(19)
(11) EP 2 060 400 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
23.12.2009 Bulletin 2009/52

(43) Date of publication A2:
20.05.2009 Bulletin 2009/21

(21) Application number: 08017834.6

(22) Date of filing: 10.10.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B41J 11/00(2006.01)
B41J 13/10(2006.01)
 B41J 13/00(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA MK RS

(30) Priority: 15.11.2007 JP 2007296699

(71) Applicant: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
Tokyo 145-8501 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Yamamoto, Toshiyuki
    Tokyo 145-8501 (JP)

(74) Representative: Klunker . Schmitt-Nilson . Hirsch 
Destouchesstrasse 68
80796 München
80796 München (DE)

   


(54) Sheet feed mechanism of printer, and printer


(57) A sheet feed mechanism of a printer includes a sheet feed roller arranged so as to be rotatable about an axis in a direction orthogonal to a sheet conveying direction in plan view such that its apex is made to face a sheet conveying path on the downstream side in the sheet conveying direction, a sheet pressure-contact member arranged to be capable of pressing a sheet against the sheet feed roller, and a sheet trailing end guide portion having a guide surface which gradually guides a trailing end of the sheet released from abutment on the sheet feed roller toward the downstream in the sheet conveying direction.







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