Method and apparatus for paper control in a printer
US5226743A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 16, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jul 13, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/132
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for control of a sheet of paper in a printer mechanism includes a single motor drive mechanism, a frame, a platen, a roller assembly for advancing the sheet of paper over the platen, and a kicker element for selectively contacting only an edge of a sheet of paper and for urging the sheet of paper in a forward direction once it is forwardly disengaged from the roller assembly.
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