Paper feeder for a single sheet printer

US6293536A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Qce Printing Systems GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Georg Boehmer · Munich, DE
• Joseph Dietl · Unterhaching, DE
• Hans Hahn · Unterhaching, DE
• Bernward Heller · Tauberbischofsheim, DE
• Hubert Mugrauer · Straubing, DE
• Otto Olbrich
• Reinhold Rigauer · Erding, DE
• Otto Rotheimer · Erding, DE
• Rudolf Seeberger · Lochham, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 8, 1999
• Grant date: Sep 25, 2001
• Expiry date: Jun 8, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65H2405/332
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A printer or copier has a paper feeder provided with a plurality of compartments which hold paper for feeding the paper to the printer and a circuit to control conveying of the paper to the printer. The paper feeder includes a drive to move the paper from the paper compartments to a conveying path where it is carried to the printer. A branching portion is provided in the conveying path. Further paper feeders may be connected in series to the first paper feeder, each paper feeder having a plurality of paper compartments and feeding the paper out of a lower paper feed path to the next paper feeder device.