Duplex printer with a pair of ink transfer rollers
View Patent ↗A duplex printer includes a body defining one or more spaces in which respective ink cartridges can be placed. A pair of print engines is mounted within the body and a print media path is defined there-between. Each print engine includes at least one printhead coupled in fluid communication to the ink cartridges and configured to eject ink supplied from the ink cartridges. Each print engine also includes a transfer roller rotationally mounted relative to the body to receive ink ejected from said printhead. Each transfer roller engages with the print media fed along the print media path so that the received ink is transferred to the fed print media.
1. A duplex printer comprising:
a body defining one or more spaces for receiving ink cartridges; and
a pair of print engines mounted within the body and between which a print media path is defined, each print engine comprising:
at least one printhead coupled in fluid communication with the ink cartridges and configured to eject ink supplied from the ink cartridges; and
a transfer roller rotationally mounted relative to the body to receive ink ejected from said printhead and for engaging the print media fed along the print media path to transfer the received ink to the fed print media.
2. A duplex printer as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each print engine includes a pair of printheads.
3. A duplex printer as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, in use, said spaces are defined in a roof of the body.
4. A duplex printer as claimed in claim 1 , further including a pair of print media trays mounted to either side of the body each for containing print media, each print media tray comprising a movable platen for supporting a stack of print media and a motorized mechanism configured to move the platen.
5. A duplex printer as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a print media feed arrangement configured to feed print media from one of the trays, along the path during printing and into the other one of the trays.
6. A duplex printer as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the feed arrangement comprises:
a first motor assembly arranged upstream of the print engines to feed print media along the print media path and towards the print engines; and
a second motor assembly arranged downstream of the print engines to feed print media along the print media path and from the print engines.
7. A duplex printer as claimed in claim 1 wherein, in use, a vertical panel of the body defines a user interface, the user interface comprising:
a display configured to display information to a user;
a keypad to enable the user to input information;
a print button so that the user can actuate the printer; and
a stop button so that user can stop the printer.