Paper pick-up system for printers
US5269506A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 1992 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2402/60
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A separator is provided for use in a sheet pick-up system, the separator including a rigid body having a base portion and a wear-resistant upstanding portion. The separator is mounted adjacent the printer's input port and is biased toward a motor-driven roller, pinching input sheets between the roller and the separator's upstanding portion so that the roller may pull the top sheet across the second sheet and the upstanding portion. A frictionally adherent pad is formed in operative association with the body so as to extend in a region forward of the upstanding portion and contact the second sheet to oppose intake thereof.
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