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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2001
Wincor Nixdorf GmbH & Co. KG, Paderborn, DE;
Abstract
Printing device with means for conveying paper A printing device ( ) comprises a lower part ( ) and an upper part ( ) that is mounted on said lower part ( ) such that it can pivot about a pivot axis ( ). A print head ( ) and a holding trough. ( ) for a recording medium supply roll ( ) are arranged in the lower part ( ) , and a conveying device ( ) for a recording medium ( ), and a print backing support ( ) spatially associated with the print head ( ) are arranged in the upper part ( ). The upper part ( ) has two side walls ( ) which laterally enclose a recording medium supply roll ( ) put into the holding trough ( ). The invention is characterized in that the print backing support ( ) is planar in the printing area ( ) of the print head ( ), the conveying device comprises a pair of conveyor rollers ( ) that are aligned parallel with the print backing support ( ) and can be driven by a motor, and a tautening device ( ) for the recording medium ( ), and in that the pivot axis ( ) is located underneath the print backing support ( ).