JPH068597Y2 - Image forming device - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus having a handle used for carrying.

2. Description of the Related Art Image forming apparatuses of the above type are known. In this type of image forming apparatus, there are some in which the handles are fixed to both side surfaces of the image forming apparatus main body in advance. Considering the ease of holding, it is preferable that the handle has a certain width and can be gripped by the hand, and is arranged near the bottom of the image forming apparatus main body.

However, when such a handle is fixed to the main body of the image forming apparatus, the handle protrudes outward, which causes problems in space and aesthetics. For this reason, it has already been provided that the handle can be inserted into and removed from the main body of the image forming apparatus.

By the way, many of the image forming apparatus main bodies can optionally be provided with an accessory unit such as a sorter or a re-feeding device proposed by the applicant of the present application. Such an optional unit is attached to one of both side surfaces of the main body of the image forming apparatus copying machine, like the handle. Therefore, when the above-mentioned handle is provided, when the accessory unit is attached, the handle is subjected to various restrictions such as the mounting position and the handle cannot be used. For this reason, many image forming apparatuses in which an accessory unit is optionally attached to a competing place do not have the above-mentioned handle, and such an image forming apparatus is inconvenient for a user who does not attach the accessory unit to carry the apparatus body. There was a problem.

In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, the present invention can provide a handle member that can be inserted into and taken out of the image forming apparatus main body, and further, an accessory unit can be provided without being restricted by mounting or the like due to the provision of the handle member. An object is to provide an image forming apparatus that can be attached.

Configuration With the above object, the present invention is provided in an image forming apparatus main body,
A pair of guide members formed so that the guide portion linearly extends from the inside of the apparatus main body to one outer surface thereof, an arm portion inserted into the guide portion of the guide member, and one end of the arm portion are connected to each other. A grip member that is movable between a storage position near one side surface of the image forming apparatus main body and a use position protruding outward from the one side surface, and the grip member is pulled out to the use position. The pull-out prevention member for engaging the arm portion of the handle member to stop the handle member at the use position and preventing the pull-out of the handle member from the guide portion. The guide member is detachably attached to the guide member, and the guide member from which the stopper member and the handle member are removed is attached with an accessory unit having a guide member, in which case the guide member is And it is inserted into the guide portion is achieved by the features.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, the base 2 of the image forming apparatus main body 1 has rising portions 3 formed on both side edges thereof.
A guide plate 4 is erected on the base 2 so as to face each inside of the rising portion 3, and the rising portion 3 and the guide plate 4 constitute a pair of guide members. Reference numeral 4 is a guide portion 5 having a rectangular cross section. The guide portion 5 is provided so as to extend linearly from the inside of the image forming apparatus main body 1 to the outer surface thereof. Then, the handle member 6 is attached to the guide portion 5.

The handle member 6 has two arm portions 7 that are inserted into the guide portion 5.
And a grip portion 8 that connects the arm portions 7, a semicircular locking portion 9 is formed in the middle upper portion of the arm portion 7, and the arm portion 7 is further bent upward from the locking portion 9 toward the tip side. The inclined portion 10 is formed.

A detachment prevention ring 11 as a detachment prevention member is attached to the rising portion 3 by a screw 12 so as to penetrate in the short direction of the guide portion 5, and the detachment prevention ring 11 allows the handle member 6 to be detached from the guide portion 5. Is being prevented.

The handle member 6 mounted on the guide portion 5 is normally stored in the storage position shown by the solid line in FIG. 2, and is pulled out to the use position shown by the chain line when moving the image forming apparatus. When the handle member 6 is pulled out from the storage position, the locking portion 8 of the arm portion 7 is locked by the slip-out preventing ring 11, so that the handle member 6 is stopped at the use position, and the inclined portion 10 contacts the base 2. A gap 1 is formed between the grip portion 8 of the handle member 6 and the mounting surface of the apparatus body. This gap l facilitates gripping of the grip portion 8 at the use position. Further, the handle member 6 in the storage position is close to the image forming apparatus main body.

In the image forming apparatus thus configured, the accessory unit 14 can be easily attached to the surface provided with the handle member 6,
The explanation will be given next.

First, in order to take out the handle member 6, the screw 12 is removed and the removal preventing ring 11 is removed, so that the handle member 6 can be easily taken out. Then, the arm portion 7 of the handle member 6
The accessory unit 14 is attached to the guide portion 5 in which was inserted. A slide rail 15 as a guide member is attached to the accessory unit 14, and the slide rail 15 and the guide portion 5 are inserted and fixed with screws or the like.
Further, a rail receiver (not shown) may be attached to the guide portion 5, a slide rail 15 may be attached to the rail receiver, and the accessory unit 14 may be attached to the image forming apparatus so as to be slidable.

Thus, in the present invention, the accessory unit 14 can be easily attached to the surface provided with the handle member 6, and since the accessory unit 14 and the handle member 6 are attached to the same guide portion 5, the handle member 6 and the accessory unit 6 are attached. 2 with 14
Eliminates the need to install attachment points in places. Further, when the accessory unit 14 is mounted, not only is the mounting member 6 not restricted by the provision of the handle member 6, but also
Due to the structure in which the slide rail 15 of the accessory unit 14 is inserted into the guide portion 5, extremely good attachment strength can be obtained as compared with a case where the accessory unit 14 is simply fixed to the image forming apparatus main body 1 with screws or the like.

The removed handle member 6 can be attached to the accessory unit 14 if the guide unit 5 is provided in the accessory unit 14.

The image forming apparatus according to the present invention is configured as described above, and even if the image forming apparatus main body is provided with the handle member, the attachment unit is not restricted by mounting and the like. It is not necessary to provide two mounting points. Further, the handle member can be easily taken out only by removing the pull-out preventing member. Furthermore, since the guide member of the accessory unit is inserted and connected to the guide portion, good mounting strength can be obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing movement of the handle member 6. 1 ... Image forming apparatus main body 3 ... Rising portion 4 ... Guide plate 5 ... Guide portion 6 ... Handle member 7 ... Arm portion 12 ... Fall prevention ring 14 ... Attached unit 15 ... Slide rail

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A pair of guide members, which are provided in a main body of an image forming apparatus and have guide portions extending linearly from the inside of the main body of the apparatus to one outer surface thereof, and are inserted into the guide portions of the guide members, respectively. An arm portion and a grip portion formed by connecting one end of the arm portion to each other, and the grip portion has a storage position close to one side surface of the image forming apparatus main body and a use position protruding outward from the one side surface. The handle member movable between the two and the arm portion of the handle member pulled out to the use position are engaged to stop the handle member at the use position and prevent the handle member from coming off from the guide portion. A detachment prevention member, the detachment prevention member being removably attached to the guide member, and the guide member from which the stopper member and the handle member have been removed, being an accessory unit provided with a guide member. An image forming apparatus, wherein a knit is mounted, and at that time, the guide member is inserted into the guide portion.