TW201736743A

TW201736743A - Hinge and office machine having the same with which a simple configuration is employed to adjust the parallelism of an apparatus body of a manuscript cover plate attached with an automatic document feeding apparatus

Info

Publication number: TW201736743A
Application number: TW106111386A
Authority: TW
Inventors: Miyazaki Kanetsugu
Original assignee: Kem Hongkong Ltd
Priority date: 2016-04-08
Filing date: 2017-04-05
Publication date: 2017-10-16
Also published as: JP2017187699A; CN107269676A; CN107269676B; TWI675969B

Abstract

The present invention provides a hinge and an office machine having the same capable of reducing the manufacturing cost, with which a simple configuration is employed to adjust the parallelism of an apparatus body of a manuscript cover plate attached with an automatic document feeding apparatus. The hinge enables the manuscript cover plate to be linked with the apparatus body in an opening/closing manner. The hinge includes an assembling box made of synthetic resin being held and inserted, in a detachable manner, into an assembling hole formed on the top surface of the apparatus body; an assembling member also made of synthetic resin and provided with an assembling leg which can be moveably inserted and stopped in the assembling box in a forward/backward direction; a support member also made of synthetic resin for supporting the manuscript cover plate that is rotatably assembled to the assembling member by means of a hinge pin; and an adjustment mechanism having an adjustment screw operating between the assembling box and the assembling member, so that the assembling member can move the assembling box in the forward/backward direction.

Description

Hinge and office machine with the hinge

本發明涉及一種鉸鏈及具備該鉸鏈的辦公機器，該鉸鏈特別適用於影印機、多功能辦公機（裝載有傳真及列印功能的影印機）、印刷機、傳真機、掃描機等具有原稿蓋板的辦公機器。The invention relates to a hinge and an office machine having the same, which is particularly suitable for a photocopying machine, a multi-function office machine (photocopying machine loaded with a fax and printing function), a printing machine, a fax machine, a scanner, etc. Board office machine.

上述辦公機器所使用的鉸鏈，有兩種型式，一種是在裝置本體的後部頂面使用組裝螺絲安裝組裝元件，該組裝元件使支撐原稿蓋板的支撐元件以能轉動的方式組裝，另一種是在該組裝元件設置裝配腳，使該裝配腳以能裝卸的方式插入裝置本體後端部所設置的組裝孔，而本發明的鉸鏈屬於後者。再者，這樣的鉸鏈具有對裝置本體裝卸容易、維護作業容易進行的優點。另外，作為辦公機器的例子的影印機，為了使原稿蓋板對裝置本體以能開合的方式支撐，使用左右一對的鉸鏈，但原稿蓋板通常在左側裝設有重量大的自動送稿裝置，故如日本專利特開2006-139008號公報所記載的，在左側使用大型鉸鏈，其使用有彈力強的螺旋彈簧，在右側僅使用能維持原稿蓋板的平衡的輕量、小型的鉸鏈。本發明涉及該在右側使用的鉸鏈。如此使用有裝配腳的鉸鏈（也稱為原稿蓋板開合裝置）的已知技術有如日本特開2011-28078號公開專利公報與日本特開2012-155096號公開專利公報所記載的構成，但未發現設有可調整組裝元件的前後方向的組裝位置的調整機構。該調整機構用以使原稿蓋板能對接觸鏡平行地設置所必要的機構。另外，近年來，為了降低鉸鏈的成本，將組裝元件或支撐元件等構成元件，取代如SUS的金屬板的加壓加工品，而使用機械強度強如ABS的合成樹脂成型品。The hinges used in the above office machines are of two types. One is to assemble the assembly components on the rear top surface of the apparatus body using assembly screws, which assemble the support members supporting the original cover in a rotatable manner, and the other is The assembly member is provided with an assembly leg that is detachably inserted into the assembly hole provided at the rear end portion of the apparatus body, and the hinge of the present invention belongs to the latter. Furthermore, such a hinge has an advantage that the attachment and detachment of the apparatus body is easy and the maintenance work can be easily performed. In addition, as a copying machine which is an example of an office machine, in order to support the main body cover to the apparatus main body in an openable manner, a pair of right and left hinges are used, but the original cover is usually provided with a large weight automatic feed on the left side. As described in Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2006-139008, a large hinge is used on the left side, and a spring spring having a strong elasticity is used, and only a lightweight, small hinge that can maintain the balance of the original cover is used on the right side. . The invention relates to the hinge used on the right side. A known technique of using a hinge having a mounting foot (also referred to as a document opening and closing device) is as described in Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2011-28078, and Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2012-155096. An adjustment mechanism for adjusting the assembly position in the front-rear direction of the assembled component was not found. The adjustment mechanism is used to enable the original cover to be disposed in parallel with the contact lens. In addition, in recent years, in order to reduce the cost of the hinge, a component such as an assembly element or a support member is used instead of a press-worked product of a metal plate such as SUS, and a synthetic resin molded article having a strong mechanical strength such as ABS is used.

因此，本發明的目的在於提供一種構造簡單而製造成本低廉的鉸鏈，其在組裝元件組裝有裝配腳的鉸鏈，其具備有調整機構，該調整機構能調整該組裝元件的前後方向的組裝位置。為達上述目的，本發明的鉸鏈使原稿蓋板以能開合的方式鏈結於一裝置本體，係具有：一組裝盒，該組裝盒由合成樹脂製成，並以能裝卸的方式保持插入於該裝置本體之頂面所設置的一組裝孔。一組裝元件，該組裝元件同樣由合成樹脂製成並設有一裝配腳，該裝配腳使其能朝前後方向移動地插入卡止於前述組裝盒。一支撐元件，該支撐元件同樣由合成樹脂製成並支撐著一原稿蓋板，該原稿蓋板借助一鉸鏈銷以能轉動的方式安裝於前述組裝元件。以及一調整機構，其具有一調整螺絲，該調整螺絲在組裝盒與該組裝元件之間作用，而使該組裝元件可對該組裝盒朝前後方向移動。在較佳的實施例中，前述調整機構由下述所構成：前述調整螺絲係組裝成對與該組裝盒可相對轉動但無法在軸方向移動。一螺帽，與固定在該組裝元件下的該調整螺絲螺紋結合，而能與該組裝元件共同移動。以及一夾緊螺絲，透過設置於該組裝元件的滑槽而安裝於該組裝盒。在較佳的實施例中，係包含：在該組裝盒內部的一兩側部，形成有朝前後方向延伸的一對導軌，在該組裝元件底板的一底面，設置有在前端部具有連接銷的一對裝配腳，該等裝配腳當與該導軌卡合而朝該組裝元件的前後方向移動時，沿著該導軌滑動。而本發明的辦公機器的特徵在於，具備有如上述構成的鉸鏈。本發明透過具有上述構成，能以具有較習知鉸鏈簡單的構成的廉價鉸鏈，提供可調整附有自動送稿裝置的原稿蓋板對裝置本體的平行度的鉸鏈以及使用具有該鉸鏈的辦公機器。Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a hinge which is simple in construction and low in manufacturing cost, and which incorporates a hinge for assembling a foot in an assembly member, and is provided with an adjustment mechanism capable of adjusting an assembly position of the assembly member in the front-rear direction. In order to achieve the above object, the hinge of the present invention causes the original cover to be linked to the apparatus body in an openable manner, and has an assembly box made of synthetic resin and held in a detachable manner. An assembly hole provided on a top surface of the device body. An assembly member which is also made of synthetic resin and is provided with a fitting leg which is inserted into the assembly box so as to be movable in the front-rear direction. A support member which is also made of synthetic resin and supports an original cover which is rotatably attached to the assembly member by means of a hinge pin. And an adjustment mechanism having an adjustment screw that acts between the assembly box and the assembly member such that the assembly member can move the assembly box in the front-rear direction. In a preferred embodiment, the adjustment mechanism is configured such that the adjustment screw is assembled to be relatively rotatable with the assembly box but is not movable in the axial direction. A nut is threadedly coupled to the adjustment screw secured to the assembly member to be movable with the assembly member. And a clamping screw is mounted to the assembly box through a sliding slot provided in the assembly component. In a preferred embodiment, a pair of guide rails extending in a front-rear direction are formed on a side portion of the inside of the assembly box, and a bottom surface of the bottom surface of the assembly component is provided with a connecting pin at the front end portion. A pair of assembly legs that slide along the guide rail when engaged with the guide rail to move in the front-rear direction of the assembly member. Further, the office machine of the present invention is characterized in that it has a hinge having the above configuration. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a hinge that can adjust the parallelism of the document cover with the automatic document feeder to the apparatus body and an office machine having the hinge, with an inexpensive hinge having a simple structure of a conventional hinge. .

以下將參照附圖，具體說明本發明的較佳實施例。在以下的說明中，針對作為辦公機器的影印機或多功能辦公機所使用的原稿蓋板的開合用鉸鏈進行說明，但本發明的鉸鏈，也可使用於其他的印刷機、傳真機、掃描機等的辦公機器。而所添附的各圖中，附有相同附圖標記的元件表示為具有相同或同等構成及功能的元件等。另外，本發明並不限定於圖示的實施例，還包含權利要求範圍所記載的範圍內的各種變更實施例。在第1~ 5圖顯示本發明的鉸鏈1。如圖所示，第1圖中，一影印機30具有一裝置本體31、一原稿蓋板32、一接觸鏡33等。為了令該影印機30之該裝置本體31能以開合的方式支撐該原稿蓋板32，通常使用左右的一對鉸鏈，一般來說，雖然圖示省略，在左側裝設有重量大的自動送稿裝置。因此，大部分來說，在左側為了容易進行該原稿蓋板32的開合操作並且防止掉落，使用內建有具有高彈力的彈簧的大型鉸鏈，而在右側僅使用能維持原稿蓋板的平衡的輕量、小型的鉸鏈。本發明的鉸鏈1即是關於該右側所設置的小型輕量的鉸鏈。另外，第1圖中所示的鉸鏈1的局部剖面相當於第4圖(b)中的A－A剖面。如第1圖所示，本發明的鉸鏈1具有：一組裝盒2，其插入、保持於影印機30的該裝置本體31頂面所設置的一組裝孔34。一組裝元件3，其以能沿著該組裝盒2頂面朝前後方向（接近與遠離使用者的方向）移動的方式組裝。一支撐元件4，該支撐元件4透過一固定螺絲10組裝該原稿蓋板32，同時借一助鉸鏈銷5以能轉動的方式組裝於前述組裝元件3。一調整機構6，其具有一調整螺絲7，該調整螺絲7在該組裝盒2與該組裝元件3之間作用，使該支撐元件4可對應該組裝元件3朝前或後之方向移動。在圖示及實施例中，上述調整機構6由下述元件所構成：一調整螺絲7，其以相對形成於該組裝盒2後部上端的一直立肋(standing rib)2f並可相對轉動、但無法在軸向之方向移動組裝。一螺帽8，該螺帽8收納於安裝元件3的螺帽嵌入框3m內，該螺帽8相對該組裝元件3無法轉動且沿軸方向也無法移動的方式固定，並且與調整螺絲7的螺紋結合，而能與該組裝元件3共同移動。一夾緊螺絲9，透過設置於該組裝元件3的一滑槽3d而與該組裝盒2組裝。因此，透過放鬆夾該緊螺絲9以鬆緩該調整螺絲7對該螺帽8的螺紋緊固，可使該組裝元件3與該螺帽8同步一同朝前或後方向移動，由此，以能轉動的方式組裝於該組裝元件3的支撐元件4上，且所固定的該原稿蓋板也能朝前或後方向移動，透過該前或後方向的位置調整，而能進行對裝置本體31的平行度的調節。調整後將該夾緊螺絲9旋緊而將該組裝元件3固定於該組裝盒2上。一組裝盒2，例如可由機械強度優異的ABS合成樹脂所製成的結構體，特別是如第5圖所示，呈底部開放的方管狀，係具有：一正面壁2a、一右側面壁2b、一左側面壁2c、一背面壁2d、一頂面板2e、一直立肋2f、一螺絲卡止溝2g、一頂面開口2h、一螺孔2i、一刻度2j、一卡止突起部2k、一導軌2l、2m以及一膨起部2n~2q。設置於該正面壁2a下端外面的卡止突起部2k，當將該鉸鏈1組裝於該裝置本體31的組裝孔34時，該卡止突起部2k以某側朝下的傾斜狀態開始插入至安裝孔34內，當卡止突起部2k進入形成於該組裝孔34的前方內壁的縱溝34a內之後，使該鉸鏈1呈垂直姿勢以按壓組裝盒2整體，而使卡止突起部2k收納至該組裝孔34內。該卡止突起部2k，當該接觸鏡33載置著書本等厚的原稿來進行影印時，必須將對該接觸鏡33呈傾斜位置的原稿蓋板32下壓以使其對於該接觸鏡33為平行。此時，也具有防止該鉸鏈1整體朝上方提起而使該組裝盒2由該組裝孔34拔出的阻擋扣的功用。在該組裝盒2的頂面板2e上，以能朝前後方向移動的方式，組裝有相同優異機械強度的ABS合成樹脂製成的成型品所構成的組裝元件3。一組裝元件3的底板3a的底面，設置有一對的裝配腳3e、3f，該對裝配腳3e、3f由組裝盒2的頂面開口2h插入至組裝盒2內。在該組裝盒2的頂面板2e有一螺孔2i，該螺孔2i當組裝元件3朝前後方向移動時，用以將該組裝元件3固定於組裝盒2的夾緊螺絲8，並且設置有用以獲知該組裝元件3的移動距離的一刻度2j。另外，在該組裝盒2的內部，在該組裝盒2兩側部的一右側板3b與一左側板3c，分別設有朝各內側突出的一對導軌2l、2m，設置於該組裝元件3的底板3a底面的裝配腳3e、3f的一連接銷3g、3h，以能沿著該導軌2l、2m朝前後方向移動的方式卡合。在該組裝盒2的頂面板2e的後端緣，直立肋2f形成為一體，在形成於其上端緣的該螺絲卡止溝2g嵌合該調整螺絲7，由此，該調整螺絲7呈可轉動、但無法沿軸方向移動的方式裝設。再者，在組裝盒2的該正面壁2a、右側面壁2b、左側面壁2c、背面壁2d的外面上部，分別形成有一膨起部2n、2o、2p、2q，當該組裝盒2插入保持於該裝置本體31的前述組裝孔34時，可提升其安定性。該組裝元件3也為如上述的ABS合成樹脂製成的成型品，如圖所示（第6圖顯示該組裝元件3單品），係具有：一底板3a、一右側板3b、一左側板3c、一滑槽3d、一裝配腳3e、3f、一連接銷3g、3h、一軸孔3i、3j、一後側板3k、一螺帽嵌入框3m、一前框板3n、一右框板3o、一左框板3p以及一調整螺絲貫穿孔3q、3r。該組裝元件3的底板3a有朝前後方向延伸的滑槽3d，將貫穿該滑槽3d的夾緊螺絲9旋入該組裝盒2的螺孔2i，因此成為該組裝元件3固定於組裝盒2上的構成。在該組裝元件3的兩側部設有一右側板3b及一左側板3c，在設置於這些側板的一軸孔3i、3j組裝該鉸鏈銷5，並且在該鉸鏈銷5上軸頸安裝(journalled)一支撐元件4，由此，該支撐元件4以能轉動的方式組裝於組裝元件3。在該組裝元件3的後部，設有一後側板3k、一前框板3n、一右框板3o、與一左框板3p，由此這些元件形成一螺帽嵌入框3m。在該螺帽嵌入框3m的內部收納一螺帽8，該螺帽8的側面與前述右框板3o、左框板3p及一底面3s相接，由此，使該螺帽8於螺帽嵌入框3m的內部，以無法轉動、並且在軸向也無法移動的方式保持著。在該後側板3k與該前框板3n，分別作為以使該調整螺絲7可轉動自如地貫穿的調整螺絲貫穿孔3q、3r。在組裝元件3的底板3a的底面，如前所述，設有一對裝配腳3e、3f，設置於該裝配腳3e、3f前端的該連接銷3g、3h，以能朝前後方向移動的方式卡制於前述導軌2l、2m，而能沿著該導軌2l、2m朝前或後方向移動。由於組裝元件3的裝配腳3e、3f具有既定的彈性，若將該裝配腳3e、3f由組裝盒2的前述頂面開口2h插入，則連接銷3g、3h的傾斜的外側面會與前述導軌2l、2m的表面接觸，裝配腳3e、3f以稍微朝內側彎曲的狀態擠入，在達到導軌2l、2m的下端處變寬，使連接銷3g、3h自動地卡止於導軌2l、2m的下端面。該調整螺絲7，如圖所示（參照第1圖、第3圖等）的構成，具有一頭部7a、一螺絲部7b、一環部7c、一頸部7d。如前所述，該頸部7d嵌入組裝盒2的直立肋2f的螺絲卡止溝2g內，該頸部7d貫穿組裝元件3的後側板3k的調整螺絲貫穿孔3q，而螺紋結合至螺帽8的螺孔，另外，其前端通過在前框板3n開孔的調整螺絲貫穿孔3r而朝前方伸出。此處，若使用螺絲起子等工具將調整螺絲7朝旋入螺帽8的方向轉動，則調整螺絲7如前所述嵌入直立肋2f的螺絲卡止溝2g，而無法進行軸方向的運動，因此，螺帽8會朝著接近調整螺絲7頭部7a的方向（後方）移動，而組裝元件3也與其一同朝後方移動。同樣地，若使調整螺絲7朝由螺帽8旋開的方向轉動，則該螺帽8會朝著遠離該調整螺絲7頭部7a的方向（前方）移動，而該組裝元件3也與其一同朝前方移動。接著，該支撐元件4也為具有相同的機械強度的ABS合成樹脂所製成的成型品，如圖所示（第7圖顯示支撐元件4單品），其具有一右組裝部4a、一左組裝部4b、一中間組裝部4c、一右軸頸安裝部4d、一左軸頸安裝部4e、一螺孔4f~4h、一銷孔4i、4j以及一阻擋扣部4k。該支撐元件4使前述鉸鏈銷5貫穿設置於右軸頸安裝部4d的銷孔4i以及設置于左軸頸安裝部4e的銷孔4j，使鉸鏈銷5的兩端分別軸裝於前述組裝元件3的軸孔3i、3j，由此，對組裝元件3以能轉動的方式軸頸安裝。在支撐元件4中，使用分別貫穿于其設置於右組裝部4a的螺孔4f、設置于左組裝部4b的螺孔4g、設置於中間組裝部的螺孔4h的固定螺絲10來組裝原稿蓋板32。另外，構成組裝盒2、組裝元件3以及支撐元件4的合成樹脂，除ABS合成樹脂之外，還可使用POM（聚縮醛）以及聚醯胺、聚碳酸酯等具有機械強度的合成樹脂。接著，參照第1圖及第8圖，說明使用如上述構成的本發明的鉸鏈1的影印機30中，關於用以確保原稿蓋板32相對於其接觸鏡33的平行位置的操作。在位於該支撐原稿蓋板32的兩個鉸鏈中的位於左側的鉸鏈側已定位的狀態下，以另一個鉸鏈（本發明的鉸鏈1）進行用以確保原稿蓋板32對於接觸鏡的平行位置的調整。如前所述，使用螺絲起子等工具將夾緊螺絲9旋鬆，接著使該調整螺絲7朝旋入螺帽8的方向轉動，則該調整螺絲7會嵌入該直立肋2f的螺絲卡止溝2g，而無法進行軸方向的運動，因此，該螺帽8會朝著接近該調整螺絲7之頭部7a的方向（後方）移動，而該組裝元件3也與其一同朝後方移動。如第8圖(a)~(b)所示，其移動量可通過設置於該組裝盒2的刻度2j以目視確認組裝元件3的前端位置而獲知。同樣地，若使該調整螺絲7朝由該螺帽8旋開的方向轉動，則該螺帽8會朝著遠離該調整螺絲7 之頭部7a的方向（前方）移動，而該組裝元件3也與其一同朝前方移動。例如，第1圖中，如該組裝元件3由實線所示的位置朝虛線3’所示的位置移動（同樣地，該支撐元件4由實線所示的位置朝虛線4’所示的位置移動，該鉸鏈銷5由實線所示的位置朝虛線5’所示的位置移動）一般，由此可調整該原稿蓋板32的位置，其移動量可透過刻度2j獲知。調整後，若旋緊該夾緊螺絲9則該組裝元件3即固定於該組裝盒2上。該原稿蓋板32與另一未圖示的鉸鏈一同通過與本發明的鉸鏈可對接觸鏡33開合，其開放角度受限於設置於該鉸鏈1的該支撐元件4後部的該阻擋扣部4k接觸到該組裝元件3的後側板3k。一個實施例如第8圖所示，約為80∘，但其開放角度並不受限於此。本發明的辦公機器，其特徵在於，在裝置本體31與原稿蓋板32之間設置有具有如上述構成的本發明的鉸鏈1。另外，本發明並不限定於上述的實施例。例如，該組裝盒2對於該裝置本體31的組裝形態、該組裝元件3對於該組裝盒2的前後方向移動手段的形態、該組裝元件3或該支撐元件4的形態等，都可視需要進行適當的設計變更。因此，本發明包含所屬技術領域由上述說明可容易想到的所有變更實施例。本發明通過具有上述構成，能以具有比公知鉸鏈簡單的構成的廉價鉸鏈，提供可調整附有自動送稿裝置的原稿蓋板對裝置本體的平行度的鉸鏈以及使用有該鉸鏈的辦公機器。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, a hinge for opening and closing a document cover used as a photocopier or a multi-function office machine of an office machine will be described, but the hinge of the present invention can also be used for other printers, facsimile machines, and scans. Office machines such as machines. In the attached drawings, elements having the same reference numerals are denoted as elements having the same or equivalent configuration and function. The present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the claims. The hinge 1 of the present invention is shown in Figures 1 to 5. As shown in the figure, in Fig. 1, a photocopier 30 has a device body 31, a document cover 32, a contact lens 33, and the like. In order to enable the apparatus body 31 of the photocopier 30 to support the original cover 32 in an open and closed manner, a pair of right and left hinges are generally used. Generally, although the illustration is omitted, a large weight automatic is installed on the left side. Feed device. Therefore, most of the time, on the left side, in order to facilitate the opening and closing operation of the original cover 32 and to prevent falling, a large hinge having a spring having a high elasticity is used, and only the original cover can be used on the right side. Balanced lightweight, small hinges. The hinge 1 of the present invention is a small and lightweight hinge provided on the right side. Further, a partial cross section of the hinge 1 shown in Fig. 1 corresponds to the A-A cross section in Fig. 4(b). As shown in Fig. 1, the hinge 1 of the present invention has an assembly box 2 which is inserted and held in an assembly hole 34 provided in the top surface of the apparatus body 31 of the photocopier 30. An assembly member 3 assembled in such a manner as to be movable in the front-rear direction (near and away from the user) along the top surface of the assembly box 2. A support member 4 is assembled through a set screw 10 while being rotatably assembled to the assembly member 3 by a hinge pin 5. An adjustment mechanism 6 has an adjustment screw 7 acting between the assembly box 2 and the assembly element 3 such that the support element 4 can move in the direction of the front or rear of the assembly element 3. In the illustrated embodiment, the adjusting mechanism 6 is composed of an adjusting screw 7 which is relatively rotatable relative to the standing rib 2f formed at the upper end of the rear portion of the assembly box 2, but It is not possible to move the assembly in the axial direction. a nut 8 is received in the nut insertion frame 3m of the mounting member 3, and the nut 8 is fixed relative to the assembly member 3 and cannot be moved in the axial direction, and is adjusted with the adjusting screw 7. The threads are combined to move together with the assembly element 3. A clamping screw 9 is assembled with the assembly box 2 through a sliding groove 3d provided in the assembly member 3. Therefore, by loosening the clamping screw 9 to loosen the screw fastening of the adjusting screw 7 to the nut 8, the assembly component 3 can be moved together with the nut 8 in the front or rear direction, thereby The slidable manner is assembled on the support member 4 of the assembly member 3, and the fixed cover of the document can also be moved in the front or rear direction, and the position adjustment of the front or rear direction can be performed to perform the pair of device bodies 31. The adjustment of the parallelism. After the adjustment, the clamp screw 9 is screwed to fix the assembly member 3 to the assembly box 2. An assembly box 2, for example, a structure made of ABS synthetic resin excellent in mechanical strength, in particular, as shown in Fig. 5, a square tubular shape having a bottom portion, having a front wall 2a and a right side wall 2b, a left side wall 2c, a back wall 2d, a top panel 2e, a standing rib 2f, a screw locking groove 2g, a top opening 2h, a screw hole 2i, a scale 2j, a locking protrusion 2k, and a Guide rails 21, 2m and a bulging portion 2n~2q. The locking projection 2k provided on the outer surface of the lower end of the front wall 2a, when the hinge 1 is assembled to the assembly hole 34 of the apparatus body 31, the locking projection 2k is inserted into the mounting state with the side inclined downward. In the hole 34, after the locking projection 2k enters the vertical groove 34a formed in the front inner wall of the assembly hole 34, the hinge 1 is placed in a vertical posture to press the entire assembly box 2, and the locking projection 2k is housed. Up to the assembly hole 34. When the contact lens 33 has a thick original such as a book placed on the contact lens 33 for photocopying, the document cover 32 having the inclined position of the contact lens 33 must be pressed down so that the contact lens 33 is pressed against the contact lens 33. Parallel. At this time, it also has a function of preventing the hinge 1 from being lifted upward as a whole and thereby blocking the assembly case 2 from being pulled out by the assembly hole 34. On the top panel 2e of the assembly box 2, an assembly member 3 made of a molded article made of ABS synthetic resin having the same excellent mechanical strength is assembled so as to be movable in the front-rear direction. A bottom surface of the bottom plate 3a of the assembly member 3 is provided with a pair of fitting legs 3e, 3f which are inserted into the assembly box 2 from the top surface opening 2h of the assembly box 2. The top panel 2e of the assembly box 2 has a screw hole 2i for fixing the assembly member 3 to the clamping screw 8 of the assembly box 2 when the assembly member 3 is moved in the front-rear direction, and is provided with A scale 2j of the moving distance of the assembly member 3 is known. In addition, in the inside of the assembly box 2, a pair of right side plates 3b and a left side plate 3c on both sides of the assembly box 2 are respectively provided with a pair of guide rails 2l, 2m protruding toward the inner sides, and are disposed on the assembly member 3. The connecting pins 3g and 3h of the fitting legs 3e and 3f on the bottom surface of the bottom plate 3a are engaged so as to be movable in the front-rear direction along the guide rails 21 and 2m. The upright rib 2f is integrally formed at the rear end edge of the top panel 2e of the assembly box 2, and the adjusting screw 7 is fitted to the screw locking groove 2g formed at the upper end edge thereof, whereby the adjusting screw 7 is It is rotated but cannot be moved in the direction of the axis. Further, in the upper surface of the front wall 2a, the right side wall 2b, the left side wall 2c, and the back wall 2d of the assembly box 2, a bulging portion 2n, 2o, 2p, 2q is formed, respectively, when the assembly box 2 is inserted and held. When the hole 31 of the apparatus body 31 is assembled as described above, the stability can be improved. The assembly member 3 is also a molded article made of ABS synthetic resin as described above, as shown in the drawing (the assembly of the assembly member 3 is shown in Fig. 6), and has a bottom plate 3a, a right side plate 3b, and a left side plate. 3c, a chute 3d, an assembly leg 3e, 3f, a connecting pin 3g, 3h, a shaft hole 3i, 3j, a rear side plate 3k, a nut insertion frame 3m, a front frame plate 3n, a right frame plate 3o A left frame plate 3p and an adjustment screw through hole 3q, 3r. The bottom plate 3a of the assembly member 3 has a sliding groove 3d extending in the front-rear direction, and the clamping screw 9 penetrating the sliding groove 3d is screwed into the screw hole 2i of the assembly box 2, so that the assembly member 3 is fixed to the assembly box 2 The composition on the top. A right side plate 3b and a left side plate 3c are disposed on both sides of the assembly member 3. The hinge pin 5 is assembled in a shaft hole 3i, 3j provided in the side plates, and is journalled on the hinge pin 5. A support element 4, whereby the support element 4 is rotatably assembled to the assembly element 3. At the rear of the assembly member 3, a rear side panel 3k, a front bezel 3n, a right bezel 3o, and a left bezel 3p are provided, whereby the components form a nut insertion frame 3m. A nut 8 is received inside the nut insertion frame 3m, and the side surface of the nut 8 is in contact with the right frame plate 3o, the left frame plate 3p and a bottom surface 3s, thereby making the nut 8 a nut The inside of the frame 3m is held in such a manner that it cannot rotate and cannot move in the axial direction. Each of the rear side plate 3k and the front frame plate 3n serves as an adjustment screw through hole 3q, 3r through which the adjustment screw 7 is rotatably inserted. On the bottom surface of the bottom plate 3a of the assembling member 3, as described above, a pair of fitting legs 3e, 3f are provided, and the connecting pins 3g, 3h provided at the front ends of the fitting legs 3e, 3f are moved in such a manner as to be movable in the front-rear direction. The guide rails 21, 2m are formed to be movable in the front or rear direction along the guide rails 21, 2m. Since the fitting legs 3e, 3f of the assembly member 3 have a predetermined elasticity, if the fitting legs 3e, 3f are inserted from the aforementioned top opening 2h of the assembly box 2, the inclined outer side faces of the coupling pins 3g, 3h and the aforementioned guide rails 2l, 2m surface contact, the assembly legs 3e, 3f are squeezed in a state of being bent slightly inward, and widened at the lower ends of the guide rails 2l, 2m, so that the connection pins 3g, 3h are automatically locked to the guide rails 2l, 2m Lower end face. The adjustment screw 7 has a head portion 7a, a screw portion 7b, a ring portion 7c, and a neck portion 7d as shown in the drawings (see Figs. 1 and 3). As described above, the neck portion 7d is fitted into the screw locking groove 2g of the upright rib 2f of the assembly box 2, and the neck portion 7d penetrates the adjusting screw through hole 3q of the rear side plate 3k of the assembling member 3, and is screwed to the nut. In addition, the front end of the screw hole 8 protrudes forward through the adjusting screw through hole 3r which is opened in the front frame plate 3n. When the adjusting screw 7 is rotated in the direction of screwing into the nut 8 by using a tool such as a screwdriver, the adjusting screw 7 is fitted into the screw locking groove 2g of the upright rib 2f as described above, and the axial direction cannot be moved. Therefore, the nut 8 moves toward the direction (rear) of the head 7a of the adjustment screw 7, and the assembly member 3 also moves rearward together. Similarly, if the adjusting screw 7 is rotated in the direction in which the nut 8 is unscrewed, the nut 8 will move in a direction (front) away from the head 7a of the adjusting screw 7, and the assembling member 3 is also used therewith. Move forward. Next, the support member 4 is also a molded article made of ABS synthetic resin having the same mechanical strength, as shown in the drawing (Fig. 7 shows a single piece of the support member 4), which has a right assembly portion 4a, a left The assembly portion 4b, an intermediate assembly portion 4c, a right journal mounting portion 4d, a left journal mounting portion 4e, a screw hole 4f to 4h, a pin hole 4i, 4j, and a blocking button portion 4k. The support member 4 has the hinge pin 5 inserted through the pin hole 4i provided in the right journal mounting portion 4d and the pin hole 4j provided in the left journal mounting portion 4e, so that both ends of the hinge pin 5 are respectively mounted on the assembled component The shaft holes 3i, 3j of 3 are thereby journalled to the assembly element 3 in a rotatable manner. In the support member 4, the document cover is assembled by using the screw hole 4f provided in the right assembly portion 4a, the screw hole 4g provided in the left assembly portion 4b, and the fixing screw 10 provided in the screw hole 4h of the intermediate assembly portion. Board 32. Further, the synthetic resin constituting the assembly case 2, the assembly element 3, and the support member 4 may be a synthetic resin having mechanical strength such as POM (polyacetal) or polyamine or polycarbonate in addition to the ABS synthetic resin. Next, an operation for securing the parallel position of the document cover 32 with respect to the contact lens 33 in the photocopier 30 using the hinge 1 of the present invention constructed as described above will be described with reference to Figs. 1 and 8. In a state in which the hinge side on the left side of the two hinges of the support original cover 32 is positioned, another hinge (the hinge 1 of the present invention) is used to secure the parallel position of the original cover 32 to the contact lens. Adjustment. As described above, the clamp screw 9 is loosened by a tool such as a screwdriver, and then the adjusting screw 7 is rotated in the direction of screwing into the nut 8, and the adjusting screw 7 is fitted into the screw locking groove of the upright rib 2f. 2g, the movement in the axial direction cannot be performed, and therefore, the nut 8 moves toward the direction (rear) of the head 7a of the adjusting screw 7, and the assembling member 3 also moves rearward together. As shown in Fig. 8 (a) to (b), the amount of movement can be known by visually checking the position of the leading end of the assembled component 3 on the scale 2j of the assembly box 2. Similarly, if the adjusting screw 7 is rotated in the direction in which the nut 8 is unscrewed, the nut 8 will move in a direction (front) away from the head 7a of the adjusting screw 7, and the assembling member 3 Also move with it toward the front. For example, in Fig. 1, as the assembly element 3 is moved from the position indicated by the solid line to the position indicated by the broken line 3' (again, the position of the support member 4 indicated by the solid line is indicated by the broken line 4'). The positional movement, the hinge pin 5 is moved by the position indicated by the solid line toward the position indicated by the broken line 5'), whereby the position of the original cover 32 can be adjusted, and the amount of movement can be known through the scale 2j. After the adjustment, if the clamping screw 9 is tightened, the assembly member 3 is fixed to the assembly box 2. The original cover 32 is opened to the contact lens 33 by the hinge of the present invention together with another hinge (not shown), and the opening angle thereof is limited to the blocking portion provided at the rear of the support member 4 of the hinge 1. 4k contacts the rear side panel 3k of the assembly member 3. One embodiment, as shown in Fig. 8, is about 80 inches, but its opening angle is not limited to this. An office machine according to the present invention is characterized in that a hinge 1 of the present invention having the above configuration is provided between the apparatus main body 31 and the document cover 32. Further, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, the assembly form of the assembly case 2 for the apparatus body 31, the form of the assembly element 3 for the front-rear direction movement means of the assembly cassette 2, the form of the assembly element 3 or the support element 4, etc. may be appropriately selected as needed. Design changes. Accordingly, the present invention encompasses all modifications that can be readily conceived from the foregoing description. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a hinge that can adjust the parallelism of the document cover with the automatic document feeder to the apparatus body and an office machine using the hinge, with an inexpensive hinge having a simpler structure than the known hinge.

1‧‧‧鉸鏈
2‧‧‧組裝盒
2a‧‧‧正面壁
2b‧‧‧右側面壁
2c‧‧‧左側面壁
2d‧‧‧背面壁
2e‧‧‧頂面板
2f‧‧‧直立肋
2g‧‧‧螺絲卡止溝
2h‧‧‧頂面開口
2i‧‧‧螺孔
2j‧‧‧刻度
2k‧‧‧卡止突起部
2l、2m‧‧‧導軌
2n、2o、2p、2q‧‧‧膨起部
3‧‧‧組裝元件
3a‧‧‧底板
3b‧‧‧右側板
3c‧‧‧左側板
3d‧‧‧滑槽
3e、3f‧‧‧裝配腳
3g、3h‧‧‧連接銷
3i、3j‧‧‧軸孔
3k‧‧‧後側板
3m‧‧‧螺帽嵌入框
3n‧‧‧前框板
3o‧‧‧右框板
3p‧‧‧左框板
3q、3r‧‧‧調整螺絲貫穿孔
30‧‧‧影印機
31‧‧‧裝置本體
32‧‧‧原稿蓋板
33‧‧‧接觸鏡
34‧‧‧組裝孔
34a‧‧‧縱溝
4‧‧‧支撐元件
4a‧‧‧右組裝部
4b‧‧‧左組裝部
4c‧‧‧中間組裝部
4d‧‧‧右軸頸安裝部
4e‧‧‧左軸頸安裝部
4f、4g、4h‧‧‧螺孔
4i、4j‧‧‧銷孔
4k‧‧‧阻擋扣部
5‧‧‧助鉸鏈銷
6‧‧‧調整機構
7‧‧‧調整螺絲
7a‧‧‧頭部
7b‧‧‧螺絲部
7c‧‧‧環部
7d‧‧‧頸部
8‧‧‧螺帽
9‧‧‧夾緊螺絲
10‧‧‧固定螺絲1‧‧‧Hinges
2‧‧‧ Assembly box
2a‧‧‧ positive wall
2b‧‧‧ right side wall
2c‧‧‧Left side wall
2d‧‧‧back wall
2e‧‧‧ top panel
2f‧‧‧Upright ribs
2g‧‧‧ screw locking groove
2h‧‧‧Top opening
2i‧‧‧ screw holes
2j‧‧‧scale
2k‧‧‧Locking protrusion
2l, 2m‧‧‧ rails
2n, 2o, 2p, 2q‧‧‧ bulging
3‧‧‧Assembly components
3a‧‧‧floor
3b‧‧‧right board
3c‧‧‧left board
3d‧‧‧ chute
3e, 3f‧‧‧ assembly feet
3g, 3h‧‧‧ connection pin
3i, 3j‧‧‧ shaft hole
3k‧‧‧ rear side panel
3m‧‧‧ nut insert frame
3n‧‧‧ front frame board
3o‧‧‧right frame
3p‧‧‧left frame
3q, 3r‧‧‧ adjusting screw through hole
30‧‧‧Photocopier
31‧‧‧ device body
32‧‧‧Original cover
33‧‧‧Contact lens
34‧‧‧Assembled holes
34a‧‧‧ longitudinal groove
4‧‧‧Support components
4a‧‧‧Right Assembly Department
4b‧‧‧Left Assembly Department
4c‧‧‧Intermediate Assembly Department
4d‧‧‧Right journal mounting
4e‧‧‧Left journal mounting
4f, 4g, 4h‧‧‧ screw holes
4i, 4j‧‧ pin holes
4k‧‧‧Blocking button
5‧‧‧Help hinge pin
6‧‧‧Adjustment agency
7‧‧‧Adjustment screws
7a‧‧‧ head
7b‧‧‧ Screw Department
7c‧‧‧ Ring Department
7d‧‧‧ neck
8‧‧‧ nuts
9‧‧‧Clamping screws
10‧‧‧ fixing screws

第1圖係為本發明的一個實施例的鉸鏈的辦公機器之影印機的剖面圖。第2圖係為第1圖的鉸鏈的外觀圖，(a)為由斜前方觀看時的外觀斜視圖，(b)為由斜後方觀看時的外觀斜視圖。第3圖係為第2圖所示的鉸鏈的分解斜視圖。第4圖係為第2圖所示的鉸鏈 (a)為俯視圖、(b)為前視圖、(c)為右側視圖、(d)為在(c)中的B－B剖面圖。第5圖係為第2圖鉸鏈中組裝盒的(a)為由斜前方觀看時的外觀斜視圖、(b)為底視圖。第6圖係為第2圖鉸鏈中組裝元件的(a)為由斜前方觀看時的外觀斜視圖、(b)為俯視圖、(c)為前視圖、(d)為後視圖、(e)為在(c)中的C－C剖面圖。第7圖係為第2圖鉸鏈中支撐元件的(a)為前視圖、(b)為在(a)中的D－D剖面圖、(c)為底視圖。第8圖係為第2圖鉸鏈的調整動作的剖面圖。1 is a cross-sectional view of a photocopier of an office machine of a hinge according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is an external view of the hinge of Fig. 1, (a) is an oblique view of the appearance when viewed obliquely from the front, and (b) is a perspective view of the appearance when viewed obliquely from the rear. Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the hinge shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a hinge (a) shown in Fig. 2, a plan view, (b) a front view, (c) a right side view, and (d) a B-B cross-sectional view in (c). Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the assembled box in the hinge of Fig. 2, which is viewed from the obliquely front side, and (b) is a bottom view. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the assembled component in the hinge of Fig. 2, (b) is a perspective view when viewed obliquely from the front, (b) is a plan view, (c) is a front view, (d) is a rear view, (e) Is the C-C profile in (c). Fig. 7 is a front view of the support member in the hinge of Fig. 2, (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line D-D in (a), and (c) is a bottom view. Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing the adjustment operation of the hinge of Fig. 2.

1‧‧‧鉸鏈 1‧‧‧Hinges

2‧‧‧組裝盒 2‧‧‧ Assembly box

2a‧‧‧正面壁 2a‧‧‧ positive wall

2d‧‧‧背面壁 2d‧‧‧back wall

2e‧‧‧頂面板 2e‧‧‧ top panel

2f‧‧‧直立肋 2f‧‧‧Upright ribs

2g‧‧‧螺絲卡止溝 2g‧‧‧ screw locking groove

2j‧‧‧刻度 2j‧‧‧scale

2k‧‧‧卡止突起部 2k‧‧‧Locking protrusion

3‧‧‧組裝元件 3‧‧‧Assembly components

3a‧‧‧底板 3a‧‧‧floor

3d‧‧‧滑槽 3d‧‧‧ chute

3f‧‧‧裝配腳 3f‧‧‧Assembly feet

3k‧‧‧後側板 3k‧‧‧ rear side panel

3n‧‧‧前框板 3n‧‧‧ front frame board

30‧‧‧影印機 30‧‧‧Photocopier

31‧‧‧裝置本體 31‧‧‧ device body

32‧‧‧原稿蓋板 32‧‧‧Original cover

33‧‧‧接觸鏡 33‧‧‧Contact lens

34‧‧‧組裝孔 34‧‧‧Assembled holes

34a‧‧‧縱溝 34a‧‧‧ longitudinal groove

4‧‧‧支撐元件 4‧‧‧Support components

4'‧‧‧虛線 4 ' ‧‧‧ dotted line

5‧‧‧助鉸鏈銷 5‧‧‧Help hinge pin

5'‧‧‧虛線 5 ' ‧‧‧ dotted line

Claims

A hinge for interlocking an original cover to an apparatus body in an openable manner, comprising: an assembly box made of synthetic resin and detachably held in the detachable manner An assembly hole provided on a top surface of the device body; an assembly component which is made of synthetic resin and provided with a mounting leg for allowing the assembly component to be inserted and locked in the front-rear direction An assembly member; the support member is also made of synthetic resin and supports the original cover, the original cover is rotatably assembled to the assembly member by a hinge pin; and an adjustment mechanism The adjustment mechanism has an adjustment screw that acts between the assembly box and the assembly member to move the assembly member in a front-rear direction relative to the assembly box.

The hinge according to claim 1, wherein the adjusting mechanism is constituted by: an adjusting screw that is rotatably assembled with the assembly box but cannot move in the axial direction; a nut coupled to the adjustment screw fixed under the assembly component and movable together with the assembly component; and a clamping screw assembled through the sliding slot disposed in the assembly component The assembly box is described.

The hinge according to claim 1, wherein a pair of guide rails extending in a front-rear direction are formed at both side portions of the inside of the assembly box, and a bottom surface of the bottom plate of the assembly member is disposed at a bottom surface The front end portion has a pair of fitting legs that connect the pins, and when they are engaged with the guide rails and move toward the front-rear direction of the assembly member, they slide along the guide rails.

An office machine provided with the hinge according to any one of claims 1 to 3.