WO1986003458A1 - Printer support unit - Google Patents

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WO1986003458A1
WO1986003458A1 PCT/GB1985/000582 GB8500582W WO8603458A1 WO 1986003458 A1 WO1986003458 A1 WO 1986003458A1 GB 8500582 W GB8500582 W GB 8500582W WO 8603458 A1 WO8603458 A1 WO 8603458A1
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printer
support unit
trolley
paper
shelf
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PCT/GB1985/000582
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Michael John Gillibrand
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Alston Engineers (Preston) Limited
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Priority claimed from GB848431334A external-priority patent/GB8431334D0/en
Priority claimed from GB858519061A external-priority patent/GB8519061D0/en
Priority claimed from GB858520314A external-priority patent/GB8520314D0/en
Application filed by Alston Engineers (Preston) Limited filed Critical Alston Engineers (Preston) Limited
Priority to GB8713718A priority Critical patent/GB2191447B/en
Publication of WO1986003458A1 publication Critical patent/WO1986003458A1/en

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J11/00—Devices or arrangements  of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
    • B41J11/58—Supply holders for sheets or fan-folded webs, e.g. shelves, tables, scrolls, pile holders
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J29/00—Details of, or accessories for, typewriters or selective printing mechanisms not otherwise provided for
    • B41J29/06—Special supports, platforms or trolleys for supporting machines on tables

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  • the present invention relates to a unit for supporting a printer fed with continuous stationery.
  • Many small businesses now have computers and associated table-top printers for producing "print-outs" from the computer.
  • Such printers are generally fed with continuous (e.g. fanfold) stationery and it is frequently the case that any one company requires several different formats of pre-printed stationery.
  • the company may have separate stationery for wages, accounts, orders etc. It is obviously desirable that the stationery is stored in such a manner that the printer may be changed quickly from one form of stationery to another.
  • a printer support unit comprising an upper printer support platform and a first lower shelf supporting a plurality of trollies or the like for holding continuous stationery to. be fed to the printer. - .
  • a printer support unit comprising an upper printer support platform and a first * lower shelf for accommodating a plurality of
  • a printer support unit comprising an upper print support platform and a first lower self for accommodating a plurality of paper support trolley units, said platform having a paper feed opening thro.ugh which paper from one of said trollies may be fed to the printer.
  • each trolley unit provided on the shelf will carry a different format of continuous stationery.
  • stationery of any particular format, it is simply necessary to move the trolleys around on_ the shelf to locate the trolley unit carrying the desired stationery at a paper feed position from which the stationery may be fed to the printer.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of printer support stand in accordance with the invention.
  • Fig. 2 illustrates the use of the stand shown in Fig. 1 for supplying paper to a printer.
  • a printer support unit 1 comprises an upper printer support platform or. table 2 and two lower shelves 3 and 4 (bounded by respective lips 30 and 40) which extend beyond table 2.
  • Table 2 is intended to support a printer 5 and is provided with a paper-feed opening through which paper may be fed to printer 5.
  • aperture 7 Provided in shelf 3 beneath opening 6 is a rectangular aperture 7 bounded ' by a lip 7a.
  • the purpose of aperture 7 will be appreciated from the subsequent description.
  • a generally ⁇ -shaped wire guide 10 locates in any one of apertures 11 and serves to guide print-out from the printer 5.
  • Each type of stationery 12 to be fed to the printer 5 is held in readiness on a respective trolley unit 13.
  • the illustrated trolley unit comprises a flat platform 14 having four ball-bearing wheel units 15 positioned such that the four wheel units will locate in either the set of recesses 8 or recesses 9.
  • a plurality of the trolley units 13 loaded with paper 12 are provided on each of shelves 3 and 4. To use any desired stationery format, it is simply necessary to move the respective trolley unit 13 along the shelf 3 or 4 until its wheel units 15 locate in recesses 8 or 9. Paper from the trolley unit may then be fed through opening 6 to printer 5 from where the print out passes over guide 10 so as to be re-stacked in the correct manner. Obviously, if the trolley unit 13 supporting the desired stationery format is on lower shelf 4, it is necessary firstly to ensure that no trolley unit 13 is provided over aperture 7 and secondly _ to feed the paper through aperture 7 for subsequent feed through opening 6.
  • Fig. 2 clearly illustrates the feed of paper 12 from a trolley 13 on the lower shelf 4.
  • t he invention provides a simple and effecti ve unit which allows several different ' types of stat ionery formate to be supported and to be i nterchanged quic kly and easi ly.
  • one or both of the paper feed openings 6 and 7 may be omitted and the paper 12 may simply be fed past the edges of shelf 3 and/or shelf 4.
  • the locating recesses 8 may be omitted in this case, reference marks may be provided for locating the trolley in position

Abstract

A printer support unit (1) comprises an upper printer support table (2) and a lower shelf (3) for accommodating a plurality of paper support trolley units (13). The table (2) has a paper-feed opening (6) and the shelf (3) has a plurality of location points (e.g. recesses (8)) below the opening (6) for locating a trolley unit in position so that paper may be fed through said position so that paper may be fed through said opening to a printer (5). The trolley units (13) may each support a different format of pre-printer continuous stationery. When a particular format of stationery is to be fed to the printer it is simply necessary to move the appropriate trolley to a position below the opening (6).

Description

PRINTER SUPPORT UNIT
The present invention relates to a unit for supporting a printer fed with continuous stationery. Many small businesses now have computers and associated table-top printers for producing "print-outs" from the computer. Such printers are generally fed with continuous (e.g. fanfold) stationery and it is frequently the case that any one company requires several different formats of pre-printed stationery. Thus, for example, the company may have separate stationery for wages, accounts, orders etc. It is obviously desirable that the stationery is stored in such a manner that the printer may be changed quickly from one form of stationery to another.
Various types of apparatus have already been proposed for storing different types of stationery. Generally such apparatus comprises a trolley or the like which holds several different stationery formats. There is however the problem that the trolleys must be wheeled to the table supporting the printer each time it is required to use stationery of a particular format. It is an object of the present invention to provide a support unit for a printer which allows the printer to be changed quickly and easily between one form of continuous stationery and another.
According to the present invention there is provided a printer support unit comprising an upper printer support platform and a first lower shelf supporting a plurality of trollies or the like for holding continuous stationery to. be fed to the printer. - . According to a further aspect of the present invention there is provided a printer support unit comprising an upper printer support platform and a first* lower shelf for accommodating a plurality of
« paper support trolley units, said shelf having a plurality of location points below said opening for locating a trolley unit in position so that paper may be fed through said opening to the printer.
According to a further aspect of the present invention there is provided a printer support unit comprising an upper print support platform and a first lower self for accommodating a plurality of paper support trolley units, said platform having a paper feed opening thro.ugh which paper from one of said trollies may be fed to the printer.
In use of the printer support unit of the invention, each trolley unit provided on the shelf will carry a different format of continuous stationery. to use stationery of any particular format, it is simply necessary to move the trolleys around on_ the shelf to locate the trolley unit carrying the desired stationery at a paper feed position from which the stationery may be fed to the printer. The invention will be further described by way of example only with reference to the accompanying drawings; in which:
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of printer support stand in accordance with the invention; and
Fig. 2 illustrates the use of the stand shown in Fig. 1 for supplying paper to a printer.
As shown in Fig. 1, a printer support unit 1 comprises an upper printer support platform or. table 2 and two lower shelves 3 and 4 (bounded by respective lips 30 and 40) which extend beyond table 2. Table 2 is intended to support a printer 5 and is provided with a paper-feed opening through which paper may be fed to printer 5.
Provided in shelf 3 beneath opening 6 is a rectangular aperture 7 bounded 'by a lip 7a. The purpose of aperture 7 will be appreciated from the subsequent description.
Four part-spherical recesses 8 are provided in shelf 3 around rectangle 7. Similarly positioned recesses 9 are provided in shelf 4.
A generally ϋ-shaped wire guide 10 locates in any one of apertures 11 and serves to guide print-out from the printer 5.
Each type of stationery 12 to be fed to the printer 5 is held in readiness on a respective trolley unit 13. The illustrated trolley unit comprises a flat platform 14 having four ball-bearing wheel units 15 positioned such that the four wheel units will locate in either the set of recesses 8 or recesses 9.
A plurality of the trolley units 13 loaded with paper 12 are provided on each of shelves 3 and 4. To use any desired stationery format, it is simply necessary to move the respective trolley unit 13 along the shelf 3 or 4 until its wheel units 15 locate in recesses 8 or 9. Paper from the trolley unit may then be fed through opening 6 to printer 5 from where the print out passes over guide 10 so as to be re-stacked in the correct manner. Obviously, if the trolley unit 13 supporting the desired stationery format is on lower shelf 4, it is necessary firstly to ensure that no trolley unit 13 is provided over aperture 7 and secondly _ to feed the paper through aperture 7 for subsequent feed through opening 6. Fig. 2 clearly illustrates the feed of paper 12 from a trolley 13 on the lower shelf 4. Lips 3a , 4a and 7a se rve to prevent the trolley , units 13 falling off the shelves 3 or 4 or i nto aperture 7. i t wi ll the refore be appreciated that t he invention provides a simple and effecti ve unit which allows several different ' types of stat ionery formate to be supported and to be i nterchanged quic kly and easi ly.
Numerous modifications may be made to the illustrated embodiment. Thus, for example, one or both of the paper feed openings 6 and 7 may be omitted and the paper 12 may simply be fed past the edges of shelf 3 and/or shelf 4. Alternatively or additionally, the locating recesses 8 may be omitted in this case, reference marks may be provided for locating the trolley in position

Claims

CLAIMS:
1. A printer support unit comprising an upper printer support platform and a first lower shelf supporting a plurality of trollies or the like for holding continuous stationery to be fed to the printer.
2. A printer support unit as claimed in claim 1 wherein said upper platform has a paper feed opening.
3. A printer support unit as claimed in claim 1 and 2 which comprises a second lower shelf beneath said first shelf and serving to support a plurality of trollies.
4. A printer support unit as claimed in claim 3 wherein said first shelf has a paper fee opening.
5. A printer support unit as claimed in claim 1 or 2 wherein said first shelf has a plurality of location points for locating a trolley at a paper feed position.
6. A printer support unit as claimed in claim 3 or 4 wherein__tb,? first shelf and/or the second shelf has a plurality of location points for locating a trolley at a paper feed position.
7. A printer support unit as claimed in claim 5 or 6 wherein said location points comprise a plurality of recesses for locating the wheels of the trolley in position..
8. A printer support unit as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7 wherein the trollies comprises a plurality of ball-bearing wheel units.
9. A' printer support unit comprising an upper printer support platform and a first lower shelf for accommodating a plurality of paper support trolley units, said shelf having _ a plurality of location points below said opening for locating a trolley unit in position so that paper may be fed through said opening to the printer.
10. A printer support unit as claimed in claim 9 wherein said location points comprise a plurality of recesses for locating the wheels of the trolley position.
11. A printer support unit comprising an upper print support platform and a first lower self for accommodating a plurality of paper support trolley units, said platform having a paper feed opening through which paper from one of said trollies may be fed to the printer.
12. A printer support unit as claimed in claim 11 wherein said first lower shelf has a plurality of location points below said opening for locating a trolley unit in position so that paper may be fed through said opening to the printer.
13. A printer support unit as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 12 wherein the or each lower shelf °r shelves is provided with a bounding lip.
PCT/GB1985/000582 1984-12-12 1985-12-12 Printer support unit WO1986003458A1 (en)

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GB8431334 1984-12-12
GB848431334A GB8431334D0 (en) 1984-12-12 1984-12-12 Printer support unit
GB8519061 1985-07-29
GB858519061A GB8519061D0 (en) 1985-07-29 1985-07-29 Printer support unit
GB8520314 1985-08-13
GB858520314A GB8520314D0 (en) 1985-08-13 1985-08-13 Stand for supporting continuous stationery

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US4408916A (en) * 1979-09-18 1983-10-11 Manfred Burgert Feed-in device for continuous forms for a printer
FR2529870A1 (en) * 1982-07-09 1984-01-13 Claude Faucher Method and device for continuously supplying machines treating stacks of sheets folded in concertina fashion and machines equipped with such a device.
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