JPS63187963A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To stitch and accumulate recorded forms at every incoming by provid ing a forms stitching means stitching the recorded forms which are accumulated in one time-incoming. CONSTITUTION:When an incoming signal arrives, a facsimile control procedure signal is transmitted to a call side, and then a picture signal is received. While a platen 9 carries a photosensitive recording paper 3, a voltage is impressed on a thermal head 26 in accordance with receiving information, and picture recording is executed. If recording terminates, the forms are adjusted to the original size of a transmission side and are cut by a cutter 10, whereby they are accumulated in an accumulation part 12. When one time-incoming terminates in such a way, the driving action of staplers 19 is started for the recorded forms accumulated in the accumulation part 12. A concave part 13 bends the tip of the driven staplers, and the driving action of the staplers completes. Thus, the forms are stitched by the staplers and accumulated by every recorded form at respective incomings.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile machine capable of receiving images via a telephone line.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Facsimile machines have been widely used as image information transmission means using telephone lines. Also,
In recent years, facsimile machines have been developed that can receive a call even when an operator is not present, cut a roll of recording paper, and stock it on a tray.

The facsimile apparatus as described above will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional facsimile machine. In the figure, 1 is an image receiving unit that is connected to a telephone line and receives image signals coming from the line, and 2 is a roll-forming unit based on the received content. Thermal recording paper 3 (
(See FIG. 5) This is a recording section that forms an image on top, and is equipped with a thermal head. 4 is a recording paper cutting unit for cutting the thermal recording paper 3; 5 is a recording paper cutting unit for cutting the thermal recording paper 3; 5 is a recording paper cutting unit for cutting the thermal recording paper 3;
4, and includes a pair of conveyance rollers. Reference numeral 8 denotes a control means for controlling the operation of each of the above-mentioned parts, and is composed of a microcomputer.

Further, FIG. 5 shows a schematic configuration diagram of a portion for discharging recorded paper, and in the figure, 26 is a thermal head in the recording section 2, and 9 is a platen which is a component of the recording section 2. The thermal head 26 is arranged opposite to the thermal head 26 . 10 is a cutter in the recording paper cutting section;
Reference numeral 1 denotes a conveying roller in the conveying means 5, and 24 denotes a tray on which thermal recording sheets on which images have been formed are accumulated.

The operation of the conventional facsimile machine configured as described above will be explained below with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

When an incoming signal arrives (STEPI), the line is captured (STEPI).
TEP 2) Sends a facsimile control procedure signal to the calling party (STEP 3), and then receives the image signal at the image receiving section 1 (STEP 4). Then, while conveying the thermal recording paper 3 by the platen 9, a voltage is applied to the thermal head 26 according to the received image signal to record an image. The recorded paper on which the image has been recorded is cut by the cutter 10 according to the size of the original on the sending side, and then cut by the conveyor roller 1.
1 onto the tray and stored there. Then, when the reception ends (STEP 5), the line is released and the device enters a standby state (STEP 6).

Then, the recorded paper that is received next and on which the image is recorded is accumulated on top of the recorded paper that was output and accumulated in the previous reception.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in a facsimile machine with the above configuration, recorded sheets output when multiple calls are received are accumulated on the tray continuously, so it is difficult to see how far the output can be in one call. There was a problem in that it took time and effort to organize the accumulated recorded papers.

Means for Solving the Problems Accordingly, the facsimile apparatus of the present invention is provided with a sheet binding means for binding recorded sheets accumulated by one incoming call.

Function: With this configuration, recorded sheets are bound and stored for each incoming call.

EXAMPLE Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which numeral 1 denotes an image receiving unit connected to a telephone line and receiving image signals arriving through the line;
Reference numeral 2 denotes a recording section which forms an image on a roll of thermal recording paper 3 (see FIG. 2) based on the received contents, and is equipped with a thermal head. 4 is a recording paper cutting section for cutting the thermal recording paper 3; 5 is a first conveyance means for conveying the cut thermal recording paper 3 to the recorded paper storage section, and is provided with a pair of conveyance rollers. Reference numeral 6 denotes a staple insertion device that staples the recorded sheets stored in the recorded sheet storage section every time one reception is completed. Reference numeral 7 denotes a second conveying means for conveying the recorded sheets stored in the recorded sheet storage section and stapled by the staple insertion device onto the tray. 8 is a control means for controlling the operation of each of the above parts;
It consists of a microcomputer. Note that the same numbers are given to the same components as in the conventional case.

Further, FIG. 2 shows a schematic configuration diagram of a section for ejecting recorded paper and a staple insertion device in the facsimile machine of this embodiment. In the figure, 26 indicates a thermal head in the recording section 2; A platen 9 is a component of the recording section 2, and is disposed opposite the thermal head 26. 10 is a cutter in the recording paper cutting section, 11 is a conveyance roller in the first conveyance means 5, and 12
is a recorded paper storage section in which thermal recording paper on which an image has been formed is temporarily stored in response to a single incoming call. A recess 13 is formed for this purpose. 14 to 18 are members constituting the staple insertion device described above;
4 is a staple holder, 15 is a staple presser, 1
6 is a staple holder suspension spring, 17 is a solenoid, 1
8 staples 19 by energizing the solenoid 17;
This is a punch that is punched into the stored recorded paper. Reference numeral 20 denotes a conveyor belt installed between pulleys 21 and 22, and a paper abutting member 23 is fixed to a part of the conveyor belt. This paper abutment member 23 slides in the direction of arrow X within a slit (not shown) provided in the recorded paper storage section 12 . 24
is a tray that stores recorded sheets bound with staples.

The operation of the facsimile machine configured as described above will be explained below with reference to FIG.

When an incoming signal arrives (STEPI), the line is captured (ST
EP2), a facsimile control procedure signal is sent to the calling party (STEP3), and the image signal is then received by the image receiving section 1 (STEP4). Then, while the thermal recording paper 3 is conveyed by the platen 9, the entire voltage is applied to the thermal head 26 according to the received information to record an image. The recorded paper on which the image has been recorded is cut by a cutter 10 according to the size of the original to be sent, and then the paper is cut by a cutter 10 according to the size of the original to be sent.
from the discharge port 25 (this discharge port is formed by the upper end of the paper support member 23 waiting at the position indicated by the broken line and the upper block 27) onto the recorded paper storage section 12. You will be guided and saved there. and,
When the reception is completed (,5TEP5), the line is released and the line goes into a standby state (,S,TEP6).

When the line is released in this way, the process moves to 5TEP7, and the operation of driving one staple onto the recorded paper stored in the recorded paper storage section 12 is started, and then 5TEP7 starts again.
Move to PI. The staple driving operation is performed in the following order.

First, a motor (not shown) is driven to move the conveyor belt 20.
rotates a small amount in the direction of arrow X. Due to this rotation, the paper abutment member 23 moves to position B shown by a solid line. At this time, the edges of the recorded sheets stored on the recorded sheet storage section 12 are aligned.

Thereafter, the solenoid 17 is energized, and the punch 18 pushes down the staple 19 and staple holder 14 in the direction of arrow Y. When the bottom of the staple holder 14 comes into contact with the recorded paper, further descent is prevented and the staple 19 is driven into the recorded paper.

The tip of the driven staple is bent by the recess 13. Then, when the power supply to the solenoid 1.7 is stopped, the staple boulder 14 is raised by the staple holder suspension spring 16. With the above steps, the staple driving operation is completed. Then, the conveyor belt 2
0 is driven in the direction of the arrow X and the paper abutment member 23 moves to position C indicated by a dashed line, thereby storing the recorded papers stapled together on the tray 24. Therefore, sheets recorded by each incoming call are stapled and stored on the tray 24.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, if the sender faxes a series of documents in order from page 1, the second page will be stacked on top of the image forming surface of page 1 in the recorded paper storage section. The order of the documents is reversed. Therefore, if the arrangement of the thermal head, blade, and latin is reversed from that shown in FIG. 2 to form an image on the lower surface of the recording paper, the subsequent sorting work will be easier. In this case, it goes without saying that the loaded state must be reversed so that the thermal recording paper is fed to the thermal head in the opposite direction from the state shown in FIG.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the facsimile apparatus of the present invention is equipped with a paper binding means for binding the recorded sheets accumulated by one incoming call, so that the sheets recorded by each incoming call are stored on the tray. Each item is stapled and stored, making the subsequent sorting work very easy and has a great practical effect.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a facsimile machine in an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a side view of main parts of the facsimile machine of the same embodiment, and Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the operation of the facsimile machine. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional facsimile machine, FIG. 5' is a side view of main parts of the facsimile machine of FIG. 3, and FIG. be. 1... Image receiving section, 2... Recording section, 3... Thermal recording paper, 4......
Recording paper cutting unit, 5...first conveyance means, 6...staple insertion device, 7...second conveyance means, 8...
Control means, 9... platen, 10...
... Cutter, 11 ... Conveyance roller, 12 ... Recorded paper storage section, 13 ...
Concave portion, 14... Staple holder, 15... Stamole presser, 16...
- Staple holder suspension spring, 17... Solenoid, 18... Punch, 19...
... Staple, 2o... Conveyor belt,
21.22...Boo 9. 23... Paper holding member, 24...
・Tray, 25...Discharge port, 26...
...Name of Thermal Head Agent Patent Attorney Toshio Nakao (1 person) Figure 1 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 6

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) An image receiving unit that receives an image signal coming from a line, a recording unit that forms an image on recording paper based on the image signal received by the image receiving unit, and conveys the recorded paper on which the image is formed. A facsimile device comprising: a conveyance means; a recorded paper storage section in which the conveyed recorded sheets are accumulated; and a paper binding means for binding the recorded sheets accumulated in response to one call reception. (2) The facsimile machine according to claim 1, wherein the paper binding means is a staple insertion device. (3) The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recorded sheets bound by the sheet binding means are stored in a position different from the recorded sheet storage section. (4) The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording paper is cut out from roll paper.