JPH0313165A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To fit a facsimile equipment to a wall surface, etc., without lowering the operability of a key operation part by providing a transmission system unit which is connected through a cable to a reception system unit and coupled with the reception system unit so as to be freely inverted. CONSTITUTION:A reception system unit 21 and a transmission system unit 26 are connected through a cable 27 and on the inclined front surface part of the reception system unit 21, a cable inserting hole 34 is formed. In the both sides of the cable inserting hole 34, engaging holes 35 are provided and by engaging a hanging part 36, which is provided on the lower surface of the transmission system unit 26, to the engaging hole 35, the transmission system unit 26 is coupled to the reception system unit 21 so as to be freely inverted. Thus, since the direction of a key operation part 28 can be vertically inverted, the key operation part 28 is not reversely inverted vertically even when the facsimile equipment is fitted on the wall surface. Then, the operability of the key operation part 28 can be secured.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a facsimile machine, and more particularly to a facsimile machine suitable for both table-top and wall-mount types.

[Conventional technology]

Facsimile machines, which optically read the transmitted document with an image sensor, convert it into an electrical signal, transmit it, and record the received information on recording paper, are generally installed on a desktop, but recently they are also installed on a wall or other surface. There is a need for a facsimile machine that can be used without any problems.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as small-sized general-purpose facsimile machines, there have been considered, for example, reading/transfer type facsimile machines and recording/transfer type facsimile machines as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a facsimile main body, and a key operation section 2 is provided on the upper front portion of the facsimile main body. There is a thermal head 3 inside the facsimile main body 1.
A recording section 5 consisting of a and a platen 4 is provided, and the recording section 5 records the received information on a recording paper 6. Further, inside the facsimile main body 1, there is provided a document reading section 7 that converts a transmitted document into an electrical signal. The document reading section 7 is composed of a contact type image sensor 8 and a document conveying roller 9.
The document sent to the computer is optically read by a contact image sensor 8, converted into an electrical signal, and transmitted.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

By the way, when the facsimile machine configured as described above is mounted on a wall, and the key operation section 2 is placed downward and the facsimile main body 1 is attached to the wall surface 11 as shown in FIG. Since the key operating section 2 is provided at an angle on the upper surface of the main body 1, there is a problem in that the operability of the key operating section 2 is reduced. Furthermore, if the facsimile body 1 is attached to the wall surface 11 with the key operation section 2 placed upward as shown in FIG. 11, the orientation of the key operation section 2 will be reversed vertically, further reducing operability. There was a problem.

The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile device that can be attached to a wall or the like without reducing the operability of the key operation section.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a receiving system unit incorporating a recording section for recording received information, and a transmitting system connected to the receiving system unit via a cable and reversibly coupled to the receiving system unit. The transmitting system unit includes a key operation unit provided in the transmitting system unit.

[For production]

In the present invention, by providing a key operation section in a transmission system unit that is connected to a reception system unit via a cable and reversibly coupled to the reception system unit, the direction of the key operation section can be reversed vertically, The facsimile main body can be attached to a wall or the like without reducing the operability of the key operation section.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6 [
7 I will explain.

In FIGS. 111 to 3, 21 is a reception system unit, and inside this reception system unit 21, a recording section 22 for recording reception information is housed. This recording section 22
is composed of a thermal head 23 and a platen 24,
The thermal head 23 is brought into pressure contact with the plate/24 to record the received information on the recording paper 25.

Further, 26 is a transmission system unit, and inside this transmission system unit 26, there is provided a paper feed roller 32 that feeds the originals set on a document table 31 one by one to the original reading section. A contact type image sensor 29 is provided to optically read a document supplied to the image sensor 29 . A document conveyance roller 30 is in pressure contact with the contact type image sensor 29, and the document is configured to be pressed against the contact type image sensor 29 and read by the document conveyance roller 30. Further, a key operation section 28 is provided on the upper surface of the transmission system unit 26, and the transmission system unit 26 and the reception system unit 21 are operated by operating this key operation section 28. Note that a document separation pad (not shown) is in contact with the paper feed roller 32, and the document separation pad separates a plurality of documents set on the document table 31 one by one.

The receiving system unit 21 and the transmitting system unit 26 are connected via a cable 27, and a cable insertion hole 3 is provided in the inclined front part 33 of the receiving system unit 21 as shown in FIG.
4 is formed. A hook 35 is provided, and by engaging a hook 36 (see FIG. 5) provided on the lower surface of the transmission system unit 26 with this engagement hole 35, the transmission system unit 26 is connected to the reception system unit 21. They are connected so that they can be reversed.

By providing the key operation section 28 in the transmission system unit 26, which is connected to the reception system unit 21 via the cable 27 and reversibly coupled to the reception system unit 21, key operation can be performed as shown in FIG. Since the direction of the key operating section 28 can be reversed vertically, the key operating section 28 will not be reversed vertically even if the facsimile machine is attached to the wall 36 as shown in FIG. 7, and the operability of the key operating section 28 will be improved. can be ensured.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments,
Various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention includes a receiving system unit having a built-in recording section for recording received information, and a transmitting system unit connected to the receiving system unit via a cable and reversibly coupled to the receiving system unit. and a key operation section provided in this transmission system unit.

Therefore, it is possible to provide a facsimile device in which the direction of the key operation section can be reversed vertically and can be attached to a wall surface or the like without reducing the operability of the key operation section.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 to 6 show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 1 and 2 are perspective views showing the outline of a facsimile machine,
Figure 3 is a diagram showing the internal configuration of the device. ) Figure 4 is a diagram showing the engagement hole provided on the front surface of the reception system unit, Figure 5 is a diagram showing the hook part provided on the bottom surface of the transmission system unit,
FIGS. 6 and 7 are diagrams showing the operation of the device, and FIGS. 8 to 11 are explanatory diagrams of the prior art. 21...Reception system unit, 22...Recording section, 23.
...Thermal head, 24...Platen, 25...
Recording paper, 26... Transmission system unit, 27... Cable, 28... Key operation section, 29... Contact type image sensor, 30... Original conveyance roller.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A receiving system unit having a built-in recording section for recording received information, a transmitting system unit connected to the receiving system unit via a cable and reversibly coupled to the receiving system unit, and a transmitting system unit provided in the transmitting system unit. A facsimile device comprising a key operation section.