JP3512035B2 - 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 machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Facsimile apparatuses capable of transmitting documents and drawings as image data via public lines and the like are now widely used for business purposes. Is becoming popular.

The standard configuration of a facsimile machine is functionally for reading a document image reading section for transmitting a document, an image recording section for recording a received image, a facsimile number for a transmission destination, and a call. It consists of a telephone part.

FIG. 2 shows the appearance of a typical conventional facsimile machine.

In the facsimile apparatus shown in FIG. 1, when transmitting a document, the document is placed on the document feed tray 2 with the transmission surface of the document face down, and the operation unit 6 inputs the facsimile number of the other party to give a transmission instruction. . Then, only one document is taken in, passes over the reading line sensor, and is discharged onto the document discharge tray 4 (folded inward in the figure, but opened to the measure side when used). In this way, document images are sequentially transmitted one by one.

On the other hand, at the time of reception, normally, the image is automatically operated to record the received image on the built-in heat-sensitive roll paper.
The recorded paper is cut and discharged onto the recording paper discharge tray 8.

[0007]

The above-mentioned conventional facsimile apparatus has the following problems.

First, regarding the reading of the original at the time of transmission, the original to be transmitted is limited to a sheet of paper, and it is not possible to directly transmit one page of a book-type original (that is, a book). In that case, after copying the page with a copier,
The procedure of applying the copied document to the facsimile machine is required, and the labor and cost of copying are wasted. Here, the direct transmission means that the read image signal is transmitted to the communication line without copying the document. In other words, it means that the book-type document is transmitted while being placed on the document reading surface.

Next, as a problem with recording an image for reception, since heat-sensitive roll paper is used for recording the received image, the recorded paper is apt to discolor over time and is not suitable for long-term storage, and writing with a pencil is difficult. . Also, as the roll paper approaches the end, the ejected paper curls,
It was difficult to handle. Furthermore, since roll paper that is wide enough to accommodate large size paper is used, a margin is created on the side of the recorded paper for normal size documents, and the margin is cut off for storage or copying. It was necessary to do so, and in this sense, handling was also inconvenient.

Further, in the facsimile apparatus as a whole, the document feeding tray 2 and the recording sheet discharging tray 8 project outside the facsimile main body, so that a large installation space is required for the size of the main body. There was also.

In addition, a large number of operation keys (operation switches), including operation keys that are not normally required, are arranged in the operation section, and it is still for business use, but for home use where the operation of the elderly is also considered. Was not always easy to use.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile apparatus capable of transmitting an image of a book-type original, convenient for storing and handling a recording sheet of a received image, and saving space for installation. It is in.

[0013]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, an image recording means is provided between an image reading means which is internally provided on the upper side of a facsimile apparatus main body and a recording paper cassette which is internally provided on the lower side. When the recording paper of the recording paper cassette is conveyed by the recording paper conveying means and is ejected to the paper ejection tray which is built in above the recording paper cassette, The tip of the paper is configured to protrude outside the device.

[0014]

Unlike the conventional facsimile apparatus, the facsimile apparatus of the present invention has a document reading surface, and the reading means reads the original placed on the original reading surface without moving the original. It is now possible to read and directly transmit (meaning without copying the original once).

[0015]

Embodiments of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention will be described in detail below.

First, FIG. 1 shows an external perspective view of a first embodiment of a facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the facsimile apparatus according to the present embodiment has a document cover 11 for covering a transmission document, an upper part 1 of the main body which incorporates a document reading mechanism, an image recording mechanism and the like.
2 and a recording paper cassette 20, a recording paper conveyance mechanism, a lower part 13 of the main body which houses an ink film cartridge and the like.

As shown in FIG. 3, the manuscript cover 11 opens and closes with the rear long side of the upper part 12 of the main body as a rotating shaft, and the shape of the upper surface thereof is convexly curved about an axis parallel to the longitudinal direction. is doing. The original is placed on the original reading surface (glass) 19 with the transmission surface facing down. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a cut 10 is provided near the rotation axis so as to accommodate a thick book document, and the cut 10 is bent in an inverted L shape. Since the upper surface shape of the original stripe cover 11 is curved as described above, when the user applies pressure to the center of the book original from above the original cover 11, when the original cover 11 is flat. In comparison, the pressure is evenly distributed throughout. Further, the structural strength against the pressure applied to the document cover 11 from above is also increased.

In this embodiment, the long side of the main body is the front side of the apparatus, but the short side may be the front side. Also, regardless of which side is the front, the document cover 11
The rotation axis of can also be provided on the short side thereof.

In this embodiment, a start switch 17 for issuing a facsimile transmission instruction (or a copy instruction), a display unit 16 for displaying the number of transmitted / received sheets, a stop switch 18, and the like are provided on the upper end portion of the main body 12 which is not covered with the document cover 11. A memory transmission switch 14 and a reception / registration switch 15 are arranged. These switches are normally operated with the document cover closed. That is, the memory transmission switch 14 is for temporarily storing the image data to be transmitted in a built-in storage device (not shown), and then reading and transmitting the contents of the storage device. Receive /
The registration switch 15 is used to switch to facsimile reception when a facsimile transmission is received from the outside by a telephone.
Alternatively, it is a switch that is pressed when the other party's telephone number is read on the OCR sheet or the internal state (for example, clock) is set. The stop switch 18 is a switch that is pressed to suspend or stop transmission. In this embodiment, only the switches 14 to 18 are in the field of view during a transmission operation (or copying) with the document cover 11 closed, and there is no fear of being confused by a large number of operation switches as in the conventional case. Other switches, such as switches for setting the reading resolution, the density, and the enlargement / reduction rate at the time of copying, are arranged under the original cover 11.

The type and the number of switches arranged outside the document cover 11 may vary depending on the model and function of the facsimile machine. For example, there is no memory transmission switch in a model that does not have a storage device for image data.

The recording paper on which the received image is recorded is a cut sheet of plain paper, and a plurality of recording papers are stored in the recording paper cassette 20. The short section of the recording paper cassette 20 is the lower part 1 of the main body.
3 so that the end face of 3 substantially coincides with the surface position.
It is stored in the opening 21 provided on the side surface of the. Although the opening 21 is provided on the short side of the lower portion 13 of the main body in the present embodiment, it may be provided on the long side.

The facsimile apparatus is not provided with a receiver, but an existing telephone can be connected to the telephone to input the other party's number. Further, unlike the conventional apparatus, there is no original document feed tray and recording paper discharge tray which are projected to the outside.

FIG. 5 shows the internal structure of the present facsimile machine as seen from the front.

The reading optical system as the reading head 25 is usually located in the upper part 12 of the main body under one end of the original reading surface 19, and is fixed by the operation of the reading head driving means 29 when the original is scanned. It moves toward the other end along the lower part of the document reading surface 19 at a speed. The reading optical system constituting the reading head 25 has an LED array 27 as a light emitting element, a mirror and a lens that transmit and reflect an original image illuminated by the LED array 27, and forms a linear image via the mirror and the lens. And a CCD array 28. The read head driving means 29 comprises a drive belt 30 connected to the read head 27 and a drive motor (not shown) for rotationally driving the belt 30. Read head 25
Is not limited to the illustrated optical system, and may be a known contact type image sensor.

When transmitting an original, first, the original is placed on the original placing surface 19 with the transmission surface facing down, and the destination number is entered with the telephone to communicate with the destination facsimile machine. Establish communication line connection. Therefore, the start button 17
When (Fig. 1) is pressed, the read head 25 starts scanning and sequentially transmits the read image signals to the communication line. After that, if the next original is placed within a fixed time (for example, 12 seconds) and the start button 17 is pressed again, the original can be continuously transmitted without disconnecting the line. Within this time, the work of returning the read head 25 to the initial position is automatically performed. Therefore, even in the case of a book-type document, the page turning can be performed within this time. Every time one original is transmitted, the number of transmissions displayed on the display unit 16 is incremented. If the next star button is not pressed within a certain time, or if the stop switch 18 is not pressed within that time, the line connection is disconnected.

Note that the user may be notified by sounding a reminder sound, for example, "beep ...", indicating that continuous transmission is possible within the fixed time. It is also possible to set the number of transmissions in advance, decrement the display number in sequence on the display unit 16, and disconnect the line connection when the number reaches "0".

In addition, the upper body 12 has a lower body 13
The recording head 32 exposed toward the inside is also incorporated. In this embodiment, since the thermal transfer type recording is adopted, this recording head 32 is a thermal head.

In the lower portion 13 of the main body, an ink film cartridge 31 which can be detached for replacement is included. Further, it has a conveying means for supplying cut sheets from the recording sheet cassette 20 to the recording head 32 and discharging the recorded sheet into the space 35 above the recording sheet cassette 20. This transport means
It consists of each pole roller, gear and drive motor (not shown).

The main body upper part 12 is rotatably supported at the fulcrum 34 with respect to the main body lower part 13, and during replacement of the cartridge 31 and other maintenance, the main body upper part 12 is
Can be opened upwards.

The image recording mechanism is a thermal transfer type in this embodiment, but may be another type such as an ink jet type or a dot impact type as long as it is a recording type capable of recording on plain paper.

FIG. 6 shows the outer appearance of the recording paper cassette 20.

The recording paper cassette 20 is roughly divided into a cassette body 64 for accommodating cut sheets and a cassette cover 52. The cassette cover 52 also serves as a paper ejection tray on which the recording paper is ejected after recording. The cassette cover 52 has an inclined portion 5 that is inclined upward in the recording paper ejection direction.
Has 1. Further, the surface of the cassette cover 52 has some thin ridges 61 extending along the paper discharge direction. At one end of the cassette 20, a handle portion 63 having a recessed portion is provided in the lower portion of the cassette body 64, and a lift plate member 56 for raising the front end of the recording paper is provided on the opposite side of the handle portion 63. At the front end of the cassette 20, there is a protruding member 58 which will be described later.
Is protruding. Further, two sets of magnets 59 are arranged on both sides of the front end of the cassette 20. On the other hand, the lower part 13 of the main body of the facsimile apparatus has a magnetic body (not shown) that is magnetically coupled to the magnet 59 at a position where the recording paper cassette 20 comes into contact when it is completely installed. The lower part of the body 1
A magnet may be provided on the side of No. 3, or both may be magnets.

The recording paper cassette 20 can be changed in its holding portion or the like in accordance with a plurality of sizes of recording paper, or a separate cassette can be prepared for each size.

FIG. 7 is a side sectional view of the main part of the recording paper cassette 20.

A rear end of the lift plate member 56 is rotatably supported by a fulcrum 53, and a spring 54 disposed at a lower portion constantly receives a force biased upward. The lift plate member 56 integrally has an L-shaped engagement piece 55 at its lower portion. On the other hand, the above-mentioned protruding member 58 is
An engagement hole 57 that engages with the engagement piece 55 is provided below the engagement piece 55, and is biased forward (in the cassette insertion direction) by a spring 62. The wall surface of the engagement hole 57 on the spring 62 side is inclined so as to become deeper as it goes forward. The recording paper is stored in the cassette 20, and the lift plate member 56
Is pushed downward, the tip of the engaging piece 55 slides on the slope of the engaging hole 57, and moves the protruding member 60 inward against the repulsive force of the spring 62. Finally,
When the tip of the engaging piece 55 passes through the engaging hole 57, the projecting member 60 moves slightly forward, and the tip of the engaging piece 55 moves to the projecting piece 6.
Engage with 0. As a result, the lift plate member 56 is in a state of being hooked to the lower side. In this way, when the recording paper cassette 20 containing the recording paper is inserted into the opening of the facsimile main body and completely stored, the tip 60 of the protruding member 58 abuts against the facsimile main body and is pushed back. As a result, the engagement state of the engagement piece 55 is released, and the lift plate member 56 is lifted upward by the force of the spring 54. At this point, as described above, the two attract each other with a magnetic force, and this state is maintained until an external force acts. In this way, the uppermost recording sheet can be supplied to the recording sheet conveying section regardless of the number of recording sheets.

Conventionally, in printers, copiers, etc., it is known that the recording paper cassette is mounted so as to protrude from the main body to the outside, and the leading end of the recording paper is lifted based on this principle. The insertion slot of the cassette is narrow,
Moreover, it cannot be applied to the case of the present invention in which the entire cassette is completely accommodated. There is also known a structure in which a leaf spring is provided in the apparatus, the recording paper cassette is strongly inserted, and the leaf spring pushes up from the opening provided at the bottom of the cassette, but the entire cassette is placed in the apparatus. In the case of the present invention for storing, it is difficult to insert it strongly. On the other hand, with the structure of the present invention, a strong force is not required for inserting the cassette, and the leading edge of the recording paper can be reliably lifted. That is, the recording paper cassette according to the present invention is most suitable for the facsimile machine as shown in FIG.

Next, with reference to FIG. 8, a process in which the recording paper is taken out of the cassette 20, recorded by the recording head 32, and discharged onto the cassette cover 52 will be described.

Whether or not the recording paper 48 is stored in the recording paper cassette 20 is detected by the recording paper presence sensor 49.
If the recording paper is not stored, the user is notified by an appropriate method. Further, a sensor 37 for detecting the upper body 12 is provided so as not to operate when the upper body 12 is opened upward. When recording a received image or copying a document, one sheet of recording paper is picked up by the feed roller 66 from the cassette 20. In order to avoid double feeding, rubber 4 is attached to the tip of the plate member 56 for lift.
7 is attached. The picked-up recording paper is brought into close contact with a feed roller 66 by a recording paper presser 44 having a sponge 45 attached to the leading end thereof, and is transferred toward the recording head 32 by guides 41 and 42. The recording paper sensor 40 provided in front of the recording head 32 detects that the recording paper has arrived just before the recording head 32, and takes timing for recording. Subsequently, as indicated by reference numeral 50, the recording paper passes between the recording head 32 and the head roller 68, and during that time, the ink film 33 is generated in accordance with the image signal.
Ink is transferred to the surface of the recording paper. The recorded sheet is discharged onto the cassette cover 52 which also serves as a sheet discharge tray by the action of the guide 39 and the roller. As shown in the figure, the discharge position of the recording paper with respect to the recording paper cassette 20 is set in advance so that the front end of the discharged paper slightly protrudes from the end of the cassette 20 (that is, from the opening).

Due to the structure in which the tip of the recorded sheet is projected,
Even in the case of the present embodiment in which the paper ejection tray is completely contained in the apparatus, it can be easily recognized that the facsimile reception has been made. Further, it becomes easy to take out the paper. In this embodiment, since the recording head 32 is installed downward, the recording surface of the recorded paper is ejected face up. Information such as communication date / time and address may be recorded at the leading edge of the recorded sheet received by facsimile, and if the leading edge of the recording sheet is protruding, that portion can be recognized without taking it out.

FIG. 9 shows the drive mechanism of the recording paper conveying means and the drive mechanism of the ink film cartridge 31.

The drive motor 70 is rotated by the gears 71 to 74.
Is transmitted to the drive gear 75 of the ink cartridge ridge 31 via. On the other hand, the gear 73 rotates the head roller 68 via the gears 76 and 77. Further, the rotation of the motor 70 is performed by the feed roller 6 of FIG.
6 is also transmitted.

FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 show the appearance of the ink film cartridge 31. 10 is an external view of the front side, and FIG. 11 is an external view of the back side.

The ink film cartridge 31 has a housing 80 having an opening 83 at the center for entering the recording head.
The shafts 81 and 82 held in parallel with each other by the housing 80, the ink film 33 wound between one shaft and the other, and the shafts 81 and 82.
Gears 79, 75 of the same configuration provided at the diagonal end of 82
Consists of. The ink film 33 has a width corresponding to the width of the maximum size recording paper. Usually, an ink film for thermal transfer recording cannot be used a plurality of times because the ink escapes from the film in a single recording, but it can be used a plurality of times by improving the heating control of the ink film and the thermal head. This ink film cartridge 31
Assumes such multiple use. That is, in the present cartridge 31, the film once wound from one shaft to the other is wound in the opposite direction next time. Therefore, the cartridge 31 of the present embodiment has a relationship with a drive mechanism described later, and has a rotationally symmetrical structure about the shaft 84 as shown in the drawing. Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the ink film 33 is provided with two white stripes at diagonal positions as an identifier of the end. The white band detecting means is well known and is not shown in the figure.

FIG. 13 shows an ink film carridge 31.
Is attached to the drive mechanism from the driving side, and FIG. 14 is shown from the driven side.

As shown in FIG. 13, in this example, the gear 7
The side with 5 is the winding side. The gear 75 is driven by the gear 73 with a torque converter via the gear 74. The rotational force of the motor 70 is transmitted to the gear 73 as described above with reference to FIG. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 14, in the diagonal position of the gear 73 with a rotary converter,
A gear 88 and a gear 89 with back tension are provided. That is, the gear 79 on the driven side meshes with the gear 89 with back tension via the gear 88. Therefore,
An appropriate tension is applied to the ink film 33. When the film 33 is fully wound, the cartridge 31 is rotated 180 °, and the film 33 is wound in the opposite direction this time.

Thus, the gear 73 of the film drive mechanism is
By arranging 89 and 89 on the diagonal side and making the ink film cartridge 31 a structure to be rotated, it is possible to avoid complication of the structure of the drive mechanism and the cartridge due to multiple uses. If the gears 75 and 79 of the cartridge 31 are attached to the same side of the shaft, two sets of drive mechanisms are required to rotate and use the gears 180 °. Conversely, if the drive mechanism is provided only on the same side, the shaft of the cartridge 31 requires four gears at all ends. However, in the present invention, the number of drive mechanisms may be one, and the number of shaft gears may be two.

Next, FIG. 15 shows an appearance of a second embodiment of the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention. In this embodiment, the same elements as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals.

In this embodiment, an automatic document feeding function is added to the function of the first embodiment. A mechanism for automatic sheet feeding is mainly provided on the document cover 90. That is, as shown in the figure, a document placing surface 91 and a pair of document guides 92 are provided on the surface of the document cover body 102, and a document feeding section 94 is provided at one end of the document cover 90. 1
The pair of guides 92 are linked by a known mechanism so that the width can be changed according to the size of the original stripe. In this embodiment, the document placing surface 91 is flat, but the remaining surface portion is curved as in the first embodiment. When the document cover 90 is opened, the document placement surface 19 similar to that of the first embodiment is displayed.
Also, it can read a book-type original.

The automatic document feeding function added in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

The document feeding section 14 forms a gap 103 between the document cover 90 and the cover main body 102 on the document placement surface 91 side, through which a document passes.
It is conducting to one end of 9. The document feeding section 14 is composed of two front and rear parts 94a and 94b which are independent of each other. The front part 94a is a roller 97 facing the gap 103.
And has an arrow 10 centered on the fulcrum 100 for maintenance.
It opens in the direction of 4. The rear part 94b has a roller 98 facing the upper part 12 of the main body. The cover body 102 is provided with mouth rollers 95 and 96 facing the gap 103.
Have. The roller 95 comes into contact with the document retainer 101 and pulls in the document inserted into the opening 93. The roller 95 contacts the roller 97 and conveys the original. An image of the conveyed original is read at a position above the reading head 25. That is, when reading is performed using this automatic paper feeding function, the reading head 25 remains stationary at the initial position and does not move. A roller 99 is provided at the end of the upper portion 12 of the main body, and it comes into contact with the roller 98 in the rear stage portion 94b and serves to discharge the read document to the outside of the apparatus.

In this embodiment, the document discharge tray is not provided for the sake of space saving, but it may be provided.

[0053]

According to the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, an image of a book-type original placed on the original reading surface can be transmitted. Further, by recording the received image on a plain paper cut sheet, it becomes convenient to store and handle the recorded recording paper. Furthermore, by adopting a configuration in which the recording paper that has already been recorded is discharged into the apparatus, a tray that projects outside from the apparatus is not required, so that the installation space can be saved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a first embodiment of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of a conventional facsimile device.

FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1 with a document cover opened.

4 is an external perspective view of the apparatus of FIG. 1 on which a book document is placed.

5 is a front view showing the internal configuration of the apparatus of FIG.

6 is an external perspective view of a recording paper cassette in the apparatus of FIG.

7 is a side cross-sectional view of the main part of the recording paper cassette of FIG.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of the progress from the feeding of the recording paper to the discharging of the recording paper of the apparatus of FIG.

9 is an explanatory diagram of a drive mechanism such as a recording sheet conveying unit of the apparatus of FIG.

10 is an external view of an ink film cartridge used in the apparatus of FIG.

11 is an external view of an ink film cartridge used in the apparatus of FIG.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of an ink film.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of a drive mechanism of an ink film cartridge.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of a drive mechanism of an ink film cartridge.

FIG. 15 is an external perspective view of the second embodiment of the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention.

16 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of the apparatus shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

11, 90 ... Original cover, 12 ... Main body upper part, 13 ... Main body lower part, 16 ... Display part, 17 ... Star switch, 18 ...
Stop switch, 19 ... Original reading surface, 20 ... Recording paper cassette, 21 ... Opening, 25 ... Read head, 31 ... Ink film cartridge, 32 ... Recording head, 91 ... Original placement surface, 94 ... Original stripe feeding section.

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Tokuwa Takahashi 216 Totsuka-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Hitachi Co., Ltd. Totsuka Plant (72) Inventor Tomoe Sasayama 216 Totsuka-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Hitachi, Ltd.Totsuka Plant (72) Inventor Naoki Kinoshita 216 Totsuka-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Hitachi Ltd. Totsuka Plant (72) Inventor Yasunori Iwafuji 216 Totsuka-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Hitachi, Ltd. Inside the Totsuka Plant (72) Inventor Tsuyoshi Kobayashi 216 Totsuka-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Hitachi Ltd. Inside the Totsuka Plant (72) Kenji Yokoi 1-280, Higashikoigakubo, Kokubunji, Tokyo Hitachi Design Laboratory Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Atsuhiko Urushihara 1-280, Higashikoigakubo, Kokubunji, Tokyo Hitachi, Ltd., Design Research Center (72) Inventor Yasuyuki Kojima 4026, Kuji-machi, Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi Research Laboratory (72) Inventor, Shogo Matsumoto 502, Jinmachi, Tsuchiura-shi, Ibaraki Hitachi Machinery Co., Ltd. In the laboratory (56) Reference JP-A-56-164674 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) H04N 1/00 B65H 1/26

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus capable of reading a sheet-shaped original and a book original and transmitting the read image data as fax information, and an original reading surface made of glass on which the sheet-like original or the book original is placed, An original cover located above the original reading surface and covering the original reading surface; an image reading unit located below the original reading surface for reading an original placed on the original reading surface; A recording paper cassette, which is located below the reading means and which stores cut recording paper, pulls out the recording paper from the recording paper cassette and conveys it, and discharges the recorded recording paper into the space above the recording paper cassette. A recording paper conveying means, and an image recording means for recording on a recording paper conveyed by the recording paper conveying means,
A discharge tray located above the recording paper cassette for receiving the recorded recording paper recorded by the image recording means, the image reading means, the image recording means, the recording paper cassette, and the discharge tray. An apparatus main body having a built-in opening for allowing recording paper discharged to the paper output tray to be taken out, and the original cover is attached to the upper part of the apparatus main body so as to be openable and closable with respect to the main body. The recording paper cassette is provided at a lower portion of the apparatus main body so that it can be pulled out from the main body, and the image recording is performed between the image reading means on the upper side and the recording paper cassette on the lower side in the apparatus main body. Means and the paper discharge tray are provided so that the paper discharge tray does not protrude outside the apparatus, and the recording paper conveying means pulls the recording paper from the recording paper cassette. It is configured so that it can be conveyed so as to be ejected and ejected to the paper ejection tray that is built in above the recording paper cassette, and the recording paper ejected to the paper ejection tray can be taken out from the opening of the main body of the apparatus. A facsimile machine characterized by being configured as follows. 2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the paper discharge tray is a cassette cover that covers the recording paper discharge cassette. 3. When the recording paper of the recording paper cassette is conveyed by the recording paper conveying means and is discharged to the paper discharge tray built in above the recording paper cassette, the leading end of the discharged recording paper is 2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the facsimile apparatus is configured so as to protrude outside the apparatus. 4. A facsimile apparatus capable of reading sheet-like originals and book originals and transmitting the read image data as fax information, the apparatus main body having a space for discharging cut recording paper, and the apparatus main body An original reading surface made of glass on which a sheet-shaped original or a book original is placed, an original cover located above the original reading surface, and a built-in upper portion in the apparatus main body, and An image reading unit located below the document reading surface for reading a document placed on the document reading surface; and a built-in lower portion of the apparatus main body and located below the image reading unit for cutting. A recording paper cassette for accommodating recording paper sheets, and a recording paper cassette that is built in the main body of the apparatus and is located above the recording paper cassette. A recording paper conveying means for pulling out and conveying the recording paper to the space above the recording paper cassette, and a recording paper conveying means which is built in the apparatus main body and is located above the recording paper cassette. Image recording means for recording on the recording paper conveyed by the recording medium, and a discharge tray which is built in the main body of the apparatus, is located above the recording paper cassette, and receives the recorded recording paper recorded by the image recording means. And the document cover is attached to the upper part of the main body of the apparatus so as to be openable and closable so that the main body can cover the original reading surface, and the recording paper cassette is attached to the lower part of the main body of the apparatus. The image recording means and the paper discharge tray, which are provided so as to be drawn out from the main body, are located below the image reading means located on the upper side in the main body of the apparatus. The image reading means, the image recording means, the recording paper conveying means, and the recording paper cassette, which are provided between the recording paper cassette and the recording paper cassette located on the side of the recording paper cassette, are built in the main body of the apparatus, Is configured so that it does not protrude from the apparatus to the outside, and the recording paper conveying means pulls out the recording paper from the recording paper cassette and conveys it so as to discharge it to the paper discharge tray built in above the recording paper cassette. A facsimile machine characterized in that the recording paper discharged to the paper discharge tray can be taken out from an opening of the main body of the apparatus.