JPH05155486A - Automatic cutting device for continuous paper - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To stop automatic cutting of continuous paper, where occasion demands, by prohibiting operation of a page cutting mechanism only when a present time is contained in a memory set period when the page cutting mechanism is operated each time data equivalent to one page is recorded on a continuous paper. CONSTITUTION:A page cutting mechanism 12 is operated each time data equivalent to one page is recorded on a continuous paper 10. In this case, the operation prohibition period of the page cutting mechanism 12 is set by a period setting means 14 and the set period is stored in a period memory means 16. A present time is outputted by a clocking means 18. Further, when data is recorded on the continuous paper 10, it is decided by a period deciding means 20 that a present time is contained in a memory set period. Only when the present time is contained in the set period, operation of the page cutting mechanism 12 is prohibited by a cutting prohibiting means 22. Otherwise, operation of the page cutting mechanism 12 is controlled by a switch control means 28 according to a permission mode and a prohibition mode, stored in a mode memory means 26.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for automatically cutting and cutting a page portion each time one page of data is recorded on continuous paper.

This type of device (auto cutter) is built in a facsimile machine, and the facsimile machine is also used in general shops and homes.

[0003]

2. Description of the Related Art In many facsimile machines, heat-sensitive continuous paper is used for recording, and at the time of receiving or copying operation, every time one page of recording is recorded on the continuous paper, the page portion is of this kind. It is cut by the device and discharged to the paper tray.

[0004]

When the facsimile machine is used in a general household, when the receiving operation is started at midnight, an operation sound for cutting the continuous paper is repeatedly generated, which is a source of noise. Was there.

Further, when the facsimile apparatus is used in a store, the continuous paper on which the received electronic message is recorded is cut in page units and then ejected, so that the paper is scattered by wind or the like.

Since the number of sheets that can be stacked on the sheet tray is limited, when the number of received messages and the number of sheets are large for a long period of absence, the sheets on which the received electronic messages are recorded overflow and the sheets are aligned. Will be required.

The present invention has been made in view of the above conventional circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide an apparatus capable of stopping the automatic cutting operation of continuous paper as necessary.

[0008]

To achieve the above object, an automatic continuous paper cutting device according to the present invention is constructed as shown in FIG.

In the figure, the device according to the first invention is
A page cutting mechanism 12 that operates each time data for one page is recorded on the continuous paper 10 and cuts a portion of the page from the continuous paper 10, and a period setting that sets an operation prohibited period of the page cutting mechanism 12 according to an input operation. Means 14, a period storage means 16 for storing the set period, a clock means 18 for outputting the current time, and a current time outputted from the clock means 18 when the data is recorded on the recording paper 10. The operation of the page cutting mechanism 12 is performed only when it is determined that the period determination unit 20 that determines whether the current time is included in the set period stored in the storage unit 16 and the current time is included in the set period. And a cutting prohibition means 22 for prohibiting.

In the figure, the apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention includes a page cutting mechanism 12 which operates each time one page of data is recorded on the continuous paper 10 and cuts a portion of the page from the continuous paper 10. Mode setting means 24 for setting permission mode or prohibition mode of page cut according to an input operation
And a mode storage means 26 for storing the set mode.
And a cutting control means 28 for permitting the operation of the page cutting mechanism 12 when the permission mode is stored in the mode storage means 26 and for prohibiting the operation when the prohibit mode is stored,
have.

[0011]

In the first aspect of the invention, the automatic cutting operation of the continuous paper 10 shown in FIG. 9A is prohibited only during a preset period (time zone), and in other cases, the automatic cutting operation is performed.

According to the second aspect of the invention, either the mode for permitting the automatic cutting operation of the continuous paper 10 or the mode for prohibiting the automatic cutting operation is selected, and the mode is switched to the prohibit mode when the automatic cutting operation should not be performed.

Note that it is possible to combine the first invention and the second invention. Further, the mode setting means 24 and the mode storage means 26 can be configured by a manual switch. And
It is also preferable to insert and record a page break line at the boundary position of each page as shown in FIG. 9B when the automatic cutting operation of the paper 10 is not performed.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of an automatic continuous paper cutting device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 shows a block configuration of the embodiment, in which the document to be transmitted is read by the reading section 30. The read data is processed (compressed) by the image processing unit 32, then given to the main control unit 34, and sent from the modem 36 to the line 40 via the line control unit 38.

The data transmitted by the facsimile machine of the other party is received by the modem 36 from the line 40 via the line control unit 40, and is given from the main control unit 34 to the image processing unit 32.

The received data processed (expanded) by the image processing unit 32 is output to the recording unit 42 and recorded on the continuous paper 10, and one page of received data is recorded on the continuous paper 10 each time. The cutter unit 44 operates and the page portion is cut as shown in FIG.

Further, the original to be copied is read by the reading section 30, and the read data is output from the image processing section 32 to the recording section 42 and recorded on the continuous paper 10. Also at this time, the cutter unit 44 operates every time one page of data is recorded on the continuous paper 10, and each page portion is automatically cut.

The cutter unit 44 is controlled by the main control unit 34, and the main control unit 34 has an operation unit 46 (keyboard).
And a display unit 48 (liquid crystal display) are connected. The operation unit 46 is provided with a changeover switch 50 for permitting and prohibiting the operation of the cutter 44 for automatically cutting the continuous paper 10 page by page, as required.

The time zone setting memory 52 stores the time zone or period during which the operation of the cutter 44 is permitted or prohibited, and this time zone or period is input by the operation of the operation unit 46.

The current time is always obtained in the clock unit 54, and the operation of the cutter unit 44 is permitted when the current time is within the time zone or period stored in the time zone setting memory 52. Or prohibited.

The operations of the embodiment are described with reference to the flow charts in FIGS. 3, 4 and 5, and the operations will be described in order below. In FIG. 3, first, the operation unit 4
6 is operated (step 300), the time period during which the operation of the cutter unit 44 (the operation of automatically cutting and separating the page portion every time one page of data is recorded on the continuous paper 10) is permitted. Is entered.

At this time, the time zone input from the operation section 46 is displayed on the display section 48. When the input is confirmed and a predetermined operation is performed on the operation section 46, the input time zone or The period is fetched by the main control unit 34 and written in the time zone setting memory 52 (step 302).

Then, when the reception start of the facsimile electronic message or the operation start of the document copy is confirmed, the recording of the reception data or the copy data on the continuous paper 10 is started (YES in step 304). The current time is fetched from the clock unit 54 to the main control unit 34 (step 306) and compared with the contents stored in the time zone setting memory 52 (step 308).

At this time, when it is confirmed that the present time taken in from the clock unit 54 is within the time zone or the period stored in the time zone setting memory 52 (YES in step 310), The operation of the cutter unit 44 is permitted (step 312), and every time one page of the received electronic message or copy document is recorded on the continuous paper 10, the page portion is automatically cut and separated from the continuous paper 10.

When it is confirmed that the current time taken in from the clock unit 54 is not within the time zone or the period stored in the time zone setting memory 52 (NO in step 310), the cutter The operation of the section 44 is prohibited (step 314). Therefore, the recorded portion of the continuous paper 10 is continuously discharged without being cut.

Since the operation of the cutter unit 44 is permitted only within the time zone or period set as described above, and is prohibited otherwise, it is necessary to prevent noise generation due to the cutter operation at home such as at midnight. Is possible.

Further, in a store or the like, the operation of the cutter unit 44 is prohibited during business hours and the recorded portion of the continuous paper 10 is continuously discharged to prevent the scattering of the continuous paper 10 due to wind or the like.

Further, if the operation of the cutter unit 44 is prohibited during the absence for a long period of time, since the paper portion on which the received message is recorded is continuous, even if a large amount of messages are received during the absence, these It is possible to efficiently and easily organize the electronic messages in the order of reception and pages.

Next, the operation of FIG. 4 will be described. In this case, the changeover switch 50 is provided in the operation unit 46, and the changeover switch 50 is turned on when permitting the operation of the cutter unit 44 and turned off when prohibiting the action (step 400).

Then, when the received electronic message or the copy document is recorded (YES in step 402), the state of the changeover switch 50 is checked (step 404). If the changeover switch 50 is on, the cutter unit 44 is turned on. Is permitted (step 406), and is prohibited if it is off (step 408).

However, every time one page is recorded on the continuous paper 10 (YES in step 410), the recording at that time is completed (YES in step 414).
A dividing line is inserted and recorded at the boundary position of each page as shown in FIG. 1B (step 412).

When a dividing line is inserted between pages, the main control unit 34 controls the image processing unit 32, and the recording data of this dividing line is transferred from the image processing unit 32 to the recording unit 42.
Is output to.

As described above, by only performing the setting operation of the changeover switch 50 in advance, it is possible to continuously select the mode in which the continuous paper 10 is cut in page units and the mode in which it is not cut. Become.

Further, when the mode in which the continuous paper 10 is not cut is selected, the delimiter line of the pages is recorded at the boundary position of each page, so that each page of the recorded and output paper can be easily printed. It will be possible to confirm.

Finally, the operation of FIG. 5 will be described. In this case, the changeover switch 50 is not provided, and a switch on the software is operated by the operation unit 46 to set the mode of operation permission and prohibition (step 500).

In an actual device, when a predetermined user mode is selected by operating the operation unit 46, the display unit 48 displays 8
Bit binary data "00000001" or "000"
00000 "is displayed.

The least significant bit of the display data corresponds to a mode in which the operation of the cutter unit 44 is permitted and a mode in which the operation is prohibited, and the ten keys of the operation unit 46 are operated to change the display data "00000001" to the data "0000000."
When corrected to 0 ", the prohibit mode is set and the display data" 00000000 "is the data" 00000001 ".
When it is modified to, the permission mode is set.

When the operation unit 46 notifies the main control unit 34 of the completion of the mode setting, the mode indicated by the data displayed on the display unit 48 is written in the memory 52 (step 502).

After that, the same processing as in FIG. 4 (steps 402, 404, 406, 408, 410, 412, 412) is performed.
414) is performed. However, in step 404, the contents of the memory 52 are checked in place of the changeover switch 50.

[0041]

As described above, according to the present invention, the user can stop the operation of cutting the page portion and cutting it from the continuous paper every time one page is recorded on the continuous paper. Therefore, it becomes possible to enhance the commercialability of the facsimile device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the principle of the invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an example.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 continuous paper 30 reading unit 32 image processing unit 34 main control unit 36 modem 38 line control unit 40 line 42 recording unit 44 cutter unit 46 operation unit 48 display unit 50 changeover switch 52 memory 54 clock unit

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. Each time one page of data is recorded on a continuous paper (10), the operation is performed for the portion of the page.
0), a page cutting mechanism (12), a period setting means (14) for setting an operation prohibited period of the page cutting mechanism (12) according to an input operation, and a period storage means (16) for storing the set period. And a clock means (18) for outputting the current time, and the current time output from the clock means (18) when the data is recorded on the recording paper (10) is stored in the period storage means (16). Period determination means (20) for determining whether or not the current time is included in the set period, and disconnection for prohibiting the operation of the page disconnection mechanism (12) only when it is determined that the current time is included in the set period. Prohibition means (22)
And an automatic continuous paper cutting device. 2. Each time one page of data is recorded on the continuous paper (10), the operation is performed so that the portion of the page is printed on the continuous paper (1).
0), a page cutting mechanism (12), a mode setting unit (24) that sets a page cutting permission mode or a page cutting mode according to an input operation, and a mode storage unit (26) that stores the set mode. Mode storage means (2
6) has a disconnection control means (28) for permitting the operation of the page cutting mechanism (12) when the permit mode is stored and for prohibiting the operation when the inhibit mode is stored,
Continuous paper automatic cutting device characterized by that.