Facsimile-printer apparatus
US4702630A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 23, 1986 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/04756
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A facsimile-printer combination of a dot-matrix type, including: a first and a second printing device operable in a fascimile mode and a printer mode according to first and second printing information, respectively, for selectively producing dots on a recording medium, at a first printing pitch in metric and a second printing pitch in inch unit, respectively, in a direction of width of the recording medium; a first and a second feeding device in association with the first and second printing devices, for feeding the recording medium at a first feeding pitch the metric unit and a second feeding pitch in the inch unit, respectively, in a direction of length of the recording medium; an input device for receiving the first and second printing information output devices; and a selector device for rendering the first printing and feeding devices operative when the first printing information is received by the input device, and rendering the second printing and feeding devices operative when the second printing information is received by the input device.
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