Printing apparatus and printing method
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsTOSHIYUKI SASAKI, Masashi Fujikawa, Kunio Omura
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Abstract
A printer 1 has transportation paths for conveying media in two directions, that of a first transportation path P1 and that of a second transportation path P2 (or third transportation path P3) perpendicular to the first transportation path P1. With this printer 1 a single compact unit can be used for media processing by reading and printing the media, as well as for printing receipts and validation printing.
Claims25
A printing apparatus for printing to at least a first and second print medium comprising:
- a first transportation path for transporting a first print medium;
- a second transportation path for transporting a second print medium with the second transportation path disposed substantially perpendicular to and intersecting the first transportation path;
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- a common print head for said first and second print medium with said print head disposed in a printing area where the first transportation path and second transportation path intersect for printing to the first print medium when the first print medium is conveyed on the first transportation path and for printing to the second print medium when the second print medium is conveyed on the second transportation path.
A printing apparatus for processing a first medium in the form of a paper slip and a second print medium in the form of roll paper said apparatus comprising first transportation means for transporting said slip form along a first transportation path of U-shaped geometry;
- means for transporting said roll paper along a second transportation path;
- a print head for printing to the roll paper;
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- a roll paper compartment for storing the roll paper;
- wherein the roll paper compartment and second transportation path are disposed inside the U-shaped first transportation path.
A printing apparatus comprising a transportation mechanism for transporting a slip form along a first transportation path;
- a print head for printing the slip form in a printing area disposed along the first transportation path;
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- a carriage for carrying the print head mounted thereon parallel to the transportation direction of the slip form in the first transportation path.
A method for printing to a print medium in the form of a slip comprising steps of:
- transporting said slip form along a U-shaped first transportation path;
- reading magnetic ink characters preprinted on the slip conveyed over the first transportation path;
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- printing to the slip form according to the magnetic ink character data read from the slip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.