Patent ID: 7342691

Claim:
An inkjet multi-function machine for scanning and printing in which a print head and scanner can more effectively perform both a scanning and a printing operation by using cooperative positioning, the machine comprising: a scanner unit having a rotatable scanner so as to perform a scanning operation, the rotatable scanner comprising at least one sensing face; a printer unit having a carriage to move a print head for jetting ink onto a sheet of paper so as to perform a printing operation; and a scanner fixing unit comprising a scanner position adjuster for fixing and supporting the rotatable scanner to be movable between a first position for scanning a document in the scanning operation, and a second position for scanning a sheet of paper in the printing operation, said scanner fixing unit further comprising a fixer for fixing the scanner position adjuster on the carriage to allow the rotatable scanner to move together with the carriage when the carriage moves, and at the same time, to allow the scanner position adjuster to selectively move the rotatable scanner between the first and the second position.