Patent ID: 6056460
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A printer comprising:printing means which performs predetermined printing on a paper;cutting means which cuts the printed paper at a predetermined length;paper discharging means which discharges the printed and cut paper from a paper outlet through a paper discharging route;paper detecting means provided at the paper discharging route for detecting the paper to be discharged;a paper collection part provided between the cutting means and the paper discharging means for storing the paper which is not discharged from the paper outlet; andcontrolling means for recognizing an occurrence of a paper jam when the paper is not detected by the paper detecting means after completion of the printing and cutting operations, the controlling means further returning the undischarged paper in a direction opposite to the paper discharging direction and causing another paper to be issued, thereby the returned undischarged paper being pushed by the issued another paper toward the paper collection part and collected therein.