JPH02112369A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To set a facsimile equipment even in a narrow place and to reduce the limitation of the setting place by concentrating the inserting port and exhausting port of a transmitting original and the exhausting port of a receiving original on the front surface of the equipment. CONSTITUTION:An inserting port 10 of the transmitting original is provided in the front surface lower step of a facsimile equipment 1, an exhausting port 11 of the transmitting original is provided in the front surface middle step of the equipment and an exhausting port 12 of a recording sheet for reception is provided in the front surface upper step of the equipment respectively. In such a way, the inserting port 10, exhausting port 11 of the transmitting original and the exhausting port 12 of the recording sheet are concentrated on the front surface of the equipment. Thus, the taking-out and inserting operation of the sheet can be easily executed and the facsimile equipment can be set in the narrow place without limiting the place in when the equipment is set. Further, since the inserting port 10 of the transmitting original is provided in the lower step and the exhausting port 11 is provided above the inserting port, when the transmitted original to be exhausted from the exhausting port 11 is taken out, the original can be taken out without touching the original, which is not transmitted yet, to be set in the position of the inserting port 10.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a facsimile machine having a transmitting section that reads a transmission document and sends a message to a central office line, and a receiving section that records information received over the central office line on recording paper. .

As shown in FIG. 4, a conventional facsimile machine, as a transmitter, reads the originals S on a document tray 41 provided on the top of the apparatus one by one using a paper feed roller 42 and a separation pad 43. A configuration is adopted in which the document is fed out through a paper ejection roller 45 through a paper ejection section 44, and the scanned original is ejected onto a paper ejection tray 46 provided at the bottom of the apparatus. A configuration in which the received information is thermally recorded on the recording paper 49 by the print head 48 while the paper 49 is fed out by the platen roller 47, and the recorded recording paper 49 is discharged onto the recording paper tray 50 provided at the rear of the apparatus. Adopt.

However, according to the facsimile machine with the above configuration, a space is required at the lower part of the front side of the machine for ejecting the original to be sent, and a space at the rear of the machine for ejecting the recording paper. In addition, a large installation space is required, as well as an inlet, an outlet, and a receiver for sending originals (the three paper outlets are scattered around the outer circumference of the device, so it cannot be installed in every location, making handling inconvenient. In addition, there is a problem that the installation location is restricted.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile machine that can be installed in a narrow place without being restricted by the installation location, and is convenient to handle.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention conveys a transmission document,
In a facsimile machine that has a transmitting section that reads nine image information and sends it to the central office line, and a receiving section that prints the image information received from the central office line on recording paper, the insertion slot for the transmission document is located in the lower part of the front of the facsimile machine, and the insertion slot is located in the middle part of the front of the facsimile machine. The transmission document ejection port is...f
The '1TiT is characterized in that an ejection port for receiving recording paper is provided in the upper stage.

According to the present invention, since the insertion and ejection ports for the transmission document and the ejection port for the recording paper are concentrated on the front of the device, it is easy to take out the paper,
The insertion operation becomes easy, and the device can be installed in a narrow place without being restricted in its location.

Furthermore, since the insertion slot for sending originals is located at the bottom and the ejection port is above it, it is possible to take out sent originals that have been ejected from the ejection port without touching unsent originals set in the insertion slot position. It is convenient to do this.

Figure 1 is an external perspective view showing a facsimile machine as an embodiment of the present invention. The facsimile machine 1 has a streamlined main body 4 in which a top plate 2 and a front plate 3 are gently inclined diagonally forward and downward, a document guide 5 attached to the lower part of the front plate, and a main body 4 of the main body 4. It consists of a handset cradle 6 integrally provided on the side.

The top plate portion 2 of the device body 4 is provided with an operation panel 7 having a numeric keypad, a facsimile key, a liquid crystal display, and the like. The upper surface plate section 2 itself is configured to be able to be opened and closed using a mechanism (not shown) using the rear end as a fulcrum for purposes such as replacing the rolled recording paper and inspecting the inside.

The front panel portion 3 has an insertion port 10 for a transmission original at the lower stage, an ejection port 11 at the middle stage, and an ejection port 12 for receiving recording paper at the upper stage.

FIG. 2 shows a detailed cross section of the facsimile machine. As seen in this figure, a paper feed roller 13 and a rubber separation pad 14 are disposed vertically opposite each other on the back side of the insertion document 10, and furthermore, this roller 13 and the pad 1
Two pairs of feed rollers 15 and 16 are disposed one above the other on the back side of the roller 4. Further, above the feed rollers 15 and 16 and directly below the ejection port 11, there is a pair of ejection rollers 17,
18 are arranged oppositely on the left and right. By means of these rollers 13.15, 16.17.18, a document path P bent in an L-shape between the insertion port 10 and the discharge port 11,
is formed. A reading section consisting of a light source 19 and an image sensor (not shown) is provided between the feed rollers 15, 16 and the paper ejection rollers 17, 18.

The paper feed roller 13 and the separation pad 14 separate the transmission originals set in the insertion slot one by one starting from the lowest one and send them toward the feed rollers 15 and 16.
The received document passes through the reading section and is delivered to the paper ejection roller 17.
, 18, and the discharge rollers 17 and 18 generally feed the transmission document at a predetermined reading speed. Note that among the pair of feed rollers and the pair of paper ejection rollers, one 15, 1.7 is a driving roller, and the other 16, 18 is a non-driven driven roller.

The document guide 5 regulates both ends of the document so that the image information ti recorded on the transmitted document falls within the reading width of the reading section. ．． 21 is the document guide bottom plate 22
It is configured so that the top can be slid in equal amounts in opposite directions. The document guide 5 has a locking claw 23 protruding from its rear end.
The undergarment is freely attached to the front plate portion near the insertion port 10 by the protruding piece 24 and the protruding piece 24. When the document guide 5 is attached, the guide bottom plate 22 is inclined upwardly toward the rear end at an angle of approximately 15 degrees.

A cylindrical space is formed approximately in the center of the apparatus main body 4, and a roll of recording paper 25 is accommodated in the space.

Temporary guides 26.2728 are provided vertically and oppositely from this storage space A toward the discharge port 12 at the upper stage of the front plate, forming a recording paper path P2. Graten 1 is in the middle of the recording paper path.
''-ra 29 and print head 30 are arranged vertically opposite to each other. Further, the upper edge of the discharge port 12 is formed into a sharp blade 31, so that the blade 31 pushes and cuts the recording paper by pulling the leading edge of the recording paper in the direction F (7).

FIG. 3 shows a facsimile machine with the above configuration installed.

It shows the condition. Unlike conventional devices, there is no tray for recording paper at the rear of the device, and there is no output tray for sending originals at the bottom of the front. ; 3, 10, ko, 9, which can be installed, and 1, board 3 because it is located in the insertion slot IO of the transmission document or the front level.
3. The top surface can be used as a document holder. Also, the paper ejection trays 11+12 of the transmitter/receiver are located close to the middle and upper stages of the front panel (7-C), so the paper ejection tray can be used for both the transmitter/receiver.34 in FIG. This shows a tray that can be used for both purposes.

Note that the embodiment described above is an example of the present invention, and various other design changes can be made to the present invention. For example, the facsimile machine may have a configuration in which the front side of the facsimile machine is provided with a sending document insertion port, the curved middle section is provided with a sending document ejection port, and the front bottom is provided with a recording paper ejection port. It is also possible to have a structure in which the paper ejection port is also used as the paper ejection port, and the ejection port [1] is placed in one location.In other words, even in these configurations, the insertion port and the ejection port are concentrated at the front of the device, making handling very convenient. be.

As described above, according to the present invention, the insertion slot and ejection port for sending originals and the ejection port for receiving originals are concentrated on the front of the device, so that compared to the conventional method, It can be installed anywhere between the two, and can be installed not only in the center of a flat desk but also in a corner near the back wall, so there are no restrictions on the installation location.

In addition, since the insertion port and the ejection port 1 are all concentrated on the +iij side of the device, it is possible to insert and take out the transmitted document and take out the received paper all from the front side of the device, making it very convenient to use. Furthermore, since the eject l' for the transmitted original is located above the insertion slot, there is also the effect that it is easy to take out the transmitted original.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof, FIG. 3 is a view showing an installed state, and FIG. 4 is a view showing a conventional facsimile apparatus. Fig. 1 1...Facsimile machine, 3...Front plate part, 10.
... Transmission original insertion slot, 11... Ejection port, 12... Receiving recording paper ejection port. Patent applicant: Hatsunichi Kikai Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) In a facsimile machine that has a transmitting section that reads image information while transporting the transmitted document and sends it to the central office line, and a receiving section that prints the image information received from the central office line on recording paper, the transmitted document is placed in the lower part of the front of the facsimile machine. A facsimile machine characterized in that an insertion port is provided at the front middle stage, a transmission document discharge port is provided at the front middle stage, and a reception recording paper discharge port is provided at the front upper stage.