JPH0528845Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a cover that is placed over a facsimile machine.

[Background of the idea]

Facsimile machines are extremely convenient communication devices in modern times, and are therefore widely used, and have recently been installed in guardhouses of buildings and factories. In such places, facsimile machines are often placed not on a dedicated pedestal but on a desk, cabinet, or the like provided as equipment due to space considerations.

By the way, a facsimile machine usually consists of a main unit, a document tray, and a receiving paper tray attached to the main unit, but when these trays are attached to the main unit, the trays are placed at the lower front or upper rear of the main unit. It will stand out, and as mentioned above,
If the main unit of the device is placed on a desk, cabinet, etc., it may become difficult to use drawers, etc., or other objects may come into contact with it. In addition, if the desk or cabinet is placed near a window or doorway, the opening of the window or door will not only cause dust to adhere to the surface of the device, but also cause damage to the document insertion slot, document output port, or receiver. There is a problem that the facsimile machine itself may malfunction due to intrusion into the inside of the device through an opening such as a paper ejection port. Furthermore, the operating noise of the printer during reception is loud and interferes with work at the desk where the facsimile is placed.

The present invention was created with the above-mentioned considerations in mind, and its purpose is to prevent the adhesion and intrusion of dust, which facsimile machines hate the most, and to prevent the operating noise emitted by facsimile machines from emanating from the outside. ,
To provide a facsimile cover that can reliably supply and take out original documents and take out received paper.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the facsimile cover according to the present invention is provided with a cover body that can be opened and closed so as to correspond to the front surface of the facsimile machine body, and the cover body has a lid body that can be opened and closed, and the cover body has A curved original guide member and a received paper guide member for guiding the original and the received paper upward are provided so as to correspond to the original ejection port and the received paper ejection port of the device main body, and the receiving paper of the cover main body is further provided with a curved original guide member and a received paper guide member for guiding the original and the received paper upward. A receiving paper outlet is provided at a position corresponding to the upper end of the guide member.

[Effect]

According to the above configuration, by covering the main body of the facsimile machine with the cover body and closing the lid body, dust is prevented from adhering to the main body of the facsimile machine and from entering the inside thereof. When transmitting, a predetermined document can be transmitted by opening the lid and setting the document at a predetermined position on the device main body, and then operating an operation key on the operation panel of the device main body. At this time, the document discharged from the document discharge port of the main body of the device is guided by the curved document guide and guided forward and upward. Further, during reception, the received paper ejected from the received paper ejection port is guided upward by the curved receiving paper guide, and cannot exit the cover body from the receiving paper outlet formed in the cover body. This prevents paper jams even when a large amount of paper is received. Furthermore,
Since the lid is closed during reception, the operating noise of the printer, etc., is minimized from leaking out of the cover, and this prevents work from occurring near the facsimile machine. Not at all.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention,
1 to 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a facsimile cover (hereinafter simply referred to as the cover), which includes a cover body 3 that is placed over the facsimile device body 2;
It is mainly composed of a lid body 4.

That is, the cover main body 3 includes a rectangular front plate 3a,
A rectangular rear plate 3b whose height is slightly larger than this front plate 3a, pentagonal side plates 3c, 3c, and a rear plate 3b.
It consists of a rectangular upper horizontal plate 3d provided horizontally slightly forward from the upper part of the plate, and is configured to have a bottom opening 3e and an upper opening 3f. The lid body 4 is attached to the upper horizontal plate 3d by hinge members 5, 5 so as to open and close the upper opening 3f.
It is rotatably attached to the front end of the lid body, and a handle 6 is attached to the front side of the upper surface thereof, and a spacer is attached to the rear side of the upper surface for maintaining a predetermined posture when the lid body 4 is opened. A member 7 is provided. The cover body 3 and lid body 4 are made of, for example, transparent plastic.

A document guide member 8 curved toward the front is provided at the front of the interior of the cover body 3 so as to correspond to the document discharge port 2a formed in the device body 2. That is, this document guide member 8 is made of, for example, a stainless steel plate (its width is slightly larger than the maximum paper width of the document G that can be transmitted by the device main body 2), and its upper end is fixed to the upper part of the front plate 3a. The lower end thereof is provided so as to face the document ejection port 2a, and the inclination angle α of the lower end portion with respect to the horizontal plane is set to, for example, about 25 to 30°.

In addition, the device body 2 is located at the rear of the cover body 3.
A received paper guide member 9 curved toward the rear is provided so as to correspond to the received paper ejection port 2b formed in the receiving paper ejection port 2b. That is, the receiving paper guide member 9 is made of, for example, a stainless steel plate (its width is slightly larger than the maximum paper width of the receiving paper roll set inside the device main body 2 in the form of a roll), and its upper end side is located at the rear. It is fixed to the upper part of the plate 3b, and the lower end thereof faces the receiving paper ejection port 2b.
For example, the inclination angle β between the lower end and the horizontal plane is 25
It is set at ~30°. In this embodiment, a horizontal portion 9a is slightly formed at the lower end of the received paper guide member 9 from its tip to the rear, and rises upward from the rear. The end of
A horizontal receiving member 10 whose one end is fixed to the rear plate 3b
It is designed to be held on the top surface of the

11 is the receiving paper guide member 9 of the cover main body 3
A receiving paper outlet is provided at a position corresponding to the upper end of the receiving paper J, and its width is slightly larger than the maximum paper width of the receiving paper J.

Therefore, regarding the operation of the cover 1 having the above configuration,
This will be explained with reference to FIG.

Now, as shown in FIG.
Assume that it is placed on top of 2. Then, the cover 1 is moved in the direction shown by the arrow in the figure to cover the device main body 2. As shown by the imaginary line in the figure, when the lid 4 is closed, dust is prevented from adhering to the device body 2 or from entering the inside thereof.

When transmitting, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 1, with the lid 4 open and the document G set in a predetermined position on the device body 2, the operation keys on the operation panel of the device body 2 are operated. By this,
Predetermined manuscript transmission can be performed. At this time,
The original G ejected from the original ejection port 2a of the main body 2 of the device is guided by the curved original guide 8, passed through the upper opening 3f of the cover main body 3, and led out to the front and upper part of the cover main body 3. can be easily taken out.

Furthermore, during reception, as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. Since the receiving paper J is guided upward by the receiving paper guide 9 and can exit the cover body 3 through the receiving paper outlet 11 formed in the cover body 3, paper jams may occur even when there is a large amount of receiving paper J. Never. In the embodiment described above, since the horizontal portion 9a is formed on the lower tip side of the receiving paper guide member 9, the receiving paper J can be guided more reliably.

Furthermore, at the time of the above-mentioned reception, since the lid body 4 closes the upper opening 3f, the cover body 3 is almost in a sealed state, and therefore, the operating noise of the printer, etc. is emitted from the cover body 3. Since the noise is almost eliminated and the soundproofing effect is achieved, it does not interfere with work etc. near the facsimile.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and can be implemented with various modifications. For example, the original guide member 8 and the received paper guide member 9 may be made of synthetic resin.

For example, as shown by imaginary lines in FIGS. 5 and 1, an auxiliary guide member 13 made of piano wire or the like may be provided above the receiving paper guide member 9. This auxiliary guide member 13 is attached to the device main body 2, for example.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the receiving paper guide member 9
A roller pair 14 is provided in a part of the roller pair 14.
may be rotated in synchronization with the receiving paper ejection roller pair 14 in the main body 2 of the device. In the same figure, 15 is an auxiliary guide member provided as necessary.

Furthermore, although not shown, when the lid 4 is rotated upward, it may be formed so that it is aligned with a document guide surface formed on the device main body 2.

Furthermore, in each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the cover main body 3 was provided with the bottom opening 3e, but this part is also provided with a plate, ie, a bottom plate, like the other parts, so that the cover main body 3 may be configured into a so-called case. In this case, the soundproofing effect is further improved. Then, only the bottom plate may be constructed separately from the other cover main body 3, and can be connected and fixed to the cover main body 3 with an appropriate fixing member. Furthermore, if a rubber gasket or the like is interposed between the bottom plate and the cover main body 3, the soundproofing effect will be further improved.

[Effect of idea]

As explained above, according to the facsimile cover according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent dust from adhering to the main body of the device or intruding into the inside of the device without degrading the functions of the facsimile. It is now possible to use facsimile even in environments where there are many such things. Additionally, since the document tray and receiving paper tray are no longer required, and only the device itself is needed, the facsimile machine itself becomes more compact and can be installed in narrow spaces, even on top of desks, cabinets, etc. ,
It does not interfere with the operation of putting in and taking out the drawers, etc. Furthermore, since the soundproofing effect is great, even if a facsimile machine is installed on a desk or the like, it will not interfere with work.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention,
Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a facsimile cover according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a rear view, Fig. 3 is a perspective view, and Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of a facsimile cover according to the present invention.
The figure is a perspective view showing the installed state. FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing essential parts of a facsimile cover according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of a facsimile cover according to still another embodiment of the present invention. 1... Facsimile cover, 2... Facsimile device body, 2a... Document ejection port, 2b...
Receiving paper ejection port, 3...Cover body, 4...Lid body,
8... Original guide member, 9... Receiving paper guide member, 11... Receiving paper outlet, G... Original, J... Receiving paper.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A cover body is provided with a lid body that can be opened and closed so as to correspond to the front surface of the facsimile device body, and a lid body that can be opened and closed is provided inside the cover body so as to correspond to a document ejection port and a received paper ejection port of the device body. A curved original guide member and a receiving paper guide member are provided for guiding the original and the received paper upward, and a receiving paper outlet is further provided at a position corresponding to the upper end of the receiving paper guide member of the cover body. A facsimile cover featuring: