Claims
- 1. A paper feed unit of a printer comprising: a hopper on which a large number of sheets of recording paper can be stacked; a paper feed roller capable of coming into contact with a portion of the uppermost sheet of paper on the hopper; a separating pad opposed to the paper feed roller, wherein the sheet of paper passes between the paper feed roller and the separating pad when the paper feed roller is normally rotated and the second and after sheets of paper are restricted by the separating pad, means for rotating the paper feed roller forwardly and reversely, means for determining completion of a printing operation, and means for controlling said means for rotating based upon a printing command and the means for determining completion of a printing operation, the means for controlling reversely rotating the paper feed roller by a predetermined number of revolutions when a printing command is not given to the successive sheet of paper after a predetermined period of time has passed from a completion of a printing operation conducted on an arbitrary sheet of paper.
- 2. The paper feed unit of a printer as claimed by claim 1, wherein at least one recess is formed at a front end of a paper stacking region of the hopper, an elastic flap being provided in the recess for biasing the paper toward the paper feed roller so that the sheets of paper can be uniformly contacted with the paper feed roller, a height of the flap being automatically changed in accordance with the number of sheets of paper stacked on the hopper due to the weight of the paper and the elasticity of the flap.
Priority Claims (7)
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6-270223 |
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6-270224 |
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6-270225 |
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7-209532 |
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7-209533 |
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7-209556 |
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7-209702 |
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/647,894, filed Jun. 4, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,713,674, which is a 371 of PCT/JP95/02060 filed Oct. 6, 1995. The subject matter of this application is hereby incorporated by reference.
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