JPH0575306B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a facsimile device, and particularly to a facsimile device that can be used either installed on a table in an office or carried around.

[Conventional technology]

When a facsimile machine is installed and used, it is customary to use a roll of recording paper so that a large amount of recording paper can be automatically supplied.

A facsimile device in which recording paper is supplied from outside the main body is convenient to carry and use because the main body can be made compact since the recording paper roll is not housed inside the main body. When using the device as a portable device, cut sheets of paper are fed into the main body one by one.

If the cradle on which the recording paper roll is placed is installed side by side with the main body, a large installation area will be required, so the installation area can be reduced by supporting the main body diagonally on a support stand and storing the recording paper roll on the support stand. is proposed.

FIG. 3 is a drawing showing an example of a conventional facsimile device, in which a is a right side view and b is a rear view.

In FIGS. 3a and 3b, 1 is the main body, and 6 is a support stand.

Two side plates 61 on the right and left sides of the support stand 6
A groove 62 is provided in the groove 62 . By inserting the spool 5 into the hole in the center of the recording paper roll 3 and hooking both ends of the spool 5 into the grooves 62, the recording paper roll 3 is moved into the space between the two side plates 61, i.e.
It is accommodated in the space below the main body 1 and supported by the side plate 61 via the spool 5.

The recording paper pulled out from the recording paper roll 3 is stored in the main body 1.
Then, the recording paper is taken in from the recording paper intake port 15 at the top.

When using the device as a portable device, the main body 1 is removed from the support base 6.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

As explained above, in conventional facsimile machines with a small installation area, the recording paper roll is loaded onto the support base by hooking both ends of the spool inserted into the recording paper roll into the grooves on the side plate of the support base. The disadvantage is that you have to go around the back to perform the loading operation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile machine that can solve the above drawbacks and load a recording paper roll from the side.

[Means for solving problems]

The facsimile apparatus of the present invention supports a main body, into which recording paper is supplied from the outside, obliquely on a support stand so that the traveling direction of the recording paper is within one vertical plane;
In the facsimile apparatus in which the roll of recording paper is accommodated on the support base, the roll may be accommodated on the support base from at least one of the side surfaces parallel to the vertical plane such that the central axis of the roll is perpendicular to the vertical plane. The recording paper guide space is configured to include a roll storage space and a recording paper guide space that is continuous from the upper part of the roll storage space to the upper end of the main body support surface and is open to at least one of the side surfaces.

〔Example〕

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to drawings showing embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a drawing showing an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus of the present invention, in which a is a right side view and b is a rear view.

In Figures 1a and b, 1 indicates a main body 2 is a support base;
3 is a recording paper roll.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the support base 2 taken along the line AA in FIG. 1b.

The main body support surface 23 of the support stand 2 supports the main body 1 obliquely so that the traveling direction of the recording paper is always within one vertical plane. A roll storage space 24 provided in the support base 2 has a diameter larger than the maximum outer diameter of the recording paper roll 3, and is open to the right side of the support base 2. A recess 21 is provided in the lower part of the roll storage space 24, and the end of the recess 21 on the side surface of the right end support 2 is separated by a side wall 22. The left end of the roll storage space 24 and recess 21 is closed by the left side surface of the support base 2. From the upper part of the roll accommodation space 24 to the main body support surface 2
A recording paper guide space 25 is provided continuously up to the upper end of the recording paper guide space 3. The recording paper guide space 25 is also open to the right side of the support base 2 and closed at the left end.

When the recording paper roll 3 is inserted into the roll storage space 24 from the right side of the support base 2 so that the central axis of the roll is perpendicular to the recording paper traveling direction, the recording paper roll 3 sinks, and a portion of its lower part falls into the recess 21. be accommodated in. Since the left and right ends of the recess 21 are separated, it is possible to prevent the recording paper roll 3 from rotating and shifting to the left and right when the recording paper is pulled out. Recording paper guide space 25
is opened on the right side, so that when loading the recording paper roll 3, the operation of pulling out the recording paper from the recording paper roll 3 can be easily performed from the right side.

The recording paper pulled out from the recording paper roll 3 passes through the recording paper guide space 24, is taken into the main body 1 from the recording paper intake port 15, and is supplied to the recording head 11. 12 is a platen roller for bringing the recording paper into close contact with the recording head 11; 4 is a transmission document; 13 is a contact sensor for reading the transmission document 4; 14 is a transmission document 4
This is a platen roller for bringing the platen into close contact with the contact sensor 13.

If there is no fear that the recording paper roll 3 will shift to the left or right when the recording paper is pulled out, the side wall 22 is not necessary, and therefore the recess 21 is not required. Further, the roll storage space 24 and the recording paper guide space 25 may be opened not only on one side of the support base 2 but also on both sides.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above in detail, the facsimile apparatus of the present invention has the roll storage space and the recording paper guide space provided in the support stand open to at least one side of the support stand, so that when the facsimile apparatus is installed and used, the roll storage space and recording paper guide space are opened to at least one side of the support stand. It can use paper, has a small main body, is convenient for portable use, and has the advantages of a conventional facsimile machine with a small installation space. This has the effect of allowing the roll of recording paper to be easily loaded from the side, and since the roll of recording paper is held on the wall of the roll storage space, the spool that was required to hold the roll of recording paper in conventional devices is eliminated. It also has the effect of making you feel sluggish because it is unnecessary.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a drawing showing an embodiment of the facsimile device of the present invention, in which a is a right side view, b is a rear view,
FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the support stand taken along the line A-A in FIG. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Main body, 2... Support stand, 3... Recording paper roll, 21... Recessed part, 22... Side wall, 23... Main body support surface, 24... Roll accommodation space, 25... Recording paper guide space.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A main body to which recording paper is supplied from the outside is supported obliquely on a support stand so that the traveling direction of the recording paper is within one vertical plane, and a roll of the recording paper is supported on the support stand. A facsimile apparatus that accommodates a roll accommodating space, the roll accommodating space capable of accommodating the roll from at least one side parallel to the vertical plane in the support base so that the roll center axis is perpendicular to the vertical plane, and the roll accommodating space. A facsimile apparatus comprising: a recording paper guide space that extends from the top of the main body to the upper end of the main body support surface and is open on at least one of the side surfaces. 2 Claims that include a recessed portion in the lower part of the roll storage space of the support base that accommodates a lower part of the roll and does not reach any of the side surfaces of the support base that are parallel to a vertical plane that always includes the traveling direction of the recording paper. The facsimile device according to item 1.