Facsimile apparatus using a single bi-directional motor to control feeding of an original document and a recording paper with selection between plural modes of operation

An apparatus for feeding recording paper, comprising:

• a body casing having a recording paper insertion hole, a recording paper discharge hole and an original insertion hole, the recording paper insertion hole and the original insertion hole being located on an upper surface of the casing;
• recording means provided within the body casing and including a platen roller and a printing head between which recording paper is passed, for effecting recording on the recording paper;
• original read means provided within the body casing and including a white roller and an original read sensor between which an original is passed, for reading an image on the original by means of the original read sensor;
• a single motor having a forwardly/reversely rotatable output shaft;
• transmission means connected to the output shaft;
• a platen roller gear fixed on the platen roller;
• a white roller gear fixed on the white roller;
• and
• operation mode selection means including a relay mechanism, provided between the platen roller gear and the white roller gear, for transmitting a torque from the transmission means selectively to at least one of the platen roller gear and the white roller gear, and a switching mechanism having first and second operation positions which are selected to control the selection operation of the relay mechanism, wherein the white roller gear is rotated forwardly when the switching mechanism is in the first operation position and the output shaft is rotated forwardly;
• the platen roller gear is rotated forwardly to pass the recording paper through the recording means when the switching mechanism is in the first operation position and the output shaft is rotated reversely;
• the white roller gear is rotated forwardly and simultaneously the platen roller gear is rotated forwardly to pass the recording paper through the recording means, when the switching mechanism is in the second operation position and the output shaft is rotated reversely;
• and the platen roller gear is rotated reversely to feed the recording paper backwards when the switching mechanism is in the second operation position and the output shaft is rotated forwardly,
• wherein the platen roller gear, the white roller gear, the motor, the transmission means and the operation mode selection means are arranged on one side in a width direction of the body casing.