JPH04253468A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automatically sort recording paper sheets printed out for each communication. CONSTITUTION:A reception recording section 1 outputs a recording paper sheet 1a on which a received picture signal is printed out. A reception operation monitor circuit 2 monitors the operating state of the reception recording section 1 by using an operation signal 1b and outputs an operating signal 2a to a container shelf drive section 3 during reception of one communication. A container section 4 has plural stackers 4a in which received recording paper 1a is contained, and a sensor 4b outputting a signal 4c representing the presence of the recording paper contained in each stacker 4a and is driven in the direction of the arrow A. The container shelf drive section 3 uses the operation signal 2a from the reception monitoring circuit 2 and a signal 4c from the sensor 4b to move the container 4 to a position of the idle stacker 4a in which the recording paper 1a from the reception recording section 1 is accommodated.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile machine, and more particularly to a facsimile machine for sorting received recording sheets.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art With the widespread use of facsimile machines, documents transmitted from a large number of other party's machines have come to be automatically received.

In a conventional facsimile machine, a recording section receives and records image information from a plurality of senders, sends out recording sheets, and stacks them in order on a storage shelf (stacker). Especially when using automatic reception, a large number of reception records accumulate in the storage shelf. When sorting correspondence by destination, the receiver side sorts multiple received documents into one received document based on the top sheet that records the number of pages sent from the transmitter side, or the sender information that records the number of pages on the manuscript. Classified by.

0004

In the conventional facsimile apparatus described above, by recording sender information on each recording paper, it is clearly indicated in which communication each recording paper was recorded. However, in order for the operator to recognize this, it is necessary to check the sender code of all the recording paper, and also, because the recording paper for many communications is accumulated in the storage shelf, it is necessary to check the order in which the recording paper was recorded due to curling of the recording paper, etc. If they do not exactly overlap, there is a drawback that it takes time and effort to separate them into individual communications.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] A facsimile apparatus of the present invention includes a recording section that prints out a received image signal on recording paper;
a reception operation monitoring circuit that monitors the recording section and outputs an operation signal during the reception operation of one communication; a storage shelf having a plurality of stackers for storing received recording sheets; and a storage shelf that is made vacant by the operation signal. and a storage shelf drive section for storing recording sheets from the recording section.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.

[0007] The reception recording section 1 outputs a recording paper 1a on which received image signals are printed. The reception operation monitoring circuit 2 monitors the operation state of the reception recording section 1 using an operation signal 1b, and outputs an operation signal 2a to the storage shelf drive section 3 during reception of one communication.

The storage unit 4 includes a plurality of stackers 4a in which received recording sheets 1a are stored, and a sensor 4 that outputs a signal 4c indicating the presence or absence of recording sheets stored in each stacker 4a.
b, and is driven to move in the direction of arrow A.

The storage shelf drive section 3 stores the recording paper 1a from the reception recording section 1 in a vacant stacker 4a in response to the operation signal 2a from the reception operation monitoring circuit 2 and the signal 4c from the sensor 4b. Move section 4.

[0010] With this arrangement, the recording sheets 1a printed by the reception recording section 1 are stored in order from the upper stacker 4a for each communication, and can be automatically sorted.

[0011] When the stacker 4a runs out of space, the recording paper is conveyed again to the uppermost stage of the stacker.

0012

Effects of the Invention As explained above, the present invention automatically stores even curly received recording paper by sequentially storing the printed recording paper for one communication into a plurality of empty stackers. It has the effect of being able to be sorted.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Reception recording section 2 Reception operation monitoring circuit 3 Storage shelf drive unit 4 Storage section

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A recording unit that prints out received image signals on recording paper, a reception operation monitoring circuit that monitors this recording unit and outputs an operation signal during reception operation of one communication, and a reception operation monitoring circuit that prints out received image signals on recording paper. A facsimile apparatus comprising: a storage shelf having a plurality of stackers therein; and a storage shelf driving section that causes recording sheets from the recording section to be stored in vacant stackers in response to the operation signal.