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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 30, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yutaka Ishikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
347262 ; 4006161 ;
Abstract
A tractor unit for a recording sheet is provided. A tractor belt is provided with protrusions for engaging with feed holes formed on both sides of the recording sheet. A pulley rotates the tractor belt and a frame supports the pulley. The recording sheet is fed in a predetermined direction by rotation of the pulley. The frame has a top sensor for sensing passage of a leading edge of recording sheet and for outputting a predetermined signal. A cover member covers the recording sheet such that the recording sheet does not warp or float up from the tractor belt.