Patent ID: 6069711
Filing Date: 2000-05-30
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A portable printer/facsimile device, comprising:a scanner unit having a platen roller for feeding originals, arranged in the middle of an original carrying passage between an inlet and an outlet for the original, and a scanner disposed in confronting relation to said platen roller, for reading the information to be sent on the original;a printer unit having a printing platen arranged in the middle of a printing paper carrying passage between a printing paper inlet and a printed paper outlet, and a printing head disposed in confronting relation to said printing platen;a telephone connection terminal;a printer cable connection terminal;a battery housing for accommodating a battery as a drive power source;a facsimile control unit for sending facsimile data read by said scanner unit through said telephone connection terminal and for holding received facsimile data inputted through said telephone connection terminal;a printer control unit for controlling said printer unit to print out the printing data inputted through said printer cable connection terminal and the received facsimile data held by said facsimile control unit; anda casing for accommodating said scanner unit, said printer unit, said telephone connection terminal, said printer cable connection terminal, said battery housing, said facsimile control unit and said printer control unit, said casing having a roll paper holder mounting portion for mounting a roll paper holder at an outer surface thereof;wherein said printer unit, said printer control unit and said facsimile control unit are arranged at an upper portion of said casing, and said scanner unit and said roll paper holder mounting portion are arranged at a lower portion of said casing, and operational keys are arranged at the uppermost portion of said casing.