Apparatus for printing images on booklets

An apparatus for printing images on opened booklets having pages comprising:

• a head for printing the images on the pages of the booklet;
• first and second means for conveying pages of the opened booklet to the printing head, said printing head being located between the first and second conveying means;
• a rotatable platen having an outer circumference opposed to the printing head and located between said conveying means;
• means for automatically guiding only one page for all pages of the opened booklet to the outer circumference of the platen;
• means for temporarily fixing a free end of the one page to the outer circumference of the platen;
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• means for causing the second conveying means to hold another page of the booklet but allow it to slip in the second conveying means when the free end of the one page is temporarily fixed onto the outer circumference of the platen and adding tension to the other page of the booklet as the platen is rotated.

An apparatus for printing images on booklets having pages comprising:

• means for printing images on the pages of the booklet;
• means for automatically transporting only one page for all pages of the booklet in an open state to the printing means;
• means for detecting on the opened booklet to be transported to the printing means whether the top or bottom is transported ahead;
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• layout processing means for changing the layout of the recorded images by means of at least one of an inverted image process and an image-by inversion process, based on whether the booklet on which the images are to be recorded is transported to the printing means with its top or bottom fed first and for controlling printing the images on the pages of the booklet through the printing means.

A process for printing images on booklets including a transparent page having one viewing face and another recording face comprising the steps of:

• providing means for printing images on the recording face of the transparent page of the booklet;
• transporting the recording face of the transparent page of the booklet to the printing means;
• detecting on the booklet to be transported to the printing means whether the top or bottom of the booklet is transported first;
• and
• changing the layout of the images by means of one of an inverted image process and an image-by inversion process, based on whether the booklet on which the images are to be recorded is inserted into the apparatus with its top or bottom fed first and controlling printing of the images on the recording face of the transparent page of the booklet transported through the printing means.

An apparatus for printing images including at least one line section extending to one direction on a booklet having pages comprising:

• means for printing the line section images on the pages of the booklet toward the left side from the right side;
• means for automatically transporting only one page for all pages of the booklet in an open state to the printing means;
• means for detecting on the opened booklet to be transported to the printing means whether the top or bottom is transported ahead;
• and
• layout processing means for changing the layout of the recorded images by means of one of an inverted image process and an image-by inversion process, based on whether the booklet on which the images are to be recorded is inserted into the apparatus with its top or bottom fed first and for controlling printing the images on the pages of the booklet through the printing means.

An apparatus for printing images on pages of a booklet comprising:

• a head for printing the images on the pages of the booklet;
• a rotatable platen having an outer circumference opposed to the printing head;
• mean for conveying an opened booklet near the platen;
• means, for all pages, for separating only one page from the other pages, guiding only the separated one page of the opened booklet onto an outer circumference of the platen and preventing the other pages from being guided onto the outer circumference;
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• means for printing the images on the separated on page.