b being hooked on the bracket inner surfaces 52a and 52b.

  Further, as described above, a fixing part or a tool for attaching the cap 70 to the bracket 52 is unnecessary, so that the attachment of the cap 70 to the bracket 52 is easy and inexpensive.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the paper feed bank 50 that is a mounting table, the copying machine main body 100 that is an apparatus main body mounted on the paper feeding bank 50, and the copying machine main body 100 of the paper feeding bank 50 are placed. A pin 41 which is a pin-like member provided on a stay 40 which is a mounting portion to be mounted, and an opening 121 which is an opening into which the pin 41 enters and which is opened in a base 120 which is a bottom plate of the copying machine main body 100. In the copying machine, which is an image forming apparatus, the copying machine main body 100 placed on the paper supply bank 50 is fitted with the pin 41 that enters the opening 121 above the opening 121 so that the copying machine main body 100 does not tilt with respect to the stay 40. A bracket which is a fitting member to be joined is provided in the copying machine main body 100. As a result, the bracket and the pin 41 are fitted to each other, so that even if an external force is applied to the copier main body 100, the copier main body 100 can be prevented from being inclined with respect to the stay 40 (paper feed bank 50). it can. Therefore, when the external force is applied to the copying machine main body 100 and the copying machine main body 100 tilts on the paper supply bank 50 and the base 120 moves away from the stay 40, the pin 41 may come off from the opening 121 provided in the base 120. There is nothing. Therefore, even if an external force is applied to the copying machine main body 100, the copying machine main body 100 can be prevented from dropping from the stay 40.
Further, according to the present embodiment, when the bracket and the pin 41 are fitted, the bracket is configured to press the pin 41 in a direction orthogonal to the pin axial direction, so that the bracket can be securely attached to the pin 41. It becomes a state where it is pressed, and lockability is improved.
Further, according to the present embodiment, since the bracket is pressed against the pin 41 by pressing the pin 41 in the direction toward the center of gravity of the copying machine main body 100, the locking property is further improved.
Further, according to the present embodiment, the bracket is provided on the base 120 so as to be fitted to the pin 41 at the fitting portion such as the opening 31 that is offset with respect to the opening 121 by the step bending, and the step bending direction. Is a direction in which the bracket presses the pin 41. As a result, the pressing direction of the bracket is the same as the direction in which the bracket is easily deformed, so that resistance during setting is reduced and detachability is improved.
Further, according to the present embodiment, the bracket is bent in a U-shape, and the bracket is increased in rigidity by being attached to the base 120 with two or more surfaces. Therefore, the copying machine main body 100 and the paper feed bank 50 are increased. However, since the rigidity of the bracket becomes very high, the locking performance is greatly improved.
In addition, according to the present embodiment, the bracket is attached to the base 20 at a plurality of attachment points, and the bracket can be fixed with a degree of freedom by engaging one of the plurality of attachment points with the base 120. It is easy to allow bending (deformation) of the bracket. Therefore, when the copying machine main body 100 and the paper supply bank 50 are set, the interference between the pins 41 and the bracket can be easily canceled, and the detachability is improved.
In addition, according to the present embodiment, the bracket is more freely fixed because one of the plurality of bracket mounting portions that are hooked to the base 120 is on the side closer to the center of gravity of the copying machine main body 100. It is easy to tolerate bending (deformation) of the bracket. Therefore, when the copying machine main body 100 and the paper supply bank 50 are set, the interference between the pin 41 and the bracket is more easily canceled, and the detachability is further improved.
Further, according to the present embodiment, since the fitting portion is the long hole 35, the movement of the copying machine main body 100 in the inclination direction with respect to the paper supply bank 50 can be regulated in the short direction of the long hole 35. . Further, since the degree of freedom of positioning of the pin 41 in the longitudinal direction of the long hole 35 is increased, the setability is not impaired too much.
Further, according to the present embodiment, since the fitting portion is the hole 37 formed by the protruding process on the facing surface, the pin 41 is in contact with the sag surface 39 of the bracket at the time of setting along the sag surface 39. Setability is improved because it enters the hole. Further, when the inclination of the copying machine main body 100 is restricted, the pin 41 is in contact with the edge 38, so that the locking property can be maintained.
Further, according to the present embodiment, by providing the groove 42 on the outer peripheral surface of the pin 41, when the edge of the bracket or the like passes through the straight portion of the pin 41 due to an excessive load, the edge of the bracket becomes the pin 41. Therefore, safety is further ensured.
Further, according to the present embodiment, since the diameter of the tip side of the pin 41 is smaller than the diameter of the base side with the groove 42 as a boundary, the detachability between the copying machine main body 100 and the paper supply bank 50 is improved as described above. It becomes good.
Further, according to the present embodiment, since the seat 43 is provided at the base portion of the pin 41 with the stay 40, the pin 41 is prevented from falling, and the opening edge provided in the bracket does not escape even if it hits the pin 41. Lockability is improved.
Further, according to the present embodiment, the cap member that can be displaced in the insertion / extraction direction of the pin 41 with respect to the opening 21 opened in the base 120 while being guided by the side wall of the bracket and is attached to the bracket, covers at least the opening 21. It has a certain cap 70. Thereby, since the cap 70 is displaced in the insertion / extraction direction of the pin 41, the cap 70 is always located immediately above the opening 37 provided in the bracket 52. Therefore, the pin 41 can be prevented from coming into contact with various members such as a base and a harness provided in the copying machine main body 100, and the various members and the like are damaged by the contact between the pin 41 and the various members. It is possible to suppress the occurrence of a malfunction or the like. Further, when the pin 41 is not inserted, the cap 70 closes the opening 37 of the bracket 70 to prevent members such as a harness in the copying machine main body 100 from coming out of the apparatus from the opening 37 and the opening 121. Can function as an enclosure. Furthermore, since the cap 70 can be displaced only by inserting and removing the pin 41 and the above-described effects can be obtained, it is not necessary to provide a dedicated driving means for displacing the cap 70, and space saving can be achieved.
Further, according to the present embodiment, the cap 70 is provided with the stoppers 71 a and 71 b that stop the cap 70 from coming off from the bracket 52, and the cap 70 is attached via the stoppers 71 a and 71 b when the cap 70 is attached to the bracket 52. Since the side wall of 70 can be elastically deformed, there is no need for a fixing part or a tool for attaching the cap 70 to the bracket 52 as described above, so that the attachment of the cap 70 to the bracket 52 is easy and inexpensive.
In addition, according to the present embodiment, since the cap 70 is formed of resin, the harness or the like is not damaged even if the cap 70 and various members such as the harness come in contact with each other in the apparatus.

The schematic diagram which showed the state which the opening and pin which were provided in the bracket in the structural example 1 fitted. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a copier according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a plan sectional view showing an image sensor. FIG. 3 is a schematic sectional view of an image forming unit. FIG. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a position X and a position Y for displacing the paper vertical conveyance unit. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a base that is a bottom plate provided at the bottom of the copying machine main body. The schematic diagram of the stay which is a mounting part provided in the paper supply bank upper part. The enlarged view of the opening vicinity provided in the base. The perspective view which looked at the opening provided in the base, the bracket, etc. from the diagonally upper front side of the copier body. The schematic diagram which offset the center of the opening provided in the bracket with respect to the center of the opening provided in the base in the direction orthogonal to the pin insertion direction. The schematic diagram which shows the state which the opening provided in the bracket in the structural example 2 and the pin fitted. The schematic diagram which showed the step bending direction of the bracket. The schematic diagram at the time of using a U-shaped bracket. The schematic diagram of the bracket provided with the long hole. The schematic diagram which shows the state which the long hole and pin which were provided in the bracket in the structural example 4 were fitted. The schematic diagram which provided the long hole in the bracket by protruding. The longitudinal cross-sectional view which passes along the transversal direction of the long hole of a bracket. The schematic diagram of the bracket which provided the concave notch part. The schematic diagram of the pin by which the groove | channel was provided in the outer peripheral surface. The schematic diagram which shows the state which the notch part and pin which were provided in the bracket in the structural example 5 fitted. The schematic diagram of the pin which changed the diameter in the pin axial direction from the groove. The schematic diagram which shows the state which attached the cap to the bracket. (A) The external view which shows the shape of a cap. (B) A cross-sectional view of the cap taken along one-dot chain line α shown in FIG. (A) The schematic diagram which showed the state of only the bracket 52 and the cap 50 in which the pin does not fit in the opening provided in the bracket. (B) Comparison explanatory drawing of the depth of the cap and the length of the pin when the copying machine main body is set on the paper supply bank. (C) The schematic diagram which shows the state which the pin contact | abutted to the cap and the cap was pushed up by the pin. (A) The external view which shows the shape of a cap. FIG. 26B is a cross-sectional view of the cap taken along the alternate long and short dash line β shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

13 Paper vertical transport unit 31 Opening 32 Bracket 33 Edge 35 Opening 36 Edge 37 Opening 38 Edge 39 Sag surface 40 Stay 41 Pin 42 Groove 43 Seat 50 Paper feed bank 52 Bracket 53 Hooking part 61 Notch part 62 Bracket 63 Edge 70 Cap 71 Stopper 100 Copier body 120 Base 121 Opening 122 Mounting hole 300 Automatic image reading device

Claims (15)

A mounting table;
An apparatus main body mounted on the mounting table;
A pin-like member provided on a mounting portion on which the apparatus main body of the mounting table is mounted;
In the image forming apparatus provided with an opening that is opened in the bottom plate of the apparatus main body and into which the pin-shaped member enters,
A fitting member that engages with the pin-like member that has entered the opening above the opening so that the apparatus main body placed on the mounting table does not tilt with respect to the placing part. An image forming apparatus provided in an apparatus main body. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1.
When the fitting member and the pin-like member are fitted, the fitting member presses the pin-like member in a direction orthogonal to the pin-like member axial direction. apparatus. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2.
An image forming apparatus, wherein the fitting member presses the pin-shaped member in a direction toward the center of gravity of the apparatus main body. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2 or 3,
The fitting member is provided on the bottom plate so as to be fitted to the pin-shaped member at a fitting portion that is offset with respect to the opening by step bending, and the fitting member is arranged in the step bending direction. An image forming apparatus characterized by being in a direction of pressing a pin-shaped member. The image forming apparatus according to claim 4.
2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the fitting member is bent in a U shape and is attached to the bottom plate on two or more sides. The image forming apparatus according to claim 4 or 5,
The fitting member is attached to the bottom plate at a plurality of attachment points, and one of the plurality of attachment points and the bottom plate are hooked. The image forming apparatus according to claim 6.
The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the one place is on a side close to a center of gravity of the apparatus main body. The image forming apparatus according to claim 4, 5, 6, or 7.
The image forming apparatus, wherein the fitting portion is a long hole. The image forming apparatus according to claim 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8.
The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the fitting portion is a hole formed on the opposing surface by a protruding process. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9.
An image forming apparatus, wherein a groove is provided on an outer peripheral surface of the pin-shaped member. The image forming apparatus according to claim 10.
An image forming apparatus, wherein a diameter of a tip side of the pin-like member is smaller than a diameter of a root side with the groove as a boundary. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11.
An image forming apparatus, wherein a seat is provided at a base portion of the pin-shaped member with the mounting portion. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 or 12.
A cap member covering at least the opening and attached to the fitting member that is displaceable in the insertion / extraction direction of the pin-like member with respect to the opening opened in the bottom plate while being guided by the side wall of the fitting member; An image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus according to claim 13.
The cap member is provided with a stopper for stopping the cap member from coming off from the fitting member, and the cap member is elastically deformable when the cap member is attached to the fitting member. Image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus according to claim 13 or 14,
An image forming apparatus, wherein the cap member is formed of a resin.

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