JP2008290293A - Data processor and data processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a data processor of a structure in which an opening hole of a body housing can be simply and surely opened and closed. <P>SOLUTION: When a cover member 130 is attached in a first state to the body housing 120, the opening hole 121 of the body housing 120 is shut by the cover member 130, and therefore an internal mechanism, a connection connector 110, etc. can be prevented from being exposed. When the cover member 130 is attached in a second state to the body housing 120, the opening hole 121 of the body housing 120 communicates with a through hole 131 of the cover member 130. The connection connector 110 can be connected to a communication cable 210 by being inserted into the opening hole 121 and the through hole 131 that communicate with each other. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a data processing apparatus having a connection connector to which a communication cable is detachably connected, and particularly to a data processing apparatus to which an option unit is detachably attached.

  Currently, there are products in which a scanner unit or the like can be mounted as an optional unit in a printer device which is a data processing device. In such a data processing device, for example, an opening hole is formed in the main body housing, and a connection connector is accommodated therein. Therefore, when the option unit is mounted, the communication cable of the option unit is connected to the connection connector.

Currently, there are various proposals for the data processing apparatus as described above (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2003-207962 A

  However, in the data processing apparatus as described above, for example, when the option unit is not mounted, it is necessary to close the opening hole of the main body housing. In such a data processing device, for example, the opening hole is closed by attaching a cover member to the main body housing.

  Therefore, when the optional unit is mounted, the cover member is removed and the opening hole is opened. However, this easily loses the removed cover member. If the cover member is lost, the opening hole cannot be closed when the optional unit becomes useless.

  There is also a data processing device that prepares a cover member in which a through hole is formed and a cover member in which a through hole is not formed and selectively attaches the cover member to a main body housing. However, in this case, it is easy to lose one cover member that is not used. In addition, since two types of cover members are required, overall productivity and handling are also reduced.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and provides a data processing apparatus having a structure capable of easily and reliably opening and closing an opening hole of a main body housing.

  A data processing apparatus according to the present invention is a data processing apparatus having a connection connector to which a communication cable is detachably connected, and a main body housing in which the connection connector is accommodated inside the opening hole, and the communication cable is inserted. A cover member in which a through hole is formed; and a cover mounting mechanism that mounts the cover member on the main body housing in a switchable manner between a first state in which the through hole does not communicate with the opening hole and a second state in which the cover member communicates with the opening hole.

  Therefore, in the data processing apparatus of the present invention, when the cover member is attached to the main body housing in the first state by the cover attachment mechanism, the opening hole of the main body housing is closed by the cover member. Is not exposed. When the cover member is mounted on the main body housing in the second state by the cover mounting mechanism, the opening hole of the main body housing communicates with the through hole of the cover member. For this reason, the connection connector is connected to the communication cable by being inserted through the communicating opening hole and through hole.

  The data processing system of the present invention includes the data processing apparatus of the present invention and an option unit having a communication cable.

  The various components of the present invention do not necessarily have to be independent of each other. A plurality of components are formed as a single member, and a single component is formed of a plurality of members. It may be that a certain component is a part of another component, a part of a certain component overlaps with a part of another component, or the like.

  In the data processing apparatus of the present invention, when the cover member is mounted on the main body housing in the first state by the cover mounting mechanism, the opening hole of the main body housing is closed by the cover member, so that the internal mechanism, the connection connector, etc. are exposed. Can be prevented. When the cover member is mounted on the main body housing in the second state by the cover mounting mechanism, the opening hole of the main body housing communicates with the through hole of the cover member. For this reason, a connection connector can be connected to a communication cable by inserting it into the opening hole and through-hole which were connected. By simply switching the mounting state of the cover member by the cover mounting mechanism, the opening hole of the main body housing can be opened and closed easily and reliably.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, description will be made by defining the front-rear, left-right, up-down directions as shown. However, this is provided for the sake of convenience in order to briefly explain the relative relationship between the components. Therefore, the direction at the time of manufacture and use of the product which implements the present invention is not limited.

  As shown in FIG. 2, an MFP (Multi Function Peripherals) system that is a data processing system according to the present embodiment includes a printer device 100 that is a data processing device, a scanner unit 200 that is an optional unit having a communication cable 210, Have

  The printer device 100 includes a connection connector 110 to which the communication cable 210 is detachably connected, a main body housing 120 in which the connection connector 110 is accommodated in the opening hole 121, and a through hole 131 through which the communication cable 210 is inserted. A cover member 130 that is formed, and a cover mounting mechanism that mounts the cover member 130 on the main body housing 120 in a switchable manner between a first state in which the through-hole 131 does not communicate with the opening hole 121 and a second state in which the through-hole 131 communicates. .

  More specifically, the cover member 130 is formed in, for example, an elongated rectangular flat plate shape, and a circular through hole 131 is formed in the vicinity of one end thereof. Further, a small hole 132 through which the bolt 140 is inserted is formed in the vicinity of one end of the cover member 130, and a pair of engagement claws 133 are formed at the other end.

  The main body housing 120 of the printer apparatus 100 has a rectangular opening hole 121 formed in the rear surface. Further, on the rear surface of the main body housing 120, a pair of slit-like engagement holes 122 that engage with the engagement claws 133 of the cover member 130 in the first state with one end located on the left side, and one end located on the right side. A pair of slit-like engagement holes 123 with which the engagement claws 133 of the cover member 130 in the second state are engaged are also individually formed.

  Similarly, the rear surface of the main body housing 120 is inserted into the screw hole 124 to which the bolt 140 inserted into the small hole 132 of the cover member 130 in the first state is fastened and the small hole 132 of the cover member 130 in the second state. The screw holes 125 to which the bolts 140 are fastened are also individually formed.

  In the printer device 100 according to the present embodiment, the opening hole 121 is formed at a position displaced leftward with respect to the center of the symmetrical arrangement of the engagement holes 122 and 123 and the screw holes 124 and 125 as described above. Yes.

  In the printer device 100 according to the present embodiment, the bolt 140 is inserted into the small hole 132 and fastened to the screw holes 124 and 125 in a state where the engagement claw 133 is engaged with the engagement holes 122 and 123. The member 130 is attached to the main body housing 120 in the first state and the second state.

  For this reason, the cover mounting mechanism is realized by the small hole 132 and the engagement claw 133 of the cover member 130, the screw holes 124 and 125 and the engagement holes 122 and 123 of the main body housing 120, and the bolt 140. Further, the upper surface of the printer apparatus 100 is an option mounting portion to which the scanner unit 200 is detachably mounted.

  In the above-described configuration, in the MFP system according to the present embodiment, the printer apparatus 100 can be used alone, or the scanner unit 200 can be added to the printer apparatus 100 for use.

  When the printer device 100 is used alone, the cover member 130 is mounted on the main body housing 120 in the first state as shown in FIG. In that case, the engagement claw 133 of the cover member 130 is engaged with the left engagement hole 122 of the main body housing 120, and the bolt 140 inserted through the small hole 132 is fastened to the right screw hole 124.

  In such a first state, the opening hole 121 of the main body housing 120 is closed by the cover member 130. Therefore, the printer device 100 can be used alone with the internal mechanism (not shown), the connection connector 110, and the like prevented from being exposed.

  On the other hand, when the scanner unit 200 is added to the printer apparatus 100, the cover member 130 is removed from the main body housing 120 together with the bolts 140, as shown in FIG.

  Next, the communication cable 210 of the scanner unit 200 is inserted into the through hole 131 of the cover member 130, and this communication cable 210 is connected to the connection connector 110 drawn from the opening hole 121 of the main body housing 120.

  In such a state, as shown in FIG. 1C, the cover member 130 is reversed left and right and attached to the main body housing 120 in the second state. In that case, the engaging claw 133 of the cover member 130 is engaged with the right engaging hole 123 of the main body housing 120, and the bolt 140 inserted through the small hole 132 is fastened to the left screw hole 125.

  In such a second state, the opening hole 121 of the main body housing 120 and the through hole 131 of the cover member 130 communicate with each other. The communication cable 210 and the connection connector 110 are connected via the communicating opening hole 121 and the through hole 131.

  Therefore, the scanner unit 200 and the printer apparatus 100 can communicate with each other. For example, image data optically read from a document (not shown) by the scanner unit 200 may be printed out by the printer apparatus 100. it can.

  In the MFP system according to the present embodiment, when the printer apparatus 100 is used alone as described above, the opening hole 121 of the main body housing 120 can be closed by the cover member 130, and the printer apparatus 100 includes the scanner unit. When 200 is added, the communication cable 210 and the connection connector 110 can be connected by communicating the opening hole 121 of the main body housing 120 and the through hole 131 of the cover member 130.

  And the opening hole 121 of the main body housing 120 can be opened and closed simply and reliably only by switching the mounting state of the cover member 130. For this reason, it is not necessary to attach the cover member 130 when closing the opening hole 121 and to remove it when opening the opening hole 121.

  Further, a cover member in which a through hole communicating with the opening hole 121 is formed and a cover member that is not formed are separately prepared (not shown), and it is necessary to selectively attach the main body housing 120 to the cover member. Nor.

  In the MFP system according to the present embodiment, even when the printer apparatus 100 is used alone or when the scanner unit 200 is added, the cover member 130 is attached to the main body housing 120 and used. There is no loss.

  Moreover, the cover member 130 is formed in an elongated shape in which a through hole 131 is formed in the vicinity of one end, and the positions of the one end and the other end of the cover member 130 are reversed between the first state and the second state. Thus, the opening hole 121 of the main body housing 120 is opened and closed.

  In particular, only the direction of the cover member 130 is changed with respect to the main body housing 120 and the position is not changed. For this reason, the opening hole 121 of the main body housing 120 can be opened and closed with an intuitively easy and simple structure.

  Further, whether the cover member 130 is attached to the main body housing 120 in the first state or the second state, the two screw holes 124 and 125 and the two pairs of engagement holes 122 and 123 are closed and exposed. Therefore, the appearance is beautiful and the intrusion of dust can be minimized.

  Further, the cover member 130 has a small hole 132 through which the bolt 140 is inserted at one end and an engaging claw 133 at the other end. The main body housing 120 has two screw holes 124 and 125 and two screw holes 124 and 125. A pair of engagement holes 122 and 123 are formed. For this reason, the cover member 130 can be attached to the main body housing 120 in the first state and the second state only by operating one bolt 140.

  Moreover, in the printer device 100 of the present embodiment, the main body housing 120 is formed with a large rectangular opening hole 121. For this reason, the operation | work etc. which pull out the connection connector 110 from the inside and connect with the communication cable 210 can be performed easily.

  Nevertheless, the through-hole 131 of the cover member 130 is formed to the minimum necessary size for inserting the communication cable 210. For this reason, even when the communication cable 210 and the connection connector 110 are connected with the through hole 131 and the opening hole 121 connected, the internal mechanism and the like are not unnecessarily exposed.

  The present invention is not limited to the present embodiment, and various modifications are allowed without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, in the above embodiment, the data processing apparatus is the printer apparatus 100 and the option unit is the scanner unit 200.

  However, the option unit may be a document transport mechanism or a paper feed cassette of the printer apparatus 100. Further, the data processing device may be a scanner device and the optional unit may be a document transport mechanism or the like (both not shown).

  In the above embodiment, a small hole 132 through which the bolt 140 is inserted is formed at one end of the cover member 130, and an engaging claw 133 is formed at the other end. The body housing 120 has two screw holes 124, 125. And that two pairs of engagement holes 122 and 123 are formed.

  However, small holes through which the bolts are inserted are formed at both ends of the cover member, and screw holes for holding the cover member in the first state and the second state may be formed in the main body housing (not shown). ).

  Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the through hole 131 of the cover member 130 is formed in a small circular shape, and the opening hole 121 of the main body housing 120 is formed in a large rectangular shape. However, these shapes and sizes can also be set in various ways, and for example, the through hole of the cover member may be formed by a recess opening at the end (not shown).

  Moreover, in the said form, the opening member 121 of the main body housing 120 was opened and closed by reversing the cover member 130 right and left, and making it the 1st state and the 2nd state. However, like the data processing device 300 illustrated in FIG. 3, the engagement holes 311 and 312 and the screw holes 313 and 314 of the main body housing 310 are formed in parallel in the left-right direction, and the cover member 130 is slid. Thus, the opening hole 121 may be opened and closed.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the cover member 130 is illustrated as being attached to and detached from the main body housing 120. However, like the data processing apparatus 400 illustrated in FIG. 4, the cover member 420 is rotatably supported by the support shaft 411 on the main body housing 410, and the opening hole 121 may be opened and closed by this rotation.

  Further, in the printer device 100 of the above embodiment, when the cover member 130 is attached to the main body housing 120 in the first state, the outer surface of the main body housing 120 is visually recognized from the through hole 131 of the cover member 130.

  In view of this, a guidance message such as a method of handling the cover member 130 may be indicated by an adhesive seal or the like at a position visually recognized from the through hole 131 of the main body housing 120 (not shown).

  Needless to say, the above-described embodiment and a plurality of modifications can be combined within a range in which the contents do not conflict with each other. In the above-described embodiments and modifications, the structure of each part has been specifically described. However, the structure and the like can be variously changed within a range that satisfies the functions of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional plan view showing the structure of the main part of the printer apparatus that is the data processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an assembly structure of a main part of an MFP system that is a data processing system. FIG. It is a cross-sectional top view which shows the structure of the principal part of the data processor of one modification. It is a cross-sectional top view which shows the structure of the principal part of the data processor of another modification.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Printer apparatus 110 Connection connector 120 Main body housing 121 Opening hole 122 Engagement hole 123 Engagement hole 124 Screw hole 125 Screw hole 130 Cover member 131 Through hole 132 Small hole 133 Engagement claw 140 Bolt 200 Scanner unit 210 Communication cable 300 Data processing Device 310 Body housing 311, 312 Engagement hole 313, 314 Screw hole 400 Data processing device 410 Body housing 411 Support shaft 420 Cover member

Claims (4)

A data processing apparatus having a connection connector to which a communication cable is detachably connected,
A main body housing in which the connection connector is accommodated in the opening hole;
A cover member formed with a through hole through which the communication cable is inserted;
A cover mounting mechanism that mounts the cover member on the main body housing in a switchable manner between a first state in which the through hole does not communicate with the opening hole and a second state in which the through hole communicates with the opening hole;
A data processing apparatus. The cover member is formed in an elongated shape in which the through hole is formed near one end,
The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cover mounting mechanism is mounted on the main body housing by reversing positions of one end and the other end of the cover member in the first state and the second state. An option mounting part to which the option unit having the communication cable is detachably mounted;
A data processing unit in which the connection connector is connected and wired communication with the option unit;
The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: A data processing device according to claim 3;
An optional unit having the communication cable;
A data processing system.

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