JPH0117555Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a document insertion guide device that is used by being attached to a device for inserting or inserting documents, such as a copying machine or a facsimile transmitter.

Generally, this type of document insertion guide device does not have any display section; the operator simply presses a button indicating the size of the document to be inserted, and the button is not actually pressed. It is not possible to confirm whether this is the case. Therefore, when inserting a document, if the size of the document differs, you will have to press the appropriate button each time, but sometimes you forget to press the button, and you may end up copying or sending a B5 document on A4. Sometimes. Especially when it comes to facsimile transmitters, etc., in the opposite case, the entire document to be sent cannot be sent and must be sent again, which is a disadvantage in that the uneconomic aspect is greatly highlighted. be.

The present invention has been made to eliminate these drawbacks, and its purpose is to provide a document insertion guide device in which the size of the document to be inserted can be displayed and visually confirmed.

The present invention, which was developed to achieve this objective, consists of a substrate and a display plate attached to the substrate, and the substrate is provided with light guide fibers or light guide grooves whose lengths differ depending on the size of each original. , a light source is attached to each of the proximal ends, a light reflecting section is provided on the distal end side, and a display section is provided on the display board to display each size corresponding to the portion where each of the distal ends is located. This is a document insertion guide device that allows you to insert a document. When you press a predetermined button according to the size of the document to be inserted, the corresponding light source lights up, displays the display through the light guide fiber or the light guide groove, and displays the document. By visually checking the display, it is possible to confirm that the operation is correct and to completely eliminate malfunctions.

Next, the present invention will be explained in more detail based on the illustrated embodiment. First, in FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a document insertion port of a facsimile transmitter, etc., and a size of the document to be transmitted is selected on one side of the insertion port. A plurality of push button groups 2 are provided. The area indicated by the imaginary line 3 inside the document insertion slot 1 is B5 size.
The part marked 4 is B4 or A4 size, and the part marked 5 is A3 size. The document insertion guide device 10 of the present invention is attached to such a document insertion slot, and the first embodiment of the guide device is similar to the second embodiment.
- Shown in Figure 4.

In this first embodiment, 11 is a substrate;
A display board 12 is attached on top of the substrate. Guide protrusions 11a and 11b for mounting the display board 12 are integrally formed on both sides of the upper surface of the substrate 11, and a plurality of grooves 13, 14 and 15 are carved. These grooves have different lengths, with groove 13 being the shortest, groove 14 being intermediate, and groove 15 being the longest.

The rectangular or round light guide fibers 16, 17, 18 that fit in these grooves are made to have corresponding lengths, and the light sources 19, 2 are placed on the proximal end side of the light guide fibers.
Install 0 and 21 respectively. The tips of each of the light guide fibers 16, 17, and 18 are cut diagonally to form light reflecting portions 16a, 17a, and 18a.
Note that each of the light sources 19, 20, and 21 is connected to one of the corresponding pushbutton groups 2.

The display plate 12 is made of, for example, semi-transparent resin, and includes tips 16a and 17 of the light guide fibers.
Display portions 22 and 2 are located at positions corresponding to a and 18a, respectively.
3 and 24 are provided, and the resin in these areas is made thin to improve light transmission, and the display characters such as B5, A4, and A3 are also formed to be transparent. If display board 12
When the display parts 22 to 24 are made of a metal plate such as aluminum, the display parts 22 to 24 are windows so that light is directly projected from the light reflection parts 16a, 17a, and 18a so that the display parts can be visually recognized. In this case, the display characters are simply printed and do not need to be made transparent.

In the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the light guiding fiber in the previous embodiment is removed, and the light source is made to directly face the groove. Incidentally, the same parts are given the same reference numerals and the explanation thereof will be omitted. In this embodiment, the grooves 13 to 15 are used as they are as light guide grooves, and a light source 19 is installed on the base end side of the light guide grooves.
20, 21 are attached, and the tip side is formed into inclined light reflecting parts 13a, 14a, 15a, and the display parts 22, 2 of the display board 12 are formed in correspondence with the light reflecting parts.
3 and 24 are the same as in the previous embodiment.

The document insertion guide device of the present invention configured as described above is used by being attached to the document insertion slot of a copying machine, facsimile transmitter, etc., and the operator presses one of the push buttons 2 according to the size of the document. When pressed, one of the corresponding light sources 19-21 lights up, and each light reflecting section 16a-18a or 1
The light is reflected by a corresponding one of the light reflecting parts 3a to 15a to illuminate a corresponding one of the display parts 22 to 24 of the display board 12, so that the operator can visually recognize the displayed display part. It is.

For example, when button B5 of the pushbutton group is pressed, the light source 19 lights up, and the light is reflected by the light reflecting parts 13a and 16a through the light guide fiber 16 or the light guide groove 13, and illuminates the display part 22 of the display board 12. ,B5
will be displayed. Therefore, the operator can visually confirm the size of the document to be inserted based on the button he or she presses and the display.

As explained above, the document insertion guide device according to the present invention is composed of a substrate and a display plate, and light guide fibers or light guide grooves of different lengths are provided on the substrate, and a light source is provided at each base end. , has a structure in which a light reflecting part is provided at the tip and a display part is provided at each corresponding light reflecting part position, and when the push button is pressed according to the size of the original to be inserted, the corresponding one is inserted. The light source turns on and the light reflected from the light reflection section illuminates the corresponding display section, so the document size you press with the operation button will be displayed on the display section as it is, and you can check the size with your eyes to avoid mistakes. This has an excellent effect in that it can completely eliminate erroneous operations and completely eliminate economic losses due to malfunctions.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the document insertion guide device according to the present invention attached to the document insertion slot of a facsimile transmitter, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the document insertion guide device according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 3 4 is an exploded perspective view of the same device, FIG. 4 is a side view showing a main part of the device in cross section, FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the document insertion guide device showing the second embodiment, and FIG. The figure is a side view showing a main part of the device in cross section. 1... Original insertion slot, 2... Push button group, 3...
B5 size, 4...A4 size, 5...A3 size,
10... Original insertion guide device, 11... Board, 1
2... Display board, 13, 14, 15... Groove (light guide groove), 13a, 14a, 15a, 16a, 17a,
18a... Light reflecting part, 16, 17, 18... Light guide fiber, 19, 20, 21... Light source, 22,
23, 24...display section.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Consisting of a substrate and a display board attached to the substrate, the substrate is provided with light guide fibers or light guide grooves whose lengths differ depending on the size of each document, and a light source is attached to each base end side. A document insertion guide device characterized in that a light reflecting section is provided on the tip side, and a display section is provided on the display board to display each size corresponding to the portion where each of the tips is located.