Combination color inkjet and laser image-printing device with dual paper-picking mechanism and method of implementing same
US6582039B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 24, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 24, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J3/546
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An image-printing device includes a dual paper-picking device that has two independent means of pulling sheets of paper or other print medium from a supply and feeding the same to the image-printing device. With two paper-picking means operating independently, two different paper transport paths can be operated. One path includes a laser print engine and prints monochromatic pages. The other path includes an inkjet print engine and prints color pages. The image-printing device firmware determines whether each page is a color or monochromatic page and formats the page accordingly for the appropriate print path.
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