Printing media feed and retaining apparatus for a thermal ink jet printer/plotter
US5363129A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 1991 |
| Grant date | Nov 8, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2404/1421
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A printing media feed and retaining apparatus particularly useful in a computer driven thermal ink jet printer/plotter which has a plurality of pinch rollers (20) mounted on a single pinch roller support member (25). One or more support members (25) are positioned adjacent a platen roller (10) in proximity to the print path. The pinch rollers (20) are retracted away from the platen roller for removing the print medium and are supported such that they are self centering and track without skewing or damaging the printing medium without the use of precision parts or mounting techniques.
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