Patent ID: 7540237
Filing Date: 2009-06-02
Classification: B41J,G11B

Abstract:
1. A printer adapted tor printing to a disc surface, the printer comprising: a transport mechanism movable along a first axis, the transport mechanism including an engagement feature for selective engagement of one or more discs from a disc source region; a print assembly for printing to at least one disc, the print assembly including one or more print heads movable along a second axis, and a movable print tray adapted to receive at least one disc from the transport mechanism; a control unit adapted to control functions of the transport mechanism, the print assembly or both; and a housing for providing support to one or more components of the printer, wherein the transport mechanism and the one or more print heads are adapted to move independent of each other, and wherein the first axis is displaced relative to the second axis so that the movement of the disc transport along the first axis does not interfere with the movement of the one or more print heads along the second axis.