JPH05105306A - Facsimile device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a facsimile device seperating documents and recording papers in a tray to stock them by dividing the inside of the tray into a document housing side and a recording paper housing side by an elastic sheet member suspended in the tray. CONSTITUTION:A facsimile device 11 is equipped with a document discharging port 12 for discharging a document 20 and a recording paper discharging port 13 for discharging a recording paper 21, and the document 20 and the recording paper 21 are discharged in the same direction. The facsimile device 11 is placed on a specified table 14, and equipped with a drop tray 15 positioned below for receiving the document 20 and the recording paper 21 discharged from the document discharging port 12 or the recording paper discharging port 13. A separating sheet 16 being an elastic sheet member is attached in the discharging direction between the document discharging port 12 and the recording paper discharging port 13, suspended in the drop tray 15, and separates the inside of the tray to a document receiving side and a recording paper receiving side.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus for storing discharged originals and recording sheets in the same tray, and more particularly to a facsimile apparatus for separating the stored originals and recording sheets in a tray.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a facsimile apparatus has been widely used, but this facsimile apparatus is provided with a tray for accommodating a document or recording paper discharged from the apparatus main body. Types of this tray include a horizontal tray and a basket-shaped drop tray.

As a conventional facsimile apparatus having a drop tray, there are those described in, for example, JP-A-64-17750 and JP-A-64-17751. In such a conventional drop tray, documents /
The tray entrance is provided according to the recording paper discharge direction, and the originals / recording papers are dropped and stocked in the same tray.

[0004]

However, in such a conventional facsimile apparatus, since the originals / recording papers are stocked together in the same tray, the originals and the recording papers are mixed in the tray, There was a problem that it was very difficult to take out. Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the original sheet and the recording sheet are separated and stocked in the tray by dividing the inside of the tray into the original sheet storing side and the recording sheet storing side by the elastic sheet material hanging in the tray. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile machine that does.

Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, by bending the leading end portion of the elastic sheet material toward the original containing side and reinforcing the bent portion, the original containing portion is retained even if the stock amount of recording paper increases. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile machine that can be secured.

[0006]

The invention according to claim 1 is
In order to achieve the above object, a facsimile provided with respective discharge ports for discharging a document and a recording sheet in the same direction, and a tray for accommodating the document and the recording sheet discharged from these discharge ports under the tray. In the apparatus, an elastic sheet member is attached between the document discharge port and the recording paper discharge port in the discharge direction, hangs down in the tray, and divides the tray into a document storage side and a recording paper storage side. ,
It is characterized in that the attached portion of the elastic sheet material is provided with a waist in the discharge direction, and the leading end portion is bent toward the document storage side.

Further, in order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the front end portion of the elastic sheet material bent toward the document storage side is reinforced.

[0008]

According to the first aspect of the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, the elastic sheet material, which is mounted between the document discharge port and the recording paper discharge port in the discharge direction, hangs down inside the tray, and the inside of the tray is replaced with the document. It is divided into a storage side and a recording sheet storage side. Then, the attached portion of the elastic sheet member is bent in the discharge direction, and the leading end portion is bent toward the document storage side.

According to the second aspect of the invention having the above-mentioned structure, the tip end portion of the elastic sheet material bent toward the document storage side is reinforced.

[0010]

EXAMPLES The present invention will be described below based on examples.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention described in claim 1 or 2. FIG. 1A shows a state in which an elastic sheet material is attached, and FIG.
The storage state of the recording paper is shown.

First, the structure will be described. In the figure, a facsimile device 11 has a document discharge port 1 for discharging a document 20.
2 and a recording paper discharge port 13 for discharging the recording paper 21. The original 20 and the recording paper 21 are discharged in the same direction. The facsimile device 11 is placed on a predetermined table 14 and includes a drop tray 15 for accommodating the original 20 and the recording paper 21 discharged from the original discharge port 12 or the recording paper discharge port 13 under the tray.

The separation sheet 16 which is the elastic sheet material of the present embodiment is attached between the original document discharge port 12 and the recording paper discharge port 13 in the discharge direction, and hangs down in the drop tray 15 and the tray. The inside is divided into a document storage side and a recording paper storage side. The attachment portion of the separation sheet 16 has both side portions bent downward, as shown by the side bent portion 17 in FIG. 3B. Therefore, the separation sheet 16 is unlikely to hang down, and has a waist in the discharge direction. Further, the leading end portion of the separation sheet 16 is bent toward the document storage side as shown by the leading end bent portion 18, and part of it is bent in the opposite direction to be reinforced as shown by the reinforcing portion 19.

Next, the operation will be described. As shown in FIG. 1A, the separation sheet 16 is attached between the document discharge port 12 and the recording paper discharge port 13 of the facsimile device 11, and the separation sheet 16 is set so as to hang down.
As shown in FIG. 1B, the document 20 and the recording paper 21 can be separated in the drop tray 15.

Thus, in this embodiment, the original 2
Since 0 and the recording paper 21 can be separated in the drop tray 15, stockability can be improved. But,
When the stock amount of the recording paper 21 increases, the separation sheet 16 is pushed forward by the recording paper 21 as shown in FIG. 2 is a front bent portion 18 shown in FIG.
Even if the stock amount of the recording paper 21 increases, the gap Q for the document 20 is ensured even if the stock amount of the recording paper 21 increases.

As described above, in the present embodiment, since the leading end portion is bent toward the document accommodation side to form the leading end bent portion 18, the document accommodation gap Q can be secured and the stockability of the document 20 can be improved. Further, the separation sheet 16 is formed of a material having an elastic force, for example, a plastic material or paper, and hangs from the position attached to the facsimile device 11 into the drop tray 15 with a slight curve. For this reason, the document 20 is easily accommodated in the drop tray 15, and even if the document 20 is temporarily sunk due to the weight of the document 20, the separation sheet 16 has a force to return to the original curve. But you can respond flexibly.

The curved shape of the separating sheet 16 is shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B are perspective views of the separation sheet. FIG. 3A shows a separation sheet without a side bent portion, and FIG. 3B shows a separation sheet with a side bent portion. FIG. 4 also shows a side view thereof. As shown in the drawing, by bending the side portion of the mounting portion of the separation sheet 16 to form the side bent portion 17, the base of the mounting portion is elastic,
A curve having a bulge (a <b) can be formed. This improves the way the original 20 fits better,
The repulsive force after sinking due to the weight of the manuscript 20 also increases, and the original curve can be quickly restored.

As described above, in this embodiment, since both side portions of the mounting portion of the separation sheet 16 are bent downward to form the side bent portions 17, it is possible to sit down on the root from which the separation sheet 16 hangs. Therefore, the stock property of the manuscript 20 can be improved. Further, even when the recording paper 21 is packed too much in the drop tray 15, as shown in FIG. 5 (a), the characteristic (elasticity) of the separation sheet 16 allows the recording paper 21 to be deformed to a certain level. It can be stocked in the tray regardless of how the 21 is clogged.

In order to prevent jamming due to overfilling, when the drop tray 15 reaches the stock level or higher, as shown in FIG. 5B, the separation sheet 16 is detached from the inside of the tray. By setting, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of jam. In addition, the gap Q into which the document 20 enters
Since the bent portion forming the edge, that is, the front end bent portion 18 may open the bending angle due to the weight of the original 20 falling, the reinforcing portion is formed by bending in the opposite direction as shown in FIG. 3B. 19 can be formed to prevent the tip bending portion 18 from opening.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the opening of the tip bent portion 18 is prevented by the reinforcing portion 19, so that the document accommodating gap in the drop tray 15 can be secured and the stockability can be improved. In the above embodiment, the facsimile machine 1
1 and the drop tray 15 are illustrated, the present invention
The present invention can be applied to all types of sheets that accommodate different types of sheet materials in the same tray.

Further, in the above embodiment, the side bent portion 17, the tip bent portion 18, and the reinforcing portion 19 are formed by bending, but each portion may be formed by attaching a reinforcing material or the like. Of course, the structure is not limited as long as the object of the present invention is achieved.

[0021]

As described above, according to the facsimile apparatus of the first aspect of the present invention, the elastic sheet member mounted in the tray between the document discharge port and the recording paper discharge port in the discharge direction is installed in the tray. Since the inside of the tray is divided into a document accommodation side and a recording sheet accommodation side, the document and the recording sheet can be separated in the tray, and stockability can be improved.

Further, since both sides of the elastic sheet material mounting portion are bent downward, the root from which the elastic sheet material hangs can be attached and the stockability of the original can be improved. Further, since the leading end portion of the elastic sheet material is bent toward the document storage side, it is possible to secure the document storage gap in the tray and improve the stockability of the document. Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, since the leading end portion of the elastic sheet material bent toward the document accommodation side is reinforced, the bending angle of the leading end portion is prevented from opening due to the weight of the document, Stockability can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

1A and 1B are configuration diagrams showing a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 1A shows a state in which an elastic sheet material is attached, and FIG. 1B shows a document. / Shows the storage state of recording paper.

2A and 2B show the difference in the document accommodation gap depending on the presence / absence of a front-end bent portion in the separation sheet. FIG. 2A is a gap P without the front-end bent portion, and FIG. 2B is a front-end bent portion. The gap Q when there is a part is shown.

3A and 3B are perspective views of a separation sheet, FIG. 3A shows a separation sheet without a side bent portion, and FIG. 3B shows a separation sheet with a side bent portion.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a separation sheet, FIG. 4A shows a separation sheet without a side bent portion, and FIG. 4B shows a separation sheet with a side bent portion.

5A and 5B show the setting positions of the separation sheets according to the storage amount of the recording papers. FIG. 5A shows the setting position when recording papers below the stock level, and FIG. 5B shows recordings above the stock level. The set position when paper is stored is shown.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Facsimile Machine 12 Original Ejection Port 13 Recording Paper Ejection Port 15 Drop Tray 16 Separation Sheet (Elastic Sheet Material) 17 Side Bent Section 18 Tip Bent Section 19 Reinforcement Section

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus comprising: respective discharge ports for discharging a document and a recording sheet in the same direction; and a tray for accommodating a document and a recording sheet discharged from these discharge ports underneath. An elastic sheet member is installed between the document discharge port and the recording paper discharge port in the discharge direction so as to hang down in the tray and divide the tray into a document storage side and a recording paper storage side. A facsimile machine characterized in that a mounting portion of a sheet material is bent in a discharging direction and a leading end portion thereof is bent toward a document storage side. 2. A facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a front end portion of the elastic sheet material bent toward the document storage side is reinforced.