JPH0523007Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Technical Field) The present invention relates to a facsimile device which is designed to be smaller in size and lower in cost.

(Prior Art) In a general facsimile machine, the reading conveyance system and the recording conveyance system are separate. In addition, the sent mark is usually marked using a dedicated stamp mechanism (see, for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 16785/1985).
Alternatively, thermal transfer printing is being considered, but
There is no such device whose thermal transfer printing section also serves as a reception record.

(Purpose of the invention) Therefore, the present invention provides a facsimile device in which the recording section is used both for recording reception and printing a sent mark, thereby achieving miniaturization and cost reduction of the device.

(Structure of the invention) A thermal transfer type recording section is disposed downstream of the reading section in the document conveyance path, and the thermal transfer type recording section is caused to perform both reception recording and printing of a sent mark on a transmitted document. With such a configuration, there is no need to separately provide a dedicated marking device, the device becomes compact, costs are reduced, and transmitted markings are ensured. Further, by using one feed roller as a reading roller, a recording roller, and furthermore, a discharge roller, it is possible to significantly reduce the size of the apparatus.

(Embodiment) Fig. 1 shows the configuration of a facsimile machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 is a document table, 2 is a facsimile machine according to an embodiment of the invention;
is a document, 3 is a recording paper table, 4 is a recording paper (cut sheet), 5a, 5b are paper feed rollers, 6a, 6
b is a separation piece, 8 is a reading head, 9 is a recording head,
10 is a thermal transfer tape, 11 is a feed roller, and 12 is a stacker.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained. First, at the time of transmission, the original 2 is separated from the original table 1 one by one by the paper feed roller 5a and the separation piece 6a and fed out, and is read by the reading head (contact sensor) 8. Thereafter, a sent mark is printed by a recording head (thermal transfer type) 9, and the document is discharged onto a stacker 12. On the other hand, during reception, the recording paper 4 is transferred from the recording paper table 3 to the paper feed roller 5b and the separation piece 6.
The sheets are separated one by one and fed out, pass through a reading section, reach a recording section, are recorded by a recording head 9, and are discharged onto a stacker 12.

As described above, the present invention is characterized in that the recording section is disposed downstream of the reading section in the document conveyance path, and this recording section not only records reception but also prints a sent mark on the document.

FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the recording head section, and shows that if the recording head 9 is in contact with the feed roller 11b during reading, the conveyance performance will be degraded, and that the document will pass between the transfer tape 10 and the roller 11b. In order to avoid contamination caused by the transfer tape (which occurs due to high contact pressure), the solenoid 15 is activated only when necessary, and the lever 16 is moved around the fulcrum 17.
is rotated so that the recording head 9 comes into contact with the roller 11b. The necessary times are when recording reception and when printing sent information. The recording head 9 usually has a spring 1
Due to the bias of 8, the lever 1 moves away from the roller 11b.
6 has retreated until it contacts the stopper 19, so if you apply back tension to the transfer tape 10 on its feeding side, the transfer tape 10 will escape from the conveyance path, and even if it is left as is, the contact pressure is low. No problems occur due to the passage of the manuscript.

Here, in general, most originals are printed in black, so by printing with a transfer tape in a color other than black, such as blue,
The sent mark is easy to distinguish. Since the marking is done in the recording section, the content of the marking is free.

Although the recording section has been described using a thermal transfer method, the present invention can also be applied to a method of recording on plain paper, such as an inkjet method.

(Effects of the invention) As explained above, according to the invention, since the recording section has a marking function, it is possible to omit the marking device that was previously provided exclusively for Since the roller is used as a roller, a recording roller, and even a discharge roller, it is possible to downsize the device and reduce costs. Furthermore, by displacing the recording head as necessary, the original is protected by preventing jams and stains from the transfer tape, and the sent mark is easier to distinguish, among other benefits. .

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the structure of a recording head section. 1... Original table, 2... Original, 3... Recording paper table, 4... Recording paper, 5a, 5b... Paper feed roller, 8... Reading head, 9... Recording head,
11...Feed roller, 12...Statsker.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] A document table and a recording paper table each having an automatic separation and feeding means for paper sheets; a feed roller that conveys the document and recording paper fed from the document table and the recording paper table; a reading head that is in pressure contact with the feed roller and reads the transmitted document; and a reading head that is disposed opposite to a surface of the feed roller on the downstream side in the conveying direction from the read head, and that is in pressure contact with the feed roller during recording and when not recording. The recording head is equipped with a displacement means that is displaced away from the feed roller, and includes a thermal transfer type recording head that records a sent mark on the sent original along with the received record, and a stacker that stores the sent original and the received recorded recording paper. A facsimile device characterized by: