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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 1990
Filed:
Dec. 12, 1988
Kenkichi Sakuragi, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image recording apparatus for recording on a recording sheet an image corresponding to an information signal which apparatus comprises a first housing having a recording sheet holding device for holding the recording sheet, a conveyor for conveying the recording sheet, and a holding member for holding the recording sheet conveyed by the conveyer. A second housing is divisibly openable relative to the first housing and has an ink sheet cassette loading portion for loading thereinto an ink sheet cassette integrally having an ink sheet carrying thereon ink to be transferred and a support member for supporting the ink sheet, the ink sheet cassette being removably mountable with respect to the body of the apparatus. A means is provided for maintaining the loaded state of the ink sheet cassette against the gravity of the ink sheet cassette even when the second housing is opened from the first housing and for restraining the ink sheet cassette on the loading portion in its removably mountable state, and a recording head is provided for effecting a recording operation in response to the information signal, the ink sheet cassette being mounted or dismounted with respect to the second housing when the second housing is opened from the first housing.
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