Patent ID: 8634113

Claim:
A multifunction printer comprising: a) a printing apparatus including: i) a printer chassis having a media input region, a printing region, and a media support element; ii) a carriage configured to move a printhead in a carriage scan direction along the printing region; and iii) a plurality of rollers configured to transport a recording medium from the media input region, across the media support element and to the printing region; and b) a scanning apparatus having a transparent platen for supporting a document to be scanned in order to convert an image into digitized data, the scanning apparatus including a base that is affixed to the printer chassis, wherein the base of the scanning apparatus comprises a guide for guiding the recording medium through the media transport path toward the printing region; wherein the plurality of rollers includes a feed roller; the multifunction printer further comprising a biasing member configured to form a nip against the feed roller, wherein the biasing member is affixed to the base of the scanning apparatus.