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US 7,484,727 B2Granted
Media cassette with removable spacer used in a printing apparatus
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorYong-Sok Yang
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Abstract
Provided is a removably detachable portable media cassette for a printing apparatus. The media cassette of a printing apparatus includes a loading case to load a first medium. A spacer is detachably installed on the loading case to guide two or more media having different sizes from that of the first medium.
Claims8
A detachable media cassette for a printing apparatus, the media cassette comprising:
- a loading case, in which a first medium is loaded;
- and
- a spacer being detachably installed on the loading case to guide two or more media having different sizes from that of the first medium,
- wherein the spacer includes a plurality of guides arranged in successive steps to transversely guide edge portions of a plurality of media having different widths, and a plurality of stoppers formed on stepped boundaries between the plural guides to longitudinally guide end portions of the plural media;
- wherein the spacer includes at least one rotary stopper rotatable to a first position to longitudinally guide an end portion of one of the two or more media and a second position to guide the other media.
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A printing apparatus comprising:
- a main body including a pickup device to pickup medium;
- a detachable media cassette for a printing apparatus, the media cassette comprising:
- a loading case, in which a first medium is loaded;
- and
- a spacer being detachably installed on the loading case to guide two or more media having different sizes, each size being different from that of the first medium,
- wherein the spacer includes:
- a plurality of guides arranged in successive steps to transversely guide edge portions of a plurality of media having different widths, and
- a plurality of stoppers formed on stepped boundaries between the plural guides to longitudinally guide end portions of the plural media;
- wherein the spacer includes at least one rotary stopper rotatable to a first position to longitudinally guide an end portion of one of the two or more media and a second position to guide the other media.
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A detachable media cassette for a printing apparatus, the media cassette comprising:
- a loading case, in which a first medium is loaded;
- and
- a spacer being detachably installed on the loading case to guide two or more media having different sizes from that of the first medium,
- wherein the spacer includes a plurality of guides arranged in successive steps to transversely guide edge portions of a plurality of media having different widths, and a plurality of stoppers formed on stepped boundaries between the plural guides to longitudinally guide end portions of the plural media;
- wherein the spacer comprises a second guide to transversely guide edge portions of a second medium;
- a third guide arranged to be stepped inwardly from the second guide, the third guide is configured to guide edge portions of a third medium having a narrower width and a longer length than those of the second medium;
- a second stopper formed on a stepped boundary between the second and third guides to longitudinally guide an end portion of the second medium;
- and
- a third stopper to longitudinally guide an end portion of the third medium.
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A detachable media cassette for a printing apparatus, the media cassette comprising:
- a loading case, in which a first medium is loaded;
- and
- a spacer being detachably installed on the loading case to guide two or more media having different sizes from that of the first medium,
- wherein the spacer includes a plurality of guides arranged in successive steps to transversely guide edge portions of a plurality of media having different widths, and a plurality of stoppers formed on stepped boundaries between the plural guides to longitudinally guide end portions of the plural media;
- wherein the spacer includes:
- a fifth guide to transversely guide edge portions in a width direction of a fifth medium;
- a fifth stopper to longitudinally guide an end portion of the fifth medium;
- and
- a rotary stopper installed on the fifth guide, the rotary stopper is rotatable to a first position to guide an end portion of a sixth medium, the sixth medium has the same width as and a shorter length than that of the fifth medium, and
- the rotary stopper is rotatable to a second position to load the fifth medium.
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A detachable media cassette for a printing apparatus, the media cassette comprising:
- a loading case, in which a first medium is loaded;
- and
- a spacer being detachably installed on the loading case to guide two or more media having different sizes from that of the first medium,
- wherein the spacer includes a plurality of guides arranged in successive steps to transversely guide edge portions of a plurality of media having different widths, and a plurality of stoppers formed on stepped boundaries between the plural guides to longitudinally guide end portions of the plural media;
- wherein the spacer includes:
- a fifth guide to transversely guide both edge portions of the fifth medium;
- a fifth stopper to longitudinally guide an end portion of the fifth medium;
- and
- at least one rotary stopper installed on the fifth guide configured to rotate to a first position to guide edge portions of a plurality of media having the same widths and shorter lengths than that of the fifth medium, and
- the rotary stopper configured to rotate to a second position to load the fifth medium.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.