Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Masatoshi Sugie

Takaji Sue

A recording paper feeding apparatus for use in a recording machine such as a facsimile machine includes a predetermined paper travelling path along which a recording head, a platen roller, a cutter and a paper discharging roller are disposed. In one form of the present invention, a first detector for detecting presence and absence of the recording paper is disposed upstream of the recording head and a second detector for detecting presence and absence of the recording paper is disposed downstream of the cutter. And, signal sound is produced when both of the detectors detect presence of the paper, indicating that the paper is properly loaded. In another form, a switch is provided and if at least one of the detectors is detecting absence of the paper when the switch is actuated, alarm sound is produced, indicating that the paper is not properly loaded.

Recording paper feeding apparatus

In a facsimile communication method capable of preventing receipt of an echo of data being transmitted, a preamble-preceded frame is used as a data to be transmitted, and the frame is allowed to be received only when its preceding preamble has been received. For this purpose, the total time length of the preamble-preceded frame being transmitted is monitored. If it is shorter than a predetermined time length, a number of flags as required are added to the end of preamble-preceded frame, thereby ensuring that the total time length of transmitting the data is always longer than the predetermined time length. In this manner, it is ensured that an echo of data being transmitted returns only while transmission of the data is in progress and is thus not received.

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Zama, Japan

Masatoshi Sugie