JPH07123199A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents
Facsimile equipmentInfo
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- JPH07123199A JPH07123199A JP5288693A JP28869393A JPH07123199A JP H07123199 A JPH07123199 A JP H07123199A JP 5288693 A JP5288693 A JP 5288693A JP 28869393 A JP28869393 A JP 28869393A JP H07123199 A JPH07123199 A JP H07123199A
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Abstract
Description
【０００１】[0001]
【産業上の利用分野】本発明は、１本のローラ駆動で送
信、受信及びコピー動作が行えるようにしたファクシミ
リ装置に関するものである。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile machine which can perform transmission, reception and copy operations by driving one roller.
【０００２】[0002]
【従来の技術】従来のファクシミリ装置は、原稿給紙経
路にフィードローラを、記録紙排出経路にプラテンロー
ラをそれぞれ設け、送信時にはフィードローラを回転駆
動して送信原稿の給紙動作が行われ、他方受信時には、
プラテンローラを回転駆動して記録紙の排出動作が行わ
れ、さらにコピー時にはフィードローラの回転駆動によ
る原稿給紙動作と、プラテンローラの回転駆動による記
録紙排出動作とが同時に行われるようになっていた。2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional facsimile apparatus, a feed roller is provided in a document feed path and a platen roller is provided in a recording sheet discharge path, and the feed roller is rotationally driven at the time of transmission so that a transmission document is fed. On the other hand, when receiving,
The platen roller is rotationally driven to eject the recording paper, and at the time of copying, the document feeding operation by the rotational driving of the feed roller and the recording paper ejection operation by the rotational driving of the platen roller are simultaneously performed. It was
【０００３】[0003]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】しかしながら、フィー
ドローラとプラテンローラとを別個独立に駆動する従来
の駆動機構では、２本のローラ駆動に各々専用モータを
搭載する必要があり、部品点数が多く、構造が複雑でコ
スト的に高価となり、小形軽量化を妨げる要因となって
いた。However, in the conventional drive mechanism for independently driving the feed roller and the platen roller, it is necessary to mount a dedicated motor for each of the two roller drives, and the number of parts is large. The structure is complicated and the cost is high, which is a factor that hinders reduction in size and weight.
【０００４】本発明は上述した事情に鑑みてなされたも
のであり、１本のローラ駆動により、前述の従来動作全
てを行わせることができるようにしたファクシミリ装置
を提供せんとするものである。The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus capable of performing all the conventional operations described above by driving one roller.
【０００５】[0005]
【課題を解決するための手段】本発明は、プラテンロー
ラと、このプラテンローラを駆動するモータと、印刷ヘ
ッドと、前記プラテンローラに印刷ヘッドを当接、離間
させるラックと、前記ラックを送信位置と受信位置とに
移動せしめる操作手段と、前記ラックに噛合する歯車
と、前記ラックが送信位置の時、前記ラックを受信位置
に戻す前記歯車と前記モータ間に設けられた移動可能な
歯車とで構成したことを特徴とするものである。SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a platen roller, a motor for driving the platen roller, a print head, a rack for bringing the print head into contact with and away from the platen roller, and a transmission position for the rack. An operating means for moving the rack to a receiving position, a gear meshing with the rack, and a movable gear provided between the gear and the motor for returning the rack to the receiving position when the rack is in the transmitting position. It is characterized by being configured.
【０００６】[0006]
【作用】切換レバーを受信時位置にしておくと、移動歯
車は第２歯車と噛合し、ラックは長手方向を右方へ移動
するので、印刷ヘッドはフィード／プラテンローラに当
接し、印刷が行われる。この状態で、第２歯車はラック
の歯がない場所に来るので、第２歯車とラックとの噛合
が外れ、これ以上ラックを右方（内方）へ押さない。When the switching lever is set to the receiving position, the moving gear meshes with the second gear and the rack moves to the right in the longitudinal direction, so that the print head comes into contact with the feed / platen roller and printing is performed. Be seen. In this state, the second gear comes to a place where there are no teeth on the rack, so that the second gear is disengaged from the rack and the rack is not pushed further to the right (inward).
【０００７】切換レバーを送信時位置に動かすと（この
時のみ切換レバーを動かす）、移動歯車と第２歯車とが
離間し、同時に切換レバーで押されたレバーがラックを
左方（外方）へ移動させるので、印刷ヘッドはフィード
／プラテンローラと離間し、印刷は行われない。When the switching lever is moved to the transmitting position (only at this time), the moving gear and the second gear are separated from each other, and at the same time, the lever pushed by the switching lever moves the rack leftward (outward). The print head is separated from the feed / platen roller and no printing is performed.
【０００８】送信が終了後、モータを逆転させると、中
間歯車が第１歯車と噛合し、ラックを右方（内方）へ移
動させ、これに枢着されたレバーを介し、印刷ヘッドを
フィード／プラテンローラと当接させ、かつ前記切換レ
バーを受信、コピー位置へ戻す。After the transmission is completed, when the motor is rotated in the reverse direction, the intermediate gear meshes with the first gear to move the rack to the right (inward), and the print head is fed through the lever pivotally attached thereto. / Contact the platen roller and receive the switching lever to return to the copy position.
【０００９】給紙経路の入口側に設けられた原稿センサ
ーは、原稿の給紙により作動する。A document sensor provided on the entrance side of the paper feed path operates by feeding a document.
【００１０】[0010]
【実施例】以下添付図に基づいて本発明の実施例を詳細
に説明する。図において２０はフィード／プラテンロー
ラ、１１はイメージスキャナ、２２は印刷ヘッドで、こ
の場合サーマルヘッドが使用されている。フィード／プ
ラテンローラ２０は図１〜図３に示すようにモータ４２
の矢印方向の回転が歯車を経て伝達され、矢印方向に回
転する。そして、フィード／プラテンローラ２０は、原
稿１３の給紙経路１０の途中に配設されたイメージスキ
ャナ１１に当接し、原稿１３が挿入された場合は、原稿
１３の画情報を読み取る。Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the figure, 20 is a feed / platen roller, 11 is an image scanner, and 22 is a print head. In this case, a thermal head is used. The feed / platen roller 20 includes a motor 42 as shown in FIGS.
The rotation in the arrow direction is transmitted through the gear and rotates in the arrow direction. Then, the feed / platen roller 20 comes into contact with the image scanner 11 disposed in the middle of the paper feed path 10 for the document 13, and when the document 13 is inserted, the image information of the document 13 is read.
【００１１】原稿センサー１２ａは給紙経路１０の入口
側に設けられ、原稿１３の通過により作動するようにな
っている。２７は記録紙ロールで、記録紙２７ａはフィ
ード／プラテンローラ２０の給紙経路１０側と反対側に
配設された記録紙排出経路２１を通り、印刷ヘッド２２
がフィード／プラテンローラ２０に当接した図１，図
３，図４の状態ではフィード／プラテンローラ２０によ
り矢印方向に排出される。The document sensor 12a is provided on the entrance side of the paper feed path 10 and is operated by the passage of the document 13. Reference numeral 27 denotes a recording paper roll, and the recording paper 27 a passes through a recording paper discharge path 21 arranged on the side opposite to the paper feed path 10 side of the feed / platen roller 20, and passes through the print head 22.
Is abutted on the feed / platen roller 20, and is discharged in the direction of the arrow by the feed / platen roller 20 in the state shown in FIGS.
【００１２】印刷ヘッド２２が図２に示すようにフィー
ド／プラテンローラ２０と離間した状態では記録紙２７
ａは排出されない。印刷ヘッド２２をフィード／プラテ
ンローラ２０と当接、離間させる手段は、下記のように
なっている。即ち、ばね２２ａを介して弾発付勢された
印刷ヘッド２２が取り付けられた押付レバー２３をリン
ク２４を介してラック２５に枢着し、このラック２５を
左右に移動させることにより、印刷ヘッド２２をフィー
ド／プラテンローラ２０に当接または離間させる。押付
レバー２３は基端が本体ケース４１に、先端がリンク２
４に枢着されている。When the print head 22 is separated from the feed / platen roller 20 as shown in FIG.
a is not discharged. The means for bringing the print head 22 into contact with and separating from the feed / platen roller 20 is as follows. That is, the press lever 23, to which the print head 22 elastically urged by the spring 22a is attached, is pivotally attached to the rack 25 via the link 24, and the rack 25 is moved to the left or right to thereby move the print head 22. To or from the feed / platen roller 20. The pressing lever 23 has a base end on the main body case 41 and a front end on the link 2
It is pivotally attached to 4.
【００１３】ラック２５は図に示すように、途中に歯が
ない平坦部が設けられ、外方の歯部２５ａには第１の歯
車３１が、内方の歯部２５ｂには第２の歯車３２が、そ
れぞれ噛合している。印刷ヘッド２２をフィード／プラ
テンローラ２０と当接させるには、切換レバー２６ａの
位置を図１，図３の受信時状態及びコピー時状態にする
と、移動歯車３３が第２歯車３２と噛合しモータ４２の
矢印方向の回転が第２の歯車３２を矢印方向（時計廻
り）に回転させるので、ラック２５は矢印方向（右方
向）へ摺動し、リンク２４を介して押付レバー２３を押
し、従って印刷ヘッド２２はフィード／プラテンローラ
２０に当接する。As shown in the drawing, the rack 25 is provided with a flat portion without teeth in the middle thereof, the outer gear portion 25a has a first gear 31 and the inner gear portion 25b has a second gear. 32 mesh with each other. In order to bring the print head 22 into contact with the feed / platen roller 20, when the position of the switching lever 26a is set to the receiving state and the copying state of FIGS. 1 and 3, the moving gear 33 meshes with the second gear 32 and the motor 32 is moved. The rotation of 42 in the direction of the arrow causes the second gear 32 to rotate in the direction of the arrow (clockwise), so that the rack 25 slides in the direction of the arrow (to the right) and pushes the pressing lever 23 via the link 24, thus The print head 22 contacts the feed / platen roller 20.
【００１４】印刷ヘッド２２をフィード／プラテンロー
ラ２０と離間させるには、切換レバー２６ａの位置を図
２の送信時状態にすると、切換レバー２６ａがロッド２
６を外方（左方）へ押し、ロッド２６に枢着されたラッ
ク２４が外方（左方）へ所定距離移動するので、印刷ヘ
ッド２２はフィード／プラテンローラ２０と離間し、同
時に移動歯車３３と第２歯車３２との噛合が外れる。In order to separate the print head 22 from the feed / platen roller 20, the position of the switching lever 26a is set to the transmitting state in FIG.
6 is pushed outward (to the left) and the rack 24 pivotally attached to the rod 26 is moved outward (to the left) by a predetermined distance, so that the print head 22 is separated from the feed / platen roller 20 and, at the same time, the moving gear is moved. 33 and the second gear 32 are disengaged from each other.
【００１５】切換レバー２６ａを移動させるのは、前記
送信時のみで、送信終了後はモータ４２を図４に示すよ
うに逆転させると、中間歯車３４が鎖線の状態から首を
振り、第１歯車３１と噛合し、ラック２５を矢印の如く
内方（右方）に所定距離移動させ、切換レバー２６ａが
受信、コピー時の状態に戻る。The switching lever 26a is moved only during the transmission, and after the transmission is completed, when the motor 42 is rotated in the reverse direction as shown in FIG. 4, the intermediate gear 34 swings from the state of the chain line to move the first gear. 31, the rack 25 is moved inward (to the right) by a predetermined distance as indicated by the arrow, and the switching lever 26a returns to the state of receiving and copying.
【００１６】次に、動作を説明する。図１は受信時状態
を示し、切換レバー２６ａが図の位置では印刷ヘッド２
２がフィード／プラテンローラ２０に当接し、記録紙２
７ａは矢印方向に排出される。図３はコピー時状態で、
図１の状態で給紙経路１０に原稿１３を挿入すると、原
稿センサー１２ａが作動し、読み取られた原稿１３は記
録紙２７ａに記録されて排出される。Next, the operation will be described. FIG. 1 shows the receiving state, and when the switching lever 26a is in the position shown in the drawing, the print head 2 is
2 comes into contact with the feed / platen roller 20 and the recording paper 2
7a is discharged in the direction of the arrow. Figure 3 shows the state when copying
When the document 13 is inserted into the paper feed path 10 in the state shown in FIG. 1, the document sensor 12a is actuated, and the read document 13 is recorded on the recording paper 27a and discharged.
【００１７】切換レバー２６ａを図２の位置に切換える
と送信状態となり、切換レバー２６ａで押されたロッド
２６がラック２５を外方（左方）へ移動させるので、印
刷ヘッド２２はフィード／プラテンローラ２０と離間
し、記録紙２７ａは送られない。この状態で原稿１３を
給紙経路１０に挿入すると送信が行われる。送信が終了
すると、自動的にモータ４２が図４に示すように逆転
し、ラック２５を矢印の如く内方（右方）に移動させ、
切換レバー２６ａが受信、コピー時の状態に戻る。When the switching lever 26a is switched to the position shown in FIG. 2, a transmission state is set, and the rod 26 pushed by the switching lever 26a moves the rack 25 outward (to the left), so that the print head 22 moves to the feed / platen roller. The recording sheet 27a is separated from the recording sheet 20 and is not fed. When the document 13 is inserted into the paper feed path 10 in this state, transmission is performed. When the transmission is completed, the motor 42 automatically reverses as shown in FIG. 4, and the rack 25 is moved inward (rightward) as indicated by the arrow.
The switching lever 26a returns to the state of receiving and copying.
【００１８】[0018]
【発明の効果】以上詳細に説明した本発明によると、下
記のような効果を奏するものである。 （１）原稿給紙経路に配設されるフィードローラと、記
録紙排出経路に設けられるプラテンローラとを１本のフ
ィード／プラテンローラで兼用する構成としたので、駆
動モータも単一ですみ、構造が簡単となり、コストダウ
ンを図ることが可能となる。また、装置の小型軽量化を
推進する上で有効となる。According to the present invention described in detail above, the following effects are exhibited. (1) Since the feed roller arranged in the document feeding path and the platen roller arranged in the recording paper discharging path are combined into one feed / platen roller, only a single drive motor is required. The structure is simplified and the cost can be reduced. It is also effective in promoting the reduction in size and weight of the device.
【００１９】（２）手動の切換レバーで簡単に受信時、
コピー時と送信時の切換が可能となり、かつ、送信終了
後は自動的に受信、コピー状態となるので切換レバーの
操作忘れにより受信時に印刷されないことを防止でき
る。(2) When receiving easily with a manual switching lever,
It is possible to switch between copying and transmitting, and after the transmission is completed, it is automatically in the receiving and copying state, so that it is possible to prevent printing not being performed when receiving due to forgetting to operate the switching lever.
【図１】本発明の一実施例を示し、受信時状態の説明図
である。FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a receiving state according to an embodiment of the present invention.
【図２】本発明の一実施例を示し、送信状態の説明図で
ある。FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a transmission state according to an embodiment of the present invention.
【図３】本発明の一実施例を示し、コピー時状態の説明
図である。FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a copying state according to an embodiment of the present invention.
【図４】本発明の一実施例を示し、モータが逆転し、送
信時状態から受信時状態に戻った場合の説明図である。FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of the present invention, and is an explanatory diagram in the case where the motor rotates in the reverse direction and the transmission state returns to the reception state.
１０ 給紙経路 １１ イメージスキャナ １２ａ 原稿センサー １３ 原稿 ２０ フィード／プラテンローラ ２１ 記録紙排出経路 ２２ 印刷ヘッド ２２ａ ばね ２３ 押付レバー ２４ リンク ２５ ラック ２５ａ 外方の歯部 ２５ｂ 内方の歯部 ２６ ロッド ２６ａ 切換レバー ３１ 第１の歯車 ３２ 第２の歯車 ３３ 移動歯車 ３４ 中間歯車 ４１ 本体ケース ４２ モータ 10 Paper Feeding Path 11 Image Scanner 12a Original Sensor 13 Original 20 Feed / Platen Roller 21 Recording Paper Ejecting Path 22 Printing Head 22a Spring 23 Pressing Lever 24 Link 25 Rack 25a Outer Teeth 25b Inner Teeth 26 Rod 26a Switch Lever 31 First gear 32 Second gear 33 Moving gear 34 Intermediate gear 41 Main body case 42 Motor
Claims (1)
を駆動するモータと、印刷ヘッドと、前記プラテンロー
ラに印刷ヘッドを当接、離間させるラックと、前記ラッ
クを送信位置と受信位置とに移動せしめる操作手段と、
前記ラックに噛合する歯車と、前記ラックが送信位置の
時、前記ラックを受信位置に戻す前記歯車と前記モータ
間に設けられた移動可能な歯車とで構成したことを特徴
とするファクシミリ装置。1. A platen roller, a motor for driving the platen roller, a print head, a rack for bringing the print head into contact with and away from the platen roller, and an operation for moving the rack to a transmission position and a reception position. Means and
A facsimile apparatus comprising: a gear that meshes with the rack; and a movable gear that is provided between the gear and the gear that returns the rack to the reception position when the rack is at the transmission position.
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| JP5288693A JPH07123199A (en) | 1993-10-25 | 1993-10-25 | Facsimile equipment |
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| JP5288693A JPH07123199A (en) | 1993-10-25 | 1993-10-25 | Facsimile equipment |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6982815B2 (en) | 2001-09-10 | 2006-01-03 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | Image reading apparatus |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6982815B2 (en) | 2001-09-10 | 2006-01-03 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | Image reading apparatus |
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