JPH043569A - Portable facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate the communication job of picture information at a narrow place such as a telephone box by providing an accommodation part of a telephone card to a position close to a transmission operation section of a main body. CONSTITUTION:A transmission operation section 4 and a grip 5 are provided to a front end of a main body case 3 and an original discharge port 6 being a discharge exit of slit shape is formed to a front end face. Then a main body cover 7 covering almost the entire part of the upper and front face of the main body case 3 in a way of capable of opening and closing is supported turnably at a tail end of the main body case 3 and a pocket 9 accommodating a telephone card 8 is provided to an inner face of the main body cover 7. Thus, when picture information is sent from a public telephone set, the telephone card 8 is extracted easily and quickly from the container 7 provided in the vicinity of the transmission operation section 4 for the portable facsimile equipment and a telephone set is driven by using the card.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Industrial applications The present invention relates to a portable facsimile machine.

Conventional Technology Currently, there is a demand for portable facsimile machines that are designed to be carried around.For example, there is a demand for a portable facsimile machine that is designed to be carried around. Some devices have been put into practical use that include a handle and a handle for carrying.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention The conventional portable facsimile machine as described above is capable of transmitting and receiving image information in various places, and is expected to be used in public telephones, for example.

Currently, most public telephones in Japan accept telephone cards, and there are many public telephones that accept telephone cards. Furthermore, it is extremely inconvenient if the transmission of image information by facsimile is interrupted midway. For this reason, it is desirable to use a telephone card at a public telephone that transmits image information using a portable facsimile.

However, with conventional portable facsimile machines, users have to set up an acoustic coupler, documents, etc. in a confined space such as a telephone booth, and then take out a separately prepared telephone card from their bag to activate the public telephone. Yes, the work is complicated and undesirable.

Means for Solving the Problems In a facsimile machine in which at least a document insertion slot and a transmission operation section are provided on the upper surface of the main body, a telephone card storage section is provided at a position close to the transmission operation section of the main body.

Since a telephone card can be stored in a storage area located close to the transmitting operation section of the main body, for example, when transmitting image information from a public phone, the phone card can be stored near the operation section of the portable facsimile where the transmitting operation is performed. The telephone card can be easily and quickly taken out from the provided storage section to activate the telephone.

Embodiment A first embodiment of the present invention will be explained based on FIGS. 1 and 2. First, the portable facsimile l of this embodiment has a flat main body case 3 with a document insertion port 2, which is a slit-shaped paper feed port long in the front and back direction, approximately at the center of the top surface. A transmission operation section 4 and a gripping section 5 are provided at each end, and a document discharge port 6, which is a slit-shaped paper discharge port, is formed on the front end surface. A main body cover 7 that covers substantially the entire upper surface and front surface of the main body case 3 is rotatably supported at the rear end of the main body case 3, and is attached to the inner surface of the main body cover 7. is telephone card 8
A pocket 9 is provided as a storage section for storing. Here, the pocket 9 is made of a bag made of vinyl or the like, and is attached to the inner surface of the main body cover 7 via a Velcro tape 10 here.

The transmission operation section 4 has various function keys 1 in addition to the numeric keypad 11 and start/stop keys 12 and 13.
4, a liquid crystal display section 15, etc., and the grip section 5, which is exposed through the opening 16 of the main body cover 7 closed to the main body case 3, has a surface with many grooves 17 and a non-slip surface such as a rubber exterior. It is suitable for gripping.

In this portable facsimile 1 with such a configuration, the device is connected to a telephone line using a modular connector (not shown) equipped with a coupler, etc., and the main body cover 7 is opened to access the document insertion slot 2 and document output port 6. Then, the transmission operation section 4 is exposed, and a document (not shown) is set and a transmission operation is performed. Therefore, the image information of the document transported from the document insertion slot 2 to the document output port 6 via the paper transport path in the main body case 3 is read by the reading device and transmitted to an external line, and this image information is transmitted via the telephone line. The image information is then reproduced using the other party's portable facsimile (not shown).

Here, this portable facsimile 1 has a pocket 9 attached to the back side of the main body cover 7 near the sending operation section 4 so that a telephone card 8 can be stored therein, so it is easy and convenient to send image information from a public telephone. The telephone card 8 can be quickly taken out and the telephone activated. In addition,
This portable facsimile 1 can be grasped in the palm of one hand from below by holding the grip part 5 of the main body case 3 through the opening 16 of the opened main body cover 7, making it extremely easy to transmit image information with the other hand. Therefore, it can be easily used even in places such as public telephones where there is no space for installation.

When carrying this portable facsimile 1, close the main body cover 7 to cover the document insertion slot 2, document ejection port 6, and transmission operation section 4, and hold the grip part 5 exposed through the opening 16 of the main body cover 7 in the palm of your hand. grasp it and transfer it. By doing so, the portable facsimile 1 has a flat overall appearance and is easy to carry, but it also prevents dust from entering the openings and impeding the performance of the reading device etc. when carried. It is also possible to prevent malfunction or destruction caused by pressing the keys 11 to 14 of the transmission operation section 4.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. 3 and 4. This portable facsimile 18 has a storage section 21 formed on the top surface of a main body case 22 in which the transmission operation section 4 is provided, and includes an internal space 19 having the same shape as the telephone card 8 and an opening 20 slightly shorter than the inner space 19. . Note that the other structure is the same as that of the portable facsimile 1 described above.

In such a configuration, this portable facsimile 18
functions similarly to the portable facsimile 1 described above.

In this portable facsimile 18, as illustrated in FIG.
The telephone card 8 is inserted into and taken out from the internal space 19 through the small opening 2o of the telephone card 8, and the telephone card 8 can be stored in a visible state very easily.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention provides a facsimile machine in which at least a document insertion slot and a transmission operation section are provided on the top surface of the main body, and a telephone card storage section is provided in a position close to the transmission operation section of the main body. Therefore, when communicating image information from a public telephone, the user can easily and quickly take out a telephone card from a nearby storage compartment to activate the public telephone, and the user can also take out a separately prepared telephone card from a bag or the like. This has the advantage that image information can be easily communicated in a narrow space such as a telephone booth.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 and 2 are perspective views showing a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional side view of the main parts. 1.18... Portable facsimile, 2... Document insertion slot, 3, 7... Main body, 4... Transmission operation section, 8...
Telephone card, 9, 21...storage section

Claims (1)

[Claims] What is claimed is: 1. A portable facsimile machine having at least a document insertion slot and a transmission operation section on the top surface of the main body, characterized in that a telephone card storage section is provided in the main body at a position close to the transmission operation section.