Architectures for multi-functional image forming devices

US7675536B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Lexmark International, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Franklin Joseph Palumbo · Nicholasville, US
• Darin Michael Gettelfinger · Lexington, US
• Francis Foldes, Jr. · Lexington, US
• Steven D. Sieckowski · Port Jefferson, US
• Paul Douglas Horrall · Lexington, US
• Reginald Keith Bethel · Lexington, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 19, 2006
• Grant date: Mar 9, 2010
• Expiry date: Nov 25, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G03G21/1638
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Multi-functional image forming devices that may include a base color laser printer comprising a front side, a back side, a top, and a bottom. The color laser printer may further include a media path, a laser printhead, and a plurality of image forming units. A scanning mechanism comprising a scan bed may be mounted on the top of the base color laser printer. In one embodiment, the media path includes a first section positioned within the base color laser printer and a second section that extends between the scanning mechanism and the top of the base color laser printer. In one embodiment, the scanning mechanism is pivotally mounted to the base color laser printer and movable to access the second section of the media path.