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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 1995
Filed:
Jan. 05, 1993
Hidekazu Kohira, Ibaraki, JP;
Shunichi Oohara, Ibaraki, JP;
Michihiro Watanabe, Tsuchiura, JP;
Tatsuya Nagata, Ishioka, JP;
Kazuytaka Sato, Kashiwa, JP;
Shogo Matsumoto, Ibaraki, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus having a high resolution image display unit and a hard copying unit, which is capable of preventing wasteful consumption of recording paper sheets while revealing a reduced size and excellent operation facility. In order to achieve the aforesaid object, according to the present invention, there is provided a facsimile apparatus having the image display unit comprising a reflecting mirror for displaying a toner image formed on an image recording medium in response to an image signal while inverting the toner image into a readable direction and a cover, a selection unit for determining whether or not it is necessary to transfer and fix the toner image onto the recording paper sheet in accordance with whether or not it is necessary to record image information discriminated from the toner image displayed on said image display unit, and the hard copying unit for transferring fixing the toner image formed on the image recording medium by a transferring roller and a drive roller in response to a selection signal supplied from the selection unit.