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Image recording apparatus including first print engine provided at first conveyance path and second print engine provided at second conveyance path

US11724525B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 29, 2021
Grant dateAug 15, 2023
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Expiry dateMar 29, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J13/106
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A first conveyance path and a second conveyance path are formed in a housing. The first conveyance path extends in a conveyance direction to reach a first discharge port for discharging a sheet. The second conveyance path extends in the conveyance direction at a position higher than the first conveyance path to reach a second discharge port for discharging a sheet. The second discharge port is located at a position upstream of the first discharge port in the conveyance direction. A first print engine is provided at the first conveyance path. The first print engine is configured to print an image by using a recording agent on a sheet conveyed along the first conveyance path. A second print engine is provided at the second conveyance path. The second print engine is configured to print an image by using a recording agent on a sheet conveyed along the second conveyance path.

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