JPH0510860B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention is a method for reading originals that must be damaged, such as important documents, or unique originals that cannot be directly fed by an automatic paper feeding mechanism, by storing them in a rigid case. The present invention relates to an improvement in a facsimile device that is supplied to a scanning section and performs reading and scanning.

[Technical background of the invention]

Conventionally, as this type of device, the one shown in FIG. 1, for example, is known. In other words, this device is
With the document 1 housed in the case 2, the document supply table 3
are sent one by one to the transport mechanism 4, and this transport mechanism 4
The document 1 is conveyed to the reading scanning unit 5 for sub-scanning and is read by the reading scanning unit 5.The case 2 of the original 1 that has been read and scanned is led out to the stacker 8 provided below the housing 7 by the ejection mechanism 6. They are configured to be stacked. Note that 9 is a guide plate for guiding the case 2 sent from the transport mechanism 4 to the discharge mechanism 6. With such a device, original 1
It can be handled with care without damaging the document, and even documents that are thin, thick, or made of special materials can be read without any problems.

[Problems with background technology]

However, such conventional devices can only be used in case 2.
Since the device is configured to read and scan with the reading and scanning mechanism 5 while being moved by the conveyance mechanism 4, the dimensions of the device in the document conveyance direction are equal to the length _L1 of the document supply table 3 and the reading and scanning unit 5, as shown in FIG. The total amount required is the installation width L ₁ and the case storage length L ₂ after reading is completed.
As a result, the device had the disadvantage of being large in size. Also,
After reading, the case 2 of the original 1 is transported diagonally downward by the ejection mechanism 6 and guided to the stacker 8, so the position of the stacker 8 is close to the floor, so that the ejected original is not taken out. There was a drawback that made it difficult.

[Purpose of the invention]

Although the present invention is an apparatus that automatically transfers originals stored in a cassette, the apparatus can be made more compact by housing the original supply section and the original ejection section within the apparatus housing, and also allows for easy loading and unloading of originals. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile device that is easy to use and has excellent handling properties.

[Summary of the invention]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention allows a case containing a document to be held stationary in a case holding section, and a reading scanning section of the case holding section moves along the document surface for sub-scanning, thereby scanning the document. In addition, a document supply section and a document discharge section are arranged to face each other with the case holding section in between, and the transfer mechanism moves the case containing the document set in the document supply section in a direction perpendicular to the document surface. The document is transferred to the case holding section, and the document after scanning is transferred from the case holding section in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the document to the document discharging section.

[Embodiments of the invention]

FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 show a schematic configuration of a facsimile device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a side sectional view, and Figure 3 is the − of Figure 2.
It is an arrow sectional view.

In the figure, 10 is a document supply table, and this document supply table 10 has a case 2 (hereinafter abbreviated as case 2) that accommodates a document 1 inserted through a document supply opening 21 provided in a housing 20. It is comprised of a pair of feeding wheels 11a, 11b for holding, and a pair of guide plates 12a, 12b for guiding the insertion of the case 2. The above-mentioned feeding cars 11a, 11
b are connected to each other by a chain or the like, and are rotated in the directions of arrows A and B by a drive mechanism (not shown) to transport the cases 2 vertically downward one by one. Moreover, this feeding wheel 11a,
A pair of reading tables 30a and 30b as case holding parts are arranged below 11b. The reading tables 30a, 30b are rotatable in the directions of arrows C and D in synchronization with each other by a drive mechanism (not shown), and the feeding wheels 11a, 11
The case 2 supplied from b is held and subjected to reading scanning by a reading scanning section to be described later, and the case 2 after reading is transferred to a stacker 40 serving as a document discharging section disposed vertically downward. It's summery. This stacker 40 is configured to be slidable, and by this sliding movement, the casing 2
The case 2 protrudes outward from the casing 20 from the document ejection opening 22 provided at 0, thereby holding the case 2 stacked.
can be taken out.

By the way, the feeding wheel 1 of the document supply section 10
A reading scanning section 50 is arranged between 1a and 11b and reading tables 30a and 30b. This reading scanning unit 50 includes a reading optical system 52 in a housing 51.
It can be moved back and forth on the reading tables 30a and 30b as shown by arrow E by a moving mechanism 60. The moving mechanism 60 is
It has a step motor 61 for sub-scanning, and the driving force of this step motor 61 is transferred to a timing belt 62.
This is transmitted to the feed screw 64 via the pulley 63, thereby rotating the feed screw 64 and moving the reading/scanning section 50. In addition, 6 in the figure
5 indicates a guide rail.

In order to read a document with such a device,
First, the cases 2 containing the originals 1 are stacked in the order of reading, and the feeding wheels 11a, 11b of the original supply unit 10 are stacked.
In this state, read scanning is started. Then, the feeding wheels 11a and 11b rotate and only one case 2 is removed from the reading table 30.
a, 30b, and in this state the reading scanning section 5
0 moves along the reading scanning surface of the case 2,
As a result, the original 1 is read and scanned. The image information read by the reading/scanning section 50 is sent to a telephone line from a transmission system (not shown). When the reading scan is completed, the reading tables 30a, 3
0b opens downward and the case 2 falls into the stacker 40, and then the second case 2 is released into the feeder wheel 11.
a, 11b to the reading tables 30a, 30b, and the reading scanning unit 50 performs reading scanning. Thereafter, similarly, every time the cases 2, 2 are transferred one by one to the reading tables 30a, 30b located vertically downward by the feeding wheels 11a, 11b, the reading scanning section 50 moves in a sub-scanning mode to perform a reading scanning. After the reading is completed, the case 2 is transferred from the reading tables 30a, 30b to a stacker 40 disposed vertically below the reading tables 30a, 30b.

With such a configuration, the document supply section 10 and the stacker 40 are housed within the housing 20 without protruding outside the housing 20. Therefore, the size of the device is determined by the reading scanning length according to the maximum length of case 2.
L ₃ and the length l ₂ of the reading scanning section 50.
Figure) The device can be significantly smaller than the previous one. Further, the positions of the document supply unit 10 and the stacker 40 can be set to a certain level higher than the bottom surface by vertically moving the case 2.
As a result, it is possible to provide an apparatus that is easy to handle, since it is not necessary to take an unreasonable posture such as bending the waist deeply when setting a document or taking out a discharged document.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, in the above embodiment, the case 2 was configured to be transferred from the top to the bottom, but the case 2 may be transferred in the opposite direction, or if the height dimension of the device is limited, the case 2 may be transferred in the horizontal direction. good.
However, in this case, the reading scanning section needs to be moved vertically in the sub-scanning direction. Further, the mechanism for transferring the case 2 may be an elevator mechanism, and if this mechanism is used, the case 2 can be transferred more smoothly. others,
The structure of the transport mechanism, the movement scanning mechanism of the reading and scanning section, the structure of the document supply section, the case holding section, the document discharge section, etc. can be modified in various ways without departing from the gist of the present invention.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As detailed above, in the present invention, a case containing a document is held stationary in a case holding section, and the reading scanning section is moved and sub-scanned along the document surface of the case holding section, thereby reading and scanning the document. In addition, a document supply section and a document discharge section are arranged opposite to each other with the case holding section in between, and a transfer mechanism transfers the case set in the document supply section perpendicularly to the document surface and holds the case. At the same time, the case of the original that has been read and scanned is transferred from the case holding part in a direction perpendicular to the original surface and transferred to the original discharge part.

Therefore, according to the present invention, although it is an apparatus that automatically transports originals stored in a cassette,
The document feeding section and the document ejecting section can be housed within the device housing, making the device more compact.Moreover, document loading and unloading can be done easily, making it possible to create a facsimile device that is easy to handle. can be provided.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side cross-sectional view showing the schematic structure of a conventional facsimile device, FIGS. 2 and 3 show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side cross-sectional view showing the schematic structure of the facsimile device. , Figure 3 is the second
It is a sectional view taken along the - arrow in the figure. 10... Original supply unit, 11a, 11b... Feeding wheel, 12a, 12b... Guide plate, 20...
Housing, 21... Original supply opening, 22... Original ejection opening, 30a, 30b... Reading table, 40... Stacker, 50... Reading scanning section, 5
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Housing, 52... Reading optical system, 60... Moving mechanism, 61... Step motor, 62... Timing belt, 63... Pulley, 64... Feed screw, 65... Guide rail, 1... ...Manuscript, 2...
Case.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a facsimile device that performs reading and scanning by supplying a document housed in a case to a reading scanning section, there is a case holding section that holds the case containing the document stationary, and a case holding section that holds the case inside the case holding section. a reading scanning section configured to be movable for sub-scanning along the document surface and reading and scanning the document housed in the case; a document supply section and a document discharge section disposed opposite to each other with the case holding section in between; The case containing the original set in the original supply section is transferred in a direction perpendicular to the original surface and transferred to the case holding section, and the case of the original that has been scanned is transferred from the case holding section in a direction perpendicular to the original surface. A facsimile apparatus comprising: a transfer mechanism for transferring the document to the document ejection section.