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US 2014/0034718 A1Published application
Ticket printer
AssigneeCustom Engineering Spa
InventorAlberto Campanini
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Abstract
A ticket printer includes a path along which a strip of paper advances. The path terminates at a presentation outlet of a ticket separated from the strip. On the path, there is a movable deviating body that can selectively close or open an accumulating zone that branches off from the path and can receive a part of a strip that will be severed to form the ticket.
Claims12
1-11. (canceled)
A printer, comprising
- (a) a path wherein a strip of a printing support advances towards an outlet of a printed ticket obtained from the strip;
- (b) a first driving device for supplying the strip along said path;
- (c) a printing device for printing on the strip arranged on said path;
- (d) a severing device for severing a ticket from the strip;
- (e) a second driving device for receiving the strip from said first driving device;
- (f) a collecting zone in communication with said path for receiving a ticket;
- (g) an accumulating zone wherein the ticket or the strip can be housed, said accumulating zone being arranged between said path and said collecting zone;
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- (h) at least one movable body configured to assume a first position wherein it closes said accumulating zone to prevent the strip from entering the accumulating zone from said path, and a second position wherein said accumulating zone opens to enable the strip to enter the accumulating zone.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.