Printer having means for switching medium feed path from sheet feed path to web feed path or vice versa
US5328280A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 26, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J11/50
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A printer capable of printing selectively on cut sheets and webs, wherein feed paths along which the cut sheets and webs are fed by respective feeding devices are selected depending upon the type of the recording medium. The sheet driving device may include a sheet inlet through which a cut sheet is manually inserted, an automatic sheet feeder for delivering cut sheets from a sheet stacker, and a sheet feeding mechanism for feeding the cut sheet which is manually inserted or the cut sheets which are successively delivered from the automatic sheet feeder. A power transmitting mechanism and a power shut-off mechanism are provided to transmit a drive force from a single drive source to the appropriate one or ones of the web feeding device, automatic sheet feeder and sheet feeding mechanism.
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