JPS61224556A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate winding of original, to attain transmission of a small-sized original and to make the title equipment small in size and inexpensive with good handling performance by providing an original platen holding the original and to be reciprocated, moving the original platen intermittently by a prescribed amount alternately with the operation of a carriage means and moving continuously in other cases. CONSTITUTION:The original platen 5 is fed into the outer case 7 by a drive roller 6 while mounting the original 1. An original retaining sheet 8 pushes the entire face of the original 1 fed from a winding roller 9 to the original platen 5. When the original platen stops at the read position, a carriage 23 is moved at a constant speed, a read sensor 20 applies scanning in 4.2mm width and when the scanning is finished, the carriage 23 is restored and the original platen 5 is fed by 4.2mm inward and then stopped. The operations above are repeated to attain reading. When the final reading scanning is finished, the original platen 5 is ejected to the outer end position of the case 7 and the sheet 8 is wound around the roller 9. After the end of transmission, the original platen 5 is retracted continuously at high speed by depressing an original platen drive switch 32 to a position at which the end detection switch 11 is operated and stored in the case 7.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 （産業上の利用分野） 本発明は原稿の送・受信を行うファクシミリ装置に関す
るものである。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a facsimile device for transmitting and receiving original documents.

（従来の技術） 近年ファクシミリ装置は広く普及してきておりさらに小
型かつ安価なものが求められている。(Prior Art) In recent years, facsimile machines have become widespread, and there is a demand for smaller and cheaper facsimile machines.

第３図は従来のブアクシミリ装置の一例の断面図を示し
たものである。第３図において５０は送信原稿であシ５
１は原稿５０の送シ用のローラ、５２はプラテン、５３
は照明用光源、５４はミラー、５５はレンズ、５６は原
稿読取用のイメージセンナである。また５７は感熱記録
紙、５８はサーマルヘッド、５９はプラテン、６０は記
録紙送り用のローラである。このような従来のファクシ
ミリ装置では、原稿５０はローラ５１によって順次送ら
れながら光源５３、イメージセンナ５６等が各ふ動作し
て原稿５０の読取走査を行い、送信動作を行って、送信
動作が終ると原稿５０は原稿受け６１に排出される。FIG. 3 shows a cross-sectional view of an example of a conventional Buaximili device. In Figure 3, 50 is the original to be sent.
1 is a roller for feeding the original 50; 52 is a platen; 53
54 is a mirror, 55 is a lens, and 56 is an image sensor for reading an original. Further, 57 is a thermal recording paper, 58 is a thermal head, 59 is a platen, and 60 is a roller for feeding the recording paper. In such a conventional facsimile machine, while the original 50 is sequentially fed by the roller 51, the light source 53, image sensor 56, etc. operate to read and scan the original 50, perform a transmission operation, and then the transmission operation ends. The document 50 is then discharged to the document receiver 61.

（発明が解決しようとする問題点） しかしながら、上記のような構成では、原稿５０をロー
ラ５１で送る途中でローラ５１に巻きつけてしまったり
内部でつまってしまうなどの事故が発生しやすく、また
特に小さなサイズの紙片などは原稿として送れない、同
一の原稿を繰り返して送信するためには原稿を再びセッ
トし直さなければならないなどの問題を有していた。(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, with the above configuration, accidents such as the original 50 being wrapped around the roller 51 or jammed inside while being fed by the roller 51 are likely to occur; In particular, there are problems in that small pieces of paper cannot be sent as originals, and in order to send the same original repeatedly, the original must be set again.

本発明は上記の問題を解決しかつ取り扱い性が良く小型
でかつ安価なファクシミリ装置を提供するものである。The present invention solves the above problems and provides a facsimile machine that is easy to handle, small in size, and inexpensive.

（問題点を解決するだめの手段） 上記問題点を解決するために本発明のファクシミリ装置
は原稿の所定幅を読取走査できる画像読取手段と、この
画像読取手段を載せ原稿面に沿って往復移動するキャリ
ッジ手段と、原稿を保持するとともにキャリッジ手段と
直角方向に往復移動できる原稿台とを有し、この原稿台
を原稿の読取動作時にはキャリッジ手段の動作と交互に
所定量づつ間欠的に移動させ、読取動作時以外には連続
的に移動させうるよう構成したものである。(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above problems, the facsimile machine of the present invention includes an image reading means that can read and scan a predetermined width of a document, and a facsimile device on which the image reading means is mounted and moved back and forth along the surface of the document. and a document table that holds the document and can be moved back and forth in a direction perpendicular to the carriage device, and the document table is moved intermittently by a predetermined amount alternately with the operation of the carriage device during the document reading operation. , and is configured so that it can be moved continuously except during reading operations.

（作用） 本発明は上記した構成としたことによって、原稿をその
ままローラーで送ることなく原稿台上に保持して送るた
め、種々のサイズの原稿、特にローラーのみでは送りに
くい小さな紙片であっても事故なく確実に送ることがで
きる。また原稿を読取走査するときには原稿台は所定量
づつ間欠的に、読取走査時以外すなわち原稿台から原稿
を出し入れするために原稿台を外装ケースの外へ出した
り、また、送信動作後原稿台を外装ケース内に収納した
りするときには原稿台は連続的にかつ高速に出し入れさ
れるように構成しであるため、確実な読取走査ができる
とともに読取走査時以外には円滑でかつ短時間に原稿台
の出し入れができるものである。また、主走査方向全幅
にわたるイメージセンサを用いるのでなく、所定幅のイ
メージセンサで複数回に分けて原稿面を走査する方式で
あるため、イメージセンサやサーマルヘッドが安価にで
き安価なファクシミリ装置が構成できるものである。(Function) With the above-described configuration, the present invention allows the document to be held and sent on the document table without being sent as it is by rollers, so that even documents of various sizes, especially small pieces of paper that are difficult to feed using rollers alone, can be fed. It can be sent reliably without any accidents. Also, when reading and scanning a document, the document table is moved intermittently by a predetermined amount at a time other than during reading and scanning, i.e., the document table is moved out of the outer case to take the document in and out of the document table, and the document table is moved out of the outer case after the transmission operation. When storing the document in the outer case, the document table is configured so that it can be taken in and out continuously and at high speed, allowing for reliable reading and scanning. It is possible to take things in and out. In addition, since the document surface is scanned multiple times with an image sensor of a predetermined width, rather than using an image sensor that spans the entire width in the main scanning direction, the image sensor and thermal head can be made inexpensive, resulting in an inexpensive facsimile machine. It is possible.

（実施例） 第１図および第２図は本発明の実施例の概略構成を示し
た図であシ、第１図は断面側面図、第２図は外観斜視図
である。第１図及び第２図において１は送信用原稿、２
は感熱記録紙、３は受話器、４はブツシュ？タン、５は
原稿工を載せるだめの原稿台である。原稿台５は駆動ロ
ー２６によって第１図に実線で示した外装ケース７内に
収納された位置と破線で示した位置との間で原稿１が出
し入れできるよう往復移動できるよう構成されている。(Embodiment) FIGS. 1 and 2 are diagrams showing a schematic configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a sectional side view and FIG. 2 is an external perspective view. In Figures 1 and 2, 1 is the original for transmission, 2
is thermal recording paper, 3 is the receiver, and 4 is the bush? 5 is a manuscript table on which the manuscript editor is placed. The document table 5 is configured to be reciprocated by a driving row 26 between a position housed in the outer case 7 shown by a solid line in FIG. 1 and a position shown by a broken line so that the document 1 can be taken in and taken out.

８は原稿台５上に載せられた原稿１を原稿台上に密着さ
せるために設けた原稿押えシートであり、原稿１を全面
にわたって原稿台５に押しつけられるよう構成しである
。原稿台５が外装ケース７の外へ送り出されると原稿押
えシート８は順次巻取ローラ９に自動的に巻き取られる
ように構成してあり、原稿押えシート８は外装ケース７
の外には出ないようになっているため原稿台５が破線で
示された位置にあるときは原稿１は原稿台５から容易に
出し入れができる。なお原稿台５は下側から原稿ｌの読
み取シができるようにガラス又はプラスチック等の透明
体で構成し、原稿押えシート８は布や薄いプラスチック
等から成るフレキシブルなシートで構成しである。１０
は原稿台５上の原稿１の有無を検知するための原稿位置
検出センサ、１１は原稿台５の外装ケース７内に引き込
まれた最終端の位置を検出するだめの終端検出センサで
ある。２０は原稿１の画像を読み取るための読取センサ
ユニットであシ、レンズや照明用光源からなる光学ユニ
ット２１と４．２隠幅の原稿面を３２ドツトに分解して
読み取るイメージセンサ２２とから成る。読取センサユ
ニット２０はキャリッジ２３上に固定されておシ、キャ
リッジ２３と一体となって原稿台５の移動方向と直角方
向すなわち第２図において装置正面から見て左右方向に
移動しながら原稿面を走査する。２４はキャリッジ２３
をガイドするガイドロッドであり、キャリッジ２３はキ
ャリッジ駆動用モータ（図示せ力から動力を受けてガイ
ドロッド２４に沿って移動させられる。２５は受信した
情報を感熱記録紙２に記録するためのサーマルヘッドで
あシ、読取センサユニット２０と同様キャリッジ２３Ｊ
：、に取付げられキャリッジ２３とともに左右（第１図
において紙面に対して後、前方向）に往復移動できるよ
うにしである。サーマルヘッド２５の先端の記録部は感
熱記録紙２をはさんでプラテン１２に押しつけられキャ
リッジ２°３の移動とともに順次感熱記録紙２上に受信
画像を記録していくよう構成されている。１３は感熱記
録紙２を送シ出すだめの送シローラである。Reference numeral 8 denotes a document holding sheet provided to bring the document 1 placed on the document table 5 into close contact with the document table 5, and is configured so that the document 1 can be pressed against the document table 5 over its entire surface. When the original platen 5 is sent out of the outer case 7, the original holding sheet 8 is automatically taken up by a take-up roller 9.
Since the document 1 does not come out from the document table 5, the document 1 can be easily taken in and out from the document table 5 when the document table 5 is in the position shown by the broken line. Note that the document table 5 is made of a transparent material such as glass or plastic so that the document l can be read from below, and the document holding sheet 8 is made of a flexible sheet made of cloth, thin plastic, or the like. 10
A document position detection sensor 11 detects the presence or absence of the document 1 on the document table 5, and a terminal end detection sensor 11 detects the position of the final end of the document table 5 drawn into the outer case 7. Reference numeral 20 denotes a reading sensor unit for reading the image of the original 1, which consists of an optical unit 21 consisting of a lens and a light source for illumination, and an image sensor 22 that separates and reads the original surface of 4.2 hidden width into 32 dots. . The reading sensor unit 20 is fixed on the carriage 23, and moves integrally with the carriage 23 in a direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the document table 5, that is, in a left-right direction when viewed from the front of the apparatus in FIG. scan. 24 is the carriage 23
The carriage 23 is moved along the guide rod 24 by receiving power from a carriage drive motor (not shown). 25 is a thermal recorder for recording the received information on the thermal recording paper 2. Carriage 23J similar to the head and reading sensor unit 20
: , so that it can be moved back and forth to the left and right (backward and forward directions relative to the plane of the paper in FIG. 1) together with the carriage 23. The recording section at the tip of the thermal head 25 is pressed against the platen 12 with the thermal recording paper 2 in between, and is configured to sequentially record received images on the thermal recording paper 2 as the carriage moves 2°3. Reference numeral 13 denotes a feed roller for feeding the thermal recording paper 2.

次に動作の説明を行なう。Next, the operation will be explained.

原稿送信時にはまず原稿１を原稿台５上に原稿面が下向
きになるようにセットした後、送信ブタン３１を押す。When transmitting a document, first set the document 1 on the document table 5 with the document surface facing downward, and then press the send button 31.

相手方の受信準備が完了すると原稿台駆動用モータ（図
示せず）が直ちに回転を始め駆動ロー２６が回転して原
稿台５が原稿１を載せたまま外装ケース７の内部に送シ
込まれる。なお、このとき原稿押えシート８は巻取ロー
ラ９から原稿台の移動につれて順次送り出され原稿ｌを
全面にわたって原稿台５上面に押しつげていく。When the other party's reception preparations are completed, the document table drive motor (not shown) immediately starts rotating, the drive row 26 rotates, and the document table 5 is fed into the exterior case 7 with the document 1 placed thereon. At this time, the document pressing sheet 8 is sequentially sent out from the take-up roller 9 as the document table moves, and presses the document l over the entire surface onto the upper surface of the document table 5.

原稿台５が移動して原稿位置検出センサ１０によシ原稿
位置が確認されると原稿台５は原稿１の先端が読取セン
ナユニット２０に対応する位置まで送られて停止する。When the document table 5 moves and the document position is confirmed by the document position detection sensor 10, the document table 5 is sent to a position where the leading edge of the document 1 corresponds to the reading sensor unit 20 and then stopped.

原稿台５が停止すると装置左端（第１図において紙面の
向う側）にあったキャリッジ２３がキャリッジ駆動モー
タ（図示せず）によって右方（第１図において紙面の手
前側）へ一定の速度で移動せら芥−とによシ読取センサ
ーニッ）２０が４．２　ｍａ幅にわたって原稿面を走査
し、順次画像情報を読み取っていく。キャリッジ２３が
右端に来て第１図の原稿面走査が終了するとキャリッジ
駆動モータが逆転しキャリッジ２３は左端まで戻される
。なお読み取られた画像情報は所定の規格に従って順次
送信されていく。またキャリッジ２３が左方へ戻される
時と同時に又は左端に戻された後に原稿台駆動モータが
再び回転して原稿台５は４．２ｍ内部に送り込まれて停
止する。When the document table 5 stops, the carriage 23 located at the left end of the device (on the other side of the page in Figure 1) is moved to the right (to the front of the page in Figure 1) by a carriage drive motor (not shown) at a constant speed. A reading sensor 20 scans the document surface over a width of 4.2 ma and sequentially reads image information. When the carriage 23 reaches the right end and scanning of the document surface shown in FIG. 1 is completed, the carriage drive motor is reversed and the carriage 23 is returned to the left end. Note that the read image information is sequentially transmitted according to a predetermined standard. Further, at the same time as the carriage 23 is returned to the left, or after it is returned to the left end, the document table drive motor rotates again, and the document table 5 is sent into the interior by 4.2 m and then stopped.

原稿台５が停止するとキャリッジ２３が再び右方へ駆動
され読取センサユニット２０は原稿面の新たな４．２咽
幅の読取走査を行う。このように読取センサユニット２
０の原稿１の読取走査と原稿台５の送シ込み動作を交互
に繰シ返し原稿全面の読み取シを行っていく。原稿位置
検出センサ１０が原稿ｌの終端を検出した後、読取セン
サユニット２０の最終の読取走査が終了すると原稿台駆
動モータは逆転し原稿台５は外装ケース７の外部に向っ
て第１図破線で示す外部終端位置まで排出される。この
とき原稿押えシート８は原稿台５の移動に伴って順次巻
取ローラ７に巻き取られるので原稿台５が排出されると
原稿ｌを原稿台５から容易に取シ除くことができる。When the document table 5 stops, the carriage 23 is driven rightward again, and the reading sensor unit 20 performs a new reading scan of the document surface with a width of 4.2 mm. In this way, read sensor unit 2
The scanning of the original 1 of 0 and the feeding operation of the original table 5 are alternately repeated to read the entire surface of the original. After the original position detection sensor 10 detects the end of the original l and the final reading scan of the reading sensor unit 20 is completed, the original platen driving motor reverses and the original platen 5 moves toward the outside of the outer case 7 along the broken line in FIG. It is ejected to the external end position indicated by . At this time, the document holding sheet 8 is sequentially wound up by the take-up roller 7 as the document table 5 moves, so that the document l can be easily removed from the document table 5 when the document table 5 is discharged.

以上の動作で原稿の読み取シ送信動作が終了するが、送
信動作が終了した後原稿台５が外装ケース７の外部に出
ていると装置がかさばり、受信時にも受信状態が確認し
にくいなどの問題があるので原稿台駆動スイッチ３２を
押すと原稿台駆動モータが回転して原稿台５を終端検出
スイッチ１１が動作する位置まで連続的に引き込み外装
ケース７内に原稿台５を収納することができる。なお原
稿台駆動モータは原稿台５が外装ケース７の内部に収納
された位置にあるとき前述の原稿台駆動スイッチ３２を
押せば逆転して原稿台５を連続的に第１図破線で示す外
部終端位＃まで排出することができるよう制御される。The above operations complete the document reading and sending operations, but if the document table 5 is exposed outside the outer case 7 after the sending operation is completed, the device becomes bulky, and it may be difficult to check the reception status during reception. Since there is a problem, when the document table drive switch 32 is pressed, the document table drive motor rotates and the document table 5 is continuously pulled in to the position where the end detection switch 11 operates, and the document table 5 cannot be stored in the exterior case 7. can. When the document table drive switch 32 is pressed when the document table 5 is in the position where the document table 5 is housed inside the outer case 7, the document table drive motor is reversed and the document table 5 is continuously moved to the outside indicated by the broken line in FIG. It is controlled so that it can be discharged to the terminal position #.

また、原稿台駆動モータや駆動ローラ６を含む原稿台駆
動機構は２種類の速度モードを有しており原稿読取時に
原稿台５を４．２　ｔｒｙｎずつ間欠的に動作させると
きは低速モードで、原稿読取時以外に原稿台５を連続的
に動作させるときは高速モーＰで駆動できるよう構成さ
れている。In addition, the document table drive mechanism including the document table drive motor and drive roller 6 has two types of speed modes, and when the document table 5 is operated intermittently at 4.2 try increments during document reading, a low speed mode is used. The document platen 5 is configured to be driven in a high-speed mode P when the document table 5 is continuously operated other than when reading a document.

受信時にはサーマルヘッド２５はグラテン１２を感熱記
録紙２をはさんで押しつけ、キャリッジ２３とともに装
置正面右方に移動しながら記録幅４、２　ｗｎにわたっ
て順次記録を行っていく。−行の記録が終了しキャリッ
ジ２３が右端にくるとサーマルヘッド２５は感熱記録紙
２から引き離され、キャリッジ２３は左方へ戻される。At the time of reception, the thermal head 25 presses the grating 12 across the thermal recording paper 2, and sequentially records over the recording widths 4 and 2 wn while moving to the right in front of the apparatus together with the carriage 23. When the recording of the - line is completed and the carriage 23 comes to the right end, the thermal head 25 is separated from the thermal recording paper 2 and the carriage 23 is returned to the left.

このとき同時に感熱記録紙２は送りローラ１３によって
４．２　ｗｍだげ送シ出される。このようにサーマルヘ
ッド２５と感熱記録紙２の動作を交互に繰シ返しながら
順次記録を行っていき受信した長さ分の記録を終え停止
する。At this time, the thermal recording paper 2 is simultaneously fed by 4.2 wm by the feeding roller 13. In this way, the operations of the thermal head 25 and the thermal recording paper 2 are alternately repeated and recording is performed one after another, and the recording of the received length is completed and stopped.

（発明の効果） 以上のように本発明は４．２瓢幅の読取走査を行つ読取
センサユニツ）２０（！：サーマルヘッド２５の複数回
の走査によシ送、受信を行う構成であり、かつ原稿１の
保持及び移動に原稿台５を用い、送信時に原稿１の読取
走査を行うときには原稿台５をキャリッジ２６の右方向
への移動と交互に間欠的に前進を枠１．４．２　ｍ幅毎
の読取走査を確実に行わせる。また読取走査が終了し第
１図破線で示す位置まで原稿台５を排出するときや送・
受信に関係なく原稿台５を外装ケース７から出し入れ操
作させる場合には原稿台５は連続的に駆動されるよう構
成しである。(Effects of the Invention) As described above, the present invention has a configuration in which the reading sensor unit (20) (!) performs reading scanning with a width of 4.2 mm (!): sends and receives data by multiple scans of the thermal head 25, The document table 5 is used to hold and move the document 1, and when the document 1 is read and scanned during transmission, the document table 5 is moved intermittently forward alternately with the rightward movement of the carriage 26. The reading scan is performed reliably every m width.Also, when the reading scan is completed and the document table 5 is ejected to the position shown by the broken line in FIG.
The document table 5 is configured to be continuously driven when the document table 5 is moved in and out of the outer case 7 regardless of reception.

従って、イメージセンサ２２やサーマルヘッド２５は素
子数の少ない安価なものを用いることができ装置が安価
に構成できる。また、原稿の移動に原稿台５を用いてい
るため原稿１が装置内部でつまったシローラーに巻きつ
いたシといった事故が完全に防止でき、さらに極めて小
さなサイズの原稿（例えば切手）でも確実に送ることが
できる。Therefore, the image sensor 22 and the thermal head 25 can be inexpensive ones with a small number of elements, and the apparatus can be constructed at low cost. In addition, since the document table 5 is used to move the document, it is possible to completely prevent accidents such as the document 1 getting wrapped around the rollers that become jammed inside the device, and even extremely small documents (for example, stamps) can be sent reliably. be able to.

また、原稿台５は間欠動作と連続動作が自由にできるた
め読取走査は原稿台５が静止した状態で確実に行えると
ともに読取時以外の原稿台５の移動を円滑にかつ高速に
行える。さらに１度送信を終えた原稿１を再び元の位置
に戻し同じ動作を繰シ返すようにしてやれば自動的に同
一原稿を複数回送信するような構成も容易に可能となる
。また送・受信動作に関係なく原稿台５を出し入れでき
る原稿台操作用の原稿台駆動スイッチを設けであるため
、必要に応じ自由に原稿台５を外装ケース７から出し入
れができ便利である。Furthermore, since the document table 5 can freely perform intermittent and continuous operations, reading scanning can be performed reliably with the document table 5 stationary, and movement of the document table 5 other than during reading can be performed smoothly and at high speed. Furthermore, by returning the original 1 that has been transmitted once to its original position and repeating the same operation, a configuration in which the same original can be automatically transmitted multiple times is easily possible. Furthermore, since a document table drive switch is provided for operating the document table, which allows the document table 5 to be taken in and taken out regardless of the sending/receiving operation, the document table 5 can be freely taken in and out of the outer case 7 as needed, which is convenient.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

第１図は本発明の実施例のファクシミリ装置の断面側面
図、第２図は本発明の実施例のファクシミリ装置の外観
斜視図、第３図は従来のファクシミリ装置の断面側面図
である。 １・・・原稿、２・・・感熱記録紙、５・・・原稿台、
７・・・外装ケース、２０・・・読取センサユニット、
２３・・・キャリッジ、２５・・・サーマルヘッド。 第２図FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional side view of a facsimile machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of a facsimile machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional side view of a conventional facsimile machine. 1... Original, 2... Thermal recording paper, 5... Original platen,
7... Exterior case, 20... Reading sensor unit,
23... Carriage, 25... Thermal head. Figure 2

Claims (2)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] （１）記録紙に情報を記録するための記録ヘッドと、原
稿面を走査して画像情報を読み取ることのできるイメー
ジセンサを含めて成る画像読取手段と、前記画像読取手
段を載置し原稿面に沿って往復移動し得るキャリッジ手
段と、前記キャリッジ手段を往復移動させるためのキャ
リッジ駆動手段と、原稿を保持した状態で前記キャリッ
ジ手段の移動方向と直角方向に往復移動可能に設けた原
稿の移送及び保持用の原稿台と、前記原稿台を往復移動
させるための原稿台駆動手段と、前記記録ヘッドと前記
画像読取手段と前記キャリッジ手段と前記キャリッジ駆
動手段と前記原稿台とを収納する外装ケースとを具備し
、前記原稿台の移動位置を前記外装ケースの外にあって
原稿を前記原稿台にセットできる第１の位置と前記外装
ケース内に収納された第２の位置の間としたとき、前記
原稿台駆動手段は原稿読取時には前記キャリッジ手段の
往復動作と同期して間欠的に、原稿読取時以外は連続的
に前記第１の位置と前記第２の位置の間前記原稿台を往
復駆動することによって原稿を前記画像読取手段に走査
させると同時に前記原稿台を前記外装ケースから出し入
れ動作させるよう構成したことを特徴とするファクシミ
リ装置。(1) An image reading means including a recording head for recording information on recording paper, an image sensor capable of scanning the document surface and reading image information, and a document surface on which the image reading means is placed. a carriage means capable of reciprocating along the direction of the carriage means; a carriage drive means for reciprocating the carriage means; and a document transporting means capable of reciprocating in a direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the carriage means while holding an original. and an exterior case that houses a holding document table, a document table drive means for reciprocating the document table, the recording head, the image reading means, the carriage means, the carriage drive means, and the document table. and when the moving position of the document table is set between a first position outside the outer case where a document can be set on the document table and a second position housed in the outer case. , the document table driving means reciprocates the document table between the first position and the second position intermittently in synchronization with the reciprocating movement of the carriage means when reading a document, and continuously when reading a document. A facsimile apparatus, characterized in that the facsimile apparatus is configured to cause the image reading means to scan a document by driving the document table, and to move the document table in and out of the outer case at the same time. （２）原稿台の外装ケースからの出し入れ動作を制御し
得るスイッチ手段を設け、前記スイッチ手段の操作によ
り送信・受信動作に無関係に前記原稿台を第１の位置と
第２の位置との間を連続的に移動できるよう構成したこ
とを特徴とする特許請求の範囲第（１）項記載のファク
シミリ装置。(2) A switch means capable of controlling the movement of the document table into and out of the outer case is provided, and the operation of the switch means causes the document table to be moved between the first position and the second position regardless of the transmitting/receiving operation. A facsimile machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the facsimile machine is configured to be able to move continuously.