JPH062364U - Image forming device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To provide an image forming apparatus that can be operated while visually checking the operation panel when copying a large-sized document. [Arrangement] An original table, an original pressing plate 2, and an operation panel 10 are provided on an upper surface of an image forming apparatus main body 1, and the original pressing plate 2 is set on an original 3 placed on the original table to operate the operation panel 10.
In the image forming apparatus that performs copying based on the input copy condition, the operation panel 10 is replaced by the image forming apparatus main body 1
With respect to the large-sized original 3 which is attached slidably in the left-right direction a and covers the operation panel 10, not only the copy start key 4 but also the operation unit 6 and the display unit having all the operation keys By sliding the operation panel 10 to a position where 7 can be seen so as not to be hidden by the large-sized original 3, it is possible to surely perform the copy by the same operation as the normal copy.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus such as a copying machine having various operation keys.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 In recent years, image forming apparatuses such as copying machines have been diversified in their functions and improved in operability. For example, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 60-209745, an operation panel having various operation keys for inputting copy conditions is made attachable / detachable at an arbitrary position on the upper surface of the copying machine body according to the type of copy work and the installation place. Things are disclosed. Further, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 262058/1987, when a normal copy is made without using a mouse (editing information input means) in a copying machine having an editing function, the mouse does not interfere with the normal copying. Thus, it is disclosed that the mouse is stored in the main body of the copying machine.

Further, as a device for improving the operability of the image forming apparatus when copying a large-sized document, there is, for example, a copying machine disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 63-148951. If you want to copy a large-sized document, place the large-sized document on the platen formed on the top of the copier, and then set the document holding plate. ) Are hidden by the original, and it is necessary to perform operations such as pressing the operation keys that are hidden by the original and not visible from the original, or the user has to bother to push the original to make it inconvenient. Become. Therefore, in this publication, an arrow serving as an index indicating the position of the operation keys of the operation panel, which is hidden by a large-sized original, is provided on the original holding plate set on the original so that the desired original can be displayed on the original. You can press the operation key of.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, although the left and right positions of the operation keys can be identified by the arrows on the document holding plate, it is difficult to understand the position in the front-rear direction and the operation keys may be pressed incorrectly. If not, the effect cannot be expected.

Therefore, when copying a large-sized original, a start switch for starting the copying is separately installed at a position not hidden by the original. No. 60152, No. 60-56052, and No. 62-99059 filed by the present applicant. Among these publications, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 57-60152 and Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-99059 describe a document holding plate provided with a start switch.

Here, since a method similar to these publication methods has been proposed by the present applicant, its schematic configuration will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a plan view of the image forming apparatus. On the top surface of the image forming apparatus main body 1, a document pressing plate 2 which can be raised and lowered is provided. A transparent document table (not shown) having a mounting surface for the document 3 is formed under the document pressing plate 2. Further, an operation panel 8 having an operation unit 6 including an operation key such as a start key 4 and a numeric keypad 5 for starting the copy and being positioned in front of the upper surface of the image forming apparatus main body 1 and a display unit 7 is provided. Has been. In addition to the start key 4, a start switch 9 for starting copying is provided on the document pressing plate 2.

In this case, when trying to copy a large-sized original 3, the copy condition of the original 3 is input from the operation unit 6 while checking the display unit 7 of the operation panel 8, and the original 3 is placed on the original table. Then, the document holding plate 2 is set on the document 3. At this time, since the operation panel 8 is hidden by the large-sized document 3, the start switch 9 on the document pressing plate 2 is pressed to perform copying.

However, in the case of this proposed example, the operator can press the start switch 9 while visually confirming it, so that the start switch 9 is not mistakenly pressed, but copying is started on the document holding plate 2. Since only the start switch 9 is set, the copy conditions must be input before the 3 originals are set. While inputting the copy conditions, the original 3 is set and the start switch 9 is pressed. There is a risk that the operator accidentally touches the operation keys 4 and 5 on the operation panel 8 that are hidden by the original 3, and the copy conditions that have already been input may change or malfunction may occur.

Therefore, it is conceivable to arrange the operation panel 8 including the operation unit 6 and the display unit 7 on the document holding plate 2, but the connection between the image forming apparatus main body 1 and the operation panel 8 becomes complicated. Wiring becomes difficult. Moreover, the external appearance of the image forming apparatus is impaired, and the feasibility is poor.

[0010]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 According to the first aspect of the invention, on the upper surface of the main body of the image forming apparatus, there is a transparent original table on which an original is placed, an original pressing plate that can press the original placed on the original table, and various copy conditions. In the image forming apparatus, which is provided with an operation panel for inputting the above, sets the document holding plate on the document placed on the document table, and performs copying based on the copy condition input from the operation panel. The panel was attached to the image forming apparatus body so as to be slidable in the left-right direction.

According to a second aspect of the invention, in the device according to the first aspect, the operation panel is rotatably attached to the image forming apparatus main body with one end side in the length direction as a fulcrum.

[0012]

[Action]

 In the invention according to claim 1, since the operation panel is attached to the image forming apparatus body so as to be slidable in the left-right direction, when copying a large-sized document, not only the copy start key but all It is possible to slide the operation panel to a position where the operation section that has the operation keys and the display section are not hidden by a large-sized document, and you can operate the operation panel reliably while visually confirming it.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first aspect of the invention, the operation panel is rotatably attached to the main body of the image forming apparatus with one end side in the length direction as a fulcrum. Therefore, even if the space for sliding the operation panel cannot be secured on the left and right ends of the image forming apparatus main body, by sliding and rotating the operation panel, not only the copy start key but also the operation unit having all the operation keys The operation panel can be moved to a position where the display and the display can be seen without being obscured by a large-sized document, and the operation panel can be operated reliably while visually checking.

[0014]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the invention described in claim 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. The same parts as those described in FIG. 5 are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. FIG. 1 shows an outline of the overall configuration of the present embodiment. An operation panel 10 which is located in front of the document holding plate 2 on the upper surface of the image forming apparatus main body 1 and is slidable in the direction of arrow a (left-right direction) is shown. Installed. The operation panel 10 is provided with an operation unit 6 including operation keys such as a start key 4 and a numeric keypad 5, and a display unit 7. A harness 11 is connected between the operation section 6 and the display section 7 and the image forming apparatus main body 1, and the operation panel 10 is regulated by the harness 11 so as not to drop in the direction of arrow a. ing.

A specific description will be given. FIG. 2 shows a cross section taken along the line AA in FIG. 1. The rail portion having a recess 12 having a substantially H-shaped cross section in the image forming apparatus main body 1 on the back side of the operation panel 10. 13 is formed, and a constricted opening 14 is formed in the middle of the recess 12. Further, on the rear surface side of the operation panel 10, there is a slide which is formed in a cross-sectional shape substantially corresponding to the inner peripheral shape of the recess 12 of the cross-section of the rail portion 13 and which is slidably engaged with the rail portion 13. The convex portion 15 is formed.

In such a configuration, by inserting the slide protrusion 15 of the operation panel 10 into the recess 12 of the rail portion 13, the operation panel 10 becomes slidable in the arrow a direction with respect to the image forming apparatus main body 1. . Here, since the concavity 12 of the rail portion 13 is formed with a constricted opening portion 14, the operation panel 10 is operated by locking the leading end of the slide convex portion 15 at the constricted mouth portion 14. The operation panel 10 is regulated so as not to come off upward, and further, the operation panel 10 is regulated by the harness 11 so as not to slip off in the arrow a direction.

When copying a large-sized document 3, the document 3 is first placed on the document table, and the document pressing plate 2 is set on the document 3. At this stage, since the operation section 6 and the display section 7 of the operation panel 10 are hidden by the large-sized document 3, the operation panel 10 is moved to the position where the operation section 6 and the display section 7 can be seen. 1 by sliding in the direction of arrow a, confirming the display on the display unit 7, input copy conditions with the operation keys such as the numeric keypad 5 of the operation unit 6, and press the start key 4 to copy. Will be executed.

As described above, in the present embodiment, when copying a large-sized original 3, the operation panel 6 hidden by the original 3 after the original 3 is set is separated by the operation unit 6 and the display unit 7. It is possible to slide it to the left and right to the visible position. This makes it possible to operate the operation panel 10 without fail while visually confirming the operation unit 6 and the display unit 7 of the operation panel 10 even for a large-sized document 3. Copying can be performed by the same operation. Therefore, it is possible to improve the operability of the image forming apparatus when copying a large-sized original document.

Next, an embodiment of the invention according to claim 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. The same parts as those described in FIGS. 1 and 2 are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. In this embodiment, an operation panel 10 which is slidable in the direction of arrow a is provided as shown in FIG. 1, and an operation panel 16 which is rotatable in the direction of arrow b is provided as shown in FIG. It is a thing.

That is, FIG. 3 shows a cross section taken along the line BB in FIG. 2, and the image forming apparatus main body 1 on the back side of the operation panel 16 has a recess 17 having a substantially H-shaped cross section. Is formed, and a constricted opening 19 is formed in the middle of the recess 17. The recesses 17 of the rail portion 18 are formed to positions P slightly inside the left and right ends of the image forming apparatus main body 1. A rotary shaft 20 having a circular cross section is formed on the rear surface side of the operation panel 16 so as to be positioned at the left end in the longitudinal direction thereof and rotatably engaged with the constricted opening portion 19 of the rail portion 18. The rotary shaft 20 is fitted in the constricted opening portion 19 of the rail portion 18. A circular ring 21 is attached to the peripheral surface of the tip end portion of the rotary shaft 20 so as to sandwich the constricted mouth portion 19, and the circular ring 21 is engaged with the constricted mouth portion 19 of the rail portion 18. It is supposed to be stopped. A rotary support member 22 is formed by the rotary shaft 20 and the circular ring 21. Furthermore, the left and right corners of the upper end of the operation panel 16 are rounded so that the operation panel 16 and the image forming apparatus main body 1 do not interfere with each other when the operation panel 16 is rotated. ing.

In such a configuration, the operation panel 16 is rotatably supported by fitting the rotary shaft 20 of the operation panel 16 into the constricted opening 19 of the rail portion 18 and stopping the tip end thereof with the circular ring 21. While being supported by the member 22, it is slidable in the arrow a direction with respect to the image forming apparatus main body 1 and is rotatable about the rotation supporting member 22 in the arrow b direction. Here, since the rail portion 18 is formed with a constricted opening portion 19, the circular panel 21 is locked at the constricted opening portion 19 so that the operation panel 16 is prevented from coming off upward. Further, since the rotary shaft 20 of the operation panel 16 is locked at the position P of the rail portion 18, the operation panel 16 is restricted so as not to fall out in the direction of arrow a.

Here, when a large-sized original 3 is copied, even if the operation panel 16 cannot be slid on both left and right sides of the image forming apparatus main body 1, the original 3 is hidden after the original 3 is set. The operation panel 16 can be slid in the direction of arrow a or rotated in the direction of arrow b, so that the operation section 6 and the display section 7 of the operation panel 16 can be seen. The operation panel 16 can be moved.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, even when the space for sliding the operation panel 16 cannot be secured on the left and right ends of the image forming apparatus main body 1, the operation panel 16 is slid and rotated to rotate the operation unit 6. By moving the display unit 7 and the display unit 7 to a visible position where they are not hidden by the manuscript 3, it is possible to operate the operation panel 16 reliably while visually confirming the operation unit 6 and the display unit 7. It becomes possible to copy by the operation of. This makes it possible to greatly improve the operability of the image forming apparatus when copying a large-sized original.

[0024]

[Effect of device]

 On the upper surface of the main body of the image forming apparatus, a transparent document table on which a document is placed, a document holding plate that can be raised and lowered to hold the document placed on the document table, and an operation panel for inputting various copy conditions are provided. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the document holding plate is set on a document placed on the document table and a copy is performed based on a copy condition input from the operation panel. Since the operation panel is attached to the main body of the image forming apparatus so as to be slidable in the left-right direction, not only the copy start key but also the operation section and the display section having all operation keys can be seen so as not to be hidden by a large-sized document. The operation panel can be slid up to the setting position, which allows the operation panel to be operated reliably while visually confirming, and copying can be performed in the same way as normal copying. It is those that can be.

According to a second aspect of the invention, in addition to the first aspect of the invention, the operation panel is rotatably attached to the image forming apparatus main body with one end side in the longitudinal direction as a fulcrum. Therefore, even if it is not possible to secure a space for sliding the operation panel to the left and right sides of the main body of the image forming apparatus, by sliding and rotating the operation panel, not only the copy start key but all operation keys can be operated. It is possible to move the operation panel to a position where the display section and display section can be seen so that it is not hidden by a large-sized document.This allows the operation panel to be operated reliably while visually confirming it, similar to normal copying. It is possible to copy by the operation of.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an image forming apparatus showing an embodiment of the invention according to claim 1. FIG.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of an image forming apparatus showing an embodiment of the invention according to claim 2;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line BB.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of an image forming apparatus showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Main body of image forming apparatus 2 Original pressing plate 3 Original 10 Operation panel 16 Operation panel

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A transparent manuscript table on which a manuscript is placed, an undulating manuscript holding plate that presses the manuscript placed on the manuscript plate, and an operation for inputting various copy conditions. An image forming apparatus that includes a panel and sets the document holding plate on a document placed on the document table and performs copying based on a copy condition input from the operation panel, wherein the operation panel is the image forming apparatus. An image forming apparatus characterized by being attached to the main body so as to be slidable in the left-right direction. 2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operation panel is rotatably attached to the main body of the image forming apparatus with one end side in the length direction as a fulcrum.