JP3133805B2 - Ultra-small facsimile machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus, and more particularly, to an ultra-small facsimile apparatus having a flat and small size.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A small facsimile apparatus has been proposed. Referring to the drawings, the recording unit;
The configuration of the document reading unit will be briefly described. FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional facsimile apparatus, which is an example of a configuration that is considered to be the most compact and flat at present. In this drawing, a first opening 205 is formed near the edge of the upper surface of the housing cover 200 also serving as a housing, and a second opening 204 is formed near the inner side (rear side) of the housing. An outlet 20 is provided on the front of the cover 200.
5 are formed.

In the above configuration, the original G is inserted through the first opening 205 with the reading surface facing down, and the original G is rotated with the contact type line image sensor 12 in a biased state with respect to the contact type line image sensor 12. Dynamically driven first
The sheet is held between the urging rollers 13 and is conveyed and discharged from the discharge port 203. On the other hand, on the back side of the upper surface of the housing cover 200, as shown, a roll-shaped recording paper KR made of heat-sensitive paper is held rotatably and replaceably in the direction of the arrow, and the recording section of the roll paper K2 is held. The recording paper of the line thermal head 14 is arranged so that the coloring surface faces the recording portion, and the roll paper is moved between the second urging rollers 15 which are rotationally driven in an urging state with respect to the line thermal head 14. K2 to hold the second opening 2
The recording paper is discharged to the outside after recording via the recording medium 04.

[0004] With the above configuration, the thickness of the housing 200 is reduced so that the reading unit and the recording unit do not overlap in the thickness direction of the housing cover 200.

[0005]

However, in the facsimile apparatus described above, in order to reduce the thickness of the housing, a roll of recording paper KR is provided between the reading unit and the recording unit. As a result, the size of the housing in the front-rear depth direction has a problem that the depth cannot be reduced because at least an extra amount of the roll-shaped recording paper is required.

According to the facsimile apparatus,
Since only roll-shaped recording paper is used as recording paper, there is a problem that it is not possible to load, for example, a so-called cut A4 size thermosensitive recording paper into the recording unit. In other words, in order to be able to load such a cut sheet into the recording unit, the operation becomes very troublesome, such as loading the cut sheet after removing the roll-shaped recording sheet, so it is practically impossible. It is. On the other hand, when a dedicated opening for inserting a cut sheet is newly provided near the first opening described above, for example, an opening having a longitudinal dimension of at least A4 lateral dimension and the first opening are provided. Since it is not possible to guarantee the strength of the bar-shaped partition portion formed between the two, the setting of cut paper is substantially impossible.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an ultra-small facsimile that can selectively use a cut sheet and a roll-shaped recording sheet and can be configured to be small and flat. It is to provide a device.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems] and

[Action] To solve the above problems and to achieve the object, according to the present invention, is Oite formed on the upper surface of the housing body
A first opening , a discharge opening formed on the front surface of the housing, and a document inserted through the first opening and discharged to the discharge opening.
A document reading unit for performing reading by reading, a second opening provided on the back side of the upper surface of the housing with respect to the first opening ,
A recording sheet is inserted from the second opening and the first opening is inserted.
Discharged into parts, micro factory and a recording unit that performs recording
A similiar device, which is attached to a rear portion of a housing of the main body.
Comprising a roll sheet holder which, the roll sheet
The holder holds the rolled recording sheet in the second opening.
A cut sheet and a roll sheet can be selectively used and can be configured to be small and flat.

[0009] Preferably, the roll-shaped sheet holder rotatably supports the recording sheet so that the recording surface of the recording sheet faces outward, and the roll-shaped sheet holder supports one end of the recording sheet so as to be openable and closable. A cover member that covers the other end portion in a state of being separated from the second opening; and a cover member that is disposed near the downstream of the storage section to prevent meandering / skew of the recording sheet and to allow the recording sheet to pass through the second opening. And a skew preventing member for guiding the recording sheet away from the upper surface to prevent the recording sheet from intruding into the second opening again due to the curl of the roll-shaped recording sheet. Works to prevent meandering / skewing.

Preferably, the skew preventing member is disposed at a substantially central portion along the longitudinal direction of the storage section, and the center of the recording sheets having different sheet widths in the width direction is different from the longitudinal direction of the storage section. And a support member for enabling support so as to substantially coincide with the center along the line, thereby enabling use of different recording sheets. Further, preferably, a first opening that is Oite formed on the upper surface of the housing body, the housing
The document is ejected from the discharge opening formed on the front side and the first opening.
A document reading unit that is inserted and ejected to the ejection port to perform reading, a second opening provided on the upper surface side of the housing farther than the first opening, and a recording sheet that is inserted into the second opening.
A recording unit for performing recording by inserting the recording unit into the first opening and performing recording, a control unit disposed on the back side of the recording unit, and a battery storage unit provided further on the back side of the housing. Ultra-compact with
A facsimile apparatus, which is attached to a rear portion of the housing.
The document reading section, the recording section, the battery storage section, and the roll sheet holder are sequentially arranged from the front side of the housing. Preferably, the housing, the housing portion, and the lid member are formed of a resin material having at least heat resistance so as to meet predetermined use conditions.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1A is an external perspective view of the ultra-small facsimile apparatus 1 of the first embodiment, and shows a state in which a document and a recording sheet are not set. FIG.
(B) is an external perspective view of the ultra-small facsimile machine 1, showing a state where a document G and a recording sheet K <b> 1 are set and then conveyed in the directions of arrows.

First, referring to FIG.
Is formed, for example, as a resin cover body by injection molding of a resin so that the cover body can be vertically divided into two. The housing cover 2 has a width of 300, a depth of 110, and a thickness of 32 (millimeter), as shown by adding dimensions in the drawing.
With its small external dimensions, it can be easily housed in a commonly used office bag, etc., and has a built-in battery power supply and facsimile function, which will be described later. As long as it is connected to a telephone line, it can be used anywhere, such as outdoors or in a car, and can be used as a portable facsimile machine. Furthermore, it is possible to cope with downsizing in a facsimile machine.

As shown in FIG. 1A, the housing cover 2 of the ultra-small facsimile apparatus 1 having the above-described external dimensions has an opening on its upper surface in which a document having a maximum width, for example, a B4 width document can be inserted. A first opening 3 having a width dimension;
A second opening 4 having an opening width dimension for inserting a B4 landscape-size recording sheet is formed. A discharge port 5 for discharging a document of B4 horizontal size is formed on the front surface of the housing cover 2.

In addition, near the edge of the upper surface of the housing cover 2, there are operation switches 9, such as a setting switch 9a for fine / standard mode, a setting switch 9b for copy / feed mode, a stop switch 9c, and a sheet. In the case of (1), a start switch 9d for starting operation in the transmission state and in the reception state when there is no sheet is provided. Also, next to the right of these operation switches,
A power-on display LED 8c and a display LED 8a in an operation error state and a display LED 8b in a fine mode setting state are arranged on the left side so as to be substantially aligned with each other. On the other hand, a power switch 7 and an external connector 6 for connection to a telephone are provided on the left side of the micro facsimile machine 1.

As shown in FIG. 1B, the original surface Ga of the original G is
Is inserted in the direction of arrow A1 through the first opening 3 and discharged to the outside through the discharge port 5. On the other hand, the cut paper K1 of the thermal paper is inserted in the direction of arrow B1 through the second opening 4 and then discharged from the above-described first opening 3 in the direction of arrow B2 (upward) in the drawing. The document reading operation and the recording operation in the facsimile apparatus can be realized in units of cut sheets (sheets).

That is, with the above configuration, the ultra-small facsimile apparatus 1 configured to be flat and small is operated, for example, by holding it with one hand and then inserting a document one by one with one hand. I can do it. Further, at the time of reception, only the heat-sensitive cut sheet K1 is set from the second opening so that reception is possible. In order to obtain a further copy, the original G and the cut sheet K1 are set at the same time without connecting the line so that a copy can be obtained for each sheet.

Next, the internal configuration will be described with reference to FIG. 2. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the ultra-small facsimile apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 cut along a plane passing through one of the operation switches. It is a figure and shows the principal part structure inside. In the drawing, the above-mentioned housing cover 2 is configured to be a hollow box shape by a cover bottom plate 10a, a cover upper plate 10c, a cover front plate 10b, a battery housing portion 10d, etc. ing. And cover upper plate 1
The first opening 3 and the second opening 4 are formed at 0c as shown in the figure, while the outlet 5 is formed substantially at the center of the cover front plate 10b. The above-mentioned switches include a switch cover 2 having both a cover and a display function.
1 is provided.

On the other hand, the configuration of the document reading unit will be described. A CS roller, which is a first urging roller for carrying the document G by bringing the document G into close contact with the document reading unit of the contact sensor 12 to obtain a frictional force. 13 is rotatably supported on both sides of the bent sheet metal base 18, for example. Further, the configuration in which the outer peripheral surface of the CS roller 13 is always urged against the reading portion of the contact sensor 12 is a method in which the contact sensor is attached to the sensor base plate 16 swingably supported on the sheet metal base 18. 12 is fixed. The sensor base plate 16 and the contact sensor 12
Is integrated by a spring 17 having one end fixed to a stud 18e provided integrally with the sheet metal base 18.
It is always biased toward the S roller 13 side. The sensor base plate 16 has a cross-sectional shape as shown in the figure, and forms a guide for the document G and a sharp end portion 16e, and forms the shape along the outer peripheral surface of the TPH roller 15 of the recording section described later. In addition, the cut sheet is configured to be guided to the first opening 3 and to be torn at the leading end 16e.

Next, the structure of the recording section will be described. The above-mentioned sheet metal base 18 is rotatably supported by a TPH roller 15 which is a second urging roller and conveys a cut sheet K1 of thermal paper. The cut sheet K1 is brought into close contact with the recording portion of the line thermal head 14 to thereby obtain a frictional force to carry the sheet. The outer peripheral surface of the TPHS roller 15 is constantly urged against the recording portion of the line thermal head 14 in order to achieve the close contact state. In order to make this state, the line thermal head 14 is fixed to the thermal head plate 19 as shown in the drawing, and the hole 19a formed in the thermal head plate 19 is Between the stud 10f extending from the back surface of the part 4 and the stud 10e vertically extending from the cover bottom plate 10a, it is held swingably and prevented from falling off. This thermal head plate 19 is
The coil spring 20 held in a compressed state between the back surface of the thermal head plate and the sheet metal base 18 causes T
The recording portion of the line thermal head 14 is constantly urged toward the PH roller 15 side.

Here, the CS roller 13 and T
In order to keep the PH roller 15 constantly energized and to enable driving of each roller, the coefficient of friction of each roller with respect to the reading unit of the contact sensor or the recording unit of the line thermal head is determined by adjusting the coefficient of friction of the original or recording paper. Therefore, it is sufficient to set the friction coefficient to be smaller than the friction coefficient of each roller. Therefore, a special material is used for the outer peripheral surfaces of the CS roller 13 and the TPH roller 15 instead of a normal rubber material.

Next, an electronic board for executing the facsimile function includes a chip board 28 on which components to be surface-mounted such as an LSI chip, an IC chip, a chip component and the like are mounted as shown in FIG. Board 2 mounted via reflow soldering tank
6 are arranged along the upper and lower wall surfaces of the housing, and are connected via the connector plate 27. By doing so, the manufacturing process of each substrate can be simplified, and a space for accommodating the downsizing can be secured without waste.

The above-described cover battery housing 10
At d, a rechargeable battery 11 is provided which is detachable in the directions of arrows D1 and D2 in the figure. As the rechargeable battery 11, for example, a nickel-cadmium battery capable of generating high power can be used. In the above configuration, FIG.
As shown in FIG.
The document is inserted through the first opening 3 in the direction, a predetermined reading is performed in the reading unit, and the document is discharged to the outside through the discharge port 5. On the other hand, the cut paper K1 of the thermal paper is in the second opening 4
When the document is inserted in the direction of arrow B1 through the printer, a predetermined recording operation is performed in the recording unit, and the document is ejected from the above-described first opening 3 in the direction of arrow B2 (upward) in the drawing, so that the facsimile apparatus reads the original. The operation and the recording operation can be realized for each cut sheet (sheet).

FIG. 3 shows an ultra-small facsimile apparatus 1.
FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view according to a second embodiment of the present invention. Since the configuration of the reading unit and the recording unit of the first embodiment is substantially the same,
Only the differences will be described. In this figure, the cover battery housing portion 10d is formed so as to be continuous with the upper surface and the rear surface of the housing in order to make the rechargeable battery 11 detachable in the directions of arrows D3 and D4 in the figure. Further, the chip substrate 28 and the discrete substrate 26 are arranged on the second floor via a spacer as shown.

In the above configuration, as shown in FIG. 1 (b), the document G is inserted through the first opening 3 in the direction of arrow A1 with the document surface Ga of the document G facing down, and a predetermined reading is performed by the reading unit. Is discharged to the outside through the discharge port 5. On the other hand, when the cut sheet K1 of the thermal paper is inserted in the direction of arrow B1 through the second opening 4, a predetermined printing operation is performed in the printing unit, and the arrow B2 in FIG.
By discharging the document in the direction (upward), the document reading operation and the recording operation in the facsimile apparatus can be realized in units of cut sheets (sheets).

Next, FIG. 4 is a plan view of the ultra-small facsimile apparatus 1, in which a reading unit and a recording unit are connected to a center line CL of the apparatus.
The figure shows a state where it is provided to be offset to the left (in the direction of arrow F in the figure). In the figure, the reading unit and the recording unit are described by arranging the positions of the CS roller 13 and the TPH roller 15 in the drawing. (In the direction of arrow F in the figure), and a space of width W is secured in the casing of the apparatus. By providing the gear train 31 in this space, the driving force of the pulse motor 30, which is the driving source of each roller, can be transmitted.

On the other hand, a DES sensor 22 for detecting the presence or absence of documents of different sizes in the reading section and the recording section, respectively.
RPS sensors 24a, 24b, and 24c that detect the presence or absence of recording paper having different sizes from the recording papers a and 22b are provided at the illustrated positions. Next, FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the ultra-small facsimile apparatus 1. In this figure, the following components are connected to the CPU 101. That is, the ROM 102
, RAM 103, operation switches 9 described above, and sensor 1 unit 10 of DES sensor 22 and RPS sensor 24 described above.
5, a voltage converter 106 that obtains 5 V or the like from a single power supply voltage (12 V) from the rechargeable battery (power supply unit) 11,
A buzzer unit 107 for notifying an operation / operation state, a reading unit 108 for processing a read signal from the above-described contact sensor 12, a recording unit 109 for outputting a recording signal by the line thermal head 14, and a predetermined unit of the pulse motor 30. A driving unit 110 for driving, and an MO for converting a line signal
The NCU 1 is connected to the DEM 111 and the line connection connector 6a or the mobile telephone connector 6b of the line.

Further, a contact portion 35 shown by a broken line in the figure is a connector for external connection when a function is further added to the above-mentioned ultra-small facsimile machine 1, and is provided on the above-mentioned connector board 27. In the configuration described above, regarding an operation example in the reception mode and the transmission mode,
This will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. First,
6. In FIG. 6, the standby state is set in step S1, the process proceeds to step S1.5, and if the recording paper is already set, it is turned on by the RPS 24 and proceeds to S6.
If there is no recording paper and the RPS is OFF, the process proceeds to step S2, where the recording paper K (cut paper K1 or roll paper K2) is set. Next, the process proceeds to step S3, where the recording paper K
When the RPS sensor 24 detects the presence or absence of the TP, the process proceeds to step S4, and after a lapse of a predetermined time, the TP
By rotating the H roller 15 by a predetermined amount, the leading end of the recording paper K is fed into the gap between the line thermal head 14 and the inclination of the recording paper K is removed.

Next, at step S5, the TPH roller 15 is rotated by a predetermined amount to make the recording paper K recordable, and at step S6 a telephone call is made to the transmitting side. Next, the line is supplemented in step S7, and the start switch 9d is pressed in step S8. Then, proceeding to step S9, if the presence or absence of the recording paper K is detected again by the RPS sensor 24 and the recording paper K is turned on, the receiving operation is started in step S10, and the recording operation is completed.
The process proceeds to 1 to determine whether or not there is a next page from the transmitting side. If there is no next page, the receiving operation is completed (step S12).

On the other hand, when there is a next page from the transmitting side,
The process proceeds to step S13 to wait for the setting of the second sheet of recording paper K. If the presence or absence of the recording sheet K is detected by the RPS sensor 24 and the recording sheet K is turned on, the process proceeds to step S10 to execute the receiving operation. On the other hand, in step S13, if the detection of the RPS sensor 24 is not turned on even after the predetermined time has elapsed, the process proceeds to step S14, and the buzzer 107
To prompt the operator to set the recording paper. Next, when the recording paper K is set and the detection of the RPS sensor 24 is turned on in step S15, the process proceeds to step S10 to execute the receiving operation. Thereafter, the same operation is repeated to receive a predetermined number of sheets.

Next, an operation example in the transmission mode will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, when the above-mentioned operation switch 9d is pressed, step S20 is performed.
Is set to a standby state of waiting for transmission, the process proceeds to step S21, and the original G is set. Next, step S
When the DES sensor 22 detects the presence or absence of the document G and turns on, the process proceeds to step S23, and after a lapse of a predetermined time, the CS roller 13 is rotated by a fixed amount so that the leading end of the document G is By feeding the document G into the gap with the contact sensor 12, the inclination of the document G is removed / corrected.

Next, in step S24, the CS roller 13 is rotated by a predetermined amount so that the original G can be read, and in step S25, a telephone call is made to the transmitting side.
Next, the line is supplemented in step S26, and the start switch 9d is pressed in step S27. And
Proceed to step S28 to enter the transmission operation, and step S29
It is determined whether or not there is a trailing end of the document G, and if not, the transmission operation is completed (step S29).

On the other hand, after the transmission is completed, the process proceeds to step S30, in which the buzzer 107 is operated to urge the operator to set the next document G, and then the process proceeds to step S31, where a built-in timer is started, and then the process proceeds to step S32. DES sensor 2
When the detection of No. 2 is turned on, the process proceeds to step S33 to execute the transmission operation. On the other hand, in step S32, D
If the detection state of the ES sensor 22 continues for 10 seconds, it is determined that there is no next document, and the process ends in step S35.

Next, FIG. 8A is an external perspective view of a state in which the roll sheet holder 40 is combined with the ultra-small facsimile apparatus 1 of FIG. 1, and FIG. 8B is an external perspective view of the use state. First, in (a), the ultra-small facsimile machine 1 is provided with a detachable roll sheet holder 40 formed of a heat-resistant resin material. , The first opening 3 and the external connector 6 can be exposed to the outside.

[0034] In the state of being united as described above,
2B, the document G is inserted from the first opening 3 with the document surface Ga of the document G facing down, and arrows A1 and A
While being conveyed in two directions, the roll paper K2 in which the thermal paper is made into a roll is conveyed / discharged from the rear side of the first opening 3 to the outside in the direction of arrow B2 in the drawing. Next, FIG. 9A is a cross-sectional view of the roll sheet holder,
(B) is an arrow sectional view of (a). First, in (a), the roll sheet holder 40 is formed continuously from a base portion 44 for accommodating the roll paper K2 wound around the outer periphery of the core KT as shown in the figure, and a right edge portion of the base portion 44. The mounting means 46 provided is used as a base. A piece of the butterfly 48 is fixed to the left edge (rear end) of the base 44, and the other end of the butterfly 48 is attached to the other end of the butterfly 48.
The lid 45 to which b is fixed can be opened and closed in the direction of arrow H1 in the figure. The tip portion 45a of the lid portion 45 has a length sufficient to cover the second opening 4 of the microminiature facsimile machine 1, and integrally forms a stopper 50 on the back side. The lid is held in a closed state by being locked at the opening 2.

On the other hand, a fixing screw 43 is provided inside the mounting portion 46 so that a part of the knurl portion is exposed so as to be rotatable by a finger. The skew of the upper part of the attachment portion 46 prevents the paper K2 from meandering / skew, and guides the paper K2 between the second opening 4 and the upper surface of the ultra-small facsimile apparatus 1. A bearing 42 for pivotally supporting the alignment roller 41 as a prevention member is provided.

This alignment roller 41 is shown in FIG.
As shown in the drawing, the diameter E1 of the center portion is set to be larger than the diameter E2 of the edge portion in a drum shape, and only one is disposed near the center line of the roll paper K2 as described later with reference to FIG. You. With the above-described alignment roller 41, the tension can be concentrated near the center line of the roll paper K2, and meandering / skew of the roll paper K2 can be prevented. In addition, since the roll paper K2 can be guided in a state where the roll paper K2 is separated from the upper surface of the ultra-small facsimile machine 1, damage to the recording surface can be prevented.

Next, FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the roll sheet holder 40 and the ultra-small facsimile machine 1 after being assembled, and shows how the roll paper K2 is cut. In the figure, the same reference numerals are given to the components already described, and the description is omitted. On one or both sides of the rechargeable battery 11, a mounting screw portion 10g indicated by a broken line in the figure is provided, and a fixing screw 43 is freely screwable so that the fixed / unified state shown in FIG. ing. The lid 4
Numeral 5 is rotatably held by a rotary shaft 48 instead of the above-described butterfly, and is opened to a position shown by a two-dot chain line.

In the above state, the roll paper K2 is
After being inserted through the opening 4 and passing through the lower outer peripheral surface of the TPH roller 15 of the recording unit, the sharp portion 1 of the sensor base plate 16
The roll paper K2 can be cut out at the sharp portion 16e by pulling the roll paper K2 in the direction of the arrow B2 in the drawing along the back side of 6e and through the first opening 3. Further, as the consumption of the roll paper K2 progresses, the diameter of the roll paper K2 becomes close to the core KT and a curl occurs. As a result, conventionally, there is a problem that the roll paper K2 after recording enters the recording unit again from the second opening 4. However, it is closed by the lid 45, which can be prevented.

When replacing the roll paper K2, the cover 45 is opened to the position shown by the two-dot chain line and the remaining roll paper K2 is removed.
2. The core KT is removed and replaced. next,
FIG. 11 is a partially enlarged plan view (a) and a side view (b) of the ultra-small facsimile machine 1, showing a state where the roll sheet holder 40 is combined. First, in (a), the guide shaft 54 receiving the action of the compressive force of the coil spring 55 is inserted into the side surface of the base portion 44 of the roll sheet holder 40 so as to enter the inner diameter through hole of the core KT of the roll paper K2. One side is provided, and the roll paper K2 is rotatably and exchangeably supported with a guide shaft 54 (which may be a fixed type) provided on one side surface of the base portion 44.

On the other hand, the switch 7 and the connectors 6a and 6b are mounted on the discrete board 26, and the contacts 51a and 52a are biased to the outside of the cover battery housing 10d by the elasticity of the material. And battery contacts 51 and 52 which are provided to protrude and hold the battery contacts. With this mounting, the switch 7 and the connectors 6a and 6b are exposed to the outside as shown in (b), while the rechargeable battery 11 is set in the above-described direction with respect to the main body. It is connected as much as possible.

Next, FIG. 12 is a partial plan view after the roll sheet holder 40 and the ultra-small facsimile machine 1 are combined, and roll paper K2 of different sizes is loaded into the base portion 44 of the roll sheet holder 40. State and
3 shows a positional relationship with the alignment roller 41. As shown in the drawing, the base portion 44 of the roll sheet holder 40 has a roll paper K2 of A4 (horizontal) size indicated by a broken line in the drawing.
And B4 (horizontal) size roll paper K indicated by a two-dot chain line
2 can be loaded, and spacers 53 having substantially the same overall length are set on the left and right guide shafts 54 in order to match the center line CL of each size. In this manner, the center lines of the roll paper K2 of different sizes are matched, and the relative positional relationship of the center line with respect to the above-mentioned alignment roller 41 is kept unchanged.
Meandering / skew.

The roll sheet holder 40 described above is applicable not only to a facsimile apparatus but also to a printer apparatus using a roll-shaped recording sheet.

[0043]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an ultra-small facsimile apparatus which can selectively use a cut sheet and a roll-shaped recording sheet and can be configured to be small and flat.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1A is an external perspective view of a micro facsimile apparatus according to a first embodiment. FIG. 2B is a perspective view showing a use state of the ultra-small facsimile apparatus of the first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a micro facsimile apparatus according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the miniature facsimile apparatus of the first and second embodiments.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the ultra-small facsimile apparatus of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a reception mode.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a transmission mode.

8 (a) is an external perspective view of a state in which the roll sheet holder 40 is combined with the ultra-small facsimile machine 1 of FIG. (B) is an external perspective view of the used state.

9A is a cross-sectional view of the roll sheet holder 40. FIG. (B) is an X arrow view of (a).

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view after the roll sheet holder 40 and the ultra-small facsimile machine 1 are combined.

FIG. 11A is a partially enlarged plan view of the micro facsimile machine 1; (B) is the same side view.

FIG. 12 is a partial plan view after the roll sheet holder 40 and the ultra-small facsimile machine 1 are combined.

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional facsimile machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ultra-small facsimile machine, 2 Case cover, 3 1st opening, 4 2nd opening, 5 outlet, 9 Operation switches, 11 Rechargeable battery (battery), 12 Adhesion sensor, 13 CS roller (with 1st Force roller), 14 line thermal head, 15 TPH roller (second urging roller), 40 roll sheet holder, 41 alignment roller (skew prevention member), 43 fixing screw, 44 base portion, 45 cover portion (cover member) , 48 butterfly, 50 stopper, 53 spacer (supporting member), 54 guide shaft, G original, and K2 roll paper.

Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor, Hisashi Toyoda 3-30-2 Shimomaruko, Ota-ku, Tokyo Inside Canon Inc. (72) Inventor Yosuke Ezumi 3-30-2 Shimomaruko, Ota-ku, Tokyo Canon Inc. (72) Inventor Toshio Tsurugimo 3-30-2 Shimomaruko, Ota-ku, Tokyo Canon Inc. (56) References JP-A-4-35565 (JP, A) JP-A-4-1755051 (JP, A JP-A-3-295352 (JP, A) JP-A-4-3648 (JP, A) JP-A 62-127160 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) H04N 1/00-1/00 108

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] And 1. A first opening that is Oite formed on the upper surface of the main body of the housing, a discharge port formed on the front surface of the housing, the original
A document is inserted from the first opening, discharged to the outlet, and read.
A document reading unit for performing reading, a second opening provided on the upper surface side of the housing farther than the first opening, and a recording system;
A sheet is inserted through the second opening and discharged into the first opening.
Ultra-small facsimile equipped with a recording unit that performs output and recording
An apparatus, comprising: a roll-shaped sheet holder attached to a rear portion of a housing of the main body ;
-Is the rolled recording sheet to be stored the second opening?
A miniature facsimile apparatus inserted into the housing . 2. The storage device according to claim 1, wherein the roll-shaped sheet holder is rotatable with the recording surface of the recording sheet facing outward, and is instructed to be capable of continuous supply. A cover member that covers the recording sheet in a state where the recording sheet is separated from the second opening; 2. The ultra-small facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a skew preventing member for guiding in a state separated from the upper surface. 3. The skew preventing member is disposed at a substantially central portion along the longitudinal direction of the storage portion, and the center in the width direction of the recording sheets having different sheet widths is the center along the longitudinal direction of the storage portion. 3. The ultra-small facsimile apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising a support member capable of supporting so as to substantially conform to the above. 4. A first opening that is Oite formed on the upper surface of the main body of the housing, a discharge port formed on the front surface of the housing, the original
A document is inserted from the first opening, discharged to the outlet, and read.
A document reading unit for performing reading, a second opening provided on the upper surface side of the housing farther than the first opening, and a recording system;
A sheet is inserted through the second opening and discharged into the first opening.
A micro facsimile machine comprising: a recording unit that performs recording by taking out the recording unit; a control unit disposed on the back side of the recording unit; and a storage unit for a battery provided on the back side of the housing. the roll sheet holder is mounted to the rear portion of the housing
An ultra-small facsimile machine comprising: a document reading unit, a recording unit, a battery storage unit, and a roll-shaped sheet holder arranged in this order from the front side of the housing. 5. The ultra-small facsimile apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the housing, the housing portion, and the lid member are formed of a resin material having at least heat resistance.