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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7207736 | Paper insertion limiting device for a paper feeding unit A paper insertion limiting device of a paper feeding unit which prevents papers from being inserted to a drive roller when the papers are loaded. The paper insertion limiting device of a paper feeding unit is provided with a sheet regulating member mounted on the fr... | 04/24/2007 |
| 6945719 | Cam action shaft lock device and method A method and device for locking and unlocking a print head assembly along a shaft in an addressing machine. The print head assembly is fixedly mounted on a locking mechanism, which comprises a cylindrical body slideably mounted on the shaft and a cam ring rotatably ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6921217 | Gap adjusting device, recording apparatus and liquid ejection apparatus The present invention provides a gap adjusting device that allows gap adjustment with a small torque and also allows more gap positions to be set. The gap adjusting device rotates bushing members so as to change level (PG) of carriage guide shafts for guiding a carr... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6817796 | Shaft lock device and method A method and device for locking and unlocking a print head assembly along a shaft in an addressing machine. The print head assembly is fixedly mounted on a locking mechanism, which comprises a flange and a collet, wherein the collet has an inner circumference for sl... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6736557 | Printhead gap adjustment mechanism for an imaging apparatus A printhead gap adjustment mechanism for use in an imaging apparatus includes a worm gear coupled to a carrier shaft to transmit a rotational motion to the carrier shaft. A worm screw is positioned in rotational cooperation with the worm gear, the worm screw having ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6695497 | Print head transport mechanism A print head transport mechanism of a postage meter for printing postal indicia which are of greater height than a printing height of a print head comprises a carriage to traverse the print head in a first direction over a band of a print receiving area a... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6669383 | Printing apparatus and printing method with movable printing-head guide A printing apparatus, particularly, a franking machine, with a movable printing-head guide includes a base, a guide connected to the base, a printing head, and an offsetting device. The guide moves the head, during printing, between first and second longi... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6623189 | Printing device with transverse guide for offsetting a print head transversely with respect to the printing direction A printing device is described that has a print head held displaceably on a print-head holder. To achieve a relative movement between the print head and a medium to be printed, the print-head holder is configured such that during printing it can be moved ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6547462 | Recording apparatus and recording method A recording apparatus comprises a recording head for forming an image on a recording medium, a carriage for holding the recording head, capable of scanning in a main scanning direction, and a carrying mechanism for carrying the recording medium in a sub-s... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6390698 | Apparatus and method of detecting home position of carriage and storage medium storing home position detection program There is provided an apparatus and a method of detecting a home position of a carriage, achieving a less manufacturing cost. The apparatus includes a position detecting part to detect a position of a carriage driven by a motor; a first drive control part ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6129461 | Image recording apparatus having adjustment structure In an image recording apparatus, if a main sheet feed roller is displaced during rotation thereof, a carrier contacted with an outer peripheral surface of the main sheet feed roller via a pressure plate is rotated around a guide shaft upwardly or downward... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5846003 | Thermal printer having an elastic print head support A thermal head, rotatably supported by a supporting shaft parallel to the shaft of a platen, is resiliently pressed by an elastic member, such as a sheet spring, and comes into contact with the platen. A pair of arm members are provided on either side of ... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5815171 | Sliding assembly for plotters and method for adjustment of spacing between the printing head and the printing media Improvement are described in the sliding assembly of a plotter and for a method for the adjustment of the spacing between a printing head and the printing media. The improvements consist in that the sliding assembly which comprises the movable carriage an... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5733055 | Recording apparatus A recording apparatus is usable with a recording head having an ejection outlet. The recording head is carried on a carriage. The apparatus includes a cap for capping the ejection outlet of the recording head and a suction device for suctioning ink throug... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5733054 | Method and apparatus for adjusting lateral image registration in a moving web printer In a label printer having a printhead mounted above a path for printing on labels carried by a backing strip along the path, this invention is apparatus for adjusting the lateral position of the printhead over the labels. A first member is fixedly carried... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5388919 | Printing device with a tiltable printing head The carriage mounting the print head, for a printer, is supported at an upper guide bar with an upper bearing and at a lower guide bar with a lower-right bearing and a lower-left bearing. The printing device prints characters while driving the print head ... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5372440 | Printing machines A printing machine wherein printing onto a substrate is effected by a first movement of a print head (1) downwardly into contact with the substrate and then by a second movement over the surface of the substrate while thermal printing elements within the ... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5156466 | Method and apparatus for adjusting the spacing between head and platen in an impact printer or the like A printer of the kind having a printing head for printing on a sheet being held against a platen roll by a sheet presser, with both printing head and sheet presser mounted fast to a head carriage which is movable not only in a direction parallel to the ax... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5131765 | Printer having printhead gap adjustment mechanism A dot matrix printhead is adjusted automatically or manually with respect to a platen in accordance with the thickness of a recording medium on which printing is to occur. When a host data processor sends a control signal to a printer microprocessor to in... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5000590 | Print head adjustment mechanism An adjustable shaft mechanism for adjusting the gap between a print head and a platen in a dot matrix printer has a printer frame with two end frame members and a fixed guide member. An adjustable shaft runs substantially parallel to the guide member betw... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4979835 | Parallel setting device for a print head slide support guide In a parallel setting device for a print head carriage guide relative to a print medium support (6) in printers, in particular in matrix printers, the print head carriage guide includes a parallel disposable and position adjustable carriage guide axle (5)... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4668114 | Printer with a device for preventing print head from interfering with temporary binder portions of multiple-sheet recording medium A serial printer adapted to print on a recording medium consisting of a plurality of paper sheets stacked on each other and temporarily bound with temporary binding or fastening portions provided along opposite side edges of the medium. The printer has a ... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4657415 | Mechanism for adjusting the spacing between the print head and platen of a printer A shoe in the form of a cylindrical screw is rotatably threaded through a carriage supporting a print head and has one end held slidably against a guide rail parallel to a main guide shaft on which the carriage is movable parallel to the platen of an impa... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4629345 | Printer cartridge and cartridge retaining means A printer having a daisy type-wheel or the like comprises a carrier longitudinally movable along a platen and a carriage detachably and pivotally mounted on the carrier. Mounted on the carriage are a ribbon cartridge, the type-wheel, a hammer assembly and... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4576493 | Locking assembly for print wheel A locking assembly is disclosed for mounting a print wheel of the daisy type to a rotary drive mechanism. The locking assembly is constructed of a print wheel stop rotatable with the shaft of the drive mechanism, a print wheel retainer slidable along the ... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4552475 | Printer carriage and hammer assembly A printer having a type wheel of the daisy wheel type or the like, which is improved to permit an easy position adjustment of constituents of the type wheel driving mechanism, as well as an easy tilting motion of the carriage in relation to the carrier an... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4525085 | Serial printer The print head of a serial printer includes a protruding plug which is seated and locked into a receptacle on a translating carriage. An endless belt has teeth engaged in a correspondingly contoured groove of the carriage for positive connection between c... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4512674 | Printer cartridge and cartridge retaining means A ribbon cartridge engageable with an upper stopper member of a cartridge receiving apparatus which includes a cartridge body of substantially U-shaped form having at least one front leg member and an engaging member extending from the at least one front ... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4501508 | Apparatus for use in automatic typing machine A typewriter printing assembly is disclosed in which a typing assembly and type actuator are mounted for movement along a shaft and are connected to a follower. The connection of the typing assembly and follower is a detachable one, and the support for th... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4493566 | Front to back adjustment for carriage assembly Apparatus for adjusting the relative position of a carriage assembly to a platen on a printer frame comprising first and second parallel supports mounted to a printer frame in spaced apart relationship parallel to said platen, a pulley support assembly mo... | 01/15/1985 |
