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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6478491 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus having a print member for forming an image on a recording sheet while reciprocating in a predetermined direction includes a pair of conveyance rollers and a separating member for separating the of conveyance rollers from one ano... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6273624 | Image forming device A cam 37 is rotated in an arrow F direction. This causes sheet conveyance rollers 10a, 10b and guide elements 33, 34 to rotate on a lower conveyance shaft 27 and an upper conveyance shaft 30, respectively, so that they are separated from a drive roller 12... | 08/14/2001 |
| 5184904 | Paper feeder A paper width of a sheet of paper is input into a paper width setting section. In case of defining a non-print area at a fore end of the paper, a paper bail roller is manually separated from a platen to output a detection signal A from a paper bail switch... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5154519 | Paper bail device including a reversible motor to drive the paper bail and a ribbon A paper bail device includes a ribbon drive gear adapted to be driven by a reversible motor; a ribbon drive shaft coupled to the ribbon drive gear through a one-way clutch; a paper bail support lever hinged to a printer body and supporting a paper bail ro... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5046873 | Automatic paper bail actuator An automatic paper bail actuator for a printer having a rotating platen or equivalent means for feeding a printing support including a helicoidal spring wound on the platen shaft and having two end arms, a first arm being elongated to interfere with the b... | 09/10/1991 |
| 4971469 | Automatic paper loading mechanism and method for printer In a printer in which a paper is pressed against a platen by a bail roller, the bail roller is automatically released from the platen, during paper loading, so as not to obstruct the paper feeding. The bail roller is pivotally moved between a loading position ... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4602883 | Powered paper bail release and paper feeding mechanism A paper feeding mechanism having a platen is driven by power from a drive source and clamps a recording paper sheet with paper holding rollers and pinch rollers so as to feed the recording paper sheet along the paper guide. When the recording paper sheet ... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4386864 | Selective paper insertion and feeding means for individual sheet printing apparatus Printing apparatus, having a rotatable platen with a printing element in front of it and a reversible platen drive for rotating the platen counterclockwise or clockwise relative to the printing element, is operable to feed, from an upper hopper extending ... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4076112 | Free platen typewriter The free platen has a weight inside to produce inertia against movement by typing, as well as extensible end pieces for extension to correspond to lateral extension of a paper guide. An adjustable end plate at each end of the typewriter frame carries a lo... | 02/28/1978 |
