JPH02193452A - Image communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To decrease the number of components and assembly man-hours by forming an original platen which has a document width control guide on its top surface and an introduction guide which guides a document on the original platen to a document read position integrally in an upper housing which covers components arranged behind the document read position. CONSTITUTION:The document width control guide 25 and a document guide 26 which can move right and left are fitted on the top surface of the upper housing 12 to constitute the original platen 12A. Further, the front end part of the upper housing 12 extends to the position of a paper feed roller 16 to form the introduction guide 12B which guides the document on the original platen to the document read position. The upper housing 12 is molded out nor mally of plastic. Thus, the original platen and introduction guide are formed integrally with the upper housing 12, and consequently the number of components is decreased and the assembly is facilitated as compared with a case wherein the original platen and introduction guide are manufactured as different bodies from the housing.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image communication device that reads and transmits a document.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 9, this type of apparatus includes a paper feed roller 1 for feeding a document to a document reading position, and an introduction mechanism provided so that a portion of the paper feed roller 1 is exposed. Guide 2
and a document table 4 equipped with a document width regulation guide 3, and a large number of originals (not shown) set on the document table 4.
The documents are separated one by one by a paper feed roller 1 and a separating means (not shown), and guided by an introduction guide 2 to be sent to a document reading position. Here, the document table 4 is configured to be removable from the device housing 5 for convenient transportation of the device, and is therefore configured as a separate component from the introduction guide 2.

In order to reduce the size of the device, an image processing device is proposed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 60-263560, in which an introduction guide for introducing a document and a holding member for a recording head are integrated. The manuscript table is also made as a separate part from the introduction guide.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in such a conventional configuration, the document table and the introduction guide are separate parts, and the document table is made as a separate part from the device casing, so the number of parts is reduced. There were problems such as increased number of man-hours required for assembly.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an image communication device that has a small number of parts and can reduce the number of assembly steps.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention includes a document table having a document width regulating guide on its top surface, which is provided in an upper housing that covers parts arranged behind the document reading position; This device is configured to be integrally formed with an introduction guide for introducing the original on the original table to the original reading position.

Function As described above, in the present invention, since the document table and the introduction guide are integrally made as a part of the upper housing, the number of parts and the number of assembly steps can be reduced. The upper casing itself can be manufactured at low cost, for example, by molding plastic, and the cost of the device can be reduced.

Embodiment FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an image communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the above embodiment with the handset removed, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the above embodiment with some parts shown. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the above embodiment with parts removed, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the above embodiment.

In FIGS. 1 to 5, 11 is a lower casing, 12 is an upper casing attached to the rear upper part of the lower casing 11, and 13 is a lower casing.
14 is a handset, 15 is a handset stand, 16 is a paper feed roller, and 17 is a paper feed roller that cooperates with the paper feed roller 16 to separate documents one by one. 18 is a reading unit that reads the original; 19 is a reading unit 18 that reads the original;
21 is a recording head that records on the recording paper; n is a recording roller that conveys the recording paper while pressing it against the recording head 21; B is the recording head 18; This is a power supply unit installed at the rear.

The upper housing 12 covers components (power supply unit Z3, etc.) placed behind the document reading position, and is attached to a predetermined position using mounting screws. On the upper surface of the upper housing 12, a document width regulating guide 5 and a document guide plate that are movable left and right are attached, and constitute a document table 12A. Furthermore,
The front end portion of the upper housing 12 extends to the position of the paper feed row 216 and forms an introduction guide 12B for introducing the original on the original table to the original reading position. In other words, the document table and the introduction guide are integrally formed with the upper housing 12.

This upper housing 12 is usually made by molding plastic. As a result of integrally forming the document table and the introduction guide in the upper housing 12 in this way, compared to the conventional case where the document table and the introduction guide are manufactured as separate parts from the case, The number of parts can be reduced and assembly is easy.

As shown in FIG. 6, projections 12C are formed on both sides of the lower end of the introduction guide 12B. The protrusion 12C is provided so that it abuts against the document guide path disposed opposite the introduction guide 12B, and a minimum distance necessary for feeding the document is created between the protrusion 12C and the document guide path. Generally, it is difficult to make plastic molded products with accurate dimensions, so if the upper housing 12 is made of plastic, the introduction guide 12B at its tip will be misaligned and hit the document guide 4, preventing the document from passing through. However, if the protrusion 12C is formed as in this embodiment, a predetermined gap will always be formed between the introduction guide 12B and the document guide path even if the introduction guide 12B is misaligned. In addition, in FIG. 5, an auxiliary document table is removably attached to the rear part of the upper housing 12. This space between the auxiliary document tables is used when setting long documents.

The handset stand 15 is removable from the lower housing 11 and the upper housing 12, as shown in FIG.
Connect the claw 15A formed at the rear to the hole 12D of the upper housing 12.
into the hole 1 of the lower housing 11, and then insert the claw 15B at the lower front end into the hole 1 of the lower housing 11.
1E (see FIG. 7) and is fixed in place by the mounting screw 31. Note that, when the handset 14 is not used, the replacement cover 32 can be attached in place of the handset stand 15. When the replacement cover 32 is attached, the appearance of this image communication device becomes as shown in FIG. 8.

Next, the operation of the image communication apparatus having the above configuration will be explained with reference to FIG.

When transmitting an image, the original is placed on the original table 12A on the upper housing 12.
Place the document on top and move the document width regulation guide 5 left and right to match the width of the document. Next, the paper feed roller 16 rotates, and cooperates with the separation unit 17 to separate the documents on the document table one by one and feed them downward. This original is guided by the introduction guide 12B and the original guide, fed between the reading head 18 and the reading roller 19, read by the reading head 18, and then placed in the space below the roll of recording paper. be discharged.

When receiving an image, the recording paper is fed out from the roll of recording paper between the recording head 21 and the recording roller n, and the recording paper recorded by the recording head 21 is ejected to the front of the apparatus.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above description, the image communication device of the present invention includes a document table provided with a document width regulation guide on the top surface in an upper housing that covers parts arranged behind the document reading position; By integrally forming the introduction guide that introduces the original on the document table to the document reading position, it is possible to reduce the number of parts and the number of assembly steps. The device itself can be manufactured at low cost by, for example, plastic molding, and has the effect of reducing the cost of the device.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an image communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the above embodiment with the handset removed, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the above embodiment with some parts removed. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the above embodiment with parts removed; FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the above embodiment;
The figure is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the paper feed roller, introduction guide, document guide, etc. in the above embodiment. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state in which a replacement cover is attached in place of the handset stand of the above embodiment, and FIG. 9 is a schematic perspective view showing a conventional image communication device with some parts removed. 11...Lower housing, 12...Upper housing, 12A...
- Original table, 12B... Introduction guide, 13... Operation panel, 14... Handset, 15... Handset stand, 16... Paper feed roller, 17... Separation unit, 18... Reading unit, 19...reading roller,
Add: Rolled recording paper, 21: Recording head, n.
...Recording roller, n...Power supply unit, -...Mounting screw, 5...Document width regulation guide, 26...Document guide, 4...Document guide. Name of agent: Patent attorney Shigetaka Awano and 1 other person 2nd
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Claims (1)

[Claims] It has an upper housing that covers parts placed behind the document reading position, and this upper housing includes a document table with a document width regulation guide on the top surface and a document on the document table that is introduced to the document reading position. An image communication device, characterized in that it is integrally equipped with an introduction guide.