JPH03236672A - Facsimile equipment provided with memo paper generating function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the operation convenience and to prevent surrounding mess by discharging recording paper incorporating in a facsimile equipment to the outside of the equipment and utilizing the paper as a memo paper. CONSTITUTION:When a facsimile equipment main body 1 is confirmed to be not in use regardless of application of power, while the operator keeps closing a memo pad generation enter key, a prescribed drive command signal is given to a motor driving circuit 11 and roll recording paper with no recording implemented thereon to the outside of the equipment. The discharged roll recording paper is torn and used for a memo paper.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a facsimile machine having a memo paper generation function for ejecting a built-in recording paper to the outside of the machine and producing it as memo paper.

Recently, there has been a tendency for facsimile machines to be introduced into homes, and one example of this type of facsimile machine is one that is equipped with an attached telephone.

By the way, it is rare for households to keep memo paper of a predetermined size suitable for the original to be sent, and if there is no memo paper, there is a drawback that urgent transmission contents cannot be sent to the recipient.

Also, if you want to take notes on important matters when the other party calls you on your attached phone, you will record them on a memo pad placed next to your attached phone.

However, if many sheets of memo paper are placed near the attached telephone, the area around the facsimile machine and attached telephone will become cluttered due to children's mischief, etc., making it impossible to deal with emergencies and making organizing work extremely troublesome. There are drawbacks.

The present invention has been made in view of the current situation, and by generating the recording paper built into the factor ξ device as memo paper, it is possible to eliminate the drawbacks of the above-mentioned prior art, and to significantly improve the usability of the facsimile machine. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a facsimile machine equipped with a memo paper generation function.

A facsimile machine equipped with a memo paper generation function according to the present invention for generating a large amount of paper starts feeding out recording paper when the power is turned on and the memo paper generation execution key is turned on when the facsimile machine is not in use. It is characterized by driving a means to eject the built-in recording paper to the outside of the machine and producing it as memo paper.

According to the above configuration, when the memo paper generation execution key is turned on when the facsimile machine is not in its intended use, such as when sending, receiving, or copying, the built-in recording paper is automatically removed from the machine. It will be ejected, so you can use it as memo paper.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a facsimile machine having a memo paper generation function according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration thereof.

First, the schematic structure of this facsimile machine will be explained with reference to FIG. A roll of recording paper 2 is provided in the center of the facsimile main body 1 so that it can be fed out. A recording section 3 is provided at the rear of the roll-shaped recording paper 2 corresponding to the right side in the figure, which feeds the roll-shaped recording paper 2 backward as indicated by an arrow a and prints received information and the like on the roll-shaped recording paper 2. Recording section 3
is a platen roller 30 that feeds out the rolled recording paper 2;
A thermal head 31 is provided above the platen roller 30 and prints received information and the like on the roll-shaped recording paper 2. The printed recording paper roll 2 is discharged to the outside of the machine through a discharge hole 51 provided in the rear wall 50 of the main body frame 5.

The platen roller 30 is connected to a pulse motor (not shown), and the platen roller 30 is driven by a motor drive circuit 11 that receives a drive command signal from the main control section 10 shown in FIG.
will do.

The front side of the upper surface 5.2 of the main body frame 5 is a document guide section 53 that is inclined downwardly toward the front, and a transmission document (not shown) set in this document guide section 53 is placed in the reading section 6. The information is read by the user and sent to the other party, or recorded on the roll of recording paper 2 as copy information.

Note that the rear half of the upper surface 52 is a flat surface 54.

The reading unit 6 is provided near the front end of the main body frame 5, and is provided opposite to a document feed roller 60 that conveys the transmitted document diagonally downward, and diagonally below the document feed roller 60, and reads the document image as image data. Close-contact image sensor 61
It will be equipped with. The reading section 6 is covered by a front cover 7 which allows the front part of the main body frame 5 to be opened and closed.

The top surface of the front cover 7 is provided with an operation section (operation panel section) 8 in which various keys such as a transmission key for performing a transmission operation and a display section are installed. is provided with an attached telephone 9 as shown in the figure.

Next, the specific contents of the sending and receiving operations will be explained according to FIG. The main control section 10 serves as a control center for controlling the entire sending, receiving, and copying operations of this facsimile apparatus, and the sending operation is performed as follows.

That is, when the send key or one-touch dial (or speed dial) is turned on, the main control unit IO reads out the telephone number of the other party stored in the RAM 12, and the read telephone number is dialed to the telephone line 14 via the NCU 13. Sent. After dialing, the image data read by the image sensor 61 as described above is sent to the telephone line 14 via the modem 15 and NCU 13.
A sending operation is performed.

On the other hand, the reception operation is performed as follows.

That is, when there is an incoming call signal from the other party via the NCU 13, the main control unit 10 determines whether the other party is a telephone or a facsimile machine, and if it is determined that the other party is a factor ξ device, The recording section 3 is driven to record the received information. Note that if the other party is a telephone, the NCU 13 switches the line to the attached telephone 9 side, and telephone communication is then performed.

Note that the above transmission and reception operations are performed according to a control program stored in the ROM 16. The ROM 16 also stores data for creating a four-foot memo sheet as shown in FIG. 5, which will be described later.

Next, a procedure for generating a memo sheet for a transmission document will be described according to the flowchart shown in FIG. The operator turns on the memo paper generation execution key (which may be a dedicated key or may be used in conjunction with other function keys) provided on the operation unit 8, and generates a part of the rolled recording paper 2 into a memo paper. 20 (see Figure 1), if it is not used as (Sl)
, upon detecting that the memo paper generation execution key has been turned on, the main control unit 10 determines whether the facsimile machine main body 1 is currently being used, that is, whether the power is turned on and a sending, receiving, or copying operation is being performed. Determine whether or not (S2)
.

When it is confirmed that the facsimile machine main body 1 is not in use even though the power is turned on, a predetermined drive command signal is sent to the motor drive circuit 11 while the operator continues to turn on the memo paper generation execution key, for example. is emitted, and the unprinted roll recording paper 2 is ejected to the outside of the machine by a predetermined length as shown in FIG. 1 (S3).

The rolled recording paper 2 of a predetermined length is ejected to the outside of the machine and is torn off by an operator or cut into a predetermined size by a canter mechanism (not shown) to become memo paper 20. Memos are written on the canted memo paper 20 using the flat surface 54 provided on the top surface 52, and it is used as a transmission document thereafter.

Although it is not necessary to provide the flat surface 54, if such a flat surface 54 is provided, the facsimile machine main body 1 can be placed at a position sufficiently separated from a desk, etc.
This has the advantage that the space in the room can be used effectively and the usability of the facsimile machine can be improved.

Next, referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, a procedure for generating a memo sheet necessary for writing down the contents of a telephone call received from the other party will be explained. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the procedure for using memo paper for writing notes, and FIG. 5 is a drawing showing the formant printed on the memo paper.

When there is an incoming call from the other party (510), the main control unit 10 first determines whether the other party is a telephone or a facsimile machine (311), and when it confirms that it is a telephone,
Switch the line to the attached telephone 9 via NCUI 3. Then, the operator who has disconnected the attached telephone 9 communicates with the other party, and if it is determined that a memo is necessary based on the content of the communication (S12), the operator turns on the memo paper generation execution key of the operation unit 8 (S13).

When the main control unit 10 detects that the memo paper generation execution key is turned on, it reads out the format data for memo writing stored in the ROM 16 (514), and then drives the recording unit 3 for a predetermined period of time, so that it is fed out for a predetermined length. The format data read from the ROM 16 is printed on the rolled recording paper 2 (S15). In this way, format data as shown in FIG. 5 is printed on the portion of the rolled recording paper 2 that has been fed out for a predetermined length.

When the main control unit 10 confirms that the format data has been printed (S16), the motor drive circuit 11
A predetermined drive command signal is issued to drive the platen roller 30 for a predetermined time to eject the portion of the roll recording paper 2 on which the format data is printed to the outside of the machine (S17). At this time, the thermal head is not driven. Not done. Thus,
The part of the rolled recording paper 2 on which the format data is printed is ejected outside the machine, and is used as the memo paper 20 (
(see Figure 5).

On the other hand, in step Sll, if the other party is a facsimile machine, the normal receiving operation shown in step 818 is performed thereafter.

In the above embodiment, the memo paper is generated by cutting the rolled recording paper 2 into a predetermined size, but in a facsimile machine of the type that stores cut paper such as plain paper, the memo paper 1 is not printed. All you have to do is eject a sheet of cant paper outside the machine and use it as memo paper.

In the case of the present invention described above, the recording paper built into the facsimile machine is ejected outside the machine and is used as memo paper, so there is no need to keep memo paper around the facsimile machine. , you can generate memo sheets if needed. Therefore, it is possible to deal with emergencies, etc., and the usability of the facsimile machine can be greatly improved, and the area around the facsimile machine can be prevented from becoming cluttered.

Therefore, it is possible to realize an excellent facsimile machine especially for home use.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a facsimile machine equipped with a memo paper generation function according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing its circuit configuration, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the procedure for using memo paper for writing notes, and FIG. 5 is a drawing showing the formant printed on the memo paper. Fig. 3 1...Facsimile machine body, 2...Rolled recording paper, 20...Memo paper, 3...Recording section, 30...
Platen roller, 8... Operation unit, 9... Attached telephone, 10... Main control unit, 11... Motor drive circuit, 1
6...ROM.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) When the power is turned on and the memo paper generation execution key is turned on when the facsimile machine is not in its intended use, the recording paper feeding means is driven to eject the built-in recording paper to the outside of the machine, and the memo paper is A facsimile machine equipped with a memo paper generation function.