JP5024565B2 - Facsimile device and multi-function device having the same - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus capable of visually recognizing received image data without printing and a multi-function apparatus having a facsimile function (apparatus).

  In a conventional facsimile apparatus capable of transmitting and receiving image data such as characters and figures, the received image data is printed on a sheet so that the data can be visually recognized, and a liquid crystal panel display section (display monitor section) provided in the facsimile apparatus. ) Display the received image data (Patent Documents 1 to 3).

  On the other hand, as shown in Patent Document 4, a projection unit is provided on the upper front side of the main body of the facsimile apparatus, and a paper feed tray is provided at the rear end of the main body to incline forward and downward to feed paper. There has been proposed a configuration in which an image is projected from a projection unit onto a sheet of white paper or the like placed on the surface of a paper tray or a paper feed tray.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2006-211521 (see FIGS. 1 to 5) JP 2006-218650 A (see FIGS. 1 to 5) Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2008-6698 (see FIGS. 1 to 5) Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2007-267013 (see FIG. 2)

  However, even if a liquid crystal panel display unit (display monitor unit) as disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 3 is provided, the area of these display parts is much smaller than the area of the paper to be printed normally, so that printing is performed. This has the problem that it is difficult to see compared with the image of the paper.

  In order to solve this problem, it is conceivable to display a part of the received image data on the liquid crystal panel display unit (display monitor unit) and to display the image sequentially by scrolling the received image data. There is a problem that it takes time and effort to scroll the entire image of one printed sheet.

  On the other hand, in the configuration of Patent Document 4, because the projection angle is fixed and cannot be adjusted due to restrictions on the function of the paper feed tray, the user's viewing direction is limited and difficult to see. Further, when projecting onto a sheet, the projected image is distorted and difficult to see due to bending or bending of the sheet.

  Furthermore, in order to display the entire vertically long image on the entire sheet of white paper or the like placed on the paper feed tray, the height dimension from the upper end of the main body case of the facsimile apparatus to the upper end position of the paper feed tray is set. There is a problem that the entire apparatus becomes bulky because it must be made large.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve these problems of the prior art, and can provide a large amount of image information at a time and can be easily viewed, and a multifunction device including the facsimile apparatus. The object is to provide an apparatus.

The invention according to claim 1 is based on receiving means for receiving communication data, image data generating means for generating image data from received data received by the receiving means, and image data generated by the image data generating means. The apparatus main body is provided with a projection unit for projecting an image and a scanner unit. A document placing glass is disposed on the upper surface of the apparatus main body, and a document pressing cover that covers the document placing glass is flush with the upper surface of the apparatus main body. A facsimile apparatus mounted on a side part via a hinge part so as to be able to turn up and down, wherein the projection means is arranged in a vertical direction on the upper surface of the apparatus body opposite to the hinge part of the document pressing cover body. Mounted with either one or both of the mechanisms that can rotate or move in the vertical direction, and by the projection means, the document pressing plate provided on the back surface of the document pressing cover body, And configured to project an image data or facsimile data received, the document pressing plate is one that is pivotally mounted along a plane parallel to the rear surface thereof to the document pressing cover.

The invention described in claim 2, the facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the document pressing cover is configured to allow adjustment of the rotation angle with respect to the upper surface of the apparatus main body, said projection means Is configured so as to be able to correct the projection image thereby in conjunction with the rotation angle of the document pressing cover body and the height position and rotation angle of the projection means.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the facsimile apparatus according to the first or second aspect , when the document pressing cover body is opened substantially vertically, one side edge of the apparatus main body and the document pressing cover body The hinge portion is configured such that a gap is formed between the back surface of the document pressing plate so that the document pressing plate can rotate around the plane.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the facsimile apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects, the document pressing cover body includes a presser for detecting a rotation direction and a rotation angle of the document pressing plate. A plate rotation sensor is provided, and image display conversion means for converting the display direction of the projected image according to the rotation posture of the presser plate rotation sensor is provided.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the facsimile apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, a copy unit that copies an image of a document read by the scanner unit onto a sheet, and various recording media are provided. This is a multi-function device having at least one function of the slot portions that can be loaded.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the receiving means for receiving communication data, the image data generating means for generating image data from the received data received by the receiving means, and the image data generated by the image data generating means The apparatus main body is provided with a projection means for projecting an image on the basis of the above and a scanner unit, a document placement glass is disposed on the upper surface of the apparatus body, and a document pressing cover body covering the document placement glass is provided on the apparatus body. A facsimile apparatus mounted on one side of an upper surface through a hinge portion so as to be able to turn up and down, wherein the projection means is vertically disposed on the upper surface of the apparatus body opposite to the hinge portion of the document pressing cover body. A document presser mounted on the back surface of the document presser cover body by the projection means, which is mounted with one or both of the mechanisms capable of rotating in the direction and movable in the vertical direction. In, which is constituted so as to project the image data or facsimile reception data.

  Accordingly, the received data received by the facsimile apparatus can be projected as an image from the projection means onto the document pressing plate disposed on the back surface of the document pressing cover body without printing on the paper. In the present invention, since the projection means is mounted on the upper surface of the apparatus main body with either one or both of the mechanisms that can be vertically rotated or moved in the vertical direction, the projected image is Visible without distortion. In addition, there is a remarkable effect that the entire image of the received data can be visually recognized at once on the document pressing plate.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the document pressing plate is attached to the document pressing cover body so as to be rotatable along a surface parallel to the back surface thereof. When the data is a vertically long image, the orientation of the document pressing plate may be changed so that the long side of the document pressing plate is in the vertical direction, so that the entire image of the received data can be viewed at once. It has a remarkable effect that it can be performed.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the document pressing cover body is configured to be capable of adjusting a rotation angle with respect to the upper surface of the apparatus main body, and the projection means displays the projection image thereby. In this configuration, correction can be performed in conjunction with the rotation angle of the document pressing cover body and the height position and rotation angle of the projection means.

  Therefore, the distortion of the image projected on the document pressing plate is automatically corrected by the correction unit simply by changing the rotation angle of the document pressing cover body or changing the height position and rotation angle of the projection means. Therefore, an easily viewable image can be easily obtained.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, when the document presser cover body is opened substantially vertically, the document presser cover is provided between one side edge of the apparatus main body and the back surface of the document presser cover body. Since the hinge portion is configured so that a gap is formed so that the plate can rotate around the plane, the document holding plate is opened in a substantially vertical state. When the document pressing plate is rotated so that the long side is in the vertical direction, the corner portion can be prevented from interfering with the apparatus main body.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the document pressing cover body is provided with a pressing plate rotation sensor for detecting a rotation direction and a rotation angle of the document pressing plate, and the pressing plate rotation. Image display conversion means for converting the display direction of the projected image according to the rotation posture of the sensor is provided.

  The image data sent by the facsimile machine is not uniform in terms of the vertical and horizontal orientation of the original paper and the top and bottom direction. Will be very hard to see. According to the present invention, for example, when the user first observes an image projected on the surface of the horizontally long document pressing plate, if the user determines that the document is a vertically long document sheet, the orientation of the document pressing plate is set to either the left or right side. The original presser plate is set to be vertically long by turning 90 degrees. Thus, correction is performed so as to project an appropriate image on the vertically long original paper according to the detection value of the presser plate rotation sensor. When the received image of the original paper is upside down, by rotating 180 degrees from the state of the horizontally long original holding plate at the reference position, correction according to the detection value of the holding plate rotation sensor is executed, An appropriate image can be projected. Therefore, there is a remarkable effect that a proper image can be visually recognized more easily.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the facsimile apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, a copy unit that copies an image of a document read by the scanner unit onto a sheet, and various recording media are provided. It is a multi-function device having at least one function of a slot part that can be loaded.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, before printing image data captured from an external device or various recording media, it is possible to determine whether or not the image is to be printed by the projection unit and the document pressing plate. As a result, it is possible to eliminate wasteful consumption of printing paper.

1 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of a multi-function device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic plan view which shows the main structures of a recording part. FIG. 3 is a schematic side sectional view of a recording unit, a carriage, and the like. (A) is a side view of a state in which the document presser cover body is opened, and (B) is a perspective view thereof. It is a perspective view which shows a structure of the hinge part shown in the state which opened the document pressing cover body. FIG. 5 is a perspective view when the document pressing plate is in a vertically long state with the document pressing cover body opened. It is a side view of the state of FIG. (A) is a perspective view showing a rotating member of the document pressing plate in a state where the document pressing cover body is omitted, and (B) is an enlarged perspective view of only the rotating member. It is explanatory drawing which shows the attitude | position sensor as a presser board rotation sensor. (A) is a front view showing another embodiment for rotating the document pressing plate in a state parallel to the back surface of the document pressing cover body, and (B) is an enlarged front view. It is a side view which shows the other Example of a projection means. It is a side view which shows the further another Example of a projection means. It is a functional block diagram of the present invention.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings as appropriate. In addition, this Example is only an example of this invention, and it cannot be overemphasized that an Example can be changed suitably in the range which does not change the summary of this invention. In the present invention, the image includes a character, a figure, and a copied image.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the multi-function device 1, and FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view. The multi-function device 1 (MFD: Multi Function Device) has a plurality of functions such as a printer function, a facsimile function, a copy function, and a scanner function. However, the present invention may be applied to a single facsimile apparatus.

[Basic form]
As shown in FIG. 1, the multi-function device 1 of the present embodiment has a first supply that can be inserted into and removed from the opening 2a on the front side of the housing 2 as a device body made of an injection molded product made of synthetic resin. A paper cassette 3 is arranged. A second paper feed cassette 30 is connected to or placed on the upper surface of the first paper feed cassette 3 so as to be movable back and forth.

  An image reading device 12 for reading a document in a copy function or a facsimile function is disposed on the housing 2. The image reading device 12 is configured to be capable of opening and closing in the vertical direction with respect to one side end of the housing 2 via a pivot portion (not shown). On the upper surface of the image reading device 12, there is provided a glass plate 33 for placing a document by opening the document pressing cover 13 upward, and on the back of the document pressing cover 13, A document pressing plate 35 is rotatably mounted along a plane parallel to the surface. A configuration in which the document pressing plate 35 is rotatably connected will be described later.

  A scanner unit 31 including a contact image sensor (CIS: Contact Image Sensor) for reading a document below the glass plate 33 extends in the main scanning direction (the Y-axis direction in FIG. 1 and the second direction). It is provided so as to be able to reciprocate along the member 32 (see FIG. 4A). The document presser cover body 13 undulates through a hinge portion 34 on one side (rear end portion) of the upper surface of the housing 2 opposite to the operation panel portion 14 with the placement glass plate 33 interposed therebetween. It is mounted so that it can move (pivot up and down). In that case, as shown in FIG. 4 (A), FIG. 4 (B), FIG. 5 and the like, an L-shaped hinge portion 34 is used in a side view and formed at the corner between the rear surface and the upper surface of the housing 2. One downward piece of the hinge part 34 is fixed to the notch part 40. Thereby, when the document pressing cover body 13 is opened substantially vertically (see FIGS. 4B and 5), the rear side edge of the housing 2 as the apparatus main body and the back surface of the document pressing cover body 13 are arranged. A gap 41 having a dimension H1 is formed so that the document pressing plate can rotate around the plane, and the document pressing cover body 13 is closed when the document pressing cover body 13 is closed. The hinge portion 34 is configured such that the rear end edge of the two is aligned on a substantially vertical line.

  Further, the hinge portion 34 has a lower surface (document pressing plate 35) of the document pressing cover body 13 in contact with the mounting glass plate 33 to 90 degrees or an obtuse angle with respect to the mounting glass plate 33. An angle sensor 36 is provided for detecting a rotation angle of the document pressing cover body 13 in a standing posture.

  The document pressing plate 35 provided on the lower surface (back surface) of the document pressing cover body 13 has a front surface (lower surface) coated with a resin plate such as white or white. In the embodiment, the document pressing plate 35 is attached to be rotatable by 90 degrees in parallel with the back surface of the document pressing cover body 13 via a rotation member 37 described later. As a result, at the normal time of pressing the document on the placing glass plate 33, the rectangular document pressing plate 35 is arranged with the long side in the Y-axis direction and the short side in the X-axis direction. , The posture can be changed so that the short side is in the Y-axis direction and the long side is in the Z-axis direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 (A), 8 (A), and 8 (B), the rotating member 37 of the first embodiment is arranged in the vertical direction attached to the disk 42 and the center of the back surface of the disk 42. And a rotatable link member 43. In the disk 42, a pair of arc-shaped guide grooves 44 (center angle of about 270 degrees) are formed on the outer peripheral side of the link member 43 so as to penetrate the front and back of the disk 42. A pair of guide pieces 45 having a similar arc shape (center angle of about 30 degrees) fixed to the back surface of the document pressing plate 35 are fitted in the guide grooves 44. Each guide piece 45 is provided with a retaining washer (not shown) that prevents the guide piece 45 from being detached from the guide groove 44.

  The base end portion of the link member 43 is rotatably connected by a horizontal pin (not shown) in the vicinity of the center portion of the back surface of the document pressing cover body 13. With this configuration, the rectangular document pressing plate 35 can be rotated 90 degrees in parallel with the back surface (lower surface) of the document pressing cover body 13 as described above. In this case, if the link member 43 is in a posture in which the side (front end side) attached to the document pressing plate 35 is in the lower position, as shown in FIGS. 5, 7, and 8 (A), Since the corner portion of the document pressing plate 35 extends downward beyond the lower end of the document pressing cover body 13, the document pressing plate is folded in a state in which the link member 43 is folded substantially parallel to the back surface of the document pressing cover body 13. When the 35 is rotated, the document pressing plate 35 can be rotated with the lower corner portion of the document pressing plate 35 fitted in the gap 44. As shown in FIG. 4A, the link member 43 is rotated so that the side (front end side) attached to the document pressing plate 35 is in the upper position, and the link member 43 is the document pressing cover body. 13 is folded so as to be substantially parallel to the back surface of the document 13, the upper side of the document pressing plate 35 arranged in a horizontally long shape can be disposed above the upper side of the document pressing cover body 13. If the plate 35 is rotated, the lower corner portion of the document pressing plate 35 does not interfere with the upper surface of the housing 2 even if the gap 44 is not present.

  On the upper side of the housing 2, an operation panel unit 14 including an operation unit 14 a having various operation buttons and a liquid crystal display unit 14 b is provided in front of the image reading device 12. On the upper surface of the central housing 2 on the side opposite to the hinge portion 34 of the document pressing cover body 13 (on the operation panel portion 14 side), a projector 38 as projection means (also referred to as projection means) can be rotated up and down or vertically. It is mounted with either one or both mechanisms that can move linearly.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 4 (A), 4 (B), 7, 7, and 8 (A), the projector 38 according to the first embodiment includes a housing 2 via a bendable link means 46. Is provided in a notch recess 47 on the upper side. Thereby, the projector 38 can take the attitude | position which sinked in the notch recess 47, and the attitude | position raised largely.

  The projector 38 projects an image obtained from image data fetched from an external memory of various recording media such as a memory card or facsimile reception data onto the document pressing plate 35 provided on the back surface of the document pressing cover body 13. Configure as follows. Further, the projector 38 is configured to be able to correct the projected image thereby via a correction unit 55 described later in conjunction with the rotation angle of the document pressing cover body 13 and the rotation direction and rotation angle of the document pressing plate 35. ing.

[Control Unit of Multifunctional Device 1]
FIG. 13 is a functional block diagram showing control means of the multi-function device 1. The control device 50 in the control unit includes a FAX communication device 51 as a transmission / reception unit that receives communication data, an image data generation unit (image generation unit 52) that generates image data from the reception data received by the reception unit, and an image A projector 38 as a projecting unit that projects an image based on image data generated by the data generating unit, the scanner unit 31, an angle sensor 36 that detects the rotation angle of the document pressing cover 13, and a document pressing plate 35. A posture sensor 53 for detecting the rotation posture of the projector, a height sensor 54 for detecting the height of the projector 38 relative to the upper surface of the housing 2, a correction unit 55, a recording unit 7 for recording an image on a sheet, and a scanner. A copy unit (also used as the recording unit 7) is connected to copy the original image read by the unit 31 onto a sheet. Although not shown in the control device 50, a ROM that stores a control program, a RAM that stores various data, image data, and conversion between image data and transmission / reception data are executed. An EEPROM is provided.

  The height sensor 54 is provided in association with the link means 46, and is a mechanical sensor such as a sensor for detecting the bending angle of the link means 46, an optical sensor provided in the lower surface of the projector 38 or the cut-out recess 47. Or a non-contact optical sensor.

  FIG. 9 shows an example of the attitude sensor 53 (corresponding to the presser plate rotation sensor in the claims), and the original presser plate 35 rotates about the support pin 56 with respect to the back surface of the original presser cover body 13. It is connected. On the back surface of the document pressing cover 13, four sensor portions 53 a, 53 b, 53 c provided on the left, right, and upper positions on an arc locus with the same radius centered on the support pin 56 are arranged. On the back surface of the document pressing plate 35, when the document pressing plate 35 rotates in parallel with the back surface of the document pressing cover body 13, any one of the four sensor portions 53a, 53b, 53c, 53d A detected portion 53e that comes into contact with the contact portion 53e is provided. The detected part 53e preferably includes a notch mechanism that can temporarily engage and hold the position of each of the sensor parts 53a, 53b, 53c, and 53d. In the illustrated embodiment, if the sensor unit 53b detects the detected portion 53e, it is determined that the document pressing plate 35 does not rotate (reference position). If the sensor unit 53a detects the detected portion 53e, the document pressing plate is determined. If the sensor unit 53c detects the detected part 53e, the document pressing plate 35 determines that the detected part 53e is rotated leftward, and the sensor unit 53d detects the detected part 53e. It is assumed that the presser plate 35 determines that the upside down posture.

  The correction unit 55 (corresponding to the image display conversion means in the claims) corrects a trapezoidal image area to a rectangular image area, or changes the image orientation from side to side or upside down. A conventionally known software program for rotating the image is stored. Then, using this software program, the correction unit 55 uses the detected values of the angle sensor 36, the detected values of the attitude sensor 53 and the height sensor 54, and the distortion of the image projected on the document pressing plate 35, the image Correct the orientation.

[Image distortion and image orientation correction mode]
(1) The image distortion corresponding to the detection values of the angle sensor 36 and the height sensor 54 is corrected according to the rotation angle of the document pressing cover 13 with respect to the upper surface of the housing 2 and the height position of the projector 38. That is, as the angle between the surface (image projection surface) of the document pressing plate 35 parallel to the back surface of the document pressing cover 13 and the center line (optical axis) of the projection light of the projector 38 deviates from 90 degrees, the document pressing plate Since the image projected on the surface of 35 is distorted, the original image (image data generated by the image generation unit 52) to be projected based on the detection values of the angle sensor 36 and the height sensor 54 is corrected. 54, the image projected on the surface of the document pressing plate 35 is not distorted or the image distortion is minimized.

  (2) The correction unit 54 executes correction for projecting an image in an appropriate direction. The image data sent by the facsimile machine is not uniform in the portrait and landscape orientation of the original paper and the vertical direction, and the image of the received image data is projected onto the surface of the original press plate 35 as it is. It will be very hard to see.

  Therefore, when the received document is horizontally long, the projection screen is set to a projection screen in which the orientation of the document pressing plate 35 is in the landscape state, as shown in FIGS. On the contrary, in the case of a vertically long document sheet, the direction of the document pressing plate 35 is rotated by 90 degrees (see the two-dot chain line in FIGS. 5, 7, and 8), and FIGS. 6, 7, and 8A. As described above, the orientation of the document pressing plate 35 is set to a projection screen in a vertically long state.

  (3) Furthermore, if an attitude sensor 53 as shown in FIG. 9 is used, a proper image can be visually recognized more easily. For example, when the user first observes an image projected on the surface of the horizontally long document pressing plate 35 without the rotation of the document pressing plate 35, when the user determines that the document pressing plate 35 is a vertically long document sheet, the orientation of the document pressing plate 35 is changed. The document pressing plate 35 is set to be vertically long by rotating it 90 degrees to either the left or right. As a result, correction is performed so as to project an appropriate image on a vertically long original sheet according to the detection value of the posture sensor 53. When the received image of the original paper is upside down, it is rotated 180 degrees from the state of the horizontally long original pressing plate 35 without rotation (reference position), and correction according to the detection value of the attitude sensor 53 is performed. This can be done to project a proper image.

  As for the image projection operation by the projector 38, the user can easily perform the operation by displaying the operation procedure on the liquid crystal display unit 14b by operating the key operation unit 14a in the operation panel unit 14.

  FIGS. 10A and 10B show another embodiment for rotating the document pressing plate 35 in a state parallel to the back surface of the document pressing cover body 13. In this embodiment, a longitudinal guide groove 57 having a predetermined length perpendicular to the upper surface of the housing 2 is formed on the back surface of the document pressing cover body 13 so as to protrude from the back surface of the document pressing plate 35. Is slidably fitted into the guide groove 57. It is assumed that the document pressing plate 35 is mounted so as to be rotatable with respect to the axis of the support pin 58. With this configuration, in a state where the document pressing cover body 13 is opened, the posture in which the long sides of the document pressing cover body 13 and the document pressing plate 35 are parallel to each other in the horizontal direction (the reference position described above) (FIG. 10A). When the long side of the document pressing plate 35 is rotated in the vertical direction, the supporting pin 58 is first moved to the upper end side of the guide groove 57 and then the document pressing plate 35 is rotated. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the rectangular corners of the document pressing plate 35 from interfering with the upper surface of the housing 2. A rectangle indicated by a broken line in FIG. 10B indicates the rotation posture of the document pressing plate 35. In addition, it is preferable to provide a resistance portion that prevents the support pin 58 from sliding down along the guide groove 57.

  11 and 12 show another embodiment for changing the attitude of the projector 38. In FIG. 11, the projector 38 is mounted on the upper surface of the housing 2 on a bracket 59 so as to be rotatable around a horizontal axis. . The correction unit 55 corrects the distortion of the image projected on the document pressing plate 35 in accordance with the detection value of the projector angle sensor 60 that detects the rotation angle of the projector 38 in the vertical direction.

  In the embodiment of FIG. 12, the projector 38 is mounted on the support base at the upper end of the telescopic support 61 that can be raised and lowered with respect to the upper surface of the housing 2 so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction. The correction unit 55 corrects the distortion of the image projected on the document pressing plate 35 in accordance with the detection value of the height sensor 62 that detects the height of the telescopic support 61. 11 and 12, the document pressing plate 35 can of course be arranged vertically as described above.

  Various sensors such as a mechanical type, an optical type, and a three-dimensional sensor can be used for each of the sensors 36, 53, 54, 60, and 62 described above.

  The image reading device 12 may include an automatic document feeder (ADF). In that case, an automatic document feeder is provided on one side of the document pressing cover 13. The multi-function device 1 is mainly connected to a computer (external information device) (not shown), and prints on a sheet as a recording medium based on print data including image data and document data transmitted from the computer. Records images and documents. Note that an external device such as a digital camera is connected to the multi-function device 1 so that image data output from the digital camera or the like is recorded on paper, or external memory of various storage media such as a memory card is loaded (loaded) It is also possible to provide a slot portion to record image data or the like recorded on the storage medium on a sheet, or to project an image by the projector 38 as described above.

  1 and 2, a door 2b for inserting and removing the ink cartridge 11 into and from the ink storage portion 11a is provided on the right side of the front surface of the housing 2.

  The ink storage unit 11a has a substantially rectangular box-shaped ink cartridge 13 (each individual color, that is, black (BK), cyan (C), magenta (M), each containing four colors of ink for full-color recording. Yellow (Y) ink cartridges) can be accommodated in a line along the Y-axis direction, and can be attached and detached from the front. Ink is supplied from each ink cartridge 11 to the ink jet recording head 4 via a plurality (four in the embodiment) of ink supply pipes 15 (ink tubes). In addition, when using a larger number of ink colors than four colors (six colors to eight colors, etc.), an ink cartridge corresponding to the number of ink colors may be configured to be accommodated in the ink storage unit. The number of supply pipes may be increased in accordance with the number of ink cartridges.

[Recording section]
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the recording unit 7 is supported by a box-shaped main frame (not shown) having an open upper surface and a pair of left and right side plates, and is arranged in the Y-axis direction (main scanning direction). An elongated plate-like first and second guide members 22 and 23 are formed. The carriage 5 in which the recording head 4 in the recording unit 7 is mounted on the lower surface side is a first guide member 22 on the upstream side in the paper transport direction (X-axis direction, sub-scanning direction (direction perpendicular to the main scanning direction)). In addition, the second guide member 23 on the downstream side is slidably supported (mounted) and can be reciprocated.

  In order to reciprocate the carriage 5, timing is arranged on the upper surface of the second guide member 23 arranged on the downstream side in the paper transport direction (X-axis direction) so as to extend in the main scanning direction (Y-axis direction). A belt 25 is wound around a pulley, and a CR (cage) motor 24 that drives the timing belt 25 is fixed to the lower surface of the second guide member 23.

  A flat platen 26 extending in the Y-axis direction so as to face the lower surface of the ink jet recording head 4 in the carriage 5 is fixed between the guide members 22 and 23 and above the bottom plate of the main frame. ing. In the recording head 4, a nozzle (not shown) is exposed downward toward a sheet as a recording medium on the platen 26.

  In addition, a registration roller (conveyance roller) pair 27 for feeding the sheet to the lower surface of the recording head 4 is disposed on the upstream side of the platen 26, and a recorded sheet is disposed on the downstream side of the platen 26. A pair of paper discharge rollers 28 for transporting onto a paper discharge receiving portion 30a provided on the upper surface of the second paper feed cassette 30 is disposed (see FIG. 3). The recording head 4 selectively ejects ink from the nozzles onto the paper while moving in the main scanning direction (Y-axis direction) as is well known. By repeating the movement of the recording head 4 and the movement of the sheet, a desired tooth image is recorded on the sheet.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a flushing portion 16 is provided on one side (left side in FIG. 2) outside the width (image recording area) of the paper in the Y-axis direction in the main body frame of the multi-function device 1. It has been. Further, on the other side (the right side in FIG. 2), a maintenance unit 17 corresponding to the home position of the carriage 5 and serving as a recovery means for the discharge function is provided. The recording head 4 periodically discharges ink (flushing) to prevent nozzle clogging at a position facing the flushing section 16 before or during recording.

  The maintenance unit 17 includes a cap body 19 for covering the nozzle opening surface when the recording head 4 is waiting for a recording command or when the power of the apparatus is turned off. A suction pump (not shown) is connected to the cap body 19, and a recovery operation (purge operation) for discharging defective ink such as ink thickened from the nozzle in a state where the cap body 19 covers the nozzle opening surface. It can be performed.

[Paper Feeder]
Next, the configuration of the paper feeding device will be described. In the embodiment, a first storage unit 3b capable of accumulating and storing a large number of sheets is provided, and a first sheet for feeding the sheets in the first storage unit 3b one by one to the recording unit 7 by the feeding unit 6. One paper feed cassette 3 is provided. In addition, on the first storage portion 3 b of the first paper feed cassette 3, a second paper feed disposed so as to be movable back and forth along the X-axis direction with respect to the first paper feed cassette 3 and the feeding means 6. A cassette 30 is provided. The second sheet cassette 30 stores a plurality of sheets (at least one sheet) of a different size (smaller size, such as an L plate of a postcard or a photo) than the sheets in the first sheet cassette 3 in the second storage unit 30b. (See FIG. 3). In the second paper feed cassette 30, a tray-shaped paper discharge receiving portion 30a is integrally formed behind the second storage portion 30b (upstream portion in the feeding direction). When the second paper feeding cassette 30 is moved backward with respect to the first paper feeding cassette 3 in the direction opposite to the feeding direction, the upstream end of the second paper feeding cassette 30 in the paper feeding direction is the first feeding. The paper cassette 3 is configured to be substantially the same rear position as the upstream end in the paper feeding direction (see FIG. 1).

  The first paper feed cassette 3 is configured such that a large number of sheets cut into large sizes such as A4 size, letter size, legal size, and the like can be stacked (accumulated) and stored. In this embodiment, the maximum accumulation amount of sheets in the first storage unit 3b of the first sheet cassette 3 is about 100 sheets of plain paper, and the accumulation height is about 10 mm.

  In the embodiment, the arm 6c made of synthetic resin in the feeding means 6 can be turned up and down around the drive shaft 29, and the arm 6c extends so as to approach the inclined separation plate 8, and the arm 6c. A paper feed roller 6a is disposed at the tip, and the paper feed roller 6a is rotationally driven from the drive shaft 29 via a gear transmission mechanism (not shown).

  In addition, an inclined separation plate 8 for paper separation is disposed at the tip of the first paper feed cassette 3 (downstream in the feeding direction, see FIG. 3). A sheet feeding roller 6a in the feeding means 6 and an elastic separation pad (not shown) as a separating means provided on the inner surface (front surface) side of the central portion in the width direction (Y-axis direction) of the inclined separating plate 8. Then, the recording media stacked in the first paper feed cassette 3 or the second paper feed cassette 30 are separated and conveyed one by one. The separated paper is fed to a recording unit 7 provided above (higher position) than the first paper feed cassette 3 via a transport path body 9 for an upward U-turn path (paper feed transport path). Then, the paper recorded by the recording unit 7 is discharged toward the opening 2a with the recording surface facing upward. The recording unit 7 (printer unit) may be a laser toner type or a thermal head type in addition to the ink jet type.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Multifunctional device 2 Housing as apparatus main body 12 Image reading device 13 Document pressing cover body 31 Scanner unit 33 Glass plate 34 Hinge unit 35 Document pressing plate 36 Angle sensor 37 Rotating member 38 Projector as projector 50 Control device 53 Press Posture sensor as plate rotation sensor 54, 62 Height sensor

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Receiving means for receiving communication data; image data generating means for generating image data from the received data received by the receiving means; and projecting means for projecting an image based on the image data generated by the image data generating means; The apparatus body is provided with a scanner unit, a document placing glass is disposed on the upper surface of the apparatus body, and a document pressing cover body covering the document placing glass is undulated on one side of the upper surface of the apparatus body via a hinge part. A facsimile machine that is rotatably mounted,
The projection means is mounted on the upper surface of the apparatus main body opposite to the hinge portion of the document pressing cover body with either or both of the mechanisms capable of rotating in the vertical direction or moving in the vertical direction. ,
The projection unit is configured to project image data or facsimile reception data onto a document pressing plate provided on the back surface of the document pressing cover body ,
2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the document pressing plate is attached to the document pressing cover body so as to be rotatable along a surface parallel to the back surface thereof . The document pressing cover body is configured to be capable of adjusting a rotation angle with respect to the upper surface of the apparatus main body, and the projection unit is configured to project a projection image thereby by the rotation angle of the document pressing cover body and the projection. 2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the facsimile apparatus is configured to be corrected in association with a height position and a rotation angle of the means. When the document pressing cover body is opened substantially vertically, the document pressing plate can be rotated around the plane between one side edge of the apparatus main body and the back surface of the document pressing cover body. 3. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the hinge portion is configured so that a gap is formed . The document pressing cover body is provided with a pressing plate rotation sensor for detecting a rotation direction and a rotation angle of the document pressing plate,
4. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising image display conversion means for converting a display direction of an image to be projected according to a rotation posture of the presser plate rotation sensor . In addition to the facsimile apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, at least one of a copy unit that copies an image of a document read by the scanner unit onto a sheet, and a slot unit into which various recording media can be loaded. Multifunctional device with one function.

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