JPH01318350A - Original processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To turn off a power source in a standby state and to prevent temperature rise of an equipment, noise radiation and power consumption by ejecting an original fed to the equipment when a setting time of a timer means is exceeded and opening the power source of the equipment. CONSTITUTION:The presence of the original is decided by an original sensor 16 and in the case of the presence of the original, the original is fed to the read position by an original supply/discharge device 17 to start a timer 15. When the time expires, the original is discharged by the original supply and discharge mechanism 17 and the power source 18 is turned off. Thus, the timer 15 is started when the presence of the original is judged and when the set time elapses, the original is discharged automatically to turn off the power source thereby preventing temperature rise, noise radiation and power consumption.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a document processing device such as a facsimile machine.

[Conventional Technique i] Conventionally, when a facsimile machine (hereinafter referred to as the device) is not operated after a document is inserted, the document is held in the device as it is, and the power is left turned on manually. Met.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

As described above, in the conventional example, when a document is inserted into the device and the power is left on without any operation, the temperature of the device rises and the power is turned on, causing radiation noise, terminal noise, etc. There are problems such as emitting noise and wasting power.

This invention was made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the conventional method, and the purpose of this invention is to turn off the power during standby, thereby preventing equipment temperature rise, noise radiation, and power wastage. .

[Failure to solve the problem]

Therefore, in the present invention, a determining means for determining the presence or absence of a manuscript, a timer means operated by this determining means,
The above object is achieved by including processing means for ejecting the document fed into the apparatus and turning on the power of the apparatus when the set time of the timer means is exceeded.

[Effect]

The document processing device according to the present invention is provided with a determination means, a timer means, and a processing means in the device, so that it determines whether or not there is a document fed into the device, operates a timer based on this determination, and sets the timer. If the time has elapsed, the document is ejected and the device is powered on.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a facsimile machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. is CPUI, ROM2. RAM3
．． Non-volatile RAM4, CG5. Recording section 6. Reading section 7. Modem section 8°NCU9. Operation section 129 display section 139 selection signal sending section 14 (not shown), timer 15. Original sensor 16. Original supply and discharge mechanism 17. The main body of the facsimile machine is composed of a power supply 18, etc., B is a CPU, timer means is composed of a timer 15, C is a CPU, w, judgment means is composed of a document sensor 16, D is a CPU, ROM2
．． Timer 15. Original supply and discharge mechanism 17. A document ejecting means which is a processing means constituted by a power source 18 is shown.

The structure 1 and operation of each part will be explained below.

l is RA according to the program stored in ROM2.
M3. Non-volatile RAM4. Character generator (C
G)5. Recording section 6. Reading section 7° modem section 8. Network control unit) (NCU)9. Operation section 129 display section 131 selection signal sending section 14 (not shown), timer 15. Original sensor 16. Original supply and discharge mechanism 17. The CPU is a microcomputer that controls the power supply 18 and other parts of the device. The resulting signals are stored as binary image data outputted to the telephone line 10 via the NCU 9.

Further, the RAM 3 demodulates the analog waveform input from the telephone line 10 via the NCU 9 and the modem unit 8, and also stores the binary data thereof.

Next, the non-volatile RAM 4 reliably stores data to be saved even when the power of the device is cut off, and also stores the name and phone number of the other party via the operation unit 12. This is one of the registration means for registering numbers in correspondence. The CPU 1 also has a function as a transmitting means for transmitting the name of the other party according to the telephone number of the other party inputted to the non-volatile RAM 4 to the other party's receiver based on the program recorded in the ROM 2. There is.

Next, a character generator (CG) 5 stores characters such as JIS code, ASCI I code, etc.
Based on the control of the PUI, character data corresponding to a predetermined code is extracted using 2-byte data as necessary.

Next, the recording unit 6 includes a DMA controller, a sub CPU,
Consists of a thermal head, TTL IC, etc.
The recorded data stored in the RAM 3 is taken out under the control of the CPUI and printed out as a hard copy.

Next, the reading unit 7 includes a DMA controller, sub CPU, C
Consists of CD, TTL IC, etc., and CPU
1, the data read using the CCD is binarized, and the binarized data is sequentially sent to the RAM 3.

Next, the modem unit 8 transmits G3. G2. Gl is composed of an FM modem and a clock generation circuit connected to these modems, and modulates the transmission data stored in the RAM 3 under the control of the CPU, and outputs it to the telephone line 10 via the NCU 9. Also, an analog signal from the telephone line 10 is introduced via the NCU 9, demodulated, and the binarized data is stored in the RAM 3.

Next, the NCU 9 switches and connects the telephone line to either the modem section 8 or the telephone set 11 under the control of the CPUI.

Next, the operation unit 12 has keys for starting transmission, reception, etc., and fine and standard keys when transmitting and receiving.

A mode selection key to specify the operation mode such as automatic reception,
It consists of a numeric keypad, etc. Note that the CPU detects the pressed state of these keys and controls each of the above-mentioned parts according to the pressed state.

Next, the display unit 13 is a liquid crystal display that displays 16 digits, and displays predetermined characters etc. under the control of the CPUI.

Next, the timer 15 is reset every time the power supply is fed one sheet, and the maximum time for one document is set as the set time, and the determination means C operates under the control of the CPUI. Next, the document sensor 16 is a sensor that detects the presence or absence of a document fed into the facsimile main body A. In addition, a document supply/discharge mechanism (hereinafter referred to as document supply/discharge mechanism) 17 transports the document to its reading position by a switch operation or automatically by a document conveyance motor (not shown), and after reading is completed, it moves the document in the same direction or It has a mechanism for transporting the document in the opposite direction and ejecting it to the document ejection position or the original position before being fed and transported. Next, the power source 18 is a power source that is turned on when a document is being fed into the facsimile body A, that is, when there is a document, and is turned off when the document is ejected and there is no document.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, focusing on the timer means B9 judgment means C1 of the facsimile body A, particularly the document ejection means which is the processing means.

Mainly in the document discharging means shown in FIG. 2, the power is first turned on in step 2a, and the CPU 1 starts operating. Next, in step 2b, the document sensor 16, which is the determining means C, determines whether there is a document. If there is a document, the document is fed to the reading position by the document feed/discharge mechanism 17 in step 2c, and the timer 15, which is timer means B, is started in step 2d. Next, in step 2g, when the operator presses the copy key or the FAX key on the operation unit 12, the process moves to a routine where the timer means B monitors the time-out and waits. When the time has elapsed in step 2g, the document is ejected by the document feed/discharge mechanism 17 in step 2h, and the process proceeds to step 21. Since the presence of the document had caused the power to be turned on, the power is turned off in step 21.

Furthermore, when either the copy switch or the fax switch of the operation unit 12 is pressed in step 2e or step 2f, the copying operation in step 2j and the copying or sending operation in step 2 are performed, and these operations are completed or an error occurs. After pressing the stop switch (not shown) for the purpose, in step 2m, the document sensor 16, which is the judgment hand 44C, is pressed.
Determine whether there is a document or not, and if there is no document, proceed to step 21
Then, the power is turned off, and if there is, the process returns to step 2d, and the document is ejected by the document feed/discharge mechanism 17 through steps 2e to 2h.

Further, if the power is turned on in step 2b due to a factor other than the document sensor 16, for example, an incoming C1 call, a predetermined operation such as reception is performed (step 2j2), and the process proceeds to step 21, where the power is turned off.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the timer 15 is started when it is determined that there is a document, and the document is automatically ejected when the set time has elapsed, thereby making it possible to turn off the power. can.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, the document processing device includes a determining means provided in the device for determining the presence or absence of a document, a timer means operated by the determining means, and In some cases, the device includes processing means that ejects the original sent to the device and turns on the power to the device, so that the power is turned off during standby, thereby reducing the temperature rise of the device, noise radiation, and power wastage. There is an effect that can be prevented.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart for controlling the document ejection means, which is the main processing means, of this embodiment. A...Facsimile body B...Timer means C...Judgment means D...Document ejecting means 1...CPU 2... ...ROM 3----- RAM 4...Nonvolatile RAM 6...Recording section 7...Reading section 8...Modem section 9・・・・・・NCU 12-・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ such a document supply and ejection mechanism 18 ·power supply

Claims (1)

[Claims] a determining means for determining the presence or absence of a document; a timer means activated by the determining means; and a process for ejecting the document fed into the apparatus and opening the power source of the apparatus when a set time of the timer means is exceeded. A document processing device comprising: means.