JP4527742B2 - Facsimile device, operation control method and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus, an operation control method, and a program, and more particularly, a paper feeding unit that conveys a document and an optical unit that reads an image of the conveyed document are integrally configured and can move integrally with the apparatus body. The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus configured as follows.

  In recent years, operations using facsimile machines have been diversified, and even within the same business, there has been a high demand for an optimal form as a device that suits the occasion, and a relatively small and limited space. There is a request to arrange it.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-151867 includes a reading unit and a recording unit, and includes a moving unit for providing a gap between the reading unit and the recording unit when recording by the recording unit and eliminating the gap when reading by the reading unit. Is described.

  In Patent Documents 2 and 3, a facsimile that is configured to be movable with respect to the apparatus main body by supporting an original reading unit having a paper feeding section for conveying the original so as to be swingable with respect to the apparatus main body. An apparatus is described.

JP 2002-094741 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-107953 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-126659

  In the facsimile apparatus described in Patent Documents 2 and 3 described above, the user can change the form according to the usage situation at that time. When the user himself / herself changes the form of the facsimile machine in accordance with the usage situation, when the user needs to change the function of the facsimile machine in accordance with the change in form, the user should recognize the change in form. The function must be changed by setting the main body of the facsimile apparatus. Therefore, in this case, if there is a setting mistake such as a user forgetting the setting, a problem occurs in the apparatus.

  Note that the facsimile apparatus described in Patent Document 1 changes the position of the reading unit as the function of the apparatus changes, and the user cannot arbitrarily change the form of the apparatus.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus, an operation control method, and a program capable of preventing an apparatus malfunction due to a setting error without requiring a user to reset a change in apparatus form in the apparatus main body. .

A facsimile apparatus according to the present invention is placed on a receiving paper discharge stacker on which recording paper after reception is placed, a transmission paper feed stacker on which a document before transmission is placed, and the transmission paper feed stacker. A paper feed unit that transports the original, an optical unit that reads an image of the document transported by the paper feed unit, and a feed on which an original that is read by the optical unit and discharged from the paper feed unit is placed. A facsimile apparatus including a trusted paper discharge stacker, wherein the paper feeding unit and the optical unit are integrally configured, and the paper feeding unit and the optical unit are configured to be integrally movable with respect to the apparatus main body. there are, the paper feeding section and said depending on the position of the optical unit viewed including control means for controlling the function of the facsimile apparatus, the transmission sheet stacker and the transmission output stacker, the transmission sheet discharge The stacker is It is attached to the paper feed section so as to be positioned below the trusted paper feed stacker, and the reception paper discharge stacker is attached to the apparatus main body so as to be positioned behind the transmission paper feed stacker and the transmission paper discharge stacker. And when the paper feeding unit and the optical unit are at a transmission priority position in which the transmission paper feed stacker and the transmission paper discharge stacker project obliquely upward from the apparatus main body, It is characterized in that the function at the time of reception of the device is limited .

The operation control method according to the present invention includes a reception paper discharge stacker on which recording paper after reception is placed, a transmission paper feed stacker on which a document before transmission is placed, and a placement on the transmission paper feed stacker. A paper feed unit that transports the original document, an optical unit that reads an image of the document transported by the paper feed unit, and a document that is scanned by the optical unit and discharged from the paper feed unit are placed. A facsimile apparatus comprising: a paper discharge stacker for transmission, wherein the paper feed section and the optical section are configured integrally; and the paper feed section and the optical section are configured to be integrally movable with respect to the apparatus main body. a behavior control method, seen including the step of controlling the function of the facsimile apparatus in accordance with the position of the paper feed unit and said optical unit, said transmission sheet feeding stacker and said transmission output stacker, the Output paper stacker And the receiving paper discharge stacker is positioned behind the transmission paper feeding stacker and the transmitting paper discharge stacker so as to be positioned below the transmission paper feed stacker. When the paper feeding unit and the optical unit are at a transmission priority position where the transmission paper feed stacker and the transmission paper discharge stacker project obliquely upward from the device main body, the step is attached to the apparatus main body. The function of receiving the facsimile apparatus is limited .

A program according to the present invention is placed on a receiving paper discharge stacker on which recording paper after reception is placed, a transmission paper feed stacker on which a document before transmission is placed, and the transmission paper feed stacker. A paper feeding section that transports a document, an optical section that reads an image of a document transported by the paper feeding section, and a transmission for placing a document that is scanned by the optical section and discharged from the paper feeding section Operation of a facsimile machine including a paper discharge stacker, wherein the paper feeding unit and the optical unit are integrally configured, and the paper feeding unit and the optical unit are configured to be integrally movable with respect to the apparatus main body. a program for executing the control method on a computer, the paper feed section and in accordance with the position of the optical unit viewed including the process of controlling the function of the facsimile apparatus, the sheet feeding stacker and said transmission said transmission The paper discharge stacker is attached to the paper feed section so that the transmission paper discharge stacker is positioned below the transmission paper feed stacker, and the reception paper discharge stacker includes the transmission paper feed stacker and the transmission paper stacker. It is attached to the apparatus main body so as to be positioned behind the paper discharge stacker, and the processing is performed in such a manner that the paper feeding section and the optical section are inclined from the apparatus main body by the transmission paper feed stacker and the transmission paper discharge stacker. When the transmission priority position protrudes upward, the function at the time of reception of the facsimile apparatus is limited .

  As described above, according to the present invention, the paper feeder that transports the document and the optical unit that reads the image of the document that is transported are integrally configured and can be moved integrally with the apparatus main body. However, the function of the apparatus is changed in accordance with the change in the position of the paper feeding unit and the optical unit.

  According to the present invention, the function of the apparatus is changed in accordance with the change in the position of the paper feeding unit and the optical unit, so that the user does not need to reset the change in the form of the apparatus in the apparatus main body, which is caused by a setting error. The effect that an apparatus malfunction can be prevented is acquired.

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

  1 and 2 are longitudinal sectional views of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 and 2, a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a transmission paper feed stacker 1 that accumulates originals before transmission, a transmission paper discharge stacker 2 that accumulates originals after transmission, and recording after reception. A receiving paper discharge stacker 3 for depositing paper, a paper feeding unit 4 for sending originals, an optical unit 5 for converting an image formed on the surface of the original into electrical signals and reading them as transmission data, and an apparatus body 6. , Including a paper feed cassette 8 in which the recording paper 7 for recording the received information is stored, a link mechanism 10, a fixing (locking) mechanism 11, a switch 12, and paper feed rollers 21 to 25 and 31 to 35. Consists of.

  The transmission paper discharge stacker 2 is provided below the transmission paper supply stacker 1. In addition, the transmission paper feed stacker 1 and the transmission paper discharge stacker 2 are fixed to the insertion port for the original document before transmission and the discharge port for the original document after transmission of the paper feeding unit 4.

  The paper feeding unit 4 is located at the center of the apparatus main body 6, and the optical unit 5 is mechanically fixed to the lower part of the paper feeding unit 4. The paper feeding unit 4 and the optical unit 5 are configured to be movable from the apparatus main body 6 by a link mechanism 10 and a fixing (locking) mechanism 11.

  A receiving paper discharge stacker 3 is arranged behind the paper feeding unit 4 (left side of the paper feeding unit 4 in FIG. 1), and a paper feeding cassette 8 is arranged on the bottom surface of the apparatus main body 6.

  That is, the recording paper 7 on the reception paper discharge stacker 3 is discharged above the original (not shown) on the transmission paper feed stacker 1 and is sent so that the recording paper 7 and the original (not shown) do not overlap. A receiving paper discharge stacker 3 is provided behind the trusted paper feed stacker 1.

  An unillustrated document placed on the transmission paper feed stacker 1 is conveyed through the rollers 31 to 35 through the rollers 31 to 35 and discharged to the transmission paper discharge stacker 2. In addition, during conveyance, an image formed on the surface of the transmission original is read as transmission data by being converted into an electrical signal by the optical unit 5.

  Also, the received data is recorded as an image on the recording paper 7 supplied from the paper feed cassette 8 by a printing technique such as an electrostatic recording method, and is discharged onto the receiving paper discharge stacker 3 through the rollers 21 to 25. .

  In the state of FIG. 1, which is one form when the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention is used, the leading ends of the transmission paper feed stacker 1 and the transmission paper discharge stacker 2 are configured not to protrude from the side surface of the apparatus body 6. Since the paper feeding unit 4 and the optical unit 5 are housed in the apparatus main body 6, space saving can be achieved, but the peripheral space of the transmission paper feed stacker 1 and the transmission paper discharge stacker 2 is narrow, The operability during transmission deteriorates. Therefore, by changing the positions of the paper feeding unit 4 and the optical unit 5 that are integrally configured to the form shown in FIG. 2, the space can be expanded and operability during transmission can be prevented from deteriorating.

  In FIG. 2, the paper feeding unit 4 and the optical unit 5 are mounted and fixed on the apparatus main body 6 so as to protrude obliquely upward (upper right in the figure) from the apparatus main body 6. In this way, in a state where the paper feeding section 4 is protruded obliquely upward from the apparatus main body 6 (a state where the transmission paper feed stacker 1 and the transmission paper discharge stacker 2 are protruded obliquely upward from the apparatus main body 6). The leading edge of the transmission paper feed stacker 1 and the leading edge of the transmission paper discharge stacker 2 are both configured not to protrude from the side surface of the apparatus main body 6.

  In the same figure, a mode in which the document 9 that has been read is discharged to the transmission paper discharge stacker 2 is displayed. 3 is an external perspective view of the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention in the state of FIG. 2 in which the paper feeding section 4 and the optical section 5 are lifted obliquely upward, and the same parts as those in FIGS. It shows.

  The paper feeding unit 4 and the optical unit 5 are coupled to the apparatus main body 6 by a link mechanism 10 and can be selectively changed to the forms shown in FIGS. A fixing mechanism 11 attached to the link mechanism 10 restricts the operation of the link mechanism 10 and controls the movability of the paper feeding unit 4 and the optical unit 5 at each position shown in FIGS. . That is, it plays the role of a lock for fixing the paper feeding unit 4 and the optical unit 5 at each position.

  As the link mechanism 10 rotates and bends downward, the paper feed unit 4 and the optical unit 5 are mounted and fixed so as to sink into the center of the apparatus main body 6 as shown in FIG. Further, as the link mechanism 10 rotates and expands, as shown in FIG. 2, the paper feeding unit 4 and the optical unit 5 are lifted in the upper left direction in the drawing, and the transmission paper feed stacker 1 and the transmission paper delivery stacker 2 are lifted. Is mounted and fixed at a position protruding from the apparatus main body 6.

  In addition, since the structure which enables the paper feed part 4 and the optical part 5 to move integrally with respect to the apparatus main body 6 in this manner is well known to those skilled in the art, the link mechanism 10 and the fixing (locking) mechanism 11 Detailed description is omitted. Further, in the present invention, the configuration that allows the paper feeding unit 4 and the optical unit 5 to move integrally with respect to the apparatus main body 6 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIGS.

  The switch 12 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is a position detection unit that detects the positions of the paper feeding unit 4 and the optical unit 5, and is pressed / not pressed by the link mechanism 10. That is, the on / off state changes electrically depending on the position of the paper feeding unit 4 and the optical unit 5. By transmitting this electrical signal to the control unit 101, which will be described later, in the facsimile apparatus, the paper feeding unit 4 and the optical unit 5 are in either the position of FIG. 1 (reception recording priority position) or the position of FIG. 2 (transmission priority position). Detect if there is.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. The same parts as those in FIGS. 4, the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit 102 for transmitting / receiving data to / from other facsimile apparatuses, in addition to the paper feeding unit 4, the optical unit 5, and the switch 12, and a communication unit 102. The recording unit 103 which records the received data received by the printer as an image on the recording paper 7 by a printing technique such as an electrostatic recording method and discharges the received data onto the receiving paper discharge stacker 3 through the rollers 21 to 25, and each of these units And a control unit 101 for controlling.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 5, when the control unit 101 acquires switch information from the switch 12 serving as a position detection unit (step S1), the paper feeding unit 4 and the optical unit 5 are at the reception recording priority position shown in FIG. (S2, No), the shift sort function is turned on and the recording number limit function is turned off (step S4).

  The shift sort function is a function in which the recording unit 103 changes the discharge position of the recording paper 7 in units of copies and discharges it onto the receiving paper discharge stacker 3 during reception (recording). Instead of the shift sort function, a shift tray function for changing the discharge position in units of copies and discharging the recording paper 7 by moving the receiving paper discharge stacker (tray) 3 under the control of the control unit 101 is provided. If so, the shift tray function may be turned on in step S4.

  The recording number limit function is a function for limiting the number of recording sheets 7 discharged from the recording unit 103 to the receiving discharge stacker 3 at the time of reception (recording) to a predetermined number. In this case, the recording discharge operation by the recording unit 103 is stopped. This may limit the number of discharged recording sheets 7 in units of copies, or limit the total number of recording sheets 7 deposited on the receiving discharge stacker 3 to a predetermined number. Good.

  Returning to FIG. 5, when the paper feeding unit 4 and the optical unit 5 are in the transmission priority position shown in FIG. 2 (step S <b> 2, Yes), there is a restriction on the stack performance. Turns off the shift sort function and turns on the recording number limit function (step S3).

  As described above, in the embodiment of the present invention, the position of the paper feeding unit 4 and the optical unit 5 can be changed by the user to either the reception recording priority position in FIG. 1 or the transmission priority position in FIG. Therefore, the convenience for the user is improved by providing an optimum form according to the usage situation. Furthermore, since the apparatus automatically recognizes the positions of the paper feeding section 4 and the optical section 5 and controls the functions of the apparatus according to the positions, it is necessary for the user to reset the change in the form of the apparatus in the apparatus main body. Therefore, it is possible to prevent an apparatus malfunction due to a setting error.

  Note that the processing operation of the facsimile apparatus according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 5 is executed by causing a computer, which is a CPU (control unit), to read a program stored in a storage medium such as a ROM in advance. Of course, this can be realized.

  In the present embodiment, a facsimile apparatus using an electrostatic recording system is taken as an example, but the present invention can also be applied to a facsimile apparatus employing another recording system such as a thermal system.

1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is an external perspective view of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation of the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Feeding paper stacker
2 Output paper stacker
3 Outlet stacker for receiving
4 Paper feeder
5 Optics
6 Device body
7 Recording paper
8 Paper cassette
9 Document 10 Link mechanism 11 Fixing mechanism 12 Switch 21-25 Paper feed roller 31-35 Paper feed roller 101 Control unit 102 Communication unit 103 Recording unit

Claims (7)

A reception paper discharge stacker on which the recording paper after reception is placed, a transmission paper feed stacker on which the original document before transmission is placed, and a paper feed that transports the original document placed on the transmission paper feed stacker An optical unit that reads an image of a document conveyed by the paper feeding unit, and a transmission paper discharge stacker on which an original that is read by the optical unit and discharged from the paper feeding unit is placed. A facsimile apparatus in which the paper feeding section and the optical section are configured integrally, and the paper feeding section and the optical section are configured to be movable integrally with respect to the apparatus main body,
Look including control means for controlling the function of the facsimile apparatus in accordance with the position of the paper feed portion and the optical portion,
The transmission paper feed stacker and the transmission paper discharge stacker are attached to the paper feed section so that the transmission paper discharge stacker is positioned below the transmission paper feed stacker, and the reception paper discharge stacker is It is attached to the apparatus main body so as to be positioned behind the transmission paper feed stacker and the transmission paper discharge stacker,
The control means is configured to receive the facsimile apparatus when the paper feeding section and the optical section are in a transmission priority position where the transmission paper feed stacker and the transmission paper discharge stacker protrude obliquely upward from the apparatus main body. A facsimile machine characterized by restricting the functions of the machine. 2. The control unit according to claim 1, wherein when the paper feeding unit and the optical unit are at the transmission priority position, the function of changing the discharge position of the recording paper in units of copies is turned off. The described facsimile machine. The control means limits the number of the recording sheets discharged to the receiving paper discharge stacker to a predetermined number when the paper feeding unit and the optical unit are in the transmission priority position. Item 3. The facsimile apparatus according to item 1 or 2. A reception paper discharge stacker on which the recording paper after reception is placed, a transmission paper feed stacker on which the original document before transmission is placed, and a paper feed that transports the original document placed on the transmission paper feed stacker An optical unit that reads an image of a document conveyed by the paper feeding unit, and a transmission paper discharge stacker on which an original that is read by the optical unit and discharged from the paper feeding unit is placed. And an operation control method for a facsimile apparatus in which the paper feeding section and the optical section are configured integrally, and the paper feeding section and the optical section are configured to be movable integrally with respect to the apparatus main body.
Controlling the function of the facsimile apparatus in accordance with the position of the paper feeding unit and the optical unit,
The transmission paper feed stacker and the transmission paper discharge stacker are attached to the paper feed section so that the transmission paper discharge stacker is positioned below the transmission paper feed stacker, and the reception paper discharge stacker is It is attached to the apparatus main body so as to be positioned behind the transmission paper feed stacker and the transmission paper discharge stacker,
In the step, the paper feeding unit and the optical unit are at a transmission priority position where the transmission paper feed stacker and the transmission paper discharge stacker protrude obliquely upward from the apparatus main body. An operation control method characterized by limiting functions. 5. The step of turning off the function of changing the discharge position of the recording paper in units of copies when the paper feeding section and the optical section are at the transmission priority position. operation control method of. The step of limiting the number of recording sheets discharged to the receiving discharge stacker to a predetermined number when the paper feeding section and the optical section are in the transmission priority position. 6. The operation control method according to 4 or 5. A reception paper discharge stacker on which the recording paper after reception is placed, a transmission paper feed stacker on which the original document before transmission is placed, and a paper feed that transports the original document placed on the transmission paper feed stacker An optical unit that reads an image of a document conveyed by the paper feeding unit, and a transmission paper discharge stacker on which an original that is read by the optical unit and discharged from the paper feeding unit is placed. The computer executes the operation control method of the facsimile machine in which the paper feeding unit and the optical unit are integrally configured, and the paper feeding unit and the optical unit are configured to be integrally movable with respect to the apparatus main body. A program for
Including a process of controlling the function of the facsimile apparatus in accordance with the positions of the paper feeding unit and the optical unit,
The transmission paper feed stacker and the transmission paper discharge stacker are attached to the paper feed section so that the transmission paper discharge stacker is positioned below the transmission paper feed stacker, and the reception paper discharge stacker is It is attached to the apparatus main body so as to be positioned behind the transmission paper feed stacker and the transmission paper discharge stacker,
The processing is performed when the paper feeding unit and the optical unit are at a transmission priority position where the transmission paper feed stacker and the transmission paper discharge stacker protrude obliquely upward from the apparatus main body. A program characterized by restricting functions.

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