JPH0672613A - Facsimile device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To mount and dismount a stacker easily at any installation place by constituting a facsimile device in such a way that the whole or a part of the stacker can be pulled out forward and backward and in the direction of right and left from the device proper in the facsimile device in which the stacker is built. CONSTITUTION:In a facsimile device, manuscript which is put on a manuscript table 2 is fed between a paper supply roller 11 and a separation roller 12 in a separation section 3 by a pick-up roller 10, separated sheet by sheet, radiated by LED 13 in a manuscript reading section 4, and its reflected light is projected on CCD 14 so that picture image is read electrically. Then, the manuscript is discharged in a stacker 7 by a paper discharge roller 15. Since the stacker 7 is provided in such a way that it can be pulled out freely in the arrow direction in the lower section of the device 1 proper, the manuscript can be taken out by holding a part of the stacker 7 on the side where operation is easier and pulling it out.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile machine having a detachable stacker.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The above-mentioned facsimile apparatus is
(1) The stacker can be attached / detached only in one direction, (2)
A stacker that can be attached and detached, (3)
A stacker is installed on the side of the main body of the device, (4) The stacker unit is an optional type, and the stacker-related parts are provided not on the stacker unit but on the main body of the device. There is something like this.

[0003]

By the way, in the above-mentioned things, the thing like (1) makes it difficult to attach and detach depending on the installation place, and the thing like (2) has a large moving part. It becomes difficult to attach and detach, and the whole becomes high-strength, large-sized and expensive, and things like (3) require a large installation area as a whole, and things like (4) require a stacker unit. Those who do not have any problems, but those who do not have the problem that they are forced to spend unnecessary expenses by purchasing unnecessary stacker-related parts.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the conventional facsimile apparatus as described above, to easily attach / detach the stacker at any place, and to make the stacker strong and large in size as a whole. In addition to the low cost and the small installation area, if the stacker unit is an optional type, those who do not need the stacker unit do not have to purchase unnecessary stacker-related parts. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a facsimile device that does not impose unnecessary expenses.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a facsimile apparatus in which a stacker is built in the main body of the apparatus, wherein the stacker is completely removed from the main body of the apparatus. Alternatively, a part thereof can be pulled out in the front-rear direction or the left-right direction. According to a second aspect of the present invention, in a facsimile apparatus in which a stacker is built in the apparatus body, the stacker can be pulled out in two directions on the lower side of the apparatus body and can be attached and detached. Is. The invention of claim 3 is
A stacker unit is detachably mounted on the main body of the apparatus, and the position of a counterpart component for transporting a discharge roller such as a roller or a pressing spring is changed by mounting the stacker unit. The invention of claim 4 is characterized in that the stacker unit is detachably attached to the main body of the apparatus, and the position of the discharge roller is changed by the attachment. According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the stacker unit is detachably attached to the apparatus main body,
It is characterized in that the parts to be driven in the stacker unit can be connected to the drive system of the main body of the apparatus by a gear or the like by the mounting. The invention of claim 6 is
A stacker unit is detachably attached to the main body of the apparatus, and a decal mechanism is provided on the stacker unit.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the invention, the sheets discharged from the apparatus main body are discharged to the stacker, and when the sheets stacked on the stacker are pulled out, a part of the stacker on the side that is easy to operate is used. Is pulled out in a desired direction from the main body of the apparatus while it is placed, and when it is finished, it is pushed into the main body of the apparatus. According to the second aspect of the invention, the sheets stacked on the stacker can be pulled out in a desired direction out of two directions on the lower side of the apparatus main body,
The stacker will be attached and detached when necessary. Claim 3,
In the fourth and fifth inventions, in the facsimile apparatus, the transmission is performed by the operator, but the reception is automatically performed irrespective of the operator. When stacking is desired, pull in the stacker unit, move and install the guide plate and paper ejection rollers, etc., and stack the paper on the recording paper stacker of the stacker unit below the main body of the device, otherwise stack the unit. Remove the main unit from the main unit to reduce the installation volume, discharge the recording paper directly from the main body of the device, and attach a stacker unit to the main body of the device to install a stacker unit on the main body of the device, such as a roller or a pressing spring, which is a counterpart component of the discharge roller or the discharge roller. The position of the stacker unit, or connect the parts to be driven in the stacker unit to the drive system of the main body with gears etc. And thus. According to the invention of claim 6, when the stacker unit is attached to the apparatus main body, when the paper is discharged from the apparatus main body and sent out to the stacker unit, the decurling mechanism provided in the stacker unit reduces the curvature in the direction opposite to the curl. The curl is corrected by bending at, which reduces curl even in a small stacker.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1, 1 is an apparatus main body, 2 is a document table formed on the upper side of one side, 3 is a separating section, 4 is a document reading section, 5 is a recording paper roll, and 6 is a recording sheet roll. 2 is a recording unit, and 7 is a box-shaped stacker as shown in FIG. 2, which is attached below the apparatus main body 1 so as to be pulled out in the direction of the arrow and retractable. In such a structure, a document is placed on the document table 2, and this document is picked up by a pickup roller 10 and fed by a paper feed roller 11 of the separation unit 3.
And the separation roller 12 and separated one by one, the document reading unit 4 irradiates the LED13, the reflected light is projected to the CCD14 through the mirror, the lens, etc., the image is electrically read, The electric signal is sent out to the telephone line via the control unit so as to be sent to the facsimile of the other side, and the original is discharged to the stacker 7 by the discharge roller 15. On the other hand, the recording paper is sent out from the recording paper roll 5 and the thermal head
Recording is performed between the paper feed roller 17 and the feed roller 18, and the paper is cut to a predetermined length by a cutting unit 19 having a fixed blade and a rotary blade, and is discharged between the paper discharge roller 20, the guide plate 22, and the paper discharge roller 30. The discharge roller
It is discharged to the stacker 7 by 20. When the sheets stacked on the stacker 7 are pulled out in this manner, the sheet is pulled out from the apparatus main body 1 as shown by the arrow while holding the sheet with the part of the stacker 7 on the side that is easy to operate, and when it is finished, the apparatus main body 1 Will be pushed into. In this embodiment, the document reading unit 4 is arranged on the side opposite to the document table 2, but it may be arranged on the same side to discharge the document and the recording paper from the same direction with respect to the stacker 7.

In another embodiment shown in FIG. 3 and subsequent figures, the first
About the same part as an Example, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted and a different part is mainly demonstrated. Figure 3
In the second embodiment shown in FIG. 3, a holding plate 34 that comes into contact with the paper discharge roller 20 is provided in the apparatus main body 1, and the stacker is separated into the document stacker 23 and the recording paper stacker 7, and the document stacker 23
Is provided above the apparatus main body 1, and the recording paper stacker 7 is accommodated in a stacker unit 24 that is detachably provided below the apparatus main body 1 so as to be pulled out in the arrow direction and retractable. The stacker unit 24 is a lower horizontal portion. 26 and a vertical portion 27 on one side, the guide plate 22 and the paper discharge roller 30 are provided on the vertical portion 27. Normally, the stacker unit 24 is sent by an operator in a facsimile machine, but the reception is done automatically regardless of the operator, so stacking on the receiving side is very important, and when stacking recording paper there, Pulls in the stacker unit 24 as shown by the arrow, moves the guide plate 22 and the paper discharge roller 30 from the solid line position to the chain line position, and installs the recording paper, and the recording paper stacker of the stacker unit 24 below the apparatus main body 1 is mounted. 7 stacker, otherwise stacker unit 24 to main unit 1
The recording paper is directly removed from the apparatus main body 1 by removing the recording paper.

FIG. 4 is a left side view of FIG. 3 showing a stacker unit.
The lower horizontal part 26 of the device 24 is inserted between the rubber legs 25 of the device body 1, and the vertical part 27 on one side is detachably attached to the device body 1 with a screw 28 or the like. In this case, do not use screws 28 etc.
Forming an outer extension 29 from the lower horizontal portion 26 as shown in
The extension 29 may be provided with a recess at a position corresponding to the rubber leg 25 so that the rubber leg 25 can be fitted therein. By doing so, the stacker unit 24 can be automatically attached to the apparatus main body 1. Can be positioned.

Since the third, fourth and fifth embodiments shown in FIGS. 6 to 10 are modifications of the second embodiment, only the parts different from the second embodiment will be explained and the other parts will be explained. Omit it. The third embodiment shown in FIG. 6 is a stacker unit.
In the vertical portion 27 of 24, the auxiliary guide plate 37 faces the guide plate 22.
However, the auxiliary paper discharge roller 38 is provided in contact with the paper discharge roller 30, and a gear is attached to the shafts of the paper discharge roller 30 and the sub paper discharge roller 38,
A drive gear 39 that constantly meshes with the gear of the discharge roller 20 axis is provided in the apparatus main body 1. When the stacker unit 24 is attached to the apparatus main body 1 as shown by the chain line, the drive gear 39 is connected to the auxiliary discharge roller 38 axis. The gears are geared together. Because of this, the recording paper is ejected from the paper ejection roller 20 and the pressure plate 34.
Between the guide plate 22 and the sub guide plate 37,
And the sub paper discharge roller 38, and is stacked on the recording paper stacker 7 of the stacker unit 24 below the apparatus main body 1. A friction roller may be provided instead of the drive gear 39, and the paper discharge roller 20 and the sub paper discharge roller 38 may be rotated by the friction between the friction roller and the paper discharge roller 20 and the sub paper discharge roller 38. .

In the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 7, a release plate 41 is provided so as to face the guide plate 22, and a bent release piece 42 is provided above the release plate 41 so as to face the holding plate 34. A downward inclined surface 43 is formed at the tip of the releasing piece 42, and an engaging piece 44 is provided on the holding plate 34 so as to face the releasing piece 42. When the stacker unit 24 is mounted on the apparatus main body 1, the releasing piece 42 engages with the engaging piece 44 as shown by the chain line, and the inclined surface 43 raises the holding plate 34 to separate it from the paper discharge roller 20. The paper discharge roller 30 is brought into contact with the paper discharge roller 20, and the recording paper is passed between the paper discharge roller 20 and the guide plate 22 and between the paper discharge roller 20 and the paper discharge roller 30, and then the stacker below the apparatus body 1. Stacked in the stacker 7 of the unit 24.

In the fifth embodiment shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the recording paper stacker unit 24 is provided with a pushing member 46 in front of the paper discharge roller 30, and the paper discharge roller 20 is supported by the main assembly 1 of the apparatus.
A bell crank 48 whose base is slidably supported by 47 is slidably supported on one end, and a spring 49 is stretched between the other end and the apparatus main body 1. When the stacker unit 24 is attached to the apparatus main body 1, as shown in FIG. 9, the pushing member 46 engages with the bell crank 48 to rotate the bell crank 48, and the discharge roller 20 is lowered to lower the pressing plate 34.
At the same time as being separated from the sheet ejection roller 30, the sheet ejection roller 30 is brought into contact with the sheet ejection roller 20, and the recording sheet passes between the sheet ejection roller 20 and the guide plate 22 and between the sheet ejection roller 20 and the sheet ejection roller 30, and then the apparatus main body. 1 is stacked on the recording paper stacker 7 of the stacker unit 24 below 1.

In the sixth embodiment shown in FIG. 10, a holding plate 51 is fixed to the vertical portion 27 of the stacker unit 24, a connecting gear 52 and a decurling roller 53 are rotatably provided, and the sheet discharging roller 20 is provided. Gears are attached to the shaft and the decurling roller 53 shaft, and the gear of the decurling roller 53 shaft is always meshed with the connecting gear 52. When the stacker unit 24 is attached to the apparatus main body 1, the holding plate 51, the connecting gear 52 and the decurling roller 53 move as shown by the chain line, the connecting gear 52 meshes with the gear of the paper discharge roller 20 axis, and the recording paper is The paper is stacked on the stacker 7 of the stacker unit 24 below the apparatus main body 1 through the space between the paper discharge roller 20 and the pressing plate 34 and the space between the pressing plate 51 and the decurling roller 53. The recording paper passes between the pressing plate 51 and the decurling roller 53, where it is bent with a small curvature R in the direction opposite to the curl, so that the curl is corrected and the curl is reduced even with a smaller stacker. Therefore, they are sequentially pushed out correctly and stacked.
The presser plate 51 has a curved inner surface curved as shown in the drawing,
Since a space is formed between the curling roller 53 and the decurling roller 53, jamming of the recording paper is prevented in this portion.

The third embodiment shown in FIG. 11 should be called a modification of the second embodiment. In the third embodiment, the original discharged from the reading section 3 and the main body 1 are discharged. The recording sheets are stored in the same stacker 7 in the stacker unit 24.

A modified example of the stacker 7 is shown in FIGS. 12 to 15, and the stacker 7 has a peripheral wall 54 inclined outwardly upward.
The stacker main body 55 having a cut groove 56 is provided, the receiving portion 57 is formed along the back surface of the cut groove 56, and a plurality of horizontal pieces 58 are provided so as to project from both sides of the cut groove 56, and the space inside the receiving portion 57 is formed. To pull out member 59
Is slidably fitted to form a convex portion 61 on the bottom surface of the pull-out member 59, and when the pull-out member 59 is at the stack position in the receiving portion 57, the convex portion 61 is fitted and positioned in the receiving portion 57. A hole 62 is formed, a grip portion 60 is formed at both ends of the pull-out member 59, and an opening 63 into which a horizontal piece 58 is fitted is formed at both side edges. When pulling out the sheets stacked in such a stacker 7,
While the stacker main body 55 is attached to the apparatus main body 1, the pull-out member 59 is pulled out from the receiving portion 57 with the gripping portion 60 on the side that is easy to operate, and the stacker main body is at that time.
Since the peripheral wall 54 of 55 is inclined outward, the paper can be easily pulled out.

FIG. 16 shows a modification of a part of the stacker 7 shown in FIGS. 12 to 15. This stacker 7 has a kerf.
The side surfaces 63 of the plurality of horizontal pieces 58 extending from both sides of the sheet 56 on the side where the sheets to be stacked are loaded are inclined surfaces from the upper side to the lower side so that the loading side becomes lower, and thus the sheets to be loaded. The tip of the class faces downward, the tip is the side
Even in the case of engaging with 63, it is possible to smoothly move upward along this and prevent the occurrence of a jam.

[0017]

The present invention is as described above, and the invention of claims 1 and 2 is a facsimile machine in which a stacker is built in the main body of the apparatus. In the former case, the stacker is wholly or partially from the main body of the apparatus. The stacker can be pulled out in the front-rear direction or the left-right direction. In the latter case, the stacker can be pulled out in two directions on the lower side of the main body of the apparatus and can be detached, and the stacker can be pulled out in a desired direction. Since it is possible to attach and detach the stacker at any installation location, it is inexpensive because it does not need to be large and has high strength as a whole, and in addition, the installation area is small. is there. According to the inventions of claims 3, 4, 5, and 6, since the stacker unit is detachably attached to the main body of the apparatus, the operator performs the transmission in the facsimile apparatus, but the reception is automatically performed regardless of the operator. Therefore, stacking on the receiving side is very important, and when you want to stack recording paper there, pull in the stacker unit, move the guide plate and discharge rollers, etc. Stacked on the stacker of the lower stacker unit, if not, the stacker unit can be removed from the device body and the paper can be ejected directly from the device body, so there is an effect that the overall installation volume can be reduced, Claim 4
According to the invention of claim 5, the position of the discharge roller is changed by mounting the stacker unit on the main body of the apparatus.
By mounting the stacker unit on the main body of the device, the parts to be driven in the stacker unit can be connected to the drive system of the main body by gears, so if the stacker unit is an optional type, A person who does not need the stacker unit does not have to purchase unnecessary stacker-related parts, which is effective in avoiding unnecessary expense. According to the sixth aspect of the invention, since the stacker unit is provided with the decurling mechanism, when the stacker unit is mounted on the apparatus main body, when the paper is discharged from the apparatus main body and sent to the stacker unit, the curl reverses the curl. The curl is corrected by bending with a small curvature in the direction,
This allows curling to be reduced even with a small stacker, and has the effect of being correctly pushed out and stacked in sequence.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional front view of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the above stacker.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional front view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the above.

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the modified example.

FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional front view of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a vertical sectional front view of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a vertical sectional front view of a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of an operating state of the above.

FIG. 10 is a vertical sectional front view of a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a vertical sectional front view of a seventh embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a modified example of the above stacker.

FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along line 13-13 above.

FIG. 14 is a sectional view taken along line 14-14 above.

FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 15-15 above.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of still another modified example of the above stacker.

[Explanation of symbols] 1 Device main body 7 Stacker 20 Paper discharge roller 22 Guide plate 24 Stacker unit 26 Horizontal part 27 Vertical part 30 Paper discharge roller 34 Presser plate 37 Sub guide plate 38 Sub paper discharge roller 39 Drive gear 41 Release plate 46 Push Member 48 Bell crank 51 Presser member 52 Decurling roller

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile machine in which a stacker is built in a main body of the apparatus, wherein the stacker is wholly or partially pulled out from the main body in the front-back or left-right direction. 2. A facsimile machine in which a stacker is built in the main body of the apparatus, wherein the stacker can be pulled out in two directions on the lower side of the main body of the apparatus, and is removable. 3. A facsimile apparatus, wherein a stacker unit is removably attached to the apparatus main body, and the position of a partner component for conveyance of a discharge roller such as a roller or a pressing spring is changed by the attachment. 4. A facsimile apparatus, wherein a stacker unit is detachably attached to the main body of the apparatus, and the position of the discharge roller is changed by the attachment. 5. A facsimile apparatus, wherein a stacker unit is detachably mounted on the apparatus body, and by mounting the stacker unit, components to be driven in the stacker unit can be connected to a drive system of the apparatus body by a gear or the like. 6. A facsimile apparatus, wherein a stacker unit is detachably attached to the main body of the apparatus, and a decurling mechanism is provided on the stacker unit.