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(11) EP 0 297 486 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
28.02.1990 Bulletin 1990/09

(43) Date of publication A2:
04.01.1989 Bulletin 1989/01

(21) Application number: 88110230.5

(22) Date of filing: 27.06.1988
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)4: B41J 13/03, B41J 15/16, B41J 11/36, B41J 11/48
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT

(30) Priority: 30.06.1987 JP 163495/87
30.06.1987 JP 163496/87
15.07.1987 JP 176404/87
15.07.1987 JP 176405/87

(71) Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Shinjuku-ku Tokyo-to (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Fujioka, Satoshi
    Suwa-shi Nagano-ken (JP)
  • Seshimo, Tatsuya
    Suwa-shi Nagano-ken (JP)
  • Yokoyama, Koichiro
    Suwa-shi Nagano-ken (JP)

(74) Representative: Hoffmann, Eckart, Dipl.-Ing. et al
Patentanwalt, Bahnhofstrasse 103
82166 Gräfelfing
82166 Gräfelfing (DE)


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    (54) Paper feeding apparatus for printers


    (57) For achieving a high positional accuracy of the paper with respect to a printing head (7) and a stable paper feeding over a long period in a printer, a paper feeding apparatus for a printer comprises a platen (5), a paper feeding tractor (11) for feeding fan-fold paper (13), arranged at the upstream side of said platen (5) with respect to the paper feeding direction (d), a power mechanism (6, 14 - 18) for driving said platen (5) and said paper feeding tractor (11), a roller (1) located at the downstream side of said palten and coupled to said power mechanism to rotate with the same or a higher circumferential speed than that of the platen (5), and a pressing member (2, 20) for pressing the paper (13) which is fed out from the upper side of the pla­ten (5) after printing, against said roller (1).







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