Patent ID: 6067901
Filing Date: 2000-05-30
Classification: B41L

Abstract:
A waste master collecting device for a printer, comprising:waste master discharging means for peeling off a waste master wrapped around a print drum of the printer, and conveying the waste master; anda waste master box including a waste master inlet, said waste master box configured to accommodate the waste master conveyed by said waste master discharging means;said waste master box comprising a compression plate for compressing the waste master introduced into said waste master box by said waste master discharging means, and a shaft provided within said waste master box for supporting one edge of said compression plate such that said compression plate extends substantially perpendicularly to a waste master path, and causing said compression plate to rotate about said shaft in said waste master box, said waste master box including an inner circumferential surface having a substantially cylindrical configuration complementary to a locus of rotation of said compression plate;said compression plate being rotatable at least more than 90 degrees about said shaft for compressing the waste master introduced into said waste master box, and away from said waste master inlet;said compression plate having a home position wherein the waste master inlet of said waste master box is blocked by said compression plate when said compression plate is held in the home position.