Paper handling apparatus for facsimile receiver
AssigneeGraphic Sciences, Inc.
InventorsMatthew J. Costello, Donald T. Dolan, Andre T. Dehaudringhien, Antoon M. Hurkmans, Kenneth R. Jasinski, Edward G. Keplinger
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Abstract
Paper feeding and handling apparatus, especially for a facsimile receiver, including a cradle for supporting a roll of paper and for raising and lowering it to permit handling of the roll. Roll and guide means lead the paper from the supply roll to a writing station which also includes sheet-cutting means. A sheet-handling tray is disposed to receive the written and cut sheets, and various mechanical means are provided to feed and support the cut sheets.
Claims17
Record paper feed and handling apparatus comprising
- a supply roll of paper,
- roll-supporting means for supporting said roll of paper including two pairs of belt-carrying rollers disposed to support said roll of paper horizontally,
- a flexible sling disposed beneath said roll of paper and between said belt-carrying rollers, said sling being adapted to be raised and lowered vertically to raise and lower said roll of paper out of and into operating position on said belt-carrying rollers,
- a paper feed station including a guide tray, a guide roller, and means for pressing the guide roller against said guide tray with the paper between them,
- a writing station including a writing table for supporting the paper, as an operation is performed thereon, and a wiper sheet for pressing the paper against the table as said operation is performed,
- means for cutting sheets from said roll of paper after work has been performed thereon at said writing station, and
- a sheet-receiving assembly adjacent to said work station for receiving cut sheets of paper, said assembly comprising paper-guiding means including first and second parallel plates, between which a sheet of paper is fed, a sheet-receiving tray, and a paper feed extractor for positively feeding sheets of paper from between said plates onto said tray.
Record paper handling apparatus comprising
- a paper supply comprising a roll of paper on which a message is to be printed and which is to be cut into sheets carrying such messages,
- means feeding said paper to a work station,
- means for cutting said paper into sheets, and
- a sheet-receiving station following said work station including a lower plate and an upper plate between which a sheet is fed, said upper plate having an aperture in which said sheet is exposed,
- an extractor wheel disposed above said upper plate and positioned so that its surface can enter said aperture and it can engage and feed a sheet of paper present between said upper and lower plates, as it is rotated,
- a sheet-receiving tray adjacent to said upper and lower plates
- a paper-gripping means between a portion of said sheet-receiving tray and said lower plate,
- a cam coupled to said extractor wheel and rotating said wheel, and means operated by said cam for moving said tray downwardly as said extractor wheel feeds a sheet of paper thereon and, after the sheet of paper falls onto said tray, moving said tray upwardly, with the end of the sheet of paper held between and gripped by said paper-gripping means.
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