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Patent No.:

US 9174470 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015

Filed:

Dec. 23, 2014

Recording apparatus

Applicant:

Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;

Inventors:

Yasuhito Shikama, Nagoya, JP;

Kohei Terada, Kiyosu, JP;

Shinya Yamamoto, Nagoya, JP;

Akihito Kobayashi, Nagoya, JP;

Assignee:

BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;

Attorney:

Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP

Primary Examiner:

Shelby Fidler

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/01 (2006.01); B41J 29/38 (2006.01); B41J 13/00 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 3/42 (2006.01); B41J 2/135 (2006.01); B41J 23/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 13/009 (2013.01); B41J 3/42 (2013.01); B41J 11/006 (2013.01); B41J 23/025 (2013.01);
Abstract

A recording apparatus includes: first and second recording modules; a storage accommodating a recording medium; a first path extending from the storage to the first recording module; a second path extending from the storage to the second recording module and including a first shared portion shared with the first path; a first roller pair disposed downstream of a first branch position on the first path; and a movement causing member for moving two rollers of the first roller pair to a contact position or a separated position. A controller is configured to: determine whether a leading edge of the recording medium has reached an individual conveyor of the first recording module; when the leading edge has reached the individual conveyor, move the two rollers to the separated position; and supply a recording medium from the storage to the second recording module.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Shikama, Yasuhito. (2015). Recording apparatus (U.S. Patent No. 9174470). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9174470

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