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US 6,742,949 B2Granted
Paper discharging apparatus of ink-jet printer
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorKarp-Sik Youn
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Abstract
A sheet discharging apparatus of a printer has a tray on which printed paper is consecutively stacked, holders for supporting the printed paper above the tray, a rack reciprocating in a direction perpendicular to a sheet discharging direction “A” by the driving of a motor, and levers connecting the holders with the rack and pivoting in association with a movement of the rack. The holders horizontally move above the tray in association with a reciprocal movement of the rack, thereby supporting printing media of various widths above the tray.
Claims17
An apparatus for discharging a sheet, said apparatus comprising:
- a tray disposed to receive a printed sheet in a stack;
- a holder supporting said printed sheet above said tray, said printed sheet supported by said holder not being in contact with the printed sheet on said tray;
- and
- a moving means for horizontally moving said holder in a direction perpendicular to a sheet discharging direction, said moving means comprising
- a rack reciprocating perpendicular to the sheet discharging direction, said holder moving above the tray in association with a movement of said rack;
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- a driving means for driving said rack, said driving means comprising a carrier including an ink cartridge, said carrier reciprocating in the direction perpendicular to the sheet discharging direction.
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An apparatus for discharging a sheet, said apparatus comprising:
- a tray disposed to receive a printed sheet in a stack;
- a holder supporting said printed sheet above said tray, said printed sheet supported by said holder not being in contact with the printed sheet on said tray;
- a moving means for horizontally moving said holder in a direction perpendicular to a sheet discharging direction, said moving means comprising
- a rack reciprocating perpendicular to the sheet discharging direction;
- a driving means for driving said rack;
- and
- said holder moving above the tray in association with a movement of said rack;
- and
- a lever having a first end and a second end, said first end connected to said holder, said second end connected to said rack, said lever pivoting in association with the movement of said rack.
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An apparatus for discharging a sheet, said apparatus comprising:
- a tray on which a printed sheet is stacked;
- a pair of holders including a first holder and a second holder, said first and second holders mounted respectively on both sides of said tray, said pair of holders holding said printed sheet above said tray, said printed sheet supported by said pair of holders not being in contact with the stacked sheet on said tray;
- and
- a moving means for horizontally moving said first and second holders in a direction perpendicular to a sheet discharging direction, said moving means comprising:
- a rack reciprocating perpendicular to the sheet discharging direction;
- and
- a driving means for driving said rack, said driving means comprising a carrier including an ink cartridge, said carrier reciprocating in the direction perpendicular to the sheet discharging direction.
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An apparatus for discharging a sheet, said apparatus comprising:
- a tray on which a printed sheet is stacked;
- a pair of holders including a first holder and a second holder, said first and second holders mounted respectively on both sides of said tray, said pair of holders holding said printed sheet above said tray, said printed sheet supported by said pair of holders not being in contact with the stacked sheet on said tray;
- a moving means for horizontally moving said first and second holders in a direction perpendicular to a sheet discharging direction, said moving means comprising a rack reciprocating perpendicular to the sheet discharging direction and a driving means for driving said rack;
- a first lever;
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- a second lever, each of said first and said second levers having a first end and a second end, each said first end connected to said first and said second holder respectively, each said second end connected to said rack.
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An apparatus for discharging a sheet of an ink-jet printer, said apparatus comprising:
- a tray on which a printed sheet is stacked;
- a pair of opposed and movable holders including a first holder and a second holder, each of said first and second holders holding said printed sheet above said tray, said first and said second holders mounted respectively on both sides of said tray;
- moving means for moving said first and second holders according to a width of a printed sheet in such a way that, to drop the printed sheet onto said tray, a distance between said first and said second holders is wider than said width of the printed sheet and, to hold the printed sheet above said tray, the distance between said first and second holders is narrower than the width of the printed sheet, said moving means further comprising a rack reciprocating perpendicular to the sheet discharging direction and a driving means for driving said rack, said first and second holders moving toward and away from each other in association with a movement of said rack;
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- a pair of levers including a first lever and a second lever, each of said first and second levers having a first end connected to said holder and a second end connected to said moving means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.