Patent · US Expired

Sheet transport apparatus of printer having scanner unit and using manual and automatic sheet feeding modes

US5095370A · kind A · utility

15Cited by
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5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 16, 1990
Grant dateMar 10, 1992
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Expiry dateMay 16, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/193
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A laser beam printer having a scanner unit and a sheet transport apparatus for use with the scanner unit. The printer includes a sheet feeding part, a photosensitive medium, a transfer part and a scanner unit, the transfer part being provided at an upper portion of the photosensitive medium. The sheet transport apparatus includes an upper transport path for transporting a record sheet from the sheet feeding part to the transfer part of the printer. The sheet transport apparatus further includes a transport path which passes by a position where the scanner unit is provided, the position being adjacent to the upper transport path.

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