JPH0595440A - Original reader - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the operability without making a device main body large in size by providing an operating part for operating a reader main body so as to be movable against the reader main body. CONSTITUTION:On the upper face of a reader main body 1, original table glass 2 for placing a original thereon is provided, and also, in the end part of this side of the upper face of the reader main body 1, an operating part 3 is provided. The operating part 3 is constituted so that it can be subjected to reciprocating movement to the left and the right in the figure by a sliding mechanism. In such a state, in the case of reading the original which exceeds the maximum original size, it can be prevented that the operating part 3 is hidden by the original by bringing the operating part 3 nearer to the end, and operability is improved.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document reading device connected to a copying machine, a printer or the like, and more particularly to an operating section of the document reading device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a copy machine for copying a document, or a document reading device connected to a printer or the like has been known.

Generally, in such a document reading apparatus, as shown in FIG. 5, a document table glass 10 on which a document is placed is placed.
The operation unit 103 is located on the upper surface of the apparatus main body 101 in front of 2.

Therefore, after placing a document on the platen glass 102, various settings are made in the operation unit 103,
Start the reading operation.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, when a document larger than the maximum document size of the apparatus main body 101 is read, for example, an A2 size document is read by a document reading device whose maximum document size is A3 size. In this case, since half the area of the original has to be read in two times, a part of the original covers the operation unit 103, which makes it difficult to operate the operation and in some cases the original is damaged. There were things.

Further, when the operation section 103 is arranged at a position where the original is not covered with the document, there is a drawback that the size of the entire apparatus is increased.

In particular, in the case of a reading device for reading a large-sized document having a document size of A1 or A0, increasing the size of the device causes a problem such as a space for installation.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a manuscript reading device having good operability without causing an increase in size of the device.

[0009]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above-mentioned object of image information of an original, in the present invention, an operation for operating the original reading device with an original reading device for sequentially reading And a moving unit that moves the position of the operation unit.

[0010]

In the device of the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, the operability is remarkably improved by moving the operating portion as necessary without enlarging the device.

[0011]

1 shows a perspective view of an embodiment of a document reading apparatus according to the present invention.

A reading device main body 1 is provided with an original platen glass 2 on the upper surface of the reading device main body 1, and an operating portion 3 is provided at an end of the reading device main body 1 on the front side. There is.

During normal use, the operating portion 3 is located in front of the original platen glass 2 shown in the figure.

2 (a) and 2 (b) are views of the document reading device as viewed from above.

The operating section 3 is constructed so that it can be reciprocated leftward and rightward in the figure by a known slide mechanism (not shown), and it can also be located at the position shown in FIG. 2B. It is possible.

In this case, when a manuscript larger than the maximum manuscript size is read, the manipulating part 3 can be prevented from being hidden by the manipulating part 3 by moving the manipulating part 3 to the end, and the operability is improved.

3 and 4 are perspective views showing another embodiment.

In FIG. 4, the operation unit 4 is the reading apparatus main body 1.
Is rotatably supported by the apparatus main body 1 at the lower end of the operation unit 4, and normally constitutes a part of the exterior of the apparatus main body 1 as shown in the drawing.

When in use, the operating portion 4 is rotated forward and the operation of FIG.
Use in the condition shown in.

In this embodiment, since the operating section 4 is located below the original table glass 2, the original does not cover the operating section 4 and the operation is not hindered.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention, the operability is remarkably improved by moving the operation portion as necessary without increasing the size of the apparatus main body.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment according to the present invention.

2 (a) and 2 (b) are partial plan views showing a moving state of an operation unit of the apparatus of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of another embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state where an operation unit of the apparatus shown in FIG. 3 is moved.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a conventional document reading apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Original reading device main body 2 Original platen glass 3, 4 Operation section

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A document reading apparatus in which a reading apparatus body for reading image information of a document is provided with an operation section for operating the reading apparatus body, wherein the operation section is provided so as to be movable with respect to the reading apparatus body. An original reading device characterized by the above.