Patent ID: 6744527
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: G03G,G06K

Abstract:
A printing system for printing image data received from a computer network, scanner or other image data generating device on a support material, comprising:a supply unit having a plurality of feeders, wherein each feeder has at least one tray for storing support material; a controller including: a system controller processing the received image data, and a user interface comprising: a depiction of a printing system shown on the display screen including icons of at least one feeder, print engine and finisher, and a display unit displaying operator information of a desired icon on the display screen by selecting the desired icon; a print engine including: a charging unit charging a surface of a photoconductive belt, a first exposure unit exposing a photoconductive belt to create an electrostatic latent image based on the received image data at the direction of the system controller, a first developer unit having first color charged toner particles, which are attracted to the electrostatic latent image, a second exposure unit exposing the photoconductive belt based on the received image data at the direction of the system controller, a second developer unit having second color charged toner particles, which are attracted to the electrostatic latent image, a third exposure unit exposing the photoconductive belt based on the received image data at the direction of the system controller, a third developer unit having third color charged toner particles, which are attracted to the electrostatic latent image, a fourth exposure unit exposing the photoconductive belt based on the received image data at the direction of the system controller, a fourth developer unit having fourth color charged toner particles, which are attracted to the electrostatic latent image, a transfer unit receiving support material and transferring the toner from the photoreceptor belt to the support material, a fuser assembly receiving the support material from the transfer unit and permanently affixing the toner to the sheet of support material, and a cleaning unit cleaning the photoreceptor belt; and a finishing unit, coupled to the print engine, the finishing unit comprising at least one of a stacker, binder, stapler and inserter.