JPH086439A - Recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable recording complying with user's wishes by judging the presence of a recording paper having a size capable of recording and automatically selecting the recording paper having the size capable of recording, for recording. CONSTITUTION:A recording part 5 is provided with a cassette housing the recording papers of plural sizes and a paper absence detecting switch for detecting the fact that the recording paper is present or not is provided in each recording paper cassette. Then, the received original size is checked and when the recording paper of the same size as the received original size exists in the recording part 5, the recording paper of the same size as the received original size is selected for print-recording. When the recording paper of the same size as the received original size does not exist, the print-recording is attained on the recording paper of the size desired by the user by the operation of a recording mode selecting switch on a control panel 6. Thus, a failure such as the forever stopping of the recording and the recording on the recording paper of a different size against user's wishes is eliminated and the recording complying with the user's wishes is executed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recording apparatus, and more particularly to a recording apparatus capable of recording in a recording mode set by a user.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known a recording apparatus such as a facsimile machine or a copying machine which can accommodate a plurality of recording papers of different or the same size by using a recording paper cassette or the like.

In this type of recording apparatus, a desired recording paper is automatically or manually selected according to the size of the original to record an image of the original.

However, in this type of recording apparatus, if the recording sheet selected automatically or manually is out of paper, recording is stopped in a copying machine, or in a facsimile apparatus. It is configured such that another recording sheet is automatically selected and reduced recording is performed on this other recording sheet, or divided recording is performed on a plurality of recording sheets.

Therefore, if the recording paper selected automatically or manually is out of paper and the user does not notice this state, the recording will be stopped forever until the recording paper is replenished or the user's recording will be stopped. Unfortunately, there was a problem in that it was recorded on recording paper of a size different from the original size.

[0006]

As described above, in the conventional recording apparatus, if the selected recording paper is out of paper, whether it is automatic or manual, recording will be stopped forever, or There is a problem in that recording is made on a recording paper of a size different from the original size contrary to the user's wishes, and recording cannot be performed according to the user's wishes.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a recording apparatus improved so that recording can be performed according to a user's wish.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, a recording apparatus according to the present invention comprises an original size detecting means for detecting the size of an original and a recording paper size detecting means for detecting the size of usable recording paper. Means, recording mode setting means for setting a recording mode, and the recording mode setting based on the size of the original detected by the original size detecting means and the usable recording paper size detected by the recording paper size detecting means. It is determined by the recording mode set by the means whether or not there is a recording paper of a recordable size, and when it is determined that there is a recording paper of a recordable size, the recording paper of the recordable size is automatically selected. Recording control means for performing recording in the recording mode set by the recording mode setting means.

[0009]

According to the present invention, recording can be performed in the recording mode set by the recording mode setting means based on the size of the original detected by the original size detecting means and the usable recording paper size detected by the recording paper size detecting means. If there is a recording paper of a different size, and if it is determined that there is a recording paper of a recordable size, the recording paper of the recordable size is automatically selected and the recording set by the recording mode setting means. Record in mode.

Here, the recording mode setting means has a first recording mode (actual size recording mode) for recording the image of the original on the recording paper having the same size as the original and the same size as the original. Second recording mode (1: 1 recording mode) for recording original images at equal size on large size recording paper
And a third recording mode (divided recording mode) in which the image of the original is divided and recorded on a recording paper smaller than the size of the original, and the image of the original is reduced on the recording paper smaller than the size of the original. One recording mode is selected and set from the fourth recording mode (reduction recording mode) for recording.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of a recording apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall construction of an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus constructed by applying the recording apparatus according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, this facsimile apparatus is
A main control unit 1 that controls the entire apparatus, a reading unit 3 that is connected to a system bus 2 of the main control unit 1, that reads original image data, an image memory unit 4 that stores the image data read by the reading unit 3, and an image memory A recording unit 5 for recording and printing the image data stored in the unit 4 on a recording paper, an operation panel unit 6 including a display device such as a liquid crystal display and various function keys, a code for encoding and decoding input / output facsimile data・ Decoding section 7,
The network control unit 8 is configured to be an interface with a telephone line network or a digital communication line network.

By the way, in this embodiment, the recording unit 5
Is configured to be able to accommodate a recording paper cassette that accommodates recording paper of multiple sizes, and detects whether or not there is a recording paper in each recording paper cassette, that is, whether or not there is a paper shortage condition. A paper missing detection switch (not shown) is provided.

Further, the operation panel section 6 is provided with a recording mode selection switch (not shown) for selecting a desired recording mode by the user.

In this embodiment, the received original size is checked, and if a recording paper of the same size as this original size is present in the recording section 5, the recording paper of the same size as the received original size is selected. If the selected recording paper is printed and recorded as it is, and the recording paper having the same size as the received original size does not exist in the recording unit 5, the print recording is performed in the recording mode set by the user.

FIG. 2 shows recording modes that can be set in this embodiment. That is, in this embodiment, (a) a full-size recording mode in which the same size print recording is performed on a recording sheet having the same size as the original (b) a divided recording mode in which the print recording is performed by dividing the recording paper into smaller recording sheets (c) Reduced recording mode for printing on smaller recording paper smaller than the original (d) Printing on the same or larger recording paper isometric printing mode It is configured.

The selection of the recording mode is performed by setting a recording mode selection switch provided on the operation panel section 6.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a recording mode selected by the recording mode selection switch of the operation panel unit 6,
FIG. 3 shows that the isometric recording mode is selected as the recording mode.

Next, FIG. 4 shows the correspondence between the document size and the recording paper size when the full size recording mode is selected as the recording mode, and the original size when the isometric recording mode is selected as the recording mode. FIG. 5 shows the correspondence between the size and the recording paper size.

When the full size recording mote shown in FIG. 4 is selected, only the recording paper of the same size as the original size can be selected, and when the isometric recording mode shown in FIG. 5 is selected, the original document is selected. It is shown that only recording sheets that are the same size or larger than the original size can be selected.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG. Note that the flowchart shown in FIG. 6 shows a processing procedure when the size of the received original is B4 size as an example.

In FIG. 6, first, it is checked whether or not there is a B4 size recording sheet in the recording section 5 (step 100).
If it is determined that there is a B4 size recording sheet (YES in step 100), the received document is printed and recorded on the B4 size recording sheet as it is in the recording unit 5 (step 102).

On the other hand, if it is determined in step 100 that there is no B4 size recording paper (step 100N
O), it is checked whether or not the original size recording mode is selected as the recording mode (step 104), and if it is determined that the original size recording mode is selected (step 104Y).
ES), since it has already been determined in the process of step 100 that there is no B4 size recording sheet, recording in the full-scale recording mode cannot be performed, and in this case, recording is stopped (step 1
06).

If it is determined in step 104 that the original size recording mode is not selected as the recording mode (NO in step 104), then it is checked whether the isometric recording mode is selected as the recording mode. (Step 108). If it is determined that the isometric recording mode is selected (step 108: YES), then
Check whether there is A3 size recording paper (step 11
0) If it is determined that there is an A3 size recording sheet (YES in step 110), the A3 size recording sheet is selected and the received original is directly recorded on the A3 size recording sheet (step). 112).

If it is determined in step 110 that there is no A3 size recording paper (step 110N
O), since there is neither B4 size recording paper nor A3 size recording paper, isometric recording cannot be performed and recording is stopped (step 114).

If it is determined in step 108 that the isometric recording mode has not been selected as the recording mode (NO in step 108), it is next checked whether or not the reduced recording mode has been selected as the recording mode ( Step 116). If it is determined that the reduced recording mode is selected (YES at step 116), then
Check whether there is A4 size recording paper (step 11
8) If it is determined that there is A4 size recording paper (YES in step 118), the received original is A4 size.
Reduction recording is performed on the size recording paper (step 120).

If it is determined in step 118 that there is no A4 size recording paper (step 118N
O), since reduction recording cannot be performed, recording is stopped (step 122). In this embodiment, the B4 size document is reduced and recorded only on the A4 size recording sheet.

When it is determined in step 116 that the reduced recording mode is not selected as the recording mode (NO in step 116), it is next checked whether or not the divided recording mode is selected as the recording mode ( Step 124). If it is determined that the divided recording mode is selected (YES in step 124), then
It is checked whether or not there is a B5 size recording sheet (step 12
6) If it is determined here that there is a B5 size recording sheet (YES in step 126), the received document is B5 size.
Separate recording is performed on recording paper of a size (step 128).

If it is determined in step 126 that there is no B5 size recording paper (step 126N
O), since the divided recording cannot be performed, the recording is stopped (step 130). In this embodiment, the B4 size document is divided and recorded only on the B5 size recording sheet.

If it is determined in step 124 that the divided recording mode is not selected (step 12
4NO), the process proceeds to step 130, and the recording is stopped in this case as well.

In the above description, the processing procedure when the size of the received document is B4 size is shown, but the same can be applied to the case of documents of other sizes.

In the above embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the facsimile machine has been described.
Needless to say, the present invention can be similarly applied to a recording device having a printing function on a standard paper such as a copying machine.

[0034]

As described above, according to the present invention,
There is a recording paper of a size recordable by the recording mode set by the recording mode setting means from the size of the original detected by the original size detecting means and the usable recording paper size detected by the recording paper size detecting means. If it is determined that there is recording paper of a recordable size, the recording paper of the recordable size is automatically selected, and recording is performed in the recording mode set by the recording mode setting means. Since it is configured, recording will not be stopped forever, and it will not be recorded on a recording paper of a size different from the original size contrary to the user's intention, and it is possible to record according to the user's wishes. Become.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus configured by applying a recording apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a recording mode that can be set in the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a mode selection state of a recording mode selection switch of the operation panel section shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a correspondence relationship between a document size and a recording paper size when a full size recording mode is selected as a recording mode.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a correspondence relationship between a document size and a recording paper size when the isometric recording mode is selected as a recording mode.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, showing a processing procedure when a B4 size document is received.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Main Control Section 2 System Bus 3 Reading Section 4 Image Memory Section 5 Recording Section 6 Operation Panel Section 7 Encoding / Decoding Section 8 Network Control Section

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A document size detecting means for detecting a size of a document, a recording paper size detecting means for detecting a usable recording paper size, a recording mode setting means for setting a recording mode, and the document size detecting means. Whether or not there is a recording sheet of a size recordable by the recording mode set by the recording mode setting means based on the size of the original detected by the recording sheet size detection means and the usable recording sheet size detected by the recording sheet size detection means. If it is determined that there is a recording paper of a recordable size, the recording control means for automatically selecting the recording paper of the recordable size and performing recording in the recording mode set by the recording mode setting means. A recording device comprising: 2. The recording mode setting means includes a first recording mode for recording an image of an original on a recording paper having the same size as the original, and an original on a recording paper having the same or larger size than the original. Second recording mode for recording the same size image as above, and a third recording mode for recording the original image by dividing it on a recording paper smaller than the original size, and for recording paper smaller than the original size 2. A recording mode is selected and set from a fourth recording mode in which an image of an original is reduced and recorded.
The recording device described.