JPS61179658A - Information communicating equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain the easiness of processing of an original or recording paper and also to attain the easiness of read of contents of the recording paper by setting the original discharged from an original discharge outlet so that the original is discharged toward this side and setting the recording paper carried from a recording paper carrying outlet so that the recording paper is carried while the printed face is placed upward and toward this side. CONSTITUTION:A prescribed gap is opened between the lower face of a transmission/ reception setting console panel board 6 and the upper face of a main body case 1 and used as a transmission original carrying path 21. Then two sets of original carrying rollers 2 projected to the upper face are provided to the main body case 1 and a retaining roller 23 in contact with the original carrying roller 22 is provided to the transmission/reception setting console panel board 6. Furthermore, the depth of the transmission original carrying path 21 is used as an original loading inlet 24 tilted downward in front and this side is used as an original discharge outlet 25. The outlet 25 is placed at the center of the upper face of the main body case 1. Moreover, a read window 26 made of a material such as a transparent glass is provided to the upper face of the main body case 1 at the middle of the transmission original carrying path 21.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an information communication device that is integrated and compact and has telephone and facsimile functions.

2. Description of the Related Art Some conventional facsimile machines have a telephone call function, but a telephone is used for the call, and the facsimile machine and the telephone are separate entities. Therefore, when it is necessary to send and receive documents, a facsimile device must be connected to the telephone and two devices are required.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention Therefore, the device has the drawback that the installation space is too large to place it on an office desk. Also, when looking at the usage status, there is a choice between using it as a telephone or as a facsimile, and while making a call on the office desk, you can obtain the necessary images as a hard copy at hand. It is impossible to meet such demands.

Furthermore, the processing of transmission originals at the time of transmission and reception recording paper at the time of reception is not easy, and the handling of originals and recording paper is troublesome.

Means for Solving the Problem A call operation panel for selecting and calling a destination phone number through a telephone line network and a transmission/reception setting operation panel for setting a reception mode for receiving transmissions from the other party are provided on the top surface. The main body case has a built-in telecommunication control means for controlling transmission and reception of both telephone and facsimile functions, a document reading mechanism, and a reception recording mechanism, and a handset is disposed on the top of the main body case. , the document ejection port of the transmission document feed path is located in the center of the upper surface of the main body case, the recording paper feed port of the reception recording paper path is provided close to the document ejection port, and the document ejected from the document ejection port is The recording paper is set so that it is ejected toward the front side, and the recording paper sent out from the recording paper delivery port is set so that it is sent out toward the front side with the print side facing up.

Function: The main body case and the handset installed in the main body case perform the functions of a telephone and a facsimile machine.This allows for a small installation space, and allows you to make calls using the handset. It is easy to send and receive originals immediately when necessary, and since the transmitted original and the received recording paper are both fed out from the center of the top of the main body case towards the front, processing is extremely simple. In particular, it is possible to easily read recording sheets whose contents are unknown unless they are read visually.

Embodiment First, a main body case 1 formed in the shape of a telephone is provided,
A handset 2 is set on the left side of the upper surface of the main body case 1. A call operation panel plate 4 supported by a support shaft 3 is attached to the right front side of the main body case 1 so as to be openable and closable.

Further, at the back of the right side of the main body case 1, a transmission/reception setting operation panel plate 6 supported by a support shaft 5 is attached so as to be openable and closable.

The surface of the call operation panel board 4 serves as a call operation panel 7, and a printed wiring board 8 is mounted inside. Various switches are attached to this printed wiring board 8 and protrude from the surface to form operation buttons. That is, on the right side thereof, three select keys 9, ie, a hook key 9a, a clock key 9b, and a redial key 9C, are arranged from above, and twelve dial keys 10 are arranged in the center. On the left side, there is a repertoire arranged in a matrix of 6 columns vertically and 4 columns horizontally.
A display section 11 is provided, and six repertoire dial keys 12 arranged vertically are provided on the right side of the repertoire display section 11.

Above the repertoire display section 11, one column indicator 13 is provided for each column, and a column select key 14 is further provided above it.

Further, above the dial key 1o, there is provided a liquid crystal display 15 for displaying the number or time of the communication partner.

Next, the upper surface of the transmission/reception setting operation panel board 6 serves as a transmission/reception setting operation panel 16, which is supported by a printed wiring board 17 fixed inside and provided with operation buttons projecting from the surface. That is, from the right side, the call key 18a,
Control keys 18 are provided, including a reception key 18b, a reception select key 18C for switching between automatic and manual reception, and a reset key 18d. The call key 18
A is pressed when starting transmission, and by this operation, the transmitted document is automatically fed to the position necessary for reading it. Next, the reception key 18b is pressed to start manual reception, and if there is no recording paper at the time of this operation, an alarm will occur and reception will not start. The reset key 18d is used to cancel an alarm and return to the initial state when an alarm occurs. Further, the reception select key 18c is set to the automatic reception side when automatic reception is performed. Indicators 19 are provided at the upper left of these control keys 18 to display their respective states. Further, a power indicator 20 is provided at the left end.

Further, a predetermined gap is provided between the lower surface of the transmission/reception setting operation panel board 6 and the upper surface of the main body case 1 to form a transmission document feeding passage 21 .

The main body case 1 is provided with two sets of document feed rollers 22 that protrude from the top surface, and the transmission/reception setting operation panel board 6 is provided with a presser roller 23 that is joined to the document feed rollers 22.

Further, the back side of the transmission document feed path 21 is a document insertion port 24 tilted forward and downward, and the front side is a document discharge port 25.
It is said that The document discharge port 25 is located at the center of the upper surface of the main body case 1. Further, a reading window 26 made of transparent glass or the like is provided on the upper surface of the main body case 1 in the middle part of the transmission document feed path 21.

Next, a printed wiring board 27 is provided horizontally near the bottom surface inside the main body case 1, and another printed wiring board 28 is provided vertically at the rear of the second printed wiring board 27. Furthermore, two guide shafts 29 and 30 are provided horizontally in the center of the interior of the main body case 1.

A carrier 31 is attached to these guide shafts 29, 30 so as to be able to reciprocate. This carrier 31 is connected to a motor 32 which is a driving section provided at the rear of the main body case 1.
It is driven via a wire (not shown).

The motor 32 reciprocates and moves the carrier 31 to the right or left depending on the direction of rotation.

Below the reading window 26 of the carrier 31, a lens 33 and an image sensor 3 are provided for reading the image of the document.
4 are arranged to form a document reading device 35.

The image sensor 34 is attached to a printed wiring board 36 fixed to the carrier 31.

Further, a print head 38 for forming a printer 37 is fixed to the carrier 31.

This print head 38 is a thermal head equipped with a large number of heating elements. A flat platen 39 is provided facing the print head 38, and the platen 39 is provided so as to be movable forward and backward by a solenoid 40. A paper guide 41 is provided at the bottom of the platen 39 and curves upward as it goes from the front to the rear.
and a presser roller 43 are provided. A recording paper feeding path 44 is formed by this paper guide 41, and the end of this recording paper feeding path 44 is the document discharge port 25.
A recording paper feeding port 45 is located immediately in front of the recording paper feed port 45. The rear edge of the recording paper feed port 45 is a cutter 45a with a blade.

The space below the call operation panel plate 4 on the front side of the main body case 1 is a recording paper storage section 47 that stores recording paper 46 wound into a roll.

Next, on the inside right side of the main body case 1, a drive mechanism 48 which is a combination of a large number of gears is provided. first,
A belt 50 is passed between the motor 32 and the pulley 49, and the gear A51 integrated with the pulley 49 is connected to the gear B52.
Gear C53, which is integral with gear B52, is engaged with gear D54, and gear E55, which is integral with gear D54, is engaged with gear F56. This gear F56 is connected to a gear 058 via a one-sided clutch 57, and this gear 058 is connected to the document feed roller 22.
They are meshed with two gears H59, which are integrated with each other.

As described above, since the one-way clutch 57 is interposed between the motor 32 and the document feed roller 22, the carrier When the carrier 31 moves for reading or writing, the document feed roller 22 does not rotate, but when the carrier 31 returns, the document feed roller 22 rotates.

A gear I60 is meshed with the gear H59 whose rotational state is controlled in this way, and a gear J integral with this gear I60 is engaged with the gear H59.
A gear 62 is meshed with the gear 61. On this gear, 62 is a lever 64 that is connected to a solenoid 63 and rotates.
The solenoid 6 is mounted on the tip of the solenoid 6.
3, the position is controlled to control the meshing with the gear L65 to be in a connected state or a disengaged state.

A pulley 66 is integrated into this gear L65, and the second pulley 66 is a pulley 67 integrated with the recording paper feed roller 42.
are connected to each other by a belt 68.

Therefore, whether or not to feed the recording paper 46 is determined by the solenoid 63.
controlled by

Next, a power supply unit 6 is installed on the back of the main body case 1.
9 is connected to the power supply unit 69, and a power supply connector 70 and a telephone line connector 71 are pulled out from the power supply unit 69.

Next, the telecommunication control means 72 will be explained based on FIG. First, the power supply unit 69 generates a +12V driving power for the motor 32 and the solenoid 40.63, and a +7V power for the print head 38 and lighting. In addition, the converter 73 generates a voltage of +5■, and the other converter 74 generates a stable voltage of +12
It generates voltages of V and -12V.

Therefore, from the power supply unit 69, L is output.

CML relay 7 is connected to the telephone line circuit through the line L2.
5 is connected, and this CML relay 75 is connected to Perringer-7.
6 and a pulse dialer 7 are connected, and the pulse dialer 7 is connected to a master CPU 78 and, via a changeover switch 79, to a speech IC 8o for operating the handset 2. Further, the changeover switch 79 is selectively connected to a dipler 82 and a loudspeaker circuit 83 via a transformer 81. Said Daipura 8
2 is connected to the master CPU 78, and a speaker 84 is connected to the reception amplification circuit 83.

Further, a modem (MODEM) 86 is connected to the CML relay 75 via a transformer 85, and this modem 86 is connected to the master CPU 78.

This master CPU78 has ROM87 and RAM8.
8 is connected, and the call operation panel 4, the transmission/reception setting operation panel 16, and various display sections 89 are also connected.

Such a master CPU 78 has a slave CPU 90.
is connected. This slave CPU90 has ROM
91 is connected, and the motor 32 is also connected. Further, a document reading device 35 including a lamp 92, an image sensor 34, and a lens 33, and a printer 37 including a print head 38 including a thermal driver 93 and a thermal head are connected.

In such a configuration, when calling the other party,
The telephone number of the other party is entered manually using the dial key 10. As a result, the telephone line is connected by a known method, but the CML relay 75 is switched to the handset 2 side during a telephone conversation.

If you try to send a document in this state, or if you try to use it as a facsimile machine from the beginning,
Operate control key 18.

That is, when transmitting, the send key 18a is pressed, and when receiving, the receive key 18b is pressed.

Now, insert the original into the original insertion slot 24 and press the call key 18.
When a is pressed, the original is automatically fed to a set position (not shown) by the rotation of the original feed roller 22, and then stopped. This is achieved by attaching a document detection sensor. Then, when the state is ready for transmission, the carrier 31 is driven and the document reading device 35
The image is read. That is, the image of the original illuminated by the lamp 92 is received by the image sensor 34 through the lens 33, and the image sensor 34
The converted signal enters the slave CPU 9o. Along with this operation, the document is fed one line at a time by the drive mechanism 48 during the return operation of the carrier 31 as described above. Further, when a certain amount of document reading data is input, the master CPU 78 converts the data by a known means such as a one-dimensional encoding method. The data-converted signal is input to the modem 86, and the input digital data is frequency-converted or phase-converted and input to the telephone line. The document is then discharged from the document discharge port 25 located at the center of the main body case 1, and since this discharge position is at the center, handling of the document is easy. Moreover,
Since the document is ejected toward the user, it is easier to handle.

In addition, when the reception key 18b is pressed, when the other party sends a document and the signal is received, the solenoid 40.
63 are energized at the same time. First, by energizing the solenoid 40, the platen 39 advances toward the print head 38 and joins the recording paper 46 to the print head 38. Also, by energizing the solenoid 63, the drive mechanism 48
The gear 62 is meshed with the gear L65, and the motor 32
is connected to the recording paper feed roller 42. As a result, when the carrier 31 returns, the recording paper 46 is sent out line by line, and at the same time the print head 38 performs recording. Then, the recorded paper 46 is sent out from the paper delivery port 45 toward the user. Therefore, the call operation panel 4, which has a relatively large area, functions in the same way as a tray for received papers, and the received papers can be easily processed.

In this way, the recording paper 46 is gradually consumed, but the recording paper 46 can be easily replenished by opening the call operation panel 4. That is, when the call operation panel board 4 is opened, the recording paper storage section 47 is completely opened, making it easy to set the rolled recording paper 46. In particular, since the upper part is open, the recording paper 46 is transferred to the reception recording paper path 44.
Easy to pass through.

In addition, the transmission original feed path 21 is completely opened when the transmission/reception setting operation panel 6 is opened, and problems such as jamming of the transmission original do not occur at all.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention provides a call operation panel for selecting and calling a destination telephone number through a telephone line network and a transmission/reception setting for setting a reception mode for receiving transmissions from the destination. An operation panel is disposed on the upper surface, and furthermore, a telecommunication control means, an original reading mechanism, and a reception recording mechanism are built-in to provide the functions of a telephone and a facsimile machine. The document ejection port that communicates with the receiving recording paper path and the recording paper feed port that communicates with the receiving recording paper path are located in the center of the top surface of the main body case, so the arrangement of components within the main body case can be distributed in the front and back to reduce the overall size. can be formed into a small size,
As a result, even when placed on an office desk, the size is similar to that of a normal telephone, and it occupies only a small space.Furthermore, it is extremely easy to handle outgoing documents and received recording paper, and in particular, the document output port The document is set so that the original is ejected from the front side, and the recording paper is fed from the paper feed port with the printed side facing up. This has advantages such as easy processing of the recording paper and easy reading of the printed contents of the recording paper.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a vertical side view, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the whole, Fig. 3 is a plan view of the call operation panel, and Fig. 4 is a view of the transmission/reception setting operation panel. A plan view, FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the main body case, and FIG. 6 is a block diagram. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Main body case, 2... Handset, 7... Call operation panel, 16... Transmission/reception setting operation panel, 21.
・・Transmission original feed passage, 25 ・・Document discharge port, 35・
. . . Original reading device, 37 . . . Printer, 44 . . . Reception recording paper path, 45 .
...Telecommunications control means

Claims (1)

[Claims] A main body case having a call operation panel for selecting and calling a destination phone number through a telephone line network and a transmission/reception setting operation panel for setting a reception mode for receiving transmissions from the other party on the top surface; A telecommunications control means disposed within the main body case to control transmission and reception of both telephone and facsimile functions, and a handset connected to the telecommunications control means and disposed on the upper surface of the main body case. A document reading device is provided facing the transmission document feeding path and a document reading mechanism is disposed inside the main body case, and a printer is provided facing the receiving recording paper path and is disposed inside the main body case. A receiving recording mechanism arranged,
The main body case includes a document discharge port of the transmission document feed path disposed in a central portion of the upper surface of the main body case, and a recording paper discharge port of the reception recording paper path provided close to the document discharge port. , the document is set to be ejected from the document ejection port toward the front side, and the recording paper fed from the recording paper feed port is set to be ejected from the document ejection port toward the front side with the print side facing up. An information communication device characterized by the following settings.