Genicom MatrixPrinter LA36 - Manual (Page 93)

5-6
(1) Continuous forms feeding
A pair of left and right pin belt tractors on the square tractor shaft feed continuous forms. The tractor is installed
above the printer as a pull tractor or on the back as a push tractor.
a. Push tractor
Continuous forms, fed by pin belt tractors, advance along the card guide on the carriage, then move up over the
platen. After passing the card guide, forms are pinched by the platen and bail rollers to remove slack.
Card guide
Platen
Tractor shaft
Platen
Card guide
Figure 5.6 Continuous form feeding (push-feed tractor)
Continuous forms
Carriage
Pin belt
* For the bail roller, its support
mechanism differs with LA36N
and LA36W. This is for LA36N.
Bail roller (*)