PURPOSE: To improve reliability in loading and conveying paper sheets, by providing a short length guide member and a paper buffer operated corresponding to loading and printing of the paper, and a driving section for the buffer.
CONSTITUTION: In the front side of the proceeding direction of paper sheets, a guide member 15 is provided, and in the rear side of the direction, a paper buffer 9 and a driving section 10 to operate the buffer 9 corresponding to loading and printing of the paper sheets are provided. In loading the paper, the tip of the guide member 15 and the tip of the paper buffer 9 are close faced and connected to each other in horizontal state (as shown in broken line), and in printing of the paper, the guide member 15 is turned downward and the paper buffer 9 is elevated to prevent the generation of loosed paper, thereby in either case the paper can be conveied stably to improve the reliability significantly.
KIKUCHI YASUO
SHIRAKAWA JUNJI