摘要 |
<p>A single drive feeding mechanism providing selective feeding of at least two types of record members and independent bi-directional movement of the record members in the operation of a single print station. The feeding mechanism includes a platen (32) disposed adjacent a print head (28) and rotatable in opposite directions of feed. A roller (58) cooperates with the platen (32) to feed a continuous web (55) past the print head (28). If individual record members are to be fed, the direction of feed of the platen (32) is reversed and the continuous web (55) is withdrawn to a point below the table (20) and, thereafter, an actuating member (66) is energized to disengage the roller (58) from the platen (32). The individual record members can then be fed into a chute (19) for printing. The platen (32) can be withdrawn from engagement with pressure roller (31) to allow positioning of a record member in the chute (19) and is resiliently biased against the pressure roller (31) to accommodate record members of different thicknesses. </p> |