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Sheet feeding apparatus
Assignee: CASCABEL RESEARCH LLC
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Filing: 1985-05-15
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Granted: 1987-03-24
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Expires: 2005-05-15
Abstract
Abstract A paper feeder for use in dispensing paper into a printer with sensors for leading and trailing edges of paper and with a platen which rotates in a forward imprinting direction in response to a leading edge and in a backward, paper-ejecting direction in response to a trailing edge, the paper feeder comprising a paper holder, at least one rotatable drive roller to operably contact paper in the holder, and a drive train connecting the platen to the roller and controlled exclusively by such connection to cause no roller rotation in response to forward platen rotation, and to cause roller rotation in a paper-dispensing direction in response to backward platen rotation; the drive train is arranged so that the roller delivers paper to a paper-loading position on the printer not before the platen completes paper ejection; whereby backwards platen rotation provides simultaneous paper ejection and dispensing.
Inventors
- 👤 Gerald J. Crean
- 👤 Roger R. Soulard
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 20:24
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J13/00; B41J13/10; B41J13/103
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
276 words
A printer comprising a platen, path means for guiding a printed sheet downwardly out of the printer by backward rotation of said platen, a paper holder for holding sheets of unprinted paper, a drive roller disposed to contact sheets of paper in said holder and by rotation to advance sheets of paper from said holder to a loading position, a drive train connecting said platen and said drive roller mechanically connected to rotate said drive roller in a direction to advance a sheet from said holder toward said loading position while said platen rotates in a backward direction and to rotate said drive roller not at all while said platen rotates in a forward direction, control means for controlling the rotation of said platen, a paper sensor for sensing paper at said loading position and sending a signal indicative thereof to said control means, said control means being responsive to a signal from said sensor indicating a trailing edge of a sheet of paper at said loading position to cause said platen to rotate a first predetermined amount forward and then a second predetermined amount backward, being responsive to completion of sheet ejection together with a signal from said sensor indicating paper presence at said loading position to cause said platen to rotate a third predetermined amount forward, and further being responsive to a signal indicating completion of sheet ejection together with a signal form said sensor indicating paper absence to stop printer activity, and wherein said second predetermined amount is sufficient to both fully eject a sheet from the printer and to advance a sheet of paper from said paper holder to said loading position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
276 words
A printer comprising a platen, path means for guiding a printed sheet downwardly out of the printer by backward rotation of said platen, a paper holder for holding sheets of unprinted paper, a drive roller disposed to contact sheets of paper in said holder and by rotation to advance sheets of paper from said holder to a loading position, a drive train connecting said platen and said drive roller mechanically connected to rotate said drive roller in a direction to advance a sheet from said holder toward said loading position while said platen rotates in a backward direction and to rotate said drive roller not at all while said platen rotates in a forward direction, control means for controlling the rotation of said platen, a paper sensor for sensing paper at said loading position and sending a signal indicative thereof to said control means, said control means being responsive to a signal from said sensor indicating a trailing edge of a sheet of paper at said loading position to cause said platen to rotate a first predetermined amount forward and then a second predetermined amount backward, being responsive to completion of sheet ejection together with a signal from said sensor indicating paper presence at said loading position to cause said platen to rotate a third predetermined amount forward, and further being responsive to a signal indicating completion of sheet ejection together with a signal form said sensor indicating paper absence to stop printer activity, and wherein said second predetermined amount is sufficient to both fully eject a sheet from the printer and to advance a sheet of paper from said paper holder to said loading position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
67 words
A printer as claimed in claim 1, wherein said control means is responsive to a start signal together with a signal from said sensor indicating paper absence at said loading position to cause said platen to rotate a predetermined amount in the backward direction, then if a signal of paper presence is received from said sensor, to cause the platen to rotate said third predetermined amount forward.
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