JP2021084316A - Non-contact communication device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a non-contact communication device capable of easily attaching/detaching a non-contact communication means and a cover member.SOLUTION: An authentication device 50 is equipped with an IC card reader 61 capable of communicating with a medium holding information without contacting, and a communication device installation base 34 installing the IC card reader 61 in an image forming device. The authentication device 50 is equipped with an operating portion lower right cover 36 covering the IC card reader 61 while the IC card reader 61 is installed on the communication device installation base 34, and a double-side adhesive tape 37 adhering the IC card reader 61 and the operating portion lower right cover 36. The operating portion lower right cover 36 has a rib 36h that projects out from the operating portion lower right cover 36, and is adhered to a part of an adhesion surface of the double-side adhesive tape 37.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

The present invention relates to a non-contact communication device applied to an image forming device such as a multifunction device in which a scanner, a printer, a facsimile and the like are integrated.

As an image forming apparatus, those having a communication device for reading user information using the image forming apparatus and authenticating the user by using the communication device are widely used. In such an image forming apparatus, a configuration is disclosed in which a non-contact communication device incorporating a non-contact card reader (hereinafter, also referred to as "IC card reader") is provided as a non-contact communication means for authentication (patented). Reference 1).

Japanese Patent No. 6264471

Here, in the non-contact communication device, since the IC card reader is covered with the cover member adhered to the IC card reader, when the IC card reader needs to be replaced, it is removed from the cover member and replaced. There is a need. In such a case, the non-contact communication device has a problem that workability is lowered when the IC card reader and the cover member are firmly adhered to each other.

An object of the present invention is to provide a non-contact communication device capable of easily attaching and detaching a non-contact communication means and a cover member.

In the non-contact communication device used for the image forming apparatus, the present invention includes a non-contact communication means capable of non-contact communication with a medium holding information, and an installation unit for installing the non-contact communication means in the image forming apparatus. In a state where the non-contact communication means is installed in the installation portion, the cover member includes a cover member for covering the non-contact communication means and an adhesive member for adhering the non-contact communication means and the cover member. Is characterized by having a protrusion that protrudes from the cover member and adheres to a part of the adhesive surface of the adhesive member.

According to the present invention, the non-contact communication means and the cover member can be easily attached to and detached from each other.

It is sectional drawing of the image forming apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a perspective view of the image forming apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the main part of the authentication apparatus accommodating part which concerns on this embodiment. It is an exploded perspective view of the authentication device accommodating part which concerns on this embodiment. It is a perspective view explaining the case where the IC card reader is installed in the authentication device accommodating part which concerns on this embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the lower right cover of the operation part which concerns on this embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the authentication apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the authentication apparatus which concerns on a comparative example.

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The XYZ coordinate systems shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 are shown for explaining the installation direction of the image forming apparatus.

More specifically, the X-axis indicates the width direction of the image forming apparatus, and the direction indicated by the X-axis arrow of the XYZ coordinate system is the right direction of the installed image forming apparatus, the X-axis arrow of the XYZ coordinate system. The direction opposite to the direction indicated by is the left direction of the installed image forming apparatus. In the following description, the right side in the figure means the direction indicated by the arrow on the X axis, and the left side in the figure means the direction opposite to the direction indicated by the arrow on the X axis.

The Y-axis indicates the depth direction of the image forming apparatus, and the direction indicated by the Y-axis arrow in the XYZ coordinate system is the depth direction of the installed image forming apparatus and the direction indicated by the Y-axis arrow in the XYZ coordinate system. The opposite direction is the front direction of the image forming apparatus installed. In the following description, the rear in the figure means the direction indicated by the arrow on the Y axis, and the front in the figure means the direction opposite to the direction indicated by the arrow on the Y axis.

The Z-axis indicates the height direction of the image forming apparatus, and the direction indicated by the Z-axis arrow of the XYZ coordinate system is the upward direction of the installed image forming apparatus and the direction indicated by the Z-axis arrow of the XYZ coordinate system. The opposite direction is the downward direction of the installed image forming apparatus. In the following description, the upper part in the figure means the direction indicated by the arrow on the Z axis, and the lower part in the figure means the direction opposite to the direction indicated by the arrow on the Z axis.

In the figure, the 〇 symbol indicates the tip of the arrow on each of the X, Y, and Z axes, and the × symbol in the 〇 symbol indicates the rear end of the arrow on each of the X, Y, and Z axes.

[Image forming device]
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the image forming apparatus 1 of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the image forming apparatus 1 is a tandem type full-color multifunction device in which four image forming portions PY, PM, PC, and PK are arranged along an intermediate transfer belt 12.

The image forming apparatus 1 produces a toner image (image) in response to an image signal from an image reading unit 6 connected to the image forming apparatus 1 or a host device such as a personal computer communicatively connected to the image forming apparatus 1. It is formed on the recording material S. Examples of the recording material S include sheet materials (hereinafter, abbreviated as sheets) such as paper, plastic film, and cloth.

A yellow toner image is formed in the image forming unit PY housed in the apparatus main body 3 of the image forming apparatus 1, and the formed yellow toner image is primarily transferred to the intermediate transfer belt 12. In the image forming unit PM, a magenta toner image is formed, and the formed magenta toner image is superposed on the yellow toner image transferred to the intermediate transfer belt 12 and first transferred. In the image forming unit PC, a cyan toner image is formed, and the formed cyan toner image is primarily transferred over the yellow and magenta toner images transferred to the intermediate transfer belt 12. In the image forming unit PK, a black toner image is formed, and the formed black toner image is primarily transferred over the yellow, magenta, and cyan toner images transferred to the intermediate transfer belt 12.

At the lower part of the apparatus main body 3, the paper feed cassette 2 is arranged so that it can be pulled out to the front side. The image forming apparatus 1 has a secondary transfer nip portion in which the intermediate transfer belt 12 and the secondary transfer portion T2 are brought into contact with the recording material S housed in the paper feed cassette 2 by a pickup roller, a transfer roller, a resist roller, or the like. Transport to. When the recording material S is conveyed, the image forming apparatus 1 conveys the recording material S in synchronization with the toner image on the intermediate transfer belt 12. Then, the multiple toner image on the intermediate transfer belt 12 is transferred onto the recording material S at the secondary transfer nip portion by the action of the secondary transfer bias voltage applied to the secondary transfer portion T2.

The recording material S, in which the toner image is secondarily transferred by the secondary transfer unit T2, is heated and pressed by the fixing device 14 arranged in the vertical pass portion 4, so that the toner image is fixed and the toner image is formed on the surface. After being fixed, the paper is discharged to the paper discharge tray 5 by the discharge roller 15. The vertical pass portion 4 is provided with a transport mechanism for the recording material S including the discharge roller 15, various sensors, a blower fan, and the like, and is covered with the vertical pass portion cover 10 (see FIG. 2).

The paper ejection tray 5 as a loading unit is arranged between the device main body 3 and the image reading unit 6 arranged above the device main body 3, and the recording material S image formed by the image forming device 1 is provided. Can be taken out from the front side of the apparatus main body 3 and loaded.

An image reading unit (flatbed scanner) 6 is arranged above the apparatus main body 3 via the vertical path unit 4. The image reading unit 6 optically reads the image of the lower surface of the document placed on the reading surface (glass plate) 6a and converts it into image data. In the image forming apparatus 1, in the manual scanning mode in which the document is manually read, the automatic document feeding device (ADF) 7 is rotated rearward and opened (lifted) upward to open (lift) the image scanning unit 6. The original can be placed on the reading surface 6a. Further, in the image forming apparatus 1, in the case of the automatic document reading mode using the automatic document feeding device 7, the automatic document feeding device 7 separates and reads the documents placed on the document tray 8 one by one. The image reading unit 6 is made to read the original through the surface 6a.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the image forming apparatus 1 of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the operation unit 11 that receives an operation by the user is arranged on the front side of the apparatus main body 3 at a position lower than the reading surface 6a of the image reading unit 6 with the operation surface facing upward. By locating the uppermost portion of the operation unit 11 at a position lower than the reading surface 6a, the image forming apparatus 1 prevents the operation unit 11 from deteriorating the accessibility of the operation of setting the document on the reading surface 6a. it can.

The operation unit 11 of the present embodiment has a touch panel type configuration in which the display unit and the input unit are the same. Therefore, in the operation unit 11, the numeric keypad for inputting the number of copies and the telephone number of the other party at the time of facsimile transmission is not a conventional hard key, but a soft key for pressing a part displayed in a predetermined area in the display input unit 11a. It is formed.

In the image forming apparatus 1, the original is set on the original tray 8 of the automatic document feeding device 7 or the reading surface 6a of the image reading unit 6, and the operation unit 11 sets the black and white or color reading mode, the copy output size, and the recording material. Information such as type and number of copies is input.

In the image forming apparatus 1, the image reading unit 6 reads the image information of the original based on the information input to the operation unit 11. Then, in the image forming apparatus 1, the recording material S placed in the paper feed cassette 2 or on the opened manual feed tray 9 is fed into the apparatus main body 3, and the image is formed on the recording material S in the apparatus main body 3. Then, the paper is discharged to the paper ejection tray 5 via the vertical path portion 4.

An authentication device accommodating unit 21 accommodating an authentication device that authenticates a user who uses the image forming apparatus 1 is arranged at a lower right position of the operation unit 11 in the device main body 3.

[Authentication device housing]
The details of the authentication device accommodating unit 21 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a main part of the authentication device accommodating unit 21, FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the authentication device accommodating unit 21, and FIG. 5 is an IC that authenticates a user to the authentication device accommodating unit 21. It is a perspective view explaining the case of installing a card reader 61.

As shown in FIG. 3, the apparatus main body 3 is provided with a fixing base 31 which fixes the operation unit 11 and is formed of a metal plate material in a substantially L shape in a YZ cross section. The fixing base 31 is a vertical surface extending in the Z direction in a plurality of first screw holes (not shown) formed by burring on the front surface of the frame 6b provided to ensure the strength and rigidity of the image reading unit 6. It is fixed by inserting a plurality of screws 32a via 31a.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the fixing base 31 has a horizontal plane extending in the Y direction in a plurality of second screw holes (not shown) formed by burring on the upper surface of the upper right stay 3a provided in the apparatus main body 3. It is fixed by inserting a plurality of screws 32b via 31b. The upper right stay 3a is provided at the right and upper positions in the drawing of the device main body 3 in order to secure the strength and rigidity of the device main body 3.

A plurality of third screw holes (not shown) are formed on the upper surface of the fixing base 31 by burring. A plurality of screws 32c are inserted into the third screw hole of the operation unit lower right cover 36 integrally formed so as to cover the right side and the lower side of the operation unit 11 and cover the upper surface of the vertical path portion cover 10. It is fixed to the fixing base 31 with.

The lower right cover 36 of the operation unit has a fixing portion 36a fixed to the fixing base 31 by a screw 32c, and a cover portion 36b forming a space inside the lower right cover 36 of the operation unit. The cover portion has a wall portion 36c extending from the front and the right side in the drawing toward the lower side in the drawing, and the wall portion 36c abuts on the upper right stay 3a in a state of being fixed to the fixing base 31 to cover the cover portion. It is configured so that a space is formed inside the portion 36b.

A plurality of fourth screw holes (not shown) are formed on the vertical surface 31a of the fixing base 31 by burring, and the connector 39 is fixed by screws 32e inserted into the fourth screw holes. A USB cable 39a provided from a control board (not shown) provided on the back surface of the image forming apparatus 1 to the front surface of the apparatus via the upper right stay 3a is inserted into the connector 39 from the right side. Further, the left side of the connector 39 is an opening.

Further, on the upper surface of the upper right stay 3a, a plurality of fifth screw holes (not shown) are formed by burring on the right side of the fixing base 31 at a position not overlapping with the fixing base 31 in the top view. .. The communication device installation base 34 as an installation unit for installing the IC card reader 61 (see FIG. 5) in the image forming apparatus 1 is fixed to the upper right stay 3a by inserting a plurality of screws 32d into the fifth screw hole. There is.

The communication device installation base 34 has a wall portion 34b extending from the front and the right side of the installation surface 34a toward the upper side in the drawing. The communication device installation base 34 is fixed to the upper right stay 3a, and the wall portion 34b comes into contact with the cover portion 36b of the operation portion lower right cover 36 in a state where the operation portion lower right cover 36 is fixed to the fixing base 31. As a result, a space is formed between the installation surface 34a and the cover portion 36b.

The space between the communication device installation base 34 and the lower right cover 36 of the operation unit functions as the authentication device accommodating unit 21 when the authentication device is installed. The lower right cover 36 of the operation unit is configured as a cover member that covers the IC card reader 61 when the IC card reader 61 is installed on the communication device installation base 34. When the authentication device is not used, the image forming apparatus 1 does not use the space between the communication device installation base 34 and the lower right cover 36 of the operation unit.

[IC card reader]
The IC card reader 61 as a non-contact communication means included in the authentication device has a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the front when it is installed on the installation surface 34a of the communication device installation base 34. The IC card reader 61 is configured to be able to communicate with an IC card, which is a medium for holding information, in a non-contact manner.

The IC card reader 61 has a cable 62 for electrically connecting to the device main body 3 and a connector 63 connected to the tip of the cable 62. The IC card reader 61 is electrically connected to the apparatus main body 3 by connecting the connector 63 to the connector 39 fixed to the fixing base 31. In the IC card reader 61, when the connector 63 is connected to the connector 39, if the cable 62 has an extra length, the extra length processing for adjusting the extra length of the cable 62 such as bundling the cables 62 is performed in front of the vertical surface 31a. It is done in.

Further, the IC card reader 61 has a built-in LED, and is configured to be able to display the operating state of the IC card reader 61 and the like depending on the mode of the LED when the LED light is emitted from the lamp 61a to the outside. The IC card reader 61 of the present embodiment is configured such that the lamp 61a lights up in green when the information on the IC card is read normally, and the lamp 61a lights up in red when the information on the IC card is not read normally. There is. A lamp 61a having a built-in LED and irradiating light to the outside constitutes a light emitting unit.

The IC card reader 61 is installed on the installation surface 34a of the communication device installation base 34. Then, in the image forming apparatus 1, the lower right cover 36 of the operation unit is fixed to the fixing base 31, and the front cover 6c (see FIG. 2) covering the front surface of the image reading unit 6 is fixed to the apparatus main body 3. The IC card reader 61 is arranged in a state where the quality is ensured.

[Lower right cover of operation unit]
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing details of the cover portion 36b of the lower right cover 36 of the operation portion. In the present embodiment, the lower right cover 36 of the operation unit is integrally molded with an opaque resin material (black in the present embodiment) to a thickness of about 2 mm. As shown in FIG. 6, the cover portion 36b is formed with a plurality of holes 36d to 36f as holes for making the light emitted from the lamp 61a of the IC card reader 61 visible from the outside.

As described above, the IC card reader 61 has a lamp 61a that irradiates light to the outside. The non-contact communication means including the IC card reader 61 has a case where the position of the lamp differs depending on the type of the IC card reader. Therefore, a plurality of holes 36d to 36f are formed in the cover portion 36b so as to be compatible with a plurality of types of IC card readers.

The plurality of holes 36d to 36f provided in the cover portion 36b each have a diameter of about 5 mm, and the holes 36d are provided at positions corresponding to the lamp 61a of the IC card reader 61 of the present embodiment.

In the present embodiment, the IC card reader 61 is adhered to the lower right cover 36 of the operation portion by being adhered to the mounting surface 36g of the cover portion 36b by the double-sided adhesive tape 37 (see FIG. 7) as an adhesive member. When the IC card reader 61 is adhered to the cover portion 36b, the IC card reader 61 is aligned and adhered so that the lamp 61a is located at the position of the hole 36d.

One side of the double-sided adhesive tape 37 is attached to predetermined two sides of a substantially rectangular IC card reader 61, and the other side is attached to the cover portion 36b, whereby the IC card reader 61 and the lower right of the operation unit are attached. Adhere to the cover 36. Further, a rib 36h as a protrusion having a height of about 1 mm is provided at a part of the position of one side of the predetermined two sides to which the double-sided adhesive tape 37 is attached in the cover portion 36b.

The rib 36h of the present embodiment has four protrusions each protruding approximately 1 mm from the mounting surface 36g, and has a configuration having a gap between the plurality of ribs 36h. Therefore, in the lower right cover 36 of the operation unit, when the double-sided adhesive tape 37 is attached to the rib 36h, the protruding portion of the rib 36h adheres to the double-sided adhesive tape 37, and the gap between the plurality of ribs 36h is formed. The double-sided adhesive tape 37 does not adhere to the portion.

[Authentication device]
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a state in which an authentication device 50, which is a non-contact communication device including an operation unit lower right cover 36, an IC card reader 61, and a communication device installation base 34, is arranged on the device main body 3. .. In the image forming apparatus 1, a sheet member 36k composed of a transparent transparent sheet 36i and an opaque opaque sheet 36j is adhered to the upper surface of the cover portion 36b of the lower right cover 36 of the operation portion by a double-sided adhesive tape 36l. There is. The double-sided adhesive tape 36l is attached to the outer peripheral end of the sheet member 36k in order to prevent the positions from overlapping with the holes 36d to 36f.

The opaque sheet 36j has a opaque portion 36m which is printed in white and is opaque, and a transmissive portion 36n which is not printed and is configured to be transparent. The sheet member 36k is adhered by the double-sided adhesive tape 36l so that the transmission portion 36n is arranged at a position facing the hole 36d of the cover portion 36b. As a result, in the image forming apparatus 1, the holes 36d can be visually recognized by the transparent portion 36n of the opaque sheet 36j, and the holes 36e and 36f are covered by the opaque portion 36m of the opaque sheet 36j to cover unnecessary holes. As a result, the appearance of the device is improved.

The IC card reader 61 is adhered to the cover portion 36b by the double-sided adhesive tape 37. The double-sided adhesive tape 37 is attached to one of the two sides of the IC card reader 61 and the mounting surface 36 g, and is also attached to the other side of the two sides of the IC card reader 61 and the rib 36h. There is.

The IC card reader 61 is adhered to the mounting surface 36g and the rib 36h protruding approximately 1 mm from the mounting surface 36g via the double-sided adhesive tape 37, so that the IC card reader 61 is adhered non-parallel to the mounting surface 36g. Therefore, the optical axis E of the light emitted from the lamp 61a has a predetermined inclination. The hole 36d is a hole having a sufficient size so as not to block the light emitted from the lamp 61a having a predetermined inclination.

Further, a foam member 38 for urging the IC card reader 61 toward the mounting surface 36g is arranged between the IC card reader 61 and the installation surface 34a of the communication device installation base 34. By being urged by the foam member 38, the IC card reader 61 surely contacts the lower right cover 36 of the operation unit via the double-sided adhesive tape 37, and the lamp 61a approaches the lower right cover 36 of the operation unit, and the lamp 61a Visibility is improved.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a state in which the IC card reader 61 is attached to the lower right cover 136 of the operation unit which does not have the rib 36h as a comparative example. The comparative example shown in FIG. 8 is different from the lower right cover 36 of the operation unit in that the lower right cover 136 of the operation unit does not have ribs, and the other configurations are the same as those of the present embodiment. Since they are the same, the common components are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 8, the IC card reader 61 of the comparative example has double-sided adhesive tape 37 attached to both sides. One side of the double-sided adhesive tape 37 is attached to the IC card reader 61, and the other surface is attached to the mounting surface 136 g of the lower right cover 136 of the operation unit, whereby the IC card reader 61 is attached to the lower right cover of the operation unit. It is adhered to 136. The double-sided adhesive tapes 37 on both sides are firmly adhered to the lower right cover 136 of the operation unit by having the adhesive surface attached to the mounting surface 136 g.

By attaching the double-sided adhesive tapes 37 on both sides to the mounting surface 136g, the IC card reader 61 is adhered substantially parallel to the mounting surface 136g, and the optical axis E of the light emitted from the lamp 61a is aligned. It is substantially perpendicular to the mounting surface 136 g.

Here, in the operation unit lower right cover 136, when the IC card reader 61 is adhered to the operation unit lower right cover 136 and the positions of the lamp 61a and the hole 36d are misaligned, the double-sided adhesive tape 37 is peeled off. It becomes necessary to reattach the IC card reader 61. Further, in the lower right cover 136 of the operation unit, even if the IC card reader 61 breaks down and needs to be replaced, it is necessary to peel off the double-sided adhesive tape 37 and reattach the IC card reader 61.

In such a case, in the lower right cover 136 of the operation unit of the comparative example, the double-sided adhesive tape 37 is firmly adhered to the mounting surface 136 g, so that it is difficult to peel off the double-sided adhesive tape 37. For this reason, in the lower right cover 136 of the operation unit of the comparative example, the double-sided adhesive tape 37 may be broken when the double-sided adhesive tape 37 is peeled off, or a part of the double-sided adhesive tape 37 may remain on the mounting surface 136 g. Therefore, there is a risk that the work of peeling off the double-sided adhesive tape 37 becomes complicated.

On the other hand, in the lower right cover 36 of the operation unit of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, one of the two sides of the double-sided adhesive tape 37 is attached to the attachment surface 36g, and the other double-sided adhesive tape 37 is attached. It is attached to the protruding portion of the rib 36h, which protrudes approximately 1 mm from the surface 36g. Further, the gap formed between the plurality of ribs 36h and the adhesive surface of the double-sided adhesive tape 37 are separated from each other.

With such a configuration, in the authentication device 50, the adhesive force between the double-sided adhesive tape 37 and the lower right cover 36 of the operation unit is reduced by the ribs 36h. As a result, in the authentication device 50, when the adhesive between the IC card reader 61 and the lower right cover 36 of the operation unit is peeled off, the double-sided adhesive tape 37 can be easily peeled off from the lower right cover 36 of the operation unit, and the IC card reader 61 can be peeled off. And the lower right cover 36 of the operation unit can be easily attached and detached.

As described above, the authentication device 50 of the present embodiment has ribs 36h protruding from the mounting surface 36g of the lower right cover 36 of the operation unit that covers the IC card reader 61 installed on the communication device installation base 34. .. Further, in the lower right cover 36 of the operation portion, the protruding portion of the rib 36h adheres to a part of the adhesive surface of the double-sided adhesive tape 37, and the adhesive surface of the double-sided adhesive tape 37 adheres to the gap portion of the plurality of ribs 36h. It is configured so as not to adhere to the lower right cover 36 of the operation unit.

With this configuration, the authentication device 50 easily adheres to both sides when aligning the lamp 61a of the IC card reader 61 with the position of the hole 36d provided in the lower right cover 36 of the operation unit or when replacing the IC card reader 61. The tape 37 can be peeled off from the lower right cover 36 of the operation unit. As a result, the authentication device 50 suppresses the possibility that a part of the double-sided adhesive tape 37 remains on the lower right cover 36 of the operation unit when the double-sided adhesive tape 37 is peeled off from the lower right cover 36 of the operation unit, and the IC card reader. The attachment / detachment of the 61 and the lower right cover 36 of the operation unit can be easily performed.

In the present embodiment, the authentication device 50 has double-sided adhesive tape 37 attached to two sides of the IC card reader 61, but the present invention is not limited to this. The authentication device 50 may be configured to attach the double-sided adhesive tape 37 to the entire circumference of the IC card reader 61.

Further, in the present embodiment, the lower right cover 36 of the operation unit has the rib 36h as a part of the mounting surface 36g, but the present invention is not limited to this. The lower right cover 36 of the operation unit may have ribs 36h over the entire surface of one side to which the double-sided adhesive tape 37 is attached, for example. Further, the lower right cover 36 of the operation unit may have ribs 36h at each position where the double-sided adhesive tapes 37 on both sides are attached.

Further, in the present embodiment, the authentication device 50 includes, but is not limited to, an IC card reader 61 that acquires information from an IC card as a non-contact communication means. The authentication device 50 may include, for example, a non-contact communication means capable of non-contact communication from a mobile terminal as a medium for holding information.

Further, in the present embodiment, the lower right cover 36 of the operation unit has holes 36d to 36f in the cover unit 36b that make the lamps 61a provided in the IC card reader 61 visible, but the present invention is not limited to this. The lower right cover 36 of the operation unit may have a cover portion 36b having no holes formed when an IC card reader having no lamp is installed as a non-contact communication means.

Further, in the present embodiment, the lower right cover 36 of the operation portion has a plurality of holes 36d to 36f in the cover portion 36b, but the present invention is not limited to this. The lower right cover 36 of the operation unit may be configured to have one hole at a position corresponding to the lamp 61a of the IC card reader 61, and at least one hole at a position corresponding to the lamp 61a of the IC card reader 61. It may be configured to have a portion.

Further, in the present embodiment, the authentication device 50 includes, but is not limited to, the double-sided adhesive tape 37 as an adhesive member. The authentication device 50 may include, for example, a peelable adhesive as an adhesive member.

1 ... Image forming device: 34 ... Installation unit (communication device installation base): 36 ... Cover member (lower right cover of operation unit): 36d ... Hole (hole): 36e ... Hole (hole): 36f ... Hole (hole) Hole): 36h ... Protrusion (rib): 37 ... Adhesive member (double-sided adhesive tape): 50 ... Non-contact communication device (authentication device): 61 ... Non-contact communication means (IC card reader): 61a ... Light emitting part (lamp) )

Claims (5)

In a non-contact communication device used for an image forming device,
A non-contact communication means capable of non-contact communication with a medium that holds information,
An installation unit that installs the non-contact communication means in the image forming apparatus, and
In a state where the non-contact communication means is installed in the installation portion, a cover member that covers the non-contact communication means and
An adhesive member for adhering the non-contact communication means and the cover member is provided.
The cover member has a protrusion that protrudes from the cover member and adheres to a part of the adhesive surface of the adhesive member.
A non-contact communication device characterized by the fact that. The non-contact communication means has a light emitting unit that emits light.
The cover member has at least one hole provided at a position corresponding to the light emitting portion.
The non-contact communication device according to claim 1. The adhesive member is a double-sided adhesive tape.
The non-contact communication device according to claim 1 or 2. The non-contact communication means has a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the front when it is installed in the installation portion.
The adhesive member is adhered to two predetermined sides of the non-contact communication means,
The cover member has the protrusion on one of the two predetermined sides.
The non-contact communication device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the non-contact communication device. The cover member has the protrusion on a part of the one side.
The non-contact communication device according to claim 4.

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