JP2584101B2 - Facsimile machine - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a portable facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

2. Description of the Related Art At present, portable facsimile machines that are supposed to be carried around are demanded. A structure having an operation unit and a portable handle has been put to practical use.

When the portable facsimile apparatus as described above is actually used, a function of transmitting image information to a partner at a place as free as possible is necessary, and a function of receiving and printing image information. Is often unnecessary because, for example, the location of the device changes every moment because the device is portable, and the device may not be specified. In other words, there is a demand for such a portable facsimile apparatus that realizes a function of transmitting image information from a place as free as possible and that is as small and light as possible.

In addition, the conventional portable facsimile machine is portable, but has a shape that is supposed to be placed somewhere when used, and the mounting space is limited as in the case of using a public telephone. It is inconvenient to use it in places where it does not exist.

Means for Solving the Problems The invention according to claim 1, wherein a flat rectangular parallelepiped main body case is formed, and a transmission operation section is provided at an end on the near side of the main body case mounted on one arm in a substantially horizontal state. And a plate-like gripping portion that grips the other end of the main body case from the outside with one of the palms. A slit-shaped document insertion port which is long in the front-back direction is formed, and a reading unit communicating with the document insertion port is arranged in the left-right direction of the document insertion port and is built in the main body case.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a slit-shaped original insertion slot that is long in the front-rear direction is formed up to near the front edge of the upper surface of the main body case, and the drive motor of the reading unit is provided inside the position of the grip portion of the main body case. Placed.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the document insertion slot is formed on the upper surface of the main body case in which the transmission operation unit and the grip unit are provided at the front side and the other end, respectively. With the other hand, you can insert the transmission original into the original insertion slot or operate the transmission operation unit with the other hand, and arrange the reading unit communicating with the original insertion opening in the left and right direction of the original insertion opening. With this arrangement, the document is transported in the left-right direction of the user, so that the document that has been read and scanned is prevented from coming into contact with the user's body.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the document insertion opening is formed up to the vicinity of the front edge of the main body case, the length of the document insertion opening is determined by the size of the document to be read, and the main body case has a width suitable for gripping. The length of the main body case in the front-rear direction can be reduced even when the grips formed on the entire end of the main body are arranged side by side, and the drive motor is built in the position of the grip on the main body case. Since a document conveying path or the like is not located inside, a relatively large component is disposed in a portion where a space exists, so that the space in the internal space can be used effectively.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, a facsimile apparatus 1 of the present embodiment has a flat main body case 3 in which a slit-shaped original insertion slot 2 that is long in the front-rear direction is formed substantially at the center of the upper surface. ,
A transmission operation unit 4 and a grip unit 5 are provided at front and rear ends of the main body case 3, respectively. In the facsimile apparatus 1, as shown in FIG. 3, an electric control unit 6 is provided on the right side of the main body case 3 and a reading unit 7 is provided substantially at the center. Here, a slit-shaped document discharge port 8 is formed on the left end surface of the main body case 3, and a relatively large amount of the document discharge port 8 from the document insertion port 2 on which a feed roller 9 is pivotally supported to the document discharge port 8. The flat document transport path 10 is formed in the left-right direction passing under the transmission operation unit 4 from between the white roller 11 of the reading unit 7 and the image sensor 12.

The transmission operation unit 4 includes various function keys in addition to the ten keys 13, the start key 14, and the stop key 15.
The electric control unit 6 includes a stepping motor 18 which is a drive motor connected to the rollers 9 and 11, and a modular connector connected to an external line (not shown). 19, a circuit board 20 on which a transmission circuit (not shown) connected to the image sensor 12 and the like are formed,
It is formed of a replaceable battery (not shown) or the like.
Further, the grip portion 5 is suitable for gripping by providing a non-slip such that a large number of concave grooves 21 are continuously formed on the surface or covered with rubber. Battery cover 22 with a built-in battery
Are detachably attached. Further, the facsimile apparatus 1 is provided with a main body cover 23 which is pivotally supported at the right edge of the main body case 3 and covers the entire surface of the facsimile apparatus from above.

In such a configuration, the facsimile apparatus 1 operates the transmission operation unit 4 by inserting the original 25 into the original insertion slot 2 with the modular connector 19 and the external line connected by the cord 24 having a coupler or the like. Then, the document 25 is transported in the document transport path 10 by the rollers 9 and 11 that are rotated by the driving force of the stepping motor 18. Therefore, the image information of the conveyed document 25 is read by the image sensor 12 and transmitted from the transmission circuit of the electric control unit 6 to the external line via the modular connector 19, and the facsimile apparatus of the other party receiving the image information (Not shown), a process of reproducing image information is performed.

When the facsimile apparatus 1 reads and transmits the image information of the document 25 as described above, as shown in FIG. And hold it in the palm of your left hand.
Is inserted into the document insertion slot 2 and the transmission operation unit 4 is operated. By doing so, the original inserted from the original insertion slot 2
Since the document 25 is conveyed leftward in the document conveying path 10 and discharged from the document discharge port 8, it is easy to continuously supply a large number of documents 25 to the document insertion port 2 with the right hand. In this case, the document 25 that has been read and scanned is also continuously discharged from the document discharge port 8 without coming into contact with the user's body or the like. That is, the facsimile machine 1
Can be easily read and transmitted while holding the apparatus with one hand, and work can be performed as freely as possible, for example, in a place where a public telephone is installed. It can be used in places where there is no space for equipment to be installed.

Here, in the facsimile apparatus 1, the document insertion slot 2, the transmission operation unit 4, and the gripping unit 5 are arranged on the upper surface of the main body case 3 as described above, but the length of the document insertion slot 2 is readable. Is determined by the size of the original document 25,
The grip portion 5 needs to be formed over the entire end of the main body case 3 with a width suitable for gripping. Accordingly, in the facsimile apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 2, the slit-shaped original insertion slot 2 which is long in the front-rear direction is formed up to the vicinity of the front edge of the upper surface of the main body case 3. On the other hand, by arranging most of the components 14 to 17 of the transmission operation unit 4, the length of the main body case 3 in the front-rear direction is reduced. Further, in the facsimile apparatus 1, a flat type stepping motor 18, which is a relatively large component, is provided inside the grip portion 5 of the main body case 3, which needs to be arranged side by side with the document insertion slot 2, so that the axial direction is the main body case 3.
By being arranged perpendicular to the upper surface of the device, the size of the device is realized by effectively utilizing the space of the internal space.

Moreover, the main body case 3 of the facsimile machine 1 dedicated to transmission does not have a built-in circuit for receiving image information or a printing device, and the arrangement and parts of each part such as flattening the path of the document conveying path 10. It has been reduced in size and weight due to downsizing of the device. The applicant has confirmed that the facsimile apparatus 1 having such a structure can be manufactured with a thickness of about 30 (mm) even if the facsimile apparatus 1 is designed to be able to read at least an A4 size or letter size document 25, for example. Was done.

The facsimile apparatus 1 of such a size can hold the grip 5 in the palm and hold the whole, so that the transmission operation can be easily performed while holding the apparatus as described above with one hand. It is. Further, the facsimile apparatus 1 of such a size occupies only about half of the internal space even if it is stored in a general attache case (not shown) having a size capable of storing A3 size documents without being folded. A4 size original 25
Etc. can be stored, and its space efficiency is good.

When the facsimile device 1 is directly carried without being stored in an attache case or the like, the facsimile device 1 can be easily carried like a book by holding the gripping portion 5 in the palm while holding the entire device under the armpit. Even in this case, since the apparatus is small and lightweight, it can be easily transported.

Further, in the present embodiment, the right-handed facsimile apparatus 1 including the reading unit 7 that conveys the original 25 from right to left is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described structure. , As illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5
It is also possible to implement a left-handed facsimile device 26 having a reading unit that transports the document 25 from left to right.

The invention according to claim 1 forms a flat rectangular parallelepiped main body case, and a transmission operation section is provided at a front end of the main body case mounted on one arm in a substantially horizontal state. The other end of the main body case is a plate-like gripper gripped by one of the palms from the outside, and the upper surface of the main body case gripped by the grip portion on the front side of the grip portion in the front-rear direction as viewed from the operator. By forming a long slit-shaped document insertion port on the other hand, it is possible to insert the transmission document into the document insertion port and operate the transmission operation unit with the other hand while holding the grip in one palm, Even in a place where there is no space for equipment to be installed, it is possible to execute image information transmission work by holding the device with one hand,
In addition, since the reading section communicating with the document insertion port is arranged in the left and right direction of the document insertion port and built in the main body case, the document is conveyed in the left and right direction of the user, so that the document that has been completely scanned and scanned can be read. The workability is good because contact with the user's body is prevented, and the invention according to claim 2 further comprises a slit-shaped original insertion slot which is long in the front-rear direction and is provided on the front side of the upper surface of the main body case. Due to the formation near the edge, even if a document insertion opening whose length is determined by the size of the document to be read and a grip formed over the entire end portion of the main body case with a width suitable for gripping, The length of the body case in the front-rear direction can be reduced, and the drive motor of the reading unit is located inside the grip part of the body case. Large parts Since the arrangement is one which has an effect such as can be made smaller and lighter the space apparatus can be effectively used in the interior space.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view, FIG. 3 is a longitudinal side view, FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a modification, and FIG. 5 is a plan view. 1,26 ... Facsimile machine, 2 ... Document insertion slot, 3 ...
Main body case, 4 ... Transmission operation unit, 5 ... Grip unit, 7 ...
Reading unit, 18 ... Drive motor

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A flat rectangular parallelepiped main body case is formed, and a transmission operation section is provided at a front end of the main body case mounted on one arm in a substantially horizontal state, and the other end of the main body case is provided. A plate-shaped gripping portion that is gripped by one of the palms from the outside, and a slit-shaped document that is long in the front-rear direction as viewed from an operator on an upper surface of the main body case gripped by the gripping portion on the front side of the gripping portion. A facsimile apparatus, wherein an insertion slot is formed, and a reading section communicating with the document insertion slot is disposed in the left-right direction of the document insertion slot and is built in the main body case. 2. A slit-shaped original insertion slot which is long in the front-rear direction is formed up to the vicinity of an edge on the near side of the upper surface of the main body case, and a drive motor of a reading section is disposed inside a position of a grip portion of the main body case. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: