JPH05193227A - Operation panel - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve an operation panel in operability and maintainability by providing a supporting member rotatably supporting a panel cover and a holding member holding the panel cover in the rotated position. CONSTITUTION:When a panel cover 2 is brought to a stop in a position where an operation part 1 is easy to see by an operator, the panel cover 2 is held in the position by the reaction of a damper 4. The reaction of the damper 4 is set to be too small to move the panel cover 2 when an operator pushes down switches on the operation part 1. When the operation part 1 is removed from the panel cover 2 at the time of maintenance, a screw 9 can be easily removed from the rear of the panel cover 2 by pulling the panel cover 2 to the maximum position allowed by the damper 4. In this manner, the maintenance operation of the operation panel 1 can be conducted in the state that the operation part 1 is removed from the panel cover 2. In addition, by pulling a knob part 8 of the panel cover 2, the panel cover 2 rotates in a direction shown by an arrow A about a hinge 3 as a fulcrum.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an operation panel, and more particularly to an operation panel used for OA equipment and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An operation panel of a large OA device such as a large printer or a printer control unit is mounted on the upper surface of a housing so that an operator can operate a switch while standing and watching the display on the operation panel. There are many cases.

Conventionally, in this type of operation panel, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, an operation section 1 including a display section 1a and a switch 1b required by an operator is provided.
It is fixed by screws 9 to the panel cover 2 which is angled with respect to the upper surface of the housing top plate 6. The panel cover 2 is attached to the housing top plate 6 with screws 12.

In such a conventional operation panel, since the angle of the panel cover 2 with respect to the housing top plate 6 is constant, there is a problem that the operability of the operation unit 1 varies depending on the height of the operator.

In addition, when the operation section 1 is removed from the panel cover 2 during maintenance of the operation section 1, there is a problem that the panel cover 2 must first be removed from the housing top plate 6, which is very troublesome.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to eliminate the above-mentioned problems of the conventional one, and an object thereof is to provide an operation panel capable of improving operability and maintainability.

[0007]

The operation panel according to the present invention includes an operation panel provided with an operation switch and a display section, and a panel cover fixed to the operation panel and attached to a casing top plate in which the apparatus main body is housed. And a support member for rotatably supporting the panel cover about a lower side of the panel cover parallel to a lower side of a display surface of the display unit as a central axis, and the panel cover being rotated. And a holding member for holding it at a different position.

[0008]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the operation unit 1 is fixed to a panel cover 2 with a screw 9, and the panel cover 2 is provided with a hinge 3 on the lower side parallel to the lower side of the display surface of the display unit (not shown) of the operation unit 1. It is rotatably attached to the top plate 6.

The hinge 3 is a general hinge in which two sheet metals are combined, and a shaft is passed through a contact portion between the sheet metals, and the hinge can be freely opened and closed. Is fixed.

On the other hand, one end of the damper 4 is attached to the upper side of the panel cover 2 via a bracket 5a,
The other end of the damper 4 is connected to a bracket 5b attached to the housing frame 7. Further, a handle portion 8 is provided on the upper side of the panel cover 2, and by pulling the handle portion 8, the panel cover 2 can be rotated in the direction of arrow A about the shaft of the hinge 3.
It should be noted that the damper 4 is a gas-filled damper that can be expanded and contracted on one side and is used in OA equipment and the like, and both ends thereof connected to the brackets 5a and 5b are ring-shaped.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a mounting state of the damper 4 of FIG. In the figure, the damper 4 includes brackets 5a, 5
Both ends connected to b are ring-shaped, and the ring-shaped portions are connected to the brackets 5a and 5b by the shafts 10a and 10b and the E rings 11a to 11d, respectively. The damper 4 is expandable and contractable in the direction of arrow B, and the brackets 5a and 5b are screwed to the panel cover 2 and the housing frame 7, respectively.

The operation of one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. When performing an operation using the operation unit 1, when the operator puts a finger on the handle 8 of the panel cover 2 and pulls it, the panel cover 2 rotates in the direction of arrow A with the hinge 3 as a fulcrum.

When the operator stops the panel cover 2 at a position where the operation section 1 can be easily seen, the panel cover 2 is held at that position by the reaction force of the damper 4. Here, the reaction force of the damper 4 is set so that the panel cover 2 does not move even if the operator presses a switch (not shown) of the operation unit 1.

Further, at the time of maintenance, the operation section 1 is attached to the panel cover 2
When removing from, the screw 9 can be easily removed from the back surface side of the panel cover 2 by pulling the panel cover 2 to the maximum position allowed by the damper 4. As a result, the operation unit 1 is detached from the panel cover 2 and the operation unit 1 is removed.
Maintenance work can be performed.

As described above, the panel cover 2 to which the operation portion 1 is attached is rotatably attached to the housing top plate 6 by the hinge 3, and the panel cover 2 is held by the expandable and retractable damper 4 at the rotated position. By doing so, it is possible to eliminate the difference in operability due to the difference in height, and it is possible to perform maintenance work on the operation unit 1 without removing the housing top plate 6. Therefore, operability and maintainability can be improved.

[0017]

As described above, according to the present invention, the panel cover to which the operation panel and the operation panel provided with the display section is fixed is rotatably supported on the top plate of the housing, and the panel cover is rotatably supported. By holding the rotator at the rotated position, it is possible to improve operability and maintainability.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a mounted state of the damper shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a conventional example.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Operation part 2 Panel cover 3 Hinge 4 Dampers 5a, 5b Bracket 6 Housing top plate 7 Housing frame 8 Handle part

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An operation panel comprising an operation panel provided with an operation switch and a display section, and a panel cover fixed to the operation panel and attached to a top plate of a housing in which an apparatus main body is housed. And a supporting member that rotatably supports the panel cover around the lower side of the panel cover parallel to the lower side of the display surface of the display unit, and a holding member that holds the panel cover at the rotated position. An operation panel comprising: