Print Device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016288550-A1
Application number	US-201615079130-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 24, 2016
Priority date	Mar 31, 2015
Publication date	Oct 6, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A print device includes a first print portion, a first discharge portion, a second print portion, a second discharge portion, and a user interface portion. The first discharge portion is configured to discharge a first medium printed by the first print portion. The second discharge portion is configured to discharge a second medium printed by the second print portion. The user interface portion is disposed on a front side portion of the print device. A main scanning direction of the first print portion and a main scanning direction of the second print portion are substantially parallel to an up-down direction. A length in the up-down direction of the second print portion is shorter than a length in the up-down direction of the first print portion. The second print portion is disposed to the front of the first print portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A print device comprising:
a first print portion configured to print on a first medium; a first discharge portion configured to discharge the first medium printed by the first print portion to the outside of the print device; a second print portion configured to print on a second medium; a second discharge portion configured to discharge the second medium printed by the second print portion to the outside of the print device; and a user interface portion disposed on a front side portion of the print device, the user interface portion including at least one of a display portion and an operation portion, wherein a main scanning direction of the first print portion and a main scanning direction of the second print portion are substantially parallel to an up-down direction, a length in the up-down direction of the second print portion is shorter than a length in the up-down direction of the first print portion, and the second print portion is disposed to the front of the first print portion.

2 . The print device according to claim 1 , wherein
the second print portion is disposed below the user interface portion, and at least a part of the second print portion and at least a part of the user interface portion overlap with each other in the up-down direction.

3 . The print device according to claim 1 , wherein
at least a part of the first print portion and at least a part of the user interface portion overlap with each other in a front-rear direction.

4 . The print device according to claim 2 , wherein
at least a part of the first print portion and at least a part of the user interface portion overlap with each other in a front-rear direction.

5 . The print device according to claim 1 , wherein
the second print portion and the user interface portion are disposed side by side in a left-right direction when viewed in the up-down direction.

6 . The print device according to claim 5 , wherein
at least a part of the second print portion and at least a part of the user interface portion overlap with each other in a front-rear direction.

7 . The print device according to claim 5 , further comprising:
a power source portion, wherein the first print portion and the power source portion are disposed side by side in the left-right direction when viewed in the up-down direction.

8 . The print device according to claim 6 , further comprising:
a power source portion, wherein the first print portion and the power source portion are disposed side by side in the left-right direction when viewed in the up-down direction.

9 . The print device according to claim 7 , wherein
at least a part of the first print portion and at least a part of the power source portion overlap with each other in the left-right direction.

10 . The print device according to claim 8 , wherein
at least a part of the first print portion and at least a part of the power source portion overlap with each other in the up-down direction.

11 . The print device according to claim 7 , further comprising:
a feed portion configured to feed the second medium toward the second print portion, the feed portion being disposed to the front of the power source portion.

12 . The print device according to claim 8 , further comprising:
a feed portion configured to feed the second medium toward the second print portion, the feed portion being disposed to the front of the power source portion.

13 . The print device according to claim 5 , further comprising:
a board, wherein the first print portion and the board are disposed side by side in the left-right direction when viewed in the up-down direction.

14 . The print device according to claim 6 , further comprising:
a board, wherein the first print portion and the board are disposed side by side in the left-right direction when viewed in the up-down direction.

15 . The print device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first discharge portion and the second discharge portion are configured to respectively discharge the first medium and the second medium from the same side surface of the print device.

16 . The print device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first discharge portion and the second discharge portion are configured to respectively discharge the first medium and the second medium from side surfaces of the print device that are different from each other.

17 . The print device according to claim 15 , wherein
the first discharge portion is configured to discharge the first medium to the outside of the print device in a state in which a print surface of the first medium printed by the first print portion is directed to the front, and the second discharge portion is configured to discharge the second medium to the outside of the print device in a state in which a print surface of the second medium printed by the second print portion is directed to the front.

18 . The print device according to claim 16 , wherein
the first discharge portion is configured to discharge the first medium to the outside of the print device in a state in which a print surface of the first medium printed by the first print portion is directed to the front, and the second discharge portion is configured to discharge the second medium to the outside of the print device in a state in which a print surface of the second medium printed by the second print portion is directed to the front.

19 . The print device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first medium is a tape that is a strip-shaped print medium, and the second medium is a tube that is a cylindrical print medium.

Assignees

• Brother Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Suzuki Yuichiro
• Kano Yasutoshi
• Yamaguchi Koshiro
• Fukui Tomoyasu

Classifications

• B41J3/44 Primary

  Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms having dual functions or combined with, or coupled to, apparatus performing other functions · CPC title

• B41J3/4075 Primary

  Tape printers; Label printers · CPC title

• B41J25/001 Primary

  Mechanisms for bodily moving print heads or carriages parallel to the paper surface · CPC title