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Patent US8113670 - Image recording apparatus with pivotable display - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsAn image recording apparatus includes an apparatus body, a recording section for forming an image, a display panel assuming upright and laying posture with respect to the apparatus body by pivoting on a predetermined axis, and a covering member having a first end and a second end. The first end is mounted...http://www.google.com/patents/US8113670?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8113670 - Image recording apparatus with pivotable displayAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8113670 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 13/019,179Publication dateFeb 14, 2012Filing dateFeb 1, 2011Priority dateJun 30, 2005Also published asUS7878666, US20070002290, US20110123218Publication number019179, 13019179, US 8113670 B2, US 8113670B2, US-B2-8113670, US8113670 B2, US8113670B2InventorsMotohito Muraki, Takamitsu KawaiOriginal AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (34), Non-Patent Citations (4), Referenced by (2), Classifications (18), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetImage recording apparatus with pivotable displayUS 8113670 B2Abstract An image recording apparatus includes an apparatus body, a recording section for forming an image, a display panel assuming upright and laying posture with respect to the apparatus body by pivoting on a predetermined axis, and a covering member having a first end and a second end. The first end is mounted pivotably on one of the apparatus body and the back surface of the display panel. The second end engages slidably with the other of the apparatus body and the back surface of the display panel. Accordingly, the covering member can be accommodated substantially in parallel with the back surface of the display panel. As a result, when the display panel is laid down, it is low in height, thereby making the image recording apparatus to be compact.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION The present application is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/478,432, filed Jun. 30, 2006, which claims priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-192144, filed on Jun. 30, 2005, the disclosure of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
A paper feed mechanism 17 has a feed arm 17 a. A base end of the feed arm 17 a is attached pivotably on the side of the lower body 2 so that the feed arm 17 a can pivot upwardly and downwardly. A free end of the feed arm 17 a is provided with a feed roller 17 b. The feed arm 17 a is has a gear transmission mechanism 17 c provided therein. The gear transmissions mechanism 17 c in the feed arm 17 a transmits torque from a motive power source (not shown) to the feed roller 17 b. The feed roller 17 b and the elastic sawtooth separation pad of the inclined separation plate 16 cooperate to feed the sheets P in the feed cassette 15 separately one after one. A sheet of paper P which is separated so as to move in the feeding direction A is fed through a transporting (conveying) passage 18 including a portion substantially in the shape of a horizontally placed letter �U�, to the recording section 12 disposed above the feed cassette 15. The transporting passage 18 is formed between a first transporting path body 18 a and a second transporting path body 18 b which define its U-shaped outer and inner peripheries respectively.
The base 49 a has a first engagement nail 53 a and a second engagement nail 53 b which are flat. The first engagement nail 53 a protrudes horizontally from the front end (near the outer surface of the flange 49 b) of the base 49 a. The second engagement nail 53 b protrudes horizontally from the rear end of one side of the base 49 a. A third engagement nail 53 c in the shape of an inverted �T� in a sectional view protrudes one side of the lower surface of the click-slide part 52, near the first engagement nail 53 a. The base 49 a also has an elastically deformable elastic part 54 extending from the rear end on other side of the base 49 a in the same direction as the second engagement nail 53 b protrudes. The elastic part 54 has an anti-disengagement nail 54 a formed on its front end. The base 49 a further has a hole 49 d formed therethrough for engaging with a machine screw (not shown). The click-slide part 52 is connected to the upper surface of the third engagement nail 53 c in the shape of an inverted T in a sectional view. The lower surface side of the click-slide part 52 serves as the contact part 52 a of a mechanism for preventing the LCD panel unit 37 from disengaging upward.
The FF cable 67 extends outward from a portion in the vicinity of the lower edge in the back surface side of the case 59 of the LCD panel unit 37. With reference to FIGS. 17A-18B, 19, etc., the bottom plate 45 a of the accommodation recess 45 of the display cover 43 has a first guide opening 70 in the shape of a cutout formed in a shape of �]� in a plan view, on the front side of the display cover 43. With reference to FIGS. 7, 8, 15, etc., the upper cover 41 has a second guide opening 71 in the shape of a roughly rectangular hole formed therethrough so as to overlap with the first guide opening 70 disposed above the second guide opening 71. With reference to FIGS. 6, 7 and 8, the upper sheet metal member 32 a of the shield case has a third guide opening 72 in the shape of a cutout formed in a shape of �]� in a plan view, on its front side below the second guide opening 71. The FF cable 67 extends (is guided) through these three guide openings 70 to 72 and is connected to the main control board 33 as an electrical component. Signals can be transmitted from the main control board 33 through the FF cable 67 to the LCD panel unit 37 so that images can be displayed on the LCD panel unit 37. The first to third guide openings (guide opening) 70 to 72.
The bottom plate 45 a of the accommodation recess 45 of the display cover 43 slopes gently downward toward the front side of the accommodation recess 45. The bottom plate 45 a is formed with a liquid passage 81 in the form of a bank and/or a groove formed on its upper surface and extending along the three sides of the first guide opening 70, which has substantially a shape of �]� in plan view. Accordingly, even if liquid such as water is spilled on the bottom plate 45 a or the covering member 69, the liquid passage 81 keeps the liquid from dropping through the first guide opening 70. This prevents electrical components such as the main control board 33 and the like in the image recording apparatus 1 from short-circuiting.
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