Patent ID: 6987574

Claim:
An apparatus which is configured to print each time one record carrier to be printed, which is configured to scan each time one record carrier to be scanned, which has holder means for holding a stack of record carriers to be printed, which has withdrawal means for withdrawing each time one record carrier to be printed from the stack of record carriers to be printed, which has load-exerting means which are movable between a load-exerting position and a no-load position and which in their load-exerting position urge the stack held in the holder means, in its area near the withdrawal means, towards the withdrawal means under spring load and in their no-load position assure that a stack of record carriers to be printed can be introduced into the holder means without being influenced by the load-exerting means and which has actuating means for moving the load-exerting means from their load-exerting position into their no-load position, which has drive means for driving a record carrier to be scanned, and which has guide means for guiding a record carrier to be scanned and to be fed to the drive means, characterized in that the actuating means for moving the load-exerting means are, in addition, configured as guide means for guiding a record carrier to be scanned and to be fed to the drive means.