JPH0916053A - Resin parts - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To make it possible to easily identify whether resin parts are subjected painting or not. CONSTITUTION: A front door 10 is a resin part which is formed by injection molding by using resin materials and subjected to coating of prescribed colors after the molding and are provided with a indication 20 which indicates that the rear side is subjected to coating. The application on the front door 10 is discriminated by viewing the indication 20 when the front door 10 is recovered together with the non-coated resin parts, such as external covers 14 and a paper discharge tray 16. The front door 10 is thus collected separately as incombustible refuse without a regeneration treatment as a resin material and is discharged as it is.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a printer, a copying machine,
The present invention relates to a resin component such as an outer cover that covers internal equipment in preparation for office equipment such as a facsimile, an opening / closing door for component replacement, and a tray for feeding / discharging paper.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, resin parts of this type have been collected, for example, by separating them according to the quality of the resin material for the effective use of resources at the time of disposal of electronic and electrical equipment, and many of these are new Many are recycled as materials and reused as recycled resin parts.

[0003]

By the way, a resin component is usually formed by injection molding into a fixed shape using a resin material that is pre-tuned to a predetermined color. However, in the resin molded product, if the finished color is different from the predetermined color,
Although it should be originally discarded as a defective product, there is a product that is painted in a predetermined color after molding in consideration of economy. Alternatively, when the exterior color is changed according to the orderer's request, the desired color is applied after molding.

However, conventionally, when a dismantling company or the like collects resin parts for recycling, it is not easy to determine whether or not the resin parts are painted, even if the parts include painted parts. Therefore, at the time of the regeneration treatment later, a foreign coating material is mixed in the pure resin material, and as a result, it cannot be regenerated as the resin material.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily determine whether or not the resin parts are coated in this way.

[0006]

Therefore, the structure described in claim 1 is, for example, as shown in the following illustrated embodiment,
A resin component such as the front door 10 which is coated after molding is provided with an indication 20 indicating that the coating is applied.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, for example, as shown in the following illustrated embodiment, in the resin component according to the first aspect, in the use state, the display 20 is indicated by the front door 1
It is characterized in that it is provided at an invisible position such as the back side of 0.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, as shown in the following examples, for example, the resin component according to the first aspect is characterized in that the display 20 is formed by unevenness.

[0009]

In the present invention, the display 20 indicates that the coating is applied.

According to the second aspect, the display 20 is made visible when it is collected.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the display 20 is formed by unevenness.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows the appearance of a copying machine equipped with a resin component according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numeral 10 in the drawing denotes a front door provided on the front portion of the copying machine. The front door 10 is provided so as to be openable and closable for maintenance of internal equipment and replacement of parts. In addition, the front portion is provided with a paper feed cassette 11 that can be inserted and removed under the front door 10. Further, a pressure plate 12 for pressing the copy original is provided on the upper surface portion so as to be openable and closable, and an operation panel 13 is provided near the front surface portion. Then, the outer cover 14 covers the one side surface portion 10a and the other side surface portion and the rear surface side, the manual sheet feeding portion 15 is provided on the upper side of the one side surface portion 10a, and the recorded paper is discharged to the other side surface portion. A paper tray 16 is provided.

By the way, the front door 10 described above is a resin component formed by injection molding using a resin material toned in a predetermined color, like the exterior cover 14 and the paper discharge tray 16. However, the front door 10 is coated with a predetermined color after molding, for example, according to the request of the orderer. Further, as shown by the hatched open state in FIG. 1, a display 20 is provided on the back side of the front door 10 to show that the coating is applied. Then, at the time of collection described later, the display 20 is made visible.

The display 20, as shown enlarged in FIG.
For example, it is formed by sticking a seal 20a described as "Painted" to inform that it is painted. The seal 2
As for the description on 0a, if it is known that the coating is performed, various things such as a description "painting" as shown in FIG. 3 can be considered.

In this embodiment, for example, when the copying machine is discarded due to its life, it is disassembled and the front door 10 together with the outer cover 14 and other resin parts is sorted into a corresponding material group and collected. . Then, the resin parts are grouped by type and provided to, for example, a dismantling treatment company. After that, when the trader newly recycles it as a resin material, if the front door 10 is included in the resin parts of that type, it is understood that the display 20 is painted. Then, the front door 10 is not recycled and is separately collected and discarded as noncombustible dust.

By the way, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the example of the front door 10 was described as the coated resin part, but various other resin parts provided in the above-mentioned copying machine may be used. Further, it is not limited to such a copying machine, and may be a resin component of other office equipment or the like.

As the display 20, a seal 20a stating that it is painted is used. However, it may be stamped or printed to that effect.

Further, the display 20 may be formed by providing unevenness on the resin part by, for example, pressing.

If it is known in advance that a resin part is to be painted before molding, for example, by using "Painted" and a partially formed mold, the part is injection-molded, At that time, the display can be integrally formed.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention, since a sign indicating that fact is provided on a resin part that has been painted after molding, when the resin part is collected for recycling and is recycled, Even if the coated resin part is included in the above, it is possible to easily determine that the resin part is coated. As a result, it is possible to prevent the foreign resin material from being mixed with the pure resin material and becoming unusable as the resin material.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the resin component is in use, the indication that the coating is applied is provided at an invisible position, so that the appearance will impair the appearance of the exterior. Can be prevented.

According to the third aspect, since the display is formed by providing the resin component itself with unevenness without using a separate member such as a seal or a plate, the cost can be reduced accordingly.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a copying machine including a front door that is a resin component according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a display provided on the back side of the front door.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of another display example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Front door (resin parts) 20 Display

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A resin component which is coated after molding and is provided with an indication indicating that the coating is applied. 2. The resin component according to claim 1, wherein the display is provided at a position invisible when in use. 3. The resin component according to claim 1, wherein the display is formed by unevenness.