JPH03177264A - Facsimile device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To change a tray in each reception and output message paper in an assorted state by installing a plurality of trays, a tray changing circuit for changing the trays and a stepping motor. CONSTITUTION:The image signals regenerated in a demodulation circuit 13 are thermally printed on a recording paper 4 by a thermal recording head 5, and the recording paper 4 is cut by a cutter 12. Further, when a control signal receiving circuit 14 completes the reception in one time and detects the termination of the received signals, a tray changing circuit 17 revolves a stepping motor 7 by one step, and the tray is changed. When the changing of the tray is completed, a new tray position is displayed on the display of an output terminal 19. Further, when the reception to the third tray 3 is completed, a reset signal is supplied into a tray changing circuit 17, and the stepping motor 7 is returned to an original position, and the changing to the first tray 1 is performed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a facsimile machine, and more particularly to a facsimile machine that sorts received paper sheets for each reception.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, this type of facsimile machine has one tray exclusively for reception, and all received sheets are sent out onto this tray at once.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

The conventional facsimile machine described above receives all received paper in the same tray, so if it is used in an environment where there are many receptions, the tray will be full of received paper and the paper will be lost later. The disadvantage is that when you collect the paper addressed to you, you have to select the number of papers from among the many papers. In addition, since the paper of the current generation is touched with one's hands, the inside of the tray tends to become cluttered, and the remaining paper may change its order or be lost, making it difficult to store.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile machine which facilitates the collection and identification of such received forms and which has improved storage performance without the possibility of receiving forms being mixed in or lost.

[Means to solve the problem]

The facsimile apparatus of the present invention includes a plurality of trays for receiving printed paper, a stepping motor for switching between the plurality of trays, a demodulation circuit section for reproducing a received signal into an image signal, and a control signal for receiving a control signal. a receiving circuit section, a control circuit that controls the thermal recording head section based on the output of the demodulation circuit section, and a tray that drives the stepping motor based on the reception completion determination output of the thermal recording head section and the output of the control signal receiving circuit section. and a switching circuit section, and is configured to switch the tray and classify the received paper every time reception is received.

Further, the facsimile apparatus of the present invention is configured to include filing means for filing a received paper recorded each time reception is completed.

〔Example〕

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a facsimile machine showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a facsimile machine 10 of this embodiment
3 to the first to third plurality of trays 1, a stepping motor 7 for switching the tray switching path 11 to these trays 1 to 3, a thermal recording head 5 for recording on the recording paper 4, and a recording paper 4. It has a paper feed roller 6 that feeds the recording paper 4, support parts 9A and 9B that support the feeding of the recording paper 4, a cutter 12 that cuts the recorded paper, and a motor 8 that drives the paper feed roller 6 and the like. There is. These first trays 1. Second tray2. The third tray 3 is 1
This is a tray for sorting and receiving received forms for each reception.

First, when the paper feed roller 6 is rotated by the drive of the motor 8, the recording paper 4 is rolled up and passes under the thermal recording head 5 through the support portion 9A.

The thermal recording head 5 reproduces the characters from the sending side on the recording paper 4 rolled up at this portion. After that,
The recording paper 4 passes over the support portion 9B, and then passes through the tray switching path 11, which is prepositioned by the stepping motor 7, to the first tray 1. Second tray2. It is guided to any one of the third trays 3. Next, ■After receiving the inspection, the recording paper 4
is cut into a predetermined size by the cutter 12. Thereafter, when the reception of all the sheets is completed, the stepping motor 7 rotates, and the tray switching path 11 is set toward the tray one step below the current tray. Note that when the reception is finished on the third tray 3, the process returns to the first tray 1.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the tray switching control circuit of the facsimile machine shown in FIG. 1.

As shown in FIG. 2, this tray switching control circuit includes a demodulation circuit 13 that demodulates the digitized reception signal from the input terminal 18, a control signal reception circuit 14 that receives the control signal from the input terminal 18, The control circuit 15 controls the thermal recording head unit 5 to print on paper based on the image signal reproduced by the demodulation circuit 13, and the thermal recording head unit 5 has finished printing and all received signals have been completed. a reception completion determination unit 16 that detects the reception completion determination unit 16;
and a tray switching circuit 17 that drives the stepping motor 7 via one output terminal based on the output of the control signal receiving circuit 14 and the output of the control signal receiving circuit 14.

In the demodulation circuit 13 of the tray switching control circuit, the received signal is reproduced to the original image signal, and the reproduced signal is applied to the thermal recording head 5. On the other hand, the control signal receiving circuit 14 controls the thermal recording head section 5 via the control circuit 15 while the received signal is being input. That is, a series of controls is performed in which the image signal reproduced by the demodulation circuit 13 is printed on the recording paper 4 by being exposed to heat by the thermal recording head 5, and then cut by the cutter 12. Further, the control signal receiving circuit 14 generates a signal to the tray switching circuit 17 when one reception is completed and the received signal disappears. As a result, the tray switching time 1i'817
rotates the stepping motor 7 by one step to switch the tray. When this tray switching is completed, the new tray position is displayed on the display of the output terminal 19. Note that when reception to the third tray 3 is completed, a reset signal is given to the tray switching circuit 17 to return the stepping motor 7 to the initial position, thereby making it possible to switch to the first tray.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the vicinity of the tray of a facsimile machine showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, this embodiment uses a facsimile machine 10
In addition to having a plurality of trays 1 and 2, it also has a stapler 21 and a stapler holder 22 as means for filing received sheets 20. That is, a received sheet 20 is placed on the first tray 1, and this is sandwiched between the holder 22 of the stapler and the staple 21 of the stapler. In this embodiment, the sheets output on the tray each time they are received can be stapled together, so even in an environment where the number of receptions is large and the sheets that have already been output on the tray cannot be collected. ,
This has the advantage that it can be reliably classified as the facsimile received earlier.

In short, this paper focuses on the fact that there are often two or more sheets of paper, including the destination, that are sent and received using a normal facsimile machine.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the facsimile apparatus of the present invention is provided with a plurality of trays, a tray switching circuit for switching between the trays, and a stepping motor, thereby switching the tray for each reception, sorting and outputting the received sheets. Therefore, even in an environment where a large number of people receive documents together and the number of times of receipt is high, the inside of the tray is organized and it is easy to identify sheets addressed to oneself when collecting them. Moreover, the present invention provides filing means that closes with a stapler or the like every time reception is completed.
This has the effect of preventing paper from being mixed with other paper sheets, reducing the chance of paper remaining on the tray being lost or changing its order, and contributing to improved storage efficiency.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a facsimile machine showing a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a tray switching control circuit of the facsimile machine in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the vicinity of a tray of a facsimile machine showing an example. 1 to 3...Tray, 4...Recording paper, 5...Thermal recording head, 6...Paper feed roller, 7...Stepping motor, 8...Motor, 9A, 9B... Support part, 1
0...Facsimile device, 11...Tray switching path, 12...Cutter, 13...Demodulation circuit, 14...
...Control signal receiving circuit, 15...Control circuit, 16...
- Reception completion determination unit, 17...tray switching circuit, 1
8... Input terminal, 19... Output terminal, 20... Received paper, 21... Stapler, 22... Staple holder.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of trays for receiving printed paper, and a stepping motor for switching between the plurality of trays;
a demodulation circuit section that reproduces a received signal into an image signal; a control signal reception circuit section that receives a control signal; a control circuit that controls a thermal recording head section based on the output of the demodulation circuit section; and a reception circuit for the thermal recording head section. A facsimile machine comprising a tray switching circuit unit that drives the stepping motor based on a completion determination output and an output of the control signal receiving circuit unit, and switches the tray for each reception and sorts the received sheets. Device. 2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a filing means for filing the received paper recorded each time reception is completed.