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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 17, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Naoto Yamaguchi, Suwa, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ; B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
226 75 ; 4006161 ;
Abstract
A tractor and a continuous paper feed mechanism using the same which can more accurately convey continuous paper in a forward or reverse paper conveying direction by compensating for an increase or decrease in the width (taper) of the continuous paper due to a change in temperature or humidity. The change in paper width is compensated for by either employing a tractor having a pin belt that can incline relative to the paper conveying direction or by employing a tractor that pivots in accordance with the change in paper width to incline the pin belt.