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Paper feeder device for miniaturized printers

US4300712A · kind A · utility

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4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 12, 1980
Grant dateNov 17, 1981
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Expiry dateMay 12, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H20/04
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A paper feeder device for miniaturized printers, comprising a paper feed roller, first and second ratchet wheels fixedly mounted on a drive shaft of the paper feed roller and having the respective teeth inclined in the opposite directions, a first lever for driving the first ratchet wheel to rotate the paper feed roller at a predetermined amount, and a second lever which is controlled by the first lever and which has an engagement pawl capable of being inserted into a recess between two adjacent teeth of the second ratchet wheel.

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