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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6398435 | Marking press device for producing raised symbols with or without coloring A marking press device having a pair of type arms that face each other to interpose a workpiece to be marked therebetween, a type fixed on each of said type arms for making a mark thereof, a circular type assembling member around which a plurality of said... | 06/04/2002 |
| 5842797 | Apparatus for changing a ribbon-color of a printer In a multi-color changing apparatus of a small-sized printer, a ribbon color of the printer can be changed by a novel structure highly suitable as a ribbon-cartridge converting apparatus for two colors not for four colors because of its simple structure t... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5586828 | Printer with printing hammer The printer such that when characters are printed, a carriage is moved in a printing direction. Corresponding to the direction of the movement of the carriage, a printing hammer driving mechanism is selected through a pivotal lever, a pendulum member, and... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5482392 | Recording apparatus for changing the amount of displacement and the timing of displacement of an erasing member A recording apparatus is capable of recording an image on a recording medium and of erasing an image recorded on the recording medium. The apparatus has a recording device such as a print hammer and a drive motor therefor; an erasure tape for erasing the ... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5466074 | Recording apparatus with mechanism for shifting ink ribbon cassettes An ink ribbon cassette which is adapted to be demountably loaded on a recording apparatus having a recording head capable of recording information on a recording medium supported by a platen, the ink ribbon cassette has the following parts: a substantiall... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5451112 | Printer and method of switching ribbon tracks of ink ribbon Disclosed are a printer and a method of switching ribbon tracks of an ink ribbon. The printer uses an ink ribbon having a plurality of ribbon tracks of the same color and properly switches the ribbon tracks from one to another in a printing operation. Thi... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5314259 | Recording apparatus having an improved mechanism for moving the recording section thereof An improvement in movement of the recording section in a recording apparatus such as a typewriter, a printer or the like is provided. This recording apparatus comprises: a print ribbon cassette having a recording material; a carriage having a solenoid or ... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5183345 | Two-color shifting device for printing ribbon A feed wheel 10 provided at front and rear sides thereof with an intermittent gear 10b and a notched gear 10d, is formed on one end portion of a cylindrical cam shaft 5 for moving a printer, with a mesh-prevention side 10c left at its center. A switch cam... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5160207 | Mechanism for correcting the printing position of an electronic typewriter There is provided a mechanism for correcting the printing position of an electronic typewriter comprising a working pin attached to a ribbon bracket, the working pin cooperating with a ribbon cam so as to move the ribbon bracket to a printing or correctio... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5152625 | Dual use of ribbon sensor in a printing device A recording device in which an ink ribbon is used and recording is performed shifting the ribbon in the direction of the width of the ribbon and having a sensor for detecting the end of an effective portion of the ribbon. Using the end sensor, the vertica... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5145269 | Printer with a plurality of ink ribbon cassettes having a cam lift mechanism controlled by a stepper motor A printer with a plurality of ink ribbon cassettes is capable of printing characters or designs with a selected one of these ink ribbon cassettes. The printer includes a vertically movable cassette table on which the plurality of ink ribbon cassettes are ... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5039241 | Ribbon shifter with impact of character center on ribbon center A printer employs an ink ribbon in the form of a tape and is provided with a control system for judging proper printing positions of characters to be printed within respective printing ranges and for determining the relative position of the ink ribbon wit... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5039240 | Printing device with ribbon cassette shifting mechanism In a printing device, a stationary element and a contact element for detecting an original position are respectively provided on a frame and on a gear pivotally rotating through a stepping motor. By employing an above arrangement, it is possible to easier... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4995740 | Printing device with spelling check that continues printing after a delay A printing device that detects misspelled words which contains a counter for counting a period of time after a detection of misspelling of the character string executed by a spelling check and a print controller for controlling a print head member so as t... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4981376 | Single motor ribbon lift and drive mechanism for printing apparatus A printing apparatus employing a print ribbon provided with at least two print zones divided in width direction thereof wherein the print zones are cyclically located opposedly to a print position on a platen. A single drive power source is used to drive a rib... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4944618 | Multicolor ink ribbon switching system for printer A multicolor ink ribbon switching system for a printer includes at least one discrimination switch, a controller, a cassette swinging mechanism, and a ribbon feed mechanism. The discrimination switch discriminates whether a ribbon cassette mounted on a ba... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4893950 | Apparatus and method for controlling the positioning of marking elements in a serial impact printer A serial impact printer and including a single cam member for properly establishing and maintaining the throat gap distance between a character imprinting surface and the platen at a print point and for raising and lowering a selected ribbon, of a composi... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4832517 | Printing apparatus with a type wheel A printing apparatus in which a cam member is connected to a type wheel by means of a rotating shaft so that the cam member rotates in a body with the wheel. The wheel is rotated by means of a motor for type selection. A pair of ribbon vibrators for suppo... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4820068 | Printer having ribbon shift mechanism An impact printer has a print ribbon that is divided into horizontal colored strips to enable color printing. A printhead is mounted on a moving carriage that moves across the width of a printing medium upon which the printing is to be deposited. The prin... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4810118 | Cartridge system for printing apparatus A coloring system for a printing apparatus, wherein a color ribbon is mounted within a cartridge which may be inserted within the printing apparatus so that the color ribbon is operable in cooperation with a print head to effect color printing on a record... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4810117 | Printer with a ribbon lift mechanism having selective time intervals either in typewriter mode or in printer mode A printer having a ribbon lift mechanism for lifting a ribbon from a rest position to a printing position. The printer operates in two different modes, that is, a printer mode in which characters are printed according to the data in a memory and a typewri... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4806030 | Correction device for typewriters The correction device is applied to an electronic typewriter with a daisywheel and comprising an electric selector motor which selectively rotates the character-carrying daisywheel in the clockwise and the anti-clockwise directions for selecting the chara... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4798486 | Ink ribbon cassette having mounting means, slack preventing means and multiple ribbon shifting means There is provided an ink ribbon cassette detachably mounted on a carriage of a recording apparatus, housing an ink ribbon supplied from a casing and taken up therein after passing through a recording section and including first positioning means for posit... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4798489 | Ink ribbon control apparatus for locating replacement cartridge color band in a color printer A ribbon control apparatus for a color printer has a cartridge holder to be installed with a ribbon cartridge supporting a color ribbon which has four color bands aligned to the lateral direction of the color ribbon, a carriage for supporting the holder m... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4787763 | Printing ribbon positioning apparatus and method of operation thereof A printing ribbon positioning apparatus and method of operation thereof advances a ribbon in connection with the printing of a character with one of a plurality of print rows across the width of the ribbon by an amount that takes into consideration the pa... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4773777 | Multicolor ribbon shifter with separate cams for the cassette and guide In a printer having a platen, a printhead carriage moving along the platen, the mounting of a multicolor band ribbon with ribbon case and of a ribbon guide is improved by pivoting one end of the ribbon casing to the frame, and one end of the guide to the ... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4747715 | Vacuum buffered ribbon transport system A printer having extended ribbon capacity is provided with a vacuum buffering system which stores ribbon on either side of a ribbon utilization mechanism, illustratively an impact print head. In a preferred embodiment, the ribbon is stored in a pair of va... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4745386 | Solenoid device An improved solenoid wherein the volume of a secondary air gap is increased during the plunger stroke, in order to reduce the increased plunger force that would otherwise occur during the plunger stroke.... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4743128 | Print hammer solenoid conditioned single solenoid ribbon and tape feed system A single solenoid is connected to a ribbon feed mechanism which is selectively operable either to feed a print ribbon or to lift and feed an error correction tape. A print hammer solenoid is operable to condition the ribbon feed mechanism either for feedi... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4741638 | Ink ribbon feeding and lifting device operated by a single reversible motor This application discloses an inked ribbon operation device in a printer in which a carriage having printing means is moved in parallel to the platen to perform printing, a reversible motor is supported on the carriage, a pair of spaced ribbon shafts are ... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4728208 | Ribbon lifting mechanism for selectively placing a printing ribbon and a correction ribbon at a printing position of a typewriter A ribbon lifting mechanism usable for a typewriter including a holder turnably supported in a frame, a motor driven ribbon lifting cam and at least a cam follower operatively connected to the holder. Printing ribbon and correction tape are accommodated in... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4712931 | Color printer including a multiple color ink ribbon cartridge and tensioning device A color printer includes a carriage slidably movable on a printer frame. A print head is mounted on the carriage. A multiple-color ink ribbon having bands of color is stored in a cartridge which guides the multiple-color ink ribbon to the print head. A co... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4707155 | Re-inkable ribbon transport system An apparatus for supplying a newly re-coated continuous ribbon to a moving printhead carrier in a printer. The present invention is particularly adaptable for use in thermal printers having multicolored ribbons. The apparatus comprises a cartridge housing... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4698567 | Ribbon deck motor control Apparatus for adapting a common dc motor for use in a typewriter to drive the ribbon lift and advance functions. The motor is coupled by means of a set of gears to a shaft on which are mounted the ribbon advance gear and ribbon lift cams. Also mounted on ... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4693619 | Stepping motor operated positioning device for a ribbon lifter in a printer A positioning device for a printer for driving a ribbon base on which a ribbon cassette is carried by means of a stepping motor to position a ribbon to any of predetermined shift positions. The device includes a stopper for defining a home position of the... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4657418 | High capacity ribbon supply arrangement A ribbon supply arrangement for a printer is provided with a first ribbon supply portion having supply and take-up reels therein, the ribbon being provided to a second ribbon supply portion which is installed on a carriage of the printer. In one embodimen... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4653939 | Thermal printer A single drive source drives a pressing cam to selectively press a thermal head against a thermal transfer tape for printing on a recording paper behind the tape. The tape is divided into three longitudinal printing regions so the thermal head can be reci... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4650355 | Multicolor inked ribbon cartridge and related positioning mechanism for an impact serial printer A multicolor inked ribbon cartridge for an impact serial printer comprising a ribbon housing body and two arms protruding from such body to allow the interposition of a ribbon portion between a printing head and a printing support for the whole length of ... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4650356 | Ribbon cartridge motion control with a non-concentric drive A cartridge (1) is attached to a carrier and tiltable around a tilting axis (2). The carrier is movable along platen (3) and parallel to the print line and tilting axis (2). On the rear and on the bottom of the cartridge a drive knob (4) is provided as pa... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4643601 | Ribbon positioning mechanism A ribbon positioning mechanism comprises a ribbon cartridge, a nosepiece, a stepper motor and flexible ribbon guides connecting the ribbon cartridge to the nosepiece. The nosepiece has two side members connected by a bridge, one of which has a downwardly ... | 02/17/1987 |
