Image processing apparatus

An image processing apparatus, which integrates a recording device which allows a user to handle a recording sheet from a front side and has a recording sheet supply unit with a sheet size adjustment function that allows recording sheets of different sizes to be placed so as to obtain a hard copy, and an image reading device which allows the user to handle an original sheet from a front side to read a desired image, and has an original reading unit for reading an image surface of an original sheet after aligning a leading end portion of the original sheet so as to read original sheets of different sizes, comprising:

• a housing which houses a first control circuit unit for said recording device and a second control circuit unit for said image reading device, a storage unit for temporarily storing an image to be output to said recording device, and a power supply unit, and has a structure for disposing said image reading device near said recording device;
• an interface cable connected to said storage unit and said recording device, thereby permitting bidirectional data exchange between said storage unit and the host computer;
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• an operation unit for performing a copying operation,
• wherein said recording device is a serial printer which comprises a recording sheet path which loads the recording sheet from the front side and discharges the recording sheet to the front side, and a recording unit which is reciprocally driven in a direction substantially perpendicular to the recording sheet path.

An image processing apparatus, which integrates a recording device which allows a user to handle a recording sheet from a front side and has a recording sheet supply unit, and an image reading device which allows the user to handle an original sheet from a front side to read a desired image, and has an original reading unit for reading an image surface of an original sheet after aligning a leading end portion of the original sheet so as to read original sheets, comprising:

• a housing which houses a first control circuit unit for said recording device and a second control circuit unit for said image reading device, a storage unit for temporarily storing an image to be output to said recording device, and a power supply unit, and has a structure for disposing said image reading device near said recording device;
• an interface cable connected to said storage unit and said recording device;
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• an operation unit for performing a copying operation,
• wherein said recording device is a serial printer comprising a recording sheet path which loads the recording sheet from the front side and discharges the recording sheet to a rear side, and a recording unit which is reciprocally driven in a direction substantially perpendicular to the recording sheet path.

An image processing apparatus comprising:

• a housing for defining an outer appearance of said image processing apparatus;
• a recording device which has a recording unit and a recording sheet feed path for feeding a recording sheet to said recording unit, and is arranged in a lower portion of said housing;
• a reading device which has a reading unit and an original sheet placing table for reading an original sheet by said reading unit, is coupled to said recording unit at rear portions thereof, and is arranged in an upper portion of said housing so that said housing has a two-tiered structure;
• an operation unit which is arranged on a side portion of said housing to couple said reading device and said recording device;
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• a control circuit board which mounts a first control circuit unit for said recording device and a second control circuit unit for said reading device, is connected to an external host computer via an interface cable, and is arranged in a rear portion of said housing.

An image processing apparatus comprising:

• a recording device;
• a reading device arranged above said recording device;
• a housing which couples said recording device and said reading device at rear portions thereof to form a two-tiered structure, and defines an outer appearance of said image processing apparatus;
• an operation unit which couples said reading device and said recording device, and is arranged on a side portion of said housing;
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• a control circuit board which mounts a first control circuit unit for said recording device and a second control circuit unit for said reading device, is connected to an external device via an interface cable, and is arranged in a rear portion of said housing.

An image processing apparatus comprising:

• a housing for defining an outer appearance of said image processing apparatus;
• a recording device which has a recording sheet supply unit with a sheet size adjustment function that allows recording sheets of different sizes to be placed so as to obtain a hard copy, and is arranged in a lower portion of said housing;
• an image reading device which is coupled to said recording device at rear portions thereof to form said housing in a two-tiered structure, has an original reading unit for reading an image surface of an original sheet after aligning a leading end portion of the original sheet so as to read original sheets of different sizes, and is arranged in said housing above said recording unit;
• an operation unit which is arranged on a side portion of said housing to couple said reading device and said recording device;
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• a control circuit board which mounts a first control circuit unit for said recording device and a second control circuit unit for said reading device, is connected to an external device, via an interface cable, and is arranged in a rear portion of said housing.