Tandem printer printing apparatus
US6476923B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 20, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K2215/0088
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A printing assembly comprises a first printer for printing documents encoded in computer generated signals and a second printer for printing documents encoded in computer generated signals, the documents including alphanumeric characters, charts and graphics. The printers are disposed one above the other and are connected in tandem to one another via a multiple-page continuous web of paper extending along a U- or C-shaped path from a paper output port of the first printer to a paper feed port of the second printer. A computer for generating a signal encoding a multiple page document is coupled via connection componentry to the printers for transmitting odd pages in encoded form to one of the printers and even pages to the other printer.
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