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US 8,881,970 B2Granted
Ticket printer
AssigneeCustom S.P.A.
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.
Claims13
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, said movable body in said second position leaving said path toward both said first driving device and said second driving device open.
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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 and to enable the strip to accumulate in a loop configuration within said accumulating zone.
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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, said movable body being arranged above and adjacent to said accumulating zone with reference to a use configuration of the printer when said movable body is in said first and second positions.
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