An image forming apparatus includes a housing, a feeding tray inserted into and pulled out from the housing, an image forming unit, and first and second guide members. The feeding tray includes a first accommodation part in which a roll body having a configuration where a sheet-shaped medium is rolled in a roll shape is accommodated and a second accommodation part in which stacked sheet-shaped media are accommodated. The first guide member guides a sheet-shaped medium to a conveying path. The second guide member guides a roll medium unrolled from the roll body to the conveying path. The second guide member is movable between a guide position for guiding the roll medium to the conveying path, and a retreat position further distant from the first guide member than the guide position and where the second guide member does not interfere with a sheet-shaped medium accommodated in the second accommodation part.

An image forming apparatus includes a housing, a feeding tray inserted into and pulled out from the housing, an image forming unit, and first and second guide members. The feeding tray includes a first accommodation part in which a roll body having a configuration where a sheet-shaped medium is rolled in a roll shape is accommodated and a second accommodation part in which stacked sheet-shaped media are accommodated. The first guide member guides a sheet-shaped medium to a conveying path. The second guide member guides a roll medium unrolled from the roll body to the conveying path. The second guide member is movable between a guide position for guiding the roll medium to the conveying path, and a retreat position further distant from the first guide member than the guide position and where the second guide member does not interfere with a sheet-shaped medium accommodated in the second accommodation part.

The invention relates to multilane printer for printing packaging material. The printer comprises a first lane for packaging material, a second lane for packaging material, and a printer head arranged in connection with the lanes. The lanes are arranged laterally offset in an overlapping manner, such that the printer head is able to simultaneously print on at least a portion of the packaging material travelling in each lane. The invention also relates to a multilane wrapping machine and a method for simultaneously printing a plurality of lanes for packaging material using one single printer head.

A double-paper-roll printing device includes an installation frame for installing the following components and paper rolls. A first paper roll and a second paper roll are installed on the installation frame through a paper roll supporting shaft. Paper tapes of the first paper roll and the second paper roll are selectively fed to a printing component through paper passages. The first paper roll and the second paper roll are selectively fed to the printing component through a first paper passage and a second paper passage that are mutually independent. The first paper passage and the second paper passage are mutually superposed. The tail end of the first paper passage and the tail end of the second paper passage form an intersecting end, and paper tape heads of the paper rolls enter the printing component through the intersecting end.

A double-paper-roll printing device includes an installation frame for installing the following components and paper rolls. A first paper roll and a second paper roll are installed on the installation frame through a paper roll supporting shaft. Paper tapes of the first paper roll and the second paper roll are selectively fed to a printing component through paper passages. The first paper roll and the second paper roll are selectively fed to the printing component through a first paper passage and a second paper passage that are mutually independent. The first paper passage and the second paper passage are mutually superposed. The tail end of the first paper passage and the tail end of the second paper passage form an intersecting end, and paper tape heads of the paper rolls enter the printing component through the intersecting end.

The invention relates to multilane printer for printing packaging material. The printer comprises a first lane for packaging material, a second lane for packaging material, and a printer head arranged in connection with the lanes. The lanes are arranged laterally offset in an overlapping manner, such that the printer head is able to simultaneously print on at least a portion of the packaging material travelling in each lane. The invention also relates to a multilane wrapping machine and a method for simultaneously printing a plurality of lanes for packaging material using one single printer head.

A printer includes a transferee object sending unit configured to send out a transferee object downstream, a transfer film sending unit configured to send out a transfer film downstream, a printing device situated downstream of the transfer film sending unit and configured to print a transferred image onto the transfer film, a holding unit situated downstream of the transferee object sending unit and the printing device and configured to hold the transferee object and the transfer film on top of each other so that a surface of the transfer film on which the transferred image is printed faces the transferee object and to send out the transferee object and the transfer film downstream, and a pasting unit situated downstream of the holding unit and configured to paste the transfer film onto the transferee object with the transferred image printed on the transfer film.

A printer includes a transferee object sending unit configured to send out a transferee object downstream, a transfer film sending unit configured to send out a transfer film downstream, a printing device situated downstream of the transfer film sending unit and configured to print a transferred image onto the transfer film, a holding unit situated downstream of the transferee object sending unit and the printing device and configured to hold the transferee object and the transfer film on top of each other so that a surface of the transfer film on which the transferred image is printed faces the transferee object and to send out the transferee object and the transfer film downstream, and a pasting unit situated downstream of the holding unit and configured to paste the transfer film onto the transferee object with the transferred image printed on the transfer film.

A roll-to-roll printer includes a first holding mechanism for rotatably supporting a substrate stored in a rolled form, a second holding mechanism provided above the first holding mechanism, a printing mechanism provided in front of the first holding mechanism, a third holding mechanism, and a carrying mechanism. The printing mechanism is provided with a printing platform on which a printed substrate with the protective film peeled is held. The substrate is continuously transferred across the printing platform from the first holding mechanism to the front of the printing platform. The third holding mechanism is in front of the printing platform, and can rotatably support a transfer film. The carrying mechanism is in front of the printing platform to continuously carry the transfer film and the substrate, where the transfer film adheres to a printed surface of the substrate.

A roll-to-roll printer includes a first holding mechanism for rotatably supporting a substrate stored in a rolled form, a second holding mechanism provided above the first holding mechanism, a printing mechanism provided in front of the first holding mechanism, a third holding mechanism, and a carrying mechanism. The printing mechanism is provided with a printing platform on which a printed substrate with the protective film peeled is held. The substrate is continuously transferred across the printing platform from the first holding mechanism to the front of the printing platform. The third holding mechanism is in front of the printing platform, and can rotatably support a transfer film. The carrying mechanism is in front of the printing platform to continuously carry the transfer film and the substrate, where the transfer film adheres to a printed surface of the substrate.