Printing apparatus with cutter and inverting mechanism
US12023916B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 9, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J11/70
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A printing apparatus, having a conveyer, a first conveyer path, a printer, a cutter assembly, and a controller, is provided. The controller controls the printer to print images for at least two pages on a first side of a printing medium; after printing the images on the first side of the printing medium, controls the conveyer to move the printing medium to a second conveyer path being a different path from the first conveyer path through a switchback action and invert the printing medium by conveying in a second conveying direction; after inverting the printing medium, controls the printer to print an image in a predetermined part on a second side opposite to the first side of the printing medium; and after printing the image in the predetermined part on the second side of the printing medium, control the cutter assembly to cut the printing medium.
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