Printing apparatus with sliding panels enabling extraction of medium from transport path
US7192209B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 21, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J11/006
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
At a printing unit which structures a printing apparatus, a portion of a transport path, which portion includes a rear portion of an upper guide path portion of a printing guide path, a sub-scanning guide path, a paper ejection buffer and a front portion of a branching guide path, is assembled to an upper face side of a sliding panel together with a printing section and a separation and ejection roller which are assembled to the upper face side of the sliding panel. The sliding panel is attached to a casing of the printing unit with a pair of guide rails interposed therebetween at a front end portion and a rear end portion. By sliding of this sliding panel, the portion of the transport path can be slid along a direction substantially intersecting a direction in which the transport path extends.
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