JP2004203511A - Image reading/recording device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image reading/recording device capable of decreasing the size of the device. <P>SOLUTION: A second feeding means 19 is arranged in a downstream side in a feeding direction of the first feeding means 15 for feeding document 2 loaded on a first loading portion 11, and a sheet 2 loaded on a second loading portion 8 positioned under the first loading portion 11 is fed by the second feeding means 19. Between the first loading portion 11 and the second loading portion 8, and an image reading portion 28 and an image recording portion 1A, an electric equipment substrate 500 is provided. A document carrying passage R2 carrying the document 12 to the image reading portion 28, and a sheet carrying passage R1 carrying the sheet 2 to the image recording portion 1A, are joined with each other at the upstream side of the electric equipment substrate 500. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an image reading and recording apparatus integrally provided with an image reading unit that reads an image of a document and an image recording unit that records an image on a sheet, a document conveying path that conveys the document to the image reading unit, and a sheet. And a sheet conveying path that conveys the sheet to an image recording unit.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is an image reading and recording apparatus integrally provided with an image reading section for reading an image of a document and an image recording section for recording (forming) an image on a sheet serving as a recording medium. For example, there is a facsimile machine.
[0003]
FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a facsimile apparatus which records an image on a sheet by an ink jet recording system which is an example of such a conventional facsimile apparatus. When an image is recorded on the recording paper 301, first, the recording paper 301 placed on the recording paper holding member 303 is separated and sent out one by one by a recording paper feeding roller 304 and a separation mechanism (not shown). The sheet is conveyed to an image recording unit 306 by a roller 305.
[0004]
Next, in the image recording unit 306, an image is recorded on recording paper by discharging ink while moving an ink cartridge, which is an image recording unit (not shown), in the scanning direction. After the image is thus recorded, the recording paper 301 is discharged out of the apparatus by a discharge roller 307 as indicated by an arrow B.
[0005]
On the other hand, when reading the image of the original 302, the original 302 is first set on the original holding member 308 in such a manner that the original 302 is abutted in a wedge shape composed of the original separating roller 309 and the separating piece 313. Next, in this state, of the originals 302 held in a wedge shape, only the originals in contact with the original separation roller 309 are separated and conveyed by friction by the original separation roller 309 rotated based on the image reading command.
[0006]
Next, while the document 302 thus separated and conveyed is sandwiched between a document feed roller 310, a paper discharge roller 312, and an opposing roller 312a, a contact image sensor 311 serving as a reading unit provided in an image reading unit. The image information is read by passing through the upper side. Then, after the image information is read by the contact image sensor 311 as described above, the document 302 is discharged out of the apparatus as indicated by an arrow A.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in the facsimile apparatus (image reading and recording apparatus) having such a configuration, in order to use the space of the apparatus efficiently, the conveyance path of the document 302 is provided by a board 501 for controlling the system and a transfer path of the image recording unit 306. In general, the ink cartridge is arranged in front of the apparatus as shown in FIG. 1 so as not to interfere with the movement area of the ink cartridge and the conveyance path of the recording paper 301.
[0008]
However, in order to respond to the market demand for miniaturization in recent years, for example, it is conceivable to arrange the document holding member 308 in the vicinity of the recording paper holding member 303. However, the document holding member 308 is arranged at such a position. In this case, the transport path of the original 302 interferes with the substrate 501, the moving area of the recording cartridge, and the transport path of the recording paper, and thus, there is a limit to downsizing.
[0009]
Further, in order to meet the market demand for miniaturization, it is conceivable to arrange the contact image sensor 311 in front of the cartridge moving area so as to suppress the height of the apparatus. However, when the contact image sensor 311 is arranged in such a position. Although the height of the device can be suppressed, the length of the front and rear of the device is long, the installation area is large, and another problem that the device cannot be downsized occurs.
[0010]
Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of such a current situation, and an object of the present invention is to provide an image reading and recording apparatus capable of reducing the size of the apparatus.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the present invention, an image reading unit that reads an image of a document, an image recording unit that records an image on a sheet, a document conveyance path that conveys the document to the image reading unit, and a sheet that conveys the sheet to the image recording unit An image including a sheet transport path, a common transport path formed by merging the document transport path and the sheet transport path, and reading a document image and recording an image on the sheet in the common transport path; A reading and recording apparatus, a first stacking unit for stacking one of the document and the sheet, a first feeding unit for feeding one of the document and the sheet stacked on the first stacking unit, A second stacking unit that is located below the stacking unit and stacks the other of the original and the sheet; and a document that is provided downstream in the feeding direction of the first feeding unit and stacked on the second stacking unit. The second feeder that feeds the other side of the sheet And an electrical board provided between the first stacking section and the second stacking section, and the image reading section and the image recording section, and the electronic transport path and the sheet transport path are electrically connected to each other. It is characterized by merging upstream of the substrate.
[0012]
According to the present invention, the image reading section and the image recording section are arranged side by side in a width direction orthogonal to a feeding direction.
[0013]
Further, according to the present invention, the image recording unit includes an image recording unit of an ink jet system that moves in the width direction while discharging ink to record an image on the sheet, and the image reading unit includes the image reading unit. When the recording means moves, it moves to a position which does not hinder the movement of the image recording means.
[0014]
Further, according to the present invention, the first feeding unit, the second feeding unit, the image reading unit and the image recording unit are arranged above the common conveyance path and below an upper limit height of the electrical board. It is characterized by having done.
[0015]
Further, in the invention, it is preferable that an operation unit is disposed obliquely along upper ends of the electrical board, the image recording unit, and the image reading unit.
[0016]
Further, the invention is characterized in that a power supply shielded by a shield means is arranged below the second loading portion.
[0017]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0018]
However, the dimensions, materials, shapes, relative arrangements, and the like of the components described in this embodiment are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention thereto unless otherwise specified. Absent.
[0019]
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of a facsimile apparatus as an example of an image reading and recording apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0020]
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 100 denotes a facsimile apparatus. The facsimile apparatus 100 includes an image recording unit 101 having an image recording unit 1A for recording an image on a recording sheet 2 serving as a sheet, and an image reading unit for reading an image on a document 12. An image reading device unit 102 having a unit 28, a recording paper transport path R1 through which the recording paper 2 passes, a document transport path R2 through which the document 12 passes, and downstream of the recording paper transport path R1 and the document transport path R2 in the transport direction. And a common transport path 49 where the recording paper transport path R1 and the document transport path R2 join. The common transport path (hereinafter, referred to as a common transport path) 49 includes a transport roller 10 as a common feeding unit for transporting the document 12 and the recording paper 2 and a discharge roller 17 as a common discharge unit. Are arranged.
[0021]
Next, the configuration of the image recording device unit 101 will be described.
[0022]
The image recording unit 101 includes an image recording unit 1A, which will be described later, and a recording sheet feed tray 8 which is a second stacking unit capable of stacking and storing a plurality of sheets of recording paper 2 in the direction of arrow A as shown in FIG. A recording paper feeder having a rotating recording paper separation roller 19, a pressure plate 9 positioned between the recording paper separation roller 19 and the base member 35, and rotatably supported by the base member 35, a separation claw 31, and the like. A part 600.
[0023]
Here, the pressure plate 9 is rotated vertically by the cam (not shown) integrally formed with the recording paper separation roller 19 with the rotation of the recording paper separation roller 19, and the recording paper 2 is moved by the recording paper separation roller 19. It is configured to contact or separate from the outer peripheral surface.
[0024]
The separation claw 31 dams the recording paper 2 stacked on the recording paper feeding tray 8. When the recording paper separating roller 19 rotates, the uppermost recording paper 2a in contact with the recording paper separating roller 19 is transported over the separation claw 31 by friction with the recording paper separating roller 19. .
[0025]
The recording paper separating roller 19, which is the second feeding means, is formed by attaching a friction elastic body, for example, rubber, to a cylindrical portion having a larger diameter than two shafts on a shaft member made of plastic. As shown in FIG. 3, both ends of the shaft member 19c are pivotally supported by both side portions 35a and 35b of the base member 35, and one end of the shaft member 19c passes through the recording drive transmitting means 603 shown in FIG. 20.
[0026]
In a standby state, the recording paper separation roller 19 stops so that the D-shaped notch 19A faces the recording paper 2 as shown in FIG. A gap G for allowing the original 12 to pass therethrough is formed between the original and the lower original guide member 23 to be guided. When the recording paper 2 is conveyed, the peripheral portion 19B is rotated to project beyond the notch 50 formed in the lower document guide member 23 shown in FIG. 9 is in contact with the uppermost recording sheet 2a (see FIG. 5) of the recording sheet bundle placed on the sheet bundle 9.
[0027]
Further, after the recording paper separating roller 19 makes one rotation, the notch 19A again faces the recording paper 2 and the cam returns to the standby state shown in FIG. 5 in which the pressure plate 9 is pressed down by the cam. Accordingly, while the transport roller 10 is transporting the uppermost recording paper 2a, the second and subsequent recording papers 2 do not come into contact with the recording paper separating roller 19, and the recording paper 2 can be transported stably. It becomes.
[0028]
A PES (Paper Edge Sensor) lever 21 for detecting the conveyance of the recording paper 2 (or the document 12) is provided downstream of the recording paper separating roller 19 as shown in FIG. Even if the paper operation is started, if the PES 21S does not detect the passage of the recording paper 2 (or the original 12) via the PES lever 21, the re-feed operation is performed, and the PES 21 still operates the recording paper 2 (or the original 12). If the passage is not detected, the transport operation stops with an error, and an error is displayed on the display unit 509.
[0029]
On the other hand, a common conveyance path 49 provided on the downstream side in the conveyance direction of the recording conveyance path R1 through which the recording paper 2 sent out by the recording paper separation roller 19 passes, as shown in FIG. The platen 3 includes a platen 3 that functions as a support surface, and an auxiliary platen member 3 a that is provided downstream of the platen 3 and functions as a lower support surface of the recording paper 2 following the platen 3.
[0030]
Here, a plurality of ribs 38 (see FIG. 8) are formed on the recording paper supporting surface of the platen 3 in the width direction of the recording paper. 2 is to pass.
[0031]
An auxiliary platen member 3a, which constitutes a supporting portion for supporting the recording paper 2 together with the platen 3 as a supporting member, is disposed in a concave portion (not shown) formed on the recording paper supporting surface of the platen 3, and conveys recording paper on both sides. The platen 3 is vertically rotatably held by a platen 3 via a shaft 3a1 formed on the upstream side in the direction, and is normally elastically urged by, for example, a spring 58, so that the recording paper support surface on the upper surface is It is held at a position flush with the recording paper support surface formed by the upper surface.
[0032]
When the auxiliary platen member 3a is pushed from above by the CS holder 26 or the like beyond the urging force of the spring 58 as described later, the auxiliary platen member 3a sinks about 5 mm with respect to the recording paper supporting surface of the platen 3. It is designed to rotate.
[0033]
Further, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the common transport unit 49 includes a transport roller 10 pivotally supported by the platen 3, a discharge roller 17 integrally molded of plastic and an elastomer, and a transport roller 10. Four pinch rollers 16 provided side by side in the width direction of the recording paper, a pinch roller guide 36 that supports the pinch roller 16 so as to press the pinch roller 16 against the conveyance roller 10, and a sheet discharge roller 17 that contacts the pinch roller 16. 9 and a spur holder 55 shown in FIG. 9 that supports the spur 18 so as to press the spur 18 against the paper discharge roller 17.
[0034]
Here, the conveying direction of the recording paper 2 by the conveying roller 10 and the pinch roller 16 is set so as to be obliquely downward from the upstream side to the downstream side of the roller, and the recording is performed by the discharge roller 17 and the spur 18. The transport direction of the paper 2 is set so as to be obliquely upward from the upstream side of the roller to the downstream side. As a result, in the common transport section 49, the recording paper 2 is transported in the P direction while abutting on the upper surfaces of the platen 3 and the auxiliary platen member 3a.
[0035]
Note that the recording paper conveyance force F generated by the conveyance roller 10 and the pinch roller 16 is so large that the frictional resistance between the back surface of the document lower guide member 23 and the recording paper 2 shown in FIG. If the accuracy of feeding the recording paper is affected, a low friction member such as a polymer sheet may be attached to the back surface of the document lower guide member 23.
[0036]
8 and 9, reference numeral 1 denotes an ink cartridge serving as image recording means, which records an ink image on a recording material conveyed by a recording paper separating roller 19, a conveying roller 10, or a discharge roller 17. The unit 1A is of an ink jet recording type that discharges ink from the ink cartridge 1 for recording. The ink cartridge 1 has a fine liquid discharge port (orifice), a liquid path, an energy action section provided in a part of the liquid path, and an energy generation section for generating droplet forming energy to act on the liquid in the action section. Means.
[0037]
Reference numeral 4 denotes a carriage on which the ink cartridge 1 is mounted and which scans in the width direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the recording paper 2. The carriage 4 includes a driving pulley (not shown) and an endless belt wound around a driven pulley 5. A timing belt 6 is connected, and the carriage 4 is reciprocated along a guide rail 7 provided on an upper portion of the chassis 24 by rotating a drive pulley by a carriage drive motor 33 shown in FIG. Can be done. When the carriage 4 reciprocates in this manner, an image is recorded on the recording paper 2 by discharging ink from the ink cartridge 1 according to image information.
[0038]
The carriage 4 is normally waiting at a standby position at one end (right end) of the guide rail 7 shown in FIG. 8, and when the carriage 4 is located at such a standby position, a print head (not shown) of the ink cartridge 1 is provided. Is protected by a rubber member (not shown) so as not to dry. Also, the carriage 4 stays at the standby position during a document image reading operation described later. Further, even when the ink in the ink cartridge 1 runs out, the ink cartridge 1 is replaced by removing the ink cartridge 1 toward the user at the position shown in FIG.
[0039]
In the ink jet recording method, the ink cartridge 1 is in a state where ink cannot be ejected due to the incorporation of bubbles or dust into the inside of the fine ejection port, or the viscosity increases due to the evaporation of the ink solvent, or a state that is not suitable for recording. In this case, however, a head recovery operation for refreshing the ink is performed to remove the cause of the ejection failure.
[0040]
On the other hand, in FIGS. 1 and 10, reference numeral 500 denotes a control board, which is an electric board mounted on the rear surface of the chassis 24 and controls the entire system. The motor 33, a speaker (not shown), the operation unit 508, and the image reading unit 28 are connected. Here, since the control board 500 is disposed in a V-shaped space surrounded by the inclined base member 35 and the chassis 24, the space of the facsimile apparatus 100 is effectively used, and the size of the entire apparatus is reduced. Is possible.
[0041]
Note that, in the present embodiment, the operation unit 508 is disposed obliquely along the upper ends of the image recording unit 1A and the image reading unit 28. By thus arranging the operation unit 508 obliquely, the operation unit 508 is provided. Operability is improved, and the size of the facsimile apparatus 100 can be reduced. Further, the control board 500 is connected to a power supply 505 for rectifying the primary voltage (AC commercial power supply) shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 by a cable (not shown), a telephone line, and a primary voltage unit before being stepped down. Is connected to the NCU substrate 504 having Since the NCU substrate 504 and the power supply 505 are arranged in the space behind the inclined base member 35, the space of the facsimile apparatus 100 is effectively used, and the size of the entire apparatus can be reduced.
[0042]
Reference numeral 503 denotes a shield metal plate that covers the power supply 505 and the NCU substrate 504 disposed in the space S behind the base member 35. The shield metal plate 503 reduces noise received by the control substrate 500 from the power supply 505 and the NCU substrate 504. Can be done. Here, since the shield sheet metal 503 is fastened to the lower cover 100A with a screw or the like, even if the device falls and a gap is formed above the lower cover 100A, the user can use the NCU board 504 and the power supply 505. Never touch.
[0043]
In the present embodiment, the control board 500 is provided between the document tray 11 and the recording paper feed tray 8 and the image reading unit 28 and the image recording unit 1A, as shown in FIG. The recording paper transport path R1 and the document transport path R2 merge upstream of the control board 500.
[0044]
The control board 500 is provided between the document tray 11 and the recording paper feed tray 8 and the image reading section 28 and the image recording section 1A as described above. The document 12 can be conveyed without interfering with the control board 500 or the moving area of the ink cartridge 1 by making the document conveyance path R2 merge. In other words, the document conveyance path R2 can be provided without interfering with the control board 500 or the moving area of the ink cartridge 1, thereby making it possible to reduce the size of the facsimile apparatus 100.
[0045]
FIG. 12 is a control block diagram of the facsimile apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment. In the figure, reference numeral 500a denotes a control unit mainly mounted on the control board 500. The control unit 500a is input from the power supply 505, the telephone 506, the NCU board 504 for connecting the line, and the operation unit 508. A display unit 509 for displaying contents and the like, an image reading unit 28, a drive motor 20, a carriage drive motor 33, a PES 21 S for detecting the leading and trailing edges of the recording paper 2, and an RPS (Roller Position) for detecting a rotation phase of the recording paper separation roller 19. Sensor 119 and a DS (Document Sensor) 120 for detecting the presence or absence of the document 12. Note that a modular (not shown) is mounted on the NCU board 504.
[0046]
The control unit 500a includes a CPU 500n that controls the entire apparatus, a ROM 500f that stores various programs and various data, a RAM 500g that is used as a work area of the CPU 500n, and temporarily stores various data such as the number of recordings. A buffer memory 500d for storing the encoded image data, an encoding / decoding unit 500c for encoding the image information to be transmitted by MH encoding or the like, decoding the received encoded image data and converting it into image data, It has a line memory 500b for storing an image of each line of data.
[0047]
Here, the line memory 500b stores one line of image data from the image reading unit 28 in the case of transmitting or copying a document, and stores the restored one line of image data in the case of receiving image data. The image is recorded by outputting various data stored in the line memory 500b to the image recording unit 1A.
[0048]
In this embodiment, a constant current pulse motor is used as the drive motor 20, and the drive of the drive motor 20 is performed by converting a signal output from an output port of the CPU 500n into a phase signal via a motor driver 500j. The conversion is performed and transmitted to the drive motor 20.
[0049]
Here, in the present embodiment, the transport operation of the recording paper 2, the above-described head recovery operation, and the reading operation of feeding the original 12 described later and moving the image reading unit 28 at the same time as the driving operation are performed by this driving. The motor 20 is used to reduce the cost.
[0050]
The control unit 500a controls the drive switching means (not shown) to selectively drive the drive motor 20 so that the recording paper 2 can be conveyed by one drive motor 20. Then, the data is transmitted to any one of the reading drive transmitting means 604, the recording drive transmitting means 603, and the head recovery means 605.
[0051]
However, as will be described later, the conveyance of the recording paper 2 requires feeding accuracy for each line, and the required torque is different between the image reading operation and the recording / recovery operation. Therefore, when entering the image reading operation, the control unit 500a sends a High signal (switching signal) from the port of the CPU 500n to the switching circuit 500i and changes the reference current value to the driver 500j, thereby changing the drive motor 20a. The peak current is switched. The noise can be reduced by controlling the current according to the required torque.
[0052]
Next, an image recording operation of the image recording device 101 configured as described above will be described.
[0053]
When an image signal is input from an external device (not shown), the recording paper separating roller 19 rotates in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 9, and accordingly, the action of a cam (not shown) integrally formed on the recording paper separating roller 19. As a result, the pressure plate 9 rises, and the recording paper 2 comes into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the recording paper separation roller 19. As a result, the uppermost recording paper 2 a of the recording paper feed tray 8 in contact with the recording paper separation roller 19 is conveyed to the common conveyance section 49 over the separation claw 31 due to friction with the recording paper separation roller 19.
[0054]
Next, the recording paper 2a thus conveyed to the common conveyance unit 49 is nipped by the conveyance roller 10 supported by the platen 3 and the four pinch rollers 16 as shown in FIG. The recording paper passes through a recording paper supporting surface, which is the upper surface of the supporting portion constituted by the platen member 3a.
[0055]
Then, when the recording paper 2a passes through the recording paper support surface, the ink is ejected from the inkjet cartridge 1 mounted on the carriage 4 that scans (reciprocates) in the width direction of the recording paper 2a in accordance with the image information, thereby recording. An image is recorded on the paper. After the image is recorded in this way, the recording paper 2a is discharged out of the apparatus by the paper discharge roller 17 as shown by the arrow A.
[0056]
By the way, when an image is recorded in the image recording section 1A in this manner, when recording of one line on the recording paper 2 is completed, the recording operation (ink ejection) is interrupted and the recording paper 2 is moved in the moving direction of the carriage 4. The sheet is fed by a predetermined amount in a direction perpendicular to the direction of scanning (sub-scanning direction), and then the image of the next line is recorded while moving the carriage 4 again (main scanning).
[0057]
Here, the paper feed (conveyance) of the recording paper 2 is performed by rotating the transport roller 10 connected to the drive motor 20 by a predetermined amount. However, the rotation amount of the transport roller 10 is reduced due to a failure of a single motor or the like. For example, if the amount of rotation is excessive, white spots are formed in the image, and if the amount of rotation is insufficient, a problem of overstrike with the previous line (black streak) occurs. For this reason, as described above, the rotation amount of the transport roller 10 requires high accuracy.
[0058]
In this embodiment, the printing operation of the recording paper 2 is based on one side (right side) 35b of the base member 35 in FIG. Further, the first recording paper separation roller portion 19a of the recording paper separation roller 19 is disposed at a position close to the one side portion 35b, for example, about 43 mm away from the one side portion 35b, and the second recording paper separation roller portion 19b Is disposed at a position about 189 mm away from one side 35b so as to sandwich the document separation roller 15. By arranging the first and second recording paper separating rollers 19a and 19b in this manner, it is possible to handle recording papers 2 having a wide range of sizes from postcard to A4.
[0059]
Next, the image reading device unit 102 will be described.
[0060]
The image reading device unit 102 is set on the document tray 11, which is a second stacking unit capable of storing a plurality of documents 12 as shown in FIGS. And a document feeder 40 for transporting the document 12 to the image reading unit 28. The document feeder 40 is disposed upstream of the document feeder 600 with respect to the document feeder. It has a document separating roller 15 as a feeding means, a document feeding roller 52 for transferring the document separated by the document separating roller 15 further downstream, a document conveying roller 51, a document upper guide 14, and the like.
[0061]
In FIG. 10, a reference numeral 501 is provided between the control board 500 and the document feeder 40 to contact the document feeder roller 51 and transport the document 12 separated by the document feeder 40 further downstream. This is a roller supporting sheet metal for supporting the document feeding roller 52, and the roller supporting sheet metal 501 is disposed so that both ends are supported by the base member 35. Further, the roller supporting sheet metal 501 also has a function of hiding the document separation roller 15 and the document conveyance roller 51 having rubber or the like having low flame retardance from the control board 500.
[0062]
Here, the document feed roller 51 is disposed between the document separation roller 15 and the feed roller 10, and is configured by attaching a cylindrical friction elastic member to a shaft member formed of metal. The shaft is rotatably supported, and one end of the shaft is connected to reading drive transmitting means 604 (see FIG. 12). The document feed roller 52 is urged by the document feed roller 51 by a document feed roller spring (not shown) to generate a document feed force.
[0063]
The document feeder 40 is based on one side of the document 12, and in the present embodiment, the inner wall of the left side plate 11a of the document tray 11 is based on the document as shown in FIG.
[0064]
Here, the document separation roller 15 is formed by attaching a cylindrical friction elastic member to a shaft member 15a formed of metal, and as shown in FIG. 3, both side portions 35a, 35b of the base member 35. Is rotatably supported. One end of the shaft 15a of the document separation roller 15 is connected to the drive motor 20 (see FIG. 4) via a reading drive transmitting unit 604 (see FIG. 12) and a drive switching unit (not shown).
[0065]
The drive switching unit is switched by the control unit 500a (see FIG. 12) as described above. In the case of an image recording operation, the drive of the drive motor 20 is transmitted to the recording drive transmission unit 603 to perform recording. The paper separation roller 19 is driven, and in the case of an image reading operation, the drive of the drive motor 20 is transmitted to the document separation roller 15 and the image reading unit 28 via the reading drive transmission unit 604.
[0066]
Further, the document separation roller 15 is disposed between the document separation rollers 19 (the roller portions 19a and 19b thereof) (see FIG. 3) as described above, and in the present embodiment, is disposed substantially at the center in the document width direction. By arranging the document separation roller 15 at such a position, the skew of the document 12 can be reduced.
[0067]
In FIG. 5, reference numeral 13 denotes a separation piece which is pressed against the document separation roller 15 by a separation spring 37a. The separation piece 13 is formed of a material having a high friction coefficient such as rubber. The fed document 12 is held by a separation piece support member 37 that is rotatably supported by the document lower guide member 23 for directing the fed document 12 to the common transport unit 49. Reference numeral 27 denotes a document transport assisting member that performs an auxiliary operation of document separation by pressing the document 12 against the document separating roller 15.
[0068]
When the document 12 is set on the document tray 11 provided with the separating pieces 13 and the like, the leading end of the document 12 remains in a wedge shape constituted by the separating pieces 13 and the document separating roller 15. Thereafter, when the document separating roller 15 rotates, only the uppermost document 12a among the documents 12 held in a wedge shape is conveyed by friction with the document separating roller 15.
[0069]
By the way, since the separation piece 13 is urged against the document separation roller 15 by the separation spring 37a, the document 2 is conveyed while receiving the load by the document separation roller 15 and the separation piece 13. Then, when the document 12 is conveyed while receiving a load, the load torque increases and image elongation occurs.
[0070]
Therefore, in the present embodiment, the document feed roller 51, which is an intermediate feeding unit, is disposed between the document separation roller 15 and the feed roller 10 as shown in FIG. During operation, the drive motor 20 is driven at a higher motor torque than during recording paper conveyance by switching the peak current, so that the conveyance force of the document conveyance roller 51 becomes larger than the load.
[0071]
By arranging the document transport roller 51 between the document separation roller 15 and the transport roller 10 and making the transport force of the transport roller 51 greater than the load, image elongation can be prevented.
[0072]
Further, by disposing the document conveying roller 51 between the document separating roller 15 and the conveying roller 10, the distance between the rollers can be reduced, and even if the document 12 sent out by the document separating roller 15 is short, Thus, the original 12 can be reliably transferred to the transport roller 10.
[0073]
Further, by arranging the document conveying roller 51 between the document separating roller 15 and the conveying roller 10 as described above, the document separating roller 15 and the recording paper separating roller 19 can be disposed above the facsimile apparatus 100. Thus, the jam processing can be easily performed.
[0074]
The document upper guide 14 is arranged above the document lower guide member 23 as a lower guide member and forms the upper surface of the document conveyance path R2. The document upper guide 14 as the upper guide member is formed in a strip shape. As shown in FIG. 5, the upper end of the sheet is rotatably supported by a shaft portion 15a of the document separating roller 15, and hangs down on the document lower guide 23 by its own weight to form an upper surface of the document conveying path R2. Is composed.
[0075]
Here, the original upper guide 14 is formed of a resin or the like having a good sliding property, has a light weight, and is rotatable around the shaft 15a of the separation roller 15 with a light force. When the original 12 is being conveyed between the original upper guide 14 and the original lower guide member 23 by the original conveying roller 51 or the conveying roller 10, the original separating roller 15 is rotated around the original separating roller 15 by the fluttering of the original 12 and the fluttering of the front or rear end. It is designed to be pushed upward. When the document upper guide 14 is pushed up in this way, the document conveyance path R2 is secured.
[0076]
Here, when the document upper guide 14 is pushed up in this way, the document upper guide 14 bends (deforms) upward, and the lower upper surface contacts the shaft portion 19c of the recording paper separating roller 19, as described above. Even when the upper original guide 14 is in contact with the shaft portion 19c of the recording paper separating roller 19, the guide surface of the upper original guide 14 is larger than the notch 19A of the recording paper separating roller 19. It is configured to be located on the R2 side.
[0077]
In other words, even when the original 12 is pushed up by the original 12 when the original 12 is conveyed, the upper original guide 14 is not moved by the recording paper separating roller 19 (the shaft portion 19c) so that the recording paper separating roller 19 comes into contact with the original 12. Will be positioned in a non-existent position. Thus, when the document 12 is transported, the recording paper separation roller 19 does not contact the document 12 and does not hinder the transport of the document 12.
[0078]
Further, as described above, the recording paper separating roller 19 may be bent downward by its own weight because the shaft portion 19c is formed of a flexible material such as plastic as described above. Even in such a case, since the upper document guide 14 abuts against the shaft portion 19c of the recording paper separating roller 19 in a bent state, the relative positional relationship between the recording paper separating roller 19 and the upper document guide 14 is maintained, and the document is conveyed. The notch 19A of the recording paper separating roller 19 does not protrude into the path R2. As a result, the original 12 is reliably and stably fed without contacting the recording paper separating roller 19.
[0079]
Further, as described above, since the roller guide 63 made of a low friction material is attached to the notch 19A of the recording paper separating roller 19, the original 12 comes into contact with the roller 19a of the recording paper separating roller 19. Even in this case, it is possible to prevent a transport failure.
[0080]
As shown in FIG. 14, the document tray 11 controls the position of the document 12 in the width direction orthogonal to the document conveying (feeding) direction, and also controls the document slider 30 as a restricting means for preventing the document 12 from skewing. Is movably provided in accordance with the width of the document. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 11A denotes a document placing portion of the document tray 11, and 11B denotes a document supporting portion provided on the document tray 11 for supporting an upper portion of the document. The document placing portion 11A and the document supporting portion 11B are provided. Thus, a document placing surface of the document tray 11 is configured.
[0081]
The image reading unit 28 is disposed between the transport roller 10 and the paper discharge roller 17 and opposite to the platen 3 in the movement path of the carriage 1 as shown in FIG. The facsimile apparatus 100 can be reduced in size by providing the image reading section 28 in the movement path of the carriage 1 in this manner.
[0082]
In other words, the image reading unit 28 and the image recording unit 1A are arranged side by side, and the image reading unit 28 is moved into the movement area of the carriage 1 (image recording unit 1A) during the reading operation, and is moved during the image recording operation. By moving the carriage 1 to a standby position outside the movement area, the movement space of the carriage 1 can be effectively used not only at the time of recording, but also at the time of image reading, whereby the size of the apparatus can be reduced. .
[0083]
Here, the image reading unit 28 includes a contact image sensor 22 serving as an image reading unit, a CS holder 26 serving as a holding member for holding the contact image sensor (hereinafter, referred to as CS) 22, and a CS holder 26 facing the CS 22. And a white reference member 25 which is held in a state of being set.
[0084]
The CS 22 is housed in a recess formed in the CS holder 26 so that the sensor surface is on the outside, and is fixed by a screw (not shown) (not shown). The white reference member 25 is formed by attaching a white sheet to a metal plate, and the metal plate has a plane on which the white sheet is attached and bent portions formed at both ends in the longitudinal direction. .
[0085]
A hole is formed in each of the bent portions, and the white reference member 25 can be rotated with respect to the CS holder 26 and the CS 22 by engaging a shaft formed in the CS holder 26 with the hole. I support it. The white reference member 25 is urged toward the CS side by a torsion coil spring (not shown).
[0086]
Further, the white reference member 25 has a projection (not shown) on the outer side in the document width direction, which is in contact with the CS22 in a state where the white reference member 25 is urged against the CS22. A gap G1 (reading conveyance path) through which at least one document can pass is formed between the 25 white sheets.
[0087]
By the way, the white reference member 25 forming the reading conveyance path together with the CS 22 is urged by the torsion coil spring to form a gap G1 through which one document can pass, and the white reference member 25 against the torsion coil spring. Can be taken in a cleaning position in which is rotated in a direction to separate from the CS 22.
[0088]
When the white sheet of the white reference member 25 or the reading surface of the CS 22 is soiled by the ink of the image recording unit 1A, the user can easily move the white reference member 25 to the cleaning position so as to easily remove the soiled portion. Can be cleaned.
[0089]
A hollow boss 26a is formed on one side wall surface of the CS holder 26 in the longitudinal direction, and a boss 68b is formed on the other side wall surface of the CS holder 26. The hollow boss on this one side wall surface is formed. As shown in FIG. 15, a boss 68a formed on the CS holder support member 68 attached to the platen 3 is provided on 26a, and a bearing 69 formed on the platen 3 is provided on a boss 68b formed on the other side wall surface. Is engaged.
[0090]
The left and right engagement portions are coaxial, so that the CS holder 26 does not contact the carriage 4 when the carriage 4 moves in the scanning direction during the image recording shown in FIG. From the position), a document reading conveyance path formed in the moving space of the carriage 4 shown in FIG. 2 and formed by a gap between the reading surface of the CS 22 and the white reference member 25, and a recording paper support surface formed by the platen 3. Can be moved to a second position (reading position) on the same surface.
[0091]
Further, the CS holder 26 can be moved to the second position while the ink cartridge 1 is in the capping position (see FIG. 8) at one end (right end) within the carriage movement range when viewed from the discharge direction. The position of the holder 26 in the left-right direction is designed.
[0092]
The upstream side of the metal plate of the white reference member 25 in the document conveying direction has a comb shape, and a platen rib 38 is inserted between the teeth of the comb. A bent portion for increasing the strength in the longitudinal direction is formed on the downstream side of the metal plate in the document conveying direction.
[0093]
Then, when the CS holder 26 moves to the second position, the bent portion pushes down the auxiliary platen member 3a rotatably supported as described above, so that the CS holder 26 moves to the second position. You can do it. As a result, at the time of document reading, the reading conveyance path formed by the white reference member 25 and the CS 22 between the conveyance roller 10 and the paper discharge roller 17 and the recording paper support surface formed by the platen 3 become the same surface.
[0094]
Further, at one end (left end in the width direction) of the CS holder 26, a CS switching means 609 connected to the drive motor 20 via a drive switching means (not shown) and a CS drive transmission means 608 shown in FIG. The CS holder 26 can be moved to the first position or the second position by driving the drive motor 20 via the CS driving means 609.
[0095]
For example, the CS holder 26 is urged counterclockwise in FIG. 1 so as to be held at the first position by a CS push-up spring (elastic member) (not shown) in the apparatus standby state, but the image reading operation starts. Then, the drive of the drive motor 20 is connected to the reading drive transmitting means 604 by the drive switching means, whereby the document transport driving means 607 rotates the document separating roller 15 to perform the document feeding operation and to transmit the CS drive. The means 608 rotates the CS push-down spring 610 provided on the axis of the CS drive means 609 clockwise in FIG. 1, and moves the image reading section 28 to the second position with a torque that overcomes the reaction force of the CS push-up spring. Move to
[0096]
Here, since the CS drive means 609 uses the slip torque of the spring clutch, the clutch is disengaged when a certain phase is reached, and the image reading unit 28 is pressed in the clockwise direction in FIG. 1 with a constant torque. I have. The CS holder is moved to the CS holder second position (reading position) before the document 12 reaches the conveyance roller 10 by adjusting the gear ratio and the roller diameter of the document conveyance transmission means 607 and the CS drive transmission means 608. It is set to move.
[0097]
Next, an image reading operation of the image reading device unit 102 thus configured will be described.
[0098]
When the reading operation is started in a state where the document 12 is set on the document tray 11, the drive of the drive motor 20 is switched via the reading drive transmitting means 604 by switching the drive switching means by the control unit (see FIG. 12) means. To the document separating roller 15 and the document conveying roller 51. As a result, the document separation roller 15 and the document conveyance roller 51 rotate, and the document conveyance roller 51 rotating in this way, and the document separation roller 15 and the separation piece 13 separate the document 12 set on the document tray 11 one by one. Sent separately.
[0099]
At this time, as described above, the phase in the rotation direction of the recording paper separation roller 19 disposed downstream of the document separation roller 15 in the feeding direction is in the initial state, and the roller portion 19a of the recording separation roller 19 is in the initial state. A sufficient gap G is formed between the notch 19A and the document lower guide member 23 for passing one document (see FIG. 5).
[0100]
In addition, the document separating roller 15 is rotated as described above, and the CS driving means 609 is operated via the CS driving transmitting means 608, and the apparatus is held at the first position (standby position) as shown in FIG. Is rotated in the direction of the arrow.
[0101]
When the CS holder 26 moves to the second position in this way, the clutch connecting the CS drive unit 609 and the CS drive transmission unit 608 is disengaged, the CS holder 26 stops, and the CS push-down spring 610 causes It is energized at that position. At the same time, the CS holder 26 pushes down the auxiliary platen member 3a, so that a reading conveyance path flush with the recording paper supporting surface formed by the platen 3 is formed between the conveyance roller 10 and the discharge roller 17. .
[0102]
Next, the originals 12 separated and fed one by one are guided by the platen 3, the pinch roller guide 36, and the upper guide 42, similarly to the recording paper 2, while the lower surface is supported by the original lower guide member 23. The sheet is conveyed to the nip between the conveying roller 10 and the pinch roller 16 while pressing down the sensor lever 21.
[0103]
Here, when the PE sensor lever 21 is pushed down in this way, a detection signal is input from the PE sensor 21S to the control unit, and the control unit detects the leading end of the document 12 based on the detection signal, and The reading position is determined.
[0104]
Next, the document 12 transported by the transport roller 10 and the pinch roller 16 is nipped by the transport roller 10 and the four pinch rollers 16, passes through the reading transport path formed by the CS 22 and the white reference member 25, and At this time, the image data is read by the CS 22. When the last end of the document 12 is read, the document 12 is discharged to the outside of the apparatus by the discharge roller 17.
[0105]
When the document 12 is discharged in this manner, the drive motor 20 rotates in the reverse direction, whereby the CS drive means 609 and the CS drive transmission means 608 are connected by the clutch, and the CS holder 26 is moved by the CS push-up spring described above. Moves to the first position.
[0106]
Further, as the CS holder 26 moves to the first position, the auxiliary platen member 3a is pushed upward by the urging force of the spring 58, whereby the recording paper support surface of the auxiliary platen member 3a and the recording paper support of the platen 3 are supported. The surface forms a coplanar recording paper support surface. Finally, the drive of the drive motor 20 is switched to the recording mode by the drive switching means, and the apparatus enters a standby state.
[0107]
By the way, in the present embodiment, the separation piece 13 that separates and feeds the documents 12 set on the document tray 11 together with the document separation roller 15 one by one as shown in FIG. The rollers 19 are arranged in a space avoiding interference with the control board 500 fixed to the back of the printer chassis.
[0108]
In addition, in order to prevent the document 12 from traveling from the apparatus as much as possible, it is preferable that the separating piece 13 is arranged at a position as low as possible in this space. When arranged in such a position, the angle of the separation piece 13 approaches substantially parallel to the stacked recording paper 2 as shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, the separation pieces 13 are arranged at an angle of about 60 ° with respect to the horizontal plane.
[0109]
On the other hand, when the separation piece 13 is arranged at such an angle, in order to prevent double feeding of the document 12, the entry angle of the leading end of the document is set to an angle which is further raised by 10 ° to 30 ° from the angle of the separation piece 13. That is, the angle must be 70 ° to 90 ° with respect to the horizontal plane. Here, when the entry angle of the leading end of the document is set to such a steep angle, the load of the document itself is concentrated on the leading end of the document 12, whereby the document 12 is bent outward on the document tray 11 by its own weight. There is a risk of buckling or falling of the upper end portion forward (toward the document separation roller).
[0110]
Therefore, in the present embodiment, the original stacking surface of the original tray 11 constituted by the original stacking unit 11A and the original support unit 11B shown in FIG. 14 is defined as the vertical direction of the lower end of the original stacking surface (original stacking unit 11A). The angle A1 formed with the vertical direction of the upper end of the document stacking surface (document support portion 11B) is larger than the angle A2.
[0111]
The document stacking surface of the document tray 11 is formed such that the angle formed by the upper end portion with the vertical direction is larger than the lower end portion with the vertical direction, for example, the angle is gradually changed from the angle A2 to the angle A1. With the round (curved surface) shape, the load of the document itself does not concentrate on the leading end of the document 12. This eliminates the possibility that the document 12 will buckle or fall forward. As a result, the loading performance of the document 12 can be maintained, and the document 12 can be fed reliably.
[0112]
Here, this effect occurs when the angle difference (A1-A2) between the angle A1 at the lower end of the original stacking surface near the separation portion and the angle A2 at the upper end of the original stacking surface is 20 ° or more, but becomes 70 ° or more. This makes it difficult to feed the document 12 smoothly. For this reason, in the present embodiment, the angle difference (A1−A2) is set to approximately 50 °, so that the original 12 can be fed smoothly.
[0113]
Even when the separation plate 13 is set to have an angle of about 60 ° with respect to the horizontal plane and the document tray 11 is arranged so that the angle difference (A1-A2) is approximately 50 °, as shown in FIG. The angle formed by the lower end of the document stacking surface 11 and the vertical direction of the lower end of the sheet stacking surface of the recording paper feed tray 8 is made smaller. As a result, the document 12 can be set on the document tray 11 without being disturbed by the recording paper 2 stacked on the recording paper feed tray 8, and the size of the apparatus can be reduced.
[0114]
By the way, in the present embodiment, the document tray 11 is formed of a transparent material, so that the presence or absence of the recording paper 2 can be confirmed without removing the document tray 11. Note that the same effect can be obtained even if the document tray is formed of a wire or the like without using a transparent material.
[0115]
The document tray 11 is detachably mounted on the facsimile machine 100. At the lower end of the document tray 11, a mounting projection 301 is provided as shown in FIG. The document tray 11 can be easily mounted on the facsimile apparatus 100 by inserting the projection 301 into an insertion port provided on an exterior cover (not shown).
[0116]
Further, since the document tray 11 can be easily attached to the facsimile apparatus 100 as described above, the loading of the recording paper 2 can be easily performed when it is confirmed that the recording paper 2 has run out.
[0117]
By the way, as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the document tray 11 is provided with a buckling preventing portion 300a which is a suppressing portion for suppressing buckling of the document 12 stacked on the document loading surface, facing the document loading surface. In addition, the slider 30 is provided with a buckling prevention portion 300b which is a suppressing portion for preventing the document 12 from buckling, facing the document loading surface. By preventing the buckling of the document 12 by the buckling prevention portions 300a and 300b, the stacking performance of the document 12 can be maintained.
[0118]
In the present embodiment, the upper end 11a of the original stacking surface (original support portion 11B) is positioned at the position of the upper end 12a1 of the lowermost original of the stacked originals 12 in the recording paper feed tray 8 to the maximum number of sheets that can be stacked. It is designed so that a sufficient distance L can be secured so as not to interfere with the recording papers 2 to be stacked, whereby the original 12 and the recording papers 2 can be separated and fed stably.
[0119]
The upper end 11a of the original stacking surface itself is designed to secure a sufficient distance L1 so as not to interfere with the recording sheets 2 stacked on the recording sheet feed tray 8 with the maximum number of sheets. Thus, the document 12 and the recording paper 2 can be separated and fed stably.
[0120]
In this manner, the upper end 11a of the original tray 11 (or the original stacking surface of the original tray 11) disposed above the recording paper feed tray 8, or the originals 12 stacked on the original tray 11 are stacked on the recording paper feed tray 8. The document loading surface of the document tray 11 is formed so that the angle formed between the document loading surface and the vertical direction of the document loading surface is larger on the upper end side than on the lower end side. By doing so, the recording paper 2 and the document 12 can be reliably fed.
[0121]
As described above, as in the present embodiment, the auxiliary platen member 3a constituting the supporting portion for supporting the recording paper 2 is provided in the common conveyance path 49 so as to be retractable. While the auxiliary platen member 3a is being retracted from the common transport path 49, the document transport path CS22 is moved to a position where a document transport path is formed in the common transport path 49 and a document image can be read. This makes it possible to prevent the image reading unit 28 from being stained with ink while maintaining the miniaturization of the apparatus and the accuracy of recording and reading.
[0122]
In addition, as described above, the separated recording paper 2 and the original 12 are transported by the common transport roller 10 and the discharge roller 17, so that there is no need to separately provide a drive motor for reading and a mechanism for transporting the original. Downsizing can be realized and the size of the entire apparatus can be reduced.
[0123]
Furthermore, even when the image recording unit 1A having the configuration using the ink jet recording method which is advantageous in terms of downsizing, running cost, etc. is adopted, the CS 22 is connected to the common transport path 49 during the image recording operation as in the present embodiment. In this way, it is possible to prevent contamination due to ink mist and ink leakage during the printing operation, reduce restrictions on layout, and increase design flexibility.
[0124]
Further, at the time of the image recording operation, the CS 22 is retracted from the common transport path 49 so that even if a recording paper jam or the like occurs in the image recording unit 1A, the unfixed ink is applied to the reading surface of the CS 22 or the white reference member 25. It is possible to prevent the trouble of sticking. In addition, by covering the reading surface of the CS 22 with the white reference member 25, it is possible to greatly reduce the contamination of the reading surface of the CS 22 by ink mist.
[0125]
When the original 12 is fed, the recording paper separating roller 19 is moved to a position where the notch 19A faces the lower original guide member 23 and does not enter between the upper original guide 14 and the lower original guide member 23. By stopping, for example, the recording paper 2 can be appropriately fed even while the document 12 is being fed.
[0126]
Further, when the original 12 is fed, even if the upper original guide 14 provided above the lower original guide member 23 is pressed by the original 12 and rotated upward, the upper original guide 14 is moved by the recording paper separating roller 19. The original 12 is brought into contact with the recording paper separating roller 19 by positioning the notch 19A of the recording paper separating roller 19 so that the notch 19A does not protrude into the original conveying path R2 by contacting the shaft 19c of the recording paper separating roller 19. And feeding can be performed reliably and stably.
[0127]
Further, as in the present embodiment, a control board 500 is provided between the document tray 11 and the recording paper feed tray 8 and the image reading section 28 and the image recording section 1A, and recording is performed upstream of the control board 500. By making the paper transport path R1 and the document transport path R2 merge, the document transport path R2 can be arranged without interfering with the control board 500 or the moving area of the ink cartridge 1, thereby enabling the facsimile apparatus 100 can be reduced in size.
[0128]
Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the document separation roller 15, the recording paper separation roller 19, the image reading unit 28 and the image recording unit 1A are located above the common transport path 49 and The facsimile apparatus 100 is arranged below the upper limit height, so that the size of the facsimile apparatus 100 can be reduced.
[0129]
In the present embodiment, the case where the document tray 11 is arranged above the recording paper tray 8 and the document separation roller 51 is provided upstream of the recording paper separation roller 19 has been described. However, the recording paper tray 8 may be disposed above the document tray 11 and the recording paper separation roller 19 may be provided upstream of the document separation roller 51.
[0130]
Here, in the case of such a configuration, the recording paper transport path R1 and the document transport path R2 are merged upstream of the control board 500, so that the recording paper transport path R1 is at least connected to the control board 500. The facsimile apparatus 100 can be arranged without causing interference, so that the size of the facsimile apparatus 100 can be reduced.
[0131]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, as in the present invention, an electric board is provided between the first stacking unit and the second stacking unit and the image reading unit and the image recording unit, and the original conveying path and the sheet for conveying the original to the image reading unit. And the sheet conveying path for conveying the sheet to the image recording section at a position upstream of the electrical board, thereby making it possible to reduce the size of the apparatus.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of a facsimile apparatus as an example of an image reading and recording apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of a recording paper and document feeding system of the facsimile apparatus.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a document conveyance state of the facsimile apparatus.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the arrangement of motors and a white reference member in a separated state in the facsimile apparatus.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a document conveyance state of the facsimile apparatus.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a positional relationship between a document lower guide member and a recording paper separating roller of the facsimile apparatus.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a conveyance path of a document passing through a reading unit in the facsimile apparatus.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a position of an image recording unit during an image reading operation of the facsimile apparatus.
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the overall configuration of the facsimile apparatus during an image recording operation.
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a positional relationship among a document transport roller, a document separation roller, and a transport roller in the facsimile apparatus.
FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing an arrangement of a power supply and a positional relationship of a shield sheet metal in the facsimile apparatus.
FIG. 12 is a control block diagram of the facsimile apparatus.
FIG. 13 is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of a recording paper and document feeding system of the facsimile apparatus.
FIG. 14 is a perspective view illustrating a document tray of the facsimile apparatus.
FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a position of an image reading unit and a flow of a document during an image reading operation in the facsimile apparatus.
FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing a positional relationship between rollers and drive transmission means in the facsimile apparatus.
FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view illustrating details of a document tray of the facsimile apparatus.
FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of a conventional facsimile machine.
[Explanation of symbols]
1A Image recording unit
1 Ink cartridge
2 Recording paper
8 Recording paper feed tray
10 Transport rollers
11 Document tray
12 manuscripts
15 Document separation roller
19 Recording paper separation roller
28 Image reading unit
49 Common transport path
51 Document feed roller
100 facsimile machine
500 control board
508 Operation unit
R1 Recording paper transport path
R2 Document transport path

Claims (6)

An image reading unit that reads an image of a document, an image recording unit that records an image on a sheet, a document conveyance path that conveys the document to the image reading unit, and a sheet conveyance path that conveys the sheet to the image recording unit. An image reading and recording apparatus that includes a common conveyance path formed by merging the document conveyance path and the sheet conveyance path, and reads a document image and records an image on the sheet in the common conveyance path. So,
A first loading unit for loading one of the document and the sheet,
First feeding means for feeding one of the document and the sheet stacked on the first stacking unit;
A second stacking unit that is located below the first stacking unit and stacks the other of the document and the sheet;
A second feeding unit provided downstream of the first feeding unit in the feeding direction and feeding the other of the original and the sheet stacked on the second stacking unit;
An electrical board provided between the first loading unit and the second loading unit, and the image reading unit and the image recording unit;
With
An image reading and recording apparatus, wherein the document conveying path and the sheet conveying path are merged upstream of the electrical board. 2. The image reading and recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image reading section and the image recording section are arranged in a width direction orthogonal to a feeding direction. The image recording unit includes an inkjet type image recording unit that records the image on the sheet by moving in the width direction while discharging ink, and the image reading unit moves the image recording unit. The image reading and recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image reading unit moves to a position that does not hinder the movement of the image recording unit. The first feeding unit, the second feeding unit, the image reading unit, and the image recording unit are arranged above the common conveyance path and below the upper limit height of the electrical board. The image reading and recording apparatus according to claim 1. The image reading and recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein an operation unit is arranged obliquely along upper ends of the electrical board, the image recording unit, and the image reading unit. The image reading and recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a power supply shielded by shielding means is disposed below the second stacking unit.

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