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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 10, 1999
Gianrico Scarton, Ivrea, IT;
Attilio De Ambrogio, Cigliano, IT;
Olivetti Lexikon, S.p.A., Ivrea, IT;
Abstract
An ink jet printer having selectively two distinct working positions (P1, P2), respectively a vertical working position (P1) and a horizontal working position (P2), comprising an external casing provided with a first and a second side, both flat, with a common edge and reciprocally inclined at an obtuse angle; a feeding tray for accommodating at the entrance the sheets to be fed to the printer; and a collecting tray, arranged to the front of the feeding tray, for collecting the sheets at the outlet after they have been printed. In the vertical working position (P1), the printer sits on a horizontal plane on its first side, and has the feeding and collecting trays directed upwardly; whereas, in the horizontal working position (P2), the printer sits on the horizontal plane on its second side, and has the feeding and collecting trays disposed horizontally to the operator. The printer has the advantage that it can be disposed differently to the user, depending on the latter's preferences, and can also be easily arranged for use on the horizontal plane, taking into account the amount of space actually available.