Facsimile machine with automatic paper sorting - has roller feed system with controlled handling to deliver sorted sheets

摘要

A FAX machine has an angled guide surface (21) that supports an original document (OR) while it is passed through a read unit (11) with an optical sensor (20). The drive is provided by a d.c. motor (29) coupled to a series of roller units (22-26). The recording or reproduction unit (13) has a paper magazine cassette (41) with a motor (55) coupled by gears to a series of rollers (42-44). A photosensitive drum (48) transfer an image onto the paper. Paper sheets are delivered to an output point (71). ADVANTAGE - Sorts and delivers paper sheets precisely without having to move sheet collecting trough.