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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 19, 1999
Il-kwon Kang, Suwon, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Kyungki-Do, KR;
Abstract
A paper feeding apparatus of a printing device is provided. The paper feeding apparatus includes a tray releasably combined to the main body of the printing device for receiving paper. A guide plate is movably installed in the tray according to the page size of the paper, and a link is pivotally installed centering around a hinge shaft provided in the tray, to one end of which the guide plate is connected, which pivots around the hinge shaft according to the movement of the guide plate. Also, a rack is slidably installed in the tray, connected to the other end of the link, which slides according to the pivot of the link. A driving plate which rotates is provided, which engages with the rack and in which a plurality of marks corresponding to the page size of the paper are formed, and a sensor is provided for sensing the marks and the page size of the paper.