JPH0728360B2 - Equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a facsimile machine.

(B) Prior art Generally, in a facsimile machine, a roll of receiving recording paper is used, and when recording one page, it is cut and discharged by a cutter, and the recording paper is rewound to the position of the recording head. It is configured to prepare for the next record (see, for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 55-12190).

(C) Problems to be Solved by the Invention In the recording apparatus having the above-described structure, when the recording paper is finished and the recording paper is replaced, as shown in FIG. Since the recording paper (20) is set with the leading end of the recording paper slightly protruding from the discharge port (21), the leading end of the recording paper (20) is the first recording paper after replacement of the recording paper. The recording paper from the recording paper head (22) to the recording paper head (22) is added as a margin, and it protrudes from the file when binding the recording paper. Therefore, it is necessary to cut according to the size of the file each time. It was bothersome as well.

(D) Means for Solving the Problems The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and is characterized by a facsimile device that performs recording on roll-shaped recording paper, and detects opening / closing of the recording paper storage unit. Means, a means for detecting the setting state of the recording paper in the storage portion, a cutter means for cutting the recording paper, a means for transporting the recording paper, and an opening / closing detection means for detecting the open state of the storage portion. Based on the setting of the recording paper by the recording paper detection means and the detection of the closed state of the storage section by the open / close detection means,
And a control unit that drives the cutter unit and controls the transfer unit to transfer the leading end of the recording paper to a recording position.

(E) Operation Since the present invention is configured as described above, the control means that detects that the recording paper storage unit has been opened and closed and the recording paper has been exchanged is transferred after the cutter is operated to cut the recording paper. By controlling the means to rewind the recording paper to the position of the recording head, it is possible to prevent a margin from occurring at the leading end of the recording paper.

(F) Embodiments Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of the recording unit of the facsimile machine,
Reference numeral (1) is a roll-shaped recording paper made of heat-sensitive paper, which is guided from a recording head (2) composed of a thermal head to a discharge port (4) through a cutter (3). (5) is a platen roller pressed against the recording head (2), which is rotationally driven by a drive motor (not shown). The recording paper (1) is fed out by rotating in a counterclockwise direction and is rotated in a clockwise direction. The recording paper (1) is controlled to rewind. Reference numeral (6) is a reflection type detector for detecting the presence or absence of the recording paper (1). Although the detection light is reflected when the recording paper (1) is present, the reflected light disappears when the recording paper (1) is lost. The presence or absence of the recording paper (1) is detected by. Reference numeral (7) is a lid body that is rotatably supported by a shaft (8) and covers the recording paper storage portion (9), and (10) is a detection switch that detects opening and closing of the lid body (7).

FIG. 2 shows a circuit configuration of the facsimile machine. (11) is a control circuit for controlling the entire facsimile machine, which is composed of a microprocessor, and is configured with a program memory (12) in which processing programs are stored. Have control. The control circuit (11) also performs signal processing of the read transmission original data and processing of the received signal. (13) optically scans the transmitted original,
The reading unit converts the read black-and-white data into an electric signal and supplies the electric signal to the control circuit. The reading unit includes a document transfer mechanism, a lens mechanism, an illumination mechanism, and an image sensor. (14) is a recording unit for recording on the recording paper (1) by the recording head (2) under the control of the control circuit (11) based on the received signal,
It has a recording paper transfer mechanism. Reference numeral (15) is a data memory for storing the original data read by the reading unit (13) or the signal-processed data, and the writing and reading of the data are controlled by the control circuit (11). (16) is a keyboard composed of a transmission key, a reception key, a copy key, a numeric keypad, etc., and a control circuit (1
1) controls according to the program of the program memory (12) according to the key signal. (17) is a display device for displaying data input from the keyboard (16) or data from the control circuit (11). Reference numeral (18) is a line switching circuit for switching and connecting the telephone (19) and the control circuit (11) of the facsimile machine to the telephone line (L), which is composed of a relay circuit and is switch-controlled by the control circuit (11). Control circuit (11)
In addition, a cutter (3), a detector (6) for detecting the presence or absence of recording paper, and a detection switch (10) for detecting the opening and closing of the lid (7) are connected.

Next, the operation of the present invention having such a configuration will be described.

In the case of sending, first, the original to be sent is set in the reading section (13), the telephone is connected to the receiving side by the telephone (19), the telephone line is connected, and then the transmission key of the keyboard (16). When you operate the control circuit (1
The 1) controls the reading section (13) to perform processing such as encoding of the read original data and send it to the telephone line (L) for transmission.

On the other hand, if there is an incoming call and you want to receive it, the telephone line (L)
The data signal sent from the recording circuit (1) is processed by the control circuit (11) and then supplied to the recording head (2) of the recording unit (14) to record on the recording paper (1). Is performed. At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, the platen roller (5) is rotationally driven counterclockwise by a drive motor (not shown) under the control of the control circuit (11), and the recorded recording paper (1) is As shown in FIG. 4, it passes through the cutter (3) and is guided to the discharge port (4). When the reception recording progresses and the recording for one page is completed, the control control circuit (11) moves to the fifth
After the cutter (3) is driven to cut the recording paper (1) as shown in the figure, reverse rotation control of the platen roller (5) is performed as shown in FIG. The recording head (2) at the position of the cutter (3) as shown in FIG.
Rewind to the position. Therefore, if there is received data for the second page, reception recording is performed in the same manner as described above, but if the processing is completed on one page, the telephone line (L) is disconnected and the reception standby state is restored.

The control circuit (11) outputs the output of the detector (6) in steps (S
The control circuit (1) that constantly checks in 1) and detects that the recording paper (1) is present due to the output from the detector (6)
Although 1) proceeds to other processing, the control circuit (11) which has detected that the output from the detector (6) has disappeared and the recording paper has run out, advances from step (S1) to step (S2) and the display device (17).
Is displayed on the display. Subsequently, the control circuit (11) proceeds to step (S3) to detect whether or not the lid (7) is opened for replacing the recording paper by checking the state of the detection switch (10). Therefore, when a person who notices the recording paper running out indication on the display device (17) opens the cover (7) of the recording paper storage (9) to replace the recording paper, the cover (7) is sent by a signal from the detection switch (10). The control circuit (11), which has detected that 7) has been opened, proceeds to step (S4) to check whether or not the recording paper (1) has been set by checking the detector (6). Then, when it is detected that the setting of the recording paper (1) is completed, the steps (S4) to (S5)
Proceed to step 1 to check whether or not the lid (7) is closed by checking the output of the detection switch (10). As a result, the control circuit (1) that detects that the lid (7) is closed
Step 1) proceeds to step (S6) to drive the cutter (3) to cut excess recording paper, and then to control the platen roller (5) to rotate clockwise in step (S7). After the front end of the recording paper (1) at the position of the cutter (3) is rewound to the position of the recording head (2), the reception standby state is set. That is, when the recording paper (1) is replaced, even if the leading end of the recording paper (1) is set to protrude from the discharge port (4) as shown in FIG. 1, the state shown in FIG. 3 is automatically set. Is set.

Therefore, in the case of the first reception recording after the exchange of the recording paper, the margin is not added unlike the conventional case.

(G) Effect of the Invention As described above, since the facsimile apparatus of the present invention is configured to automatically cut the margin portion when the recording paper is replaced, the margin portion is added at the first recording after the replacement of the recording paper. This eliminates the need to cut the margins later, which is a very practical effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front sectional view showing a recording section of a facsimile apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, and FIGS. 3, 4, 5 and 6 are FIG. 1 is a front view showing an operation state of essential parts, FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the operation of FIG. 2, and FIG. 8 is a front sectional view showing a conventional example of a recording unit of a facsimile apparatus. (1) …… Recording paper, (2) …… Recording head, (3) ……
Cutter, (5) ... Platen roller, (6) ... Detector, (7) ... Lid, (9) ... Recording paper storage, (10)
…… Detection switch, (11) …… Control circuit, (13) …… Reading section, (14) …… Recording section, (16) …… Keyboard, (1
7) …… Display device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus for recording on roll-shaped recording paper, comprising means for detecting opening / closing of a recording paper storage unit, means for detecting a set state of the recording paper in the storage unit, and cutting the recording paper. Cutter means, means for transferring recording paper, and setting of recording paper by the recording paper detection means following detection of the open state of the storage section by the opening / closing detection means and closed state of the storage section by the open / close detection means And a control means for controlling the cutter means to drive the cutter means and to move the leading end of the recording paper to a recording position by the transfer means.