JP2016168741A - Holding member of card information reading means, and image forming device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily exchange a magnetic type card reader and a non-contact type card reader without replacing a holding member in a state that a key board and a card reader are mounted on a device main body simultaneously.SOLUTION: A first holding member for mounting card information reading means on a device main body and a second holding member which can select other card information reading means different from the card information reading means by mounting the first holding member are provided in a range which does not protrude from a horizontal width of information input means on a far side from an operator of the information input means with respect to the information input means mounted beside an operation part of the device main body.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a holding member for a card information reading unit and an image forming apparatus.

There is already known a method in which a keyboard and a card reader as card information reading means are attached and fixed to the apparatus main body at the same time as an option near the operation unit of the image forming apparatus.
There are two main types of card readers: magnetic card readers (swipe readers) and contactless card readers. In the conventional method of attaching and fixing the keyboard and card reader to the device body at the same time, once the card reader is attached, the shape differs between the magnetic type and the non-contact type, so a different holding member must be newly attached. Don't be. For this reason, there is a problem that it is necessary to replace the entire holding member when the user desires to replace it during use.

Therefore, various proposals have been made (for example, see Patent Document 1).
Patent Document 1 discloses a method of attaching different types of card readers for the purpose of improving the operability of additional options such as a card reader installed near the operation unit.

  However, in the invention described in Patent Document 1, when the keyboard and the card reader are attached and fixed to the main body at the same time, once the card reader is attached, the shape is different between the magnetic type and the non-contact type. The problem that it is necessary to replace all the holding members when the user desires to replace them in the middle of use cannot be solved.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to easily replace the magnetic and non-contact card reader without exchanging the holding member in a state where the keyboard and the card reader are simultaneously attached to the apparatus main body.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that the information input unit attached to the side of the operation unit of the apparatus main body is on the side farther from the operator of the information input unit and the information input unit. A first holding member for attaching the card information reading means to the apparatus main body within a range that does not protrude from the lateral width, and other card information reading different from the card information reading means by being attached to the first holding member. And a second holding member capable of selecting the means.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to easily replace the magnetic and non-contact card reader without exchanging the holding member in a state where the keyboard and the card reader are simultaneously attached to the apparatus main body.

(A) is an external perspective view of an image forming apparatus to which a keyboard is attached, (b) is an enlarged view of a region A indicated by a broken line in (a), and (c) is a second holding member. FIG. 6 is a diagram in which a card reader 14 as another card information reading means is attached on the cover 15 as a card. (A) is an enlarged view of FIG. 1 (b), (b) is a state in which the card reader 13 shown in (a) is covered with a cover 15 and the card reader 14 is attached to the top 15a of the cover 15. FIG. It is explanatory drawing about the position of the top surface of a keyboard and a card reader when an image forming apparatus is seen from the side. FIG. 3 is a view of a keyboard 12 and a card reader 14 viewed from the right side of the image forming apparatus. It is explanatory drawing about the harness path | route of the card reader and keyboard of the image forming apparatus shown in FIG.1 (c). (A) is an external appearance perspective view of the 1st holding member for attaching the magnetic card reader of an image forming apparatus, (b) is a 2nd to the 1st holding member shown to (a). It is an external appearance perspective view after attaching a holding member.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described.
<Overview>
The present invention has the following characteristics with respect to a keyboard as information input means attached to the apparatus body, a card reader as card information reading means, and a holding member thereof.
In short, a card reader is attached to the keyboard attached to the side of the operation unit of the device main body on the side far from the operator of the keyboard and does not protrude from the width of the keyboard, and a magnetic (swipe) card reader. A cover is provided on the mounting table. This cover is characterized by a non-contact card reader stand.

<Embodiment>
[Constitution]
The features of the present invention described above will be described in detail with reference to the following drawings.
With reference to FIGS. 1A, 1B, and 1C, a keyboard and a card reader attached to the image forming apparatus will be described. FIG. 1A is an external perspective view of an image forming apparatus to which a keyboard is attached. FIG.1 (b) is an enlarged view of the area | region A shown with the broken line of Fig.1 (a). FIG. 1C is a view in which a card reader 14 as another card information reading means is attached on a cover 15 as a second holding member.

It is desired that the image forming apparatus 100 be equipped with a keyboard 12 as information input means and a card reader as card information reading means, which are optional according to the wishes of general users. In addition, some users desire the simultaneous installation of the keyboard 12 and the card reader.
As the card reader, a magnetic card reader 13 and a contactless card reader 14 are mainly used. The contactless card is an IC card such as SUICA (registered trademark) or PASMO (registered trademark).
A keyboard 12 is attached to the right side of the operation unit 11 of the apparatus main body of the image forming apparatus 100, and an opening in which the magnetic card reader 13 is a card insertion slot is located on the back side of the keyboard 12 as viewed from the operator 101, that is, behind. It is attached so that it is almost upward. The magnetic card reader 13 is inserted horizontally into the opening so that the magnetic stripe of the magnetic card is on the lower side, and is translated to the right side away from the main body of the device, so that the ID of the operator 101 etc. Data is to be read.
Here, the apparatus main body refers to parts other than the keyboard 12, the magnetic card reader 13, the non-contact card reader 14, and the covers 15 and 17 from the image forming apparatus 100.
The card reader 13 as card information reading means is attached at a position that does not protrude from the lateral width of the keyboard 12 so as not to make the outer shape of the apparatus main body as large as possible.
If the magnetic card reader 13 is attached to the side closer to the operator 101 of the keyboard 12, that is, the front side, the keyboard 101 is disturbed when the operator 101 operates the hand 101a, and the operability is lowered. Further, when the card reader 13 is attached to the right side of the keyboard 12, the outer shape of the apparatus main body is further increased. Therefore, the mounting position of the card reader 13 needs to be in a range far from the operator 101 of the keyboard 12, that is, in the back side and not to protrude from the lateral width of the keyboard 12.

  Reference numeral 18 shown in FIG. 1B is a panel for attaching the card reader 13 to the apparatus main body. The first holding member includes a panel 18 and a mounting table 19 that holds the panel 18 so as to be orthogonal to each other. The shape of the panel 18 is a plate-like member having a substantially inverted L-shaped cross section as shown in FIG. ing. A card reader 13 is attached to the panel 18 so that the opening portion faces substantially upward. Examples of the material of the panel 18 include metals such as aluminum, iron, and alloys, but a resin may be used.

  Reference numeral 15 shown in FIG. 1A denotes a cover as a second holding member capable of selecting another card information reading unit different from the card information reading unit. The cover 15 is formed in a box shape with a lid and no bottom, and is attached to the table 19 so as to cover the card reader 13. A non-contact card reader 14 as another information input means is attached to the top surface 15a of the cover 15.

With reference to FIG. 2 (a), (b), it demonstrates that a cover becomes a stand of a non-contact-type card reader. 2 (a) is an enlarged view of FIG. 1 (b). FIG. 2 (b) covers the card reader 13 shown in FIG. 2 (a) with a cover 15, and the card is placed on the top surface 15a of the cover 15. FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which a reader 14 is attached.
As shown in FIG. 2B, the cover 15 is attached to the mounting base 19 of the magnetic card reader 13 so that the cover 15 becomes the mounting base of the non-contact card reader 14. Since the magnetic card reader 13 and the non-contact card reader 14 can be switched by placing the cover 15, when the operator 101 changes from a magnetic type to a non-contact type card reader during use, It is not necessary to replace the entire holding member.
Conversely, even when the operator 102 who used the non-contact card reader 14 replaces the magnetic card reader 13, the operator 102 can easily replace the card reader 13 with the magnetic card reader 13 by removing one cover 15. Can be changed.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the positions of the top surface of the keyboard and the card reader when the image forming apparatus is viewed from the side.
FIG. 3 is a view of the keyboard 12 and the card reader 14 as viewed from the right side of the apparatus main body. At this time, the top surface 14a of the card reader 14 is attached so as to be above the top surface (operation surface) of the keyboard 12. This is because when the top surface 14a of the card reader 14 is below the top surface of the keyboard 12, when the card 102 is held over the contactless card reader 14 with the finger 101a, the keyboard 12 becomes in the way and the operator This is because the operability of 101 is lowered.
Even if the top surface 14a of the card reader 14 is lower than the top surface of the keyboard 12, if the card reader 14 is kept away from the operator 101, the keyboard 12 does not get in the way when the card 102 is held by the finger 101a. However, in this case, the card reader 14 moves away from the operator 101 standing in front of the apparatus main body, resulting in poor operability.
Therefore, the card reader 14 is attached so that the top surface 14a of the card reader 14 is above the top surface of the keyboard 12, and the card reader 14 is brought close to the keyboard 12.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the position of the top surface of the keyboard and the card reader when viewed from a specific side.
4 is a view of the keyboard 12 and the card reader 14 viewed from the right side of the image forming apparatus, as in FIG. Unlike FIG. 2, not only the top surface 14 a of the card reader 14, but also the top surface 15 a of the cover 15 serving as a card reader mounting base is above the top surface of the keyboard 12. The top surface of the card reader stand is above the top surface of the keyboard 12, so that the top surface 14a of the card reader 14 is always above the top surface of the keyboard 12 even if a very thin contactless card reader 14 is installed. It is in.
Further, since the top surface of the card reader stand is above the top surface of the keyboard 12, even a card reader larger than the area of the card reader stand can be attached.
This is because when the top surface of the card reader table is lower than the top surface of the keyboard 12, if a card reader with a large area is attached, the card reader and the keyboard interfere with each other.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a card reader and keyboard harness path of the image forming apparatus illustrated in FIG.
The simultaneous attachment of the card reader and the keyboard to the main body of the apparatus is a matter particularly desired by universities in North America. However, in North American universities, card readers and keyboards are often stolen. As a specific method of theft, in most cases, the harness is cut and the exposed part is taken away. Therefore, in order to prevent theft damage, it is necessary not to expose the card reader or keyboard harness.

FIG. 5 is a view of the card reader and the keyboard as viewed from the lower right of the apparatus main body.
The harness coming out from the bottom surface of the card reader 14 passes through the harness hidden cover 17 of the card reader 14 and is accommodated in a keyboard bracket 16 as a holding member for holding the keyboard 12. That is, the harness is housed in the cover 15 and the keyboard bracket 16. When the card reader 14 is attached to the cover 15, the tip of the card reader 14 harness cover 17 is stored so as to be inserted into the keyboard bracket 16, so the card reader 14 harness must be exposed from outside the device. There is no. Since the keyboard bracket 16 is attached to the apparatus main body, the harness passes through the keyboard bracket 16 and is connected to the apparatus main body. Similarly, the harness of the keyboard 12 is housed in the keyboard bracket 16 and connected to the apparatus body.
With these configurations, both the keyboard 21 and the card reader 14 can be connected to the apparatus main body without exposing the harness to the outside of the apparatus main body.

With reference to FIGS. 6A and 6B, it will be described that the non-contact type card reader mounting table becomes a cover of the magnetic card reader mounting portion.
6A is an external perspective view of a first holding member for attaching a magnetic card reader of the image forming apparatus, and FIG. 6B is a first perspective view shown in FIG. 6A. It is an external appearance perspective view after attaching the 2nd holding member to the holding member.
FIG. 6 shows that the cover 15 as a base for the non-contact type card reader serves as a cover for the magnetic card reader mounting portion. When the non-contact card reader 14 (see FIG. 1C) is used, the magnetic card reader holding member is not used, so the mounting portion of the magnetic card reader 13 (FIG. 1B) is It is exposed. For this reason, by providing the mounting base of the non-contact type card reader 14 with the cover function of the mounting portion of the magnetic card reader 13, the appearance is improved and the anti-theft effect is obtained.

[Function and effect]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, a magnetic card reader is attached to the keyboard attached to the side of the operation unit of the apparatus main body so that the card reader is attached to the rear side of the keyboard and does not protrude from the lateral width of the keyboard. A cover is placed on the table. As a result, the cover becomes a non-contact type card reader stand, so that the magnetic and non-contact type can be easily obtained without replacing the card reader holding member with the keyboard and the card reader attached to the device body at the same time. You can replace the card reader.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, when the card reader as the card information reading means is operated, the operator's hand and fingers do not collide with the keyboard as the information input means, and the operability is not impaired.

Moreover, according to this embodiment, a card reader with a large area can be attached.
Moreover, according to this embodiment, since a harness is not exposed out of the apparatus main body, it becomes difficult to suffer from theft damage.
Moreover, according to this embodiment, if the 2nd holding member is attached, the 1st holding member which becomes unnecessary to use can be hidden, an external appearance improves, and an antitheft effect is acquired.

  The above-described embodiment shows an example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. is there.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Operation part 12 Keyboard 13 Magnetic card reader 14 Non-contact type card reader 14a, 15a Top surface 15 Cover 16 Keyboard bracket 17 Harness concealed cover 18 Panel 19 Table 100 Image forming apparatus 101 Operator 101a Finger 102 Card

JP 2008-061072 A

Claims (6)

With respect to the information input means attached to the side of the operation section of the apparatus main body, the card information reading means is provided on the apparatus main body within the range far from the operator of the information input means and not to protrude from the lateral width of the information input means. A first holding member for mounting;
A second holding member that is capable of selecting another card information reading means different from the card information reading means by being attached to the first holding member; Element.   2. The card information reading unit according to claim 1, wherein when the card information reading unit is attached to the apparatus main body, the top surface of the card information reading unit is above the top surface of the information input unit. Holding member.   When the card information reading means is attached to the apparatus main body, the top surface of the second holding member that is the attachment surface of the card information reading means is above the top surface of the information input means. The holding member for card information reading means according to claim 1.   The harness of the card information reading means is housed in the second holding member of the card information reading means and in the holding member of the information input means so as not to be exposed outside the apparatus main body. The holding member for card information reading means according to claim 1.   5. The holding member for card information reading means according to claim 1, wherein the second holding member has a cover function of the first holding member.   An image forming apparatus comprising the holding member for the card information reading unit according to claim 1.