JPH01307356A - Portable facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain thin profile of the equipment and to simplify the adjustment and operation by arranging circuit components and switches on one side of a circuit board and devising the circuit such that the switches for electric adjustment are able to be operated from the upper side of the board. CONSTITUTION:Circuit components and switches are mounted on one side of the circuit board on which they are to be mounted to make the entire thickness of the circuit board thin. Furthermore, the border between the region in the housing where the circuit board is fixed and the region where a drive section or the like is arranged is constituted to be able to be opened and closed and the operation of the switches from the upper side is attained by opening the border in case of the adjustment and operation. Thus, the facsimile equipment with thin thickness and offering ease of the adjustment and operation is obtained.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a portable facsimile machine that is convenient to carry. [Prior Art] A portable facsimile is a smaller and lighter version of a facsimile machine installed indoors. This includes a reading head and reading roller that reads the original while feeding it,
It is equipped with a printing roller and a print head that print received signals on recording paper and feed out the recording paper, and a recording paper roll body that continuously supplies recording paper.The basic mechanical configuration of these is as follows. It is almost the same as an indoor facsimile machine. [Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, a conventional portable facsimile is equipped with a main body and a cover body that can be opened and closed, and rotating members such as a reading roller and a printing roller and driving means for rotating them are as described above. It was attached to the back of the lid. Therefore, the structure of the lid body becomes complicated, and its cleaning becomes difficult and troublesome. In addition, shocks and vibrations caused by the opening and closing of the lid can adversely affect the drive means, leading to frequent breakdowns, loosening of screws, cracks in welded parts, and rattling of mechanical parts. I'm highlighting the problems that have arisen. Furthermore, the complicated configuration increases the size of the device, making it difficult to handle. Also, in history, when loading a recording paper roll into a device, the leading edge of the recording paper on the recording paper roll had to be brought out of the device body. and its platen roller. Therefore, it was difficult to set both recording paper rolls. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a portable facsimile machine that is easy to clean, has little trouble and rattling, allows easy setting of recording paper rolls, and can be downsized. [Means for Solving the Problems] The portable facsimile of the present invention includes a main body from which a document is sent out on the front side, and a side end portion of the front side attached to the main body so that a part of the upper surface of the main body is open. a rotatably pivoted lid body; attached to the pivot side on the back side of the lid body;
a reading head for reading information on a document; a print head attached to the back side of the lid body opposite to the pivot side for printing on recording paper; A reading roller attached to the main body to feed the document, and a printing roller attached to the main body to feed the recording paper so as to face the print head in the λ direction, An insertion port is formed, and a discharge port that communicates with the entrance and discharges the original is defined by the pivot side end of the lid body and the front side end surface of the main body, and discharges the recording paper. The discharge port is defined by a side end of the lid opposite to the pivot side and an end surface of the upper surface of the main body. [Function] The portable facsimile according to the present invention is constructed as described above, and has an ejection port for originals and recording paper through an opening defined by the end face of the main body and the lid, and a rotating shaft for opening and closing the lid. By providing this on the document sending side, the recording paper ejection path can be completely opened when the lid is opened.
This simplifies the ejection mechanism for originals and recording paper, and also makes it easier to set recording paper. Furthermore, no drive unit is provided on the lid side, making it possible to simplify the lid structure and prevent vibrations from being transmitted to the rotating member during opening and closing. [Embodiments] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in the description of the drawings, the same elements are given the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the portable facsimile according to the embodiment with the lid open, FIG. 2 is a sectional view thereof, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the portable facsimile in use, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view thereof. be. As shown in the figure, a lid 2 is attached to a box-shaped main body 1 so as to be openable and closable. The outer side of the main body 1 includes a telephone plug 4 that is directly connected to a telephone line (not shown), an acoustic coupler plug 5 that is connected to an acoustic coupler (not shown), and a power terminal 6 that is manually supplied with electric power. is installed. A printed circuit board 7 connected to a telephone plug 4 and an acoustic double plug 5 is attached to the bottom of the main body 1 by screws or the like. At one end of the main body 1 is a power supply unit (
A compartment 8 is formed for attaching a device (not shown). Further, a reading roller 9 and a printing roller 10 are rotatably mounted in a space inside the main body 1, and a recording paper roll body 11 having a recording paper 20 wound therebetween is provided. The reading roller 9 is provided in a space on the front side of the main body 1 so as to face a reading head 12 which will be described later.
Further, the printing roller 10 is provided in a space opposite to the print head 13 on the opposite side of the pivot shaft 14 of the lid body 2, as will be described later. The shafts of these rollers 9.1o are all connected to the output shafts of respective drive means 17.18 installed in the main body 1 via deceleration mechanisms 15.16 consisting of gears or the like. When the reading roller 9 rotates, the document 19 is fed, and when the printing roller 10 rotates, the recording paper 2o is fed.The shaft core 21 of the recording paper roll body 11 is mounted on the main body 1 by standing it upright. The recording paper roll body 11 is inserted into the groove 22a at the upper end of the bracket 22, so that it is rotatably supported by the bracket 22.In order to attach the recording paper roll body 11 in this way, it is necessary to remove the shaft core 21 from the groove 22a. Since the recording paper roll body 11 can be replaced simply by inserting the recording paper roll body 11, there is an advantage that the work is easy. This pivot 14 is provided on the front side of the main body 1. This allows the -2 part of the top surface of the main body to be opened. reading head 12
is attached, and a print head 13 is attached to the rotationally movable side of the lid body 2.
is installed. The reading head 12 optically reads information on the original 19, and is provided so that the original 19 is sandwiched between it and the reading roller 9 of the main body 1 when the lid 2 is closed. The print head 13 prints the received information on the recording paper 20, and when the lid body 2 is closed,
The recording paper 20 from the recording paper roll body 11 is transferred to the printing roller 10
It is installed to be sandwiched between. Approximately in the middle of the lid 2 is provided a document insertion slot 23 into which a document 19 containing the content to be transmitted is inserted. The content of the original 19 inserted through the original insertion port 23 is read by a reading head 12 provided on the lid 2, and then ejected from the original output port 25. This document ejection port 25 is connected to the pivot side end 2'3a of the lid 2 and the front end surface 26 of the main body 1.
It is defined in a slit shape. This document ejection port 25
is formed to communicate with the document insertion port 23, and the document 19 inserted through the document insertion port 23 and passed between the reading head 12 and the reading roller 9 is discharged through this. On the other hand, when the lid body 2 is closed, the recording paper ejection port 24
A slit-like shape is defined by the end 2a of the lid body 2 opposite to the pivot 14 side and the upper end 2b of the main body 1. Further, the document insertion port 23 is provided with a guide surface 27 for smooth insertion of the document.
In order to perform the same action, a guide surface 28 is provided on the main body 1 side.
is formed. The lid 2 is opened using a button (not shown) attached to the main body 1, and when the lid 2 is opened, this button is depressed. In this embodiment, the reading roller 9 rotates,
Since the printing roller 10 and the driving means 17, 18 for rotationally driving the printing roller 10 are provided within the main body 1, the adverse effects caused by shocks and vibrations when the lid body 2 is opened and closed are reduced, and failures are reduced. Further, since only the reading head 12 and the print head 13 are attached to the lid body 2, which simplifies the structure, cleaning of the lid body 2 is also facilitated. Furthermore, it becomes possible to easily feed the original 19 and the recording paper 20. Next, the operation of the portable facsimile according to the above embodiment will be explained. First, the lid 1 is opened, and the recording paper roll 11 of recording paper is set on the bracket 22. Next, the leading edge of the recording paper 20 is pulled out along the guide surface 28, and the lid 2 is closed. When setting the recording paper roll body 11, it is sufficient to simply pull out the leading end of the recording paper along the guide surface 28 and close the lid body 2. Therefore, the work of inserting recording paper into a slit section, which was required when setting recording paper in a conventional facsimile machine, is no longer necessary. During transmission, the reading roller 9 rotates, and in this state the original 19 is inserted into the original insertion slot 23 from the direction of arrow A in FIG. The original 19 is read by the reading roller 9 and the reading head 12.
The information written on the document is read by the document 19, and the document 19 is then discharged from the document discharge port 25, and the document 19 is taken out as shown by arrow B in the figure. In addition, the front surface of the reading head 12 facing the reading roller 9 is smooth and has a transparent glass plate 12a fixed thereto, so that it can be used without the need for freely rotating rollers or the like on the lid body 2. It is possible to smoothly output υF of Ii mini. In addition, by providing the document insertion port 23 in the center of the top surface of the main body and the document discharge port 25 in the side corner of the device, the document 19 is fed in a substantially straight direction, and the document discharge operation is smooth. Become. During reception, the printing roller 10 rotates to pull out the recording paper 20 from the recording paper roll body 11, and as it passes between the printing roller 10 and the print head 13, the received information is transferred onto the recording paper 20. After that, it is smoothly discharged in the direction of arrow C in FIG. At this time, the recording paper 20 is pulled out from below the roll body 11, so even if dust or the like has accumulated above the recording paper roll body 11, printing will be performed on the opposite side of the recording paper roll body 11. For example, the front surface of the glass plate fixed to the front surface of the print head 13) is not contaminated. Furthermore, since the recording paper 20 is sandwiched between the printing roller 10 and the smooth-finished front surface of the printing head 13 facing the printing roller 10 and is fed out by this, there is no need to provide a drive mechanism or a freely rotating roller on the lid body 2. Smooth recording paper feeding is possible. Further, the recording paper roll body 11 is attached to a bracket 22
Therefore, even if the recording paper roll body 11 becomes thin, it can be stably positioned. Furthermore, since a partition plate 29 is provided on the lower side of the roll body 11,
Dust and the like will not have an adverse effect on the lower printed circuit board 7, etc. The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications are possible. For example, although not shown, the wiring connecting the reading head, print head, and printed circuit board may be made into a tape and affixed to the back of the lid, or may be fixed with metal fittings, etc. good. Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the recording paper roll body is supported using a bracket, but the recording paper roll body may be placed directly on the lower surface of the recording paper roll body and the recording paper may be supplied by rolling on the lower surface. . Although the above embodiment does not include a handle for carrying, such a handle may be provided near the document ejection port to guide the ejected document. [Effects of the Invention] As explained in detail above, in the portable facsimile according to the present invention, the reading head and the print head are attached to the lid side, and the structure is simplified, so cleaning the lid body becomes easy. Furthermore, since the rotating member is attached only to the main body, there are fewer failures and the overall structure can be simplified. Furthermore, when setting the recording paper roll in the apparatus, the recording paper passageway is completely opened by opening the lid, so that the recording paper roll can be easily installed and set in the apparatus.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the portable facsimile according to the present invention in an open state, FIG. 2 is a sectional view thereof, and FIG.
The figure is a perspective view of the device in use, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view thereof. 1...Main body, 2...Lid, 9...Reading roller, 1
0...Print roller, 11...Roll body, 12...
Reading head, 13... Print head, 14... Pivot,
17.18... Drive means, 19... Document, 20...
- Recording paper, 23... Original insertion slot, 24... Recording paper output port, 25... Original discharge port. Patent applicant Nissei Opto Co., Ltd. Representative patent attorney Yoshiki Hase
Fumi Terashima Figure 2 Cross-sectional view of the open state Figure 2 Cross-sectional view of the operating state Figure 4 Procedural amendments Patent application filed on June 13, 1988 (1) 2 Title of the invention Portable facsimile 3 Relationship with the amendment person case Patent Applicant Nissei Opto Co., Ltd. 4th Representative (Postal code 101) 4th floor, Foresight Building, 3-5-2 Iwamoto-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo e 5 Specification subject to Supplementary IE = tr11. ' Description 1, title of the invention facsimile machine 2, claims 1, ? a circuit board on which a 1i adjustment switch and an electric element are mounted on one stone; a housing that fixes and holds the circuit U board on the internal bottom surface with the one side up; and a circuit board that is pivoted to a part of the lower housing. a lid body that is capable of opening the top surface of the housing; a print head and a reading means that are fixed to the lid body; and a print head and a reading means that are rotatably held on the housing side and that when the lid body is closed, the print head and a printing roller and a reading roller arranged at positions facing a first reading stage; and a recording paper roll tray arranged above the circuit board in the housing and removable from the housing. 2. The facsimile machine according to claim 1, wherein the recording paper roll tray is made of sheet metal. 3. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a detection means for detecting an original inserted through an original insertion opening provided in the lid is fixed to the recording paper roll tray. 3. Detailed Description of the Invention [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a facsimile machine, and more particularly, to a facsimile machine that can be easily adjusted electrically. [Prior Art] As communication becomes more sophisticated, facsimile machines that can transmit images have been developed. As shown in FIG. 4, this facsimile machine consists of a reading head (not shown) and a reading reroller 8 that read the information written on the document while feeding it, and a printing roller that sends out the recording paper using the received signal. 7 and print head (
(not shown), a recording paper roll body 9 that continuously supplies recording paper, a reading head, a reading roller 8, a print head,
It is provided with a circuit including a printing roller 7 and a circuit cord 10c for controlling reception and transmission of signals, and a circuit board on which switches, volume, etc. 10a110b for adjusting the state of these circuits are mounted. Further, the inside of the housing 1 that accommodates these parts is divided into two areas on the upper side by a partition member 1a, as shown in FIG. A circuit board etc. 5 is provided in the lower area. In the conventional facsimile machine, a dip switch, volume control, etc. are attached to the lower side of the circuit board 15, and circuit elements 10c such as ROM and RAM are fixed to the upper side. This dip switch needs to be operated for repair or adjustment, but at that time the cover 1c provided on the bottom of the housing 1 is opened from below. [Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In such conventional facsimile machines, switches, etc. and circuit elements are identified on both sides of the circuit board. It was difficult to make it thin, and furthermore, the switches had to be operated from the bottom of the housing, making it difficult to operate the switches.Furthermore, the facsimile machine was rebuilt in order to operate the switches from the top. However, the display of the facsimile machine is on the lower side, which makes it difficult to perform adjustment operations.The present invention solves the above problems, and allows adjustment operations to be carried out in a package.
[1] To provide a facsimile machine with a thin thickness.
target (Means for Solving the Problems) A facsimile machine of the present invention includes a circuit board on which an electric adjustment switch and an electric element are mounted on one side, and the circuit board is fixedly held on an internal bottom surface with the one side facing upward. a housing pivoted to a part of the lower housing and capable of opening the upper surface of the housing; a print head and reading means fixed to the lid; and a lid on the housing side. A printing roller and a reading roller are rotatably held and are arranged in positions facing the printing head and reading means, respectively, when the lid is closed, and a printing roller and a reading roller are arranged above the circuit board in the housing. and a recording paper roll body tray that is removable from the housing. [Operation] In the facsimile machine of the present invention, circuit elements, switches, etc. are mounted on one side of the circuit board mounted therein. The thickness of the entire circuit board is reduced, and the boundary between the area where the circuit board is fixed and the area where the driving part etc. are placed in the housing is configured to be openable and closable. By opening this border, it is possible to operate switches, etc. from the upper side. [Example] Hereinafter, an example according to the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings. The same symbols are attached. Since the elements have the same functions, redundant explanations will be omitted. Fig. 1 shows a cross section of a facsimile machine according to an embodiment of the present invention during operation, and Fig. 2 shows the facsimile machine of Fig. 1 in an M arrangement. As shown in these figures, the facsimile machine
A lid body 2 is attached to a box-shaped main body housing 1 so as to be openable and closable. The lid body 2 is rotatable about a pivot shaft 14 provided at the side end of the housing 1, and operates in the closed state as shown in FIG. At the bottom of the main body housing 1 are circuit elements 5a such as ROM and RAM.
and deep switches, volume switches, etc. 10
A circuit board 5 on which a %10b is mounted and fixed is fixed. Furthermore, a printing roller 7 and a reading roller 8 are provided within the main body housing 1, and these rollers are rotationally driven by a motor or the like (not shown). Control of this rotational drive, etc. is performed by a circuit configured on the circuit board 5, etc., and adjustment of the circuit is performed by switches 10a and 10.
This can be done with b, etc. Furthermore, this main body housing 1
is provided with a recording paper roll tray 6 that supports a recording paper roll 9 wound with thermal recording paper at a predetermined position. This recording paper roll body tray 6 has fixing members 6a, 6
It is fixed with screws 6C via b and the like. Therefore, by removing this screw 6C, the recording paper roll tray 6 can be removed from the housing 1. Furthermore, a detector 11 for detecting an original and a guide for guiding the original between the reading roller 8 and the reading head 4 are provided at the end of the recording paper roll tray 6. On the other hand, the lid body 2 includes a print head 3 for recording received information on recording paper on a recording paper roll body 9, a document insertion slot 2a for inserting a document, and a reading head 4 for reading information on the inserted document.
are provided, and these print head 3 and reading head 4 are 1. As shown in FIG. 1, when the lid body 2 is closed, they are arranged to face a printing roller 7 and a reading roller 8, respectively. Furthermore, this facsimile apparatus has a storage section 12 in the housing 1 of the main body housing 1 for accommodating a power source battery. When the facsimile machine transmits a document, the document is inserted through the document insertion opening 2a of the lid 2 and guided between the reading roller 8 and the reading head 4. And the original is read by reroller 8
The information written on the document is read by the reading head 4. The read original is further fed by the rotation of the reading roller 8 and is discharged from a slit formed by the side end portions of the lid 2 and the main body housing 1. During reception, the recording paper roll 9 rolls on the recording paper roll tray 6 due to the rotation of the printing roller rough, and the recording paper is fed between the printing head 3 and the printing roller 7. When passing between the printing roller 7 and the printing head 3,
The received signal is recorded on recording paper by the print head 3. The recording paper on which information is recorded is inserted into the slit 2C formed by the side end of the lid 2 and the main body housing 1.
more excreted. Further, when making adjustments, open the lid 2 as shown in FIG. 2, remove the screws 6C fixing the recording paper roll tray 6, and open the tray 6. Then, the switches 10a, 10b, etc. fixed to the upper surface of the circuit board 5 are adjusted, and the circuit elements 5a, etc. are replaced. In this way, since the switches 10a and the circuit elements 58, etc. can be operated from above, adjustment operations can be easily performed while looking at the display (not shown) arranged on the top surface of the facsimile machine.
j can be done. The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications may be made. Specifically, in the above embodiment, the opening and closing direction of the lid body opens the recording paper ejection port, but it is also possible to open and close it in the opposite direction to open the document ejection port. good. Further, a carrying handle may be provided near the document ejection port of the facsimile device, and the ejected document may be guided by this handle, and the facsimile device may be of a portable type. [Effects] With the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, with the above-described configuration, switches such as electrical adjustment can be operated from above, making adjustment work easier. Furthermore, since the circuit elements and switches are placed on one side of the circuit board, the overall thickness of the circuit board can be reduced.
This allows facsimile machines to be made thinner and more compact.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 is a schematic cross-sectional structural diagram of the facsimile machine according to the present invention when it is in operation; FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional structural diagram of the facsimile machine of FIG. 1 during adjustment; and FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view of the facsimile machine of FIG. 1 and 4 show schematic partial cross-sectional views of conventional examples. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Main body housing, 2... Lid body, 2a... Document insertion port, 2b... Document discharge port, 2C... Recording paper discharge port, 3... Print roller, 4... read head, 5
...Circuit board, 5a...Circuit element, 6...Recording paper roll tray, 6a, 6b...Support member, 7...
Print roller, 8...reading roller, 10a, 10b...
...Switch etc., 11...Document detector, 12...Power battery storage section, 14...Pivot. Patent applicant: Nissei Opto Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A main body from which a document is delivered to the front side, and a side end on the front side of the main body is rotatably supported on the main body so that a part of the upper surface of the main body is open. a reading head attached to the pivot side on the back side of the lid body for reading information on the document; attached to the opposite side of the pivot side on the back side of the lid body;
a print head for printing on recording paper; a reading roller installed in the main body to face the reading head and for feeding the original; and a reading roller mounted in the main body to face the print head. a printing roller that sends out recording paper, an insertion opening for the original is formed in the lid, and an ejection opening that communicates with the entrance and discharges the original is connected to the pivot side end of the lid. an end surface on the front side of the main body, and an ejection port for ejecting the recording paper is defined by an end surface on the side opposite to the pivot side of the lid body and an end surface of the upper surface of the main body. A portable facsimile machine characterized by: