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20080211897 | OUTER COVER FOR INK CARTRIDGES - The present invention provides an outer cover to secure a printhead-ink cartridge and can be used in a segregated printhead-ink cartridge which is modified from an all-in-one printhead-ink cartridge. The inner and outer mounting and matching dimensions of the outer cover fit the outer frame edge ( | 09-04-2008 |
20080211898 | Cover assembly for a print engine with push rod for actuating a refill unit - This invention relates to a cover assembly for a cradle unit of a pagewidth print engine. The cover assembly defines a docking port for a refill unit configured to refill a cartridge unit of the print engine. The cartridge unit is housed in the cradle. The docking port includes a rim portion, engagement means and a push rod. The rim portion is for receiving a base portion of the refill unit so that the refill unit is able to pass through the cover assembly, in use, to dock with the cartridge unit. The engagement means is located within the rim portion, the engagement means being configured to engage the refill unit to retain the refill unit securely in position to facilitate refilling of the cartridge unit. The push rod extends through a hole in the rim portion for operatively actuating the refill unit to incrementally dispense ink. | 09-04-2008 |
20080246826 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF ALLOWING EASY MAINTENANCE - An image forming apparatus includes a door which is disposed on a rear surface of the image forming apparatus that allows a portion of the rear side thereof to open. The image forming apparatus further includes an image forming unit. The door is disposed at a position accessible to the image forming unit. The door includes a swelling portion which outwardly swells and receives parts and devices therein, for example, cables and tubes of the image forming apparatus. The swelling portion has an arc shape. The door on the rear surface of the image forming apparatus serves as a door for maintenance. The image forming unit includes an inkjet type image forming unit. The image forming unit includes a gel-inkjet type image forming unit. | 10-09-2008 |
20090033734 | PRINT ENGINE ASSEMBLY WITH DUAL MOTOR ASSEMBLIES - A print engine is provided for in an inkjet printer. The print engine includes a chassis. A print cartridge is mounted to the chassis, and includes a print roll defining a plurality of ink reservoirs and carrying a wound length of print media. A first motor assembly is mounted on the chassis and is configured to drive a roller of the print cartridge to transport the print media. A printhead assembly is engaged with the print cartridge to eject ink from the reservoirs upon the transported print media. A cutter assembly is configured to cut a printed length of print media from the remaining wound length. A second motor assembly is mounted to the chassis and is configured to drive the cutter assembly. | 02-05-2009 |
20090058974 | PRINTER INCORPORATING A CAPPED PRINTHEAD CARTRIDGE - A printer includes a printhead cartridge. The printhead cartridge has a printhead, an ink supply configured to supply ink to the printhead and a capper arranged to cap the printhead when the printhead is inoperative or not in use. A cradle unit engages with the printhead cartridge in a complementary manner and has a media transport mechanism for transporting print media between the printhead and the capper. A media supply cartridge is configured to supply the media to the cradle unit. | 03-05-2009 |
20090058975 | PRINT CARTRIDGE OF PHOTOFINISHING SYSTEM HAVING DRYER - A print media and printing fluid cartridge is provided which is removably mounted to a support structure of a digital photofinishing system in juxtaposition with a printer mounted to the support structure together with a digital processor and print media drive mechanism for the printer. The cartridge has a roll of print media, a print media delivery arrangement arranged to couple with the print media drive mechanism so as to feed the print media from the roll to the printer on demand, and at least one removable printing fluid first cartridge for feeding printing fluid to the printer on demand. A dryer is located in series with the printer so as to receive printed media directly therefrom. The dryer has guide rollers for transporting the printed media through the dryer and a blower arranged to direct drying air onto the printed media as it is transported therethrough. | 03-05-2009 |
20090058976 | PRINT CARTRIDGE OF PHOTOFINISHING SYSTEM HAVING SLITTER - A print media and printing fluid cartridge is provided which is removably mounted to a support structure of a digital photofinishing system in juxtaposition with a printer mounted to the support structure together with a digital processor and print media drive mechanism for the printer. The cartridge has a roll of print media, a print media delivery arrangement arranged to couple with the print media drive mechanism so as to feed the print media from the roll to the printer on demand, and at least one removable printing fluid first cartridge for feeding printing fluid to the printer on demand. A slitting device is located in series with the printer so as to receive printed media therefrom. The slitting device has a printed media guide for transporting the printed media in a longitudinal direction away from the printer, and a slitter for slitting the printed media in the longitudinal direction. | 03-05-2009 |
20090058977 | IMAGE STORING AND PRINTING DEVICE WITH REPLACEABLE CASING - An image storage device comprising a chassis carrying a memory for storing at least one image, a pagewidth print head for printing said stored image, an ink supply means for supplying ink to the print head, a supply of print media on to which said stored image is printed, and a casing surrounding and encasing said chassis so that the supply of print media is unable to be accessed without destruction of the casing. The casing comprises a front shell and a back shell, the front and back shells adapted to be snap-on fitted to each other. The back shell comprises a clamp strip adapted to clamp to the cover a wrapper label. | 03-05-2009 |
20090073248 | INKJET PRINTER WITH RETRACTABLE COVER SERVING AS MEDIA GUIDE - An inkjet printer comprises a body housing a print engine configured to transport and print upon print media; a cover pivotally mounted relative to the body and able to be pivoted to form a guide which can guide print media to the print engine for printing; a support configured to support the print media guided to the print engine and pivotally mounted relative to the cover so that the support can be retracted between the cover and the body; and a stepper motor for driving a sheet feed roller and a paper transport. The stepper motor drives the paper transport when operated in a forward direction, and drives the sheet feed roller when operated in the reverse direction. | 03-19-2009 |
20090102909 | WALL MOUNTED PRINTER - A printer is provided for mounting to a wall. The printer includes an elongate body configured to be mounted in an upright position on the wall. A pair of print engines is mounted within the body and is configured to print ink upon either side of print media passing there-between along the body. A replaceable ink cartridge is mounted within the body and is coupled with the print engines to supply ink thereto. A binding assembly is mounted within the body and is configured to bind sheets of printed print media together. | 04-23-2009 |
20090115829 | Collapsing cover for printer and associated method - An integrated device enables a customer replaceable unit within an ink jet printer to be enclosed within an enclosing structure as the unit is removed from the printer. The enclosing structure traps debris that may disburse from the customer replaceable unit as it is removed from the printer. The integrated device includes a customer replaceable unit that is mountable within a printer, a handle mounted to and extending from one end of the customer replaceable unit; and an extendable cover having a first end and a second end, the first end of the extendable cover being coupled to the handle and the second end of the extendable cover being configured to couple to a stationary structure within the printer, the second end of the cover being configured to extend past the customer replaceable unit in response to the first end of the cover being moved away from the second end and to be proximate to the first end to expose the customer replaceable unit in response to the first end of the cover being moved towards the second end. | 05-07-2009 |
20090153638 | Apparatus for Changing Ink Cartridges - An apparatus for changing ink cartridges of a printing apparatus having a transport apparatus for flat goods, a pressing apparatus and a printing module. The transport apparatus is disposed in a stationary manner in the printing apparatus opposite a pressing apparatus which presses an item of mail onto a transport belt. The transport belt, in a transport region, acts with a predetermined adhesive friction on a part of a surface of the item of mail which is not printed but is close to a region to be printed. A change position for ink cartridges is located before the transport region on a front side of the printing apparatus or above the transport region of an appropriately constructed transport apparatus. | 06-18-2009 |
20090167834 | WORK DEVICE AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH THE WORK DEVICE - A work device, including: a reciprocable movable member; a lengthy member connected to the movable member at its first-end-side portion, so as to extend in a first direction, and is elastically curved toward a second direction different from the first direction so that its second-end-side portion is fixed at a prescribed position, the lengthy member being operable to follow a reciprocating movement of the movable member; and a guide member having a first guide surface extending along the second direction, a second guide surface extending in a third direction intersecting the second direction, and a third guide surface contiguous to the first and second guide surfaces, wherein the third guide surface is configured such that a boundary point in the lengthy member transits on the third guide surface from the first guide surface toward the second guide surface when the lengthy member contacting the first guide surface moves so as to come into contact with the second guide surface following the movable member, the boundary point defining a boundary between a region of the lengthy member that is in contact with the third guide surface and a region of the lengthy member that is not in contact with the third guide surface. | 07-02-2009 |
20090244249 | LAYERED STRUCTURE - A layered structure is provided with a recording unit, a reading unit whose back edge is connected to the recording unit via a pivot member, a support member having (i) a connecting portion that is connected pivotally to the reading unit, (ii) a contact portion that contacts a counterface surface of the recording unit facing the reading unit, and (iii) a support column that positions the contact portion at a position a certain distance from the connecting portion, a biased member that is biased against the support member in a forward direction, and a stopping portion formed on the counterface surface to stop the contact portion contacting the counterface surface from being displaced along the counterface surface. | 10-01-2009 |
20090309943 | INK CARTRIDGE CARRIER - An ink cartridge carrier for mounting an ink cartridge that includes a flange includes a backplane, a cradle fixed to the backplane and configured for receiving the ink cartridge, and a cover rotatably mounted to the backplane. The cover includes a top board, and a slide way extending from the top board for the flange to be slid along and supported thereupon. One of the cradle and the cover includes a clasp, the other one of the cradle and the cover includes a clipping portion defining a clipping hole. The clasp is capable of being clipped into the clipping hole. | 12-17-2009 |
20100002064 | Device having Printer and Supply of Print Media in a hinge of the Device - A hand held personal digital assistant including:
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20100007709 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes: a housing which constitutes an appearance of a recording apparatus body; and an electronic substrate which is vertically disposed along an inner side surface of the housing. Here, an air supply hole and an air exhaust hole are formed on a side surface portion of the housing corresponding to a lower portion and an upper portion of the electronic substrate so that an air-flow path for external air is formed in an installation region in which the electronic substrate is provided. | 01-14-2010 |
20100013901 | Image forming apparatus - An image forming apparatus in which unintentional operation of the operation unit does not occur when sheets on which images have been formed or sheets prior to image forming or the like are placed on the top surface of the main body of the apparatus. The operation unit and a bearing are connected by a linking member. The operation unit can be disposed further forward than the carriage, so the distance between the operator and the operation unit is small, the operation is thereby made easier. The operation unit can be disposed closer to the center of the apparatus than the position of the carriage when it has moved as far as possible to the operation unit side, so the width of the whole recording apparatus can be made narrower. The operation unit rotates about a rotation shaft, so no matter what specific position the operation unit is located in, the operation unit is lower than the top surface of the apparatus main body. Therefore, when sheets on which images have been. formed or sheets prior to image forming or the like are placed on the top surface of the main body of the apparatus, unintentional operation of the operation unit does not occur. | 01-21-2010 |
20100026774 | INK HOUSING CONTAINER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A present invention provides an ink housing container inhibiting a resin used to form a layer located outside the innermost layer from flowing into a position other than a predetermined one. In an ink tank having an ink container and a cover member, the ink container is formed by a plurality of layers by means of molding. A flow-in preventing portion is formed at a cover member-side end of a side wall of an inner layer one of a plurality of layers forming the ink container. The flow-in preventing portion is formed so as to project from the cover member-side end. | 02-04-2010 |
20100066796 | PRINTER - A display unit includes a slide mechanism slidable in a lateral or vertical direction to a housing. A maintenance opening formed in the housing can be covered and uncovered. When the opening is uncovered, a user can access at least apart of a print section in the housing from the opening and perform maintenance. | 03-18-2010 |
20100128098 | INKJET PRINTER - The inkjet printer of the present invention includes: a transportation unit for transporting a recording medium; a recording unit including a recording head that jets ink to the recording medium transported by the transportation unit; an ink path for supplying ink to the recording head; a first housing accommodating the transportation unit and the recording unit; and a second housing attached to the first housing and accommodating a portion of the ink path, wherein the second housing is attached to the first housing in such a way that it can be moved to a first position and to a second position that is different from the first position. | 05-27-2010 |
20100214386 | PRINT ENGINE ASSEMBLY WITH DUAL MOTOR ASSEMBLIES - A print engine for in an inkjet printer includes a chassis; a print cartridge mounted to the chassis, the print cartridge including a wound length of print media and defining therewithin a plurality of ink reservoirs; a first motor assembly mounted to the chassis, the first motor assembly driving a roller of the print cartridge to transport the print media; a printhead assembly engaged with the print cartridge, the printhead assembly ejecting ink from the reservoirs onto the transported print media; a cutter assembly for cutting a printed length of print media from the remaining wound length; a second motor assembly mounted to the chassis, the second motor assembly driving the cutter assembly; and a capping mechanism displaceable towards and away from the printhead by a displacement mechanism, the capping mechanism including a carrier having an elongate rib positioned to abut with the printhead. | 08-26-2010 |
20100225726 | Printer Accessory Module for High Capacity Printing - A printer accessory module for coupling to a printer to increase its printing capacity. The printer accessory module includes an auxiliary media module for storing and supplying printer media; and an auxiliary ink supply station for storing and supplying ink to the printer. The auxiliary ink supply station is connected to the printer by a ink delivery conduit system. | 09-09-2010 |
20110001786 | PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY HAVING GROOVES EXTERNALLY EXPOSING PRINTHEAD DIE - An inkjet printing device printhead assembly includes a housing. The housing has a surface. A well is defined within the surface of the housing and is adapted to disposal of a printhead die therewithin. The surface of the housing has one or more grooves. The grooves have ends. Some of the ends are adjacent to the wall. The grooves externally expose the printhead die. | 01-06-2011 |
20110037819 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes: a transport path for transporting a recording medium; a cover that is capable of being opened and closed and that covers the transport path when the cover is in a closed state; and a blowing unit, provided in the cover, that is capable of blowing air toward the recording medium that is on the transport path when the cover is in a closed state and that retracts from the transport path when the cover is in an open state. | 02-17-2011 |
20110164102 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING IMAGE - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit and a supporting mechanism that supports this image forming unit. A feed tray for placing sheets thereon is provided in a rear part of the image forming unit. The supporting mechanism includes a base member and a turntable. The turntable can move along a guide section to a first position on a rear side and a second position on a front side with respect to the base member. The supporting mechanism includes a rotation stopping mechanism that prevents the turntable from rotating when the turntable is in the first position and a rotating mechanism that rotates the turntable in a horizontal plane in a state in which the turntable has moved to the second position. | 07-07-2011 |
20110199451 | PRINTER HAVING ARCUATE PRINTHEAD - A printer is provided having housing, and print head and inlet roller assemblies housed by the housing. The print head assembly has at least one print head for printing on print media fed along a print media feed path and the print head has an arcuate portion in the vicinity of the print media feed path. The inlet roller assembly has at least one inlet roller for feeding print media along the print media feed path. The arcuate portion of the print head has a radius of curvature approximating that of the inlet roller. | 08-18-2011 |
20110234733 | Multifunctional Peripheral - A multifunctional peripheral includes a main body, an upper unit arranged on the main body, and an opening and closing mechanism connected to the upper unit and the main body. The upper unit moves between a closed position and an open position. The multifunctional peripheral further includes a damping unit including an engaging member configured to move in a predetermined direction and including a spring configured to resiliently urge the engaging member in a direction opposite to the predetermined direction. During a sliding of the slider from the first position to the second position, the slider engages the engaging member at an engaging position on the sliding path and moves the engaging member in the predetermined direction as the slider slides toward the second position, and the slider disengages the engaging member at a disengaging position between the engaging position and the second position such that the slider is released from receiving the force of the spring via the engaging member when the slider is in the second position. | 09-29-2011 |
20110242248 | HOLDING RECEPTACLE FOR INKJET INK TANK - A holding receptacle for at least one ink tank in an inkjet printer, the holding receptacle includes a base surface for supporting the ink supply, the base surface including a first end and a second end that is opposite the first end; a latch proximate the first end of the base surface for retaining the ink tank in the holding receptacle; and a wall that includes an ink inlet port configured to receive ink from the ink tank, wherein the wall is proximate the second end of the base surface. | 10-06-2011 |
20110242249 | INK-JET RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink jet recording apparatus which jets an ink onto a recording medium to record an image, includes: a housing which has an opening at an upper portion thereof; a carriage which reciprocates in the housing and carries an ink cartridge containing the ink and a recording head for jetting the ink; a tray, at least a portion of which is provided in the housing and on which the recording medium recorded by the ink jetted from the recording head is discharged; a cover which is provided on the upper portion of the housing and opens/closes the opening; and a light source which is provided so that both a carriage area in which the carriage is positioned when the ink cartridge is replaced and a discharge area, of the tray, in which the recording medium is discharged are irradiated with a light from the light source. | 10-06-2011 |
20110242250 | PRINTER - A printer includes a lid part, a body part, a first rotating shaft, a second rotating shaft, a first engaging part having the first rotating shaft removably engaged therewith so as to allow the lid part to be opened and closed relative to the body part, and a second engaging part receiving the second rotating shaft in such a manner as to allow the second rotating shaft to rotate. In response to application of a first predetermined force, the first rotating shaft is removed from the first engaging part while absorbing a second predetermined force from the first predetermined force, and the lid part is allowed to rotate on the second rotating shaft to be opened and closed relative to the body part. | 10-06-2011 |
20110279620 | SYSTEM FOR ALIGNING DRIVEN AND IDLER ROLLERS IN PRINTER - A system for aligning driven and idler rollers in a printer is provided having a housing of the printer which has a first housing portion hingedly mounted to a second housing portion such that the second housing portion is movable with respect to the first housing portion between open and closed positions, a driven roller rotatably mounted to the first housing portion for transporting media through the printer, an idler roller rotatably supported within the second housing portion for contact with the driven roller so as to provide pinched contact on the transported media, and an alignment adjustment mechanism for aligning the idler roller with the driven roller as the second housing portion is hinged into the closed position with the first housing portion. | 11-17-2011 |
20110279621 | PRINTER HAVING MEDIA CLEARANCE MECHANISM - A printer having a media width printhead; a media path from a media input area to the printhead; a door hingedly mounted to a body of the printer which can be opened to expose the media path a media diverter mounted to the door such that when the door is in a closed position the door and the diverter define guiding portions of the path, the diverter being pivotally mounted to the door so that the diverter pivots out of the way upon opening of the door; and a displacement mechanism configured to retract the diverter with the opening movement of the door and to reposition the diverter for media guiding with the closing movement of the door. | 11-17-2011 |
20110310208 | PRINTER SUPPORT SURFACE WITH SUPPORT ROD - A support rod is mounted to maintain straightness of a support surface of a printer. The support rod is used to preload the support surface in a direction opposite of an expected transverse load upon the support surface. The preloading supplied by the support rod counteracts a bending force on the support surface resulting from the expected transverse loading. | 12-22-2011 |
20110310209 | PRINT CARTRIDGE HAVING INTERNAL TUBULAR INK RESERVOIR CORE - A printing cartridge includes a roll of print media; a tubular former around which the roll of print media is wound, the tubular former being internally separated into two or more sections along a longitudinal axis of the tubular former and adapted to store supplies of fluid therein; a casing comprising a pair of molded covers, the pair of molded covers being configured to releasably fasten together to encase the roll of print media; and an ink collar for sealing an end of the tubular former, the ink collar defining two or more slits adapted to receive therethrough fluid communication pins, whereby access to the supplies of fluid in the tubular former is effected. | 12-22-2011 |
20120001993 | Image Forming Device - An image forming device, including: a housing having an opening; an opening and closing member rotatably supported by the housing between an opened state and a closed state, a pair of shaft parts respectively provided at lower portions of side walls of the opening and closing member; space formed under a lower edge of the opening and closing member; and a pair of shaft support members respectively provided on the housing, and wherein the pair of shaft support members respectively have shaft holes into which the pair of shaft parts are respectively inserted; each shaft support member has a fixed part and a deformable part having the shaft hole; and the deformable part is formed such that the lower edge part of the deformable part is positioned on a center side of the opening and closing member with respect to a position of the fixed part. | 01-05-2012 |
20120056960 | Two-Piece Hinged Housing and Frame for a Printer - The present invention discloses a two piece hinged housing and frame for a printer. The two housing members are pivotally hinged together. The first housing member is statically attached to the frame and the base of the printer while the second housing member can be fully removed from the printer. | 03-08-2012 |
20120075396 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes a circuit portion having a connector to which an interface cable is connected, a case for accommodating the circuit portion and having a wiring route for the interface cable leading from the connector to an external space and a connection opening for exposing the wiring route, and a cover for opening or dosing the connection opening. | 03-29-2012 |
20120081491 | Liquid Ejecting Device - A liquid ejecting device includes first and second housings. The first housing is movable between a proximity position and a separated position with respect to the second housing, and accommodates a liquid ejecting head. The first housing includes a cover attached to the first housing and movable with respect to the head between a protection position for the head and a retreat position, and a movement mechanism which causes the cover to move with the movement of the first housing. The movement mechanism includes a hole formed in the second housing, and an intermediate member including a protrusion movable along the hole with the movement of the cover. In the separated position, the protrusion abuts the hole in both directions in which force to move the cover between the retreat position and the protection position is applied so that the side walls restrict movement of the protrusion. | 04-05-2012 |
20120098915 | PRINTER MODULE WITH BUMPER - Printer module includes a media processing member and a bumper that is arranged to be adjusted in height to provide for a parallel arrangement of the media processing member with respect to a printer roller. | 04-26-2012 |
20120206552 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH COVER - An image forming apparatus includes a main body, a flexible cover member, and a support member. The main body has a bottom face opposing a surface on which the image forming apparatus rests. The cover member is at least partially flexible, has a bottom opening, and is dimensioned to entirely cover the image forming apparatus except for the bottom face of the image forming apparatus. The support member is pivotably supported on the main body. The support member has base end portions supported on the main body and a front end portion to support a portion of the cover member. With a pivotal movement of the support member, the cover member displaces and deforms and an end of the bottom opening of the cover member moves upward to expose a portion of the image forming apparatus to be accessed by a user operating the image forming apparatus. | 08-16-2012 |
20120249708 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus, including: a support portion; a recording portion; a first casing; a second casing; a positioning mechanism including a guide pin and a guide hole, for defining a relative position of the recording portion and the support portion by engagement of the guide pin and the guide hole when the second casing is positioned at a close position; and a movable member disposed at one end of the guide hole for moving in a direction away from the other end of the guide hole, so as to be retracted from a moving region of the guide pin that moves relative to the guide hole in association a pivotal movement of the second casing, wherein the movable member is for biasing the guide pin engaging the guide hole in a direction toward the other end of the guide hole such that the guide pin contacts the other end. | 10-04-2012 |
20120249709 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus, including: a support portion; a recording portion; a first casing; a second casing; a positioning mechanism: a restricting mechanism configured to be selectively placed in one of: a restricted state in which a pivotal movement of the second housing is restricted; and a non-restricted state in which the pivotal movement of the second housing is not restricted, and an interlocking mechanism configured to move one of a guide pin and a guide hole in conjunction with the restricting mechanism, such that the guide pin and the guide hole are selectively placed at one of: an engaged state in which the guide pin and the guide hole engage each other when the restricting mechanism is in the restricted state; and a non-engaged state in which the guide pin and the guide hole do not engage when the restricting mechanism is in the non-restricted state. | 10-04-2012 |
20120306979 | PRINTING APPARATUS WITH PIVOTABLE CLEANOUT MEMBER - A printing apparatus comprising a pivotable cleanout member attached to the housing a hinge having an axis that is substantially perpendicular to the base. A latch holds the pivotable cleanout member in a closed position relative to the wall of the printing apparatus. On an opposite end of the cleanout member is a hinge mechanism that includes a pin member. The other part of the hinge is in the printer housing and includes a support member portion of the hinge mechanism. | 12-06-2012 |
20120306980 | PORTABLE PRINTER - A portable printer includes an outer housing, a circuit board, a battery, an inner housing, at least one inkjet head, and a motor, all of which are housed in the outer housing. The outer housing defines a longitudinal receiving space and an opening communicating with the receiving space. The battery is electrically connected to the circuit board to provide power to the portable printer. The inner housing can rotate around an axis of the outer housing. The inkjet head can rotate with the inner housing, and emits ink when it rotates. The motor is electrically connected to the circuit board, and is controlled by the circuit board to drive the inner housing to rotate. The rotation of the inner housing drives the inkjet head to rotate. Ink from the inkjet head goes out of the outer housing through the opening. | 12-06-2012 |
20130044173 | MULTI-FUNCTION PRINTER - A multi-function printer including a body, a door, a carriage, and a pushing lever is provided. The door assembled to the body being opened or closed relative to the body. The carriage and the pushing lever are movably disposed in the body, wherein the pushing lever moves between a first and a second positions relative to the body. The pushing lever located at the first position has an end on a moving path of the carriage, and the door is on a moving path of the other end of the pushing lever. When the carriage moves to a pushing segment, the carriage drives the pushing lever to move from the first position to the second position, such that the pushing lever pushes open the door relative to the body. | 02-21-2013 |
20130044174 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a housing having an access cover, a paper feed tray, and a paper discharge tray provided on a side thereof in a rotatable manner. A rotation pivot of the paper feed tray and a rotation pivot of the access cover are arranged on the same axis, and a rotation pivot of the paper discharge tray is arranged with a shift from the rotation pivot of the access cover. | 02-21-2013 |
20130106969 | LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS HAVING FIRST CASING AND SECOND CASING ROTATABLE RELATIVE TO FIRST CASING | 05-02-2013 |
20130188001 | RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink jet printer includes an openable/closable scanner unit which is provided in an upper portion of a recording unit configured to execute recording on a sheet. A shaft is formed on a main frame which constitutes a base of the recording unit. The scanner unit is enabled to tilt in relation to the recording unit when the bearing provided to the scanner unit engages the shaft. A restricting portion is provided at a location opposing the outer periphery of the bearing. The restricting portion restricts the deformation of the bearing in a direction of expansion of an opening of the bearing within the range of tilt of the scanner unit. | 07-25-2013 |
20130250024 | COMPONENT SUPPORTING DEVICE AND INK-JET DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a component supporting device includes a cover having a through-hole, a support covered with the cover, a component arranged between the cover and the support, and a fixing tool which is inserted into the through-hole of the cover from an outside of the cover and sandwiches the component between the support and the fixing tool. The fixing tool includes an elastically deformable main body having an apical surface to butt to the component, a hook provided on the main body to engage with an edge of the through-hole inside the cover, and an operating portion provided on the main body to protrude from the through-hole outside the cover which is configured to release the engagement of the hook with the edge of the through-hole through elastic deformation of the main body. | 09-26-2013 |
20130335497 | FRANKING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR SERVICING THEREOF - A franking machine has an ink jet printing device with exchangeable ink cartridges. The lower housing shell of a security housing of the franking machine has a sealable, shaft-shaped opening in the base and is designed to accommodate assemblies that can be contaminated with ink. These assemblies are situated in a non-secure region of the franking machine and are accessible via the aforementioned opening when a cover of the shaft-shaped opening is opened. A servicing procedure allows the franking machine to be retrofitted to print with a different ink color. After moving the print carriage in one direction and opening a cartridge flap, the ink cartridges can be removed. A displacement of the print carriage takes place after closing the cartridge flap, wherein the print carriage is moved in the opposite direction so that the print carriage arrives in the sealing position for ink cartridges. A box-shaped mod can now be removed from the franking machine. Servicing of the ink-contaminated modules subsequently takes place via the aforementioned opening. | 12-19-2013 |
20140002563 | PRINTER ENCLOSURE | 01-02-2014 |
20140009553 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus includes a print head configured to discharge ink, a housing in which the print head is provided, the housing having an opening, a cover unit which is openable with respect to the opening, a detection unit configured to detect an opening of the cover unit, and a wall inside the housing arranged between the detection unit and the print head, wherein the wall is configured to establish a separation between a space where the detection unit is located and a space where the print head is located when the cover unit is in a closed state. | 01-09-2014 |
20140022324 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL PRINTER AND AUTOMATICALLY OPENING OR CLOSING COVER DEVICE - A multifunctional printer and an automatically opening or closing cover device are provided. The multifunctional printer includes a main body and the automatically opening or closing cover device. The main body includes a housing and a cover pivoted to the housing, wherein the housing includes an opening. The cover includes a first protrusion and a second protrusion protruding to the inner of the housing and being located in the opening. The automatically opening or closing cover device is disposed in the main body and includes a gear and a sliding element. The sliding element includes a body portion, a driving portion and a driven portion, wherein the driving portion and the driven portion are disposed on opposite sides of the body portion, and the driving portion engages with the gear. | 01-23-2014 |
20140063166 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes a recording unit configured to record an image on a recording medium; a roller pair for conveying the recording medium or a tray with the recording medium mounted thereon, a cover covering an opening for replacing a component of the recording unit, a guide member supported by the cover and overlapping at least a part of the cover when in a closed state and capable of guiding the tray to an insertion port of the tray when in an open state, and a release member configured to, in conjunction with the opening of the guide member, to cause the roller pair to be separated, wherein if the cover is opened along with the tray, the release member does not cause the roller pair to be separated. | 03-06-2014 |
20140063167 | INKJET RECORDING DEVICE - To provide an inkjet recording device that makes it possible to have a constant gap between a recording medium and the nozzle surface of an inkjet head in the direction of extension of a head support member even in a case where a print section supporting the inkjet head with bilateral anchoring via the head support member has low rigidity, the invention is provided with a print section including a left base plate and a right base plate for supporting, by bilateral anchoring via a carriage guide, an inkjet head for printing on a recording medium; and a leg movement section that is provided to the right base plate and moves the right base plate toward the left base plate to correct for a bending of the carriage guide. | 03-06-2014 |
20140085391 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL PRINTER - A multifunctional printer including a body, a cover, a print head, an ink delivery module, an ink delivery pipe and a driving module is provided. The cover is pivoted to the body, such that the cover is open relative to the body, and therefore elements in the body are exposed. The print head and the ink delivery module are both disposed in the body, wherein the ink delivery module having multiple color cases is located adjacent to the cover. The ink delivery pipe is connected between the print head and the ink delivery module. The driving module includes a first driving element and a second driving element, wherein the first driving element is disposed on the ink delivery module while the second driving element is disposed on at least one of the body and the cover and engages with the first driving element. | 03-27-2014 |
20140210925 | TERMINAL UNIT - A terminal unit ( | 07-31-2014 |
20140232801 | INK-JET RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink-jet recording apparatus includes: a base member; a conveyor unit for conveying a sheet in a first direction; and a recording unit for ejecting ink when opposed to a sheet in a second direction. The base member includes: a first side base portion; a second side base portion; a center base portion located between the first side base portion and the second side base portion in a third direction; first and second side walls extending in the first direction and projecting in the second direction from opposite edge portions of the center base portion in the third direction; and a main board connecting the first side wall and the second side wall and configured to support the conveyor unit and the recording unit. The main board is greater in stiffness than the first side wall and the second side wall. | 08-21-2014 |
20140354747 | Liquid Ejecting Device - A liquid ejecting device includes a first housing movable between a proximity position and a separated position and which accommodates a liquid ejecting head. The first housing includes a cover attached to the first housing and movable with respect to the head between a protection position for the head and a retreat position, and a movement mechanism which causes the cover to move in accordance with the movement of the first housing. The movement mechanism includes a hole formed in a second housing, and an intermediate member including a protrusion movable along the hole in accordance with the movement of the cover. In the separated position, the protrusion abuts on the hole with respect to both directions in which force to move the cover between the retreat position and the protection position is applied so that the movement of the protrusion is restricted by the side walls. | 12-04-2014 |
20150022609 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF RESTRICTING MOVEMENT OF CARRIAGE - A printing apparatus includes a housing, a carriage in which a print head is mounted, the carriage moving inside the housing, and an openable cover provided for the housing. A restricting member configured to restrict movement of the carriage during transport of the printing apparatus is attachable to the printing apparatus. While the restricting member is attached to the apparatus, the restricting member engages with the carriage, the cover in a closed position, and the housing and part of the restricting member is exposed outside of the cover in the closed position. When the part is pulled, the restricting member disengages from the carriage, the cover, and the housing and is detached from the apparatus. | 01-22-2015 |
20150070457 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - According to the present invention, an image forming apparatus including: a moving portion that moves a printing medium; an image forming portion that ejects ink droplets to the printing medium that is moved by the moving portion, and forms an image thereon; an supporting portion that supports the image forming portion, and supports the moving portion so as to be extracted from, or mounted to the supporting portion; and an abutment mechanism that forces the moving portion, mounted to the supporting portion, to move toward the image forming portion and abut on a reference portion. | 03-12-2015 |
20150109395 | PRINTER - A printer includes a print head configured to print on recording paper, and a printer main body having a case in which the recording paper is set. The case includes a upper case part and a lower case part, and a size of the case is changeable by changing positions at which the upper case part and the lower case part are connected to each other. | 04-23-2015 |
20150109396 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes a housing that has a top wall section on which a top opening is provided, a top opening/closing body that is capable of being disposed at a closing position at which the top opening/closing body covers the top opening, and a recording unit that performs recording on a medium inside the housing. The top opening/closing body disposed at the closing position makes a sliding movement from the closing position, thereby causing the top opening to be exposed. | 04-23-2015 |
20160059597 | RECORDING APPARATUS AND ASSEMBLY METHOD - Provided is a recording apparatus with an enhanced handling property, including a grip preventing a risk in that the recording apparatus may slip out of fingers. Accordingly, the grip is arranged on a back surface of the recording apparatus. A plurality of slits are formed in a metal plate on a back surface side of a main body. The grip is inserted into the slits, and both end portions of the grip are fixed. A center portion of a belt protrudes outward to function as the grip to be grasped by a user. The slits are each formed along a vertical direction, and a widthwise direction of the belt is defined as the vertical direction. Further, the slits regulate the belt, and hence the belt is not twisted even when the user grasps the belt, which provides structure facilitating transmission of a force. The user raises the laid recording apparatus while grasping the grip, thereby being capable of easily setting the recording apparatus in an upright position. | 03-03-2016 |