JPH09218550A - Method for mounting indication plate to apparatus and indication plate for the method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make the execution of display on the resin parts of an apparatus possible without increasing the management cost of parts and degrading the workability at the time of recycling. SOLUTION: A front cover 15 of a copying machine is made of a resin material. The indication plate 22 to be mounted at the front cover 15 is made of a material different from the material of the front cover 15 and is printed with product designations on the surface. The indication plate is freely attachably and detachably mounted by fitting its one end side to the front cover 15 and detaining the other end side. When, for example, the destination of the copying machine is changed after mounting of the indication plate 22, only the indication plate 22 is changed. The indication plate 22 is removed at the time of recycling the front cover 15.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

The present invention can be applied to office equipment such as copiers, printers, facsimiles, word processors and personal computers, or household equipment such as televisions and videos. More specifically, in such various devices, a display board in which, for example, a product display, a function display, an operation display, or the like is provided on a resin component of the device such as an outer case or an inner case provided in the outer case or a device case. The present invention relates to a method of mounting a display board in a device for mounting. It also relates to a display board used in the method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when displaying products on a copying machine or the like, there have been the followings. It is printed directly on the outer case, or is displayed as concave or convex. The display is printed on the sheet member, and the sheet member is attached to the outer case with an adhesive.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned conventional method has the following problems. However, when exporting a copying machine, since the language used depends on the destination, it is necessary to prepare as many outer cases as there are destinations, which increases the management cost of parts. In this case, when the life of the copying machine is reached and the copying machine is disassembled and then disassembled to recycle the outer case, the sheet member is not easily peeled off from the outer case, so the workability during recycling is extremely poor.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to make it possible to display on resin parts of equipment without increasing the management cost of parts or deteriorating workability during recycling.

[0005]

For this reason, the display board mounting method in the device according to the first aspect of the present invention is, for example, as shown in the embodiment of FIG. 1, a resin component of the device such as the front cover 15 of the copying machine. In addition, the display plate 22 with the display is detachably attached.

The display plate 22 in the device according to claim 2
2 is, for example, as shown in the embodiment of FIG. 2, is provided with a display such as a product display 22e and is detachably attached to a resin component of the device.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the display plate 22 in the device according to the second aspect is made of the same material as the resin component.

According to the invention described in claim 4, for example, as shown in the embodiment of FIG. 6, the display plate 22 in the device according to claim 3 indicates that the material is the same as that of the resin component. , Is characterized.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, as shown in the embodiments of FIGS. 7 to 9, for example, the display panel 22 of the device according to the second aspect is provided with a concave or convex display. Is characterized by.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the entire copying machine.

On the front of the main body of the device shown by reference numeral 10 in the drawing,
The lower part is equipped with paper cassettes 11, 12, and 13 that can be pulled out from the front side, and the upper part has a large front cover 14
The small front covers 15 are arranged on the left and right in the figure, and the side covers are provided as fulcrums so as to open and close freely. Further, on the upper surface of the device body 10, the operation display section 16 is provided on the front side, and the document holding plate 17 and the document placing table 18 are provided side by side on the rear side, and the document holding plate 17 is placed on the back side. As a fulcrum, the front side can be opened and closed freely. Further, on the left side surface of the device body 10 in the drawing, a paper discharge tray 19 is provided.
Is installed externally.

When performing copying using this copying machine, first, the switch button is pressed to turn on the power. Then, the document holding plate 17 is opened, the document is placed on a contact glass (not shown) and set, and then the document holding plate 17 is closed again to hold the document, and the start button on the operation display unit 16 is pushed. Then, while reading the image on the original, the read image is repeatedly formed on the photoconductor by an electrophotographic process such as charging, writing, developing, transferring, and cleaning. Then, the paper cassettes 11 ・ 12 ・
One of 13 is appropriately selected, and the paper is fed out from there, and the image on the photoconductor is transferred to the paper. After the transfer, the sheets are discharged from the sheet discharge port and stacked on the sheet discharge tray 19.

By the way, the small front cover 15 in the illustrated copying machine is a resin component referred to in the present invention, and is made of, for example, ABS resin. The display plate 22 is detachably attached to the upper end portion of the front cover 15 by the attachment method according to the first aspect of the invention.

In the invention described in claim 2, the display plate 22 has the structure shown in FIG. Reference numeral 2 in FIG.
The display plate shown by 2 is formed in a rectangular horizontally long plate shape using a resin different from that of the front cover 15, for example, a styrene resin, and the fitting portions 22a and 22b are vertically projected outward from one end while the other is formed. A locking portion 22c is provided from the center of the end in a direction perpendicular to the length direction. The front surface 2 of the display plate 22 in the figure
2d is printed by silk screen printing "COPY-10
"0" and product display 22e.

On the other hand, although not shown, the front cover 15
Has a mounting recess for mounting the display plate 22 by shallowly recessing the surface. The mounting recess has substantially the same shape as the display plate 22, and has two fitting holes and one locking hole.

When mounting the above-mentioned display plate 22, the display plate 22 should be held in the hand and the fitting portion 22a.
22b are respectively fitted into the corresponding fitting holes, the locking portions 22c are inserted into the corresponding locking holes, and the display plate 22 is pushed into the mounting recesses. Can be hung on the edge of the hole. And the display board 22
Fit into the mounting recess and attach to the front cover 15,
The state is as shown in FIG.

After the display plate 22 is attached, for example, when the destination of the copying machine is changed, an appropriate tool is used to stop the locking portion 2.
The hook 2c is removed, and the display plate 22 is removed from the front cover 15. Then, for example, as shown in FIG.
The display plate 22 having a product display 22e different from "1000" is attached to the front cover 15 by the same attachment method as that of the display plate 22 described above. Thereby, it is possible to easily deal with the change of the destination.

Further, when the front cover 15 is to be recycled after disassembling the copying machine after the life of the copying machine, for example, the locking portion 22c is unhooked by using a tool as described above, and the front cover 15 is removed. The display plate 22 made of a different material is removed. As a result, the recycling work can be easily performed.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the display plate 22 is detachably attached to the front cover 15. But,
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is not limited to the outer case such as the large front cover 14 and the operation display unit 16 in the copying machine shown in FIG. Cassette 11, 12
The display plate 22 can be detachably attached to the resin parts such as 13, the document holding plate 17, the document placing table 18, and the like. For example, as shown in FIG. It is designed to be detachably attached to. The toner storage case 27 is made of resin and is detachably attached to the device body 10.
It is installed so that the side face 27a can be seen when the 5 is opened. The display plate 22 is detachably attached to the side surface 27a of the toner storage case 27 in the same manner as described above.
In this case, an operation display of cautionary notes, a function display, and the like are printed on the display plate 22.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the display plate 22 is provided with the fitting portions 22a and 22b and the locking portion 22c so as to be detachably attached. However, it is not limited to this,
In the present invention, the display plate 22 is detachably attached as shown in FIG. 5, for example. Reference numeral 1 in the figure
The front cover shown by 5 is provided with a mounting recess 15a for the display plate 22 by shallowly recessing the upper surface in the drawing. Its mounting recess 1
An engaging portion 15b is provided on one peripheral edge of the 5a in the longitudinal direction, and a protrusion 15c is provided on the other peripheral edge. The locking portion 15b has a U-shaped vertical cross section, has a tip portion protruding outward from the surface of the front cover 15, and a claw portion 15d provided on the mounting recess 15a side of the tip portion. The protrusion 15c is formed so as to protrude inward from the peripheral edge of the mounting recess 15a. On the other hand, the display board 22 is made of a rigid material such as metal.

When mounting such a display plate 22, however, one end 22a of the display plate 22 is provided as shown in the drawing.
Is inserted under the protrusion 15c and fitted into the mounting recess 15a, while the other end 22b is pressed against the tip of the locking portion 15b. Then, the other end 22b of the display plate 22 has the claw portion 15d.
, And the locking portion 15b bends in the direction of the arrow. Eventually, when the other end 22b of the display piece 22 crosses the position of the claw portion 15d, the locking portion 15b returns to move the claw portion 15d to the other end 2 of the display piece 22.
Hang it on 2b. Then, the display plate 22 is attached to the mounting recess 15
Fitted to e and attached to the front cover 15, the claw portion 15d
To prevent it from slipping out.

On the other hand, when the display plate 22 is to be removed, the hook 15d is disengaged with an appropriate tool and the display plate 22 is removed from the front cover 15.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the resin component and the display plate are made of the same material. Although not shown, for example, both the front cover 15 and the display plate 22 are molded of PPE resin. In this way, for example, when recycling the front cover 15, it is possible to save the labor of removing the display plate 22 from the front cover 15, and to further facilitate the recycling work.

When the resin component and the display board are made of the same material as described above, the invention according to claim 4 provides:
The same material as the resin parts is displayed on the display plate. For example, if both the front cover 15 and the display plate 22 are AB
When it is made of S resin, the material of ABS resin is displayed on the front cover 15, and as shown in FIG.
22f material display of ABS resin and its grade display 22
Also, g is added to indicate that the same material as the front cover 15 is used. By doing this, it is possible to easily determine whether or not sorting is necessary during the recycling work, and improve the efficiency of the recycling work.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the material indication 22f and the grade indication 22g are shown together to indicate that they are made of the same material. However, although not shown, the same material may be used by only displaying the material.

In the fifth aspect of the present invention, the display is provided with a concave or a convex display. That is,
Although not shown, concaves or convexes are provided in advance on the molding die, and the molding die is used to form, for example, FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 9, characters are directly displayed in a convex shape on the display plate 22, and as shown in FIG. 9, characters are directly displayed in a concave shape on the display plate 22. By doing so, it is possible to omit the printing process and reduce the cost, and it is possible to eliminate the problem caused by the mixing of printing ink during recycling.

In the illustrated embodiment, one end of the display plate 22 is fitted and the other end is hooked and attached. However, in the present invention, for example, the display plate 22 may be attached only by fitting, or the display plate 22 may be attached only by latching.

The embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is applied to a copying machine. However, the present invention can be applied not only to a copying machine, but also to office equipment such as a printer, a facsimile, a word processor, and a personal computer, or household equipment such as a television and a video, and the like. The display plate can be attached by the attaching method, and the display plate according to any one of claims 2 to 5 can be used.

[0029]

As described above, according to the invention of claim 1 and the invention of claim 2, since the display board is detachably attached to the resin component of the equipment, for example, the equipment is installed after the display board is attached. Even when the destination is changed, it is possible to easily handle it by changing only the display board, and it is possible to reduce the management cost by eliminating the waste of preparing resin parts for the number of destinations as in the past. . Further, for example, when recycling a resin part, the display board made of a different material can be easily removed, and the recycling work can be facilitated.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the resin part and the display board are made of the same material, it is possible to save the labor of removing the display board from the resin part when recycling the resin part, and to carry out the recycling work. It can be even easier.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since it is displayed on the display plate that the same material as the resin parts is used, it is possible to easily determine whether or not there is a need for separation, and improve the efficiency of recycling work. Can be made.

In the invention described in claim 5, since the display is directly provided on the display board by means of the concaves or the convexes, the printing step for printing the display can be omitted to reduce the cost, and the resin component and the display board can be provided together. It is possible to solve the problem caused by the mixing of printing ink during recycling.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an entire copying machine for explaining an embodiment of the invention described in claim 1. FIG.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a display plate according to an embodiment of the invention as set forth in claim 2.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a display plate according to another embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view for explaining another embodiment of the invention according to claim 1, and is a perspective view in a state where the toner storage case is pulled out from the apparatus main body.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of a part of the front cover, for explaining still another embodiment of the invention according to claim 1.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a part of the display plate in the embodiment of the invention as set forth in claim 4;

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a part of the display plate in the embodiment of the invention as set forth in claim 5;

8 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a portion of a display plate according to another embodiment of the invention as set forth in claim 5.

[Explanation of symbols]

 15 Front cover 22 Display board

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A method of mounting a display plate in a device, wherein a display plate having a display is detachably mounted on a resin part of the device. 2. A display board in a device, which is provided with a display and is detachably attached to a resin part of the device. 3. A display board in a device according to claim 2, wherein the display board is made of the same material as the resin component. 4. A display board in a device according to claim 3, which indicates that the same material as that of the resin component is used. 5. The display board in the device according to claim 2, wherein the display is provided by concave or convex.