Wall-mountable pagewidth printer with integral page binding and glue wheel assemblies

• US 7,891,396 B2
• Filed: 06/16/2008
• Issued: 02/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Original Assignee: Kia Silverbrook
• Inventors: Silverbrook, Kia, Lapstun, Paul
• Primary Examiner(s): Tucker; Philip C
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chan; Sing P
• Application Number:
  US12/140,180
• Publication Number:
  US 20080245481A1
• Time in Patent Office: 981 Days
• Field of Search: 156/277, 156384-387, 156/563, 156/578, 347/104, 347/105, 347/108, 270/52.18, 270/58.07, 270/28.08, 270/412, 270/58.08, 412/33, 412/37, 412/80, 412/39, 412/8, 118/46, 118/230, 118/239, 118/244, 118/249, 118/259, 118/262, 118/504, 118/DIG.15
• US Class Current: 156/384
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3674 involving authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1827 Network arrangements for conference optimisation or adaptation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/56 Financial cryptography, e.g. electronic payment or e-cash
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/608 Watermarking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/805 Lightweight hardware, e.g. radio-frequency identification [RFID] or sensor
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3231 Biological data, e.g. fingerprint, voice or retina network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using biometrical features in a packet data network H04L63/0861
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/567 Multimedia conference systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/15 Conference systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 118/15 Roller structure

Abstract

Provided is wall-mountable pagewidth printer assembly. The printer assembly includes a support structure defining a media path, a media transport assembly configured to transport individual sheets of media along said media path, and print engines arranged on the support structure to print on the sheets in the media path. The printer assembly also includes an integral page binding arrangement for binding printed sheets together. The binding arrangement includes a document support platen for supporting bound sheets of paper, and a binding platen configured to press each sheet transported onto the document support platen to preceding sheets supported on said support platen to bind said sheets together.

Claims

1. A wall-mountable pagewidth printer assembly comprising

a support structure defining a media path;

a media transport assembly configured to transport individual sheets of media along said media path;

print engines arranged on the support structure to print on the sheets in the media path; and

an integral page binding arrangement for binding printed sheets together, the binding arrangement having a document support platen for supporting bound sheets of paper, and a binding platen configured to press each sheet transported onto the document support platen to preceding sheets supported on said support platen to bind said sheets together,

wherein the page binding arrangement includes a chassis defining an inlet for receiving the sheet of media via the media transport from the print engines, and an exit hatch from which bound sheets are removable.

2. The printer of claim 1, having a glue wheel assembly arranged on the chassis, said glue wheel assembly configured to apply glue along an edge of each sheet of media transported through the inlet.

3. The printer of claim 2, wherein the glue wheel assembly includes a powered spike wheel axle with a fibrous support roller and a movable axle with spike wheels for feeding the sheet of media from the print engine past a glue wheel.

4. The printer of claim 3, wherein the glue wheel assembly includes a molded housing defining an opening at a front thereof and includes pivoting side moldings and sprung outer doors attached to the chassis which hinge out sideways when the housing is urged to expose the glue wheel through the front of the molded housing.

5. The printer of claim 4, having a camshaft arrangement for operatively urging the housing towards a sheet of media.

6. The printer of claim 5, having tension springs between the chassis and housing to urge the glue wheel into the housing during periods of inactivity.