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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7942595 | Gear unit apparatus for printer To provide a gear unit apparatus for a printer in which the assembling characteristics and maintenance workability of driving sections for transferring a printing paper to be printed can be improved, and particularly assembling, replacement and maintenance work can ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7306216 | Power transmitting apparatus, power switching apparatus, and driving apparatus of multi-function machine using the same A driving apparatus of a multi-function machine includes a scanner unit scanning data recorded on a sheet of document and a document transport part to transport the sheet of document. A printer unit prints data on a sheet of paper for an output and includes a carrie... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7293869 | Recording medium processing apparatus The apparatus has a carriage that holds a head, a carriage-driving mechanism having a motor, and a holding mechanism configured to press a recording medium to a medium-holding base. The holding mechanism has a pair of arm members and a pushing member secured to the ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7278793 | Image generating apparatus An image generating apparatus capable of rotating a pressing member pressing a print head against a platen roller at a large rotation angle with a cam is obtained. This thermal transfer printer (image generating apparatus) comprises a drive cam for driving the press... | 10/09/2007 |
| 6158857 | Internal drum communication using a capacitor An ink-jet printer for ink-jet printing onto a print media. The printer has an ink-jet cartridge for ejecting ink onto a print medium during printing operations. A rotating drum platen holds a print medium on an outer surface thereof, the drum platen havi... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6155731 | Printing apparatus with cover actuated drive source A printer in which loading of print media is greatly facilitated and in which modular construction is used in order to substantially reduce the number of parts normally needed for this type of printer. The printer includes a base and an associated cover t... | 12/05/2000 |
| 5902058 | Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus The present invention provides a sheet conveying apparatus for conveying a sheet comprising a convey member for applying a conveying force to a sheet, a drive source for driving the convey member, and a drive transmitting means for transmitting a drive fo... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5842792 | Dot-matrix line printer A dot-matrix line printer includes a printing shuttle which moves reciprocally to carry out a printing operation, and a balancing shuttle which moves in a direction opposite Lo the direction of the movement of the printing shuttle. The balancing shuttle i... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5826993 | Apparatus having a roller for driving a record carrier and having a printing device, which are movable relative to one another In an apparatus (1) having a roller (14) for driving a record carrier (5), and having a motor (21) which is switchable between a first direction of rotation (22) and a second direction of rotation (23), by means of which in its first direction of rotation... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5742316 | Actuation mechanism and printer using same An actuation mechanism for a lever including a spring member supported by the lever and frame of the printer and an actuation portion for rotating the lever by pressing and displacing an intermediate portion of the spring member. The printer may include a... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5710587 | Printhead carriage movement triggering system for sheet conveyance in a recording apparatus A recording apparatus for performing a recording operation on recording paper includes a recording head for performing the recording operation on the recording paper, a carriage which carries the recording head, and is movable along a convey path of the r... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5496120 | Drive force transmission mechanism A drive force transmission mechanism is applied to, for example, a printer, to transmit a drive force to a driven element such as a platen, a paper feeder, and an ink ribbon cassette, etc., included in the printer. The drive force transmission mechanism i... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5462371 | Indexing planetary gear train for a printer An indexing double planetary gear train forms a portion of a feed system for accurately advancing a print media sheet through a printer. The planetary gear train has primary and secondary rings coupled to a sun gear by a series of planet gear clusters. Ea... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5269613 | Paper handling system for printers A paper handling system is provided which allows for controlled passage of a pivot between a normally biased initial position and a task-performing position. The pivot includes a sheet-directing member and a track which is fixed relative to the sheet-dire... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5207796 | Electronic typewriter An electronic typewriter (11) has a line spacing device (29) for rotating a platen roller (16) and a transport device (28) for moving a printing carriage (19) in both directions. The line spacing and transport devices are driven from a single motor (32) v... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5108210 | Printer having multiple tractor mounting configurations A printer including at least two tractor unit mounting sections upstream of the print position in the sheet feed direction, and at least one tractor unit can be mounted on either of these tractor unit mounting sections. The sheet feeding direction can thu... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5106216 | Device for driving a platen and carriage of a printing machine There is disclosed a device for driving a platen and carriage of a printing machine comprises a motor with a motor gear, a platen drive gear and a carriage drive gear, characterized in that the motor gear may be only selectively engaged with one of the pl... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5044792 | Compact type belt microprinter A microprinter for use in combination with such compact equipments as electronic calculator. The microprinter comprises a type belt driven through a belt pulley by a motor, a type selecting ratchet wheel combined with the belt pulley for rotation together... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5000594 | Printer with carriage-actuated clutch and paper-feed mechanism The invented printer includes a carriage-actuated clutch and a motor-driven gear element. The clutch is selectively engageable with the element and causes the printer to perform different tasks when engaged. More specifically, the invented printer include... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4929105 | Paper feeding apparatus for printer A paper feeding apparatus for the printer having an intermittent mechanism between a driving motor and both a paper feed roller and a platen. The intermittent mechanism allows both the platen and the paper feed roller to rotate simultaneously and also all... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4875790 | Printing device having gear connected multiple feed paths A printing device wherein a cut-form printing sheet and a serial-form printing sheet is selectively in use is disclosed. The disclosed printing device is characterized by: first sensing means for detecting the position of an idler gear which selectively t... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4778296 | Paper check device for a printer A paper check device for a printer including paper feed means, a light emitter, a light receiver, reflectance determination means, and paper check means. The paper check means determines that a paper is not on the platen when the platen is detected to be ... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4729683 | Paper sheet feeding apparatus A paper sheet feeding apparatus is constructed of paper feed rollers arranged in association with a respective paper tray and adapted to be driven by rotation of a printer platen in a forward paper feeding direction, with selection of the appropriate pape... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4715737 | Printer with paper feed roller disengagement mechanism A printer comprises a paper feed roller, an intermediate gear coupled with the paper feed roller and having a spur gear section on an outer circumferential surface thereof, and a paper feed cam having an axis extending perpendicularly to an axis of the in... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4707154 | Printer A printer and in particular a printer adapted for use with a thermal print head is provided. The printer includes a power transmission which controls two clutches with a single electromagnetic driving unit. A clutch of a power transmission is initialized ... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4699534 | Sheet advancing device There is provided a sheet advancing device including a driving source for driving a sheet advancing roller, a manual advancing member for manual drive of the sheet advancing roller, detention mechanism with a detention function for elastic detent of rotat... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4697943 | Electric platen driving device with manual override The present invention relates to a driving device of platen used in printing devices such as typewriters, printers, etc., which is equipped with a motor, a first gear adapted to transmit the output from this motor and provided with notches on part thereof... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4663982 | Governor device for printer In a governor device for a printer including a driving wheel rotating for a predetermined amount by means of urging force by a urging spring to feed paper and engaging with a stopper to stop at this position and a governor gear train consisting of a speed... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4630949 | Device for controlling the rotary movement of a platen A device for controlling the rotary movement of a platen roller of a typewriter comprises a bidirectional electric motor coupled to the platen by a worm gear and gear wheel and a pair of knobs which are disposed at the sides of the platen and which are ro... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4623898 | Manual paper feed mechanism for printer A manual paper feed mechanism for a printer has a release lever adapted to permit mounting and demounting of a print paper to and from a platen, a paper feed gear for rotating the paper feed roller, a manual knob having a peripheral gear section engageabl... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4606663 | Switchable paper transport device for single sheets and continuous paper in printers There is disclosed a paper transport device for printers. The device transports either single sheets or continuous paper through a printer in such a manner that switching between single sheet feed or continuous paper feed does not degrade print quality. W... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4605938 | Thermal transfer recording apparatus A recording apparatus of thermal transfer type includes a thermal head having a plurality of linearly-arrayed heat generating elements selectively generating heat in response to the application of a character and pattern information signal providing the t... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4580917 | Paper feed apparatus for printer A paper feed apparatus has two partially toothed gears which are separately provided on a drive shaft and which rotate corresponding to the opposite ends of the displacement path of a carriage, and a driven gear rotating together with a paper feed roller ... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4572418 | Print paper feeding apparatus A print paper feeding apparatus wherein a discrete print paper is fed by cooperative action of a platen and rollers, while a continuous print paper is fed by cooperative action of a platen and a pin tractor. The print paper feeding apparatus further compr... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4565461 | Pitch-changeable, cam-actuated paper feed for serial printer The printer includes a print head moveable in a lateral direction perpendicular to the feeding direction of a sheet of recording paper. The print head is supported on a carriage which is reciprocably driven. Different paper feed pitches are selectable dep... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4562443 | Thermal transfer color recording apparatus and recording method A thermal transfer color recording apparatus comprises a transfer sheet in which a plurality of color inks adapted to be thermally transferred are arrayed in a large number of regions, and a thermal head in which a plurality of heat generating elements ad... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4549825 | Thermal printer for a low cost electronic mail terminal An electronic mail terminal 10 that includes a keyboard 12, multi-character display 14, thermal printer 22, tape drive 118, and communication and control circuitry. The tape drive and printer mount to molded-in features of a base housing 20. A printed cir... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4459054 | Shared character selection, escapement and line advance system for serial printer A serial impact printer 11 includes a frame 15 mounted drive motor 47 coupled to a print wheel 31 to effect rotation thereof. The print wheel 31 is mounted on a movable print carrier 29 which serially moves from print position to print position along the ... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4444521 | Print medium advancing mechanism including print head retraction A single stepper motor is utilized in a printing device to lift a print head from the surface of recording material upon the initial angular rotation of the stepper motor output drive shaft and to move the recording material within the printing device upo... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4423972 | Serial printer A small and light-weight serial printer adapted to portable electric-powered typewriters and output devices of personal computers. The serial printer of the present invention requires a reduced number of drive sources and is simply constructed. The serial... | 01/03/1984 |
