JP2019090908A - Console panel supporting apparatus and information terminal device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a console panel supporting apparatus with which it is easy to secure a retraction space for a console panel on the device body side when the console panel is retracted by rotational movement, and in which the console panel does not obstruct when various operations are performed on the device body.SOLUTION: A console panel supporting apparatus 10 is designed to support a console panel 110 that controls a copier 100 and rotationally move the console panel 110 in the vertical direction to the device body of the copier 100 while also sliding it in the lateral direction along the device body. The console panel supporting apparatus 10 comprises: a fitting substrate 11 attached to the device body side; a movement substrate 12 for supporting the console panel 110; a rotating mechanism KM provided between the movement substrate 12 and the console panel 110, for supporting the console panel 110 rotatably in the vertical direction; and a sliding mechanism SM provided between the fitting substrate 11 and the movement substrate 12, for supporting the movement substrate 12 slidably in the lateral direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a control panel support device suitable for use in an information terminal device having a control panel such as a copying machine, a printing machine, a facsimile, a scanner, a multifunction device, a POS input device, a game machine, and the control panel support device. Information terminal device.

  In copying machines, an operation panel for setting printing conditions etc. and instructing start / stop of print output is usually provided on the front side of the case of the copying machine with the operation surface facing up. ing. However, when the control panel is fixed to the housing of the copying machine on the assumption of a general user, the position of the control panel may be inappropriate for some users. Therefore, in Patent Document 1, a hinge shaft is provided on the upper portion of the case of the copying machine, and the operation panel can be turned downward by the hinge shaft to be in an upright state.

  Further, Patent Document 2 shows an opening / closing device using a hinge shaft in which a tilt angle of an image display unit can be manually and arbitrarily set in a display device or a POS terminal device having a touch panel. Here, the projection is formed at the end of the attachment member of the image display unit, and the limiter plate fixed to the hinge shaft is abutted against the projection of the attachment member as the image display unit rotates, thereby the image display unit The predetermined inclination angle can be set to. Further, the friction between the friction member fixed to the hinge shaft and the friction member fixed to the mounting member makes it possible to hold the image display unit at a predetermined inclination angle.

JP, 2009-98444, A JP, 2010-108189, A

  In a copying machine having a large control panel, when the control panel projecting to the front side from the main body of the copying machine is rotatably mounted downward, the control panel rotated downward is to the discharge tray It may prevent the removal of the sheet that has been exported. Alternatively, when the control panel is turned downward at a position optimum for the operation of the control panel, the control panel may be in contact with the apparatus main body and the rotation range of the control panel may be limited. Alternatively, when the copying machine is downsized or the operation panel is upsized, it may be difficult to prepare a retraction space for the operation panel when the operation panel is turned downward on the apparatus main body side .

  According to the present invention, it is easy to secure a retraction space of the control panel on the device body side when the control panel is turned, and the control panel becomes an obstacle when performing the necessary work on the device main body. It aims at providing a difficult operation panel support device.

  The control panel support device according to the present invention supports a control panel for controlling an information terminal device, rotates the control panel in the vertical direction with respect to the device main body of the information terminal device, and laterally along the device main body. Slide it into the And, it is provided between the mounting member attached to the apparatus main body side, the movable substrate for supporting the control panel, the movable substrate and the control panel, and the control panel is rotated in the vertical direction. And a sliding mechanism provided between the mounting member and the movable substrate and slidably supporting the movable substrate in the left-right direction.

  According to the present invention, when the control panel is rotated, it is easy to secure a retraction space for the control panel on the device body side, and the control panel interferes with the operation required for the device body. It is possible to provide a control panel support device that is less likely to become.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a configuration of a copying machine of Embodiment 1. It is explanatory drawing of the slide position and inclination position of a control panel. (A) is a second position before sliding, (b) is a first position before sliding, (c) is a second position after sliding, and (d) is a first position after sliding. It is a side view of a control panel support device. (A) is a first position, and (b) is a second position. It is a front view of a control panel support apparatus. It is a disassembled perspective view of the rotation mechanism of a control panel support apparatus. It is a disassembled perspective view of the slide mechanism of a control panel support apparatus. It is an exploded perspective view in one friction part of a slide mechanism. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a configuration of a copying machine of Embodiment 2. FIG. 18 is an explanatory view of a configuration of a control panel support device of a fifth embodiment. FIG. 18 is an explanatory view of a configuration of a control panel support device of a sixth embodiment. (A) is Example 6A and (b) is Example 6B.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. In the following embodiment, an embodiment will be described in which, in a copying machine, a moving substrate is moved by a linear guide using a four-bar link mechanism to move a control panel from a use position to a rest position to a retracted position. .

(Copy machine)
FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of the configuration of the copying machine of the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of the slide position and the tilt position of the operation panel. In FIG. 2, (a) is a second position before sliding, (b) is a first position before sliding, (c) is a second position after sliding, and (d) is a first position after sliding. As shown in FIG. 1, in the copying machine 100 which is an example of the information terminal device, the image reading device 102 is disposed on the image forming device 101, and the document conveying device 103 is disposed on the image reading device 102. . The copying machine 100 forms a copy image of a document image on a sheet (not shown) by the image forming apparatus 101 executing an electrophotographic process using image data read from the document by the image reading apparatus 102, and a discharge tray Discharge to 105.

  The image reading device 102 is a so-called flatbed scanner, and reads an image of a document placed between a glass plate on the upper surface of the image reading device 102 and the document conveyance device 103. The image reading apparatus 102 can continuously read a plurality of sheets of documents using the document conveying apparatus 103.

  A control panel 110 is provided on the front side of the image reading apparatus 102 which is an example of the apparatus body. In the operation panel 110, various switches 112 are disposed around a liquid crystal screen 111 on which a touch panel is overlapped. The liquid crystal screen 111 displays setting items or operation images selected by the user operating the various switches 112. The user operates the various switches 112 in accordance with the image displayed on the liquid crystal screen 111 to execute various necessary settings. The user causes the copying machine 100 to execute various functions such as copying, faxing, printing and printing by displaying operation images of necessary functions on the liquid crystal screen 111 and operating the various switches 112. The control panel 110 is attached to the front side of the image reading device 102 by the control panel support device 10.

  As shown in (a) to (d) of FIG. 2, the control panel support device 10 can manually rotate the control panel 110 to set an arbitrary inclination angle of 0 degrees to 90 degrees on the control panel 110. is there. The operation surface of the control panel 110 having the liquid crystal screen 111 changes from upward to front according to the inclination angle of 0 degrees to 90 degrees. The copying machine 100 can be operated and operated with the operation panel 110 set at an arbitrary inclination angle. The copying machine 100 can raise the control panel 110 at the time of shipment conveyance or movement, and can retract it inside the plane of the copying machine 100.

(Control panel support device)
FIG. 3 is a side view of the control panel support device. FIG. 4 is a front view of the control panel support device. In FIG. 3, (a) is a first position, and (b) is a second position. FIG. 4 shows the operation panel 110 positioned at the second position P2 by an alternate long and short dash line for convenience of illustration of the members.

  As shown in (a) of FIG. 3, the operation panel support device 10 slides the moving substrate 12 provided with the rotation mechanism KM and the rotation substrate KM in which the rotation mechanism KM is provided. And a mechanism SM. The mounting substrate 11 is fixed to the front side of the image reading apparatus 102 by a screw 102 n. The rotation mechanism KM is provided on the image reading apparatus 102, which is an example of the apparatus main body, via the movable substrate 12, and rotatably supports the operation panel 110 that controls the copying machine 100. The rotation mechanism KM is a first position (use position) P1 in which the operation panel 110 is laid and deployed to the operation side (front side), and a second position in which the operation panel 110 is raised and retracted from the operation side (front side) The operation panel 110 can be rotated and moved to a position (retracted position) P2. In the turning mechanism KM, the first link members 24 and 24 and the second link member 35, both ends of which are pivotally supported by the movable base 12 and the control panel 110, respectively, constitute a four-bar link mechanism. In the link portion of the four-bar link mechanism, rotation restricting portions S1 to S4 for restricting the rotation range of the link portion, and friction portions F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, and F6 for causing friction torque to act on the link portion. Is provided.

  On the other hand, the mounting substrate 11 is provided with a slide mechanism SM for sliding the movable substrate 12 in the horizontal direction. The slide mechanism SM is provided with friction portions G1, G2, G3, and G4 that apply frictional resistance to the moving substrate 12 that slides. The fixed side 60a of the linear guide 60 constituting the slide mechanism SM is fixed to the mounting substrate 11 by a screw 60n (see FIG. 6). The moving substrate 12 is fixed to the moving side 60b of the linear guide 60 by a screw 60n. The linear guide 60 slidably supports the movable substrate 12 with respect to the mounting substrate 11 in a direction (direction of arrow R60: FIG. 6) perpendicular to the paper surface.

  As shown in FIG. 4, in the turning mechanism KM, the second link member 35 is disposed between the pair of first link members 24. The four corners of the first mounting member 13 are fixed to the movable substrate 12 by screws 12 n. A pair of first link members 24 is rotatably supported by the first shafts 21 in the first mounting member 13. Third mounting members 45 are rotatably supported by third shafts 31 31 parallel to the first shafts 21 by the pair of first link members 24, respectively. The control panel 110 is fixed to the third attachment members 45, 45 by screws 110n.

  The second mounting member 14 is fixed by a screw 12 n to a raised portion 12 m formed by bending an end portion of the movable substrate 12 in a crank shape toward the front side. The second link member 35 is rotatably supported by the second mounting member 14 by a second shaft 37 parallel to the first shafts 21. A fourth mounting member 47 is rotatably supported by the second link member 35 by a fourth shaft 38 parallel to the second shaft 37. The control panel 110 is fixed to the fourth mounting member 47 by a screw 110 n.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, when the control panel 110 is at the first position P1, the third mounting members 45, 45 and the fourth mounting member 47 are located on the lower surface of the control panel 110. At the first position P1, the operation panel 110 is in a lying state with the operation surface facing upward, and is horizontally held in a state of being protruded to the front side. A part of the front side of the control panel 110 protrudes out of the plane of the copying machine 100.

  As shown in (b) of FIG. 3, when the control panel 110 is at the second position P2, the third mounting members 45, 45 and the fourth mounting member 47 are located on the back surface of the control panel 110. At the second position P2, the operation panel 110 is erected with the operation surface facing front, and is moved so as to be folded inward and held vertically. The whole of the control panel 110 is retracted to the inside of the plane of the copying machine 100.

  By the way, the control panel support device 10 is required to hold the control panel 110 horizontally at the first position P1 and to prevent the control panel 110 from being tilted or lowered by the pressing of the finger accompanying the operation of the control panel 110. Therefore, in the control panel support device 10, the rotation restricting portions S1, S2, S3 and S4 are provided at the respective pivot points of the first link members 24 and 24, and the first link members 24 and 24 and the control panel 110 are rotated. It limits the range.

(Rotation restriction part)
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a pivoting mechanism of the console support device. In FIG. 5, in order to make the observation direction of each part good when it is made into a perspective view, each part is arrange | positioned in the state which turned over the operation panel support apparatus 10 of FIG. Further, since the rotation restricting portions S1, S2, S3 and S4 basically have the same structure for restricting the rotation using the limiter plates 27 and 33, the same reference numerals are given to the corresponding corresponding parts. The rotation restricting portions S1 and S3 are described, and the duplicate description of the rotation restricting portions S2 and S4 is omitted.

  As shown in (a) of FIG. 3, the rotation restricting portion S <b> 1 is configured such that the projection 24 b of the first link member 24 abuts against the limiter plate 27 whose rotation is fixed with respect to the first attachment member 13. The rotation range of the first link member 24 with respect to the first attachment member 13 is restricted. The rotation restricting portion S3 is a third attachment member for the first link member 24 when the protrusion 24m of the first link member 24 abuts against the limiter plate 33 whose rotation is fixed with respect to the third attachment member 45. Restrict the 45 rotation range.

  As shown in FIG. 5, in the rotation restricting portions S1 and S2 and the rotation restricting portions S3 and S4, the respective components are formed symmetrically in the left-right direction, and are arranged in the left-right symmetry. A long hole 13 c is formed in the first mounting member 13 in the rotation restricting portion S 1. A flat portion 21 b is formed at one end of the first shaft 21. The first shaft 21 is fixed to the first mounting member 13 by inserting the flat portion 21b into the long hole 13c and caulking the tip. An elongated hole 27 a is formed at the rotation center of the limiter plate 27. A cylindrical portion 21 c, a flat portion 21 d and a screw portion 21 f are formed at the other end of the first shaft 21. The flat portion 21 d is inserted into the long hole 27 a of the limiter plate 27 so that the rotation of the limiter plate 27 with respect to the first shaft 21 is restricted.

  The end of the first link member 24 is bent to form a protrusion 24 b. The protrusion 24 b pivots between the butting portions 27 b and 27 c of the limiter plate 27 as the first link member 24 pivots with respect to the first attachment member 13. The rotation of the first link member 24 with respect to the first mounting member 13 is limited by the rotation angle of the first link member 24 in which the projection 24 b abuts on the abutting portions 27 b and 27 c of the limiter plate 27. Rotation is restricted.

  A long hole 45 c is formed in the third mounting member 45 in the rotation restricting portion S3. A flat portion 31 b is formed at one end of the third shaft 31. The third shaft 31 is fixed to the third mounting member 45 by inserting the flat portion 31b into the long hole 45c and caulking the tip.

  An elongated hole 33 a is formed at the rotation center of the limiter plate 33. A cylindrical portion 31 c and a flat portion 31 d are formed at the other end of the third shaft 31. The limiter plate 33 is fixed to the third shaft 31 by inserting the flat portion 31 d into the long hole 33 a and caulking the tip.

  The end of the first link member 24 is bent to form a protrusion 24 m. The protrusion 24 m rotates between the butting portions 33 b and 33 c of the limiter plate 33 as the third attachment member 45 rotates with respect to the first link member 24. The rotation of the second mounting member 45 with respect to the first link member 24 is limited by the rotation angle of the second mounting member 46 where the projection 24m abuts on the abutting portions 33b and 33c of the limiter plate 33, and the third mounting member 45 The rotation of the operating panel 110 attached to the housing is restricted to 0 degrees or less and 90 degrees or more.

  The connecting member 32 is disposed between the first link members 24. The connecting member 32 connects intermediate portions of the pair of first link members 24, 24 to integrally rotate the pair of first link members 24, 24 around the first shafts 21, 21. The first link members 24, 24 are respectively rotatable relative to the first mounting member 13 by the first shafts 21, 21 on the same axis, and are secondly attached by the third shafts 31, 31 on the same axis. The members 45 and 46 are rotatably supported. The connection member 32 which is an example of a connection part connects the 1st link members 24 and 24 between the 1st shafts 21 and 21 and the 3rd shafts 31 and 31.

  The first link members 24, 24 are formed with connecting portions 24q, 24q whose edges are bent to the side where the first link members 24, 24 face each other. The connection member 32 is disposed so as to overlap the connection portions 24 q, 24 q, and is fixed to the first link members 24, 24 by tightening screws 32 n, 32 n on female screws 32 a formed in the connection portions 24 q, 24 q. The second link member 35 is formed with a reinforcing portion 35 q having an L-shaped cross section by bending the edge facing the connecting member 32. The second link member 35 is disposed between the pair of first link members 24, 24 so as not to interfere with the connecting member 32 between the first position P1 and the second position P2 shown in FIG. By providing such a reinforcing structure, the support rigidity of the control panel 110 is increased, and the positional deviation and fluctuation of the control panel 110 at the time of operation of the copying machine 100 are reduced. Alternatively, the control panel support device 10 supporting the heavy control panel 110 can be configured to be lightweight using a thinner sheet metal material.

  By the way, in the control panel support device 10, it is required that the control panel 110 can be held at any angular position and that the angular position does not shift due to vibration or long-term storage. Therefore, in the control panel support device 10, friction portions F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, and F6 are provided on the respective axis supporting points of the first link members 24 and 24 and on the respective axis supporting points of the second link member 35. A frictional resistance is applied to the rotation of the link members 24 and 24 and the second link member 35. Thus, the control panel 110 is moved between the first position P1 and the second position P2 against the frictional resistance. Then, the operation panel 110 can perform an operation through the operation panel 110 in a state of being stopped at an arbitrary inclination position between the first position P1 and the second position P2. It is a so-called free stop function.

(Friction part)
Since the friction parts F1, F2, F3, F4, F5 and F6 of the rotation mechanism KM have the same basic structure for generating the frictional resistance, the corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and the friction parts F1, F3, F5 will be described, and duplicate descriptions of the friction parts F2, F4 and F6 will be omitted.

  In the friction portion F 1, the first link member 24 with respect to the first mounting member 13 includes the friction member 22 whose rotation is fixed to the first mounting member 13 and the friction member 23 whose rotation is fixed to the first link member 24. It rubs with the rotation of The friction member 22 holds the cylindrical portion 21c of the first shaft 21 in the central round hole 22a, and engages the projection 22b on the outer periphery with the engagement recess 21e of the first shaft 21. The friction member 23 holds the cylindrical portion 21c of the first shaft 21 in the central round hole 23a, and engages the projection 23b on the outer periphery with the engagement hole 24d of the first link member 24. The friction member 25 holds the cylindrical portion 21c of the first shaft 21 in the central round hole 25a, and engages the projection 25b on the outer periphery with the engagement hole 24e of the first link member 24. The nut 28 is tightened on the threaded portion 21 f of the first shaft 21 to move the limiter plate 27 toward the cylindrical portion 21 a of the first shaft 21 to compress the spring washer 26 in the thickness direction. The spring washer 26 pressurizes the overlap of the first link member 24 and the friction members 22, 23, 25 between the limiter plate 27 and the cylindrical portion 21 a of the first shaft 21 in a state of being compressed in the thickness direction.

  In the friction portion F 3, the friction member 22 whose rotation is fixed to the third attachment member 46 and the friction member 23 whose rotation is fixed to the first link member 24 is the third attachment member 45 for the first link member 24. It rubs with the rotation of The friction member 22 holds the cylindrical portion 31c of the third shaft 31 in the central round hole 22a, and engages the projection 22b on the outer periphery with the engagement recess 31e of the third shaft 31. The friction member 23 holds the cylindrical portion 31 c of the third shaft 31 in the central round hole 23 a and engages the projection 23 b on the outer periphery with the engagement hole 24 i of the first link member 24. The friction member 25 holds the cylindrical portion 31 c of the third shaft 31 in the central round hole 25 a and engages the projection 25 b on the outer periphery with the engagement hole 24 j of the first link member 24. The limiter plate 33 compresses the spring washer 26 in the thickness direction by inserting the flat portion 31 d of the third shaft 31 into the elongated hole 33 a and caulking the tip. The spring washer 26 is compressed in the thickness direction to press the overlap between the first link member 24 and the friction members 22, 23, 25 between the limiter plate 33 and the cylindrical portion 31 a of the third shaft 31.

  In the friction portion F5, the friction member 22 whose rotation is fixed to the second mounting member 14 and the friction member 23 whose rotation is fixed to the second link member 35 is the second link member 35 for the second mounting member 14 It rubs with the rotation of The friction member 22 holds the cylindrical portion 37c of the second shaft 37 in the central round hole 22a, and engages the projection 22b on the outer periphery with the engagement recess 37e of the third shaft 37. The friction member 23 holds the cylindrical portion 37c of the second shaft 37 in the central round hole 23a, and engages the projection 23b on the outer periphery with the engagement hole 35e of the second link member 35. The friction member 25 holds the cylindrical portion 37c of the second shaft 37 in the central round hole 25a, and engages the projection 25b on the outer periphery with the engagement hole 35d of the second link member 35. The stopper 48 inserts the cylindrical portion 37c of the second shaft 37 into the central long hole 48a in a state in which the spring washer 26 is compressed in the thickness direction, and tightens the nut 49 on the male screw portion 37d at the tip, The whole of F5 is integrated. The spring washer 26 pressurizes the overlap between the second link member 35 and the friction members 22, 23, 25 between the stopper 48 and the cylindrical portion 37 a of the third shaft 37. The friction portion F6 is similarly configured by replacing the second shaft 37 in the friction portion F5 with the fourth shaft 38, and generates a frictional resistance as the fourth shaft 38 and the second link member 35 rotate.

  By the way, in the copying machine 100, as shown in FIG. 2D, the control panel 110 projecting to the front side of the copying machine 100 is rotated and turned up as shown in FIG. 2C. In this case, the operation panel 110 in the upright state may interfere with the confirmation and removal of the sheet discharged to the discharge tray 105. Alternatively, as shown in (b) of FIG. 2, when the control panel 110 is rotated at a position optimum for the operation of the control panel 110 as shown in (a) of FIG. The lower end of the control panel 110 may be in contact with the forming device 101 (device main body), and the rotation range of the control panel 110 may be limited. Alternatively, when the copying machine 100 is downsized or when the control panel 110 is upsized, the retraction space of the control panel 110 when turned up at the use position of the control panel 110 is set to the apparatus main body side It may be difficult to prepare.

  Therefore, in the copying machine 100, the operation panel support device 10 rotates the operation panel 110 of the copying machine 100, which is an example of the information terminal device, in the vertical direction with respect to the device body and slides in the left and right direction along the device body. Let The control panel support device 10 is provided with a slide mechanism SM which horizontally slides the entire rotation mechanism that supports the control panel 110 so that the angle can be adjusted. The slide mechanism SM makes it possible to select a convenient position along the linear guide 60 when the control panel 110 is deployed and retracted.

(Slide mechanism)
FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the slide mechanism of the control panel support device. As shown in FIG. 6, in the slide mechanism SM, the female screw 60f of the fixed side 60a of the linear guide 60 is superimposed on the mounting hole 11e formed in the mounting substrate 11 and the screw 60n is tightened to align the linear guide on the mounting substrate 11. Sixty fixed sides 60a are attached. The moving side 60b of the linear guide 60 is attached to the moving board 12 by overlapping the female screw 60e on the moving side 60b of the linear guide 60 on the mounting hole 12e formed in the moving board 12 and tightening the screw 60n. There is. Thus, the linear guide 60 can slide the movable substrate 12 relative to the mounting substrate 11 in the direction of the arrow R60.

  At four corners of the mounting substrate 11, mounting holes 11a for the apparatus main body are formed. As shown in FIG. 3A, the mounting substrate 11 is attached to the image reading apparatus 102 as the apparatus main body using a screw 102n.

  In the mounting substrate 11, slide grooves 11b and 11c in the direction of the arrow R60 and shaft mounting holes 11d and 11d are formed. Then, shaft mounting holes 12d, 12d are formed in the movable substrate 12 at positions facing the slide grooves 11b, 11c, and slide grooves 12b, 13c are formed at positions facing the shaft mounting holes 11d, 11d. As shown in FIG. 3, in order to prevent movement of the movable substrate 12 described later, openings are provided in the regions adjacent to the slide grooves 11b and 11c and the shaft attachment holes 11d and 11d of the wall of the image reading device 102. It is formed.

  The friction portions G 1, G 2, G 3 and G 4 generate frictional resistance in accordance with the slide movement of the movable substrate 12 guided by the linear guide 60 with respect to the mounting substrate 11.

  The friction portions G1 and G2 sandwich the movable substrate 12 between the friction members 52 and 53, and move the friction members 52 and 53 along the slide grooves 12b and 12c, thereby moving the movable substrate 12 to the friction members 52 and 53. It generates friction between them. On the other hand, in the friction portions G3 and G4, the mounting substrate 11 and the friction member are held by sandwiching the mounting substrate 11 with the friction members 52 and 53, and moving the friction members 52 and 53 along the slide grooves 11b and 11c. A frictional force is generated between 52 and 53.

  The friction portions G 1, G 2, G 3 and G 4 generate a frictional force along with the movement of the movable substrate 12 with respect to the mounting substrate 11 to brake the movable substrate 12. The friction portions G1, G2, G3 and G4 move the mounting substrate 11 within the range of the maximum static friction force when the movable substrate 12 is stopped at any position along the slide grooves 11b and 11c of the mounting substrate 11. Block the sliding movement of the movable substrate 12 with respect to the It is a so-called free stop function.

  The friction portions G1, G2, G3 and G4 have substantially the same structure and function except for the difference in whether the mounting substrate 11 generates a frictional force or the moving substrate 12 generates a frictional force. Therefore, in the following, the friction portion G1 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 7, and the redundant description of the friction portions G2, G3 and G4 will be omitted.

(Friction part)
FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of one friction portion of the slide mechanism. As shown in FIG. 7, in the slide mechanism SM, an external thread 51 b is formed on one end side of the cylindrical portion 51 a of the shaft 51. On the other end side of the cylindrical portion 51a of the shaft 51, a small diameter cylindrical portion 51c, a flat portion 51d for rotation prevention, and a male screw 51f are formed. At the other end side of the cylindrical portion 51a of the shaft 51, an engagement recess 51e for locking the friction member 52 is formed. Although the movable base 12 and the shaft 51 do not rotate relative to each other, the frictional force becomes unstable when the friction member 52 is rotated in accordance with the slide movement, so that the engagement recess 51e is provided to prevent rotation.

  The shaft 51 is fixed to the mounting substrate 11 by inserting the male screw 51 b into the shaft mounting hole 11 d of the mounting substrate 11 and tightening a nut 57. The slide groove 12 b of the movable substrate 12 holds the cylindrical portion 51 c of the shaft 51. The cylindrical portion 51 a of the shaft 51 is located in the slide groove 12 b of the movable substrate 12. Therefore, the cylindrical portion 51 a of the shaft 51 moves along the slide groove 11 b in accordance with the slide movement of the movable substrate 12.

  The friction member 52 holds the cylindrical portion 51c of the shaft 51 in the central round hole 52a, and the projection 52b on the outer periphery is engaged with the engagement recess 51e of the shaft 51 to prevent rotation. The friction member 53 holds the cylindrical portion 51c of the shaft 51 in the central round hole 53a, and the projection 53b on the outer periphery is engaged with the engagement recess 54b of the spacer 54 to prevent rotation. The flat portion 51 d of the shaft 51 is inserted into the central flat hole 54 a and the spacer 54 is detentated, and the friction member 53 is positioned on the shaft 51 via the engagement recess 54 b.

  The spring washer 26 holds the flat portion 51 d of the shaft 51 in the central round hole 53 a. The flat portion 51 d of the shaft 51 is inserted into the central flat hole 54 a of the stopper 56 so as to be prevented from rotating. The friction portion G1 clamps the edge of the slide groove 12b of the movable substrate 12 with the friction members 52, 53 and tightens it by tightening the nut 58 until the spring washer 55 is compressed in the thickness direction. The spring washer 55 pressurizes the overlap between the movable substrate 12 and the friction members 52 and 53 at an interval between the cylindrical portion 51 a of the shaft 51 and the stopper 56.

  The friction portions G3 and G4 are similarly configured by replacing the moving substrate 12 in the friction portions G1 and G2 with the mounting substrate 11, and along with the movement of the moving substrate 12 with respect to the mounting substrate 11, the edge of the slide groove 11b of the mounting substrate 11 It rubs to generate frictional resistance.

  The friction portion G3 clamps the edge of the slide groove 11b of the mounting substrate 11 with the friction members 52, 53 and tightens it by tightening the nut 58 until the spring washer 55 is compressed in the thickness direction. The spring washer 55 pressurizes the overlap between the mounting substrate 11 and the friction members 52 and 53 at an interval between the cylindrical portion 51 a of the shaft 51 and the stopper 56.

  In the friction portions G1, G2, G3 and G4, the mounting substrate 11 and the movable substrate 12 are stainless steel plates having a thickness of 1.5 mm. The shaft 51 and the spacer 54 are stainless steel. The friction members 52 and 53 are steel plates coated with a resin for avoiding inter-metal friction between the mounting substrate 11 and the movable substrate 12.

(Effect of Example 1)
In the first embodiment, the mounting substrate 11 which is an example of the mounting member is mounted on the apparatus main body side. The movable substrate 12 is for supporting the control panel. The rotation mechanism KM is provided between the movable substrate 12 and the operation panel 110, and supports the operation panel 110 so as to be freely rotatable in the vertical direction in the free stop state (stoppable at any rotation position and position holding possible) Do. The slide mechanism SM is provided between the mounting substrate 11 and the movable substrate 12 and slidably supports the movable substrate 12 in the left-right direction. Therefore, the slide mechanism SM can be operated to freely select the position at which the control panel 110 is rotated or the position at which the control panel 110 is developed and operated. Therefore, when the control panel 110 is rotated and retracted, it is easy to secure a retracting space for the control panel 110 on the device body side, and the control panel 110 is operated when necessary for the device main body. Is hard to get in the way.

  In the first embodiment, the slide mechanism SM slidably supports the movable substrate 12 in the direction orthogonal to the rotation direction of the control panel 110 by the rotation mechanism KM. Therefore, the control panel 110 can be equally rotated at the same height position at each position where the slide mechanism SM slides. The direction in which the movable substrate 12 is slid can be intuitively understood as compared with the case of diagonal movement, and the degree of interference with the surroundings when sliding is also easily predicted.

  In the first embodiment, the linear guide 60 is provided on the mounting substrate 11 and slidably supports the movable substrate 12 in the left-right direction. Therefore, the slide mechanism can be realized at low cost by using a standard product linear guide.

  In the first embodiment, the friction portions G 1, G 2, G 3 and G 4, which are an example of the friction means, apply a frictional force between the moving substrate 12 and the mounting substrate 11 as the moving substrate 12 slides by the linear guide 60. . Therefore, the free stop state in the sliding direction of the control panel 110 can be realized, and the control panel 110 can be held in position at each slide position of the movable substrate 12 by the linear guide 60.

  In the first embodiment, the friction portions G1, G2, G3 and G4 are provided at positions separated from the linear guide 60 sandwiching the linear guide 60. For this reason, the glare of the movable substrate 12 caused by the rattling of the linear guide 60 can be reduced, and the operation panel 110 can be stably held in position.

  In the first embodiment, the friction portions G1 and G3 are provided on the slide grooves 12b and 12c in the left and right direction provided on the movable substrate 12 which is an example of a long groove, the shafts 51 and 51 provided on the mounting substrate 11, and the shafts 51 and 51. And a pair of friction members 52, 53 provided to sandwich and press the edges of the slide grooves 12b, 12c. Therefore, the mounting substrate 11 or the movable substrate 12 can be sandwiched by the pair of friction members 52 and 53 at a height position supported with high rigidity by the shaft 51, and stable frictional resistance can be generated.

  In the first embodiment, the movable base 12 supporting the first mounting member 13 and the second mounting member 46, the operation panel 110 on which the third mounting member 45 and the fourth mounting member 47 are mounted, and the first link member 24. , 24 and the second link member 35, the operation panel 110 is supported by the rotation mechanism KM of the four-bar link mechanism. Therefore, at the second position P2, the turning mechanism KM can be accommodated between the moving board 12 and the control panel 110 and can be compactly folded. Therefore, when the movable substrate 12 is slide-moved by the slide mechanism SM, the turning mechanism KM does not get in the way or contact an external object. Further, as described in the second embodiment, it is possible to move the control panel 110 and the rotation mechanism KM to a position very close to the moving substrate 12 and compactly accommodate the inner space of the cover member 101a.

  In the first embodiment, the pair of first link members 24 and 24 are respectively pivotable by the first shafts 21 and 21 on the same axis, and the pair of second attachment members 14 and 14 can be rotated on the same axis. The three shafts 31, 31 are rotatable respectively. The connecting member 32 which is an example of the connecting portion is a pair of first links between the first shafts 21 and the second shafts 31 and 31 so as to integrally rotate the pair of first link members 24 and 24. The members 24, 24 are connected. The second link member 35 is disposed between the pair of first link members 24. For this reason, it is possible to fold the rotation mechanism KM compactly without causing the pair of first link members 24 and 24 and the second link member 35 to interfere with each other.

  FIG. 8 is an explanatory view of the configuration of the copying machine of the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, in the copying machine 100 of the first embodiment, the operation panel 110 can be turned in the range of the first position P1 to the second position P2 manually by manual operation throughout the moving stroke of the slide mechanism (SM). It was. On the other hand, the copying machine 100B of the second embodiment is provided at one end of the slide range of the movable substrate 12 by the slide mechanism SM, and can cover the movable substrate 12, the rotation mechanism KM, and the operation panel 110 integrally. A member 101a is provided. Then, the control panel 110 is accommodated in the cover member 101a in the state of the second position PS. The second embodiment is configured and functions in the same manner as the first embodiment except that a cover member 101a for housing the operation panel 110 is provided. Therefore, in FIG. 8, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1 are given to the configurations common to the first embodiment, and the redundant description will be omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the copying machine 100B according to the second embodiment is provided with a cover member 101a so that the operation panel 110 can be retracted to the inside of the cover member 101a to a third position P3 in the second position P2. . The cover member 101a is installed at one end side of the moving stroke in the direction of the arrow R60 of the moving substrate 12 by the slide mechanism SM shown in FIG. The cover member 101a can accommodate the control panel 110 at the second position before sliding shown in (a) of FIG. The cover member 101a is formed with an opening 101b opening toward the second position after sliding shown in (c) of FIG. The opening 101 b can slide the operation panel 110 and the movable substrate 12 moved to the second position P 2 outside the opening 101 b by the slide mechanism SM and pass the same.

  The copying machine 100B according to the second embodiment can perform boxing, shipping, transport, installation, movement, and repair with the operation panel 110 covered by the cover member 101a. Therefore, the control panel 110 does not collide with an external object in the process of shipping, transportation, installation, movement, and repair. In addition, when the copying machine 100B is connected to a network and operated automatically, the operation panel 110 is retracted into the cover member 101a to prevent the wrong operation or setting change from being performed through the operation panel 110. it can.

  In the second embodiment, the cover member 101 a is designed as a separate member attached to the outside of the image forming apparatus 101. However, the cover member 101 a may be prepared in advance as a part of the case of the image forming apparatus 101 or the image reading apparatus 102. Also, the cover member 101 a may be attached to the mounting substrate 11 later. Alternatively, the cover member 101a may be formed in a shape surrounding the movable substrate 12 and the operation panel 110 in a cylindrical shape by bending the end of the sheet metal constituting the mounting substrate 11.

  In the first embodiment, the movable substrate 12 can be slid along the mounting substrate 11 even when the control panel 110 is at the first position P1. However, when the control panel 110 is held at the second position P2 and housed at the specific position as in the second embodiment, the operation of rotating the control panel 110 to the second position before sliding to the specific position is inevitable. It is preferable to have a mechanism to For example, when the control panel 110 is at the first position P1, a switch is turned on to provide a lock mechanism for locking the sliding movement of the movable board 12 with respect to the mounting board 11 by the electromagnetic solenoid. Then, interlocking with the operation of moving the control panel 110 to the second position P2, the switch is turned off to release the lock of the lock mechanism by the electromagnetic solenoid.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in the first embodiment, the friction portions G1, G2, G3, and G4 generate the same magnitude of frictional force at each position of the movable substrate 12 along the mounting substrate 11. However, as in the second embodiment, in the case of an application in which the control panel 110 is slid to a specific position along the mounting substrate 11, the free stop state is not set over the entire moving stroke, and the friction portion is generated in the middle region of the specific position. It is preferable that the operating panel 110 can be moved lightly by reducing the frictional force of G1, G2, G3, and G4. So, in Example 3, as shown in FIG. 4, the plate | board thickness of the movement board | substrate 12 in the both-ends part 12g of the slide groove 12c was thicker than an intermediate region. Specifically, the entire movable substrate 12 had a thickness of 1.5 mm, and the resin was raised on both end portions 12 g to a thickness of 1.7 mm. As a result, the sliding movement of the movable substrate 12 is lightened, and the operability of the movable substrate 12 is improved. That is, in the third embodiment, the friction portions G1, G2, G3 and G4 have a frictional force larger than the positions other than the end portions at both end portions which is an example of the predetermined position of the slide stroke of the movable substrate 12 by the linear guide 60. Is acting.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in the first embodiment, a movable substrate slidable with respect to the mounting substrate 11 using the pivoting mechanism KM of the four-bar link mechanism having the first link member 24 and the second link member 35. The operation panel 110 is rotatably supported on the T.12. As described above, the rotation mechanism KM can be compactly folded and accommodated at the distance between the operation panel 110 and the movable substrate 12. However, the pivoting mechanism that pivotally supports the control panel 110 on the movable substrate 12 is not limited to the pivoting mechanism KM of the four-bar link mechanism. For example, the control panel 110 may be attached to the movable substrate 12 by an opening and closing device using a hinge shaft as shown in Patent Documents 1 and 2.

  FIG. 9 is an explanatory view of the configuration of the control panel support device of the fifth embodiment. FIG. 9 corresponds to FIG. 7 and is an exploded perspective view of one friction portion of the slide mechanism. As shown in FIG. 3, in the first embodiment, the friction portions G1, G2, G3, and G4 generate a frictional force at each position of the movable substrate 12 along the mounting substrate 11. On the other hand, in the fifth embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, the frictional force of the friction portions G1, G2, G3, G4 is reduced more than the first embodiment, and the suction portion is mounted on the friction portions G1, G2, G3, G4. 70 is provided. The suction means 70 has a structure in which the moving substrate 12 approaching the both end portions is forcibly drawn and sucked toward the both end portions as an example of the predetermined position in the sliding stroke of the moving substrate 12 by the linear guide 60 shown in FIG.

  Below, an example of the suction means 70 is demonstrated. Rollers 71 are disposed above and below the shaft 51, and are rotatably supported by the roller shaft 72. On the other hand, the movable substrate 12 is provided with a rotation track 11t of the roller 71, and a recess 73 having slopes 73s is formed at both ends of the rotation track 11t. With the movement of the movable substrate 12, the roller 71 is pressed against the mounting substrate 11 and rolls on the rotation track 11 t. As the movable substrate 12 approaches the end of the slide stroke, the roller 71 rolls on the slope 73s and is held in the recess 73. The slope 73s of the recess 73 rotates the roller 71 by the biasing force of the spring washer 55 and sucks the movable substrate 12 to the end of the slide stroke. On the other hand, when moving the movable substrate 12 out of the end of the slide stroke, it is necessary to move the movable substrate 12 so as to rotate the roller 71 against the biasing force of the spring washer 55. In the fifth embodiment, the suction means 70 is provided leaving the frictional force in the friction portions G1, G2, G3, G4. However, by adopting a configuration in which the movable substrate 12 is sandwiched by the rollers from the front and back to apply pressure, the frictional force of the friction portions G1, G2, G3 and G4 is substantially eliminated, and only the suction means is functioned. May be This is because the frictional force is less likely to hinder the suction of the suction means. This suction means is an example, and it is possible to use other means, such as by using a cam mechanism.

  FIG. 10 is an explanatory view of a configuration of a control panel support device of a sixth embodiment. FIG. 10 corresponds to FIG. 4 and is a front view of the control panel support device. In FIG. 10, (a) is Example 6A and (b) is Example 6B. As shown in (a) of FIG. 10, in the embodiment 6A, the moving resistance of the moving substrate is minimized at both ends and an intermediate portion which is an example of the predetermined position of the slide stroke of the moving substrate 12 by the linear guide 60 And a click feeling generation means 75 for generating

  The click feeling generating means 75 fixes the three ball engagement devices 75A, 75B, 75C on the mounting substrate 11. A recess 11x is formed in the movable base 12 so as to engage with the steel balls 76A, 76B, 76C of the ball engagement devices 75A, 75B, 75C. The ball engagement devices 75A, 75B, 75C bias the steel balls 76A, 76B, 76C toward the moving base plate 12 by means of built-in compression coil springs. Therefore, the movable substrate 12 is held at a position where the steel balls 76A, 76B and 76C protrude into the recess 11x of the movable substrate 12 as the movable substrate 12 moves.

  Next, as shown in (b) of FIG. 10, in Example 6B, a ball latch 78 used to hold the position of the door is used as an example of the click feeling generating means. The ball latch 78 is provided with a ball-like protrusion 78B at the end of the moving direction of the moving substrate 12 in the slide movement direction, and the moving portion in the image reading device 102 is a pinching portion 78A which holds the protrusion 78B between a pair of spring biased members. It is provided at the end of 12 slide strokes.

  The ball latch 78 also functions as suction means for drawing the moving substrate 12 to the end of the slide stroke and sucking it. However, when using the ball latch 78, the movement resistance of the movable substrate 12 is undesirably increased at the start position of the engagement between the projection 78B and the sandwiching portion 78A.

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The control panel support device of the present invention is not limited to the specific configuration and application described in the above-described embodiment. It is also possible to implement another form in which part or all of the above-described configuration is replaced with an equivalent configuration. In the embodiment described above, the control panel support device 10 of the control panel 110 of the copying machine 100 has been described. However, the control panel support device 10 can also be used in various information terminal devices other than copying machines. The stroke length of the movable substrate 12 by the linear guide 60 can be arbitrarily set by selecting the linear guide 60 to be used according to the required stroke length. For example, in the case of a long stroke control panel support device exceeding 2 meters, ready-made linear guides are difficult to obtain. Therefore, instead of a commercially available linear guide, it is possible to use a commercially available linear multi-purpose slide rail which is configured by stacking a plurality of roller-supported slide rails and is developed in multiple stages to realize a long stroke.

  In the embodiment described above, the embodiment has been described in which the control panel 110 is rotated by manual operation and the control panel 110 is slid and moved by manual operation. However, at least one of the rotation and the slide movement of the control panel 110 may be replaced by an automatic mechanism using an electric motor operated by a switch operation.

  Since the present invention is configured as described above, an information terminal device having an image display unit provided with a touch panel, for example, a copying machine, a printer, a printing machine, a POS input device, a game machine, a game machine, and other control panels It is suitably used as a support device and an information terminal device using this control panel support device.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Operation panel support apparatus 11 Mounting substrate 12 Moving substrate 12m Lifting part 13 1st mounting member 14 2nd mounting member 20, 20A, 20B 1st link mechanism 21, 21 1st shaft 22, 23 friction member 25 friction member 24 1st 1 link member 26 spring washer 27, 33 limiter plate 28 nut 30 second link mechanism 31 third shaft 35 second link member 37 second shaft 38 fourth shaft 45 third mounting member 47 fourth mounting member 48 stopper 49 nut 51 Shaft 52, 53 friction member 54 spacer 55 spring washer 56 stopper 57, 58 nut 60 linear guide 70 suction means 71 roller 72 roller shaft 73 recess 75 click generation means 75A, 75B, 75C ball engagement device 76A, 76B, 76 Steel balls 78 ball latch 78A nip 78B protrusions 100,100B copier 101 an image forming apparatus (apparatus body)
102 Image reader (device body)
103 Document Transport Device 110 Operation Panel 111 Liquid Crystal Display 112 Operation Panels F1, F2, F3, F4 Friction Sections F5, F6 Friction Sections G1, G2, G3, G4 Friction Section (Friction Means)
KM Rotational mechanism S1, S2, S3, S4 Rotational regulation part SM Slide mechanism

Claims (13)

A control panel supporting device for supporting a control panel for controlling an information terminal device, rotating the control panel in the vertical direction with respect to the device main body of the information terminal device, and sliding it in the lateral direction along the device main body. ,
A mounting member mounted on the apparatus body side;
A movable substrate for supporting the control panel;
A pivoting mechanism provided between the movable substrate and the control panel and rotatably supporting the control panel in the vertical direction;
And a slide mechanism provided between the mounting member and the movable substrate and slidably supporting the movable substrate in the left-right direction.
Control panel support device characterized in that.   The control panel support device according to claim 1, wherein the rotation mechanism includes friction means for applying a frictional force along with the rotation operation of the rotation mechanism. The slide mechanism has a linear guide provided on the attachment member and slidably supporting the movable substrate in the left and right direction.
The control panel support device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The slide mechanism has friction means for applying a frictional force between the moving substrate and the mounting member in accordance with the sliding of the moving substrate by the linear guide.
The control panel support device according to claim 3, wherein The slide mechanism has suction means for sucking the movable substrate to a predetermined position of a slide stroke of the movable substrate by the linear guide.
The control panel support device according to claim 3, wherein The slide mechanism has click feeling generation means for generating a click feeling by minimizing the movement resistance of the moving substrate at a predetermined position of the sliding stroke of the moving substrate by the linear guide.
The control panel support device according to claim 3, wherein The friction means applies a larger frictional force than a position other than the predetermined position at a predetermined position of the slide stroke of the movable substrate by the linear guide.
The control panel support device according to claim 4, The friction means is provided at a distance from the linear guide sandwiching the linear guide.
The control panel support device according to claim 4, The friction means has a long groove in the lateral direction provided on the movable substrate, a shaft provided on the mounting member, and a pair of friction members provided on the shaft and sandwiching and pressing the edge of the long groove. ,
The control panel support device according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that: The rotation mechanism is
A first mounting member having a first shaft and attached to the movable substrate;
A second mounting member mounted on the apparatus body, having a second shaft parallel to the first shaft at a position lower than the first shaft;
A third mounting member having a third shaft parallel to the first shaft and attached to the control panel;
A fourth mounting member having a fourth shaft parallel to the second shaft and attached to the control panel;
A first link member pivotally supported at one end on the first shaft and pivotally supported at the other end on the third shaft;
And a second link member pivotally supported at one end on the second shaft and pivotally supported at the other end on the fourth shaft.
The control panel support device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that: The first link member is pivotable by the first shaft on the same axis, and the pair of second attachment members are pivotable by the third shaft on the same axis. And a connecting part connecting the pair of link parts between the first shaft and the second shaft so as to integrally rotate the pair of link parts,
The second link member is disposed between the pair of link portions.
The control panel support device according to claim 10, characterized in that: A cover member is provided at one end of the sliding range of the movable substrate by the sliding mechanism, and further includes a cover member that can integrally accommodate the movable substrate, the rotating mechanism, and the operation panel.
The control panel support device according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that: Operation panel,
The control panel support device according to any one of claims 1 to 12, which supports the control panel.
An information terminal device characterized by

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