Inline printer assembly

• US 7,222,780 B2
• Filed: 10/13/2005
• Issued: 05/29/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Memjet Technology Ltd. (Memjet Limited)
• Original Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Inventors: Lapstun, Paul, Walmsley, Simon Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee; Michael G.
• Assistant Examiner(s): TRAIL, ALLYSON NEEL
• Application Number:
  US11/248,435
• Publication Number:
  US 20060027958A1
• Time in Patent Office: 593 Days
• Field of Search: 235/375, 270/12, 270/58.08, 270/30.05, 271/209, 400/613.2, 400/625, 400/691, 283/38
• US Class Current: 235/375
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 13/106 for the sheet output section
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/60 for printing on both faces of the printing material
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2301/3113 vertical
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2402/43 Wall apparatus, i.e. mounted on vertical support
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2405/20 Cassettes, holders, bins, decks, trays, supports or magazines for sheets stacked on edge
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2801/12 Single-function printing machines, typically table-top machines
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 15/6529 Transporting G03G15/6555 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 2215/00016 Special arrangement of entire apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 2215/00371 General use over the entire feeding path
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 2215/00383 Cassette
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 2215/00822 Binder, e.g. glueing device
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 15/02 using printers
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 15/181 Receiving print data characterized by its formatting, e.g. particular page description languages
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/06037 multi-dimensional coding
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 2215/0082 Architecture adapted for a particular function
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00326 with a data reading, recognizing or recording apparatus, e.g. with a bar-code apparatus arrangements for the associated working of recording or reproducing apparatus with related apparatus G11B31/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32144 embedded in the image data, i.e. enclosed or integrated in the image, e.g. watermark, super-imposed logo or stamp
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3249 data relating to a linked page or object, e.g. hyperlink
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/327 which are undetectable to the naked eye, e.g. embedded codes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3271 Printing or stamping

Abstract

An inline printer assembly includes a chassis. A media supply bay is mounted on the chassis for storing sheets of print media. A feed mechanism is mounted on the chassis for feeding the sheets of print media from the paper supply bay along a feed path. A printer is mounted on the chassis downstream of the media supply bay for printing on media received from the supply bay. A binder binds printed media received from the printer. The media supply bay, the printer and the binder are configured so that the feed path is substantially straight.

Claims

1. An inline printer assembly that comprises:

a chassis;

a media supply bay mounted on the chassis for storing sheets of print media;

a feed mechanism mounted on the chassis for feeding the sheets of print media from the paper supply bay along a feed path;

a printer mounted on the chassis downstream of the media supply bay on the feed path, the printer having a fixed printhead arranged to print on print media as it is fed therepast from the supply bay alone the feed path; and

a binder arranged downstream of the printer on the feed path for binding the media printed by the printer;

wherein the media supply bay, the printer and the binder are configured so that the feed path is substantially straight.

2. An inline printer assembly as claimed in claim 1, further including a document delivery tray mounted on the chassis for receiving the bound media from the binder, the delivery tray being coincident with the feed path.

3. An inline printer assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein the delivery tray is retractably mounted on the chassis.

4. An inline printer assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the printer includes a pair of printheads, one on each side of the feed path, to print on both sides of the media.

5. An inline printer assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the media supply bay is configured to receive a print media cartridge.

6. An inline printer assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the binder includes a gluing arrangement configured to apply glue to each sheet of print media fed to the binder.

7. An inline printer assembly as claimed in claim 1, further including:

a printer housing for housing the media supply bay, the printer and the binder; and

a mounting arrangement for mounting the housing to a wall.