B - Operations – Transporting – 41 – J
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
41
J
101/94.14
B41J 13/00 (2006.01) B41J 3/36 (2006.01) B65H 1/02 (2006.01) B65H 31/06 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1292091
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A bottom-weighted, free-standing, self-contained, self-supported printer in which the printer is provided with two vertical hoppers in spaced-apart adjacency, with the first hopper to house a supply of cut paper and with the second hopper for paper retrieval in a first in/first out (FIFO) sequence, in which the printer has an exceedingly small footprint so that it may be utilized adjacent the display for a personal computer. Various features include an L-shaped structure to house various size printing assemblies; bottom weighting for stability; electronics carried between the hoppers; an optional front opening for paper retrieval from the front of the printer; a combination of a bidirectional motor and unidirectional clutches for driving picker and exit rollers as well as the platen; a specialized paper guide; an alternative paper path for cut or-continuous paper sheets to provide a "limp mode" operation; a paper leading and trailing edge sensor; and swing way sides for easy access to hoppers and printing apparatus.
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Kleinfeld Neil D.
Morrison John R.
Pensavecchia Frank
Genicom Corporation
Riches Mckenzie & Herbert Llp
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