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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8118504 | Printer A printer includes a chassis, an ink cartridge, and an adjusting unit. The ink cartridge carrier is mounted to the chassis. A projection extends from the ink cartridge carrier. The adjusting unit includes a rotating shaft, a cam fixed to the rotating shaft, and a ge... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7976231 | Method and apparatus for adjusting a gap in a printer The illustrative embodiments described herein provide an apparatus and method for adjusting a gap in a printer. The apparatus includes the printer that has a print head transport shaft. The print head is slidably coupled to the transport shaft. The apparatus include... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7632029 | Recording apparatus Disclosed is a recording apparatus that can accurately detect the position of a recording member, such as thick paper or a CD-R, that is mounted on a tray, that can, as much as possible, protect to-be-detected portions from being scratched, and that can perform accu... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7591602 | Gap detector, liquid ejecting apparatus incorporating the same, and gap detecting method executed in the apparatus A gap detector is operable to detect a distance between a liquid ejecting head adapted to eject liquid toward a target medium and a platen adapted to support the target medium. A circular plate is adapted to be provided on a guide shaft which is rotated together wit... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7470072 | Platen gap adjustment assembly, printing apparatus and printer for printing to a print medium between a platen and a print head A platen gap adjustment assembly for a printing apparatus including a printer using the platen gap adjustment assembly to adjust the platen gap between a platen and a print head when printing on a print medium transported between the platen and the print head. The p... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7425059 | Ink container, inkjet printing head, and inkjet printing apparatus The present invention solves problems attributable to color mixing occurring at a region where an ink container containing three or more different inks and an inkjet printing head are connected as a result of repetition of connection and disconnection of the compone... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7410317 | Method for processing medium, image processing apparatus, and printer apparatus A first end position in a widthwise direction of a medium at a first position in a lengthwise direction of the medium, while a second end position in the widthwise direction of the medium at a second position in the lengthwise direction of the medium, and a comparis... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7357583 | Print engine assembly with overlapping ink printing IC's A print engine assembly includes an elongate chassis. A pair of bearing moldings is operatively mounted to either end of the chassis. A printhead assembly is mounted within the chassis. The printhead assembly includes an elongate printhead having a plurality of ink ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7341339 | Tray transferring controller, recording apparatus and liquid ejecting apparatus In a printer capable of performing recording on a recording medium such as an optical disk, a tray on which the recording medium is set is sent upstream or downstream by being nipped by a driving transfer roller rotatably driven by a motor and a driven transfer roll... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7256132 | Substrate centering apparatus and method A semiconductor substrate centering mechanism includes a plurality of substrate support pins, each pin having a top surface. The top surfaces of the pins define a plane in which the substrate is supported. Each pin has a tab mounted eccentrically at the top surface ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7245312 | Thermal printer with quick-release printhead assembly A quick-release printhead mounting assembly and thermal printer incorporating same, including a printing component, a printer housing, and, a component retention feature attached to or molded into the printer housing adapted for receiving and releasably fixing the p... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7226140 | Adjusting apparatus for adjusting inclination of recording head of inkjet printer There is provided an ink-jet printer for forming an image in a main scanning direction for each line. The ink-jet printer comprises a recording head to form an image, wherein a plurality of nozzles are arranged in an aligned direction in the recording head; a mounti... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7192207 | Both-side recording apparatus and recording method In both-side recording, wherein the fed recording sheet is conveyed to the recording portion and after the recording is executed on a face side surface, the recording sheet is conveyed to a sheet reversing portion where both sides are reversed, and is sent to the re... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7187901 | Recording apparatus A recording apparatus is capable of reducing the operations to be executed by a user in a case of employing a thick recording sheet for a recording operation, thereby improving the operability of the recording apparatus. A thick sheet guide, which is mountable on th... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7143522 | Drop-in bore gauge apparatus for female articulated connector An apparatus for measuring wear and specified dimensions and aiding in the method of reconditioning of articulated connectors is disclosed. The apparatus is a drop-in bore gauge with a handle, a flange and at least one elongated fin for insertion into the bore of th... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7131778 | Direct thermal barcode printer A direct thermal barcode printer including a print assembly is provided. The print assembly is movably positioned relative to a print media for adjusting printing characteristics of an attached print head. ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7131774 | Self-aligning print head mechanism and related printer and method A printer for printing between a print roller and a print head having a print head alignment system is provided. The print head alignment system includes a print roller assembly, a print head support assembly and an actuating assembly. The print roller assembly incl... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128391 | Self aligning printhead carrier bearings for an imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus includes a printhead carrier configured for movement along an X-axis. The printhead carrier includes a carrier housing having a first bearing pocket and a second bearing pocket. The first bearing pocket and the second bearing pocket are spaced a... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7101005 | Apparatus for adjusting printhead-to-media spacing in a printer An apparatus is provided for adjusting the printhead-to-media spacing in a printer having a printhead carrying carriage, which is rockable relative to an elongate carriage rod in the printer to effect a change in such spacing. The apparatus comprises an anti-rotatio... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7086729 | Tray transferring controller, recording apparatus and liquid ejecting apparatus In a printer capable of performing recording on a recording medium such as an optical disk, a tray on which the recording medium is set is sent upstream or downstream by being nipped by a driving transfer roller rotatably driven by a motor and a driven transfer roll... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7086795 | Roller assembly There is described a roller assembly which may be utilized in a linear or serial printer. The roller assembly includes a platen roller including a central axle being exposed at opposing ends of the roller and a frame for mounting the platen at both exposed axle ends... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083245 | Recording apparatus A reliable detection of optically detecting the type of recording media is achieved. A part of a support member for supporting an optical sensor is pushed against the surface of a sheet by a spring so as to maintain the gap between the sensor and the sheet surface. ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7068401 | Optical scanning apparatus having a carriage locking device An optical scanning apparatus including a chassis having a panel, the panel having an opening defined therethrough. The apparatus has a scanner carriage which is moveably supported within the chassis. A carriage locking device includes an elongated locking member wh... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063468 | Ink-jet printer having head gap adjusting apparatus Provided is an ink-jet printer comprising a carriage, which is rotatably installed on a guide shaft and includes a stacking portion on which an ink cartridge is stacked, and a balancing portion installed on a side opposite to the stacking portion, so as to move in a... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7063473 | Both-side recording apparatus A first sheet passing path from an automatic sheet supplying section to a recording section and a second sheet passing path leading to an automatic reversing section from the recording section and leading to the recording section from the automatic reversing section... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059697 | Ink jet printing apparatus and ink jet printing method The present invention provides an ink jet printing apparatus of a low-cost and simple construction which can detect with high reliability a gap between a print medium and a print head mounted on a carriage. The ink jet printing apparatus, which reciprocally moves in... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7044575 | Pen to paper spacing for inkjet printing In a print system including a host communicating with an inkjet print apparatus, a processor executes an inkjet print driver. The driver manages print job communication to the inkjet print apparatus. The print job includes print data and at least one print control p... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7036906 | Liquid droplet ejection apparatus, method of manufacturing electrooptic device, electrooptic device and electronic device A liquid droplet ejection apparatus in which a function liquid droplet is selectively ejected toward a workpiece while carrying out a relative movement between a function liquid droplet ejection head and the workpiece is made up of: a plurality of function liquid dr... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7037008 | Printing apparatus, printing control method, and program for implementing the method A printing apparatus which can eliminate the necessity of issuing a head-sheet gap setting command from a digital camera even during camera direct printing, and can positively prevent a recording medium from being rubbed by a recording head and becoming tainted. A h... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036896 | Apparatus and method of adjusting a head gap in an inkjet printer An apparatus and method of adjusting a head gap in an inkjet printer includes a carrier ascent/descent unit to rotate a carrier shaft having ends of which are in an eccentric cam shape to ascend and descend the carrier. The apparatus also includes a clutch unit to t... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7029189 | Portable printer There is disclosed a lightweight portable printer having a frame or housing with a print head and a cooperable platen roll mounted in the housing. The housing pivotally mounts a subassembly. The subassembly mounts an electric motor and gearing driven by the motor fo... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7014293 | Recording apparatus The object of the present invention is to provide a recording apparatus designed such that without the use of a complicated mechanism, a code strip can be moved following the position of a sensor on a carriage side, and for this purpose, the recording apparatus acco... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7014376 | Thermal printer The present invention provides a thermal printer in which, even if a pair of head supporting members for supporting a thermal head composed of a line head has a positional error, the thermal head can be automatically adjusted to uniformly pressure-contact with a pla... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6988838 | Ink jet recording apparatus An ink jet recording apparatus includes a disc tray which is contained in the recording device and on which a DVD disc is to be placed, a select switch for switching between a protruding state and an accommodated state of the disc tray, and a sheet feed tray on whic... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6964533 | Printing zone with closely located printhead and media A printing zone arrangement for an inkjet printer of the type having an inkjet type printing mechanism comprising at least one nozzle for printing ink onto at least one surface of print media is provided. The printing zone arrangement comprises first and second sets... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6964476 | Ink-jet recording apparatus An ink-jet recording apparatus comprises an ink-jet head having an ink ejection surface on which a plurality of nozzles are arrayed; a medium carrier forming a carrying surface on which a record medium is carried; a carriage mounted with the ink-jet head such that t... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6945719 | Cam action shaft lock device and method A method and device for locking and unlocking a print head assembly along a shaft in an addressing machine. The print head assembly is fixedly mounted on a locking mechanism, which comprises a cylindrical body slideably mounted on the shaft and a cam ring rotatably ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6945714 | Recording apparatus A recording apparatus which comprises a recording material or tray conveying roller, a carriage lifting mechanism for changing an interval between the recording unit and the recording material, and a cleaning unit. In the apparatus, in accordance with a separation i... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6932457 | Apparatus provided with carriage An apparatus provided with a carriage is guided and supported by at least two guide members, a guide shaft and a guide rail, arranged to be parallel to each other to enable the carriage to reciprocate. The guide members are arranged apart from each other substantial... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6921217 | Gap adjusting device, recording apparatus and liquid ejection apparatus The present invention provides a gap adjusting device that allows gap adjustment with a small torque and also allows more gap positions to be set. The gap adjusting device rotates bushing members so as to change level (PG) of carriage guide shafts for guiding a carr... | 07/26/2005 |
