Printing device construction
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1. A printing device comprising:
- a baseplate having a substantially flat base portion and a plurality of upstanding elements positioned at predetermined locations on the base portion, wherein the base portion and the plurality of upstanding elements are together a single part of unitary construction;
a printer mounted on at least one of said upstanding elements for printinq on a printinq substrate;
a printing substrate support mounted on at least one of said upstanding elements for supporting a printing substrate; and
a printing substrate advancement mechanism mounted on at least one of said upstanding elements for advancing a printing substrate through the printer.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a printing device having a baseplate with a flat base portion and upstanding elements. The flat base portion and upstanding elements are provided as a unitary part which may be formed from die casting, injection molding, outsert molding, or similar construction techniques.
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1. A printing device comprising:
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a baseplate having a substantially flat base portion and a plurality of upstanding elements positioned at predetermined locations on the base portion, wherein the base portion and the plurality of upstanding elements are together a single part of unitary construction; a printer mounted on at least one of said upstanding elements for printinq on a printinq substrate; a printing substrate support mounted on at least one of said upstanding elements for supporting a printing substrate; and a printing substrate advancement mechanism mounted on at least one of said upstanding elements for advancing a printing substrate through the printer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19)
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14. A printing device which comprises:
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a cassette receiving bay; and a baseplate associated with the cassette receiving bay, said baseplate comprising a substantially flat base portion and a plurality of upstanding elements positioned at predetermined locations on said base portion, wherein the base portion and the plurality of upstanding elements are together a single part of unitary construction; and
wherein the plurality of upstanding elements include a platen support element for supporting a rotatable platen.
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15. A printing device which comprises:
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a cassette receiving bay; and a baseplate associated with the cassette receiving bay, said baseplate comprising a substantially flat base portion and a plurality of upstanding elements positioned at predetermined locations on said base portion, wherein the base portion and the plurality of upstanding elements are together a single part of unitary construction, wherein the plurality of upstanding elements include; a platen support element for receiving a rotatable platen; a printhead support element for supporting a printhead; and at least one cassette support pin for supporting a cassette, which houses a recording medium on which an image is to be printed, at a predetermined spacing from the flat base portion of the baseplate. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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20. A printing device which comprises:
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a cassette receiving bay; and a baseplate associated with the cassette receiving bay, said baseplate comprising a substantially flat base portion and a plurality of upstanding elements positioned at predetermined locations on said base portion, wherein the base portion and the plurality of upstanding elements are together a single part of unitary construction, and wherein the plurality of upstanding elements include a printhead support element adapted for supporting a rotatably mounted printhead.
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