Network printer/photocopier configuration and sheet transport system therefor
US5956540A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 29, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0094
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming device connected to one or more data processing devices is disclosed, and includes a printer unit, a copying unit, a document transport unit for transporting documents printed in the printer unit to a document mounting unit on the copying unit, and a guide member for moving the printer unit between a first position adjacent to the document mounting unit on the copying unit and a second position separated from the document mounting unit. The data processing device sends print jobs to the printer unit, and if multiple copies are desired, the printed documents are sent to the copying unit by the document transport device and copied.
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