JP4530876B2 - Scanner device and image forming apparatus - Google Patents
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本発明はスキャナ装置、及び画像形成装置に関する。
The present invention is related to the scanner equipment, and an image forming apparatus.
画像形成装置には、スキャナ装置を備えた複写装置などの多機能画像形成装置(MFP)がある。このような画像形成装置は、一般にスキャナ装置が画像形成装置本体の上側に一体として配置されている。ところで近年、米国のリハビリテーション508条法に代表されるように、行政機関における情報通信技術(ICT)を活用した行政情報や公的資金によって設立された交通や通信など公的なサービスを提供する民間企業を対象に、その調達においてアクセシビリティ要件を満たすことを、刑法と民法が定めるところの罰則と責任の下に義務として課すものが、欧米諸国において増えてきている。 The image forming apparatus includes a multi-function image forming apparatus (MFP) such as a copying apparatus provided with a scanner device. In such an image forming apparatus, a scanner device is generally arranged integrally on the upper side of the image forming apparatus main body. By the way, in recent years, as represented by the US Rehabilitation Article 508 Act, the private sector that provides public services such as administrative information using public information and public funds using information and communication technology (ICT) in administrative agencies Increasingly in Western countries, companies are obliged to meet accessibility requirements for procurement under the penalties and responsibilities of the Penal Code and Civil Code.
そのアクセシビリティ用件を満たすために、上述したスキャナ装置等を備えた多機能画像形成装置においては、画像の印刷等を行う画像形成装置本体と、原稿の読み取りを行うスキャナ装置とを分離をして例えばスキャナ装置を低い位置に別個に配置し、座ったまま容易に画像形成装置を使用できるようにしている。 In order to satisfy the accessibility requirement, in the multi-function image forming apparatus provided with the above-described scanner device or the like, the image forming apparatus main body that performs image printing or the like is separated from the scanner device that reads a document. For example, the scanner device is separately arranged at a low position so that the image forming apparatus can be used easily while sitting.
このような装置の場合、同一のスキャナ装置と画像形成装置本体を使用した同一機種の画像形成装置であっても、スキャナ装置一体型画像形成装置用と、スキャナ装置分離配置型画像形成装置とに対応できるようしておく必要がある。このような場合、スキャナ装置一体型画像形成装置では、スキャナ装置と画像形成装置をそれらの連続している部分を一枚の外装カバーで覆うことができる。一方スキャナ装置分離型画像形成装置では、スキャナ装置の外装カバーと画像形成装置の外装カバーとは別個のものとして構成する必要がある。 In the case of such an apparatus, even if an image forming apparatus of the same model using the same scanner apparatus and image forming apparatus main body is used for an image forming apparatus integrated with a scanner apparatus and an image forming apparatus with a separate scanner apparatus, It is necessary to be able to cope. In such a case, in the scanner apparatus-integrated image forming apparatus, the continuous portion of the scanner apparatus and the image forming apparatus can be covered with a single exterior cover. On the other hand, in the scanner apparatus separation type image forming apparatus, it is necessary to configure the exterior cover of the scanner apparatus and the exterior cover of the image forming apparatus separately.
特許文献1には装置構造体が上下に2分割自在となっている画像形成装置において、上部構造体に設けられ、この上部構造体を持ち運ぶとき、手でつかむための把手部材と、この把手部材を被係止部材として、この被係止部材を係止することにより、上部構造体を下部構造体に対して動かぬように固定保持する係止部材とをそれぞれ有し、係止部材を固定係止ネジとし、把手部材を、指が入り、且つ、固定係止ネジが格納されてしまう凹窪部を有する把手部材とすると共に、把手部材の凹窪部内に、指の挿入を不能とするようなカバー部材を付設し、そのカバー部材を固定係止ネジで下部構造体の側に止めるようにした画像形成装置が記載されている。 Patent Document 1 discloses an image forming apparatus in which an apparatus structure can be divided into two vertically. A handle member that is provided on an upper structure and is held by hand when carrying the upper structure, and the handle member. And a locking member for fixing and holding the upper structure so as not to move with respect to the lower structure by locking the locked member. The handle member is a handle member having a recessed portion in which a finger enters and the fixed locking screw is stored, and the finger cannot be inserted into the recessed portion of the handle member. There is described an image forming apparatus in which such a cover member is attached and the cover member is fixed to the lower structure side with a fixing locking screw.
特許文献2には、装置本体の一部に形成され、オプション配線を接続するための接続部を保護する保護カバーにおいて、前記接続部に対して、前記保護カバーを階へ自在に接続しておくためのヒンジ部と、前記オプション配線を装置本体内に導くための配線出口を保護し、且つ、前記保護カバーが前記ヒンジを介して開放自在になるように前記装置本体及び保護カバーから切り離れる配線出口カバーと、前記オプション配線を前記保護カバーと共に前記装置本体に固定する固定手段とをそなえた外装カバーが記載されている。 In Patent Document 2, in a protective cover that is formed in a part of the apparatus main body and protects a connecting portion for connecting an optional wiring, the protective cover is freely connected to the floor with respect to the connecting portion. A wiring for separating the hinge portion for the device and the wiring outlet for guiding the optional wiring into the device main body and separating the protective cover from the device main body and the protective cover so that the protective cover can be opened via the hinge. An exterior cover including an outlet cover and a fixing means for fixing the optional wiring to the apparatus main body together with the protective cover is described.
特許文献3には、製品の外装カバーをある大きさの外装カバーに分割し、分割された外装カバーを組合わせて製品の外装を行うものが記載されている。 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-228561 describes a product that covers a product exterior cover into exterior covers of a certain size and combines the divided exterior covers to perform product exterior.
特許文献4には、画像読み取り装置1を、画像出力装置3に合体させた状態及びその画像出力装置から分離させた状態の双方で使用できるように構成した。画像出力装置3に画像読み取り装置1の底部を嵌合させて合体させるための凹部6を形成し、画像読み取り装置1の底部をその凹部6に適合する形状に形成したものが記載されている。
しかしながら、上述したように、スキャナ装置一体型画像形成装置と、スキャナ装置分離型画像形成装置の2つのタイプ別に外装カバーを準備すると外装カバー製造用の金型が2つになりコストが嵩むほか、設計が複雑になるという問題がある。 However, as described above, if an exterior cover is prepared for two types of an image forming apparatus integrated with a scanner apparatus and a separate image forming apparatus of a scanner apparatus, the number of molds for manufacturing the exterior cover becomes two and the cost increases. There is a problem that the design becomes complicated.
本発明は、スキャナ装置一体型画像形成装置と、スキャナ装置分離型画像形成装置の2つのタイプの画像形成装置に使用することができるスキャナ装置、及び画像形成装置を提供することを目的とする。
The present invention aims to provide a scanner device-integrated image forming apparatus, a scanner equipment that can be used for two types of image forming apparatus of the scanner device separation-type image forming apparatus, and an image forming apparatus .
請求項1の発明は、画像形成装置上に取付可能なスキャナ装置であって、
該スキャナ装置の側部を覆うカバー部材が、
スキャナカバー部と、前記画像形成装置の一部を覆う画像形成装置カバー部とを一体に備えたものであって、かつ、
前記カバー部材の裏面側の前記スキャナカバー部と前記画像形成装置カバー部との間に、前記カバー部材の表面側に設けた分割線に沿う薄肉の凹部を設けて前記スキャナカバー部と前記画像形成装置カバー部とを前記凹部により切り離して分離可能とするとともに、
前記凹部の前記スキャナカバー部側の縁と前記画像形成装置カバー部側の縁の両方に前記カバー部材の強度を向上させるために前記スキャナ装置へ突き当てる一対のリブを形成してなる、
ことを特徴とする。
The invention of claim 1 is a attachable scanner equipment on an image forming apparatus,
A cover member covering a side portion of the scanner device ,
A scanner lid portion, and an image forming apparatus cover portion covering a part of the image forming apparatus be those provided integrally, and,
A thin concave portion is provided between the scanner cover portion on the back surface side of the cover member and the image forming apparatus cover portion along a dividing line provided on the front surface side of the cover member, thereby forming the scanner cover portion and the image forming portion. The device cover part can be separated and separated by the recess , and
A pair of ribs that abut against the scanner device are formed on both the edge of the concave portion on the scanner cover portion side and the edge on the image forming apparatus cover portion side in order to improve the strength of the cover member .
It is characterized by that.
請求項2の発明は、請求項1のスキャナ装置を備えるとともに、該スキャナ装置が、前記スキャナカバー部と前記画像形成装置カバー部とを切り離さずに両方を備えていることを特徴とする画像形成装置である。
The invention of claim 2 is provided with a scanner device according to claim 1, the image forming said scanner, characterized in that it comprises both without detaching the said scanner cover the image forming apparatus cover Device.
本発明によれば、スキャナ装置一体型画像形成装置と、スキャナ装置分離型画像形成装置の2つのタイプ別に外装カバーを準備する必要がなくなり、コスト及び手間を省くことができるという効果がある。
According to the onset bright, a scanner device-integrated image forming apparatus, it is not necessary to prepare the exterior cover by two types of scanner separation type image forming apparatus, there is an effect that it is possible to save the cost and effort.
以下本発明を実施するための最良の形態としての実施例を図面に基づいて説明する。 Embodiments as the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
図1は実施例に係る画像形成装置を示す斜視図、図1は実施例に係る画像形成装置を示す斜視図、図3は図2中のA−A線に相当するスキャナ装置のカバー部材の断面図である。 1 is a perspective view showing an image forming apparatus according to the embodiment, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the image forming apparatus according to the embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a cover member of the scanner apparatus corresponding to the line AA in FIG. It is sectional drawing.
本例に係る画像形成装置100は、図1に示すように、画像形成装置本体10にスキャナ装置20が一体として取り付けられている。本例では画像形成装置本体10とスキャナ装置20との側部には、1枚の外装カバー30が両者の側面を覆うように取り付けられている。 As shown in FIG. 1, the image forming apparatus 100 according to the present example has a scanner device 20 integrally attached to an image forming apparatus main body 10. In this example, a single exterior cover 30 is attached to the side portions of the image forming apparatus main body 10 and the scanner device 20 so as to cover the side surfaces of both.
本例では、外装カバー30は分割ライン33の上部をスキャナカバー部31と画像形成装置本体カバー部32とを一体に形成したものである。 In this example, the exterior cover 30 is formed by integrally forming the scanner cover portion 31 and the image forming apparatus main body cover portion 32 at the upper part of the dividing line 33.
本例では、図3に示すように、外装カバー30にはその内側に外装カバーの内側に凹部34を設けて薄肉部35を設け、人の手や簡単な冶具で分割することができるようにしている。そして、スキャナ装置を分離するときには、スキャナ装置20に外装カバー30のスキャナカバー部31だけを残し他の画像形成装置本体カバー部32を切り離すものとする。 In this example, as shown in FIG. 3, the exterior cover 30 is provided with a recess 34 inside the exterior cover and a thin portion 35 inside thereof so that it can be divided by a human hand or a simple jig. ing. When separating the scanner device, only the scanner cover portion 31 of the exterior cover 30 is left in the scanner device 20 and the other image forming apparatus main body cover portion 32 is separated.
また、本例では、外装カバー30の内側であって前記凹部34の両側縁には、凹部34に沿いかつスキャナカバー部31、画像形成装置本体カバー部32に沿ってリブ36、37を形成し、スキャナ装置20のブラケットに当接するものとし、外装カバー30の強度を向上させている。 Further, in this embodiment, the side edges of the recess 34 a inside the outer cover 30, along Ikatsu scanner lid portion 31 in the recess 34, the ribs 36, 37 along with the image forming apparatus body cover 32 formed and, it shall contact the bracket of the scanner device 20, thereby improving the strength of the outer cover 30.
本例では、図1に示すように、画像形成装置100を画像形成装置本体10とスキャナ装置20とを一体として構成するときには、外装カバー30をそのまま使用することができる。また、図2に示すように、画像形成装置本体10から画像形成装置20を分離し手構成するときには、外装カバー30をスキャナ装置20の高さに合わせて、分割ライン33で分割し、外装カバー30のうち必要のない部分、即ち画像形成装置本体カバー部32を分離して使用する。なお、図中21はスキャナ装置20のコンタクトガラスを示している。 In this example, as shown in FIG. 1, when the image forming apparatus 100 is configured by integrating the image forming apparatus main body 10 and the scanner apparatus 20, the exterior cover 30 can be used as it is. As shown in FIG. 2, when the image forming apparatus 20 is separated from the image forming apparatus main body 10 and manually configured, the exterior cover 30 is divided by the dividing line 33 according to the height of the scanner apparatus 20, and the exterior cover is formed. An unnecessary portion of 30, that is, the image forming apparatus main body cover portion 32 is used separately. In the figure, reference numeral 21 denotes a contact glass of the scanner device 20.
以上説明したように、本例によれば、1つの外装カバーでスキャナ一体型画像形成装置においても、スキャナ分離型画像形成装置においても共通の外装カバーを使用することができる。 As described above, according to this example, a single exterior cover can be used for both a scanner-integrated image forming apparatus and a scanner separation-type image forming apparatus.
1・・・装置
3・・・画像出力装置
6・・・凹部
10・・・画像形成装置本体
20・・・スキャナ装置
30・・・外装カバー
31・・・スキャナカバー部
32・・・画像形成装置本体カバー部
33・・・分割ライン
34・・・凹部
35・・・薄肉部
36,37・・・リブ
100・・・画像形成装置
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Apparatus 3 ... Image output device 6 ... Concave 10 ... Image forming apparatus main body 20 ... Scanner apparatus 30 ... Exterior cover 31 ... Scanner cover part 32 ... Image formation Device main body cover 33 ... dividing line 34 ... concave portion 35 ... thin wall portion 36, 37 ... rib 100 ... image forming apparatus
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該スキャナ装置の側部を覆うカバー部材が、
スキャナカバー部と、前記画像形成装置の一部を覆う画像形成装置カバー部とを一体に備えたものであって、かつ、
前記カバー部材の裏面側の前記スキャナカバー部と前記画像形成装置カバー部との間に、前記カバー部材の表面側に設けた分割線に沿う薄肉の凹部を設けて前記スキャナカバー部と前記画像形成装置カバー部とを前記凹部により切り離して分離可能とするとともに、
前記凹部の前記スキャナカバー部側の縁と前記画像形成装置カバー部側の縁の両方に前記カバー部材の強度を向上させるために前記スキャナ装置へ突き当てる一対のリブを形成してなる、
ことを特徴とするスキャナ装置。 A scanner device that can be mounted on an image forming apparatus,
A cover member covering a side portion of the scanner device,
A scanner cover part and an image forming apparatus cover part that covers a part of the image forming apparatus; and
A thin concave portion is provided between the scanner cover portion on the back surface side of the cover member and the image forming apparatus cover portion along a dividing line provided on the front surface side of the cover member, thereby forming the scanner cover portion and the image forming portion. The device cover part can be separated and separated by the recess, and
A pair of ribs that abut against the scanner device are formed on both the edge of the concave portion on the scanner cover portion side and the edge on the image forming apparatus cover portion side in order to improve the strength of the cover member.
A scanner device characterized by that.
With a scanner apparatus according to claim 1, the image forming apparatus to which the scanner, characterized in that it comprises both without detaching the said scanner cover the image forming apparatus cover.
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