JP6977282B2 - Image forming device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus.

As an invention for displaying with enhanced visibility, for example, the following Patent Document 1 describes a display device including a light source and a display unit that displays light emitted by being irradiated with light emitted from the light source. A condensing lens provided between the light source and the display unit, to which light from the light source is incident and condenses the light, and a condensing lens between the light source and the display unit. The display unit is provided with a diffuser lens provided on the display unit side to which light emitted from the condenser lens is incident and diffuses the light, and the light emitted from the diffuser lens is irradiated to the display unit. A display device characterized by the above is disclosed.

Further, in Patent Document 2 below, a fixed portion, a lens, a lens moving body that holds the lens and moves in the optical axis direction of the lens with respect to the fixed portion, and the fixed portion and the lens moving body. An inductor provided on one of them and distributed in the optical axis direction, and an inductor provided on the other of the fixed portion and the lens moving body, extending in the optical axis direction to face the inductor and orthogonal to the optical axis. Based on the conductive member whose width in the direction of the lens changes according to the position in the optical axis direction, the signal generation means for generating a signal according to the change in the inductance of the inductor, and the signal generated by the signal generation means. An optical device including a position detecting means for detecting a position of the moving lens with respect to the fixed portion is disclosed.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2012-002968 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2006-178362

In the operation display device provided in the image forming device or the like, since the light emitting portion for emitting a signal such as an error may be provided only on the display side, it cannot be visually recognized from the opposite side, and the display surface for visual recognition is not possible. There is the problem of having to move to the side.

An object of the present invention is to provide an image forming apparatus capable of improving visibility as compared with the case where a light emitting unit is provided only on the operation display unit side.

The present invention according to claim 1 is provided above a surface of an operation display device main body provided with an operation display unit on one surface and a surface provided with the operation display unit of the operation display device main body, and is in a processing state. An operation display provided with a front light emitting unit that emits light according to the above, and a rear light emitting unit that is provided above the surface opposite to the operation display unit and emits light in synchronization with the front light emitting unit. An image forming apparatus having an apparatus and the operation display device attached to the upper part of the image forming apparatus main body.

The present invention according to claim 2 is an operation display device main body provided with an operation display unit on one surface, and a front light emitting unit that is visible from the operation display unit side and emits light according to a processing state. The operation display device is provided with an operation display device that is visible from the other side where the front light emitting unit cannot be visually recognized and that emits light in synchronization with the front light emitting unit, and the operation display device forms an image. It is an image forming apparatus attached to the upper part of the apparatus main body.

The present invention according to claim 3 has a covering member in which the opposite side of the operation display portion of the operation display device main body is covered, and the rear light emitting portion is projected from the covering member according to claim 1 or 2. The image forming apparatus described.

In the present invention according to claim 4, the rear light emitting portion has a length from the surface of the operation display device main body provided with the operation display portion to the portion of the covering member from which the rear light emitting portion protrudes. The image forming apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the image forming apparatus is projected at least 90% in length.

The image according to claim 3, wherein at least the surface of the covering member from which the rear light emitting portion is projected is inclined downward from the upper part of the operation display device main body. It is a forming device.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the operation display device is attached to the image forming apparatus main body via a support column member capable of rotating and moving the operation display device in the left-right direction and the up-down direction. The image forming apparatus according to any one of 5 to 5.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the image forming apparatus main body is provided with a protruding installation portion.
The image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the operation display device is provided in the installation unit.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, visibility can be improved as compared with the case where the light emitting unit is provided only on the operation display unit side.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, visibility can be improved as compared with the case where the light emitting unit is provided only on the operation display unit side.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the present invention according to the first or second aspect, the visibility can be improved as compared with the case where the rear light emitting portion is not provided so as to project.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the present invention according to the third aspect, the rear light emitting portion extends from the surface where the operation display portion is provided to the portion where the rear light emitting portion of the covering member protrudes. Visibility can be improved as compared with the rear light emitting portion having a length shorter than 90% with respect to the length.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the present invention according to the third or fourth aspect, the visibility can be improved as compared with the case where the covering member is not tilted.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the present invention according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, the visibility is enhanced even when the operation display device is rotationally moved in the left-right direction and the up-down direction. be able to.

According to the present invention according to claim 7, in addition to the effect of the present invention according to any one of claims 1 to 6, the operation display device hinders the arrangement of other devices as compared with the case where the installation unit is not provided. It can be installed in a position where it does not.

It is an external view which showed the image forming apparatus which concerns on embodiment, and was seen from one side. It is sectional drawing which shows the image forming apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the operation display device which concerns on embodiment. It is a front view which shows the operation display device which concerns on embodiment. It is a rear view which shows the operation display device which concerns on embodiment. FIG. 6A is a plan view showing an operation display device according to an embodiment, and FIG. 6B is a plan view showing a case where the operation display device is rotated in the left-right direction. It is a side view seen from one of the operation display devices which concerns on embodiment. FIG. 8A is a side view when the operation display device according to the embodiment is rotated upward, and FIG. 8B is a side view when the operation display device according to the embodiment is rotated downward. It is sectional drawing which shows the front light emitting part and the rear light emitting part. FIG. 10A is a perspective view showing a state in which the front lens member of the front light emitting portion is removed, and FIG. 10B is a perspective view showing the front light emitting portion. FIG. 11A is a perspective view showing a state in which the rear lens member of the rear light emitting portion is transmitted, and FIG. 11B is a perspective view showing the rear light emitting portion. 12A to 12C are side views showing a state in which the operation display device is rotated in one of the left-right directions. 13A to 13C are side views showing a state in which the operation display device is rotated to the other side in the left-right direction. 14A is a front view showing a state in which the operation display device is rotated upward, FIG. 14B is a front view showing a state in which the operation display device is rotated upward and leftward, and FIG. 14C is a front view showing a state in which the operation display device is rotated upward and rightward. It is a front view which shows the state. FIG. 15A is a rear view showing a state in which the operation display device is rotated upward, FIG. 15B is a rear view showing a state in which the operation display device is rotated upward and leftward, and FIG. 15C is a rear view showing a state in which the operation display device is rotated upward and rightward. It is a rear view which shows the state. 16A is a front view showing a state in which the operation display device is rotated downward, FIG. 16B is a front view showing a state in which the operation display device is rotated downward and leftward, and FIG. 16C is a front view showing a state in which the operation display device is rotated downward and rightward. It is a front view which shows the state. FIG. 17A is a rear view showing a state in which the operation display device is rotated downward, FIG. 17B is a rear view showing a state in which the operation display device is rotated downward and leftward, and FIG. 17C is a rear view showing a state in which the operation display device is rotated downward and rightward. It is a rear view which shows the state.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, the embodiments shown below exemplify an image forming apparatus for embodying the technical idea of the present invention, and are not intended to specify the present invention. It is equally applicable to those of other embodiments included in the scope.

[Embodiment]
The image forming apparatus 10 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 17. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the image forming apparatus 10 of the embodiment has an image forming apparatus main body 12, and is an upper side of the image forming apparatus main body 12, that is, a floor surface or the like on which the image forming apparatus 10 is arranged. On the opposite side, there is a document reading device 100 for reading images and the like, and an operation display device 110 for performing various operations and displays as a user interface (UI), and an image forming device main body. A recording medium 90 is arranged on the side surface of the image 12 (left side in FIG. 2), and has a manual feed unit 80 as an opening / closing device to be sent into the image forming apparatus main body 12. Further, inside the image forming apparatus main body 12, a recording medium supply device 18 for supplying a recording medium 90, an image forming means 14 for forming an image to be transferred to the recording medium 90, and a fixing device 36 are mounted to form an image. An ejection section 16 is provided on the upper portion of the apparatus main body 12 and below the document reading apparatus 100 on which the recording medium 90 is ejected, and a transport path 56 for conveying the recording medium 90 is provided so as to pass through these ejection sections 16. There is.

Further, in the manual feeding unit 80 of the image forming apparatus main body 12, the recording medium 90 supplied from the manual feeding unit 80 side is arranged in the image forming apparatus main body 12 in the open state (not shown), and the image forming apparatus is closed. It is designed to be stored on the side surface of the main body 12 (see FIGS. 1 and 2).

As shown in FIG. 1, the document reading device 100 is a document as an opening / closing body in which one end is rotatably supported and the other end is openable / closable with respect to the document reading device main body 102 and the document reading device main body 102. It has a transport device 104. Further, the document reading device 100 is arranged above the image forming apparatus main body 12 so that a space is provided between the document reading device 100 and the ejection unit 16.

As shown in FIG. 1, the operation display device 110 has an operation display device main body 112 provided with an operation display unit 126 on which operation and display are performed. Further, the operation display device 110 is provided on an installation table 106 having a predetermined area as an installation portion, for example, protruding substantially parallel to the floor surface from the surface on which the document reading device 100 is installed on the upper part of the image forming apparatus main body 12. Has been done. At this time, the operation display device 110 is provided so that the side opposite to the operation display unit 126 of the operation display device main body 112 is connected to the support column member 200 mounted on the installation table 106. Further, the operation display device 110 of the embodiment is provided with a plurality of light emitting units that emit a predetermined signal in order to transmit the status of the image forming device 10. The operation display device 110 is not limited to the installation table 106 having a predetermined area, but may be an arm-shaped installation arm.

The recording medium supply device 18 has extracted a recording medium storage container 50 that stores the recording media 90 in a stacked state, and a pickup roll 51 that extracts the highest-level recording medium 90 stored in the recording medium storage container 50. A transport roll 52 that conveys the recording medium 90 toward the image forming means 14, and a retard roll 54 that separates the recording medium 90 and prevents the recording medium 90 from being conveyed in a state where a plurality of recording media 90 are overlapped with each other. And are provided. In the embodiment, the recording medium supply device 18 is provided in a plurality of stages, for example, four stages, and each has a common configuration.

The image forming means 14 includes, for example, an image forming unit 20 corresponding to four colors of yellow (Y), magenta (M), cyan (C), and black (K), an optical writing device 22, and a transfer device 24. It is configured. The image forming unit 20 and its constituent elements have the same configuration except for the color of the image to be formed.

The image forming unit 20 is used as an exchange member, and is detachably provided with respect to the image forming apparatus main body 12, and Y, M, are sequentially provided from the rear side (right side in FIG. 2) of the image forming apparatus main body 12. They are arranged in the order of C and K.

The image forming unit 20 is, for example, an electrophotographic type that forms a color image. Each of the image forming units 20 includes an image forming unit main body 26, and in the image forming unit main body 26, a drum-shaped image holding body 28 for holding a developer image and the image holding body 28 are uniformly charged. For example, a charging device 30 as a charging means provided with a charging roll, a developing device 32 for developing a latent image written on the image holder 28 with a developer (toner), and a waste developer remaining on the image holder 28, for example. A cleaning device 34 for scraping and cleaning is provided.

The developing device 32 develops a latent image formed on the corresponding image holder 28 by using the Y, M, C, and K developing agents stored therein.

Further, the optical writing device 22 is used as a latent image forming device, and is composed of, for example, a scanning type laser exposure device, and forms a latent image on each surface of the image holder 28. As another embodiment, the optical writing device 22 can use an LED, a surface emitting laser, or the like.

The transfer device 24 is composed of a transfer member 38 used as a transfer body, a primary transfer roll 40 used as a primary transfer device, a secondary transfer roll 42 used as a secondary transfer device, and a cleaning device 44. ing.

The transferred member 38 has, for example, an endless belt shape, and is supported by five support rolls 46a, 46b, 46c, 46d, 46e so as to be able to rotate in the direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. Further, at least one of the support rolls 46a, 46b, 46c, 46d, and 46e is connected to a power source (not shown) such as a motor, and is rotated by receiving a drive transmission from the power source to be covered. The transfer member 38 is rotationally driven.

The support roll 46a is arranged so as to face the secondary transfer roll 42, functions as a backup roll of the secondary transfer roll 42, and the portion sandwiched between the secondary transfer roll 42 and the support roll 46a is the secondary transfer position. It has become.

The primary transfer roll 40 transfers the developer image formed on the surface of the image holder 28 by the corresponding developing apparatus 32 to the transfer member 38.

Further, the secondary transfer roll 42 transfers the developer images of Y, M, C, and K transferred to the member to be transferred 38 to the recording medium 90.

The cleaning device 44 has a scraping member 48 that scrapes off the developing agent of each color remaining on the surface of the transferred member 38 after the developer image of each color is transferred to the recording medium 90 by the secondary transfer roll 42. .. Then, the developer scraped off by the scraping member 48 is collected in the main body of the cleaning device 44.

The transport path 56 is composed of a main transport path 56a and an inverted transport path 56b.

The main transport path 56a conveys the recording medium 90 supplied from the recording medium supply device 18 or the manual feed unit 80 to the image forming means 14, and discharges the recording medium 90 on which the image is formed to the discharging unit 16. A transport roll 52, a retard roll 54, a resist roll 58, a transfer device 24, a fixing device 36, and a discharge roll 60 are arranged in this main transport path 56a in order from the upstream side in the transport direction of the recording medium 90.

The resist roll 58 temporarily stops the tip of the recording medium 90 conveyed from the recording medium supply device 18 side, and sends the recording medium 90 toward the transfer device 24 so as to coincide with the timing of image formation. ..

The fixing device 36 has a heating roll 66 and a pressurizing section 76 as heating sections, and heats and pressurizes the recording medium 90 passing between the heating roll 66 and the pressurizing section 76 to pressurize the recording medium. The developer image is fixed at 90.

The discharge roll 60 discharges the recording medium 90 on which the developer is fixed by the fixing device 36 to the discharge unit 16.

Further, the inverted transport path 56b is a transport path in which the recording medium 90 on which the developer image is formed is inverted and supplied to the image forming means 14 again. The inverted transport path 56b is, for example, Two reversing transfer rolls 62a and 62b are arranged.

Then, the recording medium 90 is conveyed from the main transport path 56a to the discharge roll 60, and the discharge roll 60 rotates in the reverse direction with the rear end portion of the recording medium 90 sandwiched between the discharge rolls 60, whereby the recording medium is recorded. 90 is supplied to the reversing transport path 56b. The recording medium 90 supplied to the reverse transfer path 56b is conveyed to a position upstream of the resist roll 58 by the reverse transfer rolls 62a and 62b.

Next, the operation display device 110 of the embodiment will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 3 to 11. The operation display device 110 has, for example, an operation display device main body 112 having an operation display unit 126 composed of a liquid crystal panel, a touch panel, operation buttons, and the like, and is on the opposite side of the operation display device main body 112 from the operation display unit 126. Is provided with a cover member 140 as a covering member, and is covered by the covering member 140. Further, the operation display device 110 is connected to the side opposite to the operation display unit 126 of the operation display device main body 112, that is, the cover member 140 side, and is mounted on an installation table 106 provided on the upper part of the image forming device main body 12. A support column member 200 having a predetermined length and rotatable at a predetermined angle is provided. The operation display device 110 is arranged so as to be at the highest position in the image forming apparatus 10 when attached to the image forming apparatus main body 12, and is located at a higher position than the document reading device 100. (See FIG. 1).

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 11, the operation display device main body 112 has a front surface 114 provided with an operation display unit 126, a rear surface 116 provided with a cover member 140, and a bottom surface arranged on the image forming apparatus main body 12 side. It has 120, an upper surface 118 on the opposite side of the bottom surface 120, one side surface 122 and the other side surface 124, and the support column member 200 is connected to the rear surface 116 of the operation display device main body 112. The operation display unit 126 of the embodiment is provided with a screen 128 such as a liquid crystal panel or a touch panel, and at least one button 130 and two buttons 130 in the embodiment.

Further, the operation display device main body 112 is a front surface 114 provided with an operation display unit 126, and is located on the upper surface 118 side above the screen 128 of the operation display unit 126 according to the processing state of the image forming apparatus 10. A front light emitting unit 160 for emitting a predetermined signal is provided. The front light emitting portion 160 is provided, for example, in a rectangular shape between one side surface 122 side and the other side surface 124 side along the longitudinal direction of the upper surface 118. By forming the front light emitting unit 160 in a rectangular shape on the front surface 114 side of the operation display device main body 112 in this way, the visible range of the user can be expanded. The front light emitting unit 160 may be provided in the screen 128.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the front light emitting unit 160 is composed of, for example, a three-color LED (light emitting diode) as a light emitting member, and the image forming apparatus 10 is configured according to the light emitting color. The status of is notified and confirmed by the user. As the LED of the front light emitting unit 160 of the embodiment, three colors of blue LED 164, green LED 166, and orange LED 168 are used (hereinafter, blue LED 164, green LED 166, and orange LED 168 may be collectively referred to as LEDs 164 to 168. .).

The front light emitting unit 160 is a block-shaped front formed so as to be fitted into the LEDs 164 to 168 provided in the operation display device main body 112 and the front groove portion 132 formed on the front surface 114 side of the operation display device main body 112. It is composed of a lens member 162, and the front lens member 162 is mounted in the operation display device main body 112 by a mounting member 170.

Then, when the light of each LED 164 to 168 provided in the operation display device main body 112 passes through the front lens member 162, the front lens member 162 emits light, and the front light emitting unit 160 is visually recognized from the outside of the operation display device 110. Will be able to.

Further, the front lens member 162 is formed so as to become narrower as it goes away from the LEDs 164 to 168, and has a shape in which the side arranged on the rear surface 116 side of the operation display device main body 112 is inclined toward the front surface 114 side. ..

Further, the arrangement of the LEDs 164 to 168 of the front light emitting unit 160 is provided in the order of the blue LED 164, the green LED 166, and the orange LED 168 from the front surface 114 side to the rear surface 116 side of the operation display device main body 112. This is because the orange LED 168 has the longest wavelength among the three colors, followed by the green LED 166 and the blue LED 164, so that the blue LED 164 having a shorter wavelength is emitted closer to the front surface 114. By arranging and arranging the orange LED 168 having a long wavelength on the distant side, the arrangement that makes the best use of the characteristics of these colors makes it possible to emit uniform light of each color.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 9, the cover member 140 that covers the rear surface 116 side of the operation display device main body 112 is opened so as to cover the rear surface 116 side of the operation display device main body 112. A rear portion 144 is formed on the opposite side of the front portion 142 and a covering portion 212 that covers a part of the support column member 200 described later, and a rear groove portion 154 on which the rear light emitting portion 180 described later is projected is formed. It is formed of a box-shaped body surrounded by an upper portion 146, a bottom portion 148 partially cut so that a support column member 200 is arranged, and one side portion 150 and the other side portion 152.

Further, the upper portion 146, the lower portion 148, the one side portion 150, and the other side portion 152 of the cover member 140 are formed so as to be inclined from the front portion 142 side to the rear portion 144. Further, each corner of the upper portion 146, the bottom portion 148, the one side portion 150, and the other side portion 152 is inclined as the respective surfaces are inclined, and is formed in a curved surface shape.

Further, on the rear portion 144 of the cover member 140, a cover portion 212 that covers a portion to which the rear surface 116 of the operation display device main body 112 and the support column member 200 are connected is formed so as to project.

Further, an inclined portion is cut in the upper portion 146 of the cover member 140, and a rear groove portion 154 in which the rear lens member 182 of the rear light emitting portion 180, which will be described later, is projected is formed in a substantially central portion.

Further, on the upper surface 118 side of the rear surface 116 of the operation display device main body 112, a rear light emitting unit 180 that emits a predetermined signal according to the processing state of the image forming apparatus 10 synchronized with the front light emitting unit 160 is provided. .. The rear light emitting portion 180 is provided in a state of protruding from the rear groove portion 154 formed in the upper portion 146 of the cover member 140.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 11, the rear light emitting unit 180 is composed of, for example, a three-color LED (light emitting diode) as a light emitting member, and emits light thereof, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 11. The state of the image forming apparatus 10 is notified according to the color so that the user can confirm it. Further, as in the LED of the rear light emitting unit 180 of the embodiment, three colors of blue LED 184, green LED 186, and orange LED 188 are used as in the front light emitting unit 160 (hereinafter, blue LED 184, green LED 186, and orange LED 188 are collectively used. It may be referred to as LEDs 184 to 188.).

The rear light emitting unit 180 is a block shape provided on the rear surface 116 side of the operation display device main body 112 and the LEDs 184 to 188 provided in the operation display device main body 112 and protruding from the upper portion 146 of the cover member 140. It is composed of the rear lens member 182 of the above.

Then, when the light of each LED 184 to 188 provided in the operation display device main body 112 passes through the rear lens member 182, the rear lens member 182 emits light, and the rear light emitting unit 180 is visually recognized from the outside of the operation display device 110. Will be able to.

The LEDs 184 to 188 of the rear light emitting unit 180 are provided with three colors arranged in the vertical direction, that is, from the upper surface 118 side to the rear surface 116 side in a state of being inclined toward the rear surface 116 side of the operation display device main body 112.

The rear lens member 182 includes a bottom surface portion 190 arranged on each LED 184 to 188 side attached to the operation display device main body 112 in an inclined state, and an erection portion 192 erected from the bottom surface portion 190 in a substantially triangular shape. The bottom surface portion 190 is formed with a pair of mounting portions 194 that are mounted in the operation display device main body 112 with screws or the like.

Further, the rear lens member 182 is attached to the operation display device main body 112, and the standing portion 192 on the upper surface 118 side is the upper surface 118 of the operation display device main body 112 in a state of protruding from the rear groove portion 154 of the upper portion 146 of the cover member 140. The upright portion 192 on the rear surface 116 side is provided at a substantially right angle so as to be substantially parallel to the rear surface 116 of the operation display device main body 112. That is, the rear lens member 182 of the rear light emitting unit 180 is projected in a triangular shape from the inclined cover member 140 of the operation display device 110. At this time, the upright portion 192 on the upper surface 118 side is arranged so as not to exceed the upper surface 118, that is, to be lower than the upper surface 118.

Further, in the vertical portion 192 of the rear lens member 182, the length protruding from the upper portion 146 of the cover member 140 is the width of the operation display device main body 112, specifically, the cover member from the front surface 114 of the operation display device main body 112. The rear lens member 182 of the rear portion 144 of the 140 is formed so as to have a length Y of, for example, about 90% with respect to the length X of the width until the rear lens member 182 protrudes (the width up to the rear groove portion 154) (FIG. FIG. 7). That is, the protruding length of the rear lens member 182 of the rear light emitting unit 180 is shorter than the width from the front surface 114 of the operation display device main body 112 to the rear groove portion 154 on which the rear lens member 182 of the rear portion 144 of the cover member 140 protrudes. If it is too much, the rear light emitting unit 180 may be hidden behind the operation display device main body 112 depending on the position where the operation display device 110 is viewed, so that it may not be visible.

The LEDs 184 to 188 of the rear light emitting unit 180 are arranged in the order of the blue LED 184, the green LED 186, and the orange LED 188 from the upper surface 118 side to the rear surface 116 side of the operation display device main body 112. This is because the orange LED 188 has the longest wavelength length among the three colors, followed by the green LED 186 and the blue LED 184, in the same order as described in the front light emitting unit 160. By arranging the arrangement that makes the best use of the color characteristics of the above, it is possible to emit uniform light of each color.

Then, in the operation display device 110 of the embodiment, the front light emitting unit 160 provided on the front surface 114 and the rear light emitting unit 180 provided on the rear surface 116 side emit light in a predetermined color or the like, thereby causing the image forming apparatus 10 to emit light. You can check the status of. For example, when the image forming apparatus 10 is operating normally, it emits green light, when various communications are transmitted and received, it emits blue light, and when an error occurs, it emits orange light. It has become.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 8, the support column member 200 is formed of a columnar body having a predetermined length, one of which is placed on an installation table 106 provided on the image forming apparatus main body 12, and the other of which is an operation display device. It is connected to the rear surface 116 side of the main body 112.

Further, the support column member 200 has a configuration in which the operation display device 110 can be moved to a predetermined angle, and the operation display device 110 is moved in the horizontal direction (the operation display device 110 is viewed from the front in the left-right direction, FIG. 6B). It has a first shaft portion 208 that is rotationally moved in a vertical direction (see) and a second shaft portion 210 that rotationally moves the operation display device 110 in a vertical direction (vertical direction when the operation display device 110 is viewed from the front, see FIG. 8). ing. The first shaft portion 208 is covered with a cover body that covers the support column member 200, and the second shaft portion 210 is covered with the cover portion 212 of the cover member 140.

The support column member 200 is placed on the installation table 106 on the installation table 106 side and becomes a fixed support column portion 202 with the first shaft portion 208 interposed therebetween, and the operation display device 110 side rotates with respect to the support column portion 202. It is a movable part 204 to be moved. A mounting portion 206 to be mounted on the mounting base 106 is provided on the mounting base 106 side of the support column portion 202.

Further, the rotation angle of the first shaft portion 208 to which the operation display device 110 is moved is, for example, in the range of about 45 ° from the front direction to the right side and about 45 ° from the front direction to the left side, and is set on the support column portion 202. On the other hand, the movable portion 204 can be moved together with the operation display device 110 about the first shaft portion 208 (see FIG. 6B).

Further, the portion where the movable portion 204 of the support column member 200 is connected to the rear surface 116 of the operation display device main body 112 is the second shaft portion 210, and the second shaft portion 210 is relative to the first shaft portion 208. It has an axis in the orthogonal direction.

The rotation angle of the second shaft portion 210 to which the operation display device 110 is moved is, for example, the side on which the operation display unit 126 is rotated upward from the front direction, that is, the upper surface 118 side of the operation display device 110. Approximately 10 ° (see FIG. 8A) on the side that is rotated in the direction of tilting backward on the rear surface 116 side (hereinafter, simply referred to as upward), and the side that is rotated so that the operation display unit 126 faces downward from the front direction, that is, The range of about 35 ° (see FIG. 8B) is on the side where the upper surface 118 side of the operation display device 110 is rotated in the direction of tilting toward the front surface 114 side (hereinafter, simply referred to as downward), and the operation with respect to the movable portion 204 is performed. The display device 110 can be moved.

Further, the operation display device 110 can combine the rotation of the first shaft portion 208 and the rotation of the second shaft portion 210, and by moving the operation display device 110 in the left-right direction and the up-down direction, respectively, the operation display device 110 is arranged at a position convenient for the user. You will be able to do it.

In the operation display device 110 of the embodiment, the user operates from a wide range of about 360 ° by the front light emitting unit 160 provided on the front surface 114 of the operation display device main body 112 and the rear light emitting unit 180 provided on the rear surface 116. It becomes possible to confirm the light emission of the front light emitting unit 160 and the rear light emitting unit 180 of the display device 110.

First, mainly FIGS. 3 to 8 and 12. With reference to FIG. 13, the visual recognition of the light emitting units 160 and 180 when the operation display device 110 is facing the front (when it is not moved in the vertical direction) will be described.

When the operation display device 110 is facing the front, the user can confirm the light emission of the front light emitting unit 160 from the front surface 114 side of the operation display device 110, and the rear surface 116 side of the operation display device 110. From one side surface 122 side and the other side surface 124 side, the light emission of the rear light emitting unit 180 can be confirmed (see FIGS. 4, 5, and 7).

Further, when the operation display device 110 is facing the front, the front light emitting unit 160 of the operation display device 110 is viewed from an oblique direction with respect to the front surface 114, the rear surface 116, one side surface 122, and the other side surface 124. And any of the rear light emitting portions 180 can be seen.

That is, as shown in FIG. 12, when viewed from one side surface 122 side, the angle of the operation display device 110 is moved around the first shaft portion 208 of the support column member 200, and the front surface 114 is gradually visible. When rotated, the rear light emitting portion 180 on the rear surface 116 side was visible from one side surface 122 side, but the rear light emitting portion 180 disappeared as the front surface 114 side was turned, and the front light emitting portion 160 on the front surface 114 side was visible. It has become like. This also applies when viewed from the other side surface 124 side.

Further, the rear lens member 182 of the rear light emitting portion 180 is substantially the length X of the width from the front surface 114 of the operation display device main body 112 to the rear groove portion 154 on which the rear lens member 182 of the rear portion 144 of the cover member 140 protrudes. By projecting a 90% length Y, the rear light emitting portion 180 can be made more visible. The rear lens member 182 of the rear light emitting unit 180 can be made shorter than about 90% of the width of the operation display device main body 112 if the user can confirm it, and it is easier to confirm. It can also be longer to do so.

Further, a cover member 140 is provided on the rear surface 116 side of the operation display device 110, and the cover member 140 is formed by inclining the upper portion 146, one side portion 150, and the other side portion 152, respectively. This makes it easier to see the rear light emitting portion 180, and the light is reflected on the inclination of the upper portion 146 of the cover member 140, so that it can be confirmed from a wider range.

Further, as shown in FIG. 13, when viewed from one side surface 122 side, the angle of the operation display device 110 is moved around the first shaft portion 208 of the support column member 200, and the rear surface 116 is gradually visible. When rotating, the rear light emitting portion 180 on the rear surface 116 side, which was visible from one side surface 122 side, is continuously visible as the rear light emitting portion 180 faces the rear surface 116. This also applies when viewed from the other side surface 124 side.

When the operation display device 110 is moved to the right 45 ° and the left direction 45 ° in a state where the operation display device 110 is viewed from the front surface 114 side, the front light emitting unit 160 on the front surface 114 side is always visible. (See FIG. 6B). In the embodiment, the angle in the left-right direction in which the operation display device 110 can be moved is 45 ° in the right direction and 45 ° in the left direction, but even if the angle beyond this is moved, the front 114 side Before the front light emitting unit 160 disappears, or substantially at the same time, the rear light emitting unit 180 on the rear surface 116 side becomes visible.

Similarly, when the operation display device 110 is viewed from the rear surface 116 side and the operation display device 110 is moved 45 ° to the right and 45 ° to the left, the rear light emitting unit 180 on the rear surface 116 side is always visible. (See FIG. 6B). In the embodiment, the angle in the left-right direction in which the operation display device 110 can be moved is 45 ° in the right direction and 45 ° in the left direction, but even if the angle beyond this is moved, it is on the rear surface 116 side. Before the rear light emitting unit 180 disappears, or substantially at the same time, the front light emitting unit 160 on the front surface 114 side becomes visible.

Further, when the angle of the operation display device 110 as described above is moved in the left-right direction, the front light emitting unit 160 or the rear light emitting unit 180 of the operation display device 110 can be confirmed from a wide range. This means that in addition to moving the operation display device 110, the operation display device 110 can be viewed from various angles even if the user changes the position where the operation display device 110 is viewed without moving the operation display device 110. Even in this case, the user can confirm the front light emitting unit 160 on the front surface 114 side or the rear light emitting unit 180 on the rear surface 116 side in the same manner as when the angle of the operation display device 110 is moved. become.

Next, the visual recognition of the light emitting units 160 and 180 when the operation display device 110 is moved in the vertical direction will be described.
First, when the operation display device 110 is moved upward around the second shaft portion 210 of the support column member 200, as shown in FIG. 8A, the front light emitting portion 160 on the front surface 114 side is moved upward and at the same time. The rear light emitting portion 180 on the rear surface 116 side is moved downward. The angle at which the operation display device 110 is moved is about 10 °.

Even in such a case, the user can confirm the light emission of the front light emitting unit 160 from the front surface 114 side of the operation display device 110, and the rear surface 116 side of the operation display device 110, one side surface 122 side. From the other side surface 124 side, the light emission of the rear light emitting unit 180 can be confirmed.

Further, even when the operation display device 110 is facing upward, when the operation display device 110 is viewed from an oblique direction, either the front light emitting unit 160 or the rear light emitting unit 180 of the operation display device 110 can be seen. It has become like.

That is, as shown in FIG. 14, when viewed from one side surface 122 side, the angle of the operation display device 110 is moved around the first shaft portion 208 of the support column member 200, and the front surface 114 side is gradually seen. When rotated, the rear light emitting portion 180 on the rear surface 116 side was visible from one side surface 122 side, but the rear light emitting portion 180 disappeared as the front surface 114 side was turned, and the front light emitting portion 160 on the front surface 114 side was visible. It has become like. This also applies when viewed from the other side surface 124 side.

Further, as shown in FIG. 15, when viewed from one side surface 122 side, the angle of the operation display device 110 is moved around the first shaft portion 208 of the support column member 200, and the rear surface 116 is gradually visible. When rotated, the rear light emitting portion 180 on the rear surface 116 side, which was visible from one side surface 122 side, becomes continuously visible as the rear light emitting portion 180 faces the rear surface 116. This also applies when viewed from the other side surface 124 side.

Further, when the operation display device 110 is moved 45 ° to the right and 45 ° to the left while the operation display device 110 is viewed from the front surface 114 side, the front light emitting unit 160 on the front surface 114 side is always visible. (See FIGS. 14B and 14C). In the embodiment, the angle in the left-right direction in which the operation display device 110 can be moved is 45 ° in the right direction and 45 ° in the left direction, but even if the angle beyond this is moved, the front 114 side Before the front light emitting unit 160 disappears, or substantially at the same time, the rear light emitting unit 180 on the rear surface 116 side becomes visible.

Similarly, when the operation display device 110 is viewed from the rear surface 116 side and the operation display device 110 is moved 45 ° to the right and 45 ° to the left, the rear light emitting unit 180 on the rear surface 116 side is always visible. (See FIGS. 15B and 15C). In the embodiment, the angle in the left-right direction in which the operation display device 110 can be moved is 45 ° in the right direction and 45 ° in the left direction, but even if the angle beyond this is moved, it is on the rear surface 116 side. Before the rear light emitting unit 180 disappears, or substantially at the same time, the front light emitting unit 160 on the front surface 114 side becomes visible.

Further, when the angle of the operation display device 110 as described above is moved in the left-right direction, the front light emitting unit 160 or the rear light emitting unit 180 of the operation display device 110 can be confirmed from a wide range. This means that in addition to moving the operation display device 110, the operation display device 110 can be viewed from various angles even if the user changes the position where the operation display device 110 is viewed without moving the operation display device 110. Even in this case, the user can confirm the front light emitting unit 160 on the front surface 114 side or the rear light emitting unit 180 on the rear surface 116 side in the same manner as when the angle of the operation display device 110 is moved. become.

Next, the visual recognition of the light emitting units 160 and 180 when the operation display device 110 is moved downward will be described. When the operation display device 110 is moved downward, as shown in FIG. 8B, the front light emitting unit 160 on the front surface 114 side is moved downward, and the rear light emitting unit 180 on the rear surface 116 side is moved upward. .. The angle at which the operation display device 110 is moved is about 35 °.

In such a case, the user can confirm the light emission of the front light emitting unit 160 and the rear light emitting unit 180 from the front surface 114 side of the operation display device 110, and the rear surface 116 side of the operation display device 110. From the side surface 122 side and the other side surface 124 side, the light emission of the rear light emitting unit 180 can be confirmed.

On the other hand, even when the operation display device 110 is facing downward, when the operation display device 110 is viewed from an oblique direction, either the front light emitting unit 160 or the rear light emitting unit 180 of the operation display device 110 can be seen. It has become like.

That is, as shown in FIG. 16, when viewed from one side surface 122 side, the angle of the operation display device 110 is moved around the first shaft portion 208 of the support column member 200, and the front surface 114 side is gradually seen. When rotated, the rear light emitting portion 180 on the rear surface 116 side was visible from one side surface 122 side, but as the front surface 114 side was turned, the front light emitting portion 160 on the front surface 114 side became visible together with the rear light emitting unit 180. ing. This also applies when viewed from the other side surface 124 side.

Further, as shown in FIG. 17, when viewed from one side surface 122 side, the angle of the operation display device 110 is moved around the first shaft portion 208 of the support column member 200, and the rear surface 116 is gradually visible. When rotated, the rear light emitting portion 180 on the rear surface 116 side, which was visible from one side surface 122 side, becomes continuously visible as the rear light emitting portion 180 faces the rear surface 116. This also applies when viewed from the other side surface 124 side.

Further, when the operation display device 110 is moved 45 ° to the right and 45 ° to the left when the operation display device 110 is viewed from the front 114 side, it is always behind the rear surface 116 together with the front light emitting unit 160 on the front surface 114 side. The light emitting unit 180 becomes visible (see FIGS. 16B and 16C). In the embodiment, the left-right angle that the operation display device 110 can move is 45 ° to the right and 45 ° to the left, but even if the angle beyond this is moved, the front 114 side The front light emitting portion 160 cannot be seen, but the rear light emitting portion 180 on the rear surface 116 side can be seen.

Similarly, when the operation display device 110 is viewed from the rear surface 116 side and the operation display device 110 is moved 45 ° to the right and 45 ° to the left, the rear light emitting unit 180 on the rear surface 116 side is always visible. (See FIGS. 17B and 17C). In the embodiment, the angle in the left-right direction in which the operation display device 110 can be moved is 45 ° in the right direction and 45 ° in the left direction, but even if the angle beyond this is moved, it is on the rear surface 116 side. The front light emitting unit 160 on the front surface 114 side can be seen together with the rear light emitting unit 180.

Further, when the angle of the operation display device 110 as described above is moved in the left-right direction, the front light emitting unit 160 or the rear light emitting unit 180 of the operation display device 110 can be confirmed from a wide range. This means that in addition to moving the operation display device 110, the operation display device 110 can be viewed from various angles even if the user changes the position where the operation display device 110 is viewed without moving the operation display device 110. Even in this case, the user can confirm the front light emitting unit 160 on the front surface 114 side or the rear light emitting unit 180 on the rear surface 116 side in the same manner as when the angle of the operation display device 110 is moved. become.

Further, the angle at which the operation display device 110 is moving can be determined from the appearance of the front light emitting unit 160 and the rear light emitting unit 180 of the operation display device 110.

The operation display device 110 is provided on the installation table 106 of the image forming apparatus main body 12 so that the user can easily confirm the operation display device 110 so that the visual recognition of the operation display device 110 is not obstructed. , The image forming apparatus 10 is arranged at the highest position, and in the embodiment, the image forming apparatus 10 is arranged at a higher position than the document reading apparatus 100, but the present invention is not limited to this. If the user can confirm it, at least the front light emitting unit 160 and the rear light emitting unit 180 of the operation display device 110 may be arranged at a position higher than the document reading device 100. Further, the operation display device 110 can be directly installed on the image forming apparatus main body 12 without providing the installation table 106.

Further, in the embodiment, the case where the operation display device 110 is provided on the installation table 106 protruding from the image forming apparatus main body 12 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the operation display device 110 is directly installed on the image forming apparatus main body 12. You can also do it. When the document reading device 100 is not provided in the image forming apparatus 10, it can be provided in the upper part of the image forming apparatus main body 12.

Further, in the embodiment, the case where the front light emitting unit 160 is provided on the front surface 114 of the operation display device main body 112 of the operation display device 110 and the rear light emitting unit 180 is provided on the rear surface 116 side is described. It is also possible to perform this on the screen 128 of 126, and to provide the rear light emitting unit 180 only on the rear surface 116 side.

10 Image forming device 12 Image forming device Main body 100 Document reading device 106 Installation stand 110 Operation display device 112 Operation display device main body 114 Front surface 116 Rear surface 118 Top surface 126 Operation display unit 132 Front groove 140 (Cover member) Covering member 144 Rear 146 Top 154 Rear groove 160 Front light emitting 162 Front lens member 164 Blue LED
166 green LED
168 orange LED
180 Rear light emitting part 182 Rear lens member 184 Blue LED
186 green LED
188 orange LED
200 Strut member 208 1st shaft part 210 2nd shaft part

Claims (7)

The main body of the operation display device with the operation display unit on one side,
A front light emitting unit which is provided above the surface of the operation display device main body where the operation display unit is provided and is provided below the upper surface of the operation display device main body and emits light according to the processing state.
An operation provided with a rear light emitting unit which is located above the surface opposite to the operation display unit, is provided below the upper surface of the operation display device main body, and emits light in synchronization with the front light emitting unit. Has a display device,
An image forming apparatus in which the operation display device is attached to the upper part of the image forming apparatus main body. The front light emitting unit can be visually recognized from the operation display unit side.
The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the rear light emitting unit is visible from the opposite side of the operation display unit where the front light emitting unit cannot be visually recognized. It has a covering member that covers the opposite side of the operation display portion of the operation display device main body.
The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the rear light emitting portion is projected from the covering member. The rear light emitting portion protrudes rearward from the covering member, and at the upper end of the rear light emitting portion, the rear light emitting portion of the covering member protrudes from the surface of the operation display device main body provided with the operation display portion. relative to the length of the to the part to be joined to so that, according to claim 3 in which the length of the portion to be the bonding to the rear tip of the rear light emitting portion is protruded as longer than at least 90 percent Image forming device.
The image forming apparatus according to claim 3 or 4, wherein at least the surface of the covering member on which the rear light emitting portion is projected is inclined downward from the upper part of the operation display device main body. The image according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the operation display device is attached to the image forming apparatus main body via a support column member capable of rotationally moving the operation display device in the left-right direction and the up-down direction. Forming device. The image forming apparatus main body is provided with a protruding installation portion.
The image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the operation display device is provided in the installation unit.

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