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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 14, 1994
Yutaka Ishikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Tsutomu Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A continuous form printer includes a tractor feed system that adapts to changes in paper width while printing. A tractor body is movable on a shaft, and a movable housing supporting tractor pulleys and a tractor belt is resiliently movable with respect to the tractor body. A locking member, in a first position, allows the tractor body to be adjusted for paper size while holding a movable member. In a second position, the locking member holds the tractor body in place, and frees the movable member to move relative to the tractor body, so that the movable member, supporting the tractor pulleys and belt, may resiliently move to compensate for changes in paper width during printing.