JP2014160938A - Processing apparatus and image forming system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To change arrangement of a processing apparatus involving a change in orientation of a processing apparatus housing without impairing operability and visibility of functional components attached in a suitable direction that is determined according to the orientation of the processing apparatus housing, without the need to replace the functional components.SOLUTION: A processing apparatus 3 is used in connection with an image forming apparatus 2, and can be arranged on a side face 20B or a front face 20A by changing an orientation of a processing apparatus housing 30 respectively to a first orientation or a second orientation, which are different substantially 90° from each other. The processing apparatus 3 includes functional components 4 and 5 that are attached thereto to be exposed to the appearance, and are attached while an attachment direction is changed to a predetermined direction according to the orientation of the processing apparatus housing 30. The processing apparatus 3 of the present invention includes an attachment direction changing mechanism for the functional components 4 and 5, and can change the attachment direction of the functional components 4 and 5 in accordance with the first orientation or the second orientation.

Description

  The present invention relates to a processing apparatus associated with an image forming apparatus, and an image forming system including the image forming apparatus and the processing apparatus. An example of the image forming apparatus is a copying machine, and an example of the processing apparatus is a charging device (coin vendor).

  Copiers that are often installed in offices as office equipment are intensively placed on the top, front, left, or right side of the copier housing as a device to save space. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1). As a result, the copier can be installed at the corner of the space such that the rear surface and the left or right side surface of the copier housing face each other against the wall. The work here refers to work performed by an operator, and includes paper feeding, paper discharge, document setting, jam processing, operation, and the like.

  In recent years, copiers are also installed in retail stores such as supermarkets and convenience stores, and self-copying services for general consumers are provided. Since this service is generally charged, a coin vendor for charging when a copier is used is also provided together with the copier. In general, the coin vendor is disposed adjacent to the side surface of the copying machine casing (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

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  However, in small stores such as narrow offices and convenience stores, there is a situation that the installation space of the copying machine is narrow. For this reason, even if a copying machine is installed near the corner wall as in Patent Document 1, a sufficient space for installing a coin bender on the side surface of the copying machine housing is ensured as in Patent Document 2. Sometimes it was difficult.

  On the other hand, on the front side of the copying machine housing, there is a single space for the user to stand up and perform operations, so it is possible to install a coin bender using this space.

  However, since the coin vendor is designed exclusively for installation on the side of the copier casing, if the orientation of the coin vendor casing is changed by approximately 90 degrees for installation on the front of the copier casing, The orientation is changed to functional parts such as a display panel or a coin return box for displaying etc., which inevitably determine a suitable mounting direction in terms of visibility and workability. As a result, it is inconvenient for the user standing on the front side of the copying machine casing to see the amount of money or to take out change.

  Here, if a dedicated display panel or coin return box is prepared in accordance with the orientation of the coin vendor, there arises a problem that the component cost increases.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and it is not necessary to replace parts by sharing a functional part that determines a suitable mounting direction according to the orientation of the processing apparatus casing. It is an object of the present invention to provide a processing apparatus and an image forming system capable of changing the arrangement of a processing apparatus that involves changing the orientation of the processing apparatus casing without impairing the visibility.

  The present invention relates to a processing apparatus that accompanies an image forming apparatus and is used together with the image forming apparatus. That is, the apparatus is used by being connected to the image forming apparatus, and is arranged by changing the orientation of the processing apparatus housing to the first orientation or the second orientation different from each other by about 90 degrees on the side surface or front surface of the image forming apparatus housing. It relates to a possible processing device.

  When there is sufficient space on the side surface of the image forming apparatus casing, the processing apparatus is installed on the side surface of the image forming apparatus casing with the processing apparatus casing in the first orientation using this space. On the other hand, if there is no space on the side of the image forming apparatus casing, the processing apparatus casing is placed in the space on the front side, which is the only space for the user to stand up and operate. As the second orientation, a processing device is installed in front of the image forming apparatus housing.

  The processing apparatus is mounted so as to appear in the appearance of the processing apparatus, and has functional parts that are mounted by changing the mounting direction in a predetermined direction according to the orientation of the processing apparatus casing. And the processing apparatus of this invention is equipped with the attachment direction variable mechanism of such a functional component, and can change the attachment direction of a functional component corresponding to a 1st orientation or a 2nd orientation.

  Examples of the functional component include a display panel mounted on a mounting unit set on the upper surface of the processing apparatus casing. In this case, the attachment direction variable mechanism includes a rotation means for rotating the display panel above the mounting portion, a restriction means for restricting the rotation angle of the display panel to approximately 90 degrees corresponding to the first attachment direction or the second attachment direction, And a lock means for locking the display panel at a position restricted by the restriction means.

  Thereby, even if it does not replace | exchange a display panel, the arrangement | positioning change of the processing apparatus accompanying the orientation change of a processing apparatus housing | casing is attained, without impairing the visibility of a display panel.

  In addition, a coin return box having the functional component having an outlet on one side, mounted in a horizontal direction with respect to a mounting portion set in the processing apparatus housing, and having an outlet on one side is exemplified. . In this case, the attachment direction variable mechanism includes an alignment means for aligning with an attachment position in the mounting portion of the coin return box with an orientation different by about 90 degrees corresponding to the first attachment direction or the second attachment direction, and an alignment means. And a fixing means for fixing the coin return box at the position aligned by.

  Thereby, even if it does not replace | exchange a coin return box, arrangement | positioning change of the processing apparatus accompanying the orientation change of a processing apparatus housing | casing is attained, without impairing the operativity of a coin return box.

  A first coin return port and a second coin return port are opened on two adjacent side surfaces of the processing device casing. And corresponding to a 1st attachment direction or a 2nd attachment direction, a coin return box is attached to a processing apparatus housing | casing so that an exit may oppose a 1st coin return port or a 2nd coin return port.

  When one of the first coin return slot or the second coin return slot is closed with one common lid corresponding to the first mounting direction or the second mounting direction, the unused coin return slot is connected to the processing apparatus. Appearance does not appear in appearance.

  In the present invention, the coin return box is tilted with an opening / closing cover that is swingably supported by the take-out port to open / close the take-out port and a tray portion that receives the falling coins and that rises toward the take-out port. Part. According to this, coins can be prevented from popping out by positively hitting the coins falling on the tray part against the inner surface of the opening / closing cover by the jump trapezoidal inclined part.

  In the present invention, an alignment member for aligning the processing apparatus on the side surface or the front surface of the image forming apparatus housing is provided corresponding to the first orientation or the second orientation. According to this, the processing apparatus can be disposed at a predetermined position on the side surface or the front surface of the image forming apparatus housing.

  The alignment member may be prepared separately, but can also be used by a support plate provided at the bottom of the processing apparatus casing. With this support plate, the processing apparatus is aligned with reference to a support leg provided at the bottom of the image forming apparatus casing.

  An image forming system to which the present invention is applied is an image forming apparatus and an apparatus that is used by being connected to the image forming apparatus. The orientation of the processing apparatus casing is approximately 90 on the side or front of the image forming apparatus casing. And a processing apparatus which can be arranged by changing to a first orientation or a second orientation different from each other. An example of the image forming apparatus is a copying machine, and an example of the processing apparatus is a charging device (coin vendor).

  In addition, the processing apparatus casing is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped, the first orientation is an orientation in which the long side surface of the processing apparatus casing is parallel to the side surface of the image forming apparatus casing, and the second orientation is the processing apparatus casing. The orientation is such that the long side surface of the body is parallel to the front surface of the image forming apparatus housing. According to this, the processing apparatus can be efficiently arranged in the space.

  The height of the processing apparatus casing is set to be lower than the height of the in-body discharge section of the image forming apparatus casing. According to this, the operation of taking out the paper discharged to the in-body paper discharge unit is not physically obstructed by the processing device.

  An operation unit that accepts settings for image formation by the image forming apparatus is provided on the front side of the upper surface of the image forming apparatus casing. In the second orientation, the processing apparatus casing and the operation unit viewed from the front side of the image forming apparatus casing It is arranged at a position that does not overlap. According to this, the operation on the operation unit in the image forming apparatus is not physically hindered by the processing apparatus.

  The processing apparatus includes a connection member (cable) that is electrically connected to a connection portion provided on a back surface or a side surface of the image forming apparatus housing, and the connection member is a gap between the bottom surface of the image forming apparatus housing and the ground surface. Placed in. Wiring can be performed by effectively utilizing the space below the bottom surface of the image forming apparatus housing that is supported by floating from the floor surface.

  The processing apparatus includes a connection member (cable) that is electrically connected to a connection portion provided on a back surface or a side surface of the image forming apparatus housing. Further, the processing apparatus housing or the image forming apparatus housing includes both housings. Protrusions for forming a gap are provided therebetween, and the connecting member is disposed in the gap. Wiring can be performed by effectively using the space between the image forming apparatus casing and the processing apparatus casing.

  The processing apparatus includes a connection member (cable) that is electrically connected to a connection portion provided on a back surface or a side surface of the image forming apparatus casing. The image forming apparatus casing further includes a corner portion that has a chamfered shape. In the second orientation, the connecting member is disposed along the corner portion. Even when the connecting member is routed around the side surface of the image forming apparatus casing and wired, the wiring can be performed along the corner portion of the image forming apparatus casing without bending the connecting member by 90 degrees.

  According to the present invention, the orientation of the processing apparatus casing is changed without impairing the operability and visibility of the functional parts without replacing functional parts whose preferred mounting direction is determined according to the orientation of the processing apparatus casing. It is possible to change the arrangement of the processing devices.

FIG. 1A is a top view showing a configuration example of an image forming system according to an embodiment of the present invention in which a processing device is arranged on one side surface of an image forming apparatus housing. FIG. 1B is a front view of the system. FIG. 2A is a system top view illustrating a configuration example of an image forming system according to an embodiment of the present invention in which a processing device is disposed on the other side of the image forming apparatus housing. FIG. 2B is a front view of the system. FIG. 3A is a system top view illustrating a configuration example of an image forming system according to an embodiment of the present invention in which a processing device is arranged in front of an image forming apparatus housing. FIG. 3B is a front view of the system. It is a schematic block diagram of a processing apparatus. It is a perspective view of the processing apparatus for demonstrating the 1st orientation of a processing apparatus housing | casing. It is a perspective view of the processing apparatus for demonstrating the 2nd orientation of a processing apparatus housing | casing. It is a perspective view of the principal part of the processing apparatus for demonstrating the attachment direction variable mechanism of a coin return box which is an example of a functional component, and a 1st attachment direction. It is a perspective view of the principal part of the processing apparatus for demonstrating the attachment direction variable mechanism and 2nd attachment direction of a coin return box. It is sectional drawing of the coin return box for demonstrating the shape of the tray part of a coin return box. FIG. 10A is a perspective view of a display panel as another example of a functional component as viewed from above. FIG. 10B is a perspective view seen from the back side of the display panel. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the display panel mounting part of a processing apparatus housing | casing upper surface. It is a perspective view which shows the partition plate arrange | positioned under the display panel mounting part in a processing apparatus housing | casing seeing from a back side. It is a perspective view which shows the state with which the display panel was mounted | worn by the display panel mounting part seeing from the back side of a partition plate. It is a top view of the processing apparatus housing | casing for demonstrating the 1st attachment direction of a display panel. It is a top view of the processing apparatus housing | casing for demonstrating the attachment direction variable mechanism and 1st attachment direction of a display panel. It is a top view of the processing apparatus housing | casing for demonstrating the 2nd attachment direction of a display panel. It is a top view of the processing apparatus housing | casing for demonstrating the attachment direction variable mechanism and 2nd attachment direction of a display panel. FIG. 18A is a bottom view of the image forming system showing another embodiment of the support plate of the processing apparatus casing, and is a diagram showing a configuration example in which the processing apparatus is installed on the side surface of the image forming apparatus casing. . FIG. 18B is a bottom view of the image forming system showing another embodiment of the support plate of the processing apparatus casing, and is a diagram showing a configuration example in which the processing apparatus is installed in front of the image forming apparatus casing. . FIG. 19A and FIG. 19B are top views of the image forming system for explaining an example of wiring of the connection member. It is an upper surface figure of an image forming system for explaining other examples of wiring of a connection member. FIG. 21A is a system top view for explaining still another wiring example of the connection member. FIG. 21B is a front view of the system.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, taking as an example an image forming system including a copying machine and a coin vendor (charging device) used by being connected to the copying machine. A copier is an example of an image forming apparatus, and a coin vendor is an example of a processing apparatus. The image forming apparatus and the processing apparatus referred to in the present invention are not limited to these. For example, the image forming apparatus may be a printer that does not have a copying function, or may be a multifunction device that has both a printer function and a fax function in addition to the copying function. The processing device may be a post-processing device that performs various types of post-processing (such as stapling) on the discharged paper.

  As shown in FIGS. 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, and 3B, the image forming system 1 includes a copying machine 2 and a coin vendor 3. The The copier 2 is a main apparatus that functions as an image forming apparatus alone, and the coin vendor 3 is an accompanying apparatus for collecting a fee when the copier 2 is connected to the copier 2 and uses the copier 2. For this reason, in terms of size, the copying machine housing 20 is considerably larger than the coin vendor housing 30. The image forming system 1 is installed in a convenience store that provides a fee-based copying service. The coin vendor 3 and the copying machine 2 may be connected by wire via a connection member (cable) or may be connected wirelessly using a wireless communication interface.

  Generally, both the copying machine housing 20 and the coin vendor housing 30 have a rectangular parallelepiped appearance. However, the external appearance of both housings is not limited to a rectangular parallelepiped shape. The coin vendor housing 30 has a shape whose longitudinal direction is clearly defined in the horizontal direction. In this embodiment, since the coin bender case 30 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, the long side direction is the long side direction, and the short side direction is the short side direction. The coin bender housing 30 has four side surfaces constituted by a pair of opposed short side (gagawa) side surfaces 30A and 30B and a pair of long side (gagawa) side surfaces 30C and 30D. Become.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a support plate 6 is attached to the bottom surface of the coin bender housing 30. The support plate 6 includes an attachment portion 61, a first foot portion 62A, and a second foot portion 62B. The attachment portion 61, the first foot portion 62A, and the second foot portion 62B are rectangular. The attachment portion 61 has a rectangular shape that is substantially the same shape as the bottom surface of the coin bender housing 30 and is fixed to the bottom surface of the coin bender housing 30 with screws. The first foot portion 62A or the second foot portion 62B is perpendicular to the long side surface 30C or the long side surface 30D of the coin bender housing 30 from the side along the long side of the bottom surface of the coin bender housing 30 of the mounting portion 61. Overhangs in any direction. The support plate 6 stably supports the coin bender housing 30 on the floor surface F by the overhang of the first foot portion 62A and the second foot portion 62B. The support plate 6 shown in the figure employs a configuration in which the attachment portion 61 is formed one step higher than the first foot portion 62A and the second foot portion 62B, but is attached to the bottom plate of the coin bender housing 30. This is because a space for arranging the screw heads used for the purpose is secured under the attachment portion 61.

  The coin vendor 3 can be installed along the side surface 20B (20C) or the front surface 20A of the copying machine housing 20, and the orientation of the coin vendor housing 30 differs by 90 degrees depending on the arrangement (see FIG. 1A). ), (B), FIG. 2 (A), (B)) or the second orientation (see FIG. 3 (A), (B)).

  In the first orientation, as shown in FIGS. 1A, 1B, 2A, and 2B, one short side surface 30A of the coin bender housing 30 is positioned in front (front). The short side surfaces 30A and 30B define the width direction, and the long side surfaces 30C and 30D define the depth direction. In this first orientation, the coin bender 3 is configured such that one long side side surface 30C of the coin bender housing 30 is aligned with one side surface 20B of the copier housing 20, as shown in FIGS. Installed to face each other. Alternatively, as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the coin vendor 3 is configured so that one long side surface 30 </ b> D of the coin vendor housing 30 faces one side 20 </ b> C of the copying machine housing 20. Installed. Since the coin vender housing 30 is arranged so that the short side direction is the width direction, the side surface side of the copying machine housing 20 by the coin bender 3 (right side in FIG. 1A and left side in FIG. 2A). ) Space is not taken up much.

  As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the second orientation is such that one long side side surface 30D of the coin bender housing 30 is positioned in front (front), and the width direction is set to the long side side surface 30C, The orientation is defined by 30D and the short side surfaces 30A and 30B define the depth direction. In this second orientation, the coin bender 3 is installed such that the other long side surface 30C of the coin bender housing 30 faces the front surface 20A of the copier housing 20. Since the short direction of the coin bender housing 30 is arranged in the depth direction, the coin bender 3 does not take up much space on the front side of the copying machine housing 20 (downward in FIG. 2A). .

  A schematic configuration of the external part of the copying machine 2 will be described. An automatic document feeder 21 also serving as a cover for opening and closing a document table (not shown) is disposed on the upper surface of the copying machine casing 20. On the front side of the upper surface of the copying machine housing 20, an operation unit 22 for operating execution of an image forming operation is provided. The operation unit 22 has a touch panel type display unit, and the operation unit 22 slightly protrudes to the front side of the copying machine casing 20 (lower side in FIG. 1A) in order to secure the area. .

  As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, in the second orientation, the coin bender housing 30 is arranged at a position that does not overlap with the operation unit 22 when viewed from the front side of the copying machine housing 20. According to this, the operation of the operation unit in the image forming apparatus is not physically hindered by the processing device 3.

  An in-body paper discharge unit 23 is formed at the upper part of the copying machine casing 20. The in-body discharge unit 23 has a structure that saves space in the discharge unit, and is formed as a hollow portion that is recessed into the body of the copying machine casing 20. In order to make it easier for the user to access the hand, the in-body paper discharge unit 23 is open to the front surface 20A and the other side surface 20C of the copying machine casing 20.

  A paper feed unit 24 is formed in the lower part of the copying machine casing 20. The paper feed unit 24 is composed of a multi-stage tray, and the paper can be appropriately supplied to the paper feed unit 24 by pulling out the tray from the front surface 20A of the copying machine casing 20.

  The copying machine 2 is supported on the floor surface F by support legs 25 provided at the four corners of the bottom surface of the copying machine casing 20. In addition, since the configuration of the functional unit for executing the copying operation inside the copying machine housing 20 is known, the description thereof is omitted.

  Next, the schematic configuration of the coin vendor 3 will be described with reference to FIG. 4. The coin vendor 3 inserts coins to be inserted into the coin insertion slot 31 provided on the upper surface of the coin vendor housing 30 through the coin passage 32. It is introduced into the processing device 33 and charged. This process is sent to the copying machine 2, and the copying machine 2 is put on standby in a state of accepting an input operation to the operation unit 22 for executing a copying operation.

  The billed coin passes through the coin passage 34 and is stored in the safe 35. It is displayed on the display panel 5 mounted on the upper surface of the coin vendor housing 30. In addition, the coin vendor 3 includes a coin return button 38 and a coin return box 4. When the coin return button 38 is pressed before the input operation to the operation unit 22, the billing process is canceled and the inserted coins are returned to the coin return box 4. The overall operation of the coin vendor 3 is controlled by the control unit 37.

  The coin return box 4 and the display panel 5 are examples of functional components necessary for exhibiting the function of the coin vendor 3. The functional component defined in the present invention is a component that is mounted so as to appear in the appearance of the coin bender 3 and is mounted by changing the mounting direction in a predetermined direction according to the orientation of the coin vendor housing 30.

  As described above, the orientation of the coin bender housing 30 differs by 90 degrees in the first orientation or the second orientation. The first coin return opening 301A and the second coin return opening 301B are opened on the adjacent side faces of the coin vendor housing 30 and facing the front in each orientation. That is, the first coin is applied to the short side surface 30A (see FIG. 1B) facing the front in the first orientation and the long side surface 30D (refer to FIG. 3B) facing the front in the second orientation. A return opening 301A and a second coin return opening 301B are formed. The first coin return port 301A and the second coin return port 301B are set to the same height and the same size.

  As a result, any coin return port always exists in front of the coin vendor housing 30 regardless of the orientation of the coin vendor 3. In this embodiment, the shape of the coin return slot is a rectangle, but is not necessarily limited to a rectangle.

  In addition, although the orientation of the coin bender case 30 is different by 90 degrees in the first orientation or the second orientation, it means that the orientation should be 90 degrees apparently and does not need to be strictly 90 degrees. For example, an angle difference within a range of about 70 to 110 degrees is acceptable.

  As shown in FIG. 5, in the first orientation, the first coin return opening 301 </ b> A is used, and thus the unused second coin return opening 301 </ b> B is closed by the lid member 49. As shown in FIG. 6, in the second orientation, since the second coin return port 301 </ b> B is used, the unused first coin return port 301 </ b> A is closed by the lid member 49. The first coin return port 301A and the second coin return port 301B are closed by a common lid member 49. This prevents an unused coin return port from appearing on the exterior of the coin vendor 3 and deteriorating its appearance.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the coin return box 4 has a box body 40 that has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape whose upper surface is open. On one side surface of the box body 40, a rectangular outlet 401 is formed over substantially the entire area. Inside the outlet 401, a rectangular opening / closing cover 41 is supported. One side lower edge portion of the box body 40 extends vertically to form a tongue piece portion 46.

  A first support piece 43A and a second support piece 43B are provided on the bottom surface of the box body 40 so as to extend in a direction perpendicular to the side surface on which the outlet 401 is formed. In addition, an engagement protrusion 44 is provided at the rear ends of the first support piece 43A and the second support piece 43B.

  In the coin vendor housing 30, a mounting portion 302 for mounting the coin return box 4 in the horizontal direction is formed. The mounting portion 302 faces the outside of the coin vendor housing 30 via the first coin return port 301A and the second coin return port 301B.

  The long side surface 30D of the coin vendor housing 30 is a hinged door that can be opened and closed for changing the mounting direction of the coin return box 4, collecting coins in the safe 35, and other maintenance. 7 and 8 show a state where the door (long side surface 30D) is opened in order to open the mounting portion 302. FIG.

  An attachment piece 303 having a screw hole 304 is erected on the open side of the bottom surface of the mounting portion 302 (the front side with respect to the arrow direction indicating the insertion direction of the coin return box 4 in FIGS. 7 and 8). Furthermore, a first locking piece 305 </ b> A and a second locking piece 305 </ b> B having engagement holes that can engage with the engagement protrusions 44 are formed on the back side of the bottom surface of the mounting portion 302. The interval between the first locking piece 305A and the second locking piece 305B is set equal to the interval between the first support piece 43A and the second support piece 43B. The front surfaces of the first locking piece 305A and the second locking piece 305B are set to be flush with each other.

  The bottom surface of the mounting portion 302, the first locking piece 305A, the second locking piece 305B, the first support piece 43A, the second support piece 43B, the engagement protrusion 44, the mounting piece 303, the screw hole 304 of the mounting piece 303, the tongue The piece portion 46, the screw hole 45 of the tongue piece portion 46, and the screw hole 45 of the first support piece 43A constitute the mounting direction variable mechanism of the present invention. The coin return box 4 can be attached to the coin bender housing 30 by arbitrarily selecting two types of attachment directions using such an attachment direction variable mechanism.

  FIG. 7 shows the first mounting direction of the coin return box 4. When the coin bender 3 is installed in the first orientation (see FIGS. 1A and 1B), the first coin return port 301A formed on the short side surface 30A of the coin bender housing 30 is the front. Located in. Therefore, in the first orientation, the coin return box 4 is fixed to the mounting portion 302 of the coin vendor housing 30 so that the outlet 401 faces the first coin return port 301A.

  At this time, the first support piece 43A and the second support piece 43B are supported on the bottom surface of the mounting portion 302, and the outer surface of the second support piece 43B is the first engagement piece 305A and the second engagement piece 305B. By contacting the front surface, the coin return box 4 is aligned at an appropriate position. The coin return box 4 is fixed by screwing the screw hole 45 of the first support piece 43 </ b> A and the screw hole 304 of the attachment piece 303.

  FIG. 8 shows the second mounting direction of the coin return box 4. When the coin bender 3 is installed in the second orientation (see FIGS. 2A and 2B), the second coin return port 301B formed on the long side surface 30C of the coin bender housing 30 (see FIG. 6) is located in front. Therefore, in the second orientation, the coin return box 4 is attached to the mounting portion 302 of the coin vendor housing 30 so that the outlet 401 faces the second coin return port 301B.

  At this time, the first support piece 43A and the second support piece 43B are supported on the bottom surface of the mounting portion 302, and the engagement protrusions 44 of the first support piece 43A and the second support piece 43B are the first locking pieces 305A. By engaging with the second locking piece 305B, the coin return box 4 is aligned at an appropriate position. This engagement also prevents wobbling of the coin return box 4. The coin return box 4 is fixed by screwing the screw hole 45 of the tongue piece 46 and the screw hole 304 of the attachment piece 303.

  9A and 9B show a structure for preventing the coins falling into the coin return box 4 from jumping out.

  9A, a stopper 48 that prevents the opening and closing cover 41 from being opened to the outside is provided at the edge of the tray portion 402 of the box body 40 of the coin return box 4. FIG. Even if the coin C dropped on the tray unit 402 hits the inner surface of the opening / closing cover 41, the opening / closing cover 41 does not open outward, so that the coin C can be prevented from popping out.

  FIG. 9B is a view in which an inclined portion 47 having an inclination that becomes higher toward the outlet 401 of the tray portion 402 is provided on the tray portion 402 of the box body 40 of the coin return box 4. The apex of the inclined portion 47 is set higher than the lower end of the opening / closing cover 41. The coin C that has fallen on the tray portion 402 is positively applied to the inner surface of the opening / closing cover 41 by the jump trapezoidal inclined portion 47 and bounced back, thereby preventing the coin C from jumping out.

  As shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B, the display panel 5 has an electrical component such as a display (not shown) in a panel main body 50 that has a box shape in which a lid 51 and a support 52 are combined. Is built in. The electrical component is mounted on the substrate and supported in the support body 52.

  A display unit 53 that displays the amount of money is formed on the main surface of the external portion of the lid 51 corresponding to the upper surface of the panel body 50. The main surface of the lid 51 is formed on an inclined surface that is low on the near side and high on the heel side so that the amount of money displayed on the display unit 53 is easily visible.

  As shown in FIG. 5B, a main shaft 54 protrudes from the center of the main surface of the appearance portion of the support body 52 corresponding to the back surface of the panel main body 50. The main shaft 54 has a hollow cylindrical shape, and the hollow portion communicates with the inside of the panel main body 50. Therefore, power can be supplied to the electrical components in the panel body 50 by inserting a harness (shown by a broken line) through the main shaft 54.

  A retaining boss 55 is formed at a predetermined position in the circumferential direction of the side surface of the main shaft 54 so as to protrude in the radial direction over substantially the entire axial direction. The retaining boss 55 has a step 551 in the axial direction of the main shaft 54, so that the basic portion (the lower portion of the step 551 in the figure) close to the main surface of the support 52 is thickened. The shape is adopted. The protruding direction of the retaining boss 55 protruding from the side surface of the main shaft 54 is a direction along a diagonal line from the center of the support body 52 toward one vertex. When the display panel 5 is viewed from the front side as shown in FIG. 10A, the apex located on the extension of the retaining boss 55 is one end of one side where the height on the inclined surface of the main surface of the lid 51 is the highest ( It is a vertex corresponding to the part surrounded by the annular dotted line.

  A first positioning boss 56 </ b> A and a second positioning boss 56 </ b> B are protruded around the main shaft 54 of the main surface of the support body 52. The first positioning boss 56 </ b> A and the second positioning boss 56 </ b> B are arranged in line symmetry with respect to the center line along the protruding direction of the retaining boss 55 on the main surface of the support body 52. The first positioning boss 56A and the second positioning boss 56B are equidistant from the center of the main shaft 54, and the center angle is set to 90 degrees.

  As shown in FIG. 11, a mounting portion 312 for mounting the display panel 5 is recessed on the upper surface of the coin vendor housing 30. The mounting portion 312 has a substantially square shape, and two adjacent sides are parallel to the long side or the short side of the upper surface of the coin bender housing 30. A cylindrical portion 314 surrounding a hole 313 having a shape in which a circle and a fan shape are concentrically overlapped is formed on the bottom surface of the mounting portion 312 so as to protrude downward.

  As shown in FIG. 12, below the mounting portion 312 (not shown), a partition plate 318 is fixed in the coin bender housing 30, and a hole 319 having a shape corresponding to the hole 313 is formed in the partition plate 318. It is formed. The hole 319 substantially overlaps the hole 313, but the radius of the fan-shaped arc portion is set smaller than the radius of the corresponding portion of the hole 313. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 11, when the mounting portion 312 is viewed from above, the arc of the hole 319 of the partition plate 318 projects to the inside of the hole 313 at the lower end of the fan-shaped arc portion of the cylindrical portion 314. As a result, a flange 315 is formed.

  A common center position of the circle and the fan shape of the hole 313 is set at the center of the mounting portion 312. The fan-shaped center line of the hole 313 is parallel to the short side of the upper surface of the coin bender housing 30, and the center angle is set to approximately 90 degrees.

  A first cylindrical rib 316A, a second cylindrical rib 316B, and a third cylindrical rib 316C are provided on the bottom surface of the mounting portion 312 around the circle of the hole 313. The first cylinder rib 316A is located on the fan-shaped center line of the hole 313 on the bottom surface of the mounting portion 312 and the second cylinder rib 316B and the third cylinder rib 316C are arranged symmetrically with respect to the center line. The interval between the adjacent cylindrical ribs 316A, 316B and 316A, 316C is set so that the central angle is 90 degrees with respect to the center of the circle of the hole 313.

  The display panel 5 is mounted in the vertical direction on the mounting portion 312 configured as described above on the upper surface of the coin vendor housing 30.

  The main shaft 54, the retaining boss 55, the first positioning boss 56A, the second positioning boss 56B, the cylindrical portion 314, the hole 313, the first cylindrical rib 316A, the second cylindrical rib 316B, and the third cylindrical rib 316C are provided on the display panel 5. A mounting direction variable mechanism is configured. Using this attachment direction variable mechanism, the display panel 5 can be attached to the mounting portion 312 by arbitrarily selecting two types of attachment directions.

  FIG. 14 shows the first mounting direction of the display panel 5. When the coin bender 3 is installed in the first orientation (see FIGS. 1A and 1B), the display is easily visible from the short side surface 30A side facing the front of the coin bender housing 30. The display panel 5 is attached in the direction. At this time, as shown in FIG. 15, it is inserted into the circle of the hole 313 of the main shaft 54 provided in the display panel 5, and the retaining boss 55 is inserted into the fan shape of the hole 313. The linear portions in the radial direction at both ends of the fan-shaped hole 313 restrict the rotation range of the retaining boss 55 to 90 degrees. In the first mounting direction, as shown in the figure, the retaining boss 55 faces the top left vertex of the mounting portion 312. The first positioning boss 56A is fitted to the first cylinder rib 316A, and the second positioning boss 56B is fitted to the second cylinder rib 316B. These fittings lock the display panel 5 at an appropriate mounting position.

  FIG. 16 shows the second mounting direction of the display panel 5. When the coin bender 3 is installed in the second orientation (see FIGS. 3A and 3B), the display is easily visible from the long side surface 30D side facing the front of the coin bender housing 30. The display panel 5 is attached in the direction. In FIG. 16, for convenience of explanation, the coin vendor housing 30 is shown in the same orientation as FIG. 15 referred to in the explanation of the first orientation. At this time, as shown in FIG. 17, the boss 55 is inserted into the circle of the hole 313 of the main shaft 54 provided in the display panel 5, and the retaining boss 55 is inserted into the sector of the hole 313. The linear portions in the radial direction at both ends of the fan-shaped hole 313 restrict the rotation range of the retaining boss 55 to 90 degrees. In the second mounting direction, as shown in the drawing, the retaining boss 55 faces the lower left vertex of the mounting portion 312. The first positioning boss 56A is fitted to the third cylinder rib 316C, and the second positioning boss 56B is fitted to the first cylinder rib 316A. These fittings lock the display panel 5 at an appropriate mounting position.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the display panel 5 is prevented from being detached from the mounting portion 312 by screwing it to the tip of the lower end surface of the retaining boss 55 protruding downward from the partition plate 318 via a washer 7. It is done. That is, when the panel body 50 is lifted, the washer 7 interferes with the flange 315 to prevent it from coming off. Thanks to this retaining, it is possible to easily change the mounting direction of the display panel 5 simply by lifting the panel body 50 from the mounting portion 312 and rotating it.

  To change from the first mounting direction (see FIGS. 14 and 15) to the second mounting direction (see FIGS. 16 and 17), the panel body 50 is lifted from the mounting portion 312 and rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise. . At this time, the main shaft 54 becomes a rotation axis parallel to the vertical direction, and the retaining boss 55 rotates within the fan shape of the hole 313. The first positioning boss 56A and the second positioning boss 56B are detached from the corresponding cylindrical ribs 316A or 316B, and the lock of the display panel 5 is released. To change from the second mounting direction to the first mounting direction, the panel body 50 is rotated 90 degrees in the clockwise direction.

  The main shaft 54 is a rotation axis parallel to the vertical direction, but may be a rotation axis inclined with respect to the vertical direction. Further, the rotation angle of the panel body 50 is set to 90 degrees by restricting the rotation range of the retaining boss 55 to 90 degrees. However, the rotation of the panel body 50 is controlled by restricting the rotation range of the retaining boss 55. The angle may be apparently 90 degrees and need not be exactly 90 degrees. For example, an angle difference within a range of about 70 to 110 degrees is acceptable.

  18A and 18B are plan views illustrating another embodiment of the support plate 6 of the coin bender housing 30 as seen from the bottom side of the image forming system. Support legs 25 arranged at the four corners of the bottom surface of the copying machine housing 20 when the first foot 62A of the support plate 6 is submerged in the space between the floor surface and the bottom surface of the copying machine housing 20. So that both ends in the longitudinal direction of the first foot portion 62A are cut. In the present embodiment, the first leg 62A is trapezoidal to avoid the support leg 25, but the shape of the first leg 62A is not limited to a trapezoid.

  By forming the avoiding portion of the support leg 25 in the first foot portion 62A in this way, the coin bender housing 30 is installed on the side surface 20B of the copier housing 20 as the first orientation as shown in FIG. In this case, it is possible to fit both apparatus housings together and to make the fronts flush with each other. As shown in FIG. 18B, when the coin bender housing 30 is set in the second orientation on the front surface 20A of the copying machine housing 20, both device housings are closely attached, and the side surfaces are aligned with each other. Is possible. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, a space-saving and clean image forming system is realized.

  Further, the coin bender 3 can be aligned in the depth direction or the width direction of the copying machine housing 20 by bringing the oblique side 63 of the first foot portion 62A of the support plate 6 into contact with or close to the support leg 25. It becomes. That is, the support plate 6 of the coin bender housing 30 also functions as an alignment member for the coin bender 3.

  In this embodiment, the ground contact area of the first foot portion 62A is reduced, but the second foot portion 62B that does not sink into the gap below the bottom surface of the copying machine housing 20 has a sufficient ground contact area, so that the coin The fall of the vendor 3 can be prevented.

  The connection between the coin vendor 3 and the copying machine 2 may be wired or wireless. When a connection portion provided on the back surface or side surface of the copying machine housing 20 is provided, as shown in FIGS. 19A and 19B, a connection member (cable) that is electrically connected to the connection portion is copied. Wiring can be done cleanly by passing through the gap between the bottom and floor of the machine casing 20. When the connection member is wired around the side surface of the copying machine casing 20, as shown in FIG. 20, the corner portion of the copying machine casing 20 adopts a chamfered shape such as a C surface or an R surface, and the corner portion If the wiring is routed along the line, the short connecting member 8 can be used without worrying about disconnection due to the bending of the connecting member 8.

  If there is a convex portion for forming a gap between the copying machine casing 20 and the coin bender casing 30, the connecting member can be wired by effectively using the gap. For example, as shown in FIGS. 21A and 21B, when the manual feed tray 26 is provided on the side surface 20B of the copying machine housing 20, the coin bender housing 30 is closely attached to the folded manual feed tray 26. By arranging the vendor 3, a gap is formed between the copying machine casing 20 and the coin vendor casing 30, and the connecting member 8 can be wired using this gap. The convex portion is not limited to the manual feed tray, and may be a member attached to the coin bender 3.

  As described above, according to the present invention, there is no need to replace parts by sharing the functional parts that are mounted by changing the mounting direction in a predetermined direction according to the orientation of the processing device casing. It is possible to change the arrangement of the processing apparatus accompanying the change in the orientation of the processing apparatus housing without impairing the operability and visibility.

  The above description of the embodiment is to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown not by the above embodiments but by the claims. Furthermore, the scope of the present invention is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of the claims.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Image forming system 2 ... Copier 20 ... Copier casing 3 ... Coin vendor 30 ... Coin vendor casing 301A ... First coin return port 301B ... Second coin return port 4 ... Coin return box 40 ... Box body 41 ... Opening / closing cover 5 ... display panel 50 ... panel body 6 ... support plate 61 ... mounting portion 62A ... first foot portion 62B ... second foot portion 7 ... washer 8 ... connecting member

Claims (5)

The apparatus is used by being connected to the image forming apparatus, and can be arranged by changing the orientation of the processing apparatus housing to the first orientation or the second orientation different from each other by about 90 degrees on the side surface or the front surface of the image forming apparatus housing. A processing device, comprising:
A functional component that is mounted so as to appear in the appearance of the processing apparatus and is mounted by changing the mounting direction in a predetermined direction according to the orientation of the processing apparatus housing;
A mounting direction variable mechanism configured to be able to change the mounting direction of the functional component to a first mounting direction or a second mounting direction corresponding to the first orientation or the second orientation by approximately 90 degrees,
A processing apparatus comprising:   The functional component is a display panel that is mounted on a mounting portion that is set on an upper surface of the processing apparatus housing, and the attachment direction changing mechanism includes a rotating unit that rotates the display panel above the mounting portion, Corresponding to the first attachment direction or the second attachment direction, there is a restriction means for restricting the rotation angle of the display panel to approximately 90 degrees, and a lock means for locking the display panel at a position restricted by the restriction means. The processing apparatus according to claim 1.   The functional component is a coin return box that has an outlet on one side surface thereof and is mounted to a mounting portion set in the processing apparatus casing, and the mounting direction variable mechanism is configured to have the first mounting direction. Alternatively, alignment means for aligning the mounting position of the coin return box with the mounting position of the coin return box in an orientation different by about 90 degrees corresponding to the second mounting direction, and the coin return at the position aligned by the positioning means The processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising fixing means for fixing the box. An image forming apparatus for forming an image on paper;
The apparatus is used by being connected to the image forming apparatus, and can be arranged on the side surface or the front surface of the image forming apparatus casing by changing the orientation of the processing apparatus casing to a first orientation or a second orientation different by about 90 degrees. An image forming system.   The processing apparatus casing is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped, and the first orientation is an orientation in which a long side surface of the processing apparatus casing is parallel to a side surface of the image forming apparatus casing, and the second orientation is The image forming system according to claim 4, wherein the long side surface of the processing device casing is oriented parallel to the front surface of the image forming device casing.

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