US4839741A
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Image reproducing apparatus with CCD scanner and bubble jet printer simultaneously driven by a common belt in opposite directions and operated asynchronously
Assignee: Xerox Corp
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Filing: 1987-12-07
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Granted: 1989-06-13
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Expires: 2007-12-07
Abstract
Abstract This invention is a scanning array for sequentially converting portions of an image of a document into digital format, a print head for sequentially printing those portions of the image onto a receiving means, logic circuitry interconnecting the scanning array and the print head, and a stepper motor connected to the scanning array and the print head to step the scanning array in a first direction while at the same time stepping the print head in a second direction. Control circuitry is also provided to enable the scanning array to scan in the first direction asynchronously with the print head printing the image in the second direction. A second stepper motor is included to index the copy sheet past the scanning array and the print head.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles D. Wilson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 18:13
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/04; H04N1/12; H04N1/126; H04N1/128; H04N1/047; H04N1/207; H04N1/32; H04N1/32358; H04N1/32443; H04N1/19; H04N1/191; H04N1/1911; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/024; H04N2201/02406; H04N2201/02416; H04N2201/02439; H04N2201/028; H04N2201/03; H04N2201/031; H04N2201/03104; H04N2201/03108; H04N2201/04; H04N2201/047; H04N2201/04701; H04N2201/0471; H04N2201/04715; H04N2201/04727; H04N2201/04729; H04N2201/04734; H04N2201/04753; H04N2201/04755; H04N2201/04756; H04N2201/04789; H04N2201/04791; H04N2201/04794
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
214 words
An apparatus for reproducing a document, comprising: means for holding the document, receiving means on which the document is to be reproduced, a scanning array for sequentially converting portions of the document into digital signals, a print head for sequentially printing reproductions of the portions of the document on the receiving means, logic circuitry interconnecting the scanning array and the print head for converting the digital signals to print head signals, the logic circuitry including means for causing the scanning array to scan a first portion of the document, means for causing the print head to delay printing a reproduction of the first portion of the document for a first time period, means for causing the scanning array to scan a second portion of the document, and means for causing the print head to delay printing a reproduction of the second portion of the document for a second time period different from the first time period, a driver to which the scanning array and the print head are mechanically secured, and a first stepper motor connected to the driver to drive the scanning array in a first direction while at the same time driving the print head in a second direction in order to print a reproduction of the document on the receiving means.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
214 words
An apparatus for reproducing a document, comprising: means for holding the document, receiving means on which the document is to be reproduced, a scanning array for sequentially converting portions of the document into digital signals, a print head for sequentially printing reproductions of the portions of the document on the receiving means, logic circuitry interconnecting the scanning array and the print head for converting the digital signals to print head signals, the logic circuitry including means for causing the scanning array to scan a first portion of the document, means for causing the print head to delay printing a reproduction of the first portion of the document for a first time period, means for causing the scanning array to scan a second portion of the document, and means for causing the print head to delay printing a reproduction of the second portion of the document for a second time period different from the first time period, a driver to which the scanning array and the print head are mechanically secured, and a first stepper motor connected to the driver to drive the scanning array in a first direction while at the same time driving the print head in a second direction in order to print a reproduction of the document on the receiving means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the first stepper motor drives the print head in a transverse direction relative to the receiving means and further including a second stepper motor for sequentially indexing the receiving means past the print head.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
55 words
The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the driver is a belt and further including an encoder sensor and a sensor fence disposed relative to the belt to control the driving of the scanning array and the print head by the first stepper motor and the indexing of said receiving means by said second stepper motor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
74 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the logic circuitry causes the print head to print a reproduction of one portion of the document on said receiving means while the scanning array scans a succeeding portion of the document, with the delays between the scanning of the portions of the document and the printing of the respective reproductions of the portions of the document each being equivalent to one step of the first stepper motor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the logic circuitry causes the scanning of the portions of the document and the printing of the respective reproductions of the portions of the document to be performed asynchronously.
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