Rotatable Display for Image Forming Apparatus File Editing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional image forming apparatuses with small display units make it difficult for users to check and edit content during printing operations due to limited screen size and orientation, hindering the usability and efficiency of file management and editing processes.
Innovation Solution
A multi-function peripheral equipped with a large size display unit that can be inclined or rotated, allowing real-time display of scanned documents at actual size, along with a manipulation input unit for editing and storage functions, and a scan unit with a wide angle lens for distortion compensation, enabling enhanced user interaction and file management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of moving object
If a small size display unit is disposed on the image forming apparatus, then the device structure is compact and simple, but it is difficult to check content of files and edit document content
Solution Approach 1:
The display unit is disposed to extend in the width direction of the image forming apparatus, utilizing the lateral dimension rather than the front surface area. This allows a large display size without increasing the footprint or compromising device compactness, enabling users to check file content and edit documents effectively.
Solution Approach 2:
The display unit is made rotatable about a vertical axis, allowing it to rotate between a first position (extending in the width direction) and a second position (facing the front surface). This dynamic repositioning enables the display to adapt to different user needs and viewing angles while maintaining a compact device structure.
2Device complexity
If the display unit is disposed in a horizontal state or inclined on the front surface, then the device structure is simple, but the display size is limited to small
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of mounting the display on the front surface where space is limited, the display unit extends in the width direction of the apparatus. This dimensional shift allows for a large display size while keeping the mounting structure relatively simple, avoiding complex mechanisms needed to fit a large display on the front surface.
3Ease of operation
If a large size display unit is disposed on the image forming apparatus, then file content checking and document editing are improved, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The display unit utilizes the width direction dimension of the apparatus, allowing a large display size that improves file checking and document editing capabilities. The mounting structure remains relatively simple because it leverages the existing spatial dimensions of the device rather than requiring complex support mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotatable mounting mechanism allows the display to move between positions, providing operational flexibility for file checking and editing. This single rotational degree of freedom achieves enhanced usability without introducing excessive mechanical complexity.
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AI summary
An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus may include an image forming unit to print data, a body portion disposed in the image forming unit, a display unit disposed on the body portion to be spaced apart from the body portion at a predetermined interval, and a scan unit disposed below the display unit, and a scan space is formed between the image forming unit and the display unit.