Multifunction printing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9701142-B2
Application number	US-201615175421-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 7, 2016
Priority date	Mar 15, 2011
Publication date	Jul 11, 2017
Grant date	Jul 11, 2017

Abstract

A small, compact multifunction printing device provides excellent ease of use with little possibility of slips and continuous paper jamming inside. The multifunction printer has a check processing unit and a continuous paper processing unit. The check processing unit has a U-shaped check conveyance path P 1 that opens to the front of the printer and enables handling slips to be processed and the processed slips from the front of the printer. A continuous paper conveyance path P 2 that conveys continuous paper fed from a paper roll in the roll paper compartment from the back to the front of the printer is formed on the inside of the check conveyance path P 1 , enabling replacing roll paper and removing processed continuous paper from the front. The conveyance paths P 1 and P 2 are independent of each other, the printing positions thereof are separated, and conveyed slips and continuous paper will not interfere with each other.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A multifunction printing device comprising:
a first processing unit that processes a first medium; and
a second processing unit that processes a second medium;
the first processing unit comprises
a first print unit that prints on the first medium, and
a first conveyance path that guides the first medium to the printing position of the first print unit; and

the second processing unit comprises
a second print unit that prints on the second medium, and
a second conveyance path that guides the second medium to the printing position of the second print unit;

wherein the first conveyance path is a U-shaped conveyance path that encloses at least one portion of the second processing unit, and
wherein the second conveyance path is a separate conveyance path that shares no conveyance path parts with the first conveyance path.

2. The multifunction printing device described in claim 1 , wherein:
the first processing unit is a slip processing unit that processes a slip;
the slip processing unit including an entrance pocket in which a slip to be processed is loaded, a slip print unit that prints on the slip, and an exit pocket to which the slip is discharged after printing;
wherein the first conveyance path is a slip conveyance path that guides the slip fed from the entrance pocket past the printing position of the slip print unit to the exit pocket.

3. The multifunction printing device described in claim 2 , wherein:
the second processing unit is a roll paper processing unit that processes a roll paper;
the roll paper processing unit including a roll paper compartment, a roll paper print unit that prints on the roll paper, and a roll paper exit from which the roll paper is discharged after printing;
wherein the second conveyance path is a roll paper conveyance path that guides roll paper fed from the paper compartment past the printing position of the roll print unit to the roll paper exit.

4. The multifunction printing device described in claim 2 , wherein:
the slip processing unit is a check processing unit that processes a check including magnetic information;
the check processing unit including a magnetic reading unit that reads magnetic information from the check, and an optical reading unit that reads an image of the check;
wherein the second conveyance path is a check conveyance path that guides the check fed from the entrance pocket past the printing position of the slip print unit, the reading position of the magnetic reading unit, and the scanning position of the optical reading unit to the exit pocket.

5. The multifunction printing device described in claim 2 , wherein:
The slip print unit including an inkjet head.

6. The multifunction printing device described in claim 3 , wherein:
The roll paper print unit including a thermal head.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Sasaki Toshiyuki
• Kinoshita Yoshiki
• Mizuyama Shogo

Classifications

• B41J11/48

  Apparatus for condensed record, tally strip, or like work using two or more papers, or sets of papers {, e.g. devices for switching over from handling of copy material in sheet form to handling of copy material in continuous form and vice versa or point-of-sale printers comprising means for printing on continuous copy material, e.g. journal for tills, and on single sheets, e.g. cheques or receipts (B41J15/042 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• G07G5/00

  Receipt-giving machines · CPC title

• B41J11/006

  Means for preventing paper jams or for facilitating their removal · CPC title

• H04N1/0461

  part of the apparatus being used in common for reading and reproducing (simultaneous scanning of the original picture and the reproduced picture with a common scanning device H04N1/207) · CPC title

• B41J3/44 Primary

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