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EP 0284046 B1 19911009 - SHEET FEEDER

Title (en)

SHEET FEEDER

Publication

EP 0284046 B1 19911009 (EN)

Application

EP 88104657 A 19880323

Priority

JP 4634887 U 19870327

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0284046A1] A sheet feeder for printer; wherein a feeding roller (6) rotates in reverse direction to feeding-out direction for a very short time, and thus a rear end of sheet (7) in a sheet cartridge (5) is made contact a sheet stopper (14) provided at the rear end of the sheet cartridge (5) for separating sticking sheets.

IPC 1-7

B41J 13/00; B65H 3/06; B65H 3/52

IPC 8 full level

B41J 13/076 (2006.01); B41J 13/10 (2006.01); B65H 1/04 (2006.01); B65H 1/26 (2006.01); B65H 3/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41J 13/103 (2013.01); B65H 3/0623 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0284046 A1 19880928; EP 0284046 B1 19911009; CA 1309428 C 19921027; JP S63154546 U 19881011

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 88104657 A 19880323; CA 562529 A 19880325; JP 4634887 U 19870327