JPH04312065A - Recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To realize miniaturization, and to reduce cost by simplifying the structure of a recorder. CONSTITUTION:As for the recorder equipped with an image sensor 1 which reads an original, ink jet head 3 which records the original according to a received signal or a reading signal, and carriage 2 which scans those equipment, the carriage 2 is provided so as to operate the scanning of both the image sensor 1 and the ink jet head 3. Thus, the image sensor 1 reads the original after being scanned by the carriage 2. And also, at the time of recording, the ink jet head 3 records the original after being scanned by the same carriage 2.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recording apparatus including a reading section and a recording section.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a recording device installed in a facsimile machine or the like includes a reading section for reading a document, and a recording section for recording in response to a received signal or a read signal. For example, the reading section uses a carriage to scan a line with a contact image sensor to read a document placed on a glass table, and the recording section uses, for example, an inkjet head to scan a line on a carriage. , characters were recorded by injecting ink onto plain paper.

0003

However, since these carriages are provided separately, the number of parts of the recording device increases, resulting in an increase in the size of the entire recording device such as a facsimile machine.
Furthermore, there was a problem of high cost. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a recording device that has a simple structure and can be made smaller and lower in cost.

0004

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention provides a recording apparatus that includes a reading unit that reads an original, a recording unit that performs recording according to a received signal or a read signal, and a carriage that scans these. The gist thereof is that the reading section and the recording section are provided to perform both scanning operations.

[0005]

[Operation] In the present invention constructed as described above, during reading, the reading unit is scanned by a carriage to read the original. Furthermore, during printing, the printing section is scanned by the same carriage to perform printing.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment in which the present invention is embodied in a facsimile recording device will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. The guide shaft 7 of the carriage 2 is mounted on a frame 30 of the recording apparatus, and is arranged to extend in a direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction of recording paper K and original G, which will be described later. A lead screw 4 is installed in parallel to the guide shaft 7 so as to be rotatable relative to the frame 30. A gear 5 is fixed to one end of the lead screw 4, which meshes with a gear on an output shaft of a motor 6 and is driven to rotate. The carriage 2 is slidably inserted into the guide shaft 7 on one side, and the lead screw 4 is screwed onto the other side.

A contact type image sensor 1 serving as a reading section is mounted on the upper surface of the carriage 2. The image sensor 1 is capable of reading an original G on a glass stand 8 serving as an original placing stand arranged above the guide shaft 7 and lead screw 4 so as to extend in the longitudinal direction. An inkjet head 3 serving as a recording section is mounted on the lower surface of the carriage 2.

A pair of conveying rollers 9 are arranged above the guide shaft 7 and lead screw 4 on both sides of the glass table 8 so as to sandwich the glass table 8 therebetween, and are rotationally driven by a drive mechanism (not shown). A driven roller 10 is arranged above each transport roller 9 to contact the transport roller 9 and transport the document. A document guide 11 is arranged between both driven rollers 10. The paper feed roller 12 is provided on the paper feeding upstream side of one of the transport rollers 9 so as to be rotatably driven by a drive mechanism (not shown). A separation pad 13 is provided above the paper feed roller 12 and is always pressed against the paper feed roller 12. A guide 14 is arranged between the paper feed roller 12 and the conveyance roller 9, and between the separation pad 13 and the driven roller 10.

A guide plate 15 is provided below the carriage 2.
is located. A pair of conveyance rollers 16 are arranged on both sides of the guide plate 15 and are rotationally driven by a drive mechanism (not shown). A driven roller 17 is disposed above each conveyance roller 16 to abut against the conveyance roller 16 and convey the recording paper K. A storage case 19 for storing the recording paper K is provided below the guide plate 15. Further, a recording paper feed roller 18 is rotatably provided below one of the transport rollers 16, and is rotationally driven by a drive mechanism (not shown).
The recording paper K in the storage case 19 is fed. Storage case 1
A pair of guide plates 20 are provided between the paper feeding end side of the storage case 19 and one of the conveyance rollers 16 to guide the recording paper K conveyed from the storage case 19 from above and below.

Next, the operation of the recording apparatus configured as described above will be explained. When reading the original G, the original G is transported by the paper feed roller 12, and the transport roller 9 and the driven roller 10
transported between. Then, at the same time that the carriage 2 is transported onto the glass table 8 by the transport roller 9, the motor 6 rotates forward and backward, so that the carriage 2 is scanned in the P arrow direction and the counter-P arrow direction via the lead screw 4, and the image sensor 1 reads the characters, etc. on document G. After the document G is conveyed to the final end by the conveyance roller 9, the next document G is fed and the same operation as described above is performed.

Next, when recording the received signal on the recording paper K, the recording paper K is fed by the paper feed roller 18 between the conveyance roller 16 and the driven roller 17, and is conveyed by the conveyance roller 16 onto the guide plate 15. At the same time, the motor 6 rotates forward and backward, so that the carriage 2 is scanned in the P arrow direction and the opposite P arrow direction via the lead screw 4, and the inkjet head 3 records characters, etc. on the recording paper K. After the recording paper K is conveyed to the final end by the conveyance roller 16, the next recording paper K is fed and the same operation as described above is performed.

Further, when reading the original G and recording on the recording paper K at the same time, the original G is conveyed by the paper feed roller 12 and further fed between the conveyance roller 9 and the driven roller 10. Then, at the same time, the document G is transported onto the glass table 8 by the transport roller 9, and the recording paper K is transported onto the paper feed roller 1.
The paper is fed between the transport roller 16 and the driven roller 17 by the transport roller 8, and is transported onto the guide plate 15 by the transport roller 16. Then, as the motor 6 rotates in forward and reverse directions, the carriage 2 is scanned in the P arrow direction and the opposite P arrow direction via the lead screw 4, and at the same time the image sensor 1 reads the characters etc. on the document G, the inkjet head 3 The read signal of the image sensor 1 is recorded on a recording paper K. In this way, in the recording apparatus of this embodiment, since the carriage 2 is provided to scan the image sensor 1 and the inkjet head 3, the scanning structure can be simplified, and the recording apparatus and even the facsimile It is possible to reduce the size and cost of the device.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment. For example, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the inkjet head 3 was used as the recording section, but a thermal head may be used instead. Any changes can be made without departing from the spirit.

[0014]

As described in detail above, the recording apparatus of the present invention has a simple structure, and has excellent effects in that it can be made smaller and lower in cost.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of a recording apparatus according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the scanning structure of the recording apparatus in the same embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 image sensor, 2 carriage, 3 inkjet head.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A recording device comprising a reading section that reads a document, a recording section that performs recording according to a received signal or a read signal, and a carriage that scans these, wherein the carriage is connected to the reading section and the recording section. A recording device characterized in that it is provided to also perform scanning.