Printer outfeed paper collector for refolding and restacking fanfold paper discharged from a continuous form printer or the like
US5358345A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 16, 1994 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/11231
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A printer output paper collector 10 is described for refolding and stacking fanfold paper 20 that is discharged from a continuous form printer 12. The collector 10 includes a frame 40 with a base 41, a printer stand section 42 and a restacking section 44. The restacking section 44 has a platform 46 for receiving the discharged paper that is to be restacked. Helical refolding guides 60 and 62 are mounted on vertical shafts 64 and 66 respectively for rotation in opposite directions to initially engage the fanfold paper and to refold the paper and restack the paper. The helical refolding guides 60 and 62 include helical spiral elements 68 and 70 that rotate with the shafts 64 and 66, and are permitted to move vertically to maintain the vertical elements 68 and 70 on top of the restack as it progressively increases in height.
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