JPH06276327A - Portable facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To use the portable facsimile equipment not incorporating an output section for recording picture data onto thermosensing recording paper also as a stationary facsimile equipment able to store picture data of a large capacity without losing the portable performance. CONSTITUTION:The facsimile equipment is provided with a RAM section and a floppy disk drive section 11 and a connector 11a used to make the floppy disk drive section 11 removable. Through the constitution above, the RAM section is used to send/receive picture data in the carrying state and the floppy disk drive section 11 is connected in the stationary state to increase the capacity of receptible picture data and then the facsimile equipment is used for a stationary facsimile equipment.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable facsimile apparatus which can be used as a stationary type.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, miniaturization of facsimiles has progressed due to miniaturization and high integration of electronic parts, and portable facsimiles have been highlighted.

A conventional portable facsimile machine will be described below. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a conventional portable facsimile apparatus. As shown in FIG. 3, the main body includes a white document feed roller 1 and a contact-type image reading head 2
The contact type image reading head 2 is pressed against the document feeding roller 1 by a spring (not shown) provided on the back surface. Further, the main body is provided with a reading document feed port 3, a reading document discharge port 4,
A TEL jack 5 connected to a telephone, a LINE jack 6 connected to a telephone line, an operation panel 7, a battery 8 that can be repeatedly charged, and an openable top cover 10 having an LCD 9 for displaying received image data.
Are connected.

The operation of the portable facsimile apparatus configured as described above will be described below. First,
A telephone is connected to the TEL jack 5 and a telephone line is connected to the LINE jack 6 via a modular code (not shown) so that image data can be transmitted and received. When transmitting image data, the document to be transmitted is inserted into the document feed port 3. When the document edge detection sensor (not shown) detects the document, the document is fed by the document feed roller 1,
The original is read as image data line by line by the contact type image reading head 2 and stored in the RAM section.
Then, the mode switch button 7b of the operation panel 7 is used to switch to the transmission mode, the externally connected telephone is used to call the destination and the start button 7a is pressed, and the image data stored in the RAM section is transmitted to the destination via the telephone line. Sent to. When manually receiving the image data, the mode switch button 7b is used to switch to the manual reception mode, and after confirming the transmission / reception signal on the telephone, the start button 7a is pressed. The sent image data is sequentially stored in the RAM section. When the reception mode is the automatic reception mode, the sent image data is automatically stored in the RAM section. Whether there is incoming image data can be known by illuminating the incoming call display LED 7d. To confirm the image data read for transmission and to view the received image data, the image display button 7c is pressed to display the read image data or the received image data on the LCD 9. The upper cover 10 to which the LCD 9 is attached is rotatably attached to an end portion of the operation panel 7, and the upper cover 10 is closed and carried.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional configuration, in order to enhance portability, R is stored in the image data storage.
Since the AM is used and the output section for storing the image data on the thermosensitive recording paper is not built in, when it is used as a stationary facsimile apparatus, the storage capacity of the image data which can be received is immediately insufficient. Large-capacity RAM has a high unit price, which increases the cost of the product body. Incorporating a floppy disk drive that is inexpensive and can store a large amount of image data increases the size of the product body. Further, since the floppy disk drive is weak against vibration and shock and cannot be built in, it has a problem that it is difficult to achieve both portability and installability.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a portable facsimile machine which can be used as a stationary facsimile machine.

[0007]

To achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a RAM section and a floppy disk drive section, and the floppy disk drive section is attachable to and detachable from the main body by a connector.

[0008]

With this configuration, when used as a portable facsimile apparatus, the floppy disk drive can be removed and carried, so that portability is enhanced. When it is used as a stationary facsimile, it is possible to receive and store a large amount of image data by mounting a floppy disk drive, and it can be used as a stationary facsimile even though it is a portable facsimile.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a portable facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the mounting of the floppy disk drive in the embodiment of the present invention. The same components as those in the conventional example are designated by the same reference numerals.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a white original feed roller, 2 is a contact type image reading head, 3 is a paper feed port for a read document, 4 is a paper discharge port for a read document, and 5 is a TEL jack connected to a telephone. , 6 is a LINE jack connected to a telephone line, 7 is an operation panel, 8 is a rechargeable battery, 9 is an LCD for displaying received image data, and 10 is an upper cover. This is the same as the conventional example, and the description thereof is omitted.

The characteristic feature of the present embodiment is that the floppy disk drive unit 11 is provided. This floppy disk drive unit 11 is a connector 11 shown in FIG.
It is electrically and mechanically connected to the lower part of the main body of the portable facsimile machine by a. The floppy disk drive unit 1
When used as a stationary facsimile machine, 1 serves as a stand for a portable facsimile machine.

The operation of the portable facsimile apparatus configured as described above will be described below. First,
A telephone is connected to the TEL jack 5 and a telephone line is connected to the LINE jack 6 via a modular code (not shown) so that image data can be transmitted and received. When transmitting image data, the document to be transmitted is inserted into the document feed port 3. When the document edge detection sensor (not shown) detects the document, the document is fed by the document feed roller 1,
The original is read as image data line by line by the contact type image reading head 2 and stored in the RAM section.
Next, when the transmission mode is switched by the mode switching button 7b and the destination is called by the telephone connected to the outside and the start button 7a is pressed, the image data stored in the RAM section is sent to the destination through the telephone line. When manually receiving image data, the mode switching button 7b is used to switch to the manual reception mode, the transmission / reception signal is confirmed on the telephone and the start button 7a is pressed, and the transmitted image data is temporarily stored in the RAM section. When the floppy disk drive unit 11 is connected, the image data is transferred from the RAM unit to the floppy disk drive unit 1 after reception is completed.
The data is stored in the floppy disk 12 loaded in No. 1.
When the reception mode is the automatic reception mode, the sent image data is automatically stored in the RAM section. Also in the automatic reception mode, the floppy disk drive 1
When 1 is connected, the image data is stored in the floppy disk 12 loaded in the floppy disk drive section 11 from the RAM section after the reception is completed. Whether or not there is incoming image data can be known by turning on the incoming display LED 7d. In order to confirm the read image data for transmission and to see the received image data, the image display button 7c is pressed to display the read image data or the received image data on the LCD 9. Top cover 10 with LCD 9 attached
Is rotatably attached to the end of the operation panel 7. When carrying, the upper cover 10 is closed and the floppy disk drive unit 11 is removed and carried.

[0013]

As is apparent from the above description of the embodiments, according to the present invention, it is necessary to store a large amount of image data in a portable facsimile apparatus which does not have an output section for recording image data on a thermosensitive recording paper. As a stationary facsimile apparatus, it is inexpensive and can be used without losing portability, and an excellent portable facsimile apparatus can be realized.

If a hard disk drive unit is used instead of the floppy disk drive unit, a larger amount of image data can be stored, and if a circuit for processing and storing received signals is added to the floppy disk drive unit, a portable facsimile machine can be obtained. It goes without saying that the image data can be received and stored even if the main body is removed as the device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a portable facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing attachment of a floppy disk drive according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a conventional portable facsimile apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Document Feed Roller 2 Contact Type Image Reading Head 7 Operation Panel 8 Battery 9 LCD 10 Top Cover 11 Floppy Disk Drive 11a Connector 12 Floppy Disk

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An input unit for reading image information, an image display unit for displaying received image data, a battery for supplying electric power, a temporary storage for temporarily storing the image data read by the input unit and the received image data. A portable facsimile apparatus comprising a storage unit and a storage unit to which the image data stored in the temporary storage unit is transferred, the storage unit being detachable.