Patent ID: 6206367
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
An automatic sheet feeder for an ink jet printer, comprising:a sheet support for supporting a sheet of paper to be fed, said sheet support being attachable to the ink jet printer and being slightly slanted from the vertical when attached and said sheet support having two sides and a back;a shaft, rotatably mounted to one of said sides of said sheet support, said shaft having an end;a driver, connected to said shaft, for driving the rotation of said shaft;a sheet width adjusting guide having a front end and a rear end, and being movable along said shaft, said front end being perforated by said shaft and said rear end contacting said back of said sheet support, such that said sheet width adjusting guide remains in contact with said back of said sheet support when said shaft rotates; anda feeding roller assembly mounted on said shaft, when said feeding roller assembly causes said feeding roller to always contact said sheet support due to its own weight, comprising:a feeding roller mechanically linked to said shaft so as to rotate when said shaft rotates.