JP2521442B2 - I / O device - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an input / output device having a flat panel display such as a facsimile / word processor combined machine.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, in a facsimile machine or the like, a display up to the degree of displaying operation guidance is integrated, but a large screen such as a word processor (hereinafter referred to as a word processor) has an input / output unit for reading and recording. Since the display unit and the display unit are separate units, the device is also large and occupies a large area.

(Object of the Invention) The present invention provides an input / output device including a document reading unit, a recording unit, a flat panel display unit, and an operation unit for operating them, and downsizing the entire device.

(Structure of the Invention) As described above, the document reading unit, the recording unit, the flat panel display unit and the operation unit for operating them are provided, and the display surface or the back surface of the flat panel display unit is utilized as a document feeding table. is there.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. First
The figure shows an embodiment of the present invention in which a word processor and a facsimile are combined. In FIG. 1, 1
Is a reading sensor (a contact sensor having an LED array, a light converging lens array, etc.) that constitutes a reading unit, 2 is a thermal head that constitutes a recording unit, and 3 is a flat panel display (flat panel such as liquid crystal, plasma, and LED) ), 4 is an operation panel for operating them.

Display 3 when using this unit as a word processor
Operate the operation panel 4 while watching. Although not shown, the floppy disk is assumed to be placed under the operation panel or behind the flat panel display. On the other hand, when used as a facsimile, the display surface of the panel display 3 is utilized as a document feeding table. As shown in FIG. 2, on the display surface of the panel display 3, a width guide 5 is provided at a lower position (may be an upper part) outside the display portion. Panel display 3
The originals set on the sheet are separated one by one by the paper feed roller 6 and the separation roller 7 and sent to the reading unit. The document is conveyed by the feed roller 8 while being read by the reading sensor 1, and is discharged to the lower side of the operation panel 4 via the paper discharge roller 9. During reception recording, the display is not used, and the recording paper pulled out from the recording paper roll 10 is conveyed by the feed roller 11 while being recorded by the thermal head 2 and cut by the cutter 12 to a required length, It is discharged to the lower side of the operation panel 4.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the present invention.
The same reference numerals as those used in the drawings indicate the same things, and 13 is a hand cutting blade. The first difference from the embodiment of FIG. 1 is that the arrangement of the paper feed roller 6, the separation roller 7, the reading sensor 1 and the feed roller 8 is reversed, and the original is placed on the panel display 3. The operability has been improved because the original can be checked by placing it with the reading surface facing you. Also,
The second difference is that the recording paper is discharged to the back of the panel display 3, and the device can be made thinner. The discharged recording paper can be cut by hitting the hand cutting blade 13 and pulling. The roll paper can be easily replaced by opening the rear cover 14 in the arrow direction.

According to the above two embodiments, since the display surface of the flat panel display 3 can be utilized as a paper feeding table,
The size can be reduced, and the occupied area can be reduced.

If the width of the flat panel display is made wider than the guide width of the original, or even if only one side goes out of the width guide, the screen of that part can be used as a guidance display even during transmission to further improve operability. To do.

Next, an embodiment in which the back surface of the flat panel display is configured as a document feeding table will be described.

In FIG. 4, the flat panel display 3 is
The flat panel display 3 is supported so as to be rotatable about fulcrums A on both left and right sides thereof, and the display surface of the flat panel display 3 is as shown in FIG. 4 (a) by the action of a spring 15 and a stopper (not shown). It is possible to take both a position which is slightly upward with respect to the vertical plane and a position which is downward as shown in FIG. 4 (b). In the state of FIG. 4 (a), both the operation panel 4 and the panel display 3 can be used and used as a word processor. At the same time, it can be received as a facsimile. At that time, the recording paper is recorded by the recording unit composed of the thermal head 2 and the feed roller 11, cut into a required length by the cutter 12, and then discharged onto the stacker 17 via the paper discharge roller 16. .

In the state shown in FIG. 4 (b), the facsimile can be used as a transmission mode or a copy mode. At this time, the back surface of the panel display 3 is used as a document feeding table. A photo sensor (a micro switch or the like may be used) when the panel display 3 is in the state shown in Fig. 4 (b).
Detect at 18, and turn on the reading system power. The document detection sensor may be turned on and the drive system may be controlled by the sensor, or the drive system may be turned on and the document detection sensor may be omitted. The width direction of the original is restricted by the width guide 5 on the paper feeding table,
The paper is fed by the feeding roller 19. After the sheets are separated one by one by the paper feed roller 6 and the separation roller 7, they are read by the reading section including the reading sensor 1 and the feed roller 8, and then discharged onto the stacker 17 via the paper discharge roller 9. In addition, the operation panel 4 is diagonally below the paper feed table (front side as viewed from the operator)
Therefore, the key operation at the time of transmission can be easily performed. That is, it is not necessary to provide a key or the like on the paper feeding table. The part shown by the one-dot chain line in FIG. 4 (b) (the thermal head 2, the reading sensor 1, the paper feed roller 6, the feeding roller 19 and the cover) can be opened to the right around the fulcrum B. It is possible to remove jams from originals and recording paper, replace roll paper, and clean heads and rollers.

In the present embodiment configured as described above, the back surface of the flat panel display can be used as a paper feed table, so that the size can be reduced and the occupied area can be reduced.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, according to the present invention, since the display surface or the back surface of the flat panel display is configured as the document feeding table, the apparatus can be downsized and the cost can be reduced. You can

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a document width guide provided on the surface of a flat panel display, and FIG. 3 is a configuration of another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 and FIG. 4 are configuration diagrams of still another embodiment of the present invention. 1 ... Read sensor, 2 ... Thermal head, 3 ... Flat panel display, 4 ... Operation panel, 5 ... Width guide.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. An operation input section including a predetermined key, a flat panel display section for displaying information input from the operation input section, a document feed surface on which an original is placed, and an original reading section for reading image information of the original. And a conveyance roller that conveys the document placed on the document feeding surface to the document reading unit,
The input / output device, wherein the document feeding surface is formed on the flat panel display unit.