JP2010149378A5

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Publication number: JP2010149378A5
Application number: JP2008329385A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2008-12-25
Publication date: 2011-12-22
Anticipated expiration: 2028-12-25

Description

上記課題を解決するため、本発明は、本体の前面に設けられ、画像が記録された記録媒体を排出する排出口と、前記本体の上面、および背面の少なくとも一部を構成する上面パネル部材と、押圧操作される操作子と、を備え、前記上面パネル部材は、前記本体の上面を構成する前記上面パネル部材の上面に、前記操作子が収められるともに底部に前記操作子を貫通する孔が形成された凹部のスイッチ穴、前記上面パネル部材の上面を貫通する肉盗み穴、及び前記スイッチ穴と前記肉盗み穴とを覆うウレタンエラストマー製のシートが設けられることを特徴とする画像記録装置を提供する。
この構成によれば、本体の上面および背面の少なくとも一部を構成する上面パネル部材を備えた構成において、押しボタンスイッチの操作子を収めるスイッチ穴および肉盗み穴をウレタンエラストマー製のシートによって覆うことで、操作子および肉盗み穴への液体の浸入を防止できるとともに、耐久性および可撓性に富むウレタンエラストマーのシートを用いることで、操作時のストローク量が大きい操作子であっても十分に押し込むことができ、良好な操作感で操作できる。これにより、画像記録装置が備える押しボタン式の操作子の操作性を損なうことなく、簡単な構成によって防水できる。また、ストローク量の大きい操作子を収容するためのスイッチ穴を設けた上面パネルを金型による成形で形成するために、ヒケ防止用の肉盗み穴を設けた構成において、スイッチ穴とともに肉盗み穴を容易に防水できるので、画像記録装置の加工性を損なうことなく、防水性を確保できる。そして、スイッチ穴が設けられた上面パネル部材は、画像記録装置本体の上面および背面の少なくとも一部を構成するものなので、スイッチ穴と肉盗み穴とを防水することによって、画像記録装置の上面全体を防水することができ、簡単な構成によって画像記録装置の防水性能を大幅に高めることができる。
To solve the above problems, the present invention is provided on the front surface of the main body, and a discharge port for discharging the recording medium on which the image has been recorded, and the top panel member constituting the upper surface of said body, and at least a portion of the back , and an operating element is pressed, the top panel member, the upper surface of the upper panel member constituting the upper surface of said body, holes through the operator on the both bottom operator is housed is switch hole of the formed recess, the upper surface thinned holes through the top panel member, and an image recording apparatus, characterized in that said urethane elastomeric sheet covering a switch hole and the thinned hole is provided provide.
According to this configuration, in the configuration including the upper panel member that constitutes at least a part of the upper surface and the rear surface of the main body, the switch hole and the meat stealing hole for accommodating the operation element of the push button switch are covered with the urethane elastomer sheet. With the use of a urethane elastomer sheet that is highly durable and flexible, it is possible to prevent operation of the operation element and the meat stealing hole. It can be pushed in and operated with a good operational feeling. Thereby, it can waterproof with a simple structure, without impairing the operativity of the push button type operation element with which an image recording device is provided. In addition, in order to form an upper panel with a switch hole for accommodating an operation element with a large stroke by molding with a mold, a meat stealing hole is provided together with the switch hole in a configuration provided with a meat stealing hole for preventing sink marks. Can be easily waterproofed, so that the waterproof property can be secured without impairing the processability of the image recording apparatus. Since the upper panel member provided with the switch hole constitutes at least a part of the upper surface and the rear surface of the image recording apparatus main body, the entire upper surface of the image recording apparatus is protected by waterproofing the switch hole and the meat stealing hole. The waterproof performance of the image recording apparatus can be greatly enhanced with a simple configuration.

また、前記本体の上面は、前記本体の設置面に対して前記本体の前面側が高く背面側が低い傾斜面であり、前記上面パネル部材の上面は、前記スイッチ穴の背面側の裏面に厚肉部を設け、前記肉盗み穴は、前記スイッチ穴よりも下方の前記厚肉部に位置する構成としても良い。
この場合、スイッチ穴と、このスイッチ穴より下方に位置して、液体が流れる場合の下流側に位置する肉盗み穴を、シートによって容易に、かつ確実に防水できる。
さらに、前記操作子は、前記画像記録装置の電源のオンとオフとを切り替えるための電源スイッチの操作部であっても良い。
この場合、電源スイッチを簡単かつ交換等の修理が容易な構造によって防水できる。また、誤操作を防止するため深い押し込み量に設定されることが多い電源スイッチに対応して、操作性を損なうことなく、防水構造を適用できる。
The upper surface of said body, said a inclined plane lower front side is higher rear side of the body with respect to the installation surface of the main body, the upper surface of the upper panel member, the thick portion on the rear surface of the rear side of the switch hole The meat stealing hole may be positioned in the thick portion below the switch hole.
In this case, the switch hole and the meat stealing hole located below the switch hole and located downstream when the liquid flows can be easily and reliably waterproofed by the sheet.
Furthermore, the operator may be an operation of the power switch for switching a power supply on and off of the image recording apparatus.
In this case, the power switch can be waterproofed with a structure that is simple and easy to repair such as replacement. In addition, a waterproof structure can be applied without sacrificing operability, corresponding to a power switch that is often set to a deep push-in amount to prevent erroneous operation.

また、本発明は、記録媒体に画像を記録して、本体の前面に設けられた排出口から前記記録媒体を排出する画像記録装置の防水構造であって、前記本体の上面、および背面の少なくとも一部を構成する上面パネル部材の前記本体の上面に相当する位置に、押圧操作される操作子が収められるとともに底部に前記操作子を貫通する孔が形成された凹部のスイッチ穴、前記上面パネル部材の上面を貫通する肉盗み穴、及び前記スイッチ穴と前記肉盗み穴とを覆うウレタンエラストマー製のシートが配設されたことを特徴とする画像記録装置の防水構造を提供する。
この構成によれば、本体の上面および背面の少なくとも一部を構成する上面パネル部材を備えた構成において、押しボタンスイッチの操作子を収めるスイッチ穴および肉盗み穴をウレタンエラストマー製のシートによって覆うことで、操作子および肉盗み穴への液体の浸入を防止できるとともに、耐久性および可撓性に富むウレタンエラストマーのシートを用いることで、操作時のストローク量が大きい操作子であっても十分に押し込むことができ、良好な操作感で操作できる。これにより、画像記録装置が備える押しボタン式の操作子の操作性を損なうことなく、簡単な構成によって防水できる。また、ストローク量の大きい操作子を収容するためのスイッチ穴を設けた上面パネルを金型による樹脂成形で形成するため、ヒケ防止用の肉盗み穴を設けた構成において、スイッチ穴とともに肉盗み穴を容易に防水できるので、画像記録装置の加工性を損なうことなく、防水性を確保できる。そして、上面パネル部材は画像記録装置本体の上面および背面の少なくとも一部を構成するものなので、スイッチ穴と肉盗み穴とを防水することによって、画像記録装置の上面全体を防水することができ、簡単な構成によって画像記録装置の防水性能を大幅に高めることができる。
また、本発明は、本体の上面および背面を構成する上面パネル部材のスイッチ穴の底部及び前記スイッチ穴の背面側に肉盗み穴が形成された厚肉部の形状に対応した金型で、前記上面パネル部材を樹脂成形し、前記パネル部材が樹脂成形された後、前記金型を前記背面に対して略垂直に離型し、前記スイッチ穴と前記肉盗み穴とを覆うウレタンエラストマー製のシートを前記上面パネル部材の上面に接着することを特徴とする。
Further, the present invention is a waterproof structure of an image recording apparatus that records an image on a recording medium and discharges the recording medium from a discharge port provided on the front surface of the main body , and includes at least an upper surface and a rear surface of the main body. the position corresponding to the upper surface of the main body of the upper panel member constituting a part, the switch hole in the recess holes through the operator to the bottom portion is formed with the operating element to be pressed is housed, the upper panel providing a waterproof structure of an image recording apparatus characterized by thinned hole through the upper surface of the member, and the urethane elastomeric sheet covering a switch hole and the thinned-out holes are arranged.
According to this configuration, in the configuration including the upper panel member that constitutes at least a part of the upper surface and the rear surface of the main body, the switch hole and the meat stealing hole for accommodating the operation element of the push button switch are covered with the urethane elastomer sheet. With the use of a urethane elastomer sheet that is highly durable and flexible, it is possible to prevent operation of the operation element and the meat stealing hole. It can be pushed in and operated with a good operational feeling. Thereby, it can waterproof with a simple structure, without impairing the operativity of the push button type operation element with which an image recording device is provided. In addition, in order to form the top panel with a switch hole for accommodating an operation element with a large stroke amount by resin molding with a mold, in the configuration with a meat stealing hole for preventing sink marks, a meat stealing hole is also provided together with the switch hole Can be easily waterproofed, so that the waterproof property can be secured without impairing the processability of the image recording apparatus. And since the upper surface panel member constitutes at least a part of the upper surface and the back surface of the image recording apparatus main body, the entire upper surface of the image recording apparatus can be waterproofed by waterproofing the switch hole and the meat stealing hole, With a simple configuration, the waterproof performance of the image recording apparatus can be greatly enhanced.
Further, the present invention is a mold corresponding to the shape of the thick portion in which the bottom portion of the switch hole of the top panel member constituting the top surface and the back surface of the main body and the stealing hole is formed on the back side of the switch hole, A sheet made of urethane elastomer that is formed by resin-molding an upper panel member, and after the panel member is resin-molded, the mold is released substantially perpendicularly to the back surface and covers the switch hole and the meat stealing hole. Is bonded to the upper surface of the upper panel member.

Claims

A discharge port provided on the front surface of the main body for discharging a recording medium on which an image is recorded ;
An upper panel member constituting at least a part of the upper surface and the rear surface of the main body ;
An operation element that is operated to be pressed ,
The upper panel member has a switch hole in a recess in which a hole penetrating the operation element is formed at the bottom and the operation element is housed on the upper surface of the upper panel member constituting the upper surface of the main body, and the upper panel member An image recording apparatus comprising: a meat stealing hole penetrating through the upper surface of the sheet; and a urethane elastomer sheet covering the switch hole and the meat stealing hole .

The image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a back surface of the sheet is bonded and fixed around the switch hole, and an upper surface of the operation element can be contacted and separated from the back surface of the sheet.

The upper surface of the main body, said a inclined plane lower front side is higher rear side of the body with respect to the installation surface of the main body,
The upper surface of the upper panel member is provided with a thick portion on the back side of the back side of the switch hole,
The image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the meat stealing hole is located in the thick part below the switch hole.

The operating element is an image recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3 which is an operation of the power switch for switching the power on and off of the image recording apparatus.

A waterproof structure of an image recording apparatus for recording an image on a recording medium and discharging the recording medium from a discharge port provided on the front surface of the main body,
Upper surface of said body, and at least a portion corresponding to the upper surface of the main body of the upper panel member constituting the position of the back, holes through the operator is formed on the bottom together with the operating element to be pressed is housed switch hole in the recess, the image recording apparatus characterized by top thinned holes through the top panel member, and the urethane elastomeric sheet covering a switch hole and the thinned-out holes are arranged Waterproof structure.

  Resin-molding the top panel member with a mold that corresponds to the shape of the bottom of the switch hole of the top panel member that constitutes the top and back surfaces of the main body and the thick-walled part with the meat stealing hole formed on the back side of the switch hole And
  After the panel member is resin-molded, the mold is released substantially perpendicularly to the back surface,
  A method for manufacturing a panel member, comprising: bonding a urethane elastomer sheet covering the switch hole and the meat stealing hole to an upper surface of the upper panel member.