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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7255421 | Imaging apparatus having a printhead carrier/belt interface device An imaging apparatus includes a carrier housing having an attachment feature, a carrier belt to transmit a translation to the carrier housing in a bi-directional scanning direction; and an interface device interposed between and coupled to both the carrier housing a... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7247109 | Pulley fixing apparatus of image forming apparatus A pulley fixing apparatus of an office machine having a pulley fixing part rotatably fixing a driven pulley on a frame, a sliding part movably supporting the pulley fixing part on the frame, and an automatic tension adjusting part elastically urging the pulley fixin... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7239407 | Controller for controlling printing on both surfaces of a sheet of print media A controller for controlling printing on both surfaces of a sheet of print media includes a first print controller for controlling printing by a page width printhead of a first print engine and a second print controller for controlling printing by a page with printh... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7237870 | Office machine An office machine. The office machine includes a main body, a shaft, a recording head, a driving wheel, a driven wheel, a tension buffer and a transmission belt. The shaft is disposed on the main body. The recording head is slidably disposed on the shaft. The drivin... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7086325 | Single sensor press system A tortilla press utilizing a single sensor provides improved efficiency and accuracy. The press has a belt driven by a motor and a platen driven by a hydraulic cylinder. The motor is controlled by an AC inverter. A programmable logic controller (PLC) controls the AC... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7056245 | Belt driving apparatus and a liquid ejecting apparatus A belt driving apparatus has a motor for generating the driving force, a toothed driving pulley rotating by the driving force, an endless toothed belt wound on the pulley, wherein a first surface of the toothed belt has teeth corresponding to teeth of the pulley and... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6919115 | Thermally conductive drive belt The present invention provides for a power transfer belt that is manufactured of a highly thermally conductive polymer composition, in contrast to the typical rubber material used to fabricate the belts of the prior art. The new and unique belt of the present invent... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6692169 | Method of propelling an ink jet printer carriage A print carriage assembly for an ink jet printer. The print carriage assembly includes a print carriage slidably supported on a printer slider rod, and a sub-carriage that is separate from the printer carriage and slidably supported on the printer slider ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6598956 | Carriage drive belt with compliant belt section for carriage attachment A carriage drive belt for moving a carriage includes an elongated belt section having a longitudinal axis and including a first portion and a second portion spaced from the first portion along the longitudinal axis, and a compliant belt section secured to... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6508534 | Carriage drive belt with compliant belt section for inkjet printer A carriage drive belt for an inkjet printer includes an elongated belt section and compliant belt section secured to the elongated belt section. The elongated belt section has a longitudinal axis and includes a first portion and a second portion spaced fr... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6485207 | Printer assembly providing tension for idler pulley A printer assembly includes an idler pulley, a printhead carrier belt, an idler-pulley spring, and a ratchet stop. The printhead carrier belt is operatively connected to the idler pulley and extends in an inboard direction from the idler pulley. The idler... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6464416 | APPARATUS HAVING CARRIAGE SCANNING MECHANISM, AND RECORDING APPARATUS, INFORMATION RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS, INFORMATION RECORDING APPARATUS, INFORMATION REPRODUCTION APPARATUS, INFORMATION READING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION ERASING APPARATUS, EACH PROVIDED WITH APPARATUS HAVING CARRIAGE SCANNING MECHANISM An apparatus, which includes a carriage scanning mechanism, can be compactly made and its assembly costs can be reduced. In addition, the drive load can be minimized and a carriage can be precisely driven. The apparatus can be provided in a recording appa... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6244765 | Vibration isolating attachment system for inkjet carriages An inkjet printing mechanism includes a vibration isolating attachment system for securing a drive belt to an inkjet printhead carriage for increasing print quality by isolating the carriage from multi-directional vibrations generated by a carriage drive ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6123473 | Belt drive arrangement for a printhead carriage A reciprocating belt drive arrangement for the printhead carriage of a printer comprises an endless belt looped around a toothed drive pulley, which engages a toothed part of the belt, and an idler pulley with circumferential grooves which are arranged to... | 09/26/2000 |
| 5964542 | Carriage system with variable belt tension A carriage drive system includes a timing belt pivotally anchored to a carriage. A drive motor rotates the timing belt, moving the carriage along a carriage path. The drive belt moves along a pair of pulleys. A first pulley is coupled to the motor's drive... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5779376 | Printer carriage drive with movably mounted motor Disclosed is an improved printer and carriage drive mechanism. The carriage motor is mounted at a first side of the printer chassis, and an idler pulley is mounted at a second side of the chassis. The carriage also has a pair of idler pulleys. A single fl... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5611632 | Recording apparatus having biased recording means A recording apparatus includes a recorder for recording on a recording medium, with the recorder being capable of moving toward and away from a conveyance route of the recording medium. A drive force transferring device transfers a drive force to the reco... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5595448 | Carriage shifting apparatus and serial recording system The present invention provides a carriage shifting apparatus comprising a drive source, a suspension member suspended to transmit a driving force of the drive source, a carriage connected to the suspension member and reciprocally shiftable by the driving ... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5529411 | Carriage driving device in printing apparatus Disclosed is a carriage driving device in which a rack 8 with high rigidity and gear teeth 8a at one side elongated therethrough is fixed on a bottom frame 7c in a frame 7 of a printer 1 so that the rack 8 is arranged parallel with a platen 5, and both a ... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5465107 | Printhead drive system for serial printer The printhead of an ink jet printer is mounted on a printhead carrier for reciprocal movement on a carrier guide rod above a record feed path. A bi-directional motor drives a drive belt attached to the carrier to thereby pull the printhead back and forth.... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5415483 | Sealed linear positioning apparatus First and second tubes (16, 18) extend between first and second housings (12, 14). A magnet assembly (52) is slidably received in the first tube (16) which is formed of non-magnetic material. A timing belt (38) is attached to one side of the magnet assemb... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5200767 | Recording apparatus having timing belt driving mechanism for driving recording head A recording apparatus for effecting recording on a recording medium includes a recording head, a reversible motor, a force transmitting pulley for transmitting the drive force of the motor, a timing belt having a toothed portion engageable with teeth of t... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5184902 | Recording apparatus having a single drive source for conveying recording means and feeding recording medium A recording apparatus for recording data on a recording medium including a recording device capable of moving along a passage through which a recording medium passes and recording data on the recording medium; a conveyance device for conveying the recordi... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5098209 | Driving a printhead carriage in a printer The drive includes a cable attached to opposite sides of the print head carrying carriage, looping on one side in several loops around a drive drum, and on the other side around a deflection pulley. The deflection pulley is mounted on a spring-biased pivo... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5044797 | Device for connecting a timing belt to a printhead carriage A device for connecting a toothed timing belt to a printhead carriage includes an arcuate member and a pair of posts extending downwardly from the carriage. The arcuate member includes a generally concave surface and a generally convex surface which is co... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4991984 | Belt tensioning means for a serial printer Belt tensioning apparatus for a serial printer wherein a spring imparts a predetermined pull to driving belt by applying a predetermined force to a slide on which a belt return idle pulley is mounted, and wherein a slide is offset from a working point and... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4874264 | Selective magnetic attachment of a print head to a drive belt A hybrid printer includes at least one impact type print head and at least one non-impact type print head, which are selectively used to print not only graphic information but also character information. For example, the impact type print head may be a ty... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4795285 | Toothed belt and split pin carriage drive A toothed belt and pin assembly for a printer in which the pin is engaged with a guide hole of a carriage for reciprocally driving the carriage during movement of the belt. The assembly has an endless belt having a pitch line, and a pin mounted on the bel... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4789873 | Thermal transfer printer A thermal printing head is supported on a member which is independent of a carriage supporting an ink ribbon cassette and which is slidably supported on a shaft extending in parallel to a platen. The carriage is also slidably supported on the shaft. The h... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4764042 | Printing apparatus A printer comprises printing means; a carriage on which this printing means is mounted; an endless, loop-like timing belt, fixed to the carriage, for moving the carriage, the surfaces of this endless belt which face with each other having serrated toothed... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4746237 | Tension adjusting device of carriage transfer belt A tension adjusting device of a carriage transfer belt which is characterized in that by a first bracket movable in the lengthwise direction of the belt a second bracket is supported rockably, by one end of the second bracket a pulley is supported, and to... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4723853 | Thermal transfer printer A thermal transfer printer wherein the carriage is equipped with the ribbon cassette and the thermal head and has a take-up shaft engageable with the take-up core of the ribbon cassette, and clutch means is provided between the motion converting means and... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4710045 | Diasywheel printer with improved adjustable carriage assembly and cartridge latching member An adjustable carriage assembly for a printing device having a print mechanism to be translated along a linear print path. The carriage assembly includes an upper carriage sub-assembly and a lower carriage sub-assembly, the lower carriage sub-assembly hav... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4678354 | Typewriter cable tensioning mechanism A typewriter carriage cable snubber which is automatically reset at the time power is turned on is described. The cable is normally tensioned by a mechanism which is spring driven to maintain the cable tension at the proper value, and a snubber is provide... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4653948 | Tract wire tightening device for carriage of printer In a tract wire tightening device for a carriage of a printer, a wire connected to the carriage is looped around pulleys. A motor to drive the wire is movable with respect to a base. A spring is interposed between the motor and the base so as to bias the ... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4534664 | Printing mechanism having a plurality of type plates An impact printing mechanism which contains a great number of printing types in a minimized spacing is disclosed. Types are arranged in rows of columns on a plurality of substantially planar type carrying elements which are accommodated in equally spaced ... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4487518 | Adjustable printer head drive An adjustable diameter pulley, particularly suitable for the belt tension adjustment in belt transmission system such as those used in serial printers, utilizing a central core having a tapered portion, a threaded cylindrical portion and also a plastic ri... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4479731 | Serial printer carriage mounting The present invention discloses a serial printer for reciprocating a carrier along a platen by means of a wire, wherein the wire is connected to a wire retainer, which is a member separated from the carrier, to form a wire route, the carrier being detacha... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4459054 | Shared character selection, escapement and line advance system for serial printer A serial impact printer 11 includes a frame 15 mounted drive motor 47 coupled to a print wheel 31 to effect rotation thereof. The print wheel 31 is mounted on a movable print carrier 29 which serially moves from print position to print position along the ... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4452542 | Serial printer The print head of a serial printer includes a protruding plug which is seated and locked into a receptacle on a translating carriage. An endless belt has teeth engaged in a correspondingly contoured groove of the carriage for positive connection between c... | 06/05/1984 |
