JPH0525866U - Facsimile device with crease function - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] Has a crease function to make creases on the discharged recording paper for each received original as a page separation and cutting guide means for a facsimile machine of a model in which the recording paper is continuously ejected without cutting. Settle. [Composition] In a facsimile machine of a non-cutter machine, printed discharged recording paper P is printed in the vicinity of recording paper discharge port 5.
A paper pressing member 7 that presses against the recording paper guide 3 is provided to be movable up and down. A paper folding press roller 9 which is sandwiched and pressed into two folds is provided so as to be freely contactable and separable, and the paper pressing member 7 and the paper folding press roller 9 cooperate to make a crease at a position corresponding to the end of each received document.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a fax machine which can automatically make a crease between documents on discharged recording paper.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Many small and low-end facsimile machines use a continuous roll of recording paper, do not have an automatic cutter as a recording paper cutting mechanism, and manually cut the discharged recording paper by an operator to cut it out manually. .

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 In this type of facsimile machine, there is no problem when a print recording sheet corresponding to one received original is discharged from the recording sheet discharge port at the time of reception, but as shown in FIG. When a plurality of received originals P1, P2, ... Are discharged from the recording paper in a long strip shape, the discharged recording papers P must be cut and arranged by scissors or the like. Will be very troublesome. Therefore, in the non-cutter machine, a boundary line L such as a dotted line is also printed at the joint between the adjacent received originals as a page dividing means for the discharged recording paper P. There is a problem that inconveniences all cutting work.

In view of the above technical problem, the present invention provides a fold line for each received document on a discharged recording sheet as a page guide and cutting guide means for a received document for a facsimile machine of a model in which recording sheets are continuously discharged without cutting. The following is a proposal with a crease function to add a mark.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 As a means for achieving the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides, in a facsimile machine of a non-cutter machine, a paper pressing member that presses discharged recording paper against a recording paper guide in the vicinity of the recording paper discharge port so that it can be moved up and down. On the recording paper ejection side of the platen roller, a paper folding press roller that presses the above-mentioned paper pressing member and sandwiches the loosened ejected recording paper between the platen roller and crimps it into two folds is provided so that it can be contacted and separated. There is.

[0006]

[Action]

 In this facsimile machine, when the paper pressing member is lowered at the timing when the end of the received document is printed and the ejected recording paper is pressed against the recording paper guide by the paper pressing member, the ejected recording paper and the paper pressing member are recorded. Looseness occurs with the platen roller that continues the paper ejection operation. In this state, when the paper folding press roller is made to collide with the contact position with the platen roller, the discharged recording paper loosened between the paper pressing member and the platen roller is discharged between the paper folding press roller and the platen roller. It is crimped in half and creases can be made at each end of the received document.

[0007]

【Example】

 FIG. 1 shows the construction of a recording paper discharge section of a facsimile apparatus having a creasing function according to the present invention.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a platen roller for feeding recording paper from a built-in roll paper (not shown). The thermal head 2 attached to the top cover 4 is pressed onto the platen roller 1 and is received at the time of reception. Is a recording paper discharge printed on the thermal head 2 under the rotation of the platen roller 1, passes through the recording paper guide 3 which is arranged in front of the recording paper P, and is opened at the tip of the top cover 4. It is designed to be continuously discharged from the exit 5 to the outside of the machine. Reference numeral 6 denotes a manual cutter formed on the lower surface side of the front end of the top cover 4 facing the recording paper discharge port 5.

The facsimile machine of the recording paper manual cut type is newly provided with a paper pressing member 7 and a paper folding press roller 9 as crease giving means for making a crease at each document end of the discharged recording paper P. ing.

The paper pressing member 7 is provided in the vicinity of the recording paper discharge port 5 so as to be vertically movable from the lower surface of the top cover 4 toward the facing recording paper guide 3. In the lower position where the lower end of the paper pressing member 7 is pressed against the recording paper guide 3, as shown in FIG. 2, the discharged discharged recording paper P fed by the platen roller 1 is pressed against the recording paper guide 3. The operation of discharging the recording paper from the recording paper discharge port 5 is interrupted. When the platen roller 1 continues to rotate in this state, the discharged recording paper P retained between the paper pressing member 7 and the platen roller 1 forms a loosened portion Pu that is slackened in a downward U-shape. Become. In the case of the embodiment, the operating rod of the solenoid 8 attached to the lower surface of the top cover 4 serves both as the paper pressing member 7 and its actuator.

On the other hand, the paper folding press roller 9 is arranged on the recording paper discharge side of the platen roller 1 at an opposing position immediately below the recording paper guide 3, and with respect to the platen roller 1, a standby position shown in FIG. It is provided so as to be able to come into contact with and separate from a pressure-bonding position in contact with the peripheral side of the platen roller 1 shown by a chain double-dashed line in FIG. In the case of the embodiment, specifically, the both end support shafts 9a of the paper folding press roller 9 are rotatably supported by the holder 10 which is slidably mounted in the front-rear direction, and at the back surface of the holder 10. The operation rod 11a of the solenoid 11 is brought into contact, and the paper folding press roller 9 is brought into contact with and separated from the platen roller 1 by the forward / backward movement of the operation rod 11a of the solenoid 11. Reference numeral 12 denotes a return spring that pulls the paper folding press roller 9 through the holder 10 toward the standby position.

The paper folding press roller 9 is urged against the platen roller 1 from the standby position at a predetermined timing after the pressing operation of the discharged recording paper P by the paper pressing member 7 is started, and as shown in FIG. As indicated by the chain double-dashed line, the discharged recording paper Pu loosened by the pressing of the paper pressing member 7 is sandwiched between the platen roller 1 and the folded recording paper Pu to be crimped in half.

The crease making operation by the cooperative work of the paper pressing member 7 and the paper folding press roller 9 will be described with reference to FIG. When the control unit (not shown) determines the timing at which the end of the received document is printed by the thermal head 2 on the platen roller 1, the solenoid 8 is first turned on via the exciting circuit (not shown), and the paper pressing member 7 is turned on. It is pressed against the recording paper guide 3. At this time, the platen roller 1 discharges the end of the received document up to the position of the manual cutter 6 of the recording paper discharge port 5 or continuously prints the received document on the next page, and feeds the recording paper indicated by the arrow in the figure. The rotation in the direction continues. By doing so, the printed discharge recording paper P that is forcibly retained by the paper pressing member 7 is loosened between the paper pressing member 7 and the platen roller 1 and is slackened in the downward U-shape as described above. The relaxation part Pu is formed.

In this state, the solenoid 11 is turned on after a certain delay time, and the paper folding press roller 9 is projected from the standby position to the contact position where the platen roller 1 collides with the paper pressing member. The discharged recording paper Pu loosened between the platen roller 7 and the platen roller 1 is crimped into a V-shaped bi-fold between the two as shown by the chain double-dashed line Pv, and a fold S is formed on the discharged recording paper Pv at the contact points of both. Will be attached. The crease applying position can be made to coincide with the end of the received original by selecting the operation timings of the paper pressing member 7 and the paper folding press roller 9 in association with the progress of printing on the platen roller 1.

Thus, when the creasing operation is completed, the solenoid 11 is switched off to separate the paper folding press roller 9 from the standby position, and then the solenoid 8 is switched off to raise the paper pressing member 7 to the standby position. Then, as shown in FIG. 3B, the print recording paper P is discharged from the recording paper discharge port 5 in a state corresponding to the end positions of the received originals P1, P2 ... It is sequentially discharged.

With the facsimile apparatus having such a creasing function, even when a plurality of received originals P1, P2, ... The boundaries between the originals can be distinguished based on the folds S, and even when the originals are manually cut, the folds S guide the cutting position to facilitate cutting. Further, even when the number of received originals is one, a fold S is added to the end of the original, but in this case, the cut contacting the manual cutter 6 is guided along the fold S to cut the cut. The risk of cutting errors such as defects is reduced.

The detailed operating conditions of the paper pressing member 7 and the paper folding press roller 9 and the detailed conditions such as the control system of the operation timing can be appropriately changed in design as necessary. Further, the creasing function according to the present invention can be used in combination with existing boundary display means such as dotted line printing.

[0018]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, in the facsimile apparatus of the present invention in which the paper pressing member and the paper folding press roller are provided in the recording paper discharge section, the fold line can be automatically added to the end of each received original document. Even when multiple sheets of received originals are continuously output from the recording paper outlet and the recording paper is ejected in the form of long strips, the boundaries of the received originals can be clearly distinguished by using the folds as marks, and the long originals can be manually separated. When cutting with, the folds serve to guide the cutting position, so it is easy to cut, and there is no risk of cutting errors.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a recording paper discharge unit of a facsimile apparatus showing an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the operation of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a conventional example, and FIG. 3B is a perspective view showing an embodiment, showing a continuous discharge state of recording paper in a manually cut type facsimile apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Platen Roller 2 Thermal Head 3 Recording Paper Guide 4 Top Cover 5 Recording Paper Ejection Port 6 Manual Cutter 7 Paper Pressing Member 8 Solenoid 9 Paper Folding Press Roller 9a Spindle 10 Holder 11 Solenoid 11a Operating Rod 12 Return Spring P, Pu, Pv Ejection recording paper P1, P2 ... Received document L Dotted line S Fold

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A paper pressing member for pressing the discharged recording paper against the recording paper guide is provided in the vicinity of the recording paper discharge port so as to be movable up and down.
A paper folding press roller is provided on the recording paper discharge side of the platen roller so that the discharged recording paper, which is relaxed by pressing the above-mentioned paper pressing member, is sandwiched between the platen roller and the paper folding press roller to press it into two folds. Facsimile machine having a crease function characterized by: