US Patent Application 18315061. PRINTING APPARATUS HAVING PROCESSING UNIT ATTACHED HAVING IDENTIFICATION SECTION FOR IDENTIFYING THE ATTACHED PROCESSING UNIT simplified abstract

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PRINTING APPARATUS HAVING PROCESSING UNIT ATTACHED HAVING IDENTIFICATION SECTION FOR IDENTIFYING THE ATTACHED PROCESSING UNIT

Organization Name

BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor(s)

Yasuo Nishikawa of Nagoya (JP)

PRINTING APPARATUS HAVING PROCESSING UNIT ATTACHED HAVING IDENTIFICATION SECTION FOR IDENTIFYING THE ATTACHED PROCESSING UNIT - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18315061 titled 'PRINTING APPARATUS HAVING PROCESSING UNIT ATTACHED HAVING IDENTIFICATION SECTION FOR IDENTIFYING THE ATTACHED PROCESSING UNIT

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a printing apparatus that includes a conveyor, a print engine, and a processing device.

  • The conveyor is used to move a print medium in a specific direction.
  • The print engine consists of a print head and a platen that supports the print medium.
  • The print engine can print images on the print medium while moving the print head in a direction that intersects the conveyance direction.
  • The processing device is equipped with a processing unit that can be attached and detached.
  • The processing unit is responsible for dividing the print medium into multiple media using a processing process.
  • The processing unit has an identification section that can identify the type of processing process it can perform.


Original Abstract Submitted

A printing apparatus includes a conveyor, a print engine, and a processing device. The conveyor is configured to convey a print medium in a conveyance direction. The print engine includes a print head, and a platen configured to support the print medium conveyed by the conveyor. The print engine is configured to perform image printing on the print medium supported by the platen while moving the print head in a first direction intersecting the conveyance direction. The processing device has a processing unit removably attached thereto. The processing device is configured to perform a processing process to divide the print medium conveyed by the conveyor into a plurality of media. The processing unit has an identification section for identifying a type of the processing process executable by the processing unit.

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