JPS58105244A - Operating device of copying machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To elevate an operating property, and also to reduce a malfunction, by executing a display for opening a cover body, in case when the cover body freely openable and closable, which has covered an operating switch which is not used frequently has been closed in the course of interruption copying. CONSTITUTION:Even if interruption copying is executed in the course of continuous copying by a special mode, and also a cover body 12 for covering switches, etc. 8 which have been provided on one end side of an operation panel and are not used frequently has been closed in the course of the interruption copying, a display for opening the cover body 12 after the interruption copying has been completed is executed through a display part 6. Accordingly, by opening the cover body 12 by said display, it can be confirmed easily that the special mode has been set already. In this way, the operating property is elevated, and also the malfunction is reduced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an operating device for a copying machine in which an operating switch that is rarely used is covered with a lid that can be opened and closed.

As copiers have become more multi-functional, a large number of operation switches have been installed on the operation panel to operate them. However, some of these operating switches are rarely used for normal copying. Placing these less frequently used operation switches in the same row as other frequently used switches would either complicate the operation or make the operation too complicated.

Therefore, it is possible to cover these infrequently used operation switches with a lid that can be opened and closed, allowing settings to be made using the less frequently used operation switches only when the lid is opened and closed, and the settings are cleared when the lid is closed. Sexuality further improves,
Also, there are few operating chairs. However, in a copying machine having an interrupt function, the above method has the following problems.

Now, for example, if the cover is opened and the "dark" mode is selected with the less frequently used switch and the interrupt switch is turned on to perform interrupt copying while copying is in progress, interrupt copying in the normal mode becomes possible. 4) At this time, if the person doing the interrupt copying closed the lid, this could not be confirmed even after returning to the special mode after the interrupt copying was completed.

This invention was made for the purpose of solving this problem, and if the lid is closed during interrupt copying, a display indicating that the lid will be opened is displayed, making it easy to confirm the special mode after interrupt copying. The present invention aims to improve operability and prevent erroneous operations by providing an operating device for a copying machine.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
In the figure, it is an operation panel (not shown) installed in an easy-to-operate position of the copying machine, and includes an interrupt switch 2, a tray selection switch 3, start and stop switches 4, 5, a display section 6, a numeric keypad 7 for setting the number of copies, etc. They are sequentially arranged, and one end side is provided with a recess 1m, and in the recess 1a are switches 8 that are rarely used, such as a copy density selection switch 8. ．． 8 degrees, a reduction ratio selection switch 8m $84, and a special mode switch IO are installed. Further, a lid 12 which can be opened and closed at one end is provided at the opening of the recess 1m, and by opening the lid 12, the concentration selection switch 8, which is rarely used, can be opened. ．． 8. and reduction ratio selection switch 8. .

84 can be operated, and when the lid 12 is closed after use, the special mode switch 10 is turned on by the lid 12, and the less frequently used switch 8. , 8. The settings for ... are cleared as follows.

The operation signals for each of the switches provided on the operation panel 1 are input one by one to the control section 13, which is a microcomputer, and are copied into control signals output from the control section 13 based on these inputs. Controlled system I4 of each part of the machine
is controlled. Copying is performed using the switches 8 which are used less frequently. When the lid I2 is opened, the special mode switch 10 is turned off even though it has been turned off by the lid I2. In this state, for example, copy density selection switch 8.
When the copy density is set by operating , the display 15 attached to each switch 8 will appear. , l 5. An indicator 15 showing the concentration of... lights up to indicate that the density setting has been performed.

When copying is performed next, a copy with the set density is obtained, and if there is an interruption copy during continuous copying at this density, the following processing is performed. Note that this is a 15° indicator that indicates the interrupt mode.

If the interrupt switch 2 is pressed during continuous copying, the process proceeds to steps 2 and 2 shown in FIG. If it is in interrupt mode, proceed to step (3) to return to interrupt mode. This makes it possible to perform interrupt copying during continuous copying, and interrupt copying is performed in the normal mode regardless of the operation of the switches 8, which are infrequently used.

Next, considering the case where the lid body 12 is closed during the above-mentioned interrupt copying, first, in step (2), it is determined whether the interrupt mode is in progress, and if it is in the interrupt mode, the process proceeds to step (2) and the special mode switch IO is pressed. Determine whether it has been done.

Since the 4I special mode switch 10 is turned on by closing the lid I2, proceed to step 3 to determine whether the indicator that lights up when the infrequently used switch 8 is pressed is lit. , If there is one that is lit, proceed to step ■, set the open flag of the memory, and proceed to step ■.In step ■, again determine whether an interrupt is in progress, and if it is in an interrupt, proceed to step 0, If the interrupt copying has already been completed, the process advances to step [phase] to determine whether the open flag is set. Since the open flag was set in step 8, the process advances to step O and displays that the lid 12 is to be opened.Therefore, even if the lid 12 is closed during an interrupt, when the interrupt mode ends, , a display indicating that the lid 12 should be opened will appear, so open the lid 12 according to this display.The special mode set at the beginning, for example, the concentration selection switch 6□81, must be set. Display: 5
This can be confirmed by the lighting of 1.

On the other hand, if you open the lid 12 according to the display, step 0'
(c) It is determined whether a display indicating that the lid 12 is to be opened is displayed, and if so, the process proceeds to step O. (a) It is determined whether the special mode switch 10 is turned on. Since the special mode switch 10Fi is turned off by opening the lid 12, the process advances to step [phase] where the display indicating that the lid 12 is to be opened is turned off and the series of operations ends.

As described in detail above, even if interrupt copying occurs during continuous copying in the special mode, and even if the cover covering infrequently used switches is closed during interrupt copying, the cover is opened after interrupt copying. Since there is a display indicating that the special mode has been set, by opening the lid in accordance with this display, it can be easily confirmed that the special mode has already been set. Also, if you close the lid after copying in special mode, the special mode settings will be cleared.
There is no need to clear the special mode each time, which further improves operability and reduces the number of erroneous operations.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a plan view of the operation panel with the lid open, FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway plan view of the operation panel in good condition with the lid closed, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 11 in FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the control system, and FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the operation. 1 is an operation panel, 8 is switches, 10 is a special mode switch, and 12 is a lid body. Applicant Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. Agent Patent Attorney Masaaki Yonehara Patent Attorney Tadashi Hamamoto

Claims (1)

[Claims] 5V switches that are rarely used on a part of the operation panel
A special mode switch 10f is provided in the vicinity of the wrinkled lid 12 and operates when the lid 12 is closed, and is covered with a value body 12 that can be opened and closed. In addition to clearing the rarely used switch@80 setting according to the signal from the special mode switch 10, when a signal is input from the special mode switch 10 during interrupt copying, the lid 12t is displayed to open. A copying machine operating device.