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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7264412 | Printer An ink switching cam (40) is rotated interlockingly with forward/reverse rotation of a head driving motor at all times to swing a cassette support member (20). Accordingly, ink belts can be switched with a simple construction without using a solenoid o... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7234884 | Ribbon spool lock assembly A printing mechanism requires ribbon spools to be locked in place radially, and includes a pivoting ribbon tension arm that must be pivoted out of its normal operating position when ribbon is to be replaced. A ribbon spool lock assembly includes a rotating locking h... | 06/26/2007 |
| 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 |
| 5308177 | Printer with ribbon holder A printer comprises a type wheel, a print hammer and a guide member each disposed in parallel with a platen. The type wheel and print hammer are both disposed on a carriage body which is laterally reciprocated along a guide shaft. A holder member, on whic... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5271680 | Daisy-wheel type printer having holder movable between print position and erase position A daisy-wheel type printer having a position shifting mechanism for selectively positioning a ribbon cassette and an erase ribbon at a given place in front of a platen, a print hammer driving mechanism, a print ribbon takeup mechanism and an erase ribbon ... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5201593 | Printing apparatus with multiple ribbon cassettes A printing apparatus has a driving motor being rotatable in the forward and backward directions, a first gear for receiving the torque of the motor, a swaying arm secured to an end of the first gear, a printing unit including a plurality of ribbon cassett... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5195833 | Typewriter or similar machine A typewriter or similar machine with a ribbon and, if required, a correction tape on a pivotable support which can be lifted or lowered, the ribbon or the correction tape being movable in steps. The pivoting of the ribbon is necessary in order to give a v... | 03/23/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5087136 | Printing mechanism with a cam and groove arrangement A printing mechanism for printing on a recording medium includes a cam mechanism for moving an ink ribbon to an effecting position to act on the recording medium and an initial position for not acting on the recording medium. The cam mechanism includes a ... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5048988 | Ink sheet drive system for a recording device A recording apparatus for recording onto a recording medium and capable of correcting an erroneous recording includes an ink sheet mounting section on which an ink sheet for effecting the recording medium is mountable, a device for effecting the ink sheet... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4840505 | Electronic typewriter ribbon lift-up apparatus A ribbon lift-up apparatus for selectively rotating a ribbon cartridge holder to the printing position or the correcting position uses a disc cam provided with various cam grooves for the printing operation and correcting operation, respectively. The disc... | 06/20/1989 |
| 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 |
| 4778290 | Printer for printing of a full line in several colors by interchangeable ribbon cartridges A printer having a printing head provided with a plurality of printing elements disposed substantially along a line, a cylinder supporting a print sheet such as a sheet of paper held by an edge clamp and an ink ribbon changer. Four ink ribbons, for exampl... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4747714 | Mechanisms for selectively raising and transporting print ribbons and correction tapes Function controlled raising and transporting mechanism for the selective control of a print ribbon or correction tape by means of a power drive and freewheeling clutches operative to effect print ribbon or correction tape transport incident to carriage mo... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4746236 | Printer with a motor controlled by chopping means A printer in which a daisy wheel on a carriage is caused, by a hammer actuating mechanism, to impact against a printing sheet fed by a sheet feed mechanism, so that the sheet is printed with use of a ribbon interposed between the sheet and the wheel. The ... | 05/24/1988 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4687357 | Ink ribbon cassette for use in printer An ink ribbon cassette is constructed such that it is unnecessary to wind off an ink ribbon at the start of every line printing process. The cassette includes two pairs of reels, each pair including an ink ribbon-winding off reel and an ink ribbon-winding... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4647232 | Multicolor thermal printer The multicolor thermal printer comprises a frame (1), a platen (4) and a carriage (2) that can move along the platen (4). This carriage (2) consists of a lower part (5) carrying the thermal print head (3) and an upper part (6) hinged to the part (5) thank... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4637744 | Actuation device for two typewriter functions A cartridge for a typing ribbon and spools for a correcting ribbon are mounted on a common frame which can tilt about a spindle. In a lowered position of the frame the typing line behind a daisy wheel is visible. The frame is raised by a first stroke to t... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4630951 | Ink ribbon and correction tape lifting mechanism for a typewriter A lifting and lowering mechanism for an ink ribbon and a correction tape of a typewriter includes a stepper motor which drives both a ribbon lift arm and a tape lift arm. First and second gear wheels, partially geared at predetermined portions and pivoted... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4609297 | Print and correction ribbon drive system A drive system to raise and transport both print and correction ribbons on typewriters or like machines is powered by a single bidirectional stepping motor. In one direction of rotation the motor acts via a special action clutch to first drive mechanisms ... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4606662 | Single stepping motor ribbon and correction feed and lift system A single stepping motor 10 driven to effect ribbon feed, ribbon lift, correction tape feed, correction tape lift is disclosed. The stepping motor 10 controls a cam 60/follower 64 pair to effect lift through a connection link 54 to a depending coupling 56 ... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4601596 | Typing and erasing device for printing machines The typing and erasing device is applied to a printer of the daisywheel type and comprises a carrier (84, 86) for a typing ribbon (32) having a plurality of transverse tracks which can be selected for the printing operation and a carrier for an erasing ri... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4589788 | Mechanism for raising and transporting of print and correction ribbons Mechanism to raise and transport print and correction ribbons in typewriters and similar machines as a function of the direction of a rotation of a motor. The required motions are brought about by means of a cam wheel containing different cams and by appr... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4585362 | One-touch character correction and replacement system In an electronic correcting typewriter, a character correction and replacement system is disclosed for facilitating the task of correcting typed character errors. The typewriter includes a printing and a correcting mechanism operated under electronic cont... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4573813 | Ribbon lift device for a printer A ribbon lift device for selectively positioning a print ribbon and a correction ribbon to a print position for printing or correction of a character includes a first cam having a cam groove formed therein for lifting the print ribbon to the print positio... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4564303 | Nontiltable, straight line path ribbon cartridge shifting means for multicolor ribbon including MICR ink A printer for use with a data processor and a ribbon cartridge for use in the same are disclosed. The cartridge has at least two separate ribbon supplies which may differ in the type of ink on the ribbon (MICR vs. ordinary) and/or in color of ink or other... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4533267 | Ribbon driving mechanism for typewriter A ribbon driving mechanism for a typewriter, having a cam member provided on one side thereof with a first cam section for effecting control of a printing ribbon, and a second cam section extending continuously from the first cam section for effecting con... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4529327 | Typewriter correction device for correcting in the forward or reverse directions An erasing ribbon is guided by the same vibrator as the typing ribbon behind the lower part of the typing ribbon. An erasing key acts on the back-spacing mechanism of the typewriter and on an element which suppresses the carriage escapement during a corre... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4511270 | Apparatus for lifting print and correction ribbons in typewriters or like machines Apparatus for lifting print and correction ribbons in typewriters or printers having a bidirectional motor for driving a lift lever coupled to lift, according to the direction of rotation, either the print or correction ribbon, as required. In order to be... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4498792 | Printing and/or correcting device for printing machines The printing and correcting device is applied to a daisywheel printer and comprises a frame supporting a cartridge for a typing ribbon and a correcting ribbon arranged below the typing ribbon. The frame is able to swing as the result of operation of an el... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4492485 | Error correcting typewriter for simplified word obliteration Mechanisms are disclosed for modifying conventional single element and typebar typewriters, having character-for-character correction systems, with automatic backspacing or non-backspacing, and non-forward spacing, after obliteration, to provide an additi... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4472073 | Actuation device for two typewriter functions A cartridge for a typing ribbon and spools for a correcting ribbon are mounted on a common frame which can tilt about a spindle. In a lowered position of the frame the typing line behind a daisy wheel is visible. The frame is raised by a first stroke to t... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4469458 | Position control mechanism for a typewriter ribbon cartridge A typewriter with a ribbon cartridge of the type having a frame which supports first and second ribbons on different planes, and having a mechanism which controls the positioning of the cartridge with respect to a typing member and which includes at least... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4462707 | Printing and/or correcting device for printing machines The printing and correcting device is applied to a daisywheel printer and comprises a frame supporting a cartridge for a typing ribbon and a correcting ribbon arranged below the typing ribbon. The frame is able to swing as the result of operation of an el... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4436192 | Ribbon drive clutch A ribbon drive clutch comprises a stepper motor which has an output shaft on which there is mounted a clutch plate and a pair of cams. A plurality of pawls are each pivotally mounted on the clutch plate and are disposed to engage the first cam for rotatio... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4407594 | Error correcting typewriter ribbon system An error correcting typewriter having separate elevating and feed mechanism for carbon and error correction ribbons includes a common cyclic motive source operable in response to type commands to drive a cam shaft which is axially shiftable by means of an... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4329072 | Ribbon feed and lift mechanism for a typewriter In a daisy wheel or rotary print wheel typewriter, a single motor (stepper motor) is employed to accomplish both ribbon lift and feed for typewriter ribbon and correction ribbon loaded in a cartridge assembly. A single motor drive moves a cartridge assemb... | 05/11/1982 |
