(19)
(11) EP 1 219 454 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
23.07.2003 Bulletin 2003/30

(43) Date of publication A2:
03.07.2002 Bulletin 2002/27

(21) Application number: 01130057.1

(22) Date of filing: 18.12.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7B41J 15/04
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 20.12.2000 IT TO001192

(71) Applicant: Olivetti Tecnost S.p.A.
10015 Ivrea (TO) (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Prevignano, Paolo
    10015 Ivrea (To) (IT)

   


(54) Device for the intermittent feeding of a strip of paper from a roll


(57) A device (41) for intermittently feeding a strip of paper (22) from a roll (27) comprising at least one feeding roller (29) engaging with the strip and interposition means (51) for forming a buffer of paper (52) between roll and roller, wherein the feeding roller (29) is suitable for feeding the strip (22) intermittently towards a printing zone (24). The interposition means (51) variably release a certain amount of paper from the buffer to the feeding roller and comprise control means (47, 56, 57) servodriven in relation to the motion conditions of the feeding roller (29) in order to cause, in a controlled manner, transfer to the roller of a portion of strip from the buffer (52) and withdrawal from the roll (27) of the said portion of strip for reformation of the buffer.







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