DOCUMENT ELEVATION APPARATUS FOR A STRIP PRINTER

摘要

Elevation apparatus for printing at various vertical levels on a document in a strip printer including a chamber for laterally supporting the document and for defining a printing area, a front edge stop for indexing the leading edge of the document and an elevation mechanism for adjusting the vertical position of the document. The elevation mechanism includes a plurality of rotatable cams on a common shaft; the cams having like series of steps or shoulders to support the bottom edge of the document at different heights.