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(11) EP 0 197 340 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
19.08.1987 Bulletin 1987/34

(43) Date of publication A2:
15.10.1986 Bulletin 1986/42

(21) Application number: 86103215

(22) Date of filing: 11.03.1986
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT

(30) Priority: 12.04.1985 JP 7687285

(71) Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
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(72) Inventor:
  • Tetsuo, Kanno
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(54) Paper feed for a printer


(57) In a printer, a pin-feed tractor (5) for continuous forms and feed rollers (3) for cut forms are arranged along a linear form feeding path; to print cut forms, the end of the tractor near the platen (2) is removed from the feeding path by actuating means (11-14/).






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