EP0056955B1 - Verfahren in einer Papierzuführeinrichtung für Drucker - Google Patents
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- EP0056955B1 EP0056955B1 EP82100237A EP82100237A EP0056955B1 EP 0056955 B1 EP0056955 B1 EP 0056955B1 EP 82100237 A EP82100237 A EP 82100237A EP 82100237 A EP82100237 A EP 82100237A EP 0056955 B1 EP0056955 B1 EP 0056955B1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J11/00—Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
- B41J11/26—Pin feeds
- B41J11/32—Adjustment of pin wheels or traction elements, e.g. laterally
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- the present invention relates to a paper feeding method in printers such as those used in data processing systems where a printing form with perforations on the sides or a printing support without side perforations can be used as a printing support. It is known that most users of printers for data processing system require that such printers be able to operate both with perforated printing supports and with continuous printing forms without lateral perforations.
- the described example of paper feeding mechanism can operate with non perforated printing forms having different width (the maximum width is however determined by the distance between the pin wheels) but it has the disadvantage of beingunable to handle side perforated printing forms having different sizes, as the distance between the pin wheels cannot be changed.
- a first mechanism is supplied to assure the friction feeding of non perforated continuous printing forms (which may have different width). It consists in a feeding roll fixed to a first tractor bar and cooperating with pressure rollers.
- a second mechanism assures the feeding of the continuous side perforated printing form. It consists in two pin wheels cooperating with pads and mounted on a second tractor bar. The pin wheels may be axially moved along the second bar and locked in a determined position, thus allowing to operate with printing forms having different width.
- the tractor bars are actuated by the same motor by means of a belt pulley or gear transmission system.
- the embodiment involving the use of two separate feeding mechanisms solves the problem to operate with several sizes both of the side perforated printing form both of the unperforated printing form but makes the printer structure complicated, expensive as well as cumbersome.
- the present invention overcomes such disadvantages and provides a method which allows to operate with different sizes of both side perforated printing forms and unperforated printing forms by means of a simple and inexpensive paper feeding mechanism.
- a paper feeding mechanism may comprise a pair of feeding wheels each one provided with circumferential sprocket pins engageable in perforations along the edges of multilayered paper strips for advancing same and with a frictional tire element immediately adjacent to the sprocket pins, for slightly increasing the diameter of the wheel and functioning to frictionally engage and overdrive the last copy of the multilayered strips at the same rate of speed as the first copy and thereby prevent shingling of the paper layers of the strips.
- such paper feeding mechanism may be used to feed both non perforated printing forms as well as side perforated printing forms, provided the feeding wheels may be axially moved along a tractor bar and locked in any desired position: thus it is possible to operate with printing forms of different width, up to a maximum width imposed by the printer structure.
- the frame is formed, for instance, by two side plates 1, 2 and a base 3.
- the printing mechanism may be formed, for instance, by two guiding rods mounted between the sides, on which a printing carriage slideably moves.
- a printing head for instance of the needle type, is mounted on the printing carriage and allows to obtain the printing of several types by a dot composition, obtained through the energization of several needles and the combined transversal movement of the head and carriage.
- the printing is performed against a platen 4 on which the printing support moves.
- Each of such feeding elements is a cylinder, preferably in plastic material, which is. provided along a first circumference with pins 8A and along a second circumference with a groove 8B where one or more rubber rings (preferably 2 rings) are housed.
- Circumferential portions of the feeding elements which are provided with rings are located internally relative to the circumferential portions provided with pins and considering as reference the direction of bar 13.
- Fig. 2 shows in detail the exploded perspective view of a positioning and guiding arm 10 and its relation with feeding element 8 and the corresponding pad 12.
- the guiding arm is substantially constituted by a body shaped in form of connecting rod and provided with an arm 10A, a small end 10B, a big end 10C.
- the circular opening in the big end receives a hub 50 integral and coaxial to the cylindrical feeding element 8.
- Hub 50 as well as the cylindrical feeding element, has a prismatic axial opening 51 where guiding bar 13 is inserted.
- Hub 50 is further provided with a cylindrical groove 52, intended to house an elastic retaining ring 53 (Benzing (RTM), Seeger (RTM) ring or alike).
- RTM Benzing
- RTM Seeger
- feeding element 8 and guiding arm 10 are mutually pivoted so that the relative rotation of the two element according to the rotation axis of the tractor bar is permitted, but any relative axial movement is prevented.
- the small end 10B of the guiding arm is engaged with guiding rod 14 and is free to axially move along this one.
- Pad 12 is provided with a pair of drilled tabs 12A, 12B hinged to a corresponding tag 31 of end 10C by means of a pin 30.
- Pad 12 is firmly kept in a working position or in an opened position by a return spring 32, suitably fixed to an eye or pin of the pad, on one side, and to an eye or pin of end 10C, on the other one.
- pad 12 lies on a peripheral portion of feeding element 8.
- An elongated opening 33 or a groove is provided in the pad zone which, when pad is in working position, gets in contact with the toothed zone of the feeding element, thus avoiding any interference between the pad and the pins.
- the pressure rollers 34, 35 are hinged, by means of two pins 136, 37, on the pad side opposite to the side hinged to end 10C.
- rollers are housed in suitable pad seats and, when the pad is in working position, they lie on the rubber rings 36, housed in the groove of feeding element 8.
- Their rotation axis is substantially parallel to the rotation axis of the guiding rod.
- the rotation of the feeding elements thus causes the movement of the form.
- the set of feeding element 8, pad 12 and positioning and guiding arm 10, forms a traction group.
- the traction group formed by feeding element 7, pad 11 and positioning and guiding arm 9 is mirror like identical to the first one.
- the two traction groups may be assembled from identical elements.
- the guiding pads prevent disengagement of the side perforations from the feeding pins.
- the feeding action exerted by the pins is further aided by the feeding action exerted on the form side portions by the rubber rings and due to the pressure exerted by the pressure rollers.
- the method of the invention may be carried out with feeding mechanisms where toothed belts are provided instead of pin wheels.
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Claims (1)
- Verfahren zur Papierzufuhr in einem Drucker mit- einer in einem Rahmen (1, 2, 3) gelagerten Antriebsstange (13);- zwei auf der Antriebsstange gehaltenen und von dieser betätigten Förderelementen (7, 8), welche auf der Antriebsstange axial verschiebbar sind und von denen jedes auf einer zylindrischen Außenfläche Stifte (8A) zur Zufuhr kantenperforierter Formulare aufweist, wobei die Stifte in die Kantenperforation der Formulare eingreifen und wobei die Förderelemente ferner neben den Stiften angeordnete Reibungsmittel (36) aufweisen, die sich auf den zylindrischen Außenflächen gegenüberstehen;- zwei Positionier- und Führungseinrichtungen (9, 10), von denen jede mit einem der Förderelemente (7, 8) gekuppelt ist und die Förderelemente in einer vorgegebenen axialen Lage längs der Antriebsstange (13) zu verriegeln gestattet;- zwei Druckkissen (11, 12), von denen jedes an einer der Führungseinrichtungen (9, 10) angelenkt und über einem der Förderelemente (7, 8) stehend einstellbar ist, wobei die Druckkissen (11, 12) zum Eingriff mehrerer Stifte (8A) in entsprechende Perforationslöcher der Kantenperforation als Führung dienen und jedes Druckkissen (-11, 12) ferner mit wenigstens einer Andruckrolle (34, 35) versehen ist, deren Achse sich zumindest dann, wenn sich das entsprechende Druckkissen in Betriebsstellung über dem zugeordneten Förderelement befindet, parallel zur Antriebsstange (13) erstreckt, und wobei die Kanten eines in das Förderelement eingelegten Formulars von den Druckrollen gegen die Reibungsmittel (36) der Förderelemente (7, 8) gedrückt werden, sobald sich die Druckkissen (11, 12) in Betriebsstellung befinden;
gekennzeichnet durch die folgenden Schritte:- mit Hilfe der beiden Positionier- und Führungseinrichtungen (9, 10) werden die beiden Förderelemente (7, 8) auf der Antriebsstange so eingestellt, daßeinerseits der Abstand zwischen den Reibungsmitteln (36) auf dem einen Fördermittel (7) und den Reibungsmitteln auf dem anderen Fördermittel (8) geringer ist als die Breite eines zu fördernden unperforierten Druckformulars,aber andererseits der Abstand zwischen den Stiften (8A) auf dem einen Förderelement (7) und den Stiften auf dem anderen Förderelement (8) größer ist als die Breite des unperforierten Druckformulars;- die Kanten des Druckformulars werden zwischen die Reibungsmittel und die zugeordneten Druckrollen derart zentriert eingelegt, daß die Kanten nicht mit den Stiften kollidieren;- die Förderelemente (7, 8) werden in Betrieb gesetzt, um das Druckformular mit Hilfe der Reibungsmittel (36) zu fördern.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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IT1926181 | 1981-01-22 | ||
IT19261/81A IT1135127B (it) | 1981-01-22 | 1981-01-22 | Meccanismo di trasporto carta per stampante |
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EP0056955A2 EP0056955A2 (de) | 1982-08-04 |
EP0056955A3 EP0056955A3 (en) | 1983-09-07 |
EP0056955B1 true EP0056955B1 (de) | 1985-05-29 |
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EP82100237A Expired EP0056955B1 (de) | 1981-01-22 | 1982-01-14 | Verfahren in einer Papierzuführeinrichtung für Drucker |
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EP (1) | EP0056955B1 (de) |
DE (1) | DE3263801D1 (de) |
IT (1) | IT1135127B (de) |
Families Citing this family (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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SE440766B (sv) * | 1981-10-09 | 1985-08-19 | Facit Ab | Pappersmatningsanordning |
JPS6065631U (ja) * | 1983-10-14 | 1985-05-09 | アルプス電気株式会社 | 記録装置の紙送り機構 |
DE3412852C2 (de) * | 1984-04-03 | 1986-07-17 | Mannesmann AG, 4000 Düsseldorf | Transportvorrichtung für Drucker, insbesondere für Matrixdrucker |
JPS6147651U (ja) * | 1984-08-31 | 1986-03-31 | アルプス電気株式会社 | プリンタの紙送り装置 |
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US3438560A (en) * | 1967-07-12 | 1969-04-15 | Burroughs Corp | Snap-on web supporting member for web feed mechanism |
US3838804A (en) * | 1973-05-10 | 1974-10-01 | Ibm | Non-shingling forms feed tractor |
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- 1981-01-22 IT IT19261/81A patent/IT1135127B/it active
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- 1982-01-14 EP EP82100237A patent/EP0056955B1/de not_active Expired
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EP0056955A3 (en) | 1983-09-07 |
DE3263801D1 (en) | 1985-07-04 |
IT1135127B (it) | 1986-08-20 |
EP0056955A2 (de) | 1982-08-04 |
IT8119261A0 (it) | 1981-01-22 |
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