Sheet feeding device in a printer
US5030024A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 6, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J11/48
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A printer system having a sheet feeding device for selectively feeding one of a single sheet and a continuous includes a platen arranged adjacent a printing unit; a sheet detector disposed on a sheet feeding path along which the single and continuous sheets are fed, for detecting the presence of one of the single and continuous sheets; a sheet feeder positioned near the platen, for feeding one of the single and continuous sheets to a predetermined position; a selector for selecting one of a single-sheet feeding mode and a continuous-sheet feeding mode; and a sheet feeding and removing switch for allowing the sheet feeder to operate to feed and remove out of the single and continuous sheets.
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