JPH04105457A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To minimize the surface area by vertically stacking a telephone set and the facsimile equipment main body in the standby state. CONSTITUTION:A telephone set 7 is mounted on the facsimile equipment main body 1 horizontally slidably. The plane view of the telephone set 7 is a rectangle which is identical to the shape of the facsimile equipment main body 1 and the upper side of the telephone set 7 is provided with a handset 8, a pushbutton 9 and a liquid crystal display device 10. The telephone set 7 is stacked on the facsimile equipment main body 1 in the reception standby state. In the case of making facsimile transmission, the telephone set 7 is moved to the left and then a prescribed operation is implemented.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a facsimile machine, and more particularly to a facsimile machine equipped with a telephone.

[Conventional technology]

Facsimile machines that use public telephone lines are attached to telephones.

In other words, this type of facsimile device is connected to a telephone line so that it can be switched with a telephone.
The telephone line is connected to the telephone during standby or when calling a destination by dialing, and during facsimile communication the connection can be switched from the telephone to the facsimile machine.

As described above, facsimile machines are always used together with a telephone, and recently facsimile machines equipped with a telephone as part of the machine have come on the market. This facsimile device with a telephone set has achieved a reduction in its installation area in that there is no need to provide a separate telephone set.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, the reduction in installation space has not yet been sufficient, and it is too large and impractical to install one on each individual's desk in an office like a telephone.

An object of the present invention is to solve these problems.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a facsimile apparatus of the present invention includes a facsimile main body having a document insertion slot on the top surface, and a telephone set disposed on the facsimile main body so as to cover the document insertion slot. is attached so that the document insertion slot can be selectively exposed by its movement.

[Effect]

Since the telephone and facsimile body can be stacked one on top of the other, the planar area can be minimized. When sending a facsimile, by moving the telephone away from the facsimile main body, the document insertion slot is exposed and can be operated.

When the telephone is stacked on top of the facsimile body, the telephone covers the document insertion slot, so there is little chance of dust entering the reading section located beyond the document insertion slot.

〔Example〕

1 and 2 are perspective views showing an embodiment of the present invention, with FIG. 1 showing a state in standby for reception, and FIG. 2 showing a state in facsimile transmission.

The facsimile main body 1 includes a transmitting section, a receiving section, and a control section. A document tray 2 on which a transmission document is placed is attached to the top surface. The original placed on the original tray 2 is fed into the original insertion slot 11, read by the reading means provided inside the facsimile main body 1, and then ejected from the opening provided on the left side. be done. Note that reference numeral 12 indicates a symbol mark indicating how to place the document on the front and back sides. On the front side of the top of the facsimile main body 1, there is a dedicated switch 3 for facsimile operation.
~5 are provided. Switch 3 is a start switch used to start transmission and manual reception, switch 4 is a stop switch used to stop communication midway, and switch 5 is used to select fine/normal scanning line density. This is a fine/normal switch. A received paper ejection port 6 is provided on the right side of the facsimile body 1, and the received data is ejected from the ejection port 6 while being recorded on a roll of recording paper set inside.

The telephone set 7 is attached to the top of the facsimile body 1 so as to be slidable left and right (in the direction of arrow A). The state shown in FIG. 1 is when the telephone 7 is moved to the far right, and the state shown in FIG. 2 is when the telephone 7 is moved to the far left. The telephone 7 has the same rectangular planar shape as the facsimile main body 1,
Transceiver 8, button 9, liquid crystal display 1o on top
It is equipped with The button buttons 9 are a group of buttons necessary for telephone communication, and include function buttons for holding, speed dialing, etc. in addition to dialing buttons. The operated telephone number and the like are displayed on the liquid crystal display device 1o.

Next, the operation and operation of this embodiment will be explained.

When waiting for reception, the telephone 7 is stacked on top of the facsimile body 1 as shown in FIG. Since the planar shape of the telephone 7 is the same as that of the facsimile main body 1, the telephone 7 can completely cover the upper surface of the facsimile main body 1 without excess or deficiency. By stacking them in this way, the area occupied at the installation location (for example, on a desk) can be made very small. However, in this state, since the document insertion slot 11 is covered by the telephone 7, it is difficult for dust to enter from there, and the reading means can be prevented from being contaminated.

Note that the reception standby state includes not only the standby state as a facsimile machine but also the standby state as a telephone set, and the selection can be made using a predetermined operation switch.

The device is also operated in this state when calling the other party in order to use it as a telephone.

On the other hand, when performing facsimile transmission, the telephone 7 is shifted to the left to the state shown in FIG. 2, and then a predetermined operation is performed. That is, after placing the original to be transmitted on the original tray 2, the user performs a dialing operation using the push button 9 to call the other party. When a response signal is received from the other party, the start switch 3 is operated. As a result, the original is fed into the original insertion slot 11, and the facsimile main body 1
It is discharged through a reading means provided in the. When the transmission is completed, the telephone 7 is slid to the right again and placed on top of the facsimile main body 1, reducing the occupied area and placing it in a standby state.

Note that even in manual reception, since it is necessary to operate the start switch 3, the state shown in FIG. 2 must be established.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the telephone 31 has a front hanging part 34, which covers the front side of the facsimile main body 32. In the embodiment described above, the sliding mechanism of the telephone 7 cannot be seen from the front, but in this embodiment, the guide rail 33 provided on the front side of the facsimile body 32 and the front flap of the telephone 31 It is constituted by a sliding protrusion provided on the inner surface of 34. Based on the same concept, the sliding mechanism may be provided on the rear side, or may be provided on both the front and rear sides to increase its mechanical strength.

In all of the above embodiments, the telephone can slide left and right with respect to the facsimile main body, that is, in the direction of movement of the document, but the sliding direction is not limited to this, for example, it can slide back and forth. It may be something.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, the telephone and the facsimile main body can be stacked one on top of the other during standby, so that the planar area can be minimized. Therefore, it becomes possible to install the device on an individual's desk in an office, for example, resulting in an extremely easy-to-use device.

Furthermore, when the telephone is stacked on top of the facsimile main body, the telephone covers the document insertion slot, so there is little chance of dust entering the reading section located beyond the document insertion slot. Therefore, there is no need to clean the reading section over a long period of time, and maintenance is very easy.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 and 2 are both perspective views showing one embodiment of the invention, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the invention. 1.32...Facsimile body, 2...Document tray, 3.4.5...Facsimile operation dedicated switch, 6
...Receive paper ejection port, 7.31...Telephone, 9...
Button, 11... Original insertion slot.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A facsimile body with a document insertion slot on the top,
and a telephone placed on the facsimile main body so as to cover the original insertion slot, and the telephone is attached to the facsimile main body so that the original insertion slot can be selectively exposed by movement of the telephone. A facsimile machine with special features.