JPH06326801A - Information communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To utilize the equipment as a telephone set by preventing accumulation of dust or the like with a cover without a troublesome operation of opening the cover for the purpose on its occasion, to devise the equipment such that an original is supported at both sides and to guide the original up to an insertion port in an excellent way. CONSTITUTION:An operation section 14 is arranged to a front part of an upper side of the equipment main body 11 and a dial button 14b is arranged to the operation section 14. Moreover, an original insertion port 12 is arranged to the rear part of the operation section 14. An original platen and recording paper tray 21 is provided to the equipment main body 11 at a closing position to cover the operation section 14 and at an open position to support the original inserted to the original insertion port 12 in a turnable way and a notch 22 to expose a dial button 14b at least on the operation section 14 is provided to the original platen and recording paper tray 21.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information communication device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 4, a document insertion port 2 is provided at the center of the upper surface of an apparatus main body 1, a recording paper ejection port 3 is provided behind it, and a document table is provided behind the recording paper ejection port 3. There is known an information communication device provided with a recording paper tray 4 that also serves as a tray. The recording paper tray 4 is of a plug-in type and is fixed to the apparatus main body 1. In the figure, numeral 5 is a document discharge port.

However, in such a structure, since the recording paper tray 4 always projects upward and backward from the apparatus main body 1, there is a problem that a large installation space for the apparatus is required. Also, since the document insertion port 2 is always open, dust, dust, etc., will enter the device from this part,
It may cause malfunction.

As a solution to this problem, there is a structure in which a lid is provided so as to be openable and closable so as to cover the document insertion opening and the operation panel in the vicinity thereof, and the lid can be used as a document table. It is proposed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 64-10773 and Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-101655.

[0005]

Certainly, in the proposal of the above publication, an openable / closable lid is provided, and the original insertion port and the operation panel portion are covered with this lid, so that dust from the outside, etc. Can be prevented from being inserted. Further, by opening the lid, it functions as a document table, so that it is not necessary to separately provide a configuration of the document table, and the apparatus body can be downsized accordingly.

However, in the structure of the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 64-10773, since the length of the lid is short, it is difficult to place a long original so that it cannot fall over when used as an original table. There is a problem that it does not function as a document table depending on the size of the document. Further, if the length of the lid is made long, it functions sufficiently as a document table, but the whole apparatus becomes large correspondingly, which violates the request for downsizing.

Further, in both of the above publications, the operation panel is entirely covered with the lid, so that the lid is always opened and the operation panel unit is opened even when an operation other than the document sending operation is performed such as a telephone call. There was also a problem that the operator had to be opened, causing the operator to perform an unnecessary operation.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and is provided with a large lid that can be used as a document table and can satisfactorily support a document without increasing the size of the entire apparatus. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an information communication device.
Further, it is another object of the present invention to provide an information communication device which can be used as a telephone even when the lid is closed after achieving the above object.

[0009]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is provided with an operation section which is arranged on the upper surface of the main body of the apparatus and has a key for designating a destination terminal at substantially the center thereof. The document insertion port arranged at the rear side and a lid body having a concave cutout portion at a substantially central portion of the leading end thereof and being rotatably held with respect to the main body of the apparatus, the key is formed by closing the lid body. In the position, the lid is arranged at a position corresponding to the cutout space of the concave cutout, and the lid supports the document on both sides in the open position, while covering the upper surface of the apparatus main body in the closed position. The key is exposed.

[0010]

According to the present invention, with the above-described structure, when the lid is at the closed position, the lid covers the upper surface of the apparatus main body and acts as a lid for covering the document insertion opening, and intrusion of dust, dust or the like from the original insertion opening. In that case, at least the key that specifies the destination terminal in that state is exposed from the notch on the tip of the lid, so the device can be operated without the troublesome operation of opening the lid. It can be used as a telephone. Further, since the central portion of the tip of the lid is provided with a notch, both sides can be supported when supporting the document, and the document can be guided to the insertion port satisfactorily.

[0011]

1 (a) is a schematic perspective view showing an information communication apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention with a document table / recording paper tray closed, and FIG. 1 (b) shows the apparatus. FIG. 2A is a schematic perspective view showing a state in which the recording paper tray is also opened.
2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the information communication device in the state shown in FIG.
FIG. 1B is a schematic sectional view of the information communication device in the state shown in FIG.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 11 denotes a main body of the apparatus, which has a document insertion opening 12 at the substantially center of the upper surface thereof, a recording paper discharge opening 13 at the rear end, and an operation portion 14 at the front. . An operation panel unit 14a is provided in the center of the operation unit 14, and operation members such as a dial button 14b and a display 14c which are used at the time of transmitting an original are arranged on the operation panel unit 14a. Here, the operation panel unit 14a, the dial button 14b and the display 14c are the same as those of the apparatus main body
It is arranged so as to incline with respect to the front end of the apparatus main body 11 so as to incline to the right. It is preferable to adopt such an arrangement because an ergonomically right-handed operator can easily press the dial button 14b. The inclination angle is preferably 15 to 25 degrees, more preferably 20 degrees. When the device is for a left-handed operator, the inclination angles are naturally opposite.

The operation section 14 is further provided with a group of various operation buttons 15 used at the time of transmitting a document or the like. The operation button group 15 includes a document table / recording paper tray 21 to be described later.
It is placed in a position covered by. Inside the main body 11 of the apparatus, there are provided a transmitting section 17 for reading and transmitting the original 16 inserted from the original insertion port, and a receiving section 19 for recording the received information on the recording paper 18 and ejecting it from the recording paper ejection opening 13. Further, a manual cutting cutter 20 is provided above the recording paper discharge port 13.

Reference numeral 21 denotes a document table / recording paper tray mounted on the apparatus main body 11 so as to be openable / closable with the vicinity of the recording paper discharge port 13 as a fulcrum. The document table / recording paper tray 21 is
As shown in FIGS. 1B and 2B, the recording paper discharge port 13
1), the open position that extends diagonally upward behind the
As shown in (a), it can be opened and closed to a closed position that covers the upper surface of the apparatus main body 11, and when the closed position is reached, the rear end of the original table / recording paper tray 21 is positioned farther than the recording paper discharge port 13. It is configured so that it moves forward and does not block the recording paper discharge port 13. Further, the document table / recording paper tray 21 has a curved shape that fits the upper surface of the apparatus main body 11, has a length reaching almost the front end of the upper surface of the apparatus main body 11, and has an operation panel portion 14a at the front center. Notch 22 to expose
have. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1A, when the original table / recording paper tray 21 is placed on the upper surface of the apparatus main body 11, the operation panel portion 14a at the front center is exposed, but most of the other portions are exposed. Is covered. The operation panel portion 14a is formed so as to be slightly raised from the periphery thereof, and the upper surface of the tray 21 and the operation panel portion 14a are covered with the document table / recording paper tray 21 around the periphery thereof.
Is flush with the upper surface of. With this configuration, advantages such as good appearance and easy cleaning can be obtained.

The operation of the information communication apparatus configured as described above will be described below. When the frequency of reception is low, as shown in FIGS. 1A and 2A, the document table / recording paper tray 21 is set to the closed position. This allows
Most of the upper surface of the apparatus main body 11 including the document insertion port 12 is covered by the document table / recording paper tray 21 to prevent dust and dirt from entering from the outside. In addition, since there is no member protruding above the device, it does not require much space. When receiving in this state, the receiving unit 19
The recording paper 18 recorded in is sent out from the recording paper discharge port 13, but as described above, the original table / recording paper tray 21 is located in front of the recording paper discharge port 13 and
Since it is open, the recording paper can be ejected without any problems. After the reception, the operator may use the discharged hand-cutting cutter 20 to cut it off.

When this information communication apparatus is simply used as a telephone, it is sufficient to operate the operation panel section 14a and dial with the original table / recording paper tray 21 closed. Therefore, it is necessary to open the platen / recording paper tray 21, and the operation becomes easy. Moreover, since the operation button group 15 which is not used except during transmission is covered by the convex portion 23 of the platen / recording paper tray 21. There is no malfunction.

Next, in the case of transmission, the original table / recording paper tray 21 is opened to the position shown in FIGS. 1 (b) and 2 (b). At this time, not only the left and right edges of the original table / recording paper tray 21 but also the front edge can be touched, so that the operation of opening the original table / recording paper tray 21 becomes easy. When the original table / recording paper tray 21 is set to the open position, the original table / recording paper tray 21 is in an obliquely standing state as shown in FIG. By placing the document 16a or 16b indicated by the chain double-dashed line, the document can be fed from the document insertion port 12 and transmitted. Here, since the document table / recording paper tray 21 covers almost the entire surface of the apparatus main body 11, its length is long. Therefore, when it is set up as shown in FIG. Since the height is high, it is possible to stably support a large original, for example, a B4 size original 16a and an A4 size original 16b. Although the notch 22 is formed at the center of the front end of the document table / recording paper tray 21, there is no problem because a large size document can be supported on both sides thereof. On the contrary, since the notch 22 is provided, it is possible to carry out a setting work in which the rear end of the document is held by hand and placed on the document table / recording paper tray 21 and the leading end is inserted into the document insertion port 12. This makes it easy to set the original. Further, since both sides of the rear end of the document are held by the convex portions 23 of the document table / recording paper tray 21, it is possible to prevent the document from being obliquely fed.

Further, even when the transmission is not performed but the reception frequency is high, the original table / recording paper tray 21 is placed in the state shown in FIG.
Keep it open like. Then, the recording paper 18 ejected from the recording paper ejection port 13 is accumulated on the document table / recording paper tray 21. Therefore, it is easy to take out the received recording paper. In particular, since the notch 22 is provided, the recording paper in that portion can be easily grasped by hand and can be taken out easily.

In the above embodiment, the operation panel 14a is used.
Although the dial buttons 14b and the display 14c are arranged obliquely, the present invention is not limited to this configuration and may be arranged horizontally and vertically which are conventionally used. Further, the overall shape of the operation ornel portion 14 and the shape of the notch 22 corresponding thereto are not limited to those shown in the figure, and may be changed as appropriate. For example, the notches 22A, 22B, 22C having the shapes shown in FIG. , 22D, 22
It may be E.

Further, in the present invention, the original table / recording paper tray is used as the lid, but even if the lid is used only for the original table (in this case, the recording paper is discharged to the back side of the lid). It goes without saying that the unique effects of the present invention can be obtained.

[0021]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, there is provided an operation section which is arranged on the upper surface of the main body of the apparatus and which has a key for designating a partner terminal at substantially the center thereof, and arranged behind the operation section. And a lid body that has a concave cutout portion at a substantially central portion of its leading end and is rotatably held with respect to the apparatus body. The key is provided when the lid body is in the closed position. Is placed at a position corresponding to the cutout space of the concave cutout, and the lid supports the document on both sides in the open position, while covering the upper surface of the apparatus main body and exposing the key in the closed position. By making it so tight, it is possible to prevent the entry of dust, dirt, etc. from the document insertion port,
At that time, at least the key for designating the destination terminal in that state is exposed from the notch at the tip of the lid, so that the device can be used as a telephone without the troublesome operation of opening the lid. . Further, since the central portion of the tip of the lid is provided with a notch, both sides can be supported when supporting the document, and the document can be guided to the insertion port satisfactorily.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1A is a schematic perspective view showing an information communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention with a document table / recording paper tray closed. FIG. 1B shows the device with the document table / recording paper tray opened. Schematic perspective view shown in a state

2A is a schematic cross-sectional view of the information communication device in the state shown in FIG. 1A, and FIG. 2B is a schematic cross-sectional view of the information communication device in the state shown in FIG. 1B.

FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view showing various modifications of a document table / recording paper tray.

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a conventional information communication device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Device Main Body 12 Original Insertion Port 13 Recording Ejection Port 14 Operation Section 14a Operation Panel Section 14b Dial Button 14c Display 15 Operation Button 16a, 16b, 16c Originals 17 Transmitting Section 18 Recording Paper 19 Receiving Section 21 Original Plate / Recording Paper Tray 22 Cutting Lack

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An operating section arranged on the upper surface of the apparatus main body and having a key for designating a destination terminal at substantially the center thereof, a document insertion slot arranged at the rear of the operating section, and substantially at the center of the leading end. A lid body that has a concave cutout portion and is rotatably held with respect to the apparatus main body; and the key is located at a position corresponding to the cutout space portion of the concave cutout portion when the lid body is in the closed position. The information communication device is characterized in that the lid supports the document on both sides in the open position, and covers the upper surface of the device body and exposes the key in the closed position.