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US 8,061,914 B2Granted
Printer for printing on sheet paper and orthogonally fed roll paper
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsToshiyuki Sasaki, Masashi Fujikawa, Kunio Omura
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Abstract
A printer has transportation paths for conveying media in two directions, including a first transportation path P1 and a second transportation path P2 (or third transportation path P3) perpendicular to the first transportation path P1. The printer is constructed and configured to provide a single compact unit that can be used for media processing by reading and printing the media, as well as for printing receipts and validation printing.
Claims1
A printer comprising:
- a paper feed unit constructed to house sheet paper;
- a first conveyance path;
- a first conveyance mechanism configured to convey sheet paper from the paper feed unit using the first conveyance path;
- a roll paper compartment constructed to hold roll paper;
- a second conveyance path;
- a second conveyance mechanism configured to convey roll paper from the roll paper compartment using the second conveyance path;
- a third conveyance path configured to convey second sheet paper, the third conveyance path including at least a part of the second conveyance path;
- a third conveyance mechanism configured to convey second sheet paper using the third conveyance path;
- a printer head configured to print on sheet paper and roll paper;
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- a carriage configured to move the printer head in the direction in which sheet paper is conveyed and along a direction substantially orthogonal to the direction in which roll paper is conveyed.
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