Recording material supply device and image forming apparatus
First Claim
1. A recording material supply device for removably holding a magazine for containing a recording material roll of recording material, and for advancing and supplying said recording material from said magazine to a transporting path where an image forming device is disposed, said recording material supply device comprising:
- a first loading unit for being loaded with a large-width magazine removably, said large-width magazine being adapted to containing a large-web-width type of said recording material roll; and
a second loading unit, disposed beside said first loading unit in a first direction that is perpendicular to a transporting surface of said transporting path, for being loaded with plural small-width magazines removably, said small-width magazines being adapted to containing a small-web-width type of said recording material roll having a smaller width than said large-web-width type of said recording material roll, and being arranged in a second direction that extends along an axis of said recording material roll in said first loading unit.
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Abstract
A photographic printer removably holds a magazine for containing a roll of photographic paper is provided. The photographic paper is advanced and supplied to a transporting path. A large-width loading support is loaded with a large-width magazine removably. A small-width loading support is loaded with plural small-width magazines removably. The small-width magazines have a smaller width than the large-width magazine, and are arranged in a path crosswise direction that extends along a width of the transporting path. As viewed from the large width loading support, the small-width loading supports are arranged in a vertical direction that is perpendicular to the path crosswise direction. Furthermore, a cutter cuts the photographic paper to form a photographic paper sheet.
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Citations
35 Claims
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1. A recording material supply device for removably holding a magazine for containing a recording material roll of recording material, and for advancing and supplying said recording material from said magazine to a transporting path where an image forming device is disposed, said recording material supply device comprising:
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a first loading unit for being loaded with a large-width magazine removably, said large-width magazine being adapted to containing a large-web-width type of said recording material roll; and a second loading unit, disposed beside said first loading unit in a first direction that is perpendicular to a transporting surface of said transporting path, for being loaded with plural small-width magazines removably, said small-width magazines being adapted to containing a small-web-width type of said recording material roll having a smaller width than said large-web-width type of said recording material roll, and being arranged in a second direction that extends along an axis of said recording material roll in said first loading unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An image forming apparatus for removably holding a magazine for containing a recording material roll of recording material, for advancing and supplying said recording material from said magazine to a transporting path where an image forming device is disposed, and for image forming on said recording material by use of said image forming device, said image forming apparatus comprising:
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a first loading unit for being loaded with a large-width magazine removably, said large-width magazine being adapted to containing a large-web-width type of said recording material roll; a second loading unit, disposed beside said first loading unit in a first direction that is perpendicular to a transporting surface of said transporting path, for being loaded with plural small-width magazines removably, said small-width magazines being adapted to containing a small-web-width type of said recording material roll having a smaller width than said large-web-width type of said recording material roll, and being arranged in a second direction that extends along an axis of said recording material roll in said first loading unit; and a shifting mechanism, positioned upstream from said image forming device, for shifting said recording material in said second direction on said transporting path for position adjustment. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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