IP Library Granted Patent US 7,222,780
Granted Patent B2
US 7,222,780 · App. 11/248,435 · Granted May 29, 2007

Inline printer assembly

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,222,780
App. No.
11/248,435
Granted
May 29, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

An inline printer assembly includes a chassis. A media supply bay is mounted on the chassis for storing sheets of print media. A feed mechanism is mounted on the chassis for feeding the sheets of print media from the paper supply bay along a feed path. A printer is mounted on the chassis downstream of the media supply bay for printing on media received from the supply bay. A binder binds printed media received from the printer. The media supply bay, the printer and the binder are configured so that the feed path is substantially straight.

Claims (15)

1. An inline printer assembly that comprises:

a chassis;

a media supply bay mounted on the chassis for storing sheets of print media;

a feed mechanism mounted on the chassis for feeding the sheets of print media from the paper supply bay along a feed path;

a printer mounted on the chassis downstream of the media supply bay on the feed path, the printer having a fixed printhead arranged to print on print media as it is fed therepast from the supply bay alone the feed path; and

a binder arranged downstream of the printer on the feed path for binding the media printed by the printer;

wherein the media supply bay, the printer and the binder are configured so that the feed path is substantially straight.

2. An inline printer assembly as claimed in claim 1 , further including a document delivery tray mounted on the chassis for receiving the bound media from the binder, the delivery tray being coincident with the feed path.

3. An inline printer assembly as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the delivery tray is retractably mounted on the chassis.

4. An inline printer assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the printer includes a pair of printheads, one on each side of the feed path, to print on both sides of the media.

5. An inline printer assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the media supply bay is configured to receive a print media cartridge.

6. An inline printer assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the binder includes a gluing arrangement configured to apply glue to each sheet of print media fed to the binder.

7. An inline printer assembly as claimed in claim 1 , further including:

a printer housing for housing the media supply bay, the printer and the binder; and

a mounting arrangement for mounting the housing to a wall.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 25, 2014
From: ZAMTEC LIMITED
To: MEMJET TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 033244/0276 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2012
From: SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LIMITED AND CLAMATE PTY LIMITED
To: ZAMTEC LIMITED
Reel/Frame 028551/0311 →