Envelope pressing device in printer

Abstract

The present invention is directed to an envelope pressing device in a printer having a paper cassette which is loaded with a plurality of envelopes and feeds the envelopes one by one by means of a pickup roller. The envelope pressing device includes a hinge shaft rotatably connected to the lower surface of a body frame. In the device, a pressing plate is rotatably connected to the hinge shaft for pressing down on the envelopes. The pressing plate has first and second holes of a predetermined size formed on both side surfaces thereof and a slot formed on one side surface thereof. A lever shaft is inserted into the first and second holes. A lever plate is fixed to an end of the lever shaft and has a third hole formed on a side surface thereof and a fourth hole formed below the third hole. A first spring is wound around the lever shaft and has one end inserted into the third hole and the other end inserted into the slot of the pressing plate. A second spring has one end inserted into the fourth hole and the other end connected to a side surface of the body frame for returning the lever shaft to an original position.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.