Printer
US6056460A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 2, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2511/528
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A paper discharging apparatus comprising a printing means to perform a predetermined printing on a paper, a cutting means to cut the printed paper at a predetermined length, a paper discharging means to discharge the printed and cut paper through a paper discharging route and a paper outlet, a paper detecting means provided at the paper discharging route to detect the paper, a paper collection part provided between the cutting means and the paper discharging means, and a retry means, to recognize an occurrence of paper jam when the paper is not detected by the paper detecting means in spite of completion of the printing and cutting, to return the paper in a direction opposite to the paper discharging direction and to execute a paper reissue operation, thereby the returned paper being pushed by a reissued paper to be collected in the paper collection part.
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