JPH0464984B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an information receiving device such as a facsimile device or a computer terminal device.

[Conventional technology and problems]

For convenience, a facsimile device will be explained as an example.

A facsimile device generally uses a long roll of paper as recording paper, and records the received image information while rewinding the roll of paper.
Each time the recording of image information corresponding to a page is completed, the cutter means is operated to cut the paper portion on which the image has been recorded and the subsequent paper portion, and the recording paper as cut sheet material is sequentially output.

The number of recording sheets output upon reception may be one per communication, or one set of multiple sheets per communication (one set of several pages).

If these output recording sheets are not removed each time the reception of one communication is completed, the recording sheets for a plurality of communications with different senders and different numbers of pages will be piled up one after another. Such a situation often occurs when automatic reception is in place, such as at night or on holidays.

If a large number of sheets of output recording paper for multiple communications with different sources and number of pages are piled up together, it is less likely that you will be confused about sorting (classifying) them or end up sorting them incorrectly. Nakatsuta.

The present invention aims to solve these problems.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention provides: a recording means for reproducing information transmitted from the other party and recording it on a recording material; and a device provided in the apparatus main body for regulating the leading end side of the recording material recorded by the recording means. a regulating means; a discharging means for feeding the leading end of the recording material toward the regulating means and discharging the trailing end of the recording material regulated by the regulating means to the outside via an outlet; and the regulating means. a support member extending upward in a direction substantially perpendicular to the means, whose front end side is regulated by the regulating means and whose rear end side supports an intermediate portion of the recording material to be discharged from the outlet; An information receiving device comprising: spelling means for spelling out the side of the recording material regulated by the regulating means in accordance with the present invention.

[Effect]

That is, according to the above configuration, the recording materials on which the transmitted information has been recorded by the recording means are sequentially loaded by the loading means, and when the received recording materials are finished being ejected, the recording materials are bound into one set by the binding means. Even if recording materials for multiple communications with different senders and different numbers of sheets are piled up one after another, they can be sorted for each communication.

In addition, the receiving recording material is regulated by sending out the leading end toward the regulating means by the discharging means.
The leading edge is aligned and spelled with high precision.

Further, since the midway portion is supported by the support means and the rear end side is discharged to the outside from the outlet and supported in a looped state, it can be easily removed from the device by holding the loop portion and pulling it out.

〔Example〕

The figure shows a specific example device (facsimile device)
This is what is shown. Figure 1 is an external perspective view of the device, Figure 2 is an external perspective view of the device with the recording paper holder plate installed on the front side of the device folded down, and Figure 3 is a diagram of the recording and paper ejection mechanism of the device. It is an enlarged cross-sectional view.

A Transmission In Fig. 1, 1 is the outer case of the device, 2 is the upper lid that also serves as a document table on which the original (sheet original) O to be image transmitted is placed and set, and 3, 3 are the original guide plates on both sides of the upper lid. This is a movable plate (slider) whose mutual spacing can be freely adjusted in accordance with the width of the document O. 4 is the operation panel (console panel),
Reference numeral 5 represents a discharge tray for transmitted originals, and reference numeral 6 represents a handset.

The original O whose image is to be transmitted is placed on top of the upper lid 2, with the image side to be transmitted facing downward in the case of this device, and the leading edge of the original is placed between the inner side of the upper lid 2 and the operation panel 4 for inserting the original. It is fully inserted into the gap opening 7 and one or more sheets are stacked and set. When the transmission start button is pressed, the document set O is passed through the underside of the operation panel 4 into the apparatus by a pull-in roller means (not shown) disposed below the operation panel 4 at a predetermined speed. It is pulled in and conveyed (center reference conveyance). When a plurality of originals are stacked and set, the originals are separated one by one starting from the lowest one and are drawn in and conveyed. In the document that has been pulled and conveyed, the image of the document is sequentially photoelectrically read as a time-series electric pixel signal by a photoelectric reading means (not shown) from the leading edge of the document to the trailing edge, and is transmitted to a destination device. The document whose image has been read is discharged and conveyed to the tray 5.

B. Reception In FIG. 3, reference numeral 8 denotes a roll of long heat-sensitive recording paper as a recording paper housed in a receiving member 9 in the apparatus. This roll of recording paper 8 is inserted into the top cover 2 of the device by releasing the locking means (not shown) and then moving the top cover 2 around a hinge (not shown) provided on the back side of the top cover.
The device is accommodated by being opened and raised as shown by the dotted chain line to open the inside of the device, and then placed in the receiving member 9 in a drop-like manner. The leading end side of the roll of recording paper is slightly rewound and positioned on the top surface of the platen roller 10, and the top cover 2 is folded down and closed. When the upper lid 2 is fully closed, the locking means engages and holds it in the closed state shown by the solid line. As a result, the element array surface of the heating element array assembly (recording head) 11 as a recording means disposed on the inner surface of the upper lid 2 is brought into predetermined pressure contact with the upper surface of the platen roller 10 via the recording paper 8. Reference numeral 12 denotes a biasing spring that presses the recording head 11 against the upper surface of the platen roller 10.

Reference numerals 13 and 14 indicate a paper cutter consisting of a fixed blade and a movable blade arranged next to the platen roller 10;
Reference numerals 5 and 16 denote a pair of paper feed rollers disposed next to the cutters 13 and 14, the lower roller 15 is a driving roller that is driven to rotate in the direction of the arrow, and the upper roller 16 is a driven roller. The driven roller 1
6 is disposed on the upper lid 2 side, and comes into pressure contact with the drive roller 15 when the upper lid 2 is folded down and closed.

17 is the front side wall plate of the device chassis, 18, 18
As shown in FIG. 2, friction rollers made of rubber or the like are provided on the left and right sides of the side wall plate surface with part of their outer surfaces protruding outward from the side wall plate 17, and the rollers 18,
18 are each supported by a support shaft 19 via a one-way clutch 20, and the one-way clutch 2
0 and the shaft 15A of the drive roller 15 of the pair of paper feed rollers are connected by a belt 21. When the shaft 15A of the drive roller 15 is rotationally driven, the friction rollers 18,1
8 is in a state of rotation in the same direction as the drive roller 15.
On the other hand, even if an external force is applied to the friction rollers 18, 18 to rotate them in the opposite direction, the one-way clutch 20 prevents the rotation.

22 is a recording paper (receiving paper) holder plate disposed on the outside of the front side wall plate 17 of the device chassis;
The holder plate can be raised approximately parallel to the chassis front side wall plate 17 as shown in Figures 1 and 3 around the hinge parts 23, 23 provided on both left and right ends of the lower side of the holder plate, and closed; As shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 3, it can be tilted forward and opened.
Normally, it is in the raised and closed state, and in this state, as shown in the second figure, elastic elements provided relatively to both the left and right ends of the holder plate 22 and the corresponding surface portion of the front side wall plate 17 of the device chassis are used as locking means. It is stably held by the engagement between the claw members 24, 24 and the engagement holes 25, 25, and an upward pocket space 2 is formed as a recording paper stacker section with a gap width d between both plates 17, 22.
6 is composed. Further, a horizontally elongated recording paper outlet 27 is formed between the upper side 22A of the holder plate 22 in the above-mentioned raised and closed state and the lower side 2A of the downwardly bent edge provided on the front side of the upper lid 2 in the closed state. Reference numeral 28 indicates the base of the device (chassis bottom plate), and 29 indicates the pedestal surface on which the device is placed.

Based on the recording start signal of the received image information, the platen roller 10 is driven to rotate intermittently one line at a time. Also, paper feed roller pair 15,1
6 is rotationally driven in the direction of the arrow at a predetermined circumferential speed. The friction rollers 18, 18 are also rotated in the direction of the arrow in conjunction with the rotational drive of the roller 15.

The leading end of the rolled thermal recording paper 8 is sandwiched between the upper surface of the platen roller 10 and the recording head 11, and the platen roller 10
By being driven to rotate intermittently for each line recorded, a pull-out force is applied, and this force causes the recording paper to rotate in the feed-out direction within the receiving member 9, thereby sequentially feeding out the roll of recording paper. During the process in which the fed paper portion is intermittently conveyed between the platen roller 10 and the recording head 11, that is, through the recording section by one line recording, each heating element of the recording head 11 receives the image information from the source. By controlling heat generation in response to time-series electric pixel signals, image information corresponding to the received image information is sequentially recorded line by line on the upper surface of the unrolled paper.

The recorded paper portion passes between the fixed blade 13 and the movable blade 14 of the cutter and is delivered to the feed roller pair 1.
5, 16, the pair of rollers 15,
16 in a diagonally downward direction, and enters an upward pocket space 26 as a stacker section formed between the chassis front side wall plate 17 and the recording paper holder plate 22 in the raised and closed state. The leading edge side of the recorded paper enters the space 26 from top to bottom as shown by the two-dot chain line 8a in FIG.

The leading edge 8b of the recorded paper portion that has entered the pocket space 26 as the paper continues to be fed out
The paper hits and is received by the receiving bottom surface 22B, which serves as a stop member provided inward on the lower side of the recording paper holder plate 22, as shown in FIG. entry will be regulated (blocked).

Thereafter, the recorded paper portion that is continuously fed out from the roller pair 15, 16 is moved to the holder plate 2.
2, and the upper roller 16 of the roller pair 15, 16, the recording paper outlet 27 is bent outward in a loop shape as shown by the dotted chain line 8c in FIG. 4A2.
It comes out in a loop shape to the outside of the device. The loop gradually becomes a larger loop 8d as the recorded paper portion continues to be fed out.

When one page of recording is completed and the trailing edge of the image of the paper on which the image has been recorded reaches between the cutter blades 13 and 14, the movable cutter blade 14 is fixed around the shaft 14A as shown in FIG. 4B. It is rotated clockwise to engage the blade 13, and then rotated back again. As a result, the sheet portion 8 ₁ (received sheet) on which one page's worth of images has been recorded and the subsequent sheet portion 8 on the roll side are cut 8e.

The rear end side 8e of the cut paper ₈₁ on which the image has been recorded continues to be fed out by a pair of rollers 15 and 16.
It is sent out by. Also platen roller 1
0 is driven in reverse after the paper is cut, and as a result, the part of the paper that is separated from the image recording side is transported in the reverse direction, and the leading edge of the paper is brought into contact with the platen roller 1.
0 and the heating element array 11, and at that point, the reverse rotation of the platen roller 10 is stopped.

The rear end side of the recording paper ₈₁ as the receiving paper that has passed through the roller pair 15, 16 is recorded by the weight of the paper portion protruding in a loop shape from the recording paper outlet 27 to the outside of the apparatus and the elastic return reaction force of the loop. The paper naturally escapes from the paper outlet 27 to the outside of the apparatus as shown by the dotted chain line 8f in B2 in FIG.

As a result, the portion of the paper that has come out from the recording paper outlet 27 to the outside of the apparatus is moved by its own weight to the upper side 22 of the holder plate 22.
The part corresponding to A is bent into a U shape to form the holder plate 2.
It is in a state where it hangs down outside of 2 as shown in Fig. 4C.

In this way, from the recording paper outlet 27 to the holder plate 22
The cut recording paper ₈₁ , which serves as a receiving paper with the trailing edge 8e hanging down on the outside, is on the leading edge 8.
The paper portion on the b side has sufficiently entered the pocket space 26 as a stacker inside the holder plate until the leading edge 8b touches the receiving bottom surface 22B as a stop member in the pocket space 26, and the recording paper outlet 27 The paper portion is bent into a U-shape with a small curvature on the upper side 22A of the holder plate 22, and is hooked on the upper side 22A of the holder plate, and the surface of the paper portion entering the pocket space 26 is attached to the friction roller. 18, 18, and the frictional force that prevents them from coming off acts on them, so that they do not naturally fall off and are stably held in the hanging state shown in FIG. 4C.

Reception recording of the second page, third page, etc. is also performed in the same manner as described above, and the cut recording paper as the reception paper of the second page, third page, etc. is sequentially delivered from the recording paper outlet 27 to the holder plate. 2
The recording paper 2 is overlapped with the recording paper already outputted on the outside of the recording paper 2, and is held in a drooping state. FIG. 4D shows cut recording paper 8 ₁ as receiving paper for three pages,
8 ₂ and 8 ₃ are sequentially overlapped, and the leading edge side is held in the pocket space 26 as a stacker part, and is held hanging from the recording paper outlet 27 to the outside of the holder plate 22, and the recording paper of the fourth page is held. 8 ₄ indicates that the output is in progress. Each recording paper 8
₁ , ₈₂ , ₈₃ , . . . are received by the receiving bottom surface 22B as a stop member, and are aligned.

C. Paper (output sheet material) binding means As described above, the recording sheets 8 1 , _{8 2} as receiving sheets are sequentially output from the device, overlap one after another, and are held in the holder section as shown in FIG. _4D. ,8 ₃
Regarding..., two or more pages that are a set of each other, that is, two or more recording sheets that are a set of each other, are automatically bound as a set of booklets and are not included in that set. This is a means mechanism to differentiate it from other output recording papers.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 30 denotes a sheet binding means mechanism disposed on the apparatus base 28, which in this embodiment is an electric stapler unit. FIG. 5 shows an enlarged partially cutaway plan view thereof. 31 is a mechanism board, 32
is a forward/reverse motor (stapler motor) mounted and supported on the substrate 31 with the rotating shaft 33 facing upward;
34 is a pulley that can rotate freely around a support shaft 36 installed upward on the base plate 31, 35 is a cam plate integrally provided on the lower side of the pulley, 35A is a cam claw thereof, and 37 is a motor. A rotational force transmission belt suspended between the rotating shaft 33 of 32 and the pulley 34, 3
4A is an outwardly protruding crank arm provided integrally with the pulley 34, 34B is a crank pin implanted in the arm, 38 is a slender advancing/retracting plate as a paper evacuation means rotatably supported by the crank pin, and 38A is an elongated advancing/retracting plate as a paper evacuation means. a slit hole provided longitudinally in the elongated advance/retreat plate surface;
Reference numeral 39 denotes a pin shaft that is implanted upward at a predetermined position on the substrate 31, and the slit hole 38A of the elongated reciprocating plate is fitted and engaged with this pin shaft. 40 is a stapler sensor, such as a micro switch or a photoelectric sensor. This sensor is on pulley 3
4 and the reference rotation angle position of the cam plate 35, and detects the staple jam, which will be described later.
It is fixedly arranged at a predetermined position on the substrate 31.

31A is a front-rear side wall formed by bending the right side of the substrate 31 upward; 41 is a slider guided in the front-rear direction using the inside of this side wall as a guide surface; A staple striking plate 43 is provided with a tension spring 31 that always urges the slider 41 in the backward direction.
Reference numeral B denotes an anvil attachment plate portion formed by extending the tip side of the front-rear side wall 31A forward and bending the extended portion at right angles to the left; 44, the attachment plate portion 31;
Anvil (staple leg bending plate) firmly attached and supported on the inner surface of B with screws 45, 46
is an arm acting on the cam plate 35, the base of which is rotatably attached to the slider 41 with a pin shaft 47;
Reference numeral 48 denotes a push spring that always urges the operating arm to rotate in the direction of the cam plate, and 49 a stopper pin that interferes with the operating arm 46, which is implanted at a predetermined position on the base plate 31.

Reference numeral 50 denotes a staple magazine fitting member fixed to the front side of the board 31 in parallel with the front side. It is attached to 31. Reference numeral 51 denotes a staple magazine that is long in the left-right direction and whose rear half side is fitted into and held in the fitting member 50. 52 is a large number of parallel staples loaded in the magazine 51; 53 is a guide rod 5;
3A, and is moved and biased by a coil spring 53B fitted onto a guide rod 53A to constantly press and bias the parallel staple body 52 toward the distal end within the magazine 51.

FIG. 9 shows the staple magazine fitting member 50.
and staple magazine 5 with it removed.
1 is shown. 50A, 50A are inward small convex portions formed by pressing the top and bottom plates of the fitting member 50 near the left end so that they face each other, and 51A, 51A are the staple magazine 51.
This is a notch hole into which the small inward convex portion provided on the left end side of the top plate and the bottom plate fits and engages, and the staple magazine 5 is connected to the fitting member 50.
1 is mounted on the small convex portion 50A on the fitting member 50 side,
Notch hole 51 on the magazine 51 side for 50A
A, 51A are fitted into each other and the magazine 51 is pushed into the fitting member 50. The magazine 51 in the installed state is freely rotatable around the small protrusions 50A, 50A.

Reference numeral 54 denotes a reflective photoelectric staple remaining amount detection sensor fixedly arranged at a predetermined surface position of the substrate 31 corresponding to the leading end side of the staple magazine 51 . FIG. 10 shows a perspective view of this sensor portion.
When the staples in the staple magazine 51 are consumed and the remaining amount becomes less than a predetermined amount or disappears, the reflective surface 53C provided on the surface of the staple pusher 53 moves to a position in front of the sensor 54 to face it, The emitted light from the sensor 54 is reflected and enters the light receiving element of the sensor 54. As a result, it is detected that the remaining amount of staples has become low or has run out.

The stapler unit 30 is inserted into the pocket space 26 as a stacker section for receiving and holding the leading edge sides of the output recording sheets 8 ₁ , 8 ₂ , 8 ₃ . . . The staple magazine 51 attached to the fitting member 50 has the inner surface of the anvil 44 located at an outer position corresponding to the right corner of the leading edge of the paper recording sheets 8 ₁ , 8 ₂ , 8 ₃ . The stapler unit 30 is positioned substantially parallel to the inside of the front side wall plate 17 of the apparatus chassis.
A substrate 31 is firmly fixed to the upper surface of the device base 28.

The stapler 30 applies a fairly large impact force to the anvil 44, staple striking mechanism, etc. during the staple driving operation. Then stapler unit 3
0, or at least the anvil 44 is firmly assembled to a frame such as the base 28 of the main device (facsimile device), which serves as a strong support.

A surface portion of the front side wall plate 17 of the device chassis to which the staple magazine 51 corresponds is formed as a cutout window portion 17A. Also, a surface portion of the recording paper holder plate 22 corresponding to the anvil 44 and substantially the front half of the staple magazine 51 is a cutout window portion 22C. The staple magazine 51 is attached to and detached from the fitting member 50 through the cutout window 17A of the front side wall plate 17 of the apparatus chassis by folding down the recording paper holder plate 22 as shown in the second figure.

D Staple Driving Operation FIG. 5 shows the mechanism in a standby state. The motor 32 is off, and the pulley 34 and cam plate 35 are stopped at the reference rotation angle position shown in the figure. In this state, the elongated advance/retreat plate 38 serving as a paper evacuation means is at the most retreated position due to the crank arm 34A being at the rotation angle position facing rearward, and the rear end 38B of the advance/retreat plate 38 corresponds to the sensor 40. are doing. The slider 41 equipped with an anvil striking plate 42 also has an operating arm 46.
is in contact with the lower surface of the cam plate 35 and is pulled to the retracted position by the spring 43.

motor 32 based on the staple driving signal.
Normal rotation drive is performed. As a result, the motor rotating shaft 33 rotates forward clockwise a, and the pulley 34 and cam plate 35 also rotate forward clockwise about the support shaft 36 accordingly. This pulley 34, cam plate 35
Due to the normal rotation of the slider 41, the tip of the working arm 46 of the slider 41 is pushed by the cam claw portion 35A of the cam plate 35. The pressing force causes the slider 41, that is, the staple striking plate 42, to advance toward the tip of the staple magazine 51 against the spring 43.

In the forward movement process, the leading edge of the striking plate 42 hits the upper edge of the leading staple 52A of the staple parallel body 52 loaded in the staple magazine 51, and the staple magazine 51 hits the small protrusions 50A, 50A on the rear end side. The staple outlet section on the leading edge side enters the pocket space 26 of the recording paper holder section by rotating clockwise around the center (FIG. 6), and the leading edges 8b abut against the bottom surface 22B serving as a stop member. A plurality of output recording sheets 8 ₁ , 8 ₂ , 8 _{3 . .} . , which are received and whose leading edges are aligned and are to form a set, collide with the anvil 44 with the right corners of their leading edges sandwiched therein. Further, as the staple striking plate 42 advances with the subsequent advancement of the slider 41, only one leading staple 52A in the staple magazine is pushed out from the outlet section, and both legs of the sheets 8 ₁ , 8 ₂ , 8 ₃ , . . .
and are bent inward toward each other at the anvil 44. That is, staples are driven. FIG. 6 shows the state in which the staples are driven. As a result, a plurality of output recording sheets 8 ₁ , 8 ₂ , 8 ₃ . . . to form a set are bound into a booklet.

Staple driving based on the forward motion of the slider 41 is performed when the pulley 34 and cam plate 35 are rotated at approximately 45 degrees.
It is completed when it rotates. While the cam plate 35 rotates approximately 45 degrees, the operating arm 46 of the slider 41 contacts the stopper pin 49 and rotates in the direction of the slider 41 against the spring 48, causing the cam plate 35 to rotate approximately 45 degrees. When the movement is finished, the tip of the working arm 46 climbs onto the uppermost surface of the cam claw 35A and disengages from the cam claw 35A.
The pressing force on the working arm 46 by the cam claw portion 35A is released. For this purpose, the slider 41 or the staple striking plate 42 is pulled back to the retracted position by the spring 43. Further, as the staple striking plate 42 moves forward and backward, the staple magazine 51 is also pulled back and rotated around the small protrusions 50A, 50A on the rear end side.

The pulley 34 and the cam plate 35 continue to rotate in the normal direction, and in the process of continuing the normal rotation, the elongated advance/retreat plate 38 serving as a sheet retracting means moves toward the crank arm 34.
A, it moves forward as the crank pin 34B rotates, and its tip touches the front side wall plate 17 of the device chassis.
from the notch window 17A of the recording paper holder plate 22 and the notch window 22C of the recording paper holder plate 22 to the outside of the front side of the apparatus.
It sticks out as shown. The amount of protrusion reaches its maximum when the pulley 34 and cam plate 35 have rotated approximately 200 degrees from the reference rotation angle position shown in FIG.

Due to this protruding operation of the elongated advance/retreat plate 38, the right corner side of the leading edge of the sheets 8 ₁ , 8 ₂ , 8 ₃ . The right corners of the leading edges of the sheets 8 ₁ , 8 ₂ , 8 ₃ .

The forward rotation of the pulley 34 and the cam plate 35 continues, and the elongated reciprocating plate 38 moves backward until one rotation (360°) is completed. and pulley 3
4. When the cam plate 35 completes one revolution, the rear end 38B of the elongated advance/retreat plate 38 corresponds to the sensor 40, and the corresponding signal is fed back to the control circuit, and the drive of the motor 32 is stopped, as shown in FIG. Return to the same standby state.

The anvil 44 is moved forward by the forward movement of the elongated advance/retreat plate 38.
Paper sheets 8 1 , 8 2 , 8 3 , on which staples 52A are inserted, protrude outward from the inner surface of the paper 8 ₁ , 8 ₂ , 8 ₃ .
After the elongated advance/retreat plate 38 moves backward, the right corner of the leading edge of the paper is returned by the elasticity of the paper and is positioned on the outer surface side of the anvil mounting plate 31B as shown in FIG.
That is, by driving the staples, the sheets bound into a booklet are moved away from the operating position (the stapling position) of the stapling means.

Therefore, since there is no sheet corner on the inner surface of the anvil 44 that has already been stapled, stapling processing is enabled for the next set of recording sheets to be output.

If the recording paper output from the apparatus is a single sheet of paper completed with only one communication and one page, no staple driving procedure is required. In this case, the motor 32 is energized in the reverse direction, and the pulley 34 and cam plate 35 are rotated once in the reverse direction. As a result, the slider 41 does not move forward, that is, the staple is not driven in, and only the elongated advance/retreat plate 38 moves forward and backward once, causing the right corner of the leading edge of the sheet of paper to protrude outward from the anvil. , that is, the stapling means is evacuated from the operating position.

E Stapler Control FIG. 11 is a control block diagram of a facsimile apparatus including a control section of the electric stapler unit 30.

The control unit in this example includes a main CPU 100 that controls the entire device (facsimile device), an NCU (network control unit) 101, a modem 102, and a data control unit 103.
, a modem control unit 104, and a ROM 105 that stores the programs shown in FIGS.
RAM 106, operation control section 4, I/O 107, drive control section 111, driver 112, recording control section 115, and control section 1 of stapler unit 30.
16.

The operation control section 4 is the operation panel (control panel) 4 shown in FIG. 1, which controls the display section and receives reception instructions from the reception button.

The I/O 107 receives signals from a recording sheet presence/absence sensor 108 and a recording sheet width detection sensor 109.

A driver 112 of the drive control section 111 drives a recording motor 113 and a cutter motor 114.

A driver 117 of the stapler control unit 116 drives the stapler motor 32, and an I/O 118 receives signals from the stapler sensor 40 and the sensor 54 that detects the remaining amount of staples 52 in the staple magazine 51.

The stapler operation (staple driving operation) during reception will be explained using the flowchart of FIG.

Here, the step N is the maximum number of sheets that can be stapled by the stapler 30, and may be either a fixed number set in advance or a variable number that can be set freely by the user. Furthermore, in an apparatus that can use recording paper of different thicknesses, paper qualities, etc., the type of paper may be detected and N may be set. That is, it may be possible to set a plurality of N values, such as making N smaller for thicker paper and larger N for thinner paper.

Next, step L is the number of recording lines corresponding to the length of the recording paper passing path from the recording position of the recording head 11 to the stop member 22B plus a slight margin, and the number of recording lines By detecting that is the Lth line (YES in step), it can be confirmed that the leading edge 8b of the output recording paper being recorded has reached the stop member 22B.

(1) When the output recording paper is only 1 page (1 communication - 1 sheet) First, the image information received from the sending side is demodulated by the modem 102 via the NCU 101 (Figure 11) and becomes a digital signal. , is sent to the data control unit 103.
The data control unit 103
Send data to RAM106
The CPU 100 decodes the data and stores the decoded data in the RAM 106 again. In this way
When one line of data is stored in RAM106,
The data is sent to the recording head 11 via the recording control section 115, and one line of recording is performed on the paper 8 (step). When recording for one line is completed, the CPU 100 drives the recording motor 113, the platen roller 10 rotates, and the recording paper 8 is conveyed for one line (step).

Repeat the above operation, and when the recording line becomes the L line (YES in step), check the number of the page being recorded (step).
In the case of a section, since there is only one page, the above operation is repeated again until one page is completed (step YES). After that, the recording paper 8 is continuously conveyed a little by the platen roller 10 (step).
When the trailing edge position of the image reaches the cutters 13 and 14, the cutter motor 114 is driven and the recording paper 8 is cut by the cutters 13 and 14 (step
Figure 4B). Then, the rear end side of the cut recording paper ₈₁ is completely sent out from the recording paper outlet 27 to the outside of the apparatus by the pair of delivery rollers 15 and 16 (fourth
Figure B2 dotted chain line 8f). On the other hand, the platen roller 10
is rotated slightly in the reverse direction after the paper is cut, and as a result, the leading edge of the paper ₈ , which has been separated from the recording paper 81, is pulled back from the position of the cutters 13 and 14 to the recording position of the recording head 11 (Step 〓〓). .

After that, the number of received sheets is 1 (Step 〓〓
(NO), the main CPU 100 is the stapler control unit 11
Step 6 instructs the evacuation operation, that is, driving the stapler motor 32 in the D-term in one rotation in the reverse direction (Step 〓〓), and ends the reception (Step 〓〓).

(2) When the output recording paper is 2 or more pages to (N-1) pages or less (in the case of 1 communication - 1 set of multiple sheets) When the first page is received, the output recording paper in the above item (1) is 1 page. After finishing in the same way as in the case of ``only'', there is a next page (YES in step 〓〓), so the process returns to step again and recording of the next page is started. The following steps 〜,〜〓〓 are repeated until there is no next page (NO in step 〓〓). After that, since the output recording paper is 2 or more pages (NO in step 〓〓), the main CPU 100 starts the stapler control section 1.
16 to perform the stapling operation (step 〓〓),
End reception (step 〓〓). A plurality of sheets of recording paper P ₁ , P ₂ ,
_P3 ..., the staple is driven, and the stapled paper portion is retracted from the operating position (stapling position) of the stapling means.

(3) When the output recording paper is N pages or more, recording is performed in the same manner as in item (2) above until the N-1st page, and when the number of recording lines reaches L on the Nth page (step YES) , it is detected that it is the Nth page of recording (step YES), and the main
The CPU 100 instructs the stapler control section 116 to perform a stapling operation (step), resets the received sheet number counter (step), and returns to the recording operation.
At this time, the recording operation and stapling operation operate simultaneously.

In this way, every Nth page the main
The CPU 100 instructs the stapler control unit 116 to perform a stapling operation (step).

When the next page runs out (NO in step 〓〓),
Check the number of sheets counter, and if the number is 0 (YES in step 〓〓), end the reception (step 〓〓), and proceed as in the case of (1) or (2) above. Process and end reception.

In other words, where n is a natural number (0, 1, 2...) and x is the total number of received sheets, expressed as x=n×N+a, when a=0, the reception ends as is, and when a=1, the above Only the evacuation operation is performed as in the case of item (1), and when a=2 to (N-1), the stapling operation is performed as in the case of item (2) and then the reception is terminated.

In this way, when the leading edge of the Nth sheet of output recording paper reaches the stop member 22B and is received, the stapling operation is performed at the same time as the recording operation. Compared to performing a stapling operation, the communication time can be shortened, and the possibility of errors due to overtime can also be reduced.

(4) Stapling operation FIG. 13A is a flowchart of the stapler control section showing the "stapling operation" in the steps and steps in the flow of FIG. 12.

When the stapler control section receives an instruction to perform a stapling operation, it first resets a step counter _T1 for detecting a staple yam to 0 (step 〓〓). Next, if the stapler sensor 40 is not turned on (NO in step 〓〓), a staple jam (a state in which the stapler mechanism has not returned to the standby state shown in Fig. 5 for some reason) occurred during the previous stapling operation. It is determined that the stapler has been damaged and the stapler does not work. If the stapler sensor 40 is on (YES in step <>), the step counter _T1 is started and the stapler motor 32 is driven in forward rotation (step <>).

In the step 〓
3), or the stapler motor 31 is driven in normal rotation until the step counter _T1 reaches Tmax (step 4), and then is stopped (step 4).
5) End the stapling operation.

In the above, if the stapler sensor 40 turns on first, the stapling operation has completed normally, and conversely, if the step counter _T1 has reached Tmax, it can be considered that a jam has occurred in the stapling operation. . Since this result is held by the stapler sensor 40, the main CPU 100 checks the output of the stapler sensor 40 after all receiving operations are completed to determine whether the stapler operation is good or bad.

(5) Retracting operation FIG. 13B is a flowchart of the stapler control section showing the "retracting operation" in the step in the flow of FIG. 12.

When the stapler control section receives an instruction for the evacuation operation from the main CPU 100, it first resets the step counter _T1 for detecting the staple yam to 0 (step 〓〓). Next step counter T ₁
starts, and the stapler motor 32 is driven in reverse. Next, the stapler sensor 40 is turned on (step 〓〓) or the step counter T ₁
The stapler motor 32 is driven in reverse until Tmax reaches Tmax (step 〓〓), and then it is stopped (step 〓〓) to complete the evacuation operation.

In the above, if the stapler sensor 40 is turned on first, the evacuation operation has ended normally, and if the step counter _T1 reaches Tmax first, it can be considered that the evacuation operation has jammed. Since this result is held by the stapler sensor 40, after all receiving operations are completed, the main CPU 100 checks the output of the stapler sensor 40 to determine whether the evacuation operation is successful or not.

(6) Processing of staple yam If the stapler sensor 40 is not turned on after the receiving operation is completed, the main CPU 100 determines that there is a staple yam (NO in step 12 of the flowchart in FIG. 12), and displays a message on the display of the operation panel 4. ” etc. (Step 〓〓).

This display allows the operator to remove the staple magazine 51 from the fitting member 50, remove the stuck staples, set the staple magazine 51 on the fitting member 51 again, and press the reset button (not shown) on the operation panel 4. do. This flowchart is shown in FIG. That is, when the reset button is pressed (Step 〓〓), the main CPU 100 instructs the stapler control unit 116 to perform the evacuation operation (Step 〓〓), and after the evacuation operation is completed, the stapler sensor 4 is activated.
If 0 is on, it is determined that the stapler has returned to normal. If it is not on, a message such as "Stapler check" is displayed again (Step 〓〓 = Step 12 in Fig. 12〓〓), prompting the operator to re-inspect. .

(7) Replenishment of staples When the staples 52 in the staple magazine 51 become less than a predetermined amount due to consumption, or when they run out, the sensor 5
4 (step of the flow in Figure 12),
The main CPU 100 displays this on the display of the operation panel 4 and issues a warning (Step 〓〓).

Even if it is detected that the staple is running out during reception, the reception and output of the recording paper continue, and a display or warning is issued during or after reception.

When the display and warning appear, the operator removes the staple magazine 51 from the fitting member 50, refills the staples 52 into the magazine, and sets the magazine 51 on the fitting member 50 again.

F Others (1) In addition to the staple driving method, the paper (sheet material) binding method may employ gluing binding method, riveting binding method, making a cut with a press blade shape to create a bound state, etc. can.

(2) Paper bound into a booklet using binding means;
Or paper that does not need to be spelled (for 1 communication)
The means for retracting a sheet (such as a single sheet of paper) from the operation position of the binding means for binding the next sheet to be outputted is a means for retracting the sheet from the operation position of the binding means using the reciprocating member 38 as in the above-mentioned embodiment. In addition to the outward extrusion method, for example, a paper ejection conveyance means such as an ejection roller is provided, and its operation causes the bound paper or bound sheets to be removed from the pocket space 26 as a recording paper stacker section. Paper that does not need to be processed is discharged and transported to a receiving box or the like outside the device.

b. An automatic opening/closing means for the recording paper holder plate 22 is provided, and by opening the holder plate as shown in FIG. Paper that does not need to be removed is removed by sliding it into an external receiving box or the like.

c. A means is provided for pushing and shifting the paper held in the pocket space 26 as a stacker section in the direction opposite to the operating position of the binding means with respect to its width direction, and its operation moves the paper from the operating position of the binding means. Shift and evacuate.

The following methods can be adopted.

(3) When the number of output recording sheets is N pages or more, an operation control mode may be adopted that prohibits the operation of the sheet binding means. When the leading edge of the last recording paper of the N pages or more of output recording paper reaches the stop member 22B, the retracting means is activated so that it is retracted from the operating position of the binding means.

(4) In the case of a device that can use at least two types of paper with different width dimensions as output paper, it shall be equipped with a means to detect the width of the paper being used, and It is also possible to provide a means for moving the spelling means to an appropriate position.

(5) Also, at least two different width dimensions
In the case of a device that can use paper larger than 100% as output paper, it should be configured so that the paper is output using one-sided reference transport and a binding means is fixedly arranged on the one-sided reference transport line side. You can also do it.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, since the received recording materials are bound one set at a time as they are finished being ejected, confusion and mistakes do not occur in subsequent sorting, and, for example, as in the embodiment, facsimile By applying it to the device, it will be extremely easy to sort and organize when a large amount of output recording paper for multiple communications with different senders and page numbers overlaps and accumulates during automatic reception at night or on holidays. Become.

Since the recording material is recorded by sending out the leading end toward the regulating means by the discharging means, the leading end can be aligned with high precision without using a special aligning means, and good-looking binding can be performed.

Furthermore, the bound recording material is supported in the middle by the support means and the rear end side is ejected to the outside from the outlet and supported in a loop, so if you pull it out by holding the loop part or the rear end side, you can remove it from the main body of the device. It can be easily removed.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an example of a facsimile device as an example device, and FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the device;
Figure 2 is the same view with the recording paper holder plate on the front side of the device folded open, Figure 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the recording and paper ejection mechanism of the device, and Figures 4A, B, C, and D are Fig. 5 is a diagram of the feeding process of the recording paper on which the image has been recorded.
FIGS. 6 and 7 are enlarged plan views showing the operation process of the stapler unit, and FIG. 8 is an enlarged plan view showing the stapler driving process of the stapler unit, and FIG. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the stapler magazine and the fitting member of the magazine, FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the staple remaining amount detection sensor, and FIG. 11 is a block diagram of the stapler control section. , FIG. 12 is a control flowchart, FIGS. 13A and 13B are program diagrams stored in the ROM, and FIG. 14 is a flowchart for releasing the staple radius. 8 is recording paper, 8 ₁ , 8 ₂ , 8 ₃ ... is output recording paper, 10 and 11 are platen rollers and recording heads, 13 and 14 are paper cutters, 22 is a recording paper holder plate, and 22B is output recording paper 30 is a stapler unit, 42 is a staple striking plate, 44 is an anvil, and 51 is a staple magazine.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A recording means for reproducing information transmitted from the other party and recording it on a recording material; a regulating means for regulating the recording material; and a discharging means for feeding the leading end of the recording material toward the regulating means and discharging the trailing end of the recording material regulated by the regulating means to the outside through an outlet. , a support member that extends upward in a direction substantially perpendicular to the regulating means, and supports an intermediate portion of the recording material whose leading end side is regulated by the regulating means and whose rear end side is discharged from the outlet; An information receiving device comprising: spelling means for spelling out the side of the recording material regulated by the regulating means in response to completion of ejection.