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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6301023 | Image forming apparatus In an image forming apparatus including a transfer and transport belt suspended between a plurality of rollers, an image forming section for forming a pattern image on the transfer and transport belt, and a pattern image detecting sensor for detecting the... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6045212 | Integral spring drive belt system for inkjet carriages A rising rate integral spring drive belt system for driving a carriage carrying an inkjet printhead is quieter and more economical than earlier systems. An integral spring drive belt of a resilient material is secured to the carriage and driven by a motor... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5940105 | Motor drive controlling method for an image forming apparatus and motor drive controlling apparatus in the image forming apparatus using the method A motor drive controlling apparatus in an image forming apparatus for effecting recording with a member to be conveyed being conveyed with a servo-motor as a drive source is provided with a conveying roller for driving an endless belt for conveying the me... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5936651 | Recording medium conveying mechanism for image recording apparatus An image recording apparatus is equipped with a conveying belt member for carrying a sheet member, a recording head holding member for holding a head for recording on the sheet member, and guide members for supporting and guiding the conveying belt member... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5847729 | Ink-jet printing apparatus and method, and printed matter obtained thereby and processed article obtained from printed matter An ink-jet printing apparatus, having a first printing head at an upper position with respect to a cloth-conveying direction and a second printing head at a lower position with respect to the cloth-conveying direction, scans the printing heads in a direct... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5451991 | Recording apparatus A recording apparatus for performing recording on a recording medium includes a feed roller for feeding a recording medium, a recording head reciprocally movable along a feed path of the recording medium conveyed by the feed roller, the recording head bei... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5274460 | Method of and apparatus for rewritable recording and erasing and rewritable recording film In a rewritable recording apparatus using a recording medium 1 having a recording layer which exhibits a color developing property when a first kind of heat energy is applied thereto and a tone reducing property when a second kind of heat energy is applie... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5231505 | Rewritable recording display apparatus and method of erasing record A rewritable recording/display apparatus using a rewritable recording medium in which color development reaction occurs by thermal energy at a predetermined temperature, and in which a color extinguishing reaction occurs by thermal energy at a temperature... | 07/27/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5136308 | Recording apparatus A recording apparatus for performing recording on a recording medium includes a feed roller for feeding a recording medium, a recording head reciprocally movable along a feed path of the recording medium conveyed by the feed roller, the recording head bei... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5124801 | Manual image copier with a specific structure housing a specific copy sheet carrying path, drawing utensil carriage, and drive mechanism thereof This invention relates to a handy sketching apparatus which has an image information reading function and a sketching function to draw an image on the basis of the image information read by the image information reading function, and which is easy to oper... | 06/23/1992 |
| 4903954 | Sheet transporting apparatus Apparatus is provided for transporting a sheet in a predetermined path of travel. The apparatus comprises a plate having a lower surface extending parallel to and defining the path of travel, and having an aperture formed therein. In addition, the apparat... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4720707 | Display apparatus There is disclosed a display apparatus in which plural erasable images formed on an image bearing member are transported to display mechanism and displayed simultaneously thereon. The image bearing member moves along a determined path, along which provide... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4706129 | Image scanning apparatus An image scanning apparatus comprises a recording material supporting member for supporting a recording material in a straightly moveable manner, and an endlessly moveable member positioned close to the recording material supported on the supporting membe... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4684961 | Detachable facsimile print head drive In a facsimile recorder a traversing print head is detachably coupled to a cable by a ball on the cable which is seated on the print head by a spring detent with camming ramps which allow automatic disengagement and reengagement of the ball and head and a... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4573368 | Carriage driving apparatus A carriage for use in disc driving or the like can be driven correctly by a carriage driving apparatus comprising guide shafts extended linearly, a carriage slidably supported on the guide shafts, a pulley holder rotatably supported around one of the guid... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4553951 | Non-slip pulley and belt drive In a belt and pulley system wherein motion is transferred between the two members, the belt is a metal belt having a pulley engaging face made of a relatively soft material and the pulley is one having a regular pattern of small hard protuberances, such a... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4420762 | Chart recorder A chart recorder useful in a marine depth sounder or in other applications. Chart paper for the recorder is loaded into a paper cartridge, which is insertable in the recorder. The paper cartridge supports a roll of chart paper, a takeup spindle for windin... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4348697 | Facsimile apparatus In a facsimile apparatus, a recording head and a reading head are mounted on a carriage and the carriage is reciprocated in the main scanning direction so that recording and reading of image information are performed and furthermore, a detector is mounted... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4317139 | Facsimile apparatus and method of operation In a facsimile receiver, a copy medium is advanced between a platen of triangular cross-section and a plurality of stylii mounted on a moving belt. The platen is rotatable so as to allow different edges of the platen at the apices of the triangular cross-... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4295146 | Device for moving automatic drawing machine tools An improved device for translational movement of automatic drawing machine tools of the type having a frame connected to a drawing machine, a permanent magnet system, and a controlling plunger attached for free movement, with respect to said frame. The pl... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4280145 | Non-linear, multi-speed, bi-directional facsimile subscan drive control A bi-directional subscan drive control for a drum-type facsimile machine utilizing a single, bi-directional, electrically controlled stepping motor for driving the scan head of the facsimile machine in one direction at any of a plurality of possible rates... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4268869 | Electronic stencil cutter having means to vary size of reproduced picture An electronic stencil cutter having a rotatable drum with an original subject sheet and a stencil sheet mounted side by side thereon. Scanning and stencil cutting heads are mounted on a common carriage for simultaneous movement along the original and sten... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4262311 | Device for automatically returning sub-scanning carriage of facsimile apparatus According to the present invention, there is provided an automatic carriage-returning device for a facsimile apparatus comprising a rotary drum for performing the main scanning, a carriage for performing the sub-scanning along the axis of the drum, a belt... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4186372 | Brush holder for rectilinear recorder An improved brush holder for use in a rectilinear recorder which utilizes a web of electrical recording paper, which passes across, and in contact with a plane metal back-up plate. A narrow belt loop is supported by a pair of spaced rollers and is driven ... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4176364 | Grounding device for rotary electrical printer and method The printer records images in the form of dots on electrical discharge-sensitive paper which has a conductive coating on one surface. A plurality of styli are mounted on a rotor. The paper is fed continuously through a curved guide in a direction perpendi... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4148042 | Electrographic copier with one-piece belt and styli Electrographic paper is fed over a segmented platen where its dielectric surface receives image defining electrostatic charges deposited by styli bearing directly and successively upon it. The styli are integral to an endless belt moving laterally to the ... | 04/03/1979 |
| 4121226 | Idler guide for facsimile scanning belt Facsimile apparatus which graphically records electric signals on recording paper drawn through a recording zone has a linear recording electrode on one side of the zone and a cooperative scanning belt carrying one or more recording styli. The styli are o... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4121225 | Facsimile recording stylus A stylus for attachment to a facsimile recording belt is formed of springy sheet metal such as stainless steel in the form of a foot with a toe bent downwardly from the end of the foot, and a leg extending upwardly at an angle over the toe to a recording ... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4104644 | Framing pulse generator for facsimile recorder A facsimile recorder using an endless scanning belt which carries styli for electrically marking graphic signals on a recording web has a pulley for the belt at the finish of a scan across the web. The belt includes conductive means connected to or integr... | 08/01/1978 |
| 4068242 | Recorder with lubricated stylus A recorder in which a stylus is transported in successive line scans across a recording medium for imprinting data thereon, a stylus transport having a guide edge with which the stylus makes sliding contact, the stylus transport having a lubricating surfa... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4063212 | Side scan sonar system A side scan sonar system which records return echoes in a manner which realistically displays the spatial relationship between the sonar transducer and the echo producing topographical feature on the sea floor. The system includes a dual channel strip cha... | 12/13/1977 |
| 4060815 | Electrical recorder and belt with styli therefor Facsimile recording apparatus for electrically marking graphic signals line by line transversely of a recording web uses a scanning belt carrying styli which traverse a scan line along a recording zone through which the recording web is fed. The belt is c... | 11/29/1977 |
| 4060814 | Recorder with edge-guided belt A recorder in which a stylus assembly is transported across a recording medium at increased speeds by a flexible non-extensible belt having its edges slidably nested within slots oriented transversely of the recording medium. The belt has molded teeth for... | 11/29/1977 |
| 4023662 | Arrangement for adjusting the spacing between a print head and a platen A device for adjusting the distance of a printing head from a platen for an office machine comprises a printing head movable parallel to a platen along two guides. One of these guides is fixed to the frame of the machine; the other is transversely shiftab... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4012747 | Double revolving stylus on continuous belt A printer comprising a stylus carrige having at least two stylii disposed on a continuously driven belt transporting each stylus in turn across a print medium. The belt is made of any flexible insulating material and has a plurality of conductive strips d... | 03/15/1977 |
| 3973264 | Stylus assembly for facsimile receiver A facsimile receiver reproduces documents at remote locations automatically while unattended. The receiver includes a telephone coupler for receiving data over a telephone line, a scan converter, a single-stylus scanner, and automatic paper feed, extracti... | 08/03/1976 |
