US 9,427,983 B2 · Simplex and duplex printer

Abstract

There is provided a compact simplex and duplex printer which can be produced easily at a low cost. The simplex and duplex printer includes: a thermal head for performing printing on a substrate; a rolled substrate supply section for supplying a continuous substrate, which is to be printed on one side, to the thermal head; and a sheet-like substrate supply section, provided below the rolled substrate supply section, for sequentially supplying sheet-like substrates, which are to be printed on both sides, to the thermal head. A reversing mechanism for reversing a sheet-like substrate which has been returned from the thermal head is disposed between the thermal head and the sheet-like substrate supply section. The reversing mechanism is disposed just below the rolled substrate supply section.

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Dependent claims

A simplex and duplex printer comprising:

a printing section;
a rolled substrate supply section configured to supply a continuous substrate, which is to be printed on one side, from a roll of the substrate to the printing section;
a sheet-like substrate supply section, provided below the rolled substrate supply section, configured to store sheet-like substrates which are to be printed on both sides, and sequentially supplying the sheet-like substrates to the printing section;
a reversing mechanism, disposed between the printing section and the sheet-like substrate supply section, configured to reverse a sheet-like substrate, which has been returned from the printing section, so that the printing section-facing surface changes from one surface to the other surface;
and
a continuous substrate cutter configured to cut the continuous substrate and provided on the exit side of the printing section.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Simplex and duplex printer

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Simplex and duplex printer

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Abstract

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