Patent ID: 6616362
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A modular printer comprising a media take-up assembly module, a printhead assembly module, a motor assembly module, a support block assembly module including a platen assembly module and a support body, the support body having a plurality of recesses, each of the recesses being configured to receive one of the assembly modules of the modular printer at a position to align the assembly module with the other assembly modules of the modular printer in an operational configuration, each of the assembly modules being independently mountable to and detachable from the support body;wherein the motor assembly module includes at least first and second gears, the support body defining first and second mounting locations, each mounting location being configured to mountably receive the motor assembly module such that when the motor assembly module is received in the first mounting location, the first gear is positioned in engagement with the support block assembly module, and when the motor assembly module is received in the second mounting location, the second gear is positioned in engagement with the support block assembly module.