Portable printer/facsimile device
First Claim
1. A portable printer/facsimile device, comprising:
- a scanner unit having a platen roller for feeding originals, arranged in the middle of an original carrying passage between an inlet and an outlet for the original, and a scanner disposed in confronting relation to said platen roller, for reading the information to be sent on the original;
a printer unit having a printing platen arranged in the middle of a printing paper carrying passage between a printing paper inlet and a printed paper outlet, and a printing head disposed in confronting relation to said printing platen;
a telephone connection terminal;
a printer cable connection terminal;
a battery housing for accommodating a battery as a drive power source;
a facsimile control unit for sending facsimile data read by said scanner unit through said telephone connection terminal and for holding received facsimile data inputted through said telephone connection terminal;
a printer control unit for controlling said printer unit to print out the printing data inputted through said printer cable connection terminal and the received facsimile data held by said facsimile control unit; and
a casing for accommodating said scanner unit, said printer unit, said telephone connection terminal, said printer cable connection terminal, said battery housing, said facsimile control unit and said printer control unit, said casing having a roll paper holder mounting portion for mounting a roll paper holder at an outer surface thereof;
wherein said printer unit, said printer control unit and said facsimile control unit are arranged at an upper portion of said casing, and said scanner unit and said roll paper holder mounting portion are arranged at a lower portion of said casing, and operational keys are arranged at the uppermost portion of said casing.
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Abstract
A portable printer/facsimile device having a facsimile function and also a normal printer function. A printer body (2) has a scanner unit (5), a printer unit (4), a telephone connection terminal, a printer cable connection terminal and a battery housing for accommodating a battery serving as a drive power source. A facsimile control unit (64) sends facsimile data read by the scanner unit (5) through the telephone connection terminal, and holds received facsimile data inputted through the telephone connection terminal. A printer control unit (51) prints out printing data inputted through the printer cable connection terminal and the received facsimile data held by the facsimile control unit (64) by the printer unit (4). This printer/facsimile device has an easily detachable roll paper holder on an outside surface of the printer body (2).
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16 Claims
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1. A portable printer/facsimile device, comprising:
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a scanner unit having a platen roller for feeding originals, arranged in the middle of an original carrying passage between an inlet and an outlet for the original, and a scanner disposed in confronting relation to said platen roller, for reading the information to be sent on the original; a printer unit having a printing platen arranged in the middle of a printing paper carrying passage between a printing paper inlet and a printed paper outlet, and a printing head disposed in confronting relation to said printing platen; a telephone connection terminal; a printer cable connection terminal; a battery housing for accommodating a battery as a drive power source; a facsimile control unit for sending facsimile data read by said scanner unit through said telephone connection terminal and for holding received facsimile data inputted through said telephone connection terminal; a printer control unit for controlling said printer unit to print out the printing data inputted through said printer cable connection terminal and the received facsimile data held by said facsimile control unit; and a casing for accommodating said scanner unit, said printer unit, said telephone connection terminal, said printer cable connection terminal, said battery housing, said facsimile control unit and said printer control unit, said casing having a roll paper holder mounting portion for mounting a roll paper holder at an outer surface thereof; wherein said printer unit, said printer control unit and said facsimile control unit are arranged at an upper portion of said casing, and said scanner unit and said roll paper holder mounting portion are arranged at a lower portion of said casing, and operational keys are arranged at the uppermost portion of said casing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A portable printer/facsimile device, comprising:
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a scanner unit having a platen roller for feeding originals, arranged in the middle of an original carrying passage between an inlet and an outlet for the original, and a scanner disposed in confronting relation to said platen roller, for reading the information to be sent on the original; a printer unit having a printing platen arranged in the middle of a printing paper carrying passage between a printing paper inlet and a printed paper outlet, and a printing head disposed in confronting relation to said printing platen; a telephone connection terminal; a printer cable connection terminal; a battery housing for accommodating a battery as a drive power source; a facsimile control unit for sending facsimile data read by said scanner unit through said telephone connection terminal and for holding received facsimile data inputted through said telephone connection terminal; a printer control unit for controlling said printer unit to print out the printing data inputted through said printer cable connection terminal and the received facsimile data held by said facsimile control unit; a roll paper holder detachably mounted on an outer surface of a printer body for housing said scanner unit, said printer unit, and said facsimile control unit; a holder body having a roll paper chamber for accommodating roll paper therein; and a roll paper supporting member rotatably supported on said holder body so as to support one end of a core of said roll paper; wherein said roll paper supporting member has a stopper projection having an inclined surface inclined with respect to a direction of inserting said roll paper supporting member into the holder body and a perpendicular surface perpendicular to a direction of pulling out said roll paper supporting member from the holder body, said stopper projection being elastically sinkable into said roll paper supporting member.
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16. A portable printer/facsimile device, comprising:
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a scanner unit having a platen roller for feeding originals, arranged in the middle of an original carrying passage between an inlet and an outlet for the original, and a scanner disposed in confronting relation to said platen roller, for reading the information to be sent on the original; a printer unit having a printing platen arranged in the middle of a printing paper carrying passage between a printing paper inlet and a printed paper outlet, and a printing head disposed in confronting relation to said printing platen; a telephone connection terminal; a printer cable connection terminal; a battery housing for accommodating a battery as a drive power source; a facsimile control unit for sending facsimile data read by said scanner unit through said telephone connection terminal and for holding received facsimile data inputted through said telephone connection terminal; a printer control unit for controlling said printer unit to print out the printing data inputted through said printer cable connection terminal and the received facsimile data held by said facsimile control unit; a roll paper holder detachably mounted on an outer surface of a printer body for housing said scanner unit, said printer unit, said telephone connection terminal, said printer cable connection terminal, said battery housing, said printer control unit, and said facsimile control unit; a holder body having a roll paper chamber for accommodating roll paper therein; a roll paper supporting member for supporting one end of a core of said roll paper; and a roll paper supporting portion provided on said holder body, for rotatably supporting the other end of the core of said roll paper; wherein said printer unit, said printer control unit, and said facsimile control unit are arranged at an upper portion of said printer body, said scanner unit is arranged at a lower portion of said printer body, and operational keys are arranged at the uppermost portion of said printer body.
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