Single motor actuation for automatic stack feeder system in a hardcopy device
US5391009A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 1993 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/00567
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A hardcopy device has various page processing steps in a printer, fax machine or the like which are actuated by a single motor which connects through a gear mechanism to drive a main drive roller, a pick roller, and automatically move a pressure plate in a feeder slot to and fro between a position of engagement holding a stack of pages against the pick roller and a position of disengagement. A reverse action of the pick roller kicks out partially picked pages into the feeder slot after the pressure plate is moved to a position of disengagement.
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