Title:
【発明の名称】能動的用紙落下機構を備えたプリンタ
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2784047
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A sheet of paper, upon which characters have been printed by a printhead, is stacked at a collection station using a mechanism that conveys the sheet to a position above a stack of previously printed sheets, while supporting the sheet so that it does not contact the top sheet in the stack as it is conveyed. When the sheet is directly above the stack, the sheet is dropped vertically downwardly in a manner such that there is very little, if any, sliding between the sheet that is dropped and the top sheet in the stack. The possibility of smearing undried ink on the top sheet of the stack is thereby minimized. The active paper drop mechanism preferably includes a pair of pivotally mounted arms that gradually pivot under the sheet as it is conveyed, to support the sheet, and then rapidly swing out of the way so that the sheet falls downwardly.
Inventors:
MAIKERU DEI GURIINBAAGU
Application Number:
JP16361089A
Publication Date:
August 06, 1998
Filing Date:
June 26, 1989
Export Citation:
Assignee:
HYUURETSUTO PATSUKAADO CO
International Classes:
B41J13/10; B41J13/00; B65H29/34; (IPC1-7): B65H29/34
Domestic Patent References:
| JP5352149U |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kaoru Furuya (2 outside)