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US 4,706,099 AGranted
Laser beam image printing device with multiple sheet size feeding mechanism
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorShigeru Suzuki
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Abstract
In an image printing device suitable for an electrophotographic copier, at least two narrower images are printed concurrently on separate sheets. A high speed, large format machine is effectively utilized even when smaller size images are to be printed.
Claims11
An image printing device which comprises:
- (a) a line print means which scans across the whole width of the maximum print size,
- (b) a bit map memory means which memorizes the information to be printed, in an amount sufficient to store the data at every dot throughout the entire maximum print size,
- (c) a sheet feed means which supplies printing sheet to said line print means, and
- (d) a control means which, when the size of the image to be printed is no greater than one half of the width of the maximum print size, generates, from the information stored in said bit map memory means, at least two sets of image information in parallel in the width direction, drives said line print means according thereto, and prints on the sheets fed by said sheet feed means a plurality of images substantially at the same time.
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