Patent ID: 7934825
Filing Date: 2011-05-03
Classification: B41J,G03G

Abstract:
1. A printing system comprising: a first marking engine which outputs marked print media to a first print stream, the first marking engine defining, at least in part, a first side of a working area; a second marking engine which outputs marked print media to a second print stream which is angled to the first print stream, the second marking engine defining, at least in part, a second side of the working area whereby a user has access to the first and second marking engines via access members on the first and second sides of the working area; a merge module which receives print media from the first and second print streams, the merge module including at least one rotate and redirect path for merging print media from one of the first and second streams with print media from the other of the first and second streams to generate a merged print stream; a transport section which receives print media output by the first marking engine for transporting print media marked by the first marking engine in a direction opposite to a direction in which print media travels through the first marking engine, the transport section forming a part of a paper path which conveys print media marked by the first marking engine to the merge module without returning the print media to the first marking engine; and at least one finisher which receives the merged print stream from the merge module.