JPH08293959A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To simplify work of classifying every document by a user when the plural documents are received. CONSTITUTION: At the time of FAX reception, based on the control of a main controller 501, a sorter controller 504 shifts a first paper eject tray in a direction orthogonal to t he ejecting direction of received paper. The main controller 501 is provided with a storage part 501a for storing the shift position of the first paper eject tray and the sorter controller 504 controls a first paper eject tray to alternately shift in forward and backward directions from the designated position every time of communication of received document, for each reception line and for each destination of opposite side recipient, etc.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus for recording a facsimile reception image on recording paper and discharging it on a paper discharge tray.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in this type of facsimile machine,
For example, the received facsimile images are recorded on recording sheets in the order of reception, accumulation, and user's setting, and the sheets are stacked on one discharge tray and discharged.

[0003]

However, in the conventional facsimile apparatus, since the facsimile received images are recorded on the recording paper in the order of reception, for example, and the sheets are stacked and discharged on one discharge tray, a plurality of documents are discharged. When received, the recording sheets of the received document are piled up on the discharge tray as they are, so that there is a problem that the user is very complicated to sort the received documents. In particular,
In recent years, the transmitting side often transmits at night in order to reduce the communication charge. Therefore, in this case, a large number of received sheets are piled up on the output tray on the receiving side in the next morning, which makes sorting work extremely difficult. Becomes complicated.

In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a convenient facsimile apparatus which can simplify the user's sorting work for each received document when a plurality of documents are received.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a first means is a paper discharge tray for discharging received paper, and the paper discharge tray is arranged in a direction orthogonal to the paper discharge direction of the received paper. It is characterized in that it is provided with a shift means for shifting and a control means for controlling the shift tray to shift the discharge tray alternately in the forward direction and the reverse direction for each communication of the received document.

The second means corresponds to each of a plurality of lines, and a paper discharge tray for discharging the received paper, a shift means for shifting the paper discharge tray in a direction orthogonal to the paper discharge direction of the received paper. Storage means for storing the shift position of the discharge tray, and control means for controlling the shift means to shift the discharge tray to the shift position stored in the storage means according to the receiving line. It is characterized by that.

The third means is a paper discharge tray for discharging the received paper, a shift means for shifting the paper discharge tray in a direction orthogonal to the paper discharge direction of the received paper, and each of a plurality of recipients. Storage means for storing the shift position of the discharge tray corresponding to the above, and control means for controlling the shift means to shift the discharge tray to the shift position stored in the storage means according to the receiving party. It is characterized by having and.

A fourth means is a paper discharge tray for discharging the received paper, a shift means for shifting the paper discharge tray in a direction orthogonal to the paper discharge direction of the received paper, and a plurality of received documents in succession. When the sheet is discharged to the discharge tray by means of the above, the shift means controls the shift tray so as to shift the discharge tray alternately in the forward direction and the reverse direction for each received document.

In a fifth means, when the plurality of received documents are recorded on both sides of the received paper and discharged to the paper discharge tray in the fourth means, the control means controls when the last page of the received document is an odd number. It is characterized in that the back side of the receiving paper is controlled to be blank.

A sixth means is a paper discharge tray for discharging the received paper, a shift means for shifting the paper discharge tray in a direction orthogonal to the paper discharge direction of the received paper, and a received document and a report. Storage means for storing the corresponding shift position of the discharge tray, and a shift position stored in the storage means according to whether the received document is discharged or the report is discharged to the discharge tray. And a control unit that controls the shift unit to shift the discharge tray.

A seventh means is a paper discharge tray for discharging the received paper, a shift means for shifting the paper discharge tray in a direction orthogonal to the paper discharge direction of the received paper, and a plurality of received documents and reports. When the sheet is discharged to the paper discharge tray, the shift means is provided with control means for controlling the shift tray to alternately shift the paper discharge tray in the forward direction and the reverse direction for each received document and report. .

[0012]

In the first means, the paper discharge tray is alternately shifted in the forward direction and the reverse direction with respect to the paper discharge direction of the received paper for each communication of the received document. The paper is shifted and discharged for each communication of the received document, and therefore, the user can simplify the work of sorting the received documents.

In the second means, the paper discharge tray is shifted to the stored shift position according to the receiving line, so that the received paper on the paper discharging tray is shifted according to the receiving line and discharged. The user can simplify the work of sorting the received documents.

In the third means, since the paper discharge tray is shifted to the stored shift position according to the recipient, the received paper on the paper tray is shifted according to the recipient and discharged. Therefore, the user can simplify the work of sorting each received document.

In the fourth means, when a plurality of received documents are continuously discharged to the discharge tray, the discharge tray of each received document is reverse to the forward direction with respect to the direction orthogonal to the discharge direction of the received paper. Since the paper is alternately shifted in the direction, the received paper on the paper discharge tray is alternately shifted for each received document and is discharged.
The user can simplify the work of sorting the received documents.

In the fifth means, when a plurality of received documents are recorded on both sides of the received paper and discharged to the paper discharge tray, the back side of the received paper is blank when the last page of the received document is an odd number. Since the first page of the next received document is not recorded on the back surface of the final received paper of the received document, the user's sorting work can be simplified.

In the sixth means, the shift means shifts the discharge tray to the stored shift position according to whether the received document is discharged to the discharge tray or the report is discharged. The received paper on the paper tray is shifted for each received document and report and ejected, so that the user can simplify the work of sorting the received document and the report.

In the seventh means, when a plurality of received documents and reports are discharged to the discharge tray, the discharge trays are alternately shifted in the forward and reverse directions for each received document and report. The above-mentioned received paper is discharged by alternately shifting for each received document and report, so that the user can simplify the work of sorting the received document and the report.

[0019]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a block diagram showing a composite digital copying machine as an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the composite digital copying machine of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is an operation of the composite digital copying machine of FIG. And FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an image processing circuit of the composite digital copying machine of FIG.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram for explaining the flow of images during FAX transmission / reception in the composite digital copying machine of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart for explaining the discharge tray shift subroutine of the composite digital copying machine of FIG. 1, and FIG. 7 is a description of the print processing for each communication of the received document of the composite digital copying machine of FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the printing process for each receiving line of the composite digital copying machine in FIG. 1, and FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the printing process for each receiving destination of the composite digital copying machine in FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining a process of continuously printing a plurality of received documents of the compound digital copying machine of FIG. 1, and FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a process of continuously printing a plurality of received documents of the compound digital copying machine of FIG. FIG. 12 is a flow chart for explaining the process of printing on both sides of the printer, and FIG. 12 is a flow chart for explaining the process of printing the received document and reports of the compound digital copying machine of FIG. Flowcharts FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining another process for printing the received document and report such multifunction digital copying machine of FIG.

First, the structure of a composite digital copying machine to which the facsimile apparatus of the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIG. The mechanism of this apparatus is roughly illustrated as follows: a copying machine main body 1, an automatic document feeder (ADF) 100, and a 3-bin sorter 200.
And a paper feeding unit (bank) 300.

The ADF 100 feeds the originals at the time of copying or FAX transmission, which are stacked on the original feed table 101, one by one onto the contact glass 10 on the side of the copying machine main body 1 and, after reading the image, on the discharge tray 105. It is configured to be ejected. The originals on the original feeding table 101 are aligned in the width direction by a side roller (not shown), separated from the lowermost original by the paper feeding roller 102, and fed, and fed on the contact glass 10 by the conveyance belt 103. To be paper. After the document on the contact glass 10 has been read, the discharge belt 1 and the discharge roller 104 cause the discharge tray 1
05 is ejected on top.

Further, in the case of reading both sides of the original, the original on the original feeding table 101 is separated from the lowermost original by the paper feeding roller 102 and is fed, and is fed onto the contact glass 10 by the conveying belt 103. After passing, it is reversed by the reversing claw 106, is fed again onto the contact glass 10, and the back surface is read. Then, the contact glass 10
After the reading of the back surface is completed, the upper document is conveyed by the conveyor belt 103, reversed by the reversing claw 106, fed again onto the contact glass 10, and the front surface is read.
The original after the front side reading is conveyed by the conveyor belt 103.
Then, the sheet is discharged onto the sheet discharge tray 105 by the sheet discharge roller 104.

The main body 1 of the copying machine has a scanner, an image processing unit, a plotter, etc. for reading a document at the time of copying or FAX transmission. The scanner has a contact glass 10 for placing a document and an optical scanning system. The optical scanning system includes an exposure lamp 11, a first mirror 12, a second mirror 13, a third mirror 14, a lens 15, a full color CCD 16 and the like. Have.

The exposure lamp 11 and the first mirror 12 are the first
The first carriage is mounted on the carriage and is moved in the sub-scanning direction at a constant speed by the stepping motor 605 (see FIG. 4) at the time of reading the original. The second mirror 13 and the third mirror 14 are mounted on the second carriage, and the second carriage is moved at half the speed of the first carriage by the stepping motor 605 when reading a document. The contact glass 1 is moved by the movement of the first and second carriages.
The original on 0 is optically scanned and the lens 15 causes CC
An image is formed on the light receiving surface of D16 and photoelectrically converted.

The image signal separated into each color of red (R), green (G) and blue (B) by the full color CCD 16 is A / D converted by the image processing circuit shown in FIG. Various kinds of image processing are performed by the writing unit, and then the writing unit makes a copy on the recording paper at the time of copying, while it is transmitted to the other party at the time of FAX transmission.

The writing unit is the laser output unit 2
0, an f-θ lens 21, and a mirror 22, and the laser output unit 20 is a laser diode (L
D) 614 (see FIG. 4), and a polygon mirror and a polygon motor (not shown). Laser output unit 20
From, the image read by the scanner when copying,
Further, at the time of FAX reception, laser light of a black signal modulated according to the image received from the other side is emitted, and the photoconductor 30
The latent image is formed on it. Around the photoconductor 30, a black developing device 32, an LED writing unit 31 for writing an image of a red signal, a red second developing device 33, a transfer device and a separator not shown, and the like are arranged. The upper toner image is recorded on the paper.

The paper is a double-sided unit 40 in the main body 1 of the copying machine.
And the first tray 50, and one of the second tray 310, the third tray 320, and the fourth tray 330 in the paper feeding unit 300, the pair of feed rollers 42 and the separation rollers 43, and the first paper feeding, respectively. The sheet is fed by the device 51, the second sheet feeding device 311, the third sheet feeding device 321, and the fourth sheet feeding device 331. Duplex unit 40 and first tray 50
The sheet fed from the sheet is conveyed upward by the vertical conveying unit 60, and the second tray 310 and the third tray 32 are also conveyed.
The sheets fed from the 0th and fourth trays 330 are conveyed upward by the bank vertical conveyance unit 340 and the vertical conveyance unit 60.

Then, after a lapse of a predetermined time after the leading edge of the sheet is detected by the registration sensor 52, the sheet abuts on the registration roller 53 and is temporarily stopped, and the sub-scanning effective period signal (F
The toner image is transferred by the registration roller 53 in synchronism with GATE) and the toner image on the photoconductor 30 is transferred. Next, the sheet is separated from the photoconductor 30, and then is conveyed by the conveying device 54, and the toner image is fixed by the fixing device 55. The paper after fixing is fixed to the 3-bin sorter 20 by the switching claw 57 and the paper discharge roller 56 during single-sided printing and after double-sided printing.
It is discharged to 0.

On the other hand, the paper after the front surface printing in the double-sided printing is
It is guided to the double-sided conveyance path 41 by the switching claw 57, inverted by the feed roller 42 and the separation roller 43, and accumulated on the double-sided unit 40. The paper on the duplex unit 40 comes into contact with the feed roller 42 when the tray rises, and is sent to the vertical transport unit 60 when the feed roller 42 rotates and an image is formed on the back surface.

The 3-bin sorter 200 includes the first paper discharge tray 20.
The first, second and third paper discharge trays 202, 203, 203 and the reversal tray 204 are provided.
The sheets 01 to 203 can be discharged in any direction. The paper ejected from the copying machine main body 1 has switching claws 20 in the 3-bin sorter 200 in the case of front surface ejection.
The second and third paper discharge trays 20 are guided upward by 7
When the paper is discharged to the sheets 2 and 203, the switching claw 20
When the sheets 5 and 206 are activated and the sheet is discharged to the first sheet discharge tray 201, neither of the switching claws 205 and 206 is activated.

On the other hand, in the case of the back surface paper ejection, the paper is guided by the switching claw 207 in the direction of the transport roller 209 and ejected onto the reversing dedicated tray 204, and the rear end of the reversing detection sensor 2
When it is detected by 08, the conveyance roller 209 is reversed and is conveyed upward, and is discharged to one of the first to third discharge trays 201 to 203. The first paper discharge tray 201 is movable (shiftable) in the width direction of the paper (the direction orthogonal to the transport direction, that is, the direction orthogonal to the drawing) and the vertical direction of the sorter 200. Sorting is possible, and when moving vertically, a large amount of paper can be arranged.

Next, the control system of this composite digital copying machine will be described with reference to FIG. The operation unit controller 500 controls the liquid crystal of the operation unit 400 shown in FIG. 3, various LED display controls, and various key input controls.
1 performs paper feed, conveyance, fixing, double-sided printing, process control, etc., and particularly performs paper shift control as shown in FIGS. The main controller 501 also has a storage unit 501a for storing the shift position of the first paper discharge tray 201, and this shift position can be set by the user via the operation unit 400 shown in FIG.

The image processing controller 502 controls images,
ADF controller 5 that controls the reading of the scanner
03 controls the ADF 100. The sorter controller 504 controls the 3-bin sorter 200, and particularly the FAX.
At the time of reception, the first paper ejection tray 201 is shifted in the width direction of the paper under the control of the main controller 500. The paper feed tray controller 505 controls the paper feed tray,
The FAX controller 506 manages FAX transmission / reception and files. The G3 controller 507 performs G3 protocol control, and the G4 controller 508 performs G4 protocol control.

Next, the configuration of the operation unit 400 will be described with reference to FIG. At the center of the operation unit 400, a liquid crystal display unit (LCD) 401 of 400 × 256 dots and a touch panel overlaid thereon are provided. The LCD 401 selectively displays the copy function or the FAX function of this composite digital copying machine, and the user operates according to this display. Display switching between the copy function and the FAX function is performed by the function switching keys 412 and 413.

On the right side of the LCD 401, a copy function and FA
Numeric keypad 402, clear / stop key 403, start key 404, program key 405, job recall key 406, mode clear / commonly used for X function
Various keys such as residual heat key 407 and interrupt key 408,
Keys such as a pause / redial key 409 for FAX, a shortening key 410, and a reception key 411 are provided. Here, when the shift position of the first paper ejection tray 201 is set, it can be registered in the storage unit 501a in the main controller 501 by calling the program with the program key 405.

On the left side of the LCD 401, the above-mentioned F
AX switching key 412 and copy switching key 413
And initial setting key 414, guidance key 415, LC
A D density adjustment volume 416 is provided. Further to the left of these keys, a display section 417 dedicated to FAX is provided, and on this display section 417, various LEDs indicating that the memory is full during FAX communication and 40 characters (2
An LCD for 0 characters x 2 lines) is provided.

Next, the image processing circuit will be described with reference to FIG. First, the control will be described. CPU 6
00, ROM 601 and RAM 602 are provided in the image processing controller 502 shown in FIG.
00 gives a read instruction to the scanner control circuit 604 when there is a read instruction from the main controller 501. The scanner control circuit 604 turns on the exposure lamp 11 according to this instruction, operates the motor 605 to move the first and second carriages of the scanner to the reading reference position, and when the position sensor 603 detects this, starts reading. . In this case, the scanner control circuit 60
Reference numeral 4 generates a sub-scanning effective period signal FGATE (active at the start of reading, inactive at the end of reading) and sends it to the timing control circuit 606.
6 is an image synchronization clock CLK and a main scanning synchronization signal LSYN
C and main scanning effective period signal LGATE are generated.

Next, the flow of images will be described. The original 607 at the time of copying or FAX transmission on the contact glass 10 is illuminated by the exposure lamp 11, and the reflected light is read by the color CCD 16. Then color CCD
The analog image signal separated into R, G, and B by 16 is amplified by the signal processing circuit 608 and the light amount is corrected,
It is converted into a digital image signal by the AD converter 609, is subjected to shading correction by the shading correction circuit 610, and is sent to the image processing unit 611.

The image processing unit 611 has basic image quality processing such as MTF correction, γ correction, black image generation, color image generation, binary processing, and multi-value processing, and digital machine-specific processing such as scaling, editing, and marker detection. Image processing is performed and black data DA
TA0 to 7 and color data DATAC are selectors 612.
Is output to The selector 612 also includes various timing signals generated by the timing control circuit 606,
Write reference signal PM from the black write controller 613
SYNC is applied. During copying, the selector 612 causes the black data DATA0 to DATA7 to write the black write control unit 61
3 sent to LD614, and also color data DAT
AC is the color writing controller 615 to the LED 616.
It is sent to and copied.

On the other hand, at the time of FAX transmission, the selector 612 transfers the black data DATA0 to DATA7 to the FAX image memory 620 in the main controller 501 shown in FIG. Further, at the time of FAX reception, after the received data is demodulated and expanded from the line and expanded in the FAX image memory 620 in the main controller 501,
From the black write control unit 613 to L by the selector 612
It is sent to D614.

Next, the flow of images during FAX transmission / reception will be described in detail with reference to FIG. At the time of FAX image storage / transmission, the black data DATA0 to DATA7 are transferred to the FAX image memory 6 in the main controller 501 by the selector 612.
20 and then compressed into a specified compression code (MH, MR, MMR) by the compression / expansion unit 622,
It is stored in the SAF memory 623 in the FAX controller 506. Here, if it is more efficient to transmit the image stored in the image memory 620 90 times like A4 landscape or B5 landscape and then transmit it, after rotating it by the rotator 621 before passing it to the compression / expansion unit 622. , And compression by the compression / expansion device 622.

The compressed data stored in the SAF memory 623 is transferred to the line buffer 624 in the G3 controller 507 at the time of G3 transmission, recompressed by the compression / expansion unit 627 according to the mode of the receiving side, and modulated by the modem 625. , NCU (network control unit) 626 to the receiving side. Similarly, when sending G4,
The compressed data accumulated in the SAF memory 623 is transferred to the line buffer 628 in the G4 controller 508,
The data is recompressed by the compression / expansion unit 627 according to the mode on the receiving side and transmitted to the receiving side via the ISDN control unit 629 and the transformer 630.

At the time of FAX reception, the data sent from the transmission side through the line is NCU 626 (transformer 630), modem 625 (ISDN control unit 629), compression / expansion unit 62.
7 (compressor / decompressor 631) and line buffer 624 (line buffer 628) to store in the SAF memory 623. The compressed data stored in the SAF memory 623 is expanded by the compression / expansion unit 622 in the main controller 501 and expanded on the image memory 620.
In this case as well, if it is more efficient to transmit 90 rotations like A4 landscape and B5 landscape, the rotation is performed by the rotator 621. The data expanded on the image memory 620 is sent to the writing unit shown in FIG. 4 by the selector 612 and printing is performed.

Next, with reference to FIG. 6, a discharge tray shift subroutine at the time of FAX reception will be described. First, it is determined whether or not the shift position of the first paper ejection tray 201 is designated (step S1), and if it is designated, the first paper ejection tray 201 is shifted to the designated position (step S2). . On the other hand, if the shift position of the discharge tray 201 is not designated, it is determined whether the current shift position is the front side (forward direction) or the rear side (reverse direction) of the copying machine in FIG. 2 (step S3). In the case of the front side, the first paper ejection tray 20
1 is shifted to the rear side (step S4), while if it is the rear side, the first paper discharge tray 201 is shifted to the front side (step S5).

This subroutine is used in the print processing shown in each of FIGS. 7 to 13. First, the print processing for each communication shown in FIG. 7 will be described. At the first page of the FAX received document, the first paper output tray 201 is shifted (step S11) by executing the tray shift processing of "no specification" (steps S3 to S5) of the paper output tray shift subroutine shown in FIG. , S12) and print (step S
13). On the other hand, the first paper ejection tray 2 when it is not the first page
Printing is performed without shifting 01, that is, at the same shift position as the first page (step S13). Then, this process is performed for each page (step S14), 1
Process all pages of one communication. Therefore, since each fax received document of each communication is shifted and discharged in the forward (front) direction and the reverse (rear) direction in the width direction on the first discharge tray 201, a plurality of documents are received. In this case, the user can simplify the work of sorting the received documents.

In the printing process shown in FIG. 8, the shift position of the first paper discharge tray 201 (that is, the document) for each receiving line number is set in advance by the user. First, the reception line number is taken out (step S21), the shift position of the first paper ejection tray 201 corresponding to the reception line number is taken out (step S22), and then "designated" in the paper ejection tray shift subroutine shown in FIG. Tray shift processing (steps S1 and S2) is executed (step S2
3), all pages are printed (step S24). Therefore, the first paper ejection tray 20 is placed at the designated position for each receiving line number.
Since 1 is shifted, when a plurality of documents are received, the user can simplify the work of sorting each received document.

In the printing process shown in FIG. 9, the shift position of the first paper discharge tray 201 for each partner is set in advance by the user. First, the recipient is identified (step S3).
1), the first paper ejection tray 201 corresponding to the recipient
Is taken out (step S32), then the tray shift process of "designated" (steps S1 and S2) in the paper discharge tray shift subroutine shown in FIG. 6 is executed (step S33), and all pages are printed (step S33). S34). Therefore, since the first paper discharge tray 201 is shifted to the designated position for each other side, when a plurality of documents are received, the user can simplify the work of sorting the received documents.

FIG. 10 shows a case where a plurality of received documents are accumulated and one document is continuously printed. At the first page of the FAX received document, the first paper ejection tray 2 is executed by executing the "non-designated" tray shift processing (steps S3 to S5) of the paper ejection tray shift subroutine shown in FIG.
01 is shifted to print the entire pages of the document without shifting the first paper ejection tray 201 except for the first page (steps S41 to S43). Then, by repeating this process for each document, the document is shifted in the alternate direction and discharged (step S44).

FIG. 11 shows a case where a plurality of received documents are accumulated and one document is continuously printed on both sides, and when the first page of the document is selected, "No designation" of the discharge tray shift subroutine shown in FIG. 6 is selected. Tray shift processing (steps S3 to S
By executing step 5), the first paper ejection tray 201 is shifted, and double-sided printing of all pages of the document is performed without shifting the first paper ejection tray 201 except for the first page (steps S51 to S53). . When the last page of the document is an odd number, the recording paper remains in the duplex unit 40 shown in FIG. 2, so the back side of the recording paper is discharged as a blank paper (steps S54 and S55), and this processing is performed. By repeating the process for each document, the document is shifted in the alternate direction and discharged (step S56).

FIG. 12 shows a case where the position of each type of FAX received document and report is preset by the user. First, it is identified whether the recorded image is a FAX received document or a report type (step S61), the shift position of the first paper ejection tray 201 corresponding to the type is taken out (step S62), and then the paper ejection shown in FIG. The tray shift process of "designated" in the tray shift subroutine (steps S1 and S2) is executed (step S63),
All pages are printed (step S64). Therefore,
In this case, the FAX received document and reports are shifted to each designated position and discharged.

FIG. 13 shows a case where the position for each type of FAX received document and report is not set by the user. First, it is identified whether the recorded image is a FAX received document or a report (step S71), and if it is a report, a tray shift process of "no designation" in the discharge tray shift subroutine shown in FIG. By executing S5), the first paper discharge tray 201 is shifted and printing is performed (step S72).

On the other hand, in the case of a FAX received document, as in the case of the process shown in FIG. 7, the tray shift process of "no designation" of the discharge tray shift subroutine shown in FIG. 6 at the first page (steps S3 to S5). First by executing
The discharge tray 201 is shifted (steps S73, S7
4) On the other hand, the first paper ejection tray 20 when the page other than the first page
Printing is performed without shifting 1 (step S7).
5). Then, this processing is performed for each page (step S
76) Perform processing for all pages of one communication. Therefore, in this case, it is possible to prevent the reports from being mixed in the FAX received document.

[0054]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the invention, the discharge trays are alternated between the forward direction and the reverse direction with respect to the direction in which the received paper is discharged at every communication of the received document. Since the received paper on the paper discharge tray is alternately shifted and discharged for each communication of the received document, the user can simplify the work of sorting the received documents.

According to the second aspect of the invention, since the paper discharge tray is shifted to the stored shift position according to the receiving line, the received paper on the paper discharging tray is shifted according to the receiving line and is discharged. Therefore, the user can simplify the work of sorting the received documents.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the paper discharge tray is shifted to the stored shift position according to the recipient, the received paper on the paper tray is shifted according to the recipient. The paper is discharged, and therefore, the user can simplify the work of sorting the received documents.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when a plurality of received documents are continuously discharged to the discharge tray, the discharge tray is set for each received document in the direction orthogonal to the discharge direction of the received paper. Since the paper is shifted alternately in the forward direction and the reverse direction, the received paper on the paper discharge tray is alternately shifted for each received document and discharged.
Therefore, the user can simplify the work of sorting each received document.

According to the fifth aspect of the invention, when a plurality of received documents are recorded on both sides of the received paper and discharged to the paper discharge tray, when the last page of the received document is an odd number, the back surface of the received paper is blank. Therefore, the first page of the next received document is not recorded on the back surface of the final received paper of the received document, and therefore, the sorting work of the user can be simplified.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the shift means shifts the discharge tray to the stored shift position according to whether the received document is discharged or the report is discharged to the discharge tray. Therefore, the received paper on the output tray is shifted for each received document and report, and is output.
It is possible to simplify the work for the user to sort the received document and the report.

According to the invention as set forth in claim 7, when a plurality of received documents and reports are discharged to the discharge tray, the discharge trays are alternately shifted forward and backward for each received document and report. The received paper on the paper discharge tray is alternately shifted for each of the received document and the report and discharged, and therefore, the user can simplify the work of sorting the received document and the report.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a composite digital copying machine as an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the composite digital copying machine of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation unit of the composite digital copying machine of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an image processing circuit of the composite digital copying machine of FIG.

5 is a block diagram for explaining the flow of images during FAX transmission / reception in the composite digital copying machine of FIG.

6 is a flowchart for explaining a paper discharge tray shift subroutine of the composite digital copying machine of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining a print process for each communication of a received document of the compound digital copying machine of FIG.

8 is a flowchart for explaining a printing process for each reception line of the composite digital copying machine of FIG.

9 is a flowchart for explaining a printing process for each recipient of the composite digital copying machine of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining a process of continuously printing a plurality of received documents of the compound digital copying machine of FIG.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining a process of continuously printing a plurality of received documents on both sides of the composite digital copying machine of FIG.

12 is a flow chart for explaining a process of printing a received document and reports of the composite digital copying machine of FIG.

13 is a flowchart for explaining another process of printing a received document and reports of the composite digital copying machine of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 201 first discharge tray 501 main controller 501a shift position storage unit 504 sorter controller

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. In a facsimile apparatus which visualizes a received image signal and outputs it as received paper, a paper discharge tray for discharging the received paper, and the paper discharge tray in a direction orthogonal to the paper discharge direction of the received paper. And a control unit that controls the shift unit to alternately shift the discharge tray in the forward direction and the reverse direction for each communication of a received document. 2. A facsimile device that visualizes a received image signal and outputs it as received paper, and a paper discharge tray for discharging the received paper, and the paper discharge tray in a direction orthogonal to the paper discharge direction of the received paper. Shift means for shifting to a plurality of lines, storage means for storing a shift position of the discharge tray corresponding to each of a plurality of lines, and the shift means for discharging the shift position stored in the storage means according to a receiving line. And a control unit that controls the paper tray to shift. 3. A facsimile apparatus for visualizing a received image signal and outputting it as a receiving sheet, and a sheet ejection tray for ejecting the receiving sheet, and the sheet ejection tray in a direction orthogonal to a sheet ejecting direction of the receiving sheet. Shift means for shifting to, a storage means for storing the shift position of the paper discharge tray corresponding to each of a plurality of recipients, and the shift means for the shift position stored in the storage means according to the recipient. And a control unit that controls to shift the discharge tray. 4. In a facsimile apparatus which visualizes a received image signal and outputs it as received paper, a paper discharge tray for discharging the received paper, and the paper discharge tray in a direction orthogonal to the paper discharge direction of the received paper. When the plurality of received documents are continuously discharged to the discharge tray, the shift unit shifts the discharge tray alternately in the forward direction and the reverse direction for each received document. A facsimile apparatus comprising: a control unit for controlling. 5. When recording a plurality of received documents on both sides of a received paper and discharging the received paper to the discharge tray, the control means causes the back surface of the received paper to be blank when the last page of the received document is an odd number. 5. The control is performed as follows.
The described facsimile machine. 6. A facsimile apparatus for visualizing a received image signal and outputting it as a receiving sheet, and a sheet ejection tray for ejecting the receiving sheet, and the sheet ejection tray in a direction orthogonal to a sheet ejecting direction of the receiving sheet. Shift means for shifting to, a storage means for storing the shift position of the discharge tray corresponding to each of the received document and the report, and discharging the received document or discharging the report to the discharge tray. And a control unit that controls the shift unit to shift the paper discharge tray to the shift position stored in the storage unit according to whether or not the facsimile unit is provided. 7. A facsimile apparatus which visualizes a received image signal and outputs it as received paper, and a paper ejection tray for ejecting the received paper, and the paper ejection tray in a direction orthogonal to the paper ejection direction of the received paper. When a plurality of received documents and reports are discharged to the discharge tray, the shift means shifts the discharge tray alternately in the forward and reverse directions for each received document and report. And a control unit for controlling the above.