JPS6123461A - Reader - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the operability moving on an original face by constituting a reader for a copying machine so that a read face is contacted closely while being tilted slightly in a direction opposite to the operating direction. CONSTITUTION:The read face is formed as a slope to a case 8 so that the case 8 is tilted in a direction opposite to the operation progressing direction of read not vertical to the original face. Since the tilt of the main body is directed in a direction the same as the direction C of the resultant force, the operability is improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a reading device such as a copying machine.

Conventional configurations and their problems In recent years, with the remarkable progress in electronics, light and small portable devices for reading two figures and characters have been developed. The structure of a conventional reading device is shown in FIG. 3, and the conventional structure will be explained.

In this figure, 1 is a reading device, and 2 is a document. The reading device 1 is placed on top of the document 2, and by tracing the top of the document, figures and characters are read. The internal structure of this reading device 1 is disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 44-1003, Japanese Patent Publication No. 45-13858, and Japanese Patent Publication No. 57-181.
It has become possible to obtain the same results as the copying machine and facsimile reading device shown in Publication No. 72, and a representative example thereof will be explained with reference to FIG. In this figure, reading device 1
has a window 3 on its bottom for reading the original 2,
Furthermore, glass fibers 4 are arranged in a row facing the window 3.

In addition, a rack 6 that is manually fixed onto the original 2, a pinion 6 made of a magnetic material that is pivotally supported at the bottom of the reading device 1 and rotates by meshing with the rack 5, and a pinion 6 that faces the pinion 6 and rotates. The data detected by the magnetic sensor 7 is sent to the outside of the reading device 1 and outputted to the reading device 1. Further, each of these parts is surrounded on the top, side, and bottom surfaces by a case 8 made of resin or the like. 'Also,
In addition, an image sensor such as a CCD is installed on the end face of the glass fiber 4 outside the case 8 of the reading device, and an image sensor such as a CCD is installed outside the case 8 of the reading device 1. A control unit (not shown) that synchronizes the data and the data read by the magnetic sensor 7 is provided.

Next, the operation of the conventional example will be explained. Press the window 3 of the reading device 1 against the position on the document 2 that you want to read, and while fixing the document 2 and the rack 5 with one hand, use the other hand to press the window 3 of the reading device 1.
is translated in the direction of arrow A. As a result, the figures and characters on the original 2 are imaged through the window 3 and the glass fiber 4 onto the image sensor outside the reading device 1, and are read.
When the reading device 1 is moved in parallel in the direction of the arrow, the magnetic sensor 7 receives the rotation of the pinion 6 and detects the amount of movement of the reading device 1. Read data and magnetic sensor 7
Both data detected by the reading device 1 are synchronized by a control section (not shown) outside the reading device 1.

However, with the above configuration, as shown in FIG. 4, considering the direction in which force is applied when the reading device 1 is moved in parallel along the document 2 in the input direction, the force exerted by the reading device 1 due to its own weight and the force of pressing the reading device by hand is acts in the B direction, and a force in the A direction acts on the reading device 1, and the resultant force is C
It will act in the direction. For this reason, there is an operational problem in that the reading device 1 tends to fall in the input direction under such force.Objective of the InventionThe present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems. It is an object of the present invention to provide a reading device with excellent operability in which a document smoothly moves over a document surface.

Structure of the Invention The present invention provides an operation that allows the main body to move smoothly over the document surface by making the reading surface on the bottom of the case sloped with respect to the case so that the case is tilted in the opposite direction to the operating direction of the reading device. Gender 5 A-.

It provides an excellent reading device.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS First, an embodiment of a reading device according to the present invention is shown in FIG. The parts indicated by numbers 1 to 8''& are the same as in the conventional example.The difference here is that the case 8 is not perpendicular to the document surface, but in the opposite direction to the operating direction of the reading device. The reading surface is inclined with respect to the case 8 so that the reading surface is inclined to the case 8.

With the above configuration, considering the direction in which the force acts as shown in FIG. 2, the inclination of the main body is in the same direction as the C direction in which the resultant force acts, so the operability is improved.

As described above, the present invention is extremely effective in improving the operability of various types of reading devices that read a document while tracing the document.

Effects of the Invention The present invention has a structure in which the main body is not perpendicular to the document surface, but is slightly tilted in the opposite direction to the operating direction, and the reading surface is in close contact with the document, so that it can be smoothly integrated into the book 6. It is possible to provide a reading device with excellent operability that moves the document surface.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional perspective view of a main part showing an embodiment of a reading device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the same embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a sectional perspective view of a main part of a conventional reading device. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the device. 1...reading device, 2...manuscript, 3
...Window, 4...Glass fiber, 6
...Rack, 6...Pinion, 7. River...Magnetic sensor.

Claims (1)

[Claims] an optical system that images information on the document surface onto an image sensor while moving relatively on the document surface; and a detector that detects the relative movement amount of the device main body; A control unit for synchronizing the data of the image sensor and the image sensor are provided outside the device main body, and the reading surface is inclined with respect to the device main body so that the device main body is tilted in a direction opposite to the progress of the operation. A reading device characterized by: