Printer feeder
US4498794A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 21, 1984 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J13/03
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A self-feeding feeder for use with printers having rotatably driven friction feed rollers. The feeder includes mounting plates conforming to the shape of the printer print station for removably mounting the feeder. A gear is attached to the friction feed rollers and supplies rotary motion to a pair of drive rollers via an intermediate drive train. A pair of spring loaded guides having integral sides formed therein urge individual cut sheets of media out of an input media support tray and into the printer. The drive mechanism includes a pin and key drive assembly to maintain media spacing. Deflector means and an output tray are provided which automatically collect and collate the sheets of media emerging from the printer.
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