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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4504159 | Compact serial printer with rack plate drive for type belt drum A printer having a plurality of type belts and capable of printing in two colors by a rolling contact system is disclosed. The printer prevent mixing of colors of printed characters by lifting up and down a print paper for printing the characters at diffe... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4351618 | Selection controlled print impression control for single element impact printers The impact velocity with which a single element printer prints is determined by the velocity with which the printing element is propelled toward the record sheet. The mechanism disclosed herein is capable of adjusting the velocity with which a print eleme... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4325644 | Work equalizer and loading for a single element printer selection system An improvement to the shuttle selection control system disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,094,397 is described where a biasing spring is urgingly engaged with the rack of a rack and pinion arrangement used to rotate the type element, and thereby place a spring ... | 04/20/1982 |
| 4311400 | Shift sensitive dual velocity mechanism for a printer A single print element of a typewriter has the characters thereon impact a record sheet at one of two velocities depending on the area of coverage of the character. Each character on the print element is selected for printing by movement of one of a plura... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4297041 | Variable cam profile selection system for single element typewriter A variable cam profile selection system is disclosed having cams controlling both the tilt and the rotate motion of the single element typewriter. The tilt cam and rotate cam are mounted so that they may be moved with respect to their support to vary the ... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4277188 | Direct keyboard controlled rack shift device for a single element typewriter A device is disclosed for shifting a bifurcated rack from one position to a second position, thereby engaging alternate sides of a bifurcated rack member with a pinion in a spacially fixed position. The rack shift mechanism is controlled by a direct link ... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4094397 | Typewriter selection drive follower block and shuttle assembly A shuttle is disclosed which carries as part of its assembly at least a pair of follower blocks for providing the motion required to effect selection on a single element typewriter. The shuttle allows the follower blocks to provide the requisite motion an... | 06/13/1978 |
| 3983984 | Ball and groove motion converting apparatus and typewriter selection apparatus embodying same A selection mechanism is disclosed which greatly simplifies the selection controls for a single element typewriter and thereby adapts it for inexpensive manufacture and reliable operation. A single continuous groove in the cylindrical periphery of a rotat... | 10/05/1976 |
| 3981386 | Non return to home rack shift selection mechanism for a single element printer Disclosed is a mechanism for shifting the rack of a selection mechanism for a single element printer from one position to another in timed relationship to the translation of a barrel cam which provides the necessary mechanical input to control the amount ... | 09/21/1976 |
| 3948381 | Printer with non return to home rack shift selection mechanism Disclosed is a mechanism for shifting the rack of a selection mechanism for a single element printer from one portion to another in timed relationship to the translation of a barrel cam which provides the necessary mechanical input to control the amount o... | 04/06/1976 |
