JPH0456563A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a facsimile device having a transmitting and receiving function.

(Prior Art) The configuration of a conventional facsimile machine of this type will be described with reference to FIG.

This facsimile machine is provided with a key operation panel (not shown) and a document insertion hole 2 on the top surface of the device body 1, and a document discharge hole 3 is provided in the side surface of the device body I.

A document reading section 6 consisting of a contact type document reading sensor 4, a white roller 5, etc. is provided inside the device main body l, and the document is passed from the document insertion hole 2 to the document ejection hole 3 through the document reading section 6. A document passage 7 is provided which communicates with the document passage 7.

Also, inside the device main body 1, there is a roll-shaped recording paper 8.
A recording paper storage chamber 8 for storing the recording paper 8a, a print output section 11 equipped with a print head 10 such as a thermal print head for outputting a print on the recording paper 8a, and a platen roller 9 are provided. A recording paper passage 13 is provided which communicates with the chamber 8 via a print output section 11, and this recording paper passage 13 is communicated with a recording paper discharge hole 12 provided on the side surface of the instrument main body 1.

Note that electrical control units (not shown) for various parts such as a power supply unit and a modem are housed inside the device main body 1.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In the configuration of the conventional example described above, there is a document conveyance system that carries the document into and out of the document reading section 6 as a paper conveyance system, and a document conveyance system that carries the document into and out of the print output section 11. A recording conveyance system for carrying out the recording, and conveyance units (not shown) such as loading and unloading rollers are provided for each of these two conveyance systems, and the document passage 7 and the recording paper passage 13 are arranged separately and independently. It is configured.

With this configuration, the operability of the device and the information processing function are improved.

However, for a portable facsimile or a simple facsimile that is small and suitable for personal use and does not require high-speed information processing, if the device is designed based on the technical concept of the conventional configuration, There was a problem that the number of parts increased and the device itself became larger.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile device having a transmitting and receiving function, which can simplify the device, use common parts, and downsize the main body of the device. do.

(Means for Solving the Problem) An insertion hole and an ejection hole formed on the outer surface of the instrument body for inserting and ejecting originals and recording paper, and a hole in which the insertion hole and the ejection hole are communicated with each other inside the instrument body. a document reading unit consisting of a document reading sensor and a roller disposed along the paper path and facing each other through the paper path; and a print head and a platen roller facing each other through the paper path. .

It is equipped with a print output section consisting of:

Further, during transmission and reception, the document reading roller and the platen roller cooperate to convey the document or recording paper present in the paper path.

(Function) Since the document reading section and the printout section are arranged along the same paper path, in the transmission mode, when a document is inserted into the insertion hole, the document reading section detects and reads the document. When the reading is completed, the reading roller and platen roller sequentially transport the original toward the discharge hole.

In the reception mode, when a recording paper is inserted into the insertion hole, the print output section is operated to start reception, and the printed recording paper is sequentially conveyed toward the discharge hole by the platen roller.

When the reading sensor, roller, print head and platen roller arranged in the same paper path are sent,
Share and collaborate in each mode during reception.

(Example) A first embodiment of the present invention will be described based on FIG.

Components that are the same as those of the conventional example described in the configuration of the conventional example are designated by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

This facsimile device has a document reading section 6 equipped with a document reading sensor 4 and a print output section 11 such as a thermal print head 10 arranged along a common paper path 15 inside the device main body 1. .

The upper surface of the instrument main body 1 is provided with an insertion hole 20 for originals and recording paper that communicates with the paper path 15, and the side surface of the instrument main body 1 is provided with an ejection hole 21 that communicates with the paper path 15. is provided.

Further, a paper detection sensor 22 is provided on the insertion hole 20 side of the paper passage 15, and a manuscript reading section 6 in which the manuscript reading sensor 4 is disposed above the paper passage 15 with the roller 5 facing the bottom. On the discharge hole 21 side of the paper path 15, there is provided a print output section 11 in which a print head IO is disposed above the paper path 15 with a plastic platen roller 9 facing downward. .

With this configuration, in the transmission mode, when a manuscript paper is inserted into the insertion hole 20 of the device main body l, the detection sensor 22 detects the presence of the manuscript, and the manuscript paper is held between the manuscript reading sensor 4 and the roller 5, and the manuscript While reading with the reading sensor 4, the rollers 5 sequentially transport the paper in the discharge direction.

Then, the document paper is transferred to the platen roller 9 of the print output section 11.
is conveyed to the discharge hole 21 by the rotation of the
1.

In addition, in the reception mode, when recording paper is inserted into the insertion hole 20 of the instrument main body L, the presence of the recording paper is detected by the sensor 2.
2 transports the inspected recording paper by the rotation of the roller 5, pinches it between the platen roller 9 and the print head 10, and prints out the received contents by the rad 10, and sequentially conveys it by the rotation of the platen roller 9 and discharges it. It is carried out to the hole 21.

When the recording paper is a single sheet, the roller 5 of the document reading section 6 operates as an automatic paper feeding function that sequentially conveys the recording paper sheet by sheet to the print output section 11 along with the detection operation of the detection sensor 22. .

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

Components having the same configuration as those of the embodiment shown in FIG.

This facsimile machine includes a document reading section 6 equipped with a document reading sensor 4 and a print head 1 in the main body 1 of the device.
Although it is arranged along a paper path 15 that shares a print output section 11 such as 0, a document insertion hole 30 and a recording paper insertion hole 40 are separately provided on the top surface of the device main body 1. A document insertion path 31 and a recording paper insertion path 41 are provided that guide and communicate the document insertion hole 30 and the recording paper insertion hole 40 to the common paper path 15.

The document insertion path 31 and the recording paper insertion path 41 each generate a signal to detect the presence or absence of a document and recording paper therein and to start or stop driving the roller 5 and the platen roller 9. Detection sensor 32.4
2 are arranged.

With this configuration, operations in the transmission mode and the reception mode are performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

Note that in both the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the document reading section is arranged on the insertion hole side of the common paper path, but the print output section is arranged on the insertion hole side of the paper path, A document reading section may be provided on the discharge hole side.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the insertion hole and the ejection hole are provided on the top and side surfaces of the main body of the device, but the original or recording paper inserted into the insertion hole passes through the paper path to the original reading section or the printout section. After passing through, the original or recording paper may be conveyed in the return direction and ejected into the insertion hole. In this case, the insertion hole functions as an ejection hole, and the device body has only one opening. good.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, an insertion hole and a discharge hole formed on the outer surface of the instrument body for inserting and discharging original documents and recording paper, and a single hole that communicates with the insertion hole and discharge hole inside the instrument body. A document reading unit including a document reading sensor and a roller arranged along the paper path and facing each other through the paper path, and a print head and a platen roller facing each other through the paper path. Since the document reading section and the printing output section are provided in a common paper path, the device main body can be downsized by arranging the document reading section and the printing output section in a common paper path.

In addition, since the document reading roller and platen roller work together to convey the document and recording paper in the paper path, the paper conveyance system can be simplified, and the number of parts can be reduced by using common parts. This has the effect of reducing the size of the instrument body.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a second embodiment of the invention, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing the configuration of a conventional example. ■...Equipment body, 4...Original reading sensor 5
... Original reading roller, 6... Original reading section,
9...Platen roller, 10...Print head, 11
...Print output section, 15...Paper path, 20...Insertion hole, 21...Ejection hole June 26, 1990 Inventor Hideto Tsuchiya

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) An insertion hole and an ejection hole formed on the outer surface of the instrument body for inserting and ejecting original documents and recording paper, and a paper passageway in which the insertion hole and the ejection hole are communicated with each other inside the instrument body; and this paper passageway. A document reading unit including a document reading sensor and rollers arranged along the paper path and facing each other through the paper path, and a print output unit including a print head and a platen roller facing each other through the paper path. A facsimile device characterized by: (2) The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the document reading roller and the platen roller cooperate to convey the document or recording paper present in the paper path during transmission and reception.