Incremental printing of symbolic information – Thermal marking apparatus or processes
Patent
1994-11-14
1997-06-03
Tran, Huan H.
Incremental printing of symbolic information
Thermal marking apparatus or processes
358296, B41J 222
Patent
active
056359730
ABSTRACT:
An image reading and printing unit includes a carriage movable in a scan direction perpendicular to a transport direction of a sheet that is transported, a carriage moving part for moving the carriage in the scan direction, a platen arranged parallel to the scan direction with the transported sheet interposed between the platen and the carriage for cooperating a transfer of an image onto the sheet, a print head mounted on the carriage for printing the image on the sheet in a printing mode by moving from a receded position to a print position towards the sheet on the platen under the cooperation of the platen, an image sensor mounted on the carriage together with the print head for reading an image printed on the transported sheet in a reading mode, and a sensor moving part for moving the image sensor to make contact with the sheet on the platen in the reading mode so as to read the image printed on the sheet.
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Fujitsu Ltd.
Tran Huan H.
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