JP4701125B2 - Storage case and image forming apparatus - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a storage case for storing a control electrical board and an image forming apparatus using the storage case, such as a printer, a copier, a facsimile, or a multifunction machine having at least two of these functions.

  In the image forming apparatus of the above type, the control electrical board is often attached to the side surface or the back surface of the apparatus main body. In recent years, when the control electrical board is attached to the side surface, the width of the apparatus becomes large, and therefore, it tends to be attached to the back surface.

  Therefore, when the control electrical board is attached to the rear surface, there are mechanical parts such as a motor and a clutch on the rear surface in view of the layout. Therefore, the control electrical board is attached to the rear side of the mechanical parts. In such a configuration, the control electrical board must be mounted so that it can be moved so that the mechanical parts can be accessed during maintenance or the like.

JP 2002-337421 A JP 2004-249633 A

  Therefore, in the image forming apparatuses described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, the control electrical boards are collectively stored in a storage case which is a single storage case, and the storage case is rotatably mounted on the apparatus main body. . When the mechanical parts are maintained, the storage case is rotated so that the mechanical parts appear.

  By the way, in recent years, particularly in color image forming apparatuses, a large number of motors, sensors, and the like are used. Furthermore, when an option is added, there is a case where an electrical board has to be added accordingly. In such a case, if the substrates are arranged so as to overlap in the depth direction because of space, workability such as connection and wiring of connectors on the substrate arranged on the back side is deteriorated. Furthermore, there have been problems of temperature rise due to heat generated from electronic components arranged on the board and radio noise generated from the board.

  Further, in image forming apparatuses such as copying machines and printers, there are many units such as a developing unit and a transfer unit that satisfy a function by generating a high voltage. Usually, a high voltage is generated for these units by a high voltage power supply board that receives power from the power supply board, and a high voltage current is supplied to each unit through a high voltage harness. Since this high voltage harness may have an adverse effect such as causing noise that causes malfunction if it intersects with another control signal line, it is wound around a route that does not intersect other harness as much as possible. As the number of high-voltage units increases, the number of high-voltage harnesses increases. Therefore, it is difficult to secure a harness route that does not intersect with other harnesses in a limited space. Color image forming devices such as color copiers and color printers have more high-voltage units than monochrome devices, which not only saves space in the layout itself but also increases the number of harnesses, making it more difficult to run the harness. There was a problem.

  The present invention eliminates the above-described conventional problems, and includes a storage case that can prevent temperature rise and radio noise without sacrificing workability even when the storage case accommodates a plurality of electrical boards, and the storage case. An object of the present invention is to provide an image forming apparatus in which a high voltage harness can be easily wound.

To achieve the above object, the present invention is rotatably mounted on the machine body structure, in storage case in which a plurality of electrical component mounting board therein is accommodated, the plurality of electrical substrate storage case depth In this case, an electrical board on the foremost side is rotatably attached to the storage case side plate via a plate-like member, and one of the plate-like members is accommodated. A latching claw is provided in the side edge of the storage case side plate, and a locking hole is provided at a location corresponding to the locking claw of the storage case. The locking claw is provided horizontally from the side edge of the plate-like member. An insertion portion that is longer than the vertical width of the bent portion of the locking claw, and the insertion thereof. Shorter than the vertical width of the bent part of the locking claw Long holding portion is formed, the locking pawl that is applied to the locking hole, a housing case, wherein said plate-like member therethrough as a fulcrum is rotatable relative to the housing case side plates suggest.

According to the present invention, when the plate-like member inserted with the bent portion of the locking claw from the insertion portion of the locking hole is rotated, the horizontal portion of the locking claw moves the holding portion of the locking hole. It is effective to use the position as a fulcrum .

  Further, in the present invention, among the plurality of electrical boards, the foremost electrical board is shifted so that the connection part of the electrical board on the back side can be seen from the outside in the accommodated state. And effective.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention proposes an image forming apparatus using the storage case according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

  According to the present invention, when maintaining a board laid out on the back side inside a housing in which a plurality of electrical boards are arranged, it is not necessary to remove the electrical board located on the front side, and workability is improved. Further, the cost is lower than that using a hinge or the like because of the rotating structure of the front electrical board. Furthermore, it is possible to provide an image forming apparatus that can be easily wound around a high voltage harness.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus shown here is a copying machine, but can also be used as a printer, a scanner, or a facsimile by connecting with a LAN cable or a telephone line.

  Reference numeral 1 in the figure denotes an image forming apparatus main body whose front is indicated by an arrow A, and an image forming unit 2 is placed on the sheet feeding unit 3 at the center. A document reading unit 5 is disposed on the image forming unit 2 with a paper discharge unit 4 interposed therebetween, and a so-called in-body discharge unit is provided. On the front side of the document reading unit 5, input means (various keys such as a start key, a numeric keypad, a function setting key, a reset key, and a clear / stop key) for operating a plurality of functions of the image forming apparatus and various inputs are provided. An operation unit 6 having display means (a liquid crystal display panel, a liquid crystal touch panel also serving as input means, etc.) for displaying information and the state of the apparatus is provided.

FIG. 2 is an overall cross-sectional view showing an overall schematic configuration of the internal mechanism of the image forming apparatus described above.
In FIG. 2, four image formations for forming images of each color of yellow (Y), cyan (C), magenta (M), and black (B) in the image forming unit 2 of the image forming apparatus main body 1. The stations are arranged in tandem along the intermediate transfer unit 17 having the endless belt-like intermediate transfer belt 17a, and the optical writing device 13 is installed under the four image forming stations.

  Each image forming station has the same configuration, and has photosensitive drums 11Y, 11C, 11M, and 11B as image carriers, respectively, and dedicated charging devices 12Y, 12C, 12M, and 12B, and developing devices, respectively. 14Y, 14C, 14M, 14B, primary transfer rollers 15Y, 15C, 15M, 15B, and cleaning devices 16Y, 16C, 16M, 16B are arranged.

The optical writing device 13 is arranged for four image forming stations, has one deflector at the center, distributes light beams from four light sources into four systems by one deflector, and performs deflection scanning. A latent image is written on each of the two photosensitive drums 11Y, 11C, 11M, and 11B. Four light sources using laser diodes (LD) prepared for each color and a laser beam emitted from the light sources are collimated. Scanning and imaging lenses such as an optical system, a polygon mirror (rotating polygonal mirror) and a polygon motor and a fθ lens arranged in the optical path of each light source and correction And an optical system composed of a lens, a mirror and the like. The laser light emitted from the laser diode according to the image information of each color is deflected and scanned by the polygon scanner, and the photosensitive drums 11Y, 11C, 11M, and 11B for each color.
Is irradiated.

  Also, in the image forming unit 2, toner bottles 32Y, 32C, 32M, and 32B for supplying toner to the developing devices 14Y, 14C, 14M, and 14B of the respective image forming stations are provided below the in-body discharge unit 4. Is provided. The toner bottles 32Y, 32C, 32M, and 32B are filled with yellow (Y), cyan (C), magenta (M), and black (B) toners from the left in the drawing. Thus, the toner of each color is supplied to the developing devices 14Y, 14C, 14M, and 14B of each color by a predetermined supply amount.

  The intermediate transfer belt 17a of the intermediate transfer unit 17 is supported by a driving roller, a driven roller, or the like, and is rotated in the direction of the arrow in the drawing. A secondary transfer roller 22 is provided on the right side of the intermediate transfer belt 17a. An intermediate transfer belt cleaning device 18 is provided on the left side of the intermediate transfer belt 17a.

  On the other hand, the paper feed unit 3 provided in the lower part of the image forming apparatus main body 1 is provided with two-stage paper feed cassettes 3a and 3b in which recording paper S as a recording material is stored. The recording paper S is fed from the cassette by the paper feeding devices 19a and 19b, and is fed toward the registration roller 21 via the transport rollers 20a and 20b. The recording sheet S fed to the registration roller 21 is sent out toward the secondary transfer roller 22 at a predetermined timing.

  A fixing unit 9 is installed above the secondary transfer roller 22. In the fixing unit 9, for example, a fixing belt 9c supported by a fixing roller 9a and a heating roller 9b, and a pressure roller 9d in pressure contact with the fixing belt 9c are provided.

  Above the fixing unit 9, there are provided a transport roller 23 and a paper discharge roller 24 for transporting the recording paper S and discharging the paper toward the paper discharge section 4 provided in the in-body paper discharge section. Are provided with a switching claw 25 for switching the conveyance path during duplex printing, a reverse conveyance roller 26 for reversing the conveyance direction of the recording paper S in a switchback manner, and a reverse conveyance path 27. The recording paper S temporarily stacked on the reverse conveyance path 27 is reversed in the conveyance direction by the reverse conveyance roller 26, conveyed by the conveyance rollers 28 and 29 through the double-side conveyance path, and re-supplied to the registration roller 21. Paper.

  A document reading unit 5 disposed on the upper portion of the image forming apparatus main body 1 includes a contact glass 5a serving as a document table on which the document is placed, an illumination light source 5b that illuminates the document, and a first light that reflects reflected light from the document. 1 mirror 5c, 2nd mirror 5d, 3rd mirror 5e, an imaging lens 5f that forms an image of reflected light from the document, and an image of a CCD or the like as a reading unit that is arranged at the imaging position and reads the document image Sensor 5g.

  On the document reading unit 5, a pressure plate 33 for pressing a document placed on the contact glass 5a, or an automatic document feeder (ADF) for automatically feeding a document to the contact glass 5a, instead of the pressure plate 33, is provided. Provided.

Next, a case where a copy is made using this image forming apparatus will be described.
When making a copy, first, the pressure plate 33 is opened and a document is set on the contact glass 5a of the document reading unit 5, or when an ADF is provided instead of the pressure plate 33, the document is set on the document table of the ADF.

Next, when the start switch of the operation unit 6 is pressed, when the document is set on the contact glass 5a, the document reading unit 5 is immediately driven. When the document is set on the document table of the ADF, the document is conveyed. Then, after moving onto the contact glass 5a, the document reading unit 5 is driven. Then, the first traveling body on which the light source 5b and the first mirror 5c are mounted and the second traveling body on which the second mirror 5d and the third mirror 5e are mounted are traveled, and the light emitted from the light source 5b is applied to the document surface. The reflected light from the document surface is reflected by the first mirror 5c of the first traveling body and directed toward the second traveling body, and is reflected by the second and third mirrors 5d and 5e of the second traveling body, thereby forming an imaging lens. 5f is put into an image sensor 5g such as a CCD which is a reading means, and the image content is read by the image sensor 5g.
Thereafter, when the mode setting in the operation unit 6 or the automatic mode selection in the operation unit 6 is set, the image forming operation is started in the full color mode or the black and white mode according to the reading result of the document.

  In the image forming unit 2, first, the photosensitive drums 11Y, 11C, 11M, and 11B are uniformly charged by the charging devices 12Y, 12C, 12M, and 12B, and then the photosensitive drums 11Y, 11C, 11M, and 11B are The laser beam is exposed and scanned by an optical writing device 13 having four laser light sources, a common deflector, and four scanning optical systems, and electrostatic latent images are formed on the photosensitive drums 11Y, 11C, 11M, and 11B. Is made.

  Each electrostatic latent image is developed by attaching different color toners by the four color developing devices 14Y, 14C, 14M, and 14B, and is applied to the surface of each of the photosensitive drums 11Y, 11C, 11M, and 11B. Yellow, cyan, magenta, and black toner images are formed.

  Next, a primary transfer voltage is applied to the primary transfer rollers 15Y, 15C, 15M, and 15B, and the toner on the photosensitive drums 11Y, 11C, 11M, and 11B is sequentially transferred onto the intermediate transfer belt 17a. At this time, the image forming operation for each color is executed while shifting the timing from the upstream side toward the downstream side so that the toner image is transferred to the same position on the intermediate transfer belt 17a.

  On the other hand, the recording paper S as the recording material is fed by the paper feeding devices 19a and 19b from any of the paper feeding cassettes 3a and 3b provided in the paper feeding unit 3 in time with the primary transfer operation. When the manual feed recording sheet S is set on the manual feed table 8, the manual feed record sheet S is fed from the manual feed table 8 by the paper feed roller 30 and is fed into the image forming apparatus by the transport roller 31. When the leading edge of the recording sheet S reaches the registration roller 21, it is detected by a sensor (not shown) and timed based on this detection signal, and the recording sheet S is intermediated between the secondary transfer roller 22 and the registration roller 21. It is sent out toward the secondary transfer nip portion between the transfer belts 17a.

  The image formed on the intermediate transfer belt 17a is conveyed to the secondary transfer nip portion on the recording sheet S sent out toward the secondary transfer nip portion, and is secondarily transferred collectively. The recording sheet S on which the image has been transferred is conveyed to the fixing unit 9 where the image is fixed by heat and pressure. The recording sheet S is conveyed toward the sheet discharge unit 4 by the conveyance roller 23, and the in-body sheet discharge unit by the sheet discharge roller 24. The paper is discharged. As a result, a color image is formed on the recording paper S.

  Further, when the duplex mode is selected by the operation unit 6 and duplex copying is performed, the conveyance path is switched by the switching claw 25, the fixed recording paper S is temporarily stacked on the reverse conveyance path 27, and then the reverse conveyance roller 26. Then, the traveling direction is reversed in a switchback manner, and the double-sided conveyance path is conveyed by the conveyance rollers 28 and 29 and fed again to the registration roller 21 in synchronization with the image forming operation.

  Then, the sheet is fed again to the secondary transfer nip portion by the registration roller 21, and then the image formed on the intermediate transfer belt 17 a is also transferred to the back side of the recording paper S. The recording sheet S on which the image has been transferred also on the back side is conveyed to the fixing unit 9 where the image is fixed by heat and pressure, conveyed to the sheet discharge unit 4 by the conveyance roller 23, and discharged by the sheet discharge roller 24. Paper. As a result, color images are formed on both sides of the recording paper S.

  The residual toner on the photosensitive drums 11Y, 11C, 11M, and 11B is cleaned by the respective cleaning devices 16Y, 16C, 16M, and 16B, and then the charging devices 12Y and 12B in which the bias of the AC component is superimposed and applied to the direct current. 12C, 12M and 12B are charged simultaneously with static elimination to prepare for the next image formation. The residual toner on the intermediate transfer belt 17a is cleaned by the intermediate transfer belt cleaning device 18 to prepare for the next image forming process.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a state where the exterior plate on the back surface is removed on the back surface side of the image forming apparatus.
In FIG. 3, the storage case 50 appears when the exterior plate on the back side of the image forming apparatus is removed. The storage case 50 can be opened like a door around a rotation fulcrum 51 provided on the left side thereof, and when the storage case 50 is rotated, a drive device (motor (not shown) in the image forming apparatus main body is shown). , Clutch, sensor, etc.). That is, the drive device is laid out on the back side of the storage case 50. Since the storage case 50 becomes an obstacle when performing these maintenances, the storage device 50 is configured to rotate around the rotation fulcrum 51 and retract. . The storage case 50 is provided with two chambers divided into left and right by a partition 52, that is, a first chamber A1 and a second chamber A2.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the inside of the storage case 50.
In the first chamber A1 of the storage case 50, three electrical boards 53, 54, 55 are stored so as to be superimposed in the depth direction. The foremost electrical board 53 is a board that sends signals and currents to the drive device, and a number of harnesses are connected to each other although not shown. The middle substrate 54 is a relay substrate and is the smallest of the three substrates, and the inner substrate 55 is an image processing control substrate. A controller board (not shown) and the like are provided in the second chamber A2 of the storage case 50.

  As described above, when the three substrates 53 to 55 are arranged so as to overlap each other, a plurality of substrates can be arranged in a small space, so that an effect of promoting space saving can be expected. When working such as connecting a connector, a problem arises that the front board must be removed.

  Therefore, in the present invention, among the electrical boards that are arranged so as to overlap in the depth direction, the frontmost electrical board 53 is attached to the plate-like member 60, and the side edges of the plate-like member 60 are separated by two at the upper and lower sides. The locking claw 61 is provided. Two or more locking claws 61 may be provided, or one may be provided if there is a certain length. In addition, a locking hole 56 is formed in the side plate corresponding to the locking claw 61 of the storage case 50, and the locking claw 61 is locked in the locking hole 56, so that the electrical board 53 in the forefront is the door. It can be turned like this. If the plate member 60 is made of sheet metal, the electrical board 53 can be easily grounded and the emission of radio noise can be reduced.

FIG. 5 shows an enlarged view of the locking claw 61. As is apparent from FIG. 5, the locking claw 61 has a horizontal portion 61a extending horizontally from the side edge of the plate-like member 60 to the left, and a bent portion 61b bent downward at the tip of the horizontal portion 61a. It is formed in a hook shape. On the other hand, the locking hole 56 has an insertion portion 56a that is longer than the vertical width of the bent portion 61b of the locking claw 61, and a holding portion 56b that is shorter than the vertical width of the bent portion 61b but longer than that of the horizontal portion 61a. It is formed in a two-step hole.

  When the plate-like member 60 to which the electrical board 53 is attached is locked to the storage case 50, the locking claw 61 is inserted into the locking hole 56 from the insertion portion 56a, and the bent portion 61b protrudes outside the storage case 50. Thereafter, the horizontal part 61a is placed on the holding part 56b by pushing the plate-like member 60 back. Thus, the plate-like member 60 is stably installed at a predetermined position, and a tongue portion 62 is provided on the right side of the plate-like member 60, and the tongue portion is provided as a partition portion of the storage case 50. The electrical board 53 is fixed by screwing to 51.

  Then, when working on the electrical boards 54 and 55 on the back side of the electrical board 53, if the screw of the tongue portion 62 is removed, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a plate-like member to which the electrical board 53 is attached. 60 can be opened to the storage case 50 like a door up to approximately 90 ° with the locking claw 61 as a fulcrum. That is, assuming that the opening angle θ is approximately θ <90 °. Therefore, it is possible to work on the electrical boards 54 and 55 on the back side without removing the electrical board 53, and workability is improved. The rotation of the plate-like member 60 to which the electrical board 53 is attached is performed by guiding a harness (not shown) connected to the electrical board 53 to the electrical board 53 from the left side of the drawing which is the locking claw 61 side. It can be rotated as it is without removing.

  In addition, as shown by the chain line in FIG. 7, the optional board 55b may be attached to the electrical board 55, but the front electrical board 53 is attached without being removed just by turning.

  Further, when the electrical boards 53 to 55 in the storage case 50 are arranged so as to overlap in the depth direction, the connection parts 54a and 55a for connecting the connectors of the electrical boards 54 and 55 arranged on the back side are shifted so that they can be seen from the outside. Arranged. In the case of this example, as shown in FIG. 4, the rear electrical boards 54 and 55 are arranged slightly shifted upward. In this way, since the connection parts 54a and 55a of the rear-side electrical boards 54 and 55 arranged so as to be shifted can be seen from the outside, the connection parts 54a of the electrical board 54 can be connected without rotating the electrical board 53 that is closest to the front. The connector can be connected, the electrical board 53 can be rotated, and the connector can be connected to the connection portion 55 a of the electrical board 55 without removing the electrical board 54. Therefore, when an optional board is further attached to the electrical board 55 or an additional wiring is connected, it is possible to easily perform the work by shifting the layout of the electrical boards 53 and 54 on the front side.

  By the way, the storage case 50 attached to the image forming apparatus is configured to rotate so that the drive devices (motors, clutches, sensors, etc.) in the main body appear, but as shown by the chain line in FIG. When the moving fulcrum 51 is on the back side of the storage case 50, the storage case 50 can only turn up to 90 °. Therefore, even if the storage case 50 is rotated, the vicinity of the fulcrum remains in the machine, which becomes an obstacle during maintenance. Therefore, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 8, when the rotation fulcrum 51 is set near the exterior plate 40, the rotation angle can be opened to 90 ° or more, for example, about 135 °, and the maintenance of the driving device or the like can be performed. It becomes easy to do.

  Further, as is apparent from FIGS. 3 and 4, the storage case 50 of the present embodiment is provided with an overhang portion 57 in which the back case plate projects to the right. As shown in FIG. 9, the projecting portion 57 is a portion that appears outside the image forming apparatus. Therefore, by providing the louver 57a in the overhanging portion 57 that appears outside, an airflow can be created between the inside of the apparatus main body and the outside. It is also possible to create a stronger airflow by drilling holes instead of louvers and installing fans.

  10 is a perspective view showing a part of the outer side of the storage case 50, and FIG. 11 is a longitudinal section of FIG. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the upper surface of the lid 58 of the storage case 50 is provided with an inclined surface 50a in which a vent hole 59a is formed, and the exterior plate 40 indicated by the chain line in FIG. An inclined surface 40a in which vent holes (not shown) are formed is formed along the inclined surface 50a. On the other hand, the lid 58 of the storage case 50 is formed with a vent hole 59b for allowing outside air to flow slightly downward in the front.

  The air in the storage case 50 is warmed and raised by heat generated by an electronic component such as an HDD disposed therein. At this time, the cover 50a of the storage case 50 and the upper surface of the exterior plate 40 along therewith are provided with inclined surfaces 40a and 50b formed with air holes, respectively, so that the raised air can be easily discharged out of the machine. Yes. Accordingly, new air enters the storage case 50 from the lower vent hole 59b, so that natural convection is formed in which the air enters the storage case 50 from the vent hole 59b and exits from the vent holes of the inclined surfaces 40a and 50a. In this natural convection, the air holes to be discharged are formed in the inclined surfaces 40a and 50a, so that the air flow is smooth and the temperature rise in the storage case 50 is reduced as compared with the case where the inclined surfaces 40a and 50a are not provided. be able to.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 10, a mounting tongue 58a is formed in the lower portion of the lid 58 of the storage case 50 of the present embodiment, and the mounting tongue 58a is fixed to the stay 45 of the apparatus main body with a screw. At this time, the fixing of the storage case 50 itself to the apparatus main body 1 and the fixing of the lid 58 are shared by fixing with screws. At this time, since the storage case 50 is directly grounded, there is a high possibility that the emission of radio noise generated in the storage case 50 can be further reduced.

  By the way, there are developing devices 14Y, 14C, 14M, and 14B, primary transfer rollers 15Y, 15C, 15M, and 15B as units that satisfy functions by generating a high voltage in the image forming apparatus. FIG. 12 is a view of the image forming apparatus as viewed from the back side, and FIG. 13 is a view showing a cross section taken along the line AA of FIG. A driving unit 71 for applying a driving force to these units is provided on a rear plate 70 serving as a partition plate with respect to the inside of the machine in which the developing devices 14Y, 14C, 14M, and 14B and the primary transfer rollers 15Y, 15C, 15M, and 15B are stored. The high pressure connection ports 72Y, 72C, 72M, 72B of the developing devices 14Y, 14C, 14M, 14B are provided in the vicinity of the mounting portion of the drive unit. The developing devices 14Y, 14C, 14M, and 14B are disposed immediately behind the rear plate 70. That is, the high-pressure connection ports 72Y, 72C, 72M, and 72B are disposed on one surface of the rear plate 70, and the developing devices 14Y, 14C, 14M, and 14B are disposed on the opposite surface. High-pressure connection ports 73Y, 73C, 73M, and 73B for primary transfer rollers 15Y, 15C, 15M, and 15B are provided at the upper portion of the drive unit 71, and the primary transfer rollers 15Y, 15C, 15M, and so on are also provided on the back side. 15B is placed. The high-pressure connection ports 73Y, 73C, 73M, 73B of the primary transfer rollers 15Y, 15C, 15M, 15B positioned above the developing devices 14Y, 14C, 14M, 14B are arranged above the drive unit at the left and right rear frames 74, A high voltage power supply for the primary transfer rollers 15Y, 15C, 15M, and 15B, that is, a high voltage power supply board 77 is disposed on the upper stay 76, and a high voltage harness 78 is provided on the upper stay 76. Via the upper stay 76, the high pressure connection ports 73Y, 73C, 73M and 73B are connected.

  Further, at the lowermost portion of the rear plate 70, the high pressure for development so that the four high-pressure connection ports 72Y, 72C, 72M, and 72B of the developing devices 14Y, 14C, 14M, and 14B are connected to each other at the shortest distance. A power supply substrate 79 is disposed.

  As described above, the high-voltage harness is arranged separately according to the positions of the developing devices 14Y, 14C, 14M, and 14B and the primary transfer rollers 15Y, 15C, 15M, and 15B that supply the high voltage. The degree of freedom increases and the harness length itself can be set short.

  On the other hand, only one high-voltage power source is placed at the bottom without separating the high-voltage power supply substrate 77 for the primary transfer rollers 15Y, 15C, 15M, and 15B and the high-voltage power supply substrate 79 for the developing devices 14Y, 14C, 14M, and 14B. If there is, the harness up to the high pressure connection ports 73Y, 73C, 73M, 73B of the primary transfer rollers 15Y, 15C, 15M, 15B crosses the drive unit 71 so that the harness passes near the movable part. Therefore, there is a risk of cutting.

  In order to prevent this, it is necessary to take measures such as turning the harness route around so as not to pass through the drive unit 71 or adding a protective part so as not to contact the moving part. Up, deterioration of assembly, noise from the high-voltage harness to the signal line of the motor, etc., leading to malfunction.

  Further, in this embodiment, dividing the high-voltage power supply boards 77 and 79 reduces the area of one board, and the motor and clutch are not hidden on the back side of the board. There is also an advantage of being excellent.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 13, the two high-voltage power supply boards 77 and 79 are arranged near the rear side plate 70, and a control or power supply electrical board housed in the storage case 50 is located far from the rear side plate 70. Has been placed.

  As a unit for supplying a high voltage, there are a secondary transfer roller 22 in addition to the developing devices 14Y, 14C, 14M and 14B and the primary transfer rollers 15Y, 15C, 15M and 15B. explain.

  Since the recording sheet S is conveyed between the roller 22 and the intermediate transfer belt 17a, the secondary transfer roller 22 is rotated to the right opening / closing portion rotated about the support portion 81 as shown in FIG. 80 is attached. Then, when a jam or the like occurs, the secondary transfer roller 22 is separated from the intermediate transfer belt 17a by the rotation of the right opening / closing part 80 to facilitate the processing operation. At this time, if the high-voltage power supply substrate of the secondary transfer roller 22 is placed on the machine main body side, the high-voltage harness from the high-voltage power supply substrate reaches the secondary transfer roller 22 through its rotation fulcrum, The possibility of cutting increases because the high-voltage harness moves each time the right opening / closing part opens and closes. Since a high voltage is applied to the high-voltage harness, it can be considered that a dangerous situation such as an electric shock may occur for a user when a disconnection or a short-circuit is reached.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 14B, the high voltage power supply board 82 is disposed in the right opening / closing part 80 where the secondary transfer roller 22 is provided, so that the high voltage harness does not pass through the movable part. Danger can be avoided.

1 is a schematic perspective view showing an image forming apparatus according to the present invention. 1 is a schematic explanatory diagram illustrating an internal configuration of an image forming apparatus according to the present invention. It is an external appearance perspective view of the storage case which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the inside of a storage case. It is an expansion perspective view which shows a latching claw. It is a perspective view which shows the layout of several electrical equipment board | substrates. It is a plane explanatory view of a plurality of electric equipment boards. It is explanatory drawing which shows the rotation fulcrum position of a storage case. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a part of the back side of the image forming apparatus. It is a one part external appearance perspective view of a storage case. It is sectional explanatory drawing which shows the inside of a storage case. It is explanatory drawing of the back side board which shows the example of arrangement | positioning of the high voltage board | substrate of an image forming apparatus. FIG. 13 is an explanatory cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 12. (A), (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the example of arrangement | positioning of the high voltage board | substrate of a secondary transfer roller.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Apparatus main body 14Y, 14C, 14M, 14B Developing device 15Y, 15C, 15M, 15B Primary transfer roller 22 Secondary transfer roller 40 Exterior plate 50 Storage case 51 Rotation fulcrum 53, 54, 55 Electrical board 56 Locking hole 60 Plate -Like member 61 locking claw

Claims (4)

In a storage case that is pivotally attached to the machine body structure and contains a plurality of electrical boards inside,
The plurality of electrical boards are accommodated so as to overlap each other in the depth direction of the storage case, and in this case, the electrical board in the foremost side is rotatable with respect to the storage case side plate via a plate-like member. Installed,
A latching claw is provided on one side edge of the plate-like member on the storage case side plate, and a locking hole is provided at a location corresponding to the locking claw of the storage case.
The locking claw is formed in a hook shape having a horizontal portion extending horizontally from a side edge of the plate-like member, and a bent portion bent downward at the tip of the horizontal portion,
The locking hole is formed with an insertion portion that is longer than the vertical width of the bent portion of the locking claw, and a holding portion that is continuous with the insertion portion and shorter than the vertical width of the bent portion of the locking claw and longer than the horizontal portion. ,
The storage case, wherein the locking claw is hooked on the locking hole, so that the plate-like member can rotate with respect to the storage case side plate with the locking claw as a fulcrum. 2. The storage case according to claim 1, wherein when a plate-like member having the bent portion of the locking claw inserted through the insertion portion of the locking hole is rotated, a horizontal portion is held by the locking hole. A storage case characterized in that the position where the part has moved is a fulcrum .   In the storage case according to claim 1 or 2, among the plurality of electrical boards, the foremost electrical board is housed so that the connection part of the electrical board on the back side is visible from the outside. A storage case characterized by being shifted.   An image forming apparatus using the storage case according to claim 1.

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