MULTIFUNCTION DEVICE

Abstract

A multifunction device includes an image scanning unit and an image printing unit. The multifunction device further includes au operation panel which is positioned on a front side of the image scanning unit. The operation panel includes a display portion. Each of the display portion and the operation panel has a horizontal center line and a vertical center line which is perpendicular to the horizontal center line. A length of the vertical center line of the display portion is about equal to a length of the vertical center line of the operation panel. A ratio of a length of the horizontal center line of the display portion to the length of the vertical center line of the display portion is greater than 4/3.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

For a more complete understanding of the present invention, the needs satisfied thereby, and the features and technical advantages thereof, reference now is made to the following descriptions taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a multifunction device, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the multifunction device of FIG. 1 when a document cover of the multifunction device is open

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a controlling portion for controlling the multifunction device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a partial, plan view of an operation panel of the multifunction device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the multifunction device of FIG. 1, in which a display portion of the operation panel of FIG. 4 is in an erect position.

FIG. 6 is an exploded, perspective view of display portion of FIG. 5.

FIG. 7 is an exploded, perspective view of an LCD unit, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a plan diagram of an LCD module, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged diagram illustrating a border of a plurality of bonding ends, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a control flow chart horizontally representing a two-page image in line, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims

1. A multifunction device, comprising: an image scanning unit;an image printing unit; andan operation panel which is positioned on a front side of the image scanning unit, wherein the operation panel comprises a display portion, and each of the display portion and the operation panel has a horizontal center line and a vertical center line which is perpendicular to the horizontal center line, wherein a length of the vertical center line of the display portion is about equal to a length of the vertical center line of the operation panel, and a ratio of a length of the horizontal center line of the display portion to the length of the vertical center line of the display portion is greater than 4/3.

2. The multifunction device according to claim J, wherein the image scanning unit comprises a document scanning support configured to support a document to be scanned, and the image printing unit comprises a printing medium receptacle configured to hold a printing medium onto which an image is to be printed.

3. The multifunction device according to claim 1, wherein the image scanning unit is mounted to the image printing unit, and a back surface of the image scanning unit is continuous with a back surface of the image printing unit.

4. The multifunction device according to claim 2, wherein a maximum scanning size of the document is about equal to a maximum printing size of the printing medium.

5. The multifunction device according to claim 4, wherein the maximum scanning size and the maximum printing size are one of A4 size and letter size.

6. The multifunction device according to claim 1, wherein the ratio of the length of the horizontal center line of the display portion to the length of the vertical center line of the display portion is greater than or equal to the square root of 2.

7. The multifunction device according to claim 1, wherein the ratio of the length of the horizontal center line of the display portion to the length of the vertical center line of the display portion is greater than or equal to 17/11.

8. The multifunction device according to claim 1, wherein the display portion comprises a plurality of display sub-portions which are arranged in a line, wherein each of the plurality of display sub-portions has a vertical center line and a horizontal center line which is perpendicular to the vertical center line, and each of the display sub-portions have a predetermined ratio of a length of the horizontal center line of the display sub-portion to a length of the vertical center line of the display sub-portion.

9. The multifunction device according to claim 8, wherein the length of the vertical center line of each of the display sub-potions is about equal to the length of the vertical center line of the display portion.

10. The multifunction device according to claim 8, wherein the plurality of display sub-portions comprises a pair of display sub-portions.

11. The multifunction device according to claim 8, wherein the plurality of display sub-portions are integrally mounted in a protection case.

12. The multifunction device according to claim 8, wherein the plurality of display sub-portions are disposed, such that a pitch between pixels of a first of the plurality of display sub-portions, which are substantially away from a border of the display portion and are adjacent to each other, is about equal to a pitch between corresponding pixels of a second of the plurality of display sub-portions, which are substantially away from the border of the display portion and are adjacent to each other.

13. The multifunction device according to claim 8, wherein each of the display sub-portions is one of a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, an EL display, and an electronic paper.

14. The multifunction device according to claim 8, wherein a ratio of the length of the horizontal center line of each of the display sub-portions to the length of the vertical center line of each of the display sub-portions is 4:3.

15. The multifunction device according to claim 8, wherein a ratio of the length of the horizontal center line of each of the display sub-portions to the length of the vertical center line of each of the display sub-portions is 16:9.

16. The multifunction device according to claim 8, wherein a first of the plurality of display sub-portions is configured to display a first image scanned by the image scanning unit, and a second of the plurality of display sub-portions is configured to display a second image scanned by the image scanning unit.

17. The multifunction device according to claim 1, further comprising a display control portion configured to allocate to the display portion an image scanned by the image scanning unit, wherein the image comprises at least two separate pages.

18. A multifunction device, comprising: an image printing unit comprising a front wall, a back wall opposite the front wall of the image printing unit, and at least one side wall which is connected and substantially perpendicular to each of the front wall of the image printing unit and the back wall of the image printing unit, wherein a distance between the front wall of the image printing unit and the back wall of the image printing unit comprises a maximum depth dimension of the multifunction device;an image scanning unit mounted to the image printing unit, wherein the image scanning unit comprises a back wall, and at least one side wall which is connected to the back wall of the image scanning unit, wherein the back wall of the image scanning unit is continuous and substantially flush with the back wall of the image printing unit, and the at least one side wall of the image scanning unit is continuous and substantially flush with a first portion of the at least one side wall of the image printing unit; andan operation panel mounted on a front side of the multifunction device, wherein ide operation panel comprises a front wall, and at least one side wall which is connected to the front wall of the operation panel, wherein each portion of the front wall of the operation panel is at least one of slanted with respect to and substantially flush with the front wall of the image printing unit, and the at least one side wall of the operation panel is continuous and substantially flush each of the at least one side wall of the image scanning unit and a second portion of the at least one side wall of the image printing unit.

19. The multifunction device of claim 18, wherein the operation panel comprises a display portion, and each of the display portion and the operation panel has a horizontal center line and a vertical center line which is perpendicular to the horizontal center line, wherein a length of the vertical center line of the display portion is about equal to a length of the vertical center line of the operation panel.

20. The multifunction device of claim 19, wherein a ratio of a length of the horizontal center line of the display portion to the length of the vertical center line of the display portion is greater than 4/3.