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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 1993
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1992
Yasunori Tsukuda, Shizuoka, JP;
Hidetoshi Sakurai, Shizuoka, JP;
Star Micronics Co., Ltd., Shizuoka, JP;
Abstract
A paper bailing apparatus for a printer which holds paper against the platen by a bail roller. In order to drive the bail roller from the release position to the bailing position, the driving force of the paper feed gear is utilized. The paper feed gear transmits the driving force to a bail gear which rotates the bail roller through an idle gear. The idle gear is held away from the paper feed gear and the bail gear in the ordinary state. A compression piece provided on a carriage moves the bail gear to the driving position. When the carriage is moved beyond the printing range, the compression piece moves the idle gear to the driving position. Once the idle gear meshes with the paper feed gear and the bail gear, even if the carriage is moved beyond the printing range, the interlocking is continued until the bail roller is moved to the bailing position.