Patent ID: 6252683
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A video printer apparatus for use with printing media comprising:a feed tray to load said printing media at a predetermined position, said feed tray fixedly coupled to an inside portion of said apparatus at a predetermined downward angle relative to the apparatus so that said printing media are provided in a downward feeding direction;feeding means to feed said printing media from said feed tray into a portion of the apparatus at said downward feeding direction;transport means to transport said printing media from said feeding means;switching means disposed between said feeding means and said transport means for switching a path of said printing media from a first path to a second path;detecting means disposed between said switching means and said transport means to detect said printing media;printing means for printing on said printing media;an ejection tray for receiving said printing media after printing, said ejection tray comprising a rotatable cover for supplying said printing media to said feed tray when said cover is in an open position, said cover provided on a guiding surface underneath said printing media after printing near a front portion of said apparatus, and,control means for controlling said video printer, wherein said control means is disposed in a space formed below the feed tray, wherein said feed tray is disposed below said ejection tray and in a slanted position downward in a direction toward a rear of the apparatus.