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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6953294 | Positioning apparatus installed inside a printer According to the claimed invention, a positioning apparatus is disclosed. The positioning apparatus comprises a motor and a Scotch yoke for controlling the position of a first printer part. The motor is for providing a rotational motion to the Scotch yoke. In respon... | 10/11/2005 |
| 5876130 | Apparatus for driving a ribbon of a printer An apparatus for driving a ribbon of a printer allows a ribbon driving shaft to move the forward/back and right/left directions for being moved together with a ribbon cartridge when the ribbon cartridge is moved by centering about a hub, thereby smoothly ... | 03/02/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5476331 | Printer having print head position sensor and mechanism for inhibiting print head movement when ribbon holder is not in initial position A printer wherein a zero position sensor generates a zero-position signal and a non-zero-position signal depending upon whether the print head is placed in its zero position or not, and a print head locking mechanism is provided for permitting print head ... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5468078 | Printer color ink ribbon positioning control A printer for use with an ink ribbon having at least two printing tracks is provided with a print head that moves along a predetermined path adjacent to a recording medium. A line driver reciprocates the print head along the path in first and second direc... | 11/21/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5370469 | Cassette holder assembly A cassette holder assembly includes a first cassette holder for detachably attaching a first ink ribbon cassette at a position that the ink ribbon is supplied to a printing face of a print head, and a second cassette holder detachably mounted on the first... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5360279 | Printer ink ribbon control A compact, lightweight printer capable of using multi-track ink ribbons that facilitates multicolor printing, without having a dedicated track switching drive system. The printer employs a printing track setting member that is activated by contact pressur... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5297877 | Printer having color dumping function An information generating apparatus by which selected code information is generated with a color that is different from that of other code information so as to highlight the selected code information. The apparatus includes a receiver which receives a gro... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5201592 | Reinking color ribbon cassette and ink ribbon selection mechanism A reinking color ribbon cassette for a printer is described. The cassette has plural, independent ink ribbons of different colors - such as the primary colors and a black color - and a ribbon feeder for driving only the ink ribbon of a selected color to p... | 04/13/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5154520 | Multicolor printing apparatus having a multicolor ribbon shifting mechanism A multicolor printing apparatus having a multicolor ribbon shifting mechanism is disclosed wherein the multicolor ribbon is selectively separated from a print paper to be printed on prior to shifting the multicolor ribbon to change colors based upon a shi... | 10/13/1992 |
| 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 |
| 5112150 | Serial type color printer with ink ribbon cassette position sensor A serial color printer equipped with a cassette holder (3) that carries an ink ribbon cassette (3) dismountably on a carriage (2) of a printing head, and is tiltably mounted on said carriage (2) so that the ink ribbon may be moved in a direction vertical ... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5100249 | Check protector with means for printing amount in bands of different colors The check protector comprises a print head with a plurality of parallel pins in a vertical line perpendicular to the direction of movement of the head. The ribbon in the check protector has at least two bands, one band being associated with half the print... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5082381 | Printer for monochrome and color printing A printer for use with both monochrome and color ink ribbon cartridges has a cartridge holder which is rotatable to correctly position the ink ribbon of whichever cartridge is put in place in front of the print head. The cartridge holder and a transmissio... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5080511 | Serial type color printer used with ink ribbon cassette A serial color printer equipped with a cassette holder (3) that carries an ink ribbon cassette (3) dismountably on a carriage (2) of a printing head, and is tiltably mounted on said carriage (2) so that the ink ribbon may be moved in a direction vertical ... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5064304 | Printer having an ink ribbon shift apparatus A printer having an ink ribbon shift apparatus includes a carrier unit having a printer head and a ribbon guide which is movable upwardly and downwardly. Up and down shift means are provided to shift an ink ribbon cassette up and down. A shaft is disposed... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5063392 | Color change system for multicolor strip chart recorders An improvement is provided for printer such as the dot matrix or thermal type, in which the printhead is stepped across the paper over a multicolor ribbon supplied from a pivotally mounted cartridge and transported through a plane between the line of trav... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5006003 | Typewriter Disclosed is a typewriter wherein a ribbon holder mounted on a carriage movable along a platen holds both a print ribbon and a correction ribbon thereon and is displaceable between its first lift position for facing the print ribbon to a print point on th... | 04/09/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4884907 | Mechanism for shifting the track position of a multi-track ink ribbon in a printer A ribbon selecting mechanism for use with a printer comprising a ribbon cassette table on which a ribbon cassette for housing a ribbon is mounted opposite to a platen, said ribbon having plural color tracks formed thereon in the width direction thereof, a... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4875789 | Ink ribbon cassette with slidable ribbon guide An ink ribbon cassette is removably mounted on a printer and coacts with a reciprocable printing head to effect a printing operation. The cassette has a case containing an ink ribbon, and a pair of arms extending in opposed relation from opposite ends of ... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4874262 | Printer having pivotable ribbon guide A printer including a first and a second guide shaft which extend parallel to an elongate platen, to slidably support a carriage on which a print head is mounted. The second guide shaft is spaced by a greater distance away from the platen than the first g... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4871274 | Typewriter Disclosed is a typewriter wherein a ribbon holder mounted on a carriage movable along a platen holds both a print ribbon and a correction ribbon thereon and is displaceable between its first lift position for facing the print ribbon to a print point on th... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4867587 | Printer for monochrome and color printing A printer for use with both monochrome and color ink ribbon cartridges has a cartridge holder which is rotatable to correctly position the ink ribbon of whichever cartridge is put in place in front of the print head. The cartridge holder and a transmissio... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4856922 | Two-color printer The printer is mounted on a desk-top computer and can print both numeric characters and graphic and calculation symbols in two different colors. The characters and the symbols are provided in a relief configuration in accordance with a matrix of rows and ... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4857941 | Multicolor thermal recording device A recording device for thermal color recording of a medium having two color coupler layers on one side and another color coupler layer on the other side of a transparent support. The layer on the side with two layers and having the higher heat sensitivity... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4854027 | Manufacture of impact printing ribbon cartridge A method of manufacturing a cartridge selectively for multicolor and single color ribbons is disclosed in which the cartridge body is formed with a projection to co-act with a ribbon shift mechanism on a printer to continuously shift a single color ribbon... | 08/08/1989 |
| 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 |
| 4815869 | Method of multicolor printing with matrix printer A method of printing multi-color images using a printer 12 having the capacity to print only one color at a time, a plurality of interchangeable colored ribbons 14 for use with said printer 12, a computer 10, and a computer monitor 11, having a list of st... | 03/28/1989 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4729676 | Impact printing apparatus and ribbon cartridges A ribbon cartridge for printing apparatus is provided selectively with a color selection mechanism, when the cartridge is loaded with a multi-color ribbon, operated by moving the printer-carriage to a position beyond the print line limit and with a peg ar... | 03/08/1988 |
| 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 |
| 4707159 | Serial printer including a laterally reciprocable recording head, paper bail control, paper detection and feeding means, a multicolor ink ribbon including a head cleaning zone, a ribbon cassette and ribbon shift means A printer for performing recording successively while a recording head moves backwards and forwards in a predetermined direction with respect to a recording medium such as paper. A paper hold roller for pressing the recording medium against a platen in th... | 11/17/1987 |
| 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 |
| 4697942 | Ribbon shifting device for a printing apparatus A ribbon shifting device has a cassette holder for holding a multicolor ribbon cassette, which is moved in a predetermined direction by a cam. The cam is driven by a driving means through a gear train consisting of at least two gears. When the cassette ho... | 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 |
