JPH0380759A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate trouble at the time of arranging a document in the receiving side by providing a means for providing perforations in roll paper for printing in response to the receiving end of every one sheet of plural sheets of documents, and a means for cutting the roll paper in response to the receiving end of all the documents. CONSTITUTION:In the case of transmitting simultaneously plural sheets of documents, when transmission of one page is ended, and also, transmission is continued, a control signal transmitting circuit 3 transmits a multi-page signal 7. As a result, a control signal receiving circuit 4 inputs the multi-page signal 7, and thereafter, puts perforations in the paper by operating a perforating mechanism 5. Also, when transmission of one page is ended, and transmission in not further continued, that is, when transmission of all documents is ended, the control signal transmitting circuit 3 transmits a procedure end signal 8. As a result, the control signal receiving circuit 4 receives the procedure end signal 8, and thereafter, cuts the paper by operating a paper cutting mechanism 6. In such a way, the communication between the facsimile equipments is ended.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a facsimile machine, and more particularly to a facsimile machine that prints received information on a roll paper for printing.

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, in this type of facsimile machine, when a plurality of originals were sent at once, the receiving side cut the roll paper for printing one sheet at a time for each original.

However, in the conventional facsimile machine mentioned above,
The roll paper is cut one by one on the receiving side in response to each original from the sending side, so if a large number of originals are sent from multiple locations and accumulated, it is difficult to organize the received originals. The drawback was that it took a lot of time to do so. Furthermore, in order to avoid confusion on the receiving side, it is necessary for the transmitting side to attach a serial number or the like to the original to be transmitted in advance, which is a time-consuming process.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile machine that can eliminate the trouble of arranging documents on the receiving side.

Groove Bottom of the Invention A facsimile apparatus according to the present invention includes means for providing perforations in a roll paper for printing in response to completion of reception of each of a plurality of originals, and means for providing perforations in roll paper for printing in response to completion of reception of all the originals. DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention. In the figure, two facsimile machines according to an embodiment of the present invention are shown, and one
is the sending side, and 2 is the receiving side.

A control signal transmitting circuit 3 is included in the facsimile machine 1 on the transmitting side.
is provided. This control signal transmitting circuit 3 transmits a multi-page signal 7 and a procedure end signal 8, which will be described later.

A control signal receiving circuit 4 is provided in the facsimile machine 2 on the receiving side.
A perforation mechanism 5, and a paper cutting mechanism 6 are provided.

The multi-page signal 7 is transmitted at the end of transmission of each page of a plurality of original documents. In other words, it is transmitted when the transmission of one page is completed and the next page is to be transmitted continuously.

The procedure end signal 8 is transmitted when all pages have been transmitted. In other words, it is transmitted when the transmission of one page is completed and the next page is not to be transmitted continuously.

The control signal receiving circuit 4 operates the perforation mechanism 5 when receiving the multi-page signal 7 from the control signal transmitting circuit 3, and operates the paper cutting mechanism when receiving the procedure end signal 8.

The perforation mechanism 5 has a function of perforating a roll paper (not shown), and can be easily realized using known technology. Further, the paper cutting mechanism 6 has a function of cutting roll paper, and this can also be easily realized using well-known technology.

It should be noted that a control signal transmitting circuit 3 functioning as a transmitting side, a control signal receiving circuit 4 functioning as a receiving side, a perforation mechanism 5, and a paper cutting mechanism 6 are provided in one facsimile machine. It is assumed that Further, each facsimile machine is provided with a printing mechanism (not shown), and the pattern on the received document is printed on a roll paper (not shown) using a thermal transfer method or the like.

In such a configuration, when transmitting a plurality of originals at a time, the control signal transmitting circuit 3 transmits the multi-page signal 7 when the transmission of one page is completed and there is further continuous transmission. Then, the control signal receiving circuit 4 inputs the multi-page signal 7 manually, and then operates the perforation mechanism 5 to form perforations in the paper.

Further, when the transmission of one page is completed and there is no further continuous transmission, that is, when the transmission of all manuscripts is completed, the control signal transmission circuit 3 transmits the procedure end signal 8. Then, after receiving the procedure end signal 8, the control signal receiving circuit 4 operates the paper cutting mechanism 6 to cut the paper. With this, communication between the facsimile devices is completed.

Next, regarding the paper received through the above communication,
This will be explained using figures. FIG. 2 is a *q diagram of a sheet of paper that has been received by the facsimile machine 2 of FIG. 1, entered by the sewing machine 11, and cut.

In the figure, as a result of originally receiving three pages of original documents, paper 9 has perforations as shown in A and B. In other words, the paper 9 is inserted into the sewing machine [1] in a direction perpendicular to its feeding direction and for each page. Furthermore, after the third page, that is, the last page, the page is cut like C.

That is, at the end of communication for all pages, the paper 9 is cut by the paper cutting mechanism described above in a direction perpendicular to the feeding direction.

Therefore, since all pages of a manuscript received by -degree communication are connected, the trouble of organizing the manuscripts can be saved even when a large number of manuscripts are sent and accumulated. Further, if an operator or the like separates the paper along the perforations as necessary, a document similar to that of a conventional facsimile machine can be obtained.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION As described above, in the case of continuous reception of a plurality of originals, the present invention perforates the paper every time a page ends and cuts the paper when the reception of the last page is completed. This has the effect that the unit of received paper in each communication can be easily determined. Furthermore, there is an effect that it is no longer necessary to serially number the documents to be transmitted on the transmitting side.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the internal structure of a transmitting side and a receiving side of a facsimile machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a sheet received by the facsimile machine of FIG. 1. Explanation of symbols of main parts 5...Perforation punching mechanism 6...Paper cutting mechanism

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) means for providing perforations in the roll paper for printing in response to the completion of reception of each sheet of a plurality of originals; and means for cutting the roll paper in response to the completion of reception of all the originals; A facsimile device comprising: