JP2556610B2 - Fax machine - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a portable facsimile apparatus that can be driven by a battery.

(Prior Art) In a conventional portable facsimile apparatus, a hard block of a power supply unit is arranged along the left-right direction at a rear portion of a case, while a keyboard unit having a transmission key and the like is provided at a front portion of the case, A reading unit that reads a document while it is being conveyed, a driving unit that has a motor for conveying a document that is located on one side of the reading unit,
Circuit parts for controlling the facsimile are arranged one above the other. And a handle is provided on one side of the case,
I have a handle so I can carry it around.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In the conventional portable facsimile apparatus as described above,
When the case was used horizontally, no consideration was given to the mutual weight balance of each part. That is,
It is good to carry the case with the handle upright in the left-right direction, but when the case is used horizontally, the heavy drive unit is next to the hard block of the power supply unit on one side of the case, Since the center of gravity is high due to the fact that the drive section and the drive section are overlapped on the upper side of the front of the case, the weight balance is poor and unstable, and it is difficult to operate with one hand, for example, portable type The handling and operability were not sufficient.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a facsimile device having good handleability and operability as a portable type in consideration of a mutual weight balance of respective parts in a state in which the case is used horizontally. The purpose is to do.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention is provided in a substantially rectangular shape in the horizontal direction and in a thin shape in the vertical direction as a whole, and has a document insertion port on the upper surface and a document outlet on the front surface and is horizontal. The ace is equipped with a case that can be used in this state, and at the front of this ace, there is a reading section that reads the transmission original that is taken into the case from the original insertion port on the top of the case and discharged to the front document exit. The keyboard section is arranged along the left-right direction, the keyboard section is arranged along the left-right direction on the upper surface of the case above the reading section, and the circuit section is arranged at the rear part of the case at substantially the center. The battery section is arranged on one side of the circuit section, and the driving section having the motor for conveying the original document is arranged on the other side.

(Operation) According to the present invention, in the portable facsimile apparatus, the heavy hard block has the battery section and the motor of the drive section, the battery section is located on one side of the rear section of the case, and the drive section having the motor is the rear section of the case. Since it is located on the other side, the weight is balanced in the left-right direction.

The hard block next to the battery unit and the drive unit has a reading unit and a circuit unit.The reading unit is located near the center of the front part of the case along the left-right direction, and the circuit part is almost the rear part of the case. It is located in the center and the lightest keyboard part is located in the front part of the case along the left-right direction, so that the center of gravity is close to the center of the case.

Therefore, in the usage state with the case horizontal,
The weight is balanced in the left-right direction, and the center of gravity is located near the center of the case, so the weight is well balanced.

Therefore, even when one hand is put on the lower surface of the case, the lower surface of the case is supported by the back of the hand, and the finger is hooked on the rear side of the upper surface of the case, it can be supported and used in a stable state.

(Embodiment) Hereinafter, a configuration of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a case, which has an upper case 2 and a lower case 3, and is formed in a substantially rectangular shape in the horizontal direction and a thin shape in the vertical direction as a whole. A document insertion port 4 is formed substantially in the center of the upper case 2 along the left-right direction, and a document outlet 5 is formed on the front surface between the upper case 2 and the lower case 3 along the left-right direction. A document passage 6 communicating with the insertion port 4 and the document outlet 5 is formed.

At the front of the case 1, a reading unit 11 is arranged along the left-right direction. The reading unit 11 includes a reading sensor 12 including a line image sensor and a reading roller 13 that presses the document P against the reading surface on the upper surface of the reading sensor 12. The reading sensor 12 contacts the reading roller 13. It is rotatably supported and is biased by a spring 14 so as to come into pressure contact with the reading roller 13.

A guide plate 15 for guiding the document P inserted into the document insertion port 4 to the reading unit 11 is provided on the paper feed side (rear part) of the reading unit 11, and on the guide plate 15. A paper feed roller 17 for feeding the document P to the reading unit 11 is provided at the center of the erected rotation shaft 16, while the reading unit 11 is provided.
The discharge side (front part) of the document faces the document exit 5.

Further, a keyboard portion 18 is arranged on the upper surface of the front portion of the case 1 along the left-right direction. This keyboard part 18
As shown in FIG. 3, has a numeric keypad group 19 for inputting a telephone number and the like, and a command key group 20 composed of a transmission key, a reset key, a mode key and the like. Note that the keyboard unit 18 is provided with a display 21 for displaying the operation status and the like.

A battery section 22 is arranged on the left side of the rear portion of the case 1. A battery pack 23 accommodating a battery is arranged in the battery unit 22 in a replaceable manner, and can be slid in the horizontal direction with respect to the case 1 to be attached and detached.

A drive unit 26 having a motor 25 is arranged on the right side of the rear portion of the case 1. The drive unit 26 is a motor 25.
Is transmitted from a plurality of gears 27 that rotate in a horizontal state to a plurality of gears 29 that rotate in a vertical state via a bevel gear 28, and rotates the rotation shaft 13a of the reading roller 13 and the rotation shaft 16 of the paper feed roller 17. To drive.

Further, a circuit portion 30 is arranged in the center of the rear portion of the case 1. This circuit unit 30 has a PC equipped with electrical components.
A plate 31 is provided, a connector 32 is provided on the PC plate 31 so as to face the rear surface of the case 1, and a lid 33 provided at the rear of the case 1 so as to be opened and closed is opened to open the connector.
32 can be exposed.

 Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

Explaining the mutual weight relationship of each part, the heavy hard block has the battery part 22 and the motor 25 of the drive part 26,
The battery part 22 is located on the left side of the rear part of the case 1, and the motor 25
Is located on the right side of the rear part of the case 1, so that an important balance in the left-right direction is maintained.

The hard block next to the battery unit 22 and the motor 25 has a reading unit 11 and a circuit unit 30. The reading unit 11 is located near the center of the front part of the case 1 along the left-right direction, and the circuit unit
The case 30 is located substantially in the center of the rear part of the case 1, and the lightest keyboard part 18 is located in the forefront part of the case 1 along the left-right direction, so that the center of gravity is close to the center of the case 1.

Therefore, when the case 1 is used horizontally, the weight balance in the left-right direction is maintained and the center of gravity is close to the center of the case 1, so that the weight balance is good.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, even when one hand is put on the lower surface of the case 1, the lower surface of the case 1 is supported by the back of the hand, and the fingers are hooked on the upper rear side of the case 1,
It can be supported and used in a stable state.

As shown in FIG. 3, while holding the facsimile machine with one hand, the other hand is used to insert and set the transmission original in the original insertion slot 4 on the upper surface of the case 1, or the keyboard section 18 is used.
Can be operated, and the handleability and operability as a portable type are good.

(Effects of the Invention) According to the present invention, in a usage state in which a horizontally thin rectangular case and a vertically thin case as a whole are horizontal, the mutual weight relationship of each part is taken into consideration and a heavy battery part Parts of the motors are installed on both sides of the rear of the case to balance the weight in the left-right direction, and the reading unit and the circuit unit, which are the heaviest next to the battery unit and the motor, are installed near the center of the case. By arranging a light keyboard part in the front part of the case and bringing the center of gravity closer to the center of the case, it is possible to improve the weight balance. Therefore, for example, when the case is horizontal, It is stable even if it is held by hand, and it is possible to easily set the transmission original and operate the keyboard portion with the other hand, and to improve the handleability and operability as a portable type.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus of the present invention with an upper case removed, FIG. 2 is a sectional view, and FIG.
The figure is a perspective view of a use state. 1 ... Case, 4 ... Original insertion slot, 5 ... Original exit, 11
...... Reading section, 18 ...... Keyboard section, 22 ...... Battery section, 25 ...
… Motor, 26 …… Drive section, 30 …… Circuit section.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A case which is substantially rectangular in the horizontal direction and thin in the vertical direction as a whole, has a document insertion opening on the upper surface and a document outlet on the front surface, and is used in a horizontal state. At the front part of this case, a reading unit is arranged along the left-right direction for conveying and reading a transmission document that is taken into the case from the document insertion port on the upper surface of the case and discharged to the front document outlet. In addition, a keyboard section is arranged along the left-right direction on the upper surface of the case above the reading section, and a circuit section is arranged in the rear part of the case in substantially the center, and a battery section is provided on one side of the circuit section. And a drive unit having a motor for transporting the original on the other side.