Claims
- 1. A printer for transferring an image onto recording paper that is transported along an input path to a printing station and from said station to an output path, said station and paths being aligned in substantially the same processing flow direction, comprising:
- an input means for conveying a sheet of recording paper along said input path;
- an output means for conveying a sheet of recording paper along said output path;
- a cylindrical platen roller disposed at said printing station and comprising a longitudinal axis of rotation, disposed orthogonal to said processing flow direction, and a circumferential outer surface, said roller being disposed so that said circumferential surface is substantially tangential to both said input path and said output path;
- said output means comprising a transporting roller means for transporting said sheet along said output path and a discharge mechanism for receiving said sheet, said discharge mechanism comprising means for applying a pressing pressure to said paper for preventing misalignment from said processing flow direction.
- 2. The printer as set forth in claim 1, wherein said means for applying pressure comprises a plurality of paper holding members for contacting said sheet in a plurality of locations for applying distributed pressure to said paper.
- 3. The printer as set forth in claim 1, wherein said pressing means is independent of said roller means.
Priority Claims (10)
Number |
Date |
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1-114631 |
May 1989 |
JPX |
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1-154906 |
Jun 1989 |
JPX |
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1-97544 U |
Aug 1989 |
JPX |
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1-215239 |
Aug 1989 |
JPX |
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1-215240 |
Aug 1989 |
JPX |
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2-19449 |
Jan 1990 |
JPX |
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2-52103 |
Mar 1990 |
JPX |
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2-52111 |
Mar 1990 |
JPX |
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2-27518 U |
Mar 1990 |
JPX |
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2-92640 |
Apr 1990 |
JPX |
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Parent Case Info
This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/167,160 filed Dec. 16, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,431,503 which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/052,676 filed Apr. 27, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,421,661 which is a continuation of Parent application Ser. No. 07/520,709 filed May 8, 1990 and now abandoned.
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