JPH05236169A - Facsimile equipment and power supply adaptor used therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the facsimile equipment whose portability and operability are improved, to provide the power supply adaptor used for the facsimile equipment and to provide the facsimile equipment whose versatile operation is realized by devising a read section of an original reader is removable from the facsimile equipment main body. CONSTITUTION:The facsimile equipment is featured by incorporating a battery charter to the facsimile equipment main body 1 and being connected to a power supply adaptor 2 such as a home use AC power supply, a car battery power supply and a battery power supply, etc. And the power supply adaptor is a power supply adaptor 2 for the portable facsimile equipment, and three kinds of power supply adaptors far home use AC power supply, a car battery power supply and battery power supply are engaged with the portable facsimile equipment main body by means of mechanical engagement means and electric connection means separately accommodated in a container of the same shape, respectively.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile machine and a power supply adapter used therefor, and more particularly to a portable facsimile machine improved in portability and operability and a power supply adapter used therefor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, various types of portable facsimile machines have been sold and put to practical use, but most of them are configured to use a so-called three-power-source power adapter. As a portable / facsimile device, for example, the device disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-262954, and as a power adapter used for this, for example, the device disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 61-163473. , Each will be helpful.

[0003]

The above-mentioned prior art is based on three types of power sources, namely, a household AC power source, an automobile DC power source (hereinafter referred to as "car battery power source"), and a battery.
Each of the power supplies (hereinafter, referred to as “battery power supply”) by (various batteries) has a completely different shape and connection form, and has the following problems. That is, in general, a battery power source with a built-in battery (dry battery or storage battery) is configured to be directly connectable to the main body of the portable / facsimile apparatus, but the other two types of power sources (AC power adapter and car battery power source). Adapter) has a completely different shape, between the power source and the portable / facsimile device (secondary side), and
The power supply and the AC power supply or the cigarette lighter socket of the automobile (primary side) are each connected by a dedicated cable. The former is fine, but
The latter configuration of connecting the power supply and the portable / facsimile device with a cable not only makes the connection operation troublesome, but also increases the risk due to the extra secondary side cable, and also is a source of noise. Therefore, there is a serious problem that the secondary cable is strengthened and measures such as addition of shield countermeasure parts are taken. Further, when considering the portability of the portable / facsimile apparatus, there is a problem that it is not good that there are various shapes other than the portable / facsimile apparatus main body. Further, the conventional portable / facsimile apparatus lacks consideration for AC power supply voltage which differs depending on the country, and there is also a problem that the battery charger used for charging the battery needs to be prepared for each country. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus and a power supply adapter used therefor, which solves the above-mentioned problems in the prior art and improves portability and operability. Especially. Another object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus which realizes a variety of operations by allowing the reading unit of the document reading apparatus to be detached from the main body of the facsimile apparatus, which was not considered in the conventional portable facsimile apparatus. It is in.

[0004]

The above objects of the present invention are as follows:
A facsimile device having a built-in battery charger in the main body of the facsimile device, and a power supply adapter for household AC power supply, car battery power supply, battery power supply, and the like, and household AC power supply, car battery Three types of power adapters, a power source and a battery power source, are separately provided in a same-shaped housing body having mechanical engaging means for engaging with engaged means provided in the body of the portable / facsimile apparatus and electrical connecting means. The present invention is achieved by a power supply adapter for a facsimile apparatus, which is housed in a facsimile machine, and a reading unit of a document reading apparatus, which is configured to be detachable from the main body of the facsimile apparatus.

[0005]

In the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention, by incorporating the battery charger in the facsimile apparatus main body, it is possible to connect a power supply adapter such as a household AC power supply, a car battery power supply and a battery power supply, and the AC power supply. The versatility can be enhanced in that the battery can be charged using the car battery power supply. In addition, in the power supply adapter for a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention, the three types of power supply adapters have the same shape and the connection method with the main body of the portable facsimile apparatus is also the same, which improves the operability. In addition to being effective in cost reduction, the effect of unifying design images can be obtained. Furthermore,
When the solar cell is provided on the surface of the battery power supply adapter, the auxiliary power supply function can be combined, so that the effect of enabling long-term use can be obtained. Further, in another facsimile apparatus according to the present invention, the reading unit of the document reading apparatus is configured to be attachable to and detachable from the main body of the portable facsimile apparatus, so that it is possible to achieve a variety of operations.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a portable facsimile apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a main body of a portable facsimile apparatus, and 2 is a power adapter. The power adapter 2 is actually set with one of the AC power adapter 2a, the car battery power adapter 2b, and the battery power source 2c. FIG. 1 shows one of the above-mentioned three types of power supply adapters having the same external shape, for example, an AC power supply adapter 2a (to be exact, a main body portion) thereof, which is attached to a portable facsimile apparatus main body 1. It shows the situation to set. As will be described later, the portable / facsimile apparatus main body 1 is provided with a plurality of holes for setting on its power adapter mounting surface, and the guide claws on the power adapter side are inserted and fixed in these holes. Has been done. In addition,
As will be described later, in the power supply adapter according to the present embodiment, electrical connection is achieved at the same time by mechanically setting the power supply adapter main body part to the portable facsimile apparatus main body 1. Therefore, there is no cable on the secondary side, and the cable is only on the primary side.

Each power adapter will be described below individually. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of two of the above-described three types of power supply adapters other than the battery power supply 2c, that is, the AC power supply adapter 2a or the car battery power supply adapter 2b. The two power adapters are roughly divided into three parts. portable·
It is composed of a storage case portion 5, a spacer portion 6, and a lid portion 7 which are directly engaged with the facsimile apparatus main body 1. The storage case portion 5 forms the base of the power supply adapter,
In the case of the AC power adapter 2a, an AC / DC converter is built in, and in the case of the car battery power adapter 2b, a DC / DC converter is built in. The spacer portion 6 is configured as shown in FIG. 3, and in the case of the above-mentioned two power supply adapters, is a member having a plurality of ventilation holes 6a on the surface in order to radiate the heat generated by the converter portion. In case of 2c, the vent hole 6
Although there is no a, it is intended to be shared as a part by making the other outer shapes the same. The primary cable is inserted through the spacer portion 6. The lid portion 7 is a lid that literally exists in the outermost layer. The surface 7a of the lid 7 is a non-slip portion during handling.

FIG. 8 shows a sectional view of the AC power supply adapter 2a and the car battery power supply adapter 2b. 15 in the figure
Indicates an AC / DC converter or a DC / DC converter. The other symbols are as described above. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the battery power supply 2c. The battery power source 2c is also composed of three parts. It is composed of a storage case portion 5, a spacer portion 6, and a lid portion 7 which are directly engaged with the portable facsimile apparatus main body 1. The storage case portion 5 contains a rechargeable battery and a charge control circuit board. As described above, the spacer 6 has no ventilation holes, but has a large number of solar cells 7b attached to its surface. A large number of solar cells 7b are also attached to the lid 7. The above-mentioned three parts, the storage case part 5, the spacer part 6 and the lid part 7 are joined by an adhesive or the like after mounting a built-in converter, a battery and the like. FIG. 5 shows the structure of the main body 1 of the portable facsimile apparatus 1 on the adapter side, and FIG. 6 shows the structure of the main body side (the main body side of the portable facsimile apparatus) of the battery power source 2c. Hereinafter, these coupling methods will be described with reference to both figures.

As shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of set holes 1a for engaging with a plurality of guide claws 9 provided on the main body side of a battery power source 2c, which will be described later, are provided on the adapter side of the main body of the portable facsimile apparatus 1. Has been. As is clear from FIG. 6, the above-mentioned guide claw 9 has a shape in which the upper part is widened, and after inserting the guide claw 9 into the insertion portion having a large opening area of the set hole 1a of the main body 1 of the portable facsimile apparatus, the battery The power source 2c is configured to be engaged by sliding it in the direction of the arrow in FIG. At this time, the electrical coupling part, which will be described later, is also portable.
The plurality of guide claws 12 provided on the adapter side of the facsimile apparatus main body 1 and the plurality of set holes 11 provided on the main body side of the battery power source 2c are configured to engage in the same manner as above. Further, in order to lock the above-mentioned engaged state, the lock release lever 14 on the side cover 13 is urged to the side surface of the portable / facsimile apparatus main body 1 so that the battery power supply 2c does not slide in the direction opposite to the arrow direction. A lock hole 10 for receiving the lock claw 14a is provided (see also FIG. 7).

With the mechanical coupling portion constructed as described above, the plurality of guide claws 9 provided on the main body side of the battery power source 2c are connected to the plurality of setting holes provided on the adapter side of the portable facsimile apparatus main body 1. 1a again
A plurality of guide claws 12 provided on the adapter side of the portable / facsimile apparatus main body 1 are respectively engaged with a plurality of set holes 11 provided on the main body side of the battery power source 2c, and are slid in the arrow direction described above. By doing so, these can be combined. On the other hand, electrical coupling is performed as follows. A plurality of contact terminals 8a are provided at the end of the portable / facsimile apparatus main body 1 on the adapter side, and a plurality of contact terminals 8b are also provided at the corresponding positions on the main body side of the battery power source 2c. There is. These contact terminals 8a and 8b come into contact with each other at the same time as the above-mentioned mechanical coupling, so that electrical coupling is realized. As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the above-mentioned contact terminal 8a is configured so that it can be inserted / removed along a groove provided in the terminal plate 21, and the terminal plate 21 is also designed to be portable / facsimile apparatus main body 1 Similarly, the upper case and the lower case can be inserted and removed along the groove. These structures are effective in manufacturing and maintaining the portable facsimile apparatus body 1.

When the battery power source 2c is detached from the portable / facsimile apparatus main body 1 by releasing the above-mentioned coupling, the lock release lever 14 on the side cover 13 described above is used.
7 is operated in the direction of the small arrow in the upper part of FIG. 7 against the bias, the lock claw 14a retreats from the lock hole 10 of the battery power supply 2c. In this state, the battery power supply 2c is moved to the arrow of FIG. You can move it in the opposite direction. Here, the internal structure of the battery power supply 2c will be described. FIG. 9 shows a sectional view of the battery power supply 2c. In the figure, 16 is a battery and 17 is a charge control circuit board. The other symbols are as described above. In the battery power source 2c, the battery 16 is used as a main power source for driving the facsimile apparatus, and the solar cell 7b is used as an auxiliary power source to constantly supply a weak current to the battery 16 for charging. FIG. 10 shows a basic circuit example in the case where the solar cell 7b is used as an auxiliary power source and the main power source is used together with the battery 16 in the figure. In the figure, 18 is a backflow prevention diode, 19 is a charge control circuit, and 20 is 1 shows a portable facsimile device. The other symbols are as described above.

According to the above embodiment, since the three types of power adapters have the same shape and the connection system with the main body of the portable facsimile apparatus is also the same, the operability is improved and the cost is reduced. Besides being effective for down,
The effects such as the unification of design images can be obtained. Further, by providing the solar cell on the surface of the battery power supply adapter, the auxiliary power supply function can be combined, so that there is an effect that it can be used for a long time. Although each of the above-described embodiments has a feature in the structure on the side of the power supply adapter, what will be described below relates to a portable facsimile device having a feature in the structure of the body of the portable facsimile device. FIG.
FIG. 9 illustrates a product configuration of a portable facsimile apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention. The portable facsimile apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a portable facsimile apparatus main body 1, a battery power source 2c and a battery power source 3c,
This portable using a car battery power adapter
The connection cable 4a used when operating the facsimile apparatus, the charging connection cable 4b used when charging by using the car battery power supply, and the operation and charging of this portable facsimile apparatus by using the AC power supply It is composed of a charging connection cable 4c used when performing.

The difference between the battery power sources 2c and 3c lies in the number of built-in batteries, and the external dimensions of the unit are the same. The AC power supply adapter 2a described above can be used instead of the connection cable 4c, and the car battery power supply adapter 2b described above can be used instead of the connection cable 4a. The charging connection cable 4b used when charging is performed using the car battery power source is often unnecessary except in special cases. The portable facsimile apparatus according to this embodiment is characterized in that a battery charger is built in the portable facsimile apparatus main body 1. By accommodating a battery charger (not shown) in the portable / facsimile apparatus main body 1, an AC power supply connection cable 4c is used.
Connection cable 4a for power supply and car battery power supply
It is possible to use the portable facsimile apparatus according to this embodiment from a car battery power source using the above and a battery power source using the battery power source 2c or the battery power source 3c. The battery power supply 2c or the battery power supply 3c is generally charged from the AC power supply using the AC power supply connection cable 4c, but if necessary, from the car battery power supply using the connection cable 4b. It is also possible to do so.

The AC power supply connection cable 4c described above is
If a world wide type capable of using C100 to 200 V is used, versatility can be improved. Figure 1
4 is a diagram showing a situation where the portable / facsimile apparatus according to the present embodiment is used by using the AC power supply connection cable 4c (having an AC / DC converter) or the car battery power supply connection cable 4a. .. In this case, the secondary plug of each connection cable 4a or 4c
Connected to the DC socket in the portable / facsimile apparatus main body 1. When charging the battery power source 2c or 3c, the target battery power source 2c or 3c is set in the portable / facsimile apparatus main body 1 and, similarly to the above, the AC power source connection cable 4c or the car battery power source is used. Charging is performed using the connection cable 4a. Here, the important thing is that the battery power source 2c or 3
As described above, c is the contact terminal 8a at the end of the portable facsimile apparatus body 1 on the adapter side and the battery power source 2
It is strongly connected to the corresponding contact terminal 8b on the main body side of c, and the capacity between these contacts is sufficiently large, so that it is possible to perform charging using an energizing capacity of about several amperes. It is a point.

As described above, when the AC power supply adapter 2a is used instead of the AC power supply connection cable 4c, or the car battery power supply connection cable 4a.
When the above-mentioned car battery power supply adapter 2b is used instead of the above, when the battery power supply 2c or 3c is charged, the above-mentioned adapter 2a or 2b is replaced with the battery power supply 2c or 3c, The charging operation is performed as follows. According to the above embodiment, since the battery charger is built in the main body of the portable / facsimile apparatus, the operability is improved especially at the time of charging operation, and the duplicate parts can be eliminated, so that the cost can be reduced. It is valid. Next, still another embodiment of the present invention will be shown. In the embodiment described below, the reading unit of the document reading device of the portable facsimile device is configured to be removable from the main body of the portable facsimile device.
The above-mentioned reading unit can be used as a portable hand scanner. FIG. 15 shows the external appearance of the portable facsimile apparatus according to this embodiment. In the portable / facsimile apparatus according to the present embodiment, the reading unit of the document reading apparatus is replaced by the scanner adapter 25.
The portable facsimile apparatus main body 1 is detachable.

FIG. 16 shows the scanner adapter 25 described above.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a combined state of the portable facsimile apparatus main body 1. The mechanical and electrical coupling method of the scanner adapter 25 and the portable facsimile apparatus main body 1 is the same as in the case of the various power supply adapters described above, and therefore detailed description thereof is omitted here. In FIG. 16, 26b is a power supply / control circuit unit, 26c is a recording paper insertion slot, 26d is a recording paper guide, and 2d.
6e is a thermal head for recording, 26f is a platen, 26
Reference numeral g indicates a read document insertion opening, 26h indicates the same discharge opening, and 26j indicates a reading section platen. Although not shown, a spring-biased shutter may be provided at the scanner adapter 25 coupling opening of the portable facsimile apparatus main body 1. FIG. 17 shows an opening 26k for connecting the scanner / adapter 25 of the main body 1 of the portable / facsimile apparatus, in which the shutter is closed. FIG. 18 shows a perspective view from the scanner unit side of the above-mentioned scanner adapter 25, and FIG. 19 shows a sectional view.

18 and 19, 25a is a scanner unit, 25b is an encoder roller, 25
c is an encoder, 25d is a reading glass window, 25e is an LED, 25f is a lens, 25g is a reading sensor, 2
Reference numeral 5h indicates a reading control unit. Note that FIG.
3 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the scanner adapter 25. FIG. Although not shown, if the scanner unit 25a is provided with a DC socket for connecting the AC power supply connection cable 4c or the car battery power supply connection cable 4a, the scanner unit 25a can be used as a single unit. Can be used separately from the portable / facsimile apparatus main body 1 as the hand scanner. Needless to say, when the scanner unit 25a is connected to the portable facsimile apparatus main body 1, the power source of the portable facsimile apparatus main body 1 can be used as it is. It is also possible to incorporate a battery in the scanner unit 25a so that it can be driven by a single battery. In this case, as described above (see FIG. 4), the solar cell can be attached to the outer surface of the scanner unit 25a.

According to the above embodiment, the main body of the portable facsimile apparatus 1 and the hand scanner can be separated from each other. Normally, the whole power source is driven by the power source of the main body of the portable facsimile apparatus 1.
Portable by using the unit 25a as a hand scanner
It can be detached from the facsimile apparatus main body 1 and used, and the versatility of the operation can be improved. It is needless to say that each of the above-mentioned embodiments shows one example of the present invention, and the present invention should not be limited to these.

[0019]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, a facsimile apparatus having improved portability and operability and a power supply adapter used therefor can be realized, and the reading unit of the document reading apparatus is provided from the facsimile apparatus main body. The remarkable effect that the facsimile apparatus which is removable and realizes a variety of operations can be realized is obtained.

[0020]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an AC power supply adapter 2a or a car battery power supply adapter 2b.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of a spacer section 6.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of a battery power supply 2c.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a structure of a portable / facsimile apparatus main body 1.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the structure of a battery power supply 2c.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an engagement lock mechanism of the power supply adapter to the main body 1 of the portable facsimile apparatus.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of an AC power supply adapter 2a and a car battery power supply adapter 2b.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view of a battery power supply 2c.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a basic circuit of a battery power supply 2c when the solar cell 7b is used as a supplementary high power supply.

11 is a diagram showing a method of setting the contact terminals 8a and the terminal plate 21 of the portable / facsimile apparatus main body 1. FIG.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a method of setting the terminal board 21 in the portable / facsimile apparatus main body 1.

FIG. 13 illustrates an example of a product structure of a portable facsimile apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

14 is a diagram showing a situation in which the portable / facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 13 is used by using the AC power supply connection cable 4c or the car battery power supply connection cable 4a.

FIG. 15 shows a portable device according to still another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a facsimile device.

16 is a cross-sectional view showing a combined state of the scanner adapter 25 and the portable facsimile apparatus main body 1 of the embodiment shown in FIG.

17 is a perspective view showing a scanner adapter 25 coupling opening 26k of the portable facsimile apparatus main body 1 of the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing a state where the scanner adapter 25 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 15 is viewed from the scanner unit side.

19 is a cross-sectional view of the scanner unit shown in FIG.

FIG. 20 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a scanner adapter 25 of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: Portable facsimile machine body, 1a and 1
1: Set hole, 2: Power adapter, 2a: AC power adapter, 2b: Car battery power adapter, 2c, 3
c: battery power source, 4a, 4b and 4c: drive and / or charging connection cable, 5: storage case part, 6:
Spacer portion, 6a: vent hole, 7: lid portion, 7a: non-slip portion, 7b: solar cell, 8a and 8b: contact terminal, 9
And 12: guide claw, 10: lock hole, 14: lock release lever, 14a: lock claw, 15: AC / DC converter or DC / DC converter, 16: battery,
17: Charge control circuit board, 25: Scanner adapter.

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A portable facsimile apparatus, comprising a battery charger built in the main body of the facsimile apparatus, and a power source adapter for household AC power source, car battery power source, battery power source or the like connectable thereto. Facsimile machine. 2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising engaged means for connecting each of the power supply adapters to perform mechanical engagement and electrical connection. 3. A portable / facsimile machine power supply adapter, comprising three types of household AC power supply, car battery power supply and battery power supply for engaging means provided on the portable / facsimile machine body. A power supply adapter for a facsimile machine, characterized in that the power supply adapters are separately housed in a housing having the same shape and having a mechanical engaging means and an electrical connecting means that match each other. 4. The power adapter for a facsimile apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the power adapter for the AC power source and the car battery power source has a plurality of ventilation openings on the surface of the housing. 5. The power adapter for the battery power source,
The power supply adapter for a facsimile apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a solar cell is provided on the surface of the housing. 6. The AC power adapter is AC10.
4. The power supply adapter for a facsimile apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the power supply adapter is a world wide type capable of using 0 to 200V. 7. A portable facsimile apparatus, wherein the reading section of the document reading apparatus is configured to be detachable from the main body of the facsimile apparatus. 8. The reading unit of the document reading device comprises:
8. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising: a mechanical engaging unit that engages with an engaged unit provided in the main body of the facsimile apparatus and an electrical connecting unit. 9. The reading unit of the document reading device comprises:
9. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the facsimile apparatus is configured so as to function as a manual drive reading apparatus in association with the removal from the facsimile apparatus main body. 10. The reading section of the document reading apparatus is configured in the same shape as the power supply adapter for a facsimile apparatus according to claim 3.
The facsimile apparatus according to any one of 1.