JP3445878B2 - Image forming device - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus suitable for a copying machine, a printer, a facsimile, a printing machine, an electronic blackboard, and a multifunction peripheral thereof. 2. Description of the Related Art Generally, an image forming apparatus of this kind is composed of a large number of parts and consumables, and a faulty part is replaced or consumables are replenished for normal operation. Therefore, for this work, a service person visits the user side or the user himself performs the work. Conventionally, as a method for facilitating maintenance and inspection, for example, as shown in JP-A-59-142559, maintenance information is transmitted from a central management device to a copying machine via a communication line, A method of displaying and printing out the maintenance information on the side has been proposed. As a similar method, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-4832
No. 5 discloses a method of transmitting passbook issuing guidance from a center to a passbook issuing device used in a financial institution, and printing out the guidance on the passbook issuing device side. Further, Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No.
No. 4573 discloses a method of storing and displaying the number of occurrences of jams for each cause. [0004] By the way, when recycling a machine such as an electrophotographic copying machine, a recycling company collects various types of machines of each manufacturer from users and disassemble them. , Cleaning, parts replacement, reassembly, etc. However, all of the above-mentioned conventional methods are methods for maintenance and inspection by a service person or a user, and thus cannot be applied to recycling and recycling. [0005] Therefore, the recycler has to
The parts to be replaced must be checked based on the manuals for each machine and ordered from the manufacturer.Therefore, the work is troublesome, and the work efficiency is poor. Will work. [0006] The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, parts at the time of decomposition
It is an object of the present invention to provide an image forming apparatus capable of preventing the loss of the image forming apparatus. In order to achieve the above object, a first means is an image forming means for forming an image on a recording medium, and an image forming means for disassembling the image forming means. Names and shapes of parts for arranging the parts that make up the means
Storage means for storing part serving diagram information consisting of a shape and an assembly level; and names of parts stored in the storage means
The component serving view information consisting of universal and shape and assembly level, and control means are formed on the record medium for controlling said image forming means to form a part serving diagram, characterized by comprising the. An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is a configuration diagram of a digital copier as an embodiment of an image forming apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing an operation unit and a display unit of the copier of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a copier of FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining a parts list output process of the copying machine shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a printout example of the parts list, and FIG. FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing another printout example, FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a printout example of a lubricant application procedure list, FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing a printout example of a component adjustment procedure list, and FIG.
Is an explanatory diagram showing a printout example of an assembly and disassembly explanatory diagram, and FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a printout example of a component arrangement diagram. A copying machine 10 shown in FIG. 1 includes a document reading device 12 having a document cover 11 that can be opened and closed, and a printer. The reading device 12 includes a light source, a reflection mirror,
It is composed of various members such as a photoelectric conversion element and a mechanism for supporting and driving these various members. The printer includes a laser type exposure unit 13 and an electrophotographic process mechanism. The exposure unit 13 includes various members such as a laser diode, a polygon mirror 23, a polygon motor, a reflection mirror 24, and a lens 25. The electrophotographic process mechanism includes a charger 14, a photoreceptor 15, a developing unit 16, a transfer unit 17, and a cleaning unit 1.
8, static eliminator 19, fixing device 20, paper feed cassette 21, 2
2. It is composed of various members such as a paper discharge tray 26, a mechanism for supporting and driving these various members, and a paper P transport mechanism. The copying process of this copying machine will be described. First, the surface of the photoconductor 15 is uniformly charged by the negative corona discharge of the charger 14, and then the laser beam emitted from the laser diode of the exposure device 13 Fifteen
An electrostatic latent image is formed when projected onto the surface. Next, the electrostatic latent image on the photoreceptor 15 is visualized with toner by the developing device 16, and then this toner image is transferred to the paper P conveyed from the paper feed cassettes 21 and 22 by the transfer device 17 in accordance with the copy timing. . The sheet P is conveyed to a fixing device 20 where it is heated and pressed to fix a toner image thereon, and is discharged onto a discharge tray 26. Further, the photoconductor 15 to which the toner image has been transferred
The remaining toner on the top is removed by the cleaning device 18,
Next, the charge remaining on the photoconductor 15 is removed by the charge remover 19. Thereafter, the copying process is repeated in this cycle. In this copying machine, various information necessary for the operation is selected when it becomes necessary to replace consumable parts or faulty parts, or when recycling (reassembling, cleaning, replacing parts, reassembling, etc.). A display unit 31 and an operation unit 32 as shown in FIG. 2 are provided for readout and printout. This information is stored in the storage unit (storage means) shown in FIG.
33, and when selected via the operation unit 32, C
Displayed by the display unit 31 under the control of the PU 34,
The image is printed out on the sheet P by the image forming unit 35.
At the time of recycling, it is highly probable that the backup power is cut off after a long time has elapsed since the commercial power was turned off. Therefore, it is desirable to store the information for recycling reproduction in a nonvolatile memory. Next, an operation of printing out the recycled reproduction information and an example of the printout will be described with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 4, a function selection screen is displayed on the display unit 31 (step S1), and when a key input for printing out the recycle reproduction information is performed on the operation unit 32 (steps S2 and S3), the order of parts is determined. Is printed out on the paper P by the image forming unit 35 (step S4). FIG. 5 shows an example, in which a parts list for each supplier is formed on both sides of the paper P. In this case, as shown in FIG. 5A, a list 41 for each part for the supplier and a frame for selectively entering the ordered part are recorded on one side of the sheet P, and When the letter is cut and folded, an image 42 of the fold line and the cut line is recorded so that the envelope 43 is obtained. Further, when the sheet P is cut and folded on the other side to form the envelope 43, the address and name of the ordering party are printed on the front side of the envelope 43, and the address and name of the ordering party are printed on the back side. A box for entry is recorded. Therefore, when a recycle recycling company places an order for a consumable part or a faulty part, the order can be made without checking the ordering party. FIG. 6 shows another example of a printout. This list 50 is a list of replacement parts at the time of recycling and recycling, for example, for entering a part number, a part name (and a unit price), the number of ordered parts and a total price. The column is printed out. Therefore, when ordering a consumable part or a faulty part, the recycle recycler can check the necessary parts while referring to the list 50 and place an order. FIG. 7 shows a lubricating oil application list 51, in which the application location, type, amount of oil and the like of the lubricating oil are printed out. Therefore, the recycle recycling company can optimally perform the operation of the lubricating oil while looking at the list 51. FIG. 8 shows an adjustment list 52 in which adjustment points (items), adjustment methods, and adjustment values for optimal adjustment of each component in a state where the assembly is completed are recorded. Therefore, a recycling recycler or a maintenance inspector can optimally adjust each component in a state where the assembly is completed while looking at the list 52. FIG. 9 shows a manual 53 for disassembling and assembling the machine. The recycling recycler and the maintenance inspector can disassemble and assemble the machine while referring to the manual 53, and can replace necessary parts. In this case, as a method of designating a part, a part number is input, a part code is input, a reading input is performed using a part barcode described in a manual, a display unit 31 and an operation unit 32 are used to specify a unit or an assembly unit. Inputs can be made by narrowing down input and replacement parts. FIG. 10 shows a table 54 for arranging the parts when the machine is disassembled. A recycling recycler or a maintenance inspector can dispose of the machine by disassembling the machine.
By arranging each part while watching it, the loss of parts can be prevented, and the machine can be easily disassembled, replaced, and assembled. In this serving diagram 54, for example, SO
The name and shape (solenoid, bracket, cover) and assembly level of the parts are described, such as L, BRKT, SCRW, and COVER. Therefore, the recycler must assemble all the parts at the level and then assemble them in the order of the level Accordingly, reassembly can be easily performed by preventing the assembly order from being changed, so that the workability can be improved and the cost of the regenerator can be reduced. In the above description, a case where various lists are printed out has been described. However, the lists may be displayed on the display unit 31 of a copying machine or an external display unit, or may be printed out by an external printer. It may be. In addition, the present invention is not limited to a digital copying machine, but can be applied to other devices capable of forming an image on a medium, such as a linter, a facsimile, a printing machine, and an electronic blackboard. Of course, the printout and display at the time of the recycling reproduction are performed in a state where the machine is connected to a commercial power supply before the machine is disassembled. As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when the apparatus is disassembled for recycling, the disassembler replaces the removed parts with the names and shapes of the parts on the parts layout diagram.
What is necessary is just to arrange on top according to the shape, and loss of parts at the time of disassembly can be prevented. [0029]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a digital copying machine as an embodiment of an image forming apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing an operation unit and a display unit of the copying machine shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a recycle information output unit of the copying machine shown in FIG. 1; FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a parts list output process of the copying machine of FIG. 1; FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a printout example of a parts list. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of printout of a parts list. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a printout example of a lubricating oil application procedure list. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a printout example of a component adjustment procedure list. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a printout example of an assembly and disassembly explanatory diagram. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a printout example of a component serving diagram. [Description of Signs] 33 Storage Means 34 CPU 35 Image Forming Unit 40 Purchase Order 50 Replacement Parts List 51 Lubricating Oil Application List 52 Adjustment List 53 Assembly and Disassembly Diagram 54

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(57) and [Claims 1 image forming means for forming an image on a recording medium, when decomposing the image forming means, for aligning the parts constituting the image forming means, parts Name and shape and
A storage unit that stores component serving diagram information including an assembly level; and a name and shape of the component stored in the storage unit.
Image forming apparatus that the component serving view information consisting of assembly level, and control means for controlling said image forming means to form the part serving diagram formed on a record medium, characterized in that it consists of.