JPH0534865B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a recording paper ejecting device for communication equipment such as a facsimile machine.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, in facsimile machines, recording sheets for each communication were not sorted and were ejected together.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, as faxes have become more widespread, the amount of communication has increased, and many places are now communicating several hundred times a day.

At that time, the recording paper accumulated in the output tray was not sorted, and the person distributing the recording paper had to make a decision based on the paper, which required a lot of effort.

[Means for Solving the Problems (and Effects)] According to the present invention, the ejection interval of recording paper is detected;
When this discharge interval is longer than a predetermined length, it is determined that one communication has ended, and a control means is provided that activates the above-mentioned sorting means. Therefore, each communication is performed without directly obtaining a signal from the communication equipment. The recording paper can be divided into sections.

[Example] The present invention will be described below based on the illustrated example.

1 to 4 show embodiments of the present invention;
The figure is a sectional view of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the tray mounting section and drive section. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the state of paper stacked when the tray moves left and right. FIG. 4 is a timing diagram showing the paper interval during communication and the interval between communications.

In Figure 1, 1 is the main body of the paper ejecting device, 2 is the main body of the facsimile device, 3 is the paper ejecting roller of the facsimile device, 4 is the paper ejecting roller of the paper ejecting device, 5 is a sensor that senses paper, and 6 is the ejecting device. The paper tray 7 is easily supported by the elongated hole 10a in the upright wall 10 of the main body 1 of the paper discharging device. Numeral 8 is a gear (pinion) that moves the rack, and numeral 9 is a motor, which is fixed to the main body of the sheet discharging device. Note that the tray 6 is fixed to the rack 7 with screws 12.

Next, in the above configuration, the recording paper ejected from the facsimile main body 2 is sent to the sensor 5 of the paper ejecting device.
The paper is detected by the paper output roller 4 and discharged to the paper discharge tray 6 by the paper discharge roller 4. Next, in Figure 4, 1
If the interval between recording sheets in a communication is _t1 , and the interval between different communications (facsimile procedure time, waiting time) is _t2 , then the relationship is _t1 < _t2 . (Although this may not necessarily be the case with faxes that are received without a hitch.) Here, give a certain set time t (t ₁ < t < t ₂ ) between t ₁ and t ₂ . Ba,
The timer device (Fig. 5) of the ejecting device compares whether the off time of the sensed recording paper (state where no paper comes) is t ₁ or t ₂ , and the central processing unit (CPU) performs one communication. It is easy to tell whether the recording paper is for a different communication or the recording paper for a different communication. When the paper interval is within t, within one communication,
If t is exceeded, one communication will be missed. By driving the motor 9 and shifting the tray 6 when one communication is not being made, it is possible to sort the recording sheets for different communications (FIG. 3). Figure 3 shows group A (discharged by one communication), group B (discharged by the next communication), and group C.
Groups of recording sheets (further ejected by the next communication) are sorted and the accumulation status is indicated. Therefore, for that purpose,
First, after collecting group A, tray 6 moves to the right and collects group B.
Collect the group, then move to the left and collect the C group. The shift may be left/right or front/backward movement, or left/right turning, rocking, or the like.

Note that this device can be installed in any facsimile machine as long as it uses cut sheet paper. This is because the signal is not directly obtained from the facsimile.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, there is an effect that by comparing the recording paper interval within one communication and the recording paper of different communications, it is possible to know that the communications are different, and the recording papers can be sorted based on that information. . Furthermore, in the present invention, the end of one communication can be determined simply by detecting the recording paper interval without directly obtaining a signal from the communication device, so that the apparatus can be simplified.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the mounting section and drive section of the paper ejection tray, Fig. 3 is a diagram showing the state of paper stacked when the tray moves left and right, and Fig. FIG. 4 is a timing diagram showing the paper interval during communication and the recording paper interval between communications, and FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the CPU that determines the communication interval and the paper interval within one communication. 1 is a paper discharge device, 2 is a facsimile device, 3 is a paper discharge roller, 4 is a paper discharge roller of the paper discharge device, 5 is a paper sensor, 6 is a paper discharge tray, 7 is a rack, 8 is a gear, and 9 is a motor , 10 is a rack support portion of the paper ejecting device, 11 is a controller, and P is a recording paper.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A recording paper ejection unit of a communication device such as a facsimile machine, comprising: a tray section for storing recording paper; and a sorting means for sorting a stack of recording paper stored in the tray section for each communication. control means for detecting the ejection interval of the recording sheets, determining that one communication has ended when the ejection interval is longer than a predetermined length, and activating the sorting means in the ejecting device installed in the ejecting device; Recording paper ejection device in communication equipment equipped with 2. Claim 1, wherein the means for detecting the discharge interval is a sensor for detecting the recording paper discharged onto the tray section, and the sorting means is a power means for shifting the tray section.
Recording paper ejecting device described in .