JPH04263569A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain the facsimile equipment to realize miniaturization. CONSTITUTION:A storage device 20 stores received image signals. an LED 23 announces that the received image signals are stored in the storage device 20. The paper sheets for recording are inserted to a recording paper sheet inserting port one by one. According to a detection signal from a paper sensor 5, a reading means 24 reads the received image signals stored in the storage device 20. Based on the received image signals read by the reading means 24, a recorder 8 records received images onto the recording paper sheets. An erasing means 25 erases the received image signals corresponding to the received images recorded by the recorder 8 from the storage device 20. When there is no free area in the storage device 20 in the case of reception, a reception disable informing means 26 informs it of the transmission side that reception is disabled. Therefore, a recording paper sheet house part to house the recording paper sheets can be eliminated.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to facsimile machines.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional facsimile apparatuses have a recording paper accommodating section equipped with roll paper or cut paper made of thermal paper or plain paper as recording paper, and received images are recorded on this recording paper.

0003

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The conventional facsimile machine has the following drawbacks. That is, since the recording paper accommodating section is included, the overall size of the apparatus increases.

[0004] An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile machine that can be miniaturized.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, the present invention employs the following means. That is, a storage device that stores the received image signal, a storage notification device that notifies that the storage device stores the received image signal,
a recording paper insertion slot into which a recording paper is inserted; a reading means for reading out the received image signal stored in the storage device in response to a recording paper insertion signal indicating that the recording paper has been inserted into the recording paper insertion slot; a recording device that records a received image on the recording paper based on the received image signal read out by the reading device; and an erasing device that deletes the received image signal corresponding to the received image recorded by the recording device from the storage device. and a reception impossible notification means for notifying the sending side that reception is impossible if there is no free space in the storage device at the time of reception, and a recording paper storage section for storing recording paper is disposed of.

[0006]

[Operations] The present invention has the following functions. That is, the storage device stores the received image signal. The storage notification device notifies that the received image signal is stored in the storage device. Recording paper is inserted into the recording paper insertion slot. The reading unit reads out the received image signal stored in the storage device in response to a recording paper insertion signal indicating that recording paper has been inserted into the recording paper insertion slot. The recording device records the received image on recording paper based on the received image signal read out by the reading means. The erasing means erases the received image signal corresponding to the received image recorded by the recording device from the storage device. The reception impossibility notification means notifies the sending side that reception is impossible if there is no free space in the storage device at the time of reception. Therefore, the recording paper accommodating section that accommodates the recording paper can be ejected.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be explained below based on embodiments shown in the drawings. FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.A casing 1 of the facsimile apparatus main body has a recording paper insertion opening 2 and a recording paper output opening 3.
is formed. A paper sensor 5 for detecting the recording paper 4 and a feed roller 6 for transporting the recording paper 4 are installed near the recording paper insertion opening 2. Recording paper outlet 3
A paper discharge roller 7 for discharging the recording paper 4 is installed near the feed roller 6 and the paper discharge roller 7.
A recording device 8 for recording received images on recording paper 4 is installed. The recording paper 4 is plain paper made of cut paper, and can be used, for example, as a leaflet for advertising without printing on the back side. The recording device 8 is constituted by an electronic image forming device using laser light, for example, which can record on plain paper. Further, the casing 1 is formed with a document insertion port 10, a document discharge port 11, etc., and inside the casing 1 are a feed roller 12 for conveying the document, a paper discharge roller 13 for discharging the document, A contact type image sensor 14 and the like for reading the original are installed.

FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram of a facsimile machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a control device 16 consisting of a microcomputer and controlling the entire system includes a network control device 17 that controls lines, and a network control device 17 that controls communication. A communication control device 18, a restoration device 19 that restores the received image signal to an image signal before being subjected to processing such as compression, and a storage device 20 that is composed of a RAM or the like and stores the received image signal.
An I/O interface 21 is connected thereto. A modem 22 that modulates a transmitted signal and demodulates a received signal is connected to the network control device 17 and communication control device 18, and a storage device 20 is connected to the I/O interface 21.
The paper sensor 5 and the recording device 8 are connected to an LED 23, which is an example of a storage notification device that notifies that an image signal is stored in the paper sensor 5 and the recording device 8. The control device 16 includes a reading unit 24 that reads out image signals stored in the storage device 20 based on a recording paper insertion signal from the paper sensor 5 indicating that the recording paper 4 has been inserted into the recording paper insertion slot 2, and a recording device 8. an erasing means 25 for erasing the image signal corresponding to the received image recorded by the storage device 20; and a reception impossible notification that informs the sending side that reception is impossible if there is no free space in the storage device 20 at the time of reception. The means 26 and the like are realized by software. Although there are many other constituent elements in addition to these, they are not directly related to the gist of the present invention and are well known, so their explanation will be omitted.

Next, the operation of the embodiment device will be explained. At the time of reception, the image signal demodulated by the modem 22 is stored in the storage device 20, which causes the LED 23 to light up. Further, the remaining memory capacity of the storage device 20 is displayed on an LCD (not shown). When the operator knows that the LED 23 has been received and inserts the recording paper 4 into the recording paper insertion slot 2, the recording paper 4 is guided by a guide (not shown) and moved to the feed roller 6.
At the same time, the image signal stored in the storage device 20 is read out by the reading means 24, and restored by the restoration device 19 to an image signal before processing such as compression, and then supplied to the recording device 8. be done. Thereby, the recording device 8 records the received image on the recording paper 4. Recording device 8
The image signal corresponding to the received image recorded on the recording paper 4 is erased from the storage device 20 by the erasing means 25. The recorded recording paper 4 is conveyed by a paper discharge roller 7 while being guided by a guide, and is discharged from the recording paper discharge port 3. If the received image spans multiple pages of recording paper 4,
When the above operation is repeated and all the image signals in the storage device 20 are erased by the erasing means 25, the LED 23 is turned off. When the storage device 20 runs out of free space and receives a communication request from another facsimile device, the communication control device 18 is controlled by the unreceivable notification means 26, and the communication control device 18 is controlled by the unreceivable notification means 26 to notify the user that the communication cannot be received. Send notification to sender. Note that if the image is received multiple times before the recording paper 4 is inserted into the recording paper insertion slot 2, all of them will be stored as long as there is remaining memory capacity in the storage device 20, and the received images will be recorded on the recording paper 4 in the order in which they were received. do.

Control device 16 for realizing the above operations
The specific operation will be explained with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG. 3 shows an image signal storage routine. First, it is determined in step S1 whether or not the image signal has been received. If it has been received, the process advances to step S2 and it is determined whether or not there is free space in the storage device 20. . If there is free space, the process advances to step S3, and a predetermined amount of the image signal demodulated by the modem 22 is written into the storage device 20. Next, the process proceeds to step S4, where it is determined whether or not the reception has ended. If it has, the process proceeds to step S5, where the LED 23 is turned on, and then this routine is ended. If reception has not been completed in step S4, the process returns to step S2. If there is no free space in the storage device 20 in step S2, the process advances to step S6, and the sender is notified that reception is not possible, and then the process advances to step S7, if there is an image signal written to the storage device 20 after step S1. After clearing them, exit this routine. If it is determined in step S1 that the signal has not been received, this routine ends.

FIG. 4 shows a received image recording routine. First, in step S11, it is determined whether or not the paper sensor 5 is on. If it is on, the process advances to step S12, and a predetermined amount of paper is recorded from the storage device 20. Image signal reading and restoring device 1
9 is restored to the original image signal, and this image signal is supplied to the recording device 8 to record the received image on the recording paper 4 at a predetermined timing. Next, the process proceeds to step S13, where the recording device 8
The image signal corresponding to the received image recorded by is deleted from the storage device 20. Next, the process advances to step S14, where it is determined whether or not recording of one page of the recording paper 4 has been completed. If it has been completed, the process advances to step S15, where it is determined whether or not the image signal is stored in the storage device 20. It is determined, and if it is not stored, the process advances to step S16, the LED 23 is turned off, and then this routine is ended. If it is determined in step S15 that the image signal is stored in the storage device 20,
Return to step S11. If it is determined in step S14 that recording for one page of the recording paper 4 has not been completed, the process returns to step S12. If it is determined in step S11 that the paper sensor 5 is not turned on, this routine ends.

[0012] In this way, since a recording paper accommodating section for accommodating recording paper is not required, it is possible to downsize the apparatus. Furthermore, if a recording device 8 capable of recording on plain paper is used as in this embodiment, unnecessary paper such as an advertisement flyer that is not printed on the back side can be used as the recording paper 4, which is economical. At the same time, it is possible to aim for effective use of resources.

In the above embodiment, a device capable of recording on plain paper is used as the recording device 8, but a device capable of recording on thermal paper may also be used. Further, in the above embodiment, the LED 23 was used as the memory notification device, but instead of this, for example, an LCD
may be displayed in text. In addition, in the above embodiment, the paper sensor 5
Although the detection signal from the printer is used as the recording paper insertion signal, instead of this, for example, a signal from a predetermined key switch may be used as the recording paper insertion signal, and recording may be started by manual operation. Furthermore, in the above embodiment, when the free space in the storage device 20 runs out during reception, the sending side is notified that reception is not possible, and upon reception, the image signal stored in the storage device 20 is erased. The configuration may be such that the image signal is stored in the storage device 20 halfway. Further, in the above embodiment, the image signal before being restored by the restoration device 19 is stored in the storage device 20 as a received image signal, but the image signal after being restored by the restoration device 19 is stored in the storage device 20 as a received image signal. It may be memorized.

[0014]

[Effects of the Invention] With the above-described configuration, the present invention achieves the following effects. That is, a storage device that stores received image signals, a storage notification device that notifies that the received image signal is stored in this storage device, a recording paper insertion slot into which recording paper is inserted, and this recording paper insertion slot. a reading unit for reading out the received image signal stored in the storage device in response to a recording paper insertion signal indicating that a recording paper has been inserted into the recording paper; A recording device for recording, erasing means for erasing a received image signal corresponding to a received image recorded by the recording device from the storage device, and transmitting a message that reception is impossible when there is no free space in the storage device at the time of reception. Since the apparatus is provided with a reception-unavailability notification means for notifying the receiver, a recording paper accommodating section for accommodating recording paper is not required, and the apparatus can be made more compact.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram of a facsimile machine in one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a facsimile machine in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an image signal storage routine.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a received image recording routine.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 Recording paper insertion slot 4 Recording paper 8 Recording device 20 Storage device 23 LED (memory notification device) 24 Reading means 25 Erasing means 26 Notification means of unreceivable

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim 1: A storage device for storing received image signals;
A storage notification device that notifies that the received image signal is stored in the storage device, a recording paper insertion slot into which a recording paper is inserted, and a record that indicates that the recording paper has been inserted into the recording paper insertion slot. a reading unit for reading out the received image signal stored in the storage device in response to a paper insertion signal; a recording device for recording the received image on the recording paper based on the received image signal read by the reading unit; and this recording device. erasing means for erasing a received image signal corresponding to a received image recorded by the storage device from the storage device; and a reception impossible notification that informs the sending side that reception is impossible if there is no free space in the storage device at the time of reception. What is claimed is: 1. A facsimile machine, characterized in that a recording paper accommodating section for accommodating recording paper is eliminated.