JPS63299663A - Tele writing terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the operability of a tele writing terminal equipment by collecting a facsimile mechanism, a display device, a writing input device, and a control circuit into one housing. CONSTITUTION:A control circuit board 6 is stored under a recessed part 3a in a main housing 3, and a facsimile mechanism part 7 is stored in the rear half part of the main housing 3. A transparent tablet 20 and a liquid crystal display device 21 are provided in a subhouding 4 to constitute a writing display tablet 19. In case of document transmission to the destination, a document 24 has one end inserted to a document entrance 16 and is put on the drawing display tablet 19. Contents of the read document are displayed on the liquid crystal display device 21. In case of transmission of writing information to the destination, the display on the liquid crystal display device 21 is seen to trace the surface of the transparent tablet 20 with the front end of a stylus pen.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Industrial Application Field The present invention relates to a terminal device used in a so-called sketch communication device, and more specifically, a device that integrates a facsimile mechanism, a display, a drawing input device, and a control circuit. The present invention relates to a terminal device provided in one housing.

(b) Conventional technology Conventionally, as a terminal device for a so-called sketch communication device,
A device comprising a facsimile device, a display, a drawing input device (digitizer), and a control device is known.

A facsimile machine is used to transmit a document to a communication partner and to record an image displayed on a display on recording paper.

The display device displays image data transmitted to the other party or image data sent from the other party.

A drawing input device is provided overlapping the display, transmits handwritten, ie, drawing information to the other party, and causes the other party's display to display this drawing information. The control device has a function of controlling a facsimile device, a display device, and a drawing input device. .

(C) Problems to be Solved by the Invention In the conventional drawing communication terminal device described above, the facsimile device, the display, the drawing input device, and the control device are separate and independent units. Therefore, a large space is required to install the terminal device. In addition, it becomes difficult to move the terminal device, and once it is installed, it becomes fixed, which causes problems in that operability is controlled.

Therefore, it is conceivable to provide the facsimile device, the display, the drawing input device, and the control device in one housing. However, unless the display device and drawing input device are of a certain size, they will be difficult to see and input drawings will be difficult. Further, the facsimile machine requires a tray for storing original documents before transmission and after transmission, and a tray for storing printed recording paper. Therefore, if the housing is simply integrated into one housing, the housing becomes very large, and the problem still remains unsolved.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a drawing communication terminal device in which a facsimile device, a display, a drawing input device, and a control device are integrated into a small housing.

(d) Means for Solving the Problems The configuration of the drawing communication terminal device of the present invention will be explained using FIG. 1 corresponding to the embodiment. A drawing input device 20 is provided on the upper surface 2a of the housing 2, a display 21 is arranged below the drawing input device 20 in the housing 2, and the document entrance 16 of the facsimile mechanism section 7 is provided on the upper surface 2a of the housing 2. 2a, an opening is provided at a position adjacent to the drawing input device 20.

(E) Function In the drawing input device of the present invention, since the document entry port 16 is open adjacent to the drawing input device 20, the document before or during transmission can be supported on the surface of the drawing input device 20. Can be done. That is, the drawing input device 20 plays the role of a tray for originals before transmission, and the original tray before transmission of originals can be omitted, allowing the housing 2 to be made smaller.

(f) Example An embodiment of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

The housing 2 of the drawing communication terminal device 1 of this embodiment is composed of a main housing 3, a subhousing 4, and a cover 5. In front of main housing 3 (left side of the first drawing)
A recess 3a is formed in the half. This recess 3a is for mounting the subhousing 4.

A control circuit board 6 is located below the recess 3a in the main housing 3.
is stored. This control circuit board 6 is so-called surface-mounted, and is configured so that the overall thickness of the control circuit board 6 is small. The control circuit board 6 has a function of controlling a facsimile mechanism section 7, which will be described later.

A facsimile mechanism section 7 is housed in the rear half of the main housing 3. The facsimile mechanism section 7 has a document feed roller 8 in its front half and a recording paper roll storage section 9 in its rear half.
, recording paper feed roller 10 and thermal print head 1
1. The document feed roller 8 faces above the opening 7a on the top surface of the facsimile mechanism section 7. A recording paper roll 12 is stored in the recording paper roll storage section 9 .

The thermal recording paper 12a pulled out from the recording paper roll 12 is
The recording paper is sent to the recording paper feed roller 10 and is discharged to the outside from the recording paper discharge lower b. The thermal print head 11 is
Recording paper feed rollers 10 sandwich the thermal recording paper 12a.
is crimped to. The document feed roller 8 and the recording paper feed roller 12 are each rotationally driven by a motor (not shown).

The facsimile mechanism section 7 is unitized, and when a failure occurs, the entire facsimile mechanism section 7 can be replaced with a new one, making maintenance easy.

A power supply unit I3 is rotatably attached to the rear portion of the main housing 3. When the power supply unit 13 is rotated backward as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 1, the rear part of the facsimile mechanism section 7 is exposed to the outside, making it easy to replenish the recording paper roll 12 and prevent jams in the thermal recording paper 12a. The cleaning of the thermal print head 11 can be easily performed.

Furthermore, since the rear surface of the power supply unit 13 is exposed to the outside air, it is advantageous in terms of heat radiation. Note that the power supply unit 13 can also be provided on the right side or left side of the main housing 3,
It can be changed as appropriate.

A cover 5 is rotatably attached to the upper surface 3b of the rear half of the main housing 3. An operation panel 14 is provided on the upper surface of the cover 5, and a contact image sensor 15 that is in contact with the document feed roller 8 is provided inside the operation panel 14.
is supported and fixed.

When a document jam occurs, the cover 5 can be rotated and opened to remove the document.

A document entry port 16 is formed in a cutout at the lower front of the cover 5 . The document entry port 16 is provided with a transparent tablet 2, which will be described later.
0 and is open toward the front, that is, toward the transparent tablet 20.

On the other hand, a document discharge port 17 is also formed in a notch at the lower rear surface of the cover 5. This document discharge port 17 is located adjacent to the recording paper discharge lower b.

A removable tray 18 is provided on the upper surface of the power supply unit 13. The front edge of the tray 18 faces the recording paper discharge hole 7b and the document discharge hole 17, and the discharged recording paper and document are stored therein. By configuring the common tray 18 to receive discharged originals and recording paper in this manner, the housing can be further downsized. Note that the tray 18 may be directly attached to the upper surface 3b of the rear half of the main housing.

The sub-housing 4 is provided with a transparent tablet 20 and a liquid crystal display 21 to form a drawing display tablet 19. The upper surface 4a of the sub-housing 4 has a transparent tablet 2
It is provided so that 0 is inserted. This transparent tablet 20 is of an electromagnetic induction type or an electrostatic induction type in which an ITO film is patterned on a glass substrate.

A liquid crystal display 21 and a tablet control circuit board 22 are housed within the subhousing 4.

The liquid crystal display 21 is supported and fixed below the transparent tablet 19 so as to be parallel to the transparent tablet 19. LCD display 20
A tablet control circuit board 22 is supported and fixed below. It is electrically connected by a tablet control circuit board 23. Note that solder or anisotropic conductive adhesive is used to connect the flexible circuit board 23.

The drawing display tablet 19 can be removed from the main housing 3, and the drawing display tablet 19 and the main housing 3 are connected by a connector cable (not shown). Further, the sub-housing 4 of the drawing display tablet 19 has a symmetrical shape in the front and back, and the drawing display tablet 19 can be attached to the main housing 3 with the front and back sides reversed.

The rear upper surface 3b of the main housing 3 and the sub housing 4
The housing upper surface 2a is continuous with the upper surface 4a of the housing.

Next, the operation of this embodiment drawing communication terminal device will be explained below.

First, when transmitting a document to the other party, one end of the document 24 is inserted into the document inlet 16 and placed on the drawing display tablet 19, as shown in FIG. and,
When the operation panel 14 is operated, the document 24 is sent rearward by the rotation of the document feed roller 8 while being read by the contact image sensor 15 . Further, the document 24 is discharged from the document discharge port 17 and stored in the tray 18 .

The contents of the read document are displayed on the liquid crystal display 21. At this time, if the display on the liquid crystal display 21 is upside down because the document 24 is inserted upside down, remove the drawing display couplet 19 from the main housing 3,
Move back and forth and reinstall. Of course, even when a document is transmitted from the other party, its contents are displayed on the liquid crystal display 21.

Next, the drawing information is transmitted to the other party. Drawing input is performed by tracing the surface of the transparent tablet 20 with the tip of a stylus pen (not shown) while viewing the display on the liquid crystal display 21. This drawing information is transmitted to the other party and displayed on the display of the other party's drawing communication terminal device, and is also displayed on the liquid crystal display 21 on this side. Drawing information transmitted from the other party is processed in the same way.

At this time, some users can perform drawing input by tilting the drawing display couplet 19 at a desired angle.

Further, the drawing tablet 19 can also be used as a drawing table for creating a manuscript.

The content displayed on the liquid crystal display 21 can be printed on thermal recording paper. At this time, the recording feed roller 10 rotates, and the recording paper 12a is gently pulled out from the recording paper roll 12 and guided to the tray 1B from the recording paper discharge lower b. The thermal print head 11 is driven to generate heat to perform thermal recording.

Note that the detailed configuration of the facsimile mechanism section, the arrangement of the control circuit board, etc. are not limited to those of the above embodiments, and can be modified as appropriate.

(g) As described in detail of the invention, the drawing communication terminal device of the present invention can be miniaturized by combining the facsimile mechanism, the display, the drawing input device, and the control circuit into one housing, and the drawing communication terminal device of the present invention It has the advantage of improving operability.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Each of the drawings shows an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a central vertical cross-sectional view of a drawing communication terminal device according to this embodiment, and FIG.
The figure shows an external perspective view of the drawing communication terminal device. 2: Housing, 2a: Upper surface of the housing. 6: Control circuit board, 7: Facsimile mechanism section. 16: Document entrance, 20: Transparent tablet. 21: Liquid crystal display.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A control circuit section and a facsimile mechanism section are housed in a housing, a transparent drawing input device is provided on the upper surface of the housing, a display is arranged below the transparent input device in the housing, and the facsimile mechanism section A drawing communication terminal device, characterized in that the document carrying-in port opens at a position adjacent to the transparent drawing input device on the upper surface of the housing.