Apparatus for reading images from documents and printing information on sheets and having document and sheet inserting and discharging sections at a front surface thereof
US5745246A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 15, 1994 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/00657
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image reading and printing apparatus having a housing, a printing part located in the upper part of the housing, an image reading part located in the lower part of the housing, a sheet feeding part located in the lower part of the housing below the image reading part and receiving thereinto a sheet inserted from the lower part of the front face of the housing, a C-like shape sheet conveying path through which the sheet is led from the sheet feed part to the printing part, and is discharged outside of the housing from the upper part of the front surface thereof, and a C-like shape document conveying path through which a document inserted from the lower part of the front face of the housing is led to the image reading part, and is then discharged outside of the housing from the front face of the housing, the C-like document conveying path being surrounded by the C-like sheet conveying path, thereby making it possible to miniaturize the image reading and printing apparatus and to absorb a shift between the timing of the reading operation and the timing of the printing operation caused by the printing speed of the printing part which is relatively lower than the reading speed of the…
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