JPH0792757A - Combination recording device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent facsimile originals on a feeding route from being broken when a housing is split by achieving miniaturization and weight reduction of the overall device. CONSTITUTION:A platen cover 20 and a facsimile original reading portion 22 are provided above an upper housing 12b, the platen cover 20 being usable as a facsimile original feeding portion. Since the relation of the position of the platen cover 20 to that of the facsimile original reading portion 22 is not varied even when lower and upper housing 12a, 12b are split and opened, a facsimile original feeding route 70 is not split.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a composite recording device,
In particular, it relates to a composite recording device having both an analog copying function and a digital facsimile function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional composite recording apparatus of this type,
The facsimile original reading unit is a platen cover (original cover) that holds the originals on the side of the main body of the apparatus or the copy original reading unit.
It was generally installed on top of.

[0003]

In the prior art, since the facsimile original reading section is provided on the side surface of the apparatus main body or on the platen cover, the size of the entire apparatus is increased, which is against the reduction in size and weight. There was a point. Therefore, a main object of the present invention is to provide a composite recording apparatus that can be made compact and lightweight.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention includes an upper housing and a lower housing which are vertically separably connected to each other, and a platen glass disposed on an upper part of the upper housing, and a first original placed on the platen glass. A first document reading unit for analog-processing the image data read from the
An image read from the second original, which is attached to the upper part of the upper housing so as to be openable and closable, and which holds the first original placed on the platen glass and which is provided on the upper part of the upper housing independently of the platen cover. The composite recording apparatus includes a second document reading unit that digitally processes data.

[0005]

The platen cover and the second document reading section are provided independently of each other on the upper part of the upper housing. Even if the upper housing and the lower housing are separated to deal with paper jams and the like, the positional relationship between the platen cover and the second document reading unit does not change, so that the platen cover can be installed in the second housing.
Even when it is used as a document feeder, the second
The document path is not divided.

[0006]

According to the present invention, since the second document reading section is provided on the upper part of the upper housing independently of the platen cover, the overall size and weight of the apparatus can be reduced. Further, even if the platen cover is used as a paper feeding unit for the second original, the paper feeding path is not divided, so that the problem of damaging the second original does not occur.

The above-mentioned objects, other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the embodiments with reference to the drawings.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A composite recording apparatus 10 of this embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 includes a housing 12 which is divided and opened in a clamshell system with a hinge portion 11 (FIG. 2) as a fulcrum. An image forming unit 14 and a paper feeding unit 16 are provided inside the lower housing 12a, and an analog document reading unit 18 is provided inside the upper housing 12b. In addition, above the analog document reading unit 18, that is, the upper housing 12
A platen cover 20, a facsimile document reading unit 22, an operation panel 24, and the like are provided on the upper surface of b.

Referring to FIG. 2, analog document reading section 18
Includes a platen glass 26 disposed above the upper housing 12b. Below the platen glass 26, an exposure lamp 28 for exposing an original document (not shown) mounted on the platen glass 26, and an exposure lamp 28 are used for exposure. A plurality of reflecting mirrors 32, a variable power lens 34, and the like for guiding the reflected light from the produced document to the photoconductor 30 described later are arranged at predetermined positions.

The image forming section 14 includes a photoconductor 30 having a photoconductive layer (not shown) formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof.
Around the periphery of the charger, a charging charger 36 for uniformly charging the photoconductor 30 in the rotation direction (arrow direction),
A light emitting element 38 driven based on image data received by a transmission / reception circuit 88 described later, a developing device 40 for attaching toner to an electrostatic latent image formed on the outer surface of the photoconductor 30,
Transfer charger 42 for transferring an image (toner image) to a sheet (not shown) supplied to photoconductor 30, photoconductor 30
A cleaning device 44 for removing the toner remaining on the top and a static eliminator 46 for removing the residual charge are arranged in this order.

A reflecting mirror 32 or a light emitting element 38 is provided on the photosensitive member 30 uniformly charged by the charging charger 36.
When the original image is emitted from the photoconductor 30, an electrostatic latent image is formed on the photoconductor 30 according to its photoconductive property. Then, toner is attached to the electrostatic latent image by the developing device 40, and the toner image is transferred by the transfer charger 42 onto a recording sheet (not shown) supplied from a registration roller 48 described later.

The paper feed unit 16 includes a paper feed tray 50 that is detachably mounted, and the recording paper is stored in the paper feed tray 50. Above the end of the paper feed tray 50, the paper feed roller 52
Is provided, and the recording paper in the paper feed tray 50 is carried out by the paper feed roller 52. The recording paper carried out by the paper feed roller 52 is fed to the paper feed path 54 and the registration roller 48.
After that, the image is transferred to the photoconductor 30 and the image is transferred by the transfer charger 42. Then, the recording paper on which the image is transferred is supplied to the fixing device 56, and after the image is fixed, the recording paper is discharged onto the paper discharge tray 58.

Referring to FIG. 3, the platen cover 20 is
It has a function of holding an original placed on the platen glass 26 (FIG. 2) and a function of blocking ambient light and a function of guiding a facsimile original to the facsimile original reading unit 22, and a hinge is provided on the upper surface of the upper housing 12b. Part 6
It can be opened and closed via 0. Hinge 60
Is provided at a position separated from the edge 62 of the platen cover 20 by a predetermined distance. A pair of left and right paper guides 64 are provided on the upper surface of the platen cover 20. The left and right paper guides 64 are supported so as to advance and retreat at an equal distance from the center of an entrance 66 of the facsimile document reading unit 22, which will be described later. Therefore, the center of the facsimile document can be positioned at the center of the entrance 66 by bringing the left and right paper guides 64 into contact with both ends of the document.

The facsimile original reading section 22 includes a fixed case 68 fixed to the upper part of the upper housing 12b. At the end of the fixed case 68, when the platen cover 20 is opened, an original document contact portion 72 against which an unillustrated facsimile original placed on the platen cover 20 comes into contact is formed. , Pinch rollers 75a and 75b are provided. An upper cover 76 is openably and closably attached above the fixed case 68, and the upper cover 76 has an original sensor 78, a paper feed roller 80, and conveyance rollers 82a and 82a.
b, a read head 84, a discharge roller 86 and the like are provided. The reading head 84 includes, for example, an LED that irradiates the original with light and a C that receives the reflected light from the original.
Those including a CD sensor array may be used.

Then, as shown in the block diagram of FIG.
A transmission / reception circuit 88 for performing facsimile transmission / reception is arranged, for example, inside the housing 12 and below the facsimile original reading unit 22 (not shown). The transmitter / receiver circuit 88 amplifies the output of the read head 84, an A / D converter 92, an encoding circuit 94, a modulation / demodulation circuit 96, and an NCU (Network Control Unit).
98, decoding circuit 100, RAM 102, ROM 104
And a CPU 106 and the like for controlling them.

At the time of facsimile transmission, the hopper 112
Place the original on (Fig. 3) or press the Mode key 1
By operating 07, the mode is switched to the facsimile mode (facsimile original reading mode). When the facsimile mode is automatically set by setting the original, the ten key 108
The facsimile transmission is started by operating the speed dial key to specify the destination and pressing the start key 110. On the other hand, when the mode is switched to the facsimile mode by operating the mode key 107, the original is set in the hopper 112 and the ten key 10
8 (may be a speed dial key) is operated to specify the destination and the start key 110 is pressed to start facsimile transmission.

When the start key 110 is pressed, first, an auto-dialer (not shown) is activated to connect a line with a destination facsimile machine or the like through the NCU 98 according to a predetermined line connection procedure. This line connection is confirmed,
When the document sensor 78 confirms that the document is set in the hopper 112, the paper feed roller 80,
The transport rollers 82a and 82b and the paper discharge roller 86 are driven, and the originals are read one by one from the hopper 112 to the reading head 8.
4 is supplied. The reading head 84 outputs image data corresponding to the original image, and this output is amplified by the amplifier 90 and converted into a digital signal by the A / D converter 92, and the encoding circuit 94 is used to compress the data amount. Is encoded with. Then, after being modulated into transmission data suitable for communication by the modulation / demodulation circuit 96, the data is output to the destination facsimile machine or the like via the NCU 98 and the line. When all the originals have been read, a predetermined termination confirmation procedure is executed by the NCU 98, and when the termination is confirmed, the line is opened.

On the other hand, when a call is received from another facsimile device or the like, a predetermined line connection procedure is executed by the NCU 98 to establish a line connection with another facsimile device or the like, and then another facsimile device or the like. To NCU
The received data is input to the modulation / demodulation circuit 96 via 98. Then, the received data is demodulated into a coded signal by the modulation / demodulation circuit 96, decoded into image data by the decoding circuit 100, and then output to the image forming unit 14.

Further, in this embodiment, the function of temporarily storing the modulated facsimile transmission data in the RAM 102, reading the stored data a plurality of times and transmitting it to a plurality of different destinations, or transmitting at a designated time. And a function of temporarily storing in RAM 102 the received data received from another facsimile device during the copying operation, and outputting the image data corresponding to the stored data to the image forming unit 14 after the copying operation is completed. Is provided.

The ROM 104 stores a control program for the entire transmitter / receiver. According to this example,
Since the facsimile document reading unit 22 is provided on the upper surface of the housing 12 independently of the platen cover 20, the size and weight of the entire apparatus can be reduced. Further, since both the platen cover 20 and the facsimile document reading section 22 are provided on the upper part of the upper housing 12b, as shown in FIG.
The positional relationship between the platen cover 20 and the facsimile document reading unit 22 does not change even if the upper housing 12b and the upper housing 12b are separated and opened. Therefore, the paper feed path 70 (FIGS. 1 and 5) for the facsimile original is not divided when the housing is divided, and the problem that the facsimile original in the paper feed path 70 is damaged does not occur.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an illustrative view showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an illustrative view showing a platen cover and a facsimile original reading unit.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a facsimile transmission / reception circuit.

FIG. 5 is an illustrative view showing a state in which an upper housing and a lower housing are separated.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Composite recording device 12 ... Housing 12a ... Lower housing 12b ... Upper housing 14 ... Image forming part 16 ... Paper feeding part 18 ... Analog original reading part 20 ... Platen cover 22 ... Facsimile original reading part 60 ... Hinge part 72 ... Original document Contact part 78 ... Document sensor

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] October 20, 1993

[Procedure Amendment 1]

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[Procedure Amendment 2]

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[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention includes an upper housing and a lower housing which are vertically separably connected to each other, and a platen glass disposed on an upper part of the upper housing, and a first original placed on the platen glass. A first document reading unit for analog-processing the image data read from the
An image read from the second original, which is attached to the upper part of the upper housing so as to be openable and closable, and which holds the first original placed on the platen glass and which is provided on the upper part of the upper housing independently of the platen cover. The platen plate is equipped with a second document reading unit that digitally processes data.
The cover is a composite recording device in which the cover is used as a paper feed unit for the second document .

[Procedure 3]

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[Correction method] Change

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[0005]

[Action] platen cover and a second document reading portion on the upper housing is provided independently of each other, Puratenka
The bar is used as a paper feed unit for the second document . Even when the upper housing and the lower housing are separated to deal with paper jams and the like, the positional relationship between the platen cover and the second document reading unit does not change. Therefore, the platen cover is used as a sheet feeding unit for the second document. However, the path of the second document is not divided when the housing is divided.

[Procedure amendment 4]

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[0006]

According to the present invention, the second document reading section is provided on the upper part of the upper housing independently of the platen cover , and the platen cover is also used as a sheet feeding section for the second document.
Since the so that with, it is possible to reduce the size and weight of the entire apparatus. Moreover, even with a platen cover as sheet feeding unit of the second document, since there is no possibility that the paper feed path is divided, is no problem the second document is damaged.

[Procedure Amendment 5]

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[Correction target item name] 0020

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

The ROM 104 stores a control program for the entire transmitter / receiver. According to this example,
Facsimile document reading unit 22 provided independently of the platen cover 20 to the upper surface of the housing 12, moreover platen
Since the so that even with the cover 20 as sheet feeding unit of the facsimile document, it is possible to reduce the size and weight of the entire apparatus. Further, since both the platen cover 20 and the facsimile original reading unit 22 are provided on the upper part of the upper housing 12b, even if the lower housing 12a and the upper housing 12b are separately opened as shown in FIG. The positional relationship between 20 and the facsimile original reading unit 22 does not change. Therefore, the paper feed path 70 (FIGS. 1 and 5) for the facsimile original is not divided when the housing is divided, and the problem that the facsimile original in the paper feed path 70 is damaged does not occur.

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An upper housing and a lower housing which are vertically separably connected to each other, and image data read from a first original placed on the platen glass, the platen glass being arranged on the upper housing. A first document reading unit for analog processing, mounted on the upper part of the upper housing so as to be openable and closable,
A platen cover that holds the first original document placed on the platen glass, and a second plate that is provided above the upper housing independently of the platen cover and that digitally processes image data read from the second original document. A composite recording apparatus including a document reading unit.