EP1165322A1 - Business machine with paper roll printer - Google Patents

Business machine with paper roll printer

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EP1165322A1
EP1165322A1 EP00910956A EP00910956A EP1165322A1 EP 1165322 A1 EP1165322 A1 EP 1165322A1 EP 00910956 A EP00910956 A EP 00910956A EP 00910956 A EP00910956 A EP 00910956A EP 1165322 A1 EP1165322 A1 EP 1165322A1
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office machine
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Patrick Favre
Laurent Brac De La Perriere
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Sagem SA
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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
    • B41J15/00—Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, specially adapted for supporting or handling copy material in continuous form, e.g. webs
    • B41J15/04—Supporting, feeding, or guiding devices; Mountings for web rolls or spindles
    • B41J15/042—Supporting, feeding, or guiding devices; Mountings for web rolls or spindles for loading rolled-up continuous copy material into printers, e.g. for replacing a used-up paper roll; Point-of-sale printers with openable casings allowing access to the rolled-up continuous copy material

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  • the invention relates to office machines comprising a printer associated with a paper roll.
  • office machines comprising a printer associated with a paper roll.
  • a printer associated with a paper roll.
  • a portable payment terminal As such an office machine, one can for example cite a fax machine or a portable payment terminal.
  • the roll of paper is received in a housing closed by a cover hinged on the chassis of the machine. When the paper is exhausted, the cover is opened and a refill is given.
  • the motor and the kinematics for controlling a drive roller by friction of the paper in front of the print head form a one-piece assembly.
  • the positioning of the paper is difficult since it is necessary to introduce the primer end into a slot for access to the drive roller and to the head. You must therefore have both hands and therefore place the machine if it is a payment terminal.
  • part of the elements of the kinematic chain is integral with the cover and, being thus mobile, it thus provides better access for placing the refill of paper in its housing and making the primer cooperate with the head.
  • the re-gearing of the toothed wheels between the fixed part and the mobile part of the kinematic chain wears them down.
  • the kinematic chain is not entirely protected and risks being damaged during handling or by the penetration of polluting particles.
  • the present invention aims to avoid these drawbacks.
  • the present invention relates to an office machine comprising a roll paper printer in a frame, with a paper roll housing, roll driving means and a housing closing cover, characterized in that that the drive means are mounted on the hood.
  • the drive means are mounted on the hood.
  • FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing the printer part of a portable payment terminal according to the invention, with a housing, for a roll of paper to be printed, including the cover, carrying a kinematics of paper drive , is in the open position,
  • FIG. 2 corresponds to FIG. 1 but the terminal is then in a state to print, cover in the closed position, and
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the cover and the paper drive kinematics which is mounted thereon.
  • the payment terminal partially shown in Figure 1 has a print head 2, mounted in a frame 1, on a spring 21, frame 1 which receives a cover 3 for closing a housing 10 of a roll 12 of paper to be printed.
  • the cover 3 is mounted mobile on the frame 1 and, in this example, pivots on the latter around a theoretical axis 31, the corresponding mechanical connection being formed, at each end of the axis 31, by interlocking of elements male and female cylindrical.
  • the cover 3 could be entirely detachable from the chassis 1, in the manner of a refill or removable cartridge comprising consumable paper, and be fixed thereto by a latching device with possibly guide rails to facilitate placing in place of the cover.
  • the cover 3 is integral with a kinematics for driving the paper 12 in front of the head 2, of which only a friction drive roller 4, with pressing by counter-pressure on the head 2, is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2
  • the above kinematics mounted on the cover 3 is moved away from the head 1 and frees access to the housing 10 in order to put therein a roll of refill paper 12.
  • the head 2 is then accessible, and it suffices to pull the leader end of the paper roll 12 and place it in front of the head 2, against which it is then pressed by the drive roller 4 when the cover 3 is folded down.
  • the terminal is therefore in two parts which are movable with respect to each other and arranged to house the paper roll 12 and allow its replacement.
  • the cover 3 is in fact an auxiliary chassis carrying the kinematic chain 4, 5, 6 (FIG. 3) and which, preferably as here, forms a sealed wall closing the chassis 1.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates the functional position of the drive roller 4, forming a counter-support with the head 2 for pressing and frictionally driving the paper 12.
  • FIG. 3 represents in more detail the kinematics for driving the paper 12, carried by the cover 3. It comprises a stepping motor 6 controlling a chain of gears 5, the last of which drives the drive roller 4 in rotation.
  • the roller 12 does not rest on the bottom of the housing 10 but is supported by a mandrel 11 rotatably mounted at the end on two bearings carried by two opposite lateral cheeks of the cover 3, only one of the bearings, 33, being represented.
  • the cover 3 has a skirt 32 opposite, with respect to the axis 31, to the rest of the cover 3 which carries the kinematic chain 4, 5, 6.
  • the skirt 32 protrudes towards the inside of the chassis 1 and occupies a position located at the limit of the housing 10, under the paper roll 12, and serves as a support or guide facilitating the positioning of the roll 12.
  • the skirt 32 is folded against the internal face of the chassis 1 and thus seals the chassis 1 in this zone.
  • the edge 34 of the cover 3 parallel here to the axis 31 and located near the drive roller 4 forms a stop bearing on an opposite stop edge 14 of the chassis 1, which regulates the relative positions of the head 2 and of the drive roller 4. This therefore regulates the cooperation between head 2 and roller 4 at the desired force or pressure to drive the paper 12 which is pressed between them by friction, without sliding and without excessive stress. .
  • the stop of the opposite edges 14 and 34 takes place only at the axially opposite ends of the edges 14 and 34, that is to say that, at each end, at least one of the edges 14 and 34 has a protrusion, not drawn, forming a spacer.
  • the two protuberances above are spaced axially by a distance slightly greater than the width of the paper 12. Therefore, the central zones of the opposite edges 14 and 34 are, in the closed position, facing and at a short distance and delimit a paper exhaust slot 12, downstream of the print head 2.
  • an elastic damping element can be provided such as an elastic abutment tab or skirt Elastically opposing the closing of the cover 3. It could be a skirt integral with the chassis 1 and on which the cover 3 would abut or any element that it carries.
  • the elastic skirt is on the contrary secured to the cover 3 and, precisely, is constituted by the sealing skirt 32, which thus has two functions.
  • the elastic deformation of the skirt 32 which occurs during the complete closing of the cover 3 absorbs an additional kinematic energy for folding the cover 3 and thus limits the possible impact of the cover 3 on the chassis 1.
  • a disengageable mechanism for holding in position closed cover 3 is then provided, for example a ratchet device. The release of the pawl thus automatically opens, at least partially, the cover 3 thanks to the energy stored in the skirt 32.
  • the protection of the kinematic chain 4, 5, 6 is also ensured here by a casing 7, mounted on the cover 3 and represented only by dotted lines for mounting thereon, casing 7 which surrounds so seals the gears 5 and even here the motor 6.
  • the drive roller 4, or at least one sector of contact with the head 2, is however accessible.

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Abstract

The invention concerns a business machine comprising a printer with paper roll in a frame (1), with a housing (10) for the paper roll (12), means driving the roll (12) and a top plate (3) for closing the housing (10), whereon the driving means (4) are mounted.

Description

Machine de bureau à imprimante à papier en rouleau. Office machine with roll paper printer.
L'invention concerne les machines de bureau comportant une imprimante associée à un rouleau de papier. Comme machine de bureau de ce genre, on peut par exemple citer un télécopieur ou encore un terminal portable de paiement.The invention relates to office machines comprising a printer associated with a paper roll. As such an office machine, one can for example cite a fax machine or a portable payment terminal.
Le rouleau de papier est reçu dans un logement fermé par un capot articulé sur le châssis de la machine. Lorsque le papier est épuisé, on ouvre le capot et on remet une recharge.The roll of paper is received in a housing closed by a cover hinged on the chassis of the machine. When the paper is exhausted, the cover is opened and a refill is given.
On connaît deux types de telles machines de bureau.Two types of such office machines are known.
Dans le premier type, le moteur et la cinématique de commande d'un rouleau d'entraînement par friction du papier devant la tête d'impression forment un ensemble monobloc. La mise en place du papier est malaisée car il faut en introduire l'extrémité amorce dans une fente d'accès au rouleau d'entraînement et à la tête. Il faut donc disposer des deux mains et donc poser la machine s'il s'agit d'un terminal de paiement.In the first type, the motor and the kinematics for controlling a drive roller by friction of the paper in front of the print head form a one-piece assembly. The positioning of the paper is difficult since it is necessary to introduce the primer end into a slot for access to the drive roller and to the head. You must therefore have both hands and therefore place the machine if it is a payment terminal.
Dans le second type, une partie des éléments de la chaîne cinématique est solidaire du capot et, étant ainsi mobile, elle offre ainsi un meilleur accès pour placer la recharge de papier dans son logement et faire coopérer l'amorce avec la tête. Cependant, à chaque rechargement, le réengrenage des roues dentées entre la partie fixe et la partie mobile de la chaîne cinématique use celles-ci. En outre, la chaîne cinématique n'est pas entièrement protégée et risque d'être détériorée lors des manipulations ou par la pénétration de particules polluantes.In the second type, part of the elements of the kinematic chain is integral with the cover and, being thus mobile, it thus provides better access for placing the refill of paper in its housing and making the primer cooperate with the head. However, at each reloading, the re-gearing of the toothed wheels between the fixed part and the mobile part of the kinematic chain wears them down. In addition, the kinematic chain is not entirely protected and risks being damaged during handling or by the penetration of polluting particles.
La présente invention vise à éviter ces inconvénients.The present invention aims to avoid these drawbacks.
A cet effet, la présente invention concerne une machine de bureau comprenant une imprimante à papier en rouleau dans un châssis, avec un logement de rouleau de papier, des moyens d'entraînement du rouleau et un capot de fermeture du logement, caractérisée par le fait que les moyens d'entraînement sont montés sur le capot. Ainsi, tous les éléments mobiles, d'entraînement du papier, forment un bloc et sont donc peu sensibles à des agressions extérieures. En outre, en position d'ouverture du capot, la cinématique est entièrement écartée de la tête d'impression et ainsi en libère l'accès, si bien que l'amorce du papier peut facilement être engagée au niveau de la tête.To this end, the present invention relates to an office machine comprising a roll paper printer in a frame, with a paper roll housing, roll driving means and a housing closing cover, characterized in that that the drive means are mounted on the hood. Thus, all the mobile elements, for driving the paper, form a block and are therefore not very sensitive to external aggressions. In addition, in the open position of the cover, the kinematics is entirely spaced from the print head and thus frees access to it, so that the primer of the paper can easily be engaged at the level of the head.
L'invention sera mieux comprise à l'aide de la description suivante d'une forme de réalisation préférée de la machine de bureau de l'invention, en référence au dessin annexé, sur lequel :The invention will be better understood using the following description of a preferred embodiment of the office machine of the invention, with reference to the attached drawing, in which:
- la figure 1 est une vue en section latérale représentant la partie imprimante d'un terminal portable de paiement selon l'invention, avec un logement, pour un rouleau de papier à imprimer, dont le capot, portant une cinématique d'entraînement du papier, est en position d'ouverture,- Figure 1 is a side sectional view showing the printer part of a portable payment terminal according to the invention, with a housing, for a roll of paper to be printed, including the cover, carrying a kinematics of paper drive , is in the open position,
- la figure 2 correspond à la figure 1 mais le terminal est alors en état d'imprimer, capot en position de fermeture, etFIG. 2 corresponds to FIG. 1 but the terminal is then in a state to print, cover in the closed position, and
- la figure 3 est une vue en perspective représentant le capot et la cinématique d'entraînement du papier qui est montée dessus.- Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the cover and the paper drive kinematics which is mounted thereon.
Le terminal de paiement représenté partiellement sur la figure 1 comporte une tête d'impression 2, montée dans un châssis 1, sur un ressort 21, châssis 1 qui reçoit un capot 3 de fermeture d'un logement 10 d'un rouleau 12 de papier à imprimer.The payment terminal partially shown in Figure 1 has a print head 2, mounted in a frame 1, on a spring 21, frame 1 which receives a cover 3 for closing a housing 10 of a roll 12 of paper to be printed.
Le capot 3 est monté mobile sur le châssis 1 et, dans cet exemple, pivote sur celui-ci autour d'un axe théorique 31, la liaison mécanique correspondante étant constituée, à chaque extrémité de l'axe 31, par emboîtement d'éléments cylindriques mâle et femelle.The cover 3 is mounted mobile on the frame 1 and, in this example, pivots on the latter around a theoretical axis 31, the corresponding mechanical connection being formed, at each end of the axis 31, by interlocking of elements male and female cylindrical.
En variante, le capot 3 pourrait être entièrement désolidarisable du châssis 1, à la manière d'une recharge ou cartouche amovible comportant du papier consommable, et s'y fixer par un dispositif d'encliquetage avec éventuellement des rails de guidage pour faciliter la mise en place du capot. Le capot 3 est solidaire d'une cinématique d'entraînement du papier 12 devant la tête 2, dont seul un rouleau d'entraînement par friction 4, avec pressage par contre-appui sur la tête 2, est représenté sur les figures 1 et 2. En position ouverte, du capot 3, la cinématique ci-dessus montée sur le capot 3 est écartée de la tête 1 et libère l'accès au logement 10 pour y mettre un rouleau de papier 12 de recharge. La tête 2 est alors accessible, et il suffit de tirer l'extrémité amorce du rouleau de papier 12 et de la placer devant la tête 2, contre laquelle elle est ensuite plaquée par le rouleau d'entraînement 4 lorsque le capot 3 est rabattu.As a variant, the cover 3 could be entirely detachable from the chassis 1, in the manner of a refill or removable cartridge comprising consumable paper, and be fixed thereto by a latching device with possibly guide rails to facilitate placing in place of the cover. The cover 3 is integral with a kinematics for driving the paper 12 in front of the head 2, of which only a friction drive roller 4, with pressing by counter-pressure on the head 2, is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 In the open position, from the cover 3, the above kinematics mounted on the cover 3 is moved away from the head 1 and frees access to the housing 10 in order to put therein a roll of refill paper 12. The head 2 is then accessible, and it suffices to pull the leader end of the paper roll 12 and place it in front of the head 2, against which it is then pressed by the drive roller 4 when the cover 3 is folded down.
D'une façon générale, le terminal est donc en deux parties mobiles l'une par rapport à l'autre et agencées pour loger le rouleau de papier 12 et permettre son remplacement. Le capot 3 est en fait un châssis auxiliaire portant la chaîne cinématique 4, 5, 6 (fig. 3) et qui, de préférence comme ici, forme une paroi étanche fermant le châssis 1.In general, the terminal is therefore in two parts which are movable with respect to each other and arranged to house the paper roll 12 and allow its replacement. The cover 3 is in fact an auxiliary chassis carrying the kinematic chain 4, 5, 6 (FIG. 3) and which, preferably as here, forms a sealed wall closing the chassis 1.
La figure 2 illustre la position fonctionnelle du rouleau d'entraînement 4, formant un contre-appui avec la tête 2 pour presser et entraîner par friction le papier 12.FIG. 2 illustrates the functional position of the drive roller 4, forming a counter-support with the head 2 for pressing and frictionally driving the paper 12.
La figure 3 représente plus en détails la cinématique d'entraînement du papier 12, portée par le capot 3. Elle comporte un moteur pas à pas 6 commandant une chaîne d'engrenages 5 dont le dernier entraîne en rotation le rouleau d'entraînement 4.FIG. 3 represents in more detail the kinematics for driving the paper 12, carried by the cover 3. It comprises a stepping motor 6 controlling a chain of gears 5, the last of which drives the drive roller 4 in rotation.
Dans cet exemple, le rouleau 12 ne repose pas sur le fond du logement 10 mais est supporté par un mandrin 11 monté rotatif en extrémité sur deux paliers portés par deux joues latérales opposées du capot 3, seul l'un des paliers, 33, étant représenté.In this example, the roller 12 does not rest on the bottom of the housing 10 but is supported by a mandrel 11 rotatably mounted at the end on two bearings carried by two opposite lateral cheeks of the cover 3, only one of the bearings, 33, being represented.
Afin de protéger au mieux la chaîne cinématique 4, 5, 6, et en particulier les connexions électriques du moteur 6, contre des pénétrations de particules polluantes et contre l'usure, le capot 3 comporte une jupe 32 opposée, par rapport à l'axe 31 , au reste du capot 3 qui porte la chaîne cinématique 4, 5, 6. Comme le montre la figure 1 , en position ouverte de chargement, la jupe 32 fait saillie vers l'intérieur du châssis 1 et occupe une position située en limite du logement 10, sous le rouleau de papier 12, et sert de support ou guidage facilitant la mise en place du rouleau 12. En position de fermeture du capot 3, la jupe 32 se trouve rabattue contre la face interne du châssis 1 et assure ainsi l'étanchéité du châssis 1 dans cette zone.In order to best protect the kinematic chain 4, 5, 6, and in particular the electrical connections of the motor 6, against penetration of polluting particles and against wear, the cover 3 has a skirt 32 opposite, with respect to the axis 31, to the rest of the cover 3 which carries the kinematic chain 4, 5, 6. As shown in FIG. 1, in the open loading position, the skirt 32 protrudes towards the inside of the chassis 1 and occupies a position located at the limit of the housing 10, under the paper roll 12, and serves as a support or guide facilitating the positioning of the roll 12. In the closed position of the cover 3, the skirt 32 is folded against the internal face of the chassis 1 and thus seals the chassis 1 in this zone.
En position de fermeture, figure 2, le bord 34 du capot 3 parallèle ici à l'axe 31 et situé près du rouleau d'entraînement 4 forme une butée en appui sur un bord opposé de butée 14 du châssis 1, ce qui règle les positions relatives de la tête 2 et du rouleau d'entraînement 4. Cela règle donc la coopération tête 2 - rouleau 4 à la force ou pression voulue pour entraîner par friction, sans glissement et sans contrainte excessive, le papier 12 qui est pressé entre eux.In the closed position, FIG. 2, the edge 34 of the cover 3 parallel here to the axis 31 and located near the drive roller 4 forms a stop bearing on an opposite stop edge 14 of the chassis 1, which regulates the relative positions of the head 2 and of the drive roller 4. This therefore regulates the cooperation between head 2 and roller 4 at the desired force or pressure to drive the paper 12 which is pressed between them by friction, without sliding and without excessive stress. .
Dans cet exemple, la butée des bords opposés 14 et 34 s'effectue uniquement au niveau des extrémités axialement opposées des bords 14 et 34, c'est-à-dire que, à chaque extrémité, l'un au moins des bords 14 et 34 comporte une protubérance, non dessinée, formant entretoise. Les deux protubérances ci-dessus sont espacées axialement d'une distance légèrement supérieure à la largeur du papier 12. De ce fait, les zones centrales des bords opposés 14 et 34 sont, en position de fermeture, en regard et à faible distance et délimitent une fente d'échappement du papier 12, en aval de la tête d'impression 2.In this example, the stop of the opposite edges 14 and 34 takes place only at the axially opposite ends of the edges 14 and 34, that is to say that, at each end, at least one of the edges 14 and 34 has a protrusion, not drawn, forming a spacer. The two protuberances above are spaced axially by a distance slightly greater than the width of the paper 12. Therefore, the central zones of the opposite edges 14 and 34 are, in the closed position, facing and at a short distance and delimit a paper exhaust slot 12, downstream of the print head 2.
Afin d'éviter une percussion trop brutale du bord mobile de butée 34 sur le bord fixe 14, il peut être prévu un élément élastique d'amortissement tel qu'une languette ou jupe de butée élastique s Opposant élastiquement à la fermeture du capot 3. Il pourrait s'agir d'une jupe solidaire du châssis 1 et sur laquelle viendrait buter le capot 3 ou tout élément qu'il porte. Dans cet exemple, la jupe élastique est au contraire solidaire du capot 3 et, précisément, est constituée par la jupe d'étanchéité 32, qui a ainsi deux fonctions. La déformation élastique de la jupe 32 qui intervient lors de la fermeture complète du capot 3 absorbe un surplus d'énergie cinématique de rabattement du capot 3 et limite ainsi la percussion éventuelle du capot 3 sur le châssis 1. Un mécanisme débrayable de maintien en position fermée du capot 3 est alors prévu, par exemple un dispositif à cliquet. La libération du cliquet ouvre ainsi automatiquement, au moins partiellement, le capot 3 grâce à l'énergie stockée dans la jupe 32.In order to avoid an excessively brutal impact of the movable abutment edge 34 on the fixed edge 14, an elastic damping element can be provided such as an elastic abutment tab or skirt Elastically opposing the closing of the cover 3. It could be a skirt integral with the chassis 1 and on which the cover 3 would abut or any element that it carries. In this example, the elastic skirt is on the contrary secured to the cover 3 and, precisely, is constituted by the sealing skirt 32, which thus has two functions. The elastic deformation of the skirt 32 which occurs during the complete closing of the cover 3 absorbs an additional kinematic energy for folding the cover 3 and thus limits the possible impact of the cover 3 on the chassis 1. A disengageable mechanism for holding in position closed cover 3 is then provided, for example a ratchet device. The release of the pawl thus automatically opens, at least partially, the cover 3 thanks to the energy stored in the skirt 32.
La protection de la chaîne cinématique 4, 5, 6 est en outre assurée ici par un carter d'habillage 7, monté sur le capot 3 et représenté uniquement par des lignes en pointillés de montage sur celui-ci, carter 7 qui entoure de façon étanche les engrenages 5 et même ici le moteur 6. Le rouleau d'entraînement 4, ou au moins un secteur de contact avec la tête 2, est par contre accessible. The protection of the kinematic chain 4, 5, 6 is also ensured here by a casing 7, mounted on the cover 3 and represented only by dotted lines for mounting thereon, casing 7 which surrounds so seals the gears 5 and even here the motor 6. The drive roller 4, or at least one sector of contact with the head 2, is however accessible.

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REVENDICATIONS
1.- Machine de bureau comprenant une imprimante à papier en rouleau dans un châssis (1), avec un logement (10) de rouleau de papier (12), des moyens (4, 5, 6) d'entraînement du rouleau (12) et un capot (3) de fermeture du logement (10), caractérisé par le fait que les moyens (4, 5, 6) d'entraînement sont montés sur le capot (3).1.- Office machine comprising a roll paper printer in a frame (1), with a housing (10) for paper roll (12), means (4, 5, 6) for driving the roll (12 ) and a cover (3) for closing the housing (10), characterized in that the drive means (4, 5, 6) are mounted on the cover (3).
2.- Machine de bureau selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle les moyens d'entraînement comportent un moteur pas à pas (6) et une chaîne d'engrenages (5).2. Office machine according to claim 1, in which the drive means comprise a stepping motor (6) and a chain of gears (5).
3.- Machine de bureau selon la revendication 2, dans laquelle la chaîne d'engrenages (5) est protégée par un carter (7) solidaire du capot (3).3. Office machine according to claim 2, in which the gear chain (5) is protected by a casing (7) secured to the cover (3).
4.- Machine de bureau selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, dans laquelle le capot (3) est monté mobile sur le châssis (1) entre une position d'ouverture du logement (10) et une position de fermeture du logement (10) et de mise en coopération de la tête de l'imprimante (2) et du rouleau d'entraînement (4).4.- office machine according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the cover (3) is movably mounted on the frame (1) between an open position of the housing (10) and a closed position of the housing (10) and for cooperation between the printer head (2) and the drive roller (4).
5.- Machine de bureau selon la revendication 4, dans laquelle le châssis (1) et le capot (3) comportent des moyens de butée (14, 34) pour régler une pression d'appui entre la tête (1) et le rouleau d'entraînement (4).5.- office machine according to claim 4, wherein the frame (1) and the cover (3) comprise stop means (14, 34) for adjusting a pressing pressure between the head (1) and the roller drive (4).
6.- Machine de bureau selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, dans laquelle le capot (3) est monté pivotant sur le châssis (1) et comporte une jupe d'étanchéité (32) agencée pour, en position de fermeture, être plaquée sur la paroi du châssis (1).6.- office machine according to one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the cover (3) is pivotally mounted on the chassis (1) and comprises a sealing skirt (32) arranged for, in the closed position, be pressed against the chassis wall (1).
7.- Machine de bureau selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, dans laquelle le capot (3) est monté pivotant sur le châssis (1) et comporte une jupe élastique (32) agencée pour, en position de fermeture, être plaquée sous contrainte sur la paroi du châssis (1). 7.- office machine according to one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the cover (3) is pivotally mounted on the frame (1) and comprises an elastic skirt (32) arranged to be pressed in the closed position under stress on the chassis wall (1).
8.- Machine de bureau selon l'une des revendications 1 à , dans laquelle le châssis (1) et le capot (3) comportent deux bords respectifs (14, 34) agencés pour, en position de fermeture, délimiter une fente d'échappement du papier imprimé (12). 8.- office machine according to one of claims 1 to, wherein the frame (1) and the cover (3) have two respective edges (14, 34) arranged to, in the closed position, delimit a slot exhaust of the printed paper (12).
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FR9903208 1999-03-16
FR9903208A FR2790998B1 (en) 1999-03-16 1999-03-16 OFFICE MACHINE WITH ROLL PAPER PRINTER
PCT/FR2000/000632 WO2000054977A1 (en) 1999-03-16 2000-03-16 Business machine with paper roll printer

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