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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2000
Vicente P. Nunes, Mississauga, CA;
Gary A. Faguy, Hamilton, CA;
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
In a printer with a print engine having simplex and duplex sheet printing functions, and simplex and duplex sheet feeding paths, and at least one sheet output path, a plural function module is mounted on top of the print engine. This plural function module provides a document handling unit for feeding original documents to be imaged, and also provides a reversible sheet feeding path operatively communicating with the duplex sheet feeding path of the print engine to provide a space savings printed sheet reversing chute which is outside of the print engine for the duplex printing function. This reversible sheet feeding path in the module is alternately operable unidirectionally to provide an arcuate, inverting, sheet output path to a sheet output stacking tray which may be located on top of the plural function module.