JPH0522483A - Information communication equipnent - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make the equipment small and to simplify a carrier device for an original and recording paper. CONSTITUTION:A recording head 4 and a read head 6 are arranged to a common paper carrier path from an insertion port 1a of an equipment main body 1 to a discharge port 1b, the equipment is provided with a storage section 13 storing reception information, and at transmission the original is inserted as paper 2 to the insert port 1a, the original is read by the read head 6 and sent and at the reception, the reception information is once stored in the storage section 13 and the paper 2 is inserted from the insert port 1a and recorded by a recording head 4.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information communication device which can be miniaturized.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional information communication apparatus, a roll-shaped recording paper is mounted in a main body, the recording paper is made to travel along a recording paper conveyance path, and the received information is recorded by a recording means provided in the path. The recording is performed, and the original document is made to travel along the original document conveyance path provided separately from the recording paper conveyance path,
The document is read and transmitted by the reading means provided on the path.

Also, instead of the roll-shaped recording paper, a cut paper is used, and the cut paper is set in a cassette or the like which can be attached to and detached from the apparatus and fed one by one into the recording paper conveyance path. Are known.

[0004]

However, in an information communication apparatus of the type that uses roll-shaped recording paper, it is difficult to reduce the size because the roll-shaped recording paper occupies a large volume. Although it is possible to reduce the size to some extent in an information communication device of a type that uses cut sheets, in this case as well, since a recording paper conveyance path and a document conveyance path are provided separately, a large space is required. There was a limit to the miniaturization of the device. Further, there is a problem in that the number of rollers is increased and the drive system is complicated because transporting means such as rollers for transporting originals and recording sheets are required for each transporting path.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an information communication apparatus capable of simplifying a conveyance path for recording papers or originals and downsizing the apparatus. To aim.

[0006]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention allows an original or recording paper supplied from outside the apparatus to travel along a common paper transport path, and the paper transport path In addition, a recording means and a reading means are arranged, and a storage means for storing received information is further provided.

[0007]

According to the present invention, when the original is transmitted, the original can be supplied from the outside of the apparatus to the paper conveyance path, the original can be made to travel along the paper conveyance path, and can be read and transmitted by the reading means. At the time of reception, the storage means stores the received information, and the operator supplies the recording paper to the paper conveyance path at an appropriate time, runs the recording paper along the paper conveyance path, and records by the recording means. You can As described above, by using the common paper conveyance path for reading the original and recording on the recording paper, it is possible to downsize the apparatus and simplify the structure.

[0008]

1 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic structure of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 denotes an apparatus main body, which has an insertion opening 1a and a discharge opening 1b for a sheet 2 such as a document or recording paper. 3 is a platen roller arranged near the insertion slot 1a, 4 is a recording head for recording on the recording paper conveyed by the platen roller 3, 5 is a guide for guiding the paper, and 6 is guided by the guide 5. A reading head for reading a running document and a discharge roller 7 for discharging a sheet. These platen rollers 3,
Recording head 4, guide 5, reading head 6, discharge roller 7
Etc. form one sheet conveying path. In other words, the recording head 4 and the reading head 6 are arranged in one sheet conveying path. The recording head 4 and the reading head 6 can be separated from the platen roller 3 and the guide 5, respectively.

Reference numeral 9 is a panel attached to the apparatus main body 1, and is provided with a display section 10 capable of displaying the received contents.
The panel 9 can be tilted from the illustrated inclined position to a horizontal position in which the upper surface of the apparatus main body 1 is in close contact. Reference numeral 11 is a power supply unit, 12 is a control circuit, and 13 is a storage unit. The storage unit 13 stores received information and read information, and may have a built-in storage device such as an IC, or may use an external storage device such as a memory card, a floppy disk, or a magnetic tape. ..

The operation of the facsimile apparatus configured as described above will be described below.

At the time of transmitting the original, the original is inserted as the sheet 2 from the insertion port 1a. The sheet (original) 2 is conveyed by the platen roller 3 and the discharge roller 7, passes between the guide 5 and the reading head 6, and is read by the reading head 6 at that time. The information read is sent immediately. Instead of transmitting the read information immediately, the read information may be temporarily stored in the storage unit 13 and then transmitted. If necessary, the contents can be displayed on the display unit 10 for confirmation. If there is no problem in feeding the paper (original) 2 at the time of reading the original, as shown in FIG.
May be separated from the platen roller 3.

When copying is performed, the document is passed between the guide 5 and the reading head 6 as in the case of transmitting the document, and the contents are read by the reading head 6 and stored in the storage unit 13. After that, with the reading head 6 separated from the guide 5 (see FIG. 3), a recording sheet is inserted as the sheet 2 from the insertion port 1a. The sheet (recording sheet) 2 passes between the platen roller 3 and the recording head 4, and at that time, the storage unit 1
The information stored in No. 3 is recorded and ejected outside the apparatus by the ejection roller 7. In this way, a copy is obtained.

At the time of reception, information from the line is recorded in the recording unit 13.
Memorized in. The operator can confirm the contents by displaying them on the display unit 10. If necessary, as in the case of copying, a recording sheet can be inserted through the insertion opening 1a and passed through the platen roller 3 and the recording head 4 for recording as shown in FIG.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and the arrangement of each component can be variously changed. Hereinafter, another embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 4 to 8 will be described. Also in the following embodiments, the same or similar parts as those in the embodiment of FIG.

In the embodiment of FIG. 4, an insertion opening 1a and a discharge opening 1b are formed on the front surface of the apparatus main body 1, and a platen roller 3 is arranged at an intermediate position between them. A recording head 4 and a reading head 6 are provided around the platen roller 3.
Are arranged. Incidentally, reference numeral 15 in the figure is a paper guide.

In the embodiment of FIG. 5, an insertion opening 1a is formed on the back surface of the apparatus main body 1 and an ejection opening 1b is formed on the upper surface. Further, the platen roller 3 is arranged near the back surface thereof, and the recording head 4 and the reading head 6 are arranged around the platen roller 3. Furthermore, the front upper surface of the device body is inclined,
A panel 9 having a display unit 10 is fixedly provided at that position.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, an insertion port 1a is formed on the upper surface of the apparatus main plate 1, and a discharge port 1b is formed on the front surface.
A platen roller 3 and a recording head 4 are arranged near the discharge port 1b. The read head 6 is arranged upstream of the platen roller 3. A panel 9 is openably and closably attached to the front surface of the apparatus body 1, and a display unit 10 is arranged below the panel 9. Therefore, by opening the panel 9 as shown, the display unit 10 can be viewed.

In the embodiment of FIG. 7, an insertion opening 1a and a discharge opening 1b are formed on the front surface of the apparatus main body 1, and a platen roller 3 is arranged at an intermediate position between them. A recording head 4 and a reading head 6 are provided around the platen roller 3.
Are arranged. Further, an openable / closable cover 16 is provided so as to cover the insertion opening 1a and the discharge opening 1b. The panel 9 and the display unit 10 are arranged on the front surface of the apparatus main body as shown in the drawing.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 8, an insertion opening 1a is formed on the rear surface of the apparatus main body 1, and an ejection opening 1b is formed on the upper surface. Further, the platen roller 3 is arranged near the rear surface thereof and around it. A recording head 4 and a reading head 6 are arranged. Further, the display unit 10 is attached to the upper surface of the front part of the apparatus main body so as to be openable and closable, and the panel 9 is exposed when the display unit 10 is opened as illustrated.

Also in the embodiments shown in FIGS. 4 to 8 described above, a common paper feed path for the original and the recording paper is formed, and the original is read by passing the original through the paper feed path to obtain the recording paper. Recording can be performed by passing through.

[0021]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, a document or recording paper supplied from the outside of the apparatus is made to run along a common paper feed path, and the paper feed path is recorded. The means and the reading means are arranged, and further, the storage means for storing the reception information is provided.
The original can be read by passing the original through the paper transport path, and at the time of reception, the reception information is stored in the storage means, and the operator can pass the recording paper through the paper transport path at an appropriate time. , The recording paper can be recorded, and by using the common paper conveyance path for reading the original and recording on the recording paper, the apparatus can be downsized and the original and recording paper conveyance mechanism can be provided. It has the effect that it can be simplified.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an essential part showing a document reading in the above embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a main part showing a time of recording in the above embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Device Main Body 1a Insertion Port 1b Ejection Portion 2 Paper (Original or Recording Paper) 3 Platen Roller 4 Recording Head 5 Guide 6 Reading Head 7 Ejection Roller 9 Panel 10 Display Unit 11 Power Supply Unit 12 Control Circuit 13 Storage Unit

Claims (1)

Claim: What is claimed is: 1. A means for storing received information, a conveying means for causing a sheet supplied from outside the apparatus to travel along a predetermined sheet conveying path and discharging the sheet to the outside of the apparatus, and the sheet conveying path. An information communication apparatus including: a recording unit that is provided in a sheet and that records on a passing sheet; and a reading unit that is provided in the sheet conveying path and that reads information of the passing sheet.