Top of form setting apparatus for a printer
US5873507A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 9, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J13/26
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A top of form setting apparatus for a printer, which has a printing device for printing on paper, a paper storage for storing the paper, a paper feeding device for feeding the paper in a forward direction toward the printing device and in a reverse direction toward the paper storage, a controller for controlling the printing device and the paper feeding device, a paper top detector for detecting a top of the paper fed by the paper feeding device, a paper reverse feeding device for reversely feeding the paper which has been set at a printing position until reaching a detecting position of the paper top detector, and further for reversely feeding the paper by a predetermined amount, and a paper forward feeding device for forwardly feeding the paper which has been fed in a reverse direction by the paper reverse feeding device until reaching the detecting position of the paper top detector, and further for forwardly feeding the paper by a predetermined amount, thereby setting the paper top at a predetermined position.
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