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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7354214 | Image forming apparatus having a chassis containing a curved part that supports a roller bearing The image forming apparatus includes a chassis, a feed roller, and a press roller. The chassis includes first and side surfaces, a bottom surface that connects the first and second side surfaces, and a curved part formed unitarily with the bottom surface. The curved... | 04/08/2008 |
| 6981810 | Printer apparatus having platen roller with sheet feed guide A printer apparatus includes: a platen roller around which paper sheets wind; a printing structure arranged for being drawn near to and away from the platen roller; a plurality of winding support members circumferentially disposed around the platen roller, for guidi... | 01/03/2006 |
| 5597251 | Color printer An image printing apparatus having high quality image printing capability due to minimized registration errors is provided. The image printing apparatus has a thermal head 18 and a platen roller 15 which is shorter in its circumference than the length of ... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5516222 | Printing device having limited movement paper guide A paper conveyance system for individually transporting cut sheets having various thicknesses and rigidity through a printing device includes a main roller for driving the cut sheets, a nip pair located downstream of the main roller, and a top paper guide... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5296874 | Thermal printer A thermal printer in which a sheet of recording paper is held by and between a thermal print head includes a plurality of heat generating elements and a platen drum, the amounts of heat of the heat generating elements are selectively changed, and an image... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5152622 | Printer with improved anti-skew mechanisms The invented printer includes a paper drive and mechanisms which hold paper in proper alignment in the drive. Specifically, it includes a pressure plate capable of bringing a sheet of paper into contact with a drive roller so that the paper is properly al... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5062723 | Printing apparatus A printing apparatus for effecting printing on a printing medium, comprising a rotatably supported platen roller, a printing head which faces the platen roller and which is designed to allow a printing medium to pass between it and the platen roller, rota... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5044799 | Printer A printer includes a paper guide disposed around an outer peripheral portion of a platen to which a print head is opposed. A platen cover is disposed in proximity to the outer periphery of the platen and has an opening at a portion opposed to the print he... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4898489 | Paper support mechanism in a printer A printer system containing an elastic endless sheet member which extends between roller members in front of a print head. The roller members are disposed so as to form a flat surface of the elastic endless sheet member in front of the print head in order... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4836696 | Printer having a pivotally supported platen A printing apparatus wherein a platen for supporting a recording medium printed by a print head is pivotally supported by a support member. The support member, which extends between left and right side frames of the printer, includes a first and a second ... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4802780 | Printer frame structure for simplifying record medium feeding attachment A printer for printing characters through a printing ribbon on printing paper placed on a platen by moving a carriage along the platen and driving a printing head on the carriage. The platen is placed in the rear end portion of the printer frame. An openi... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4514740 | Sheet guide mechanism in a recording device A sheet guide mechanism in a recording device including a rotatable platen and a recording member opposed to the platen, comprising pressure rollers adapted to come into pressure contact with the platen for pressing down a recording sheet, and a guide pla... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4294556 | Guide for record carrier in printers A device for guiding a record medium sheet which is to be printed upon in a printing machine having a platen, the device being arranged to guide the sheet around the platen and including an apron member formed and positioned to hold the sheet in contact w... | 10/13/1981 |
| 3941228 | Electromagnetically operated printer A printer, suitable for operation by an electric computer, includes a traveling carriage. The carriage carries a type-head that is vertically and rotatably shiftable to properly orient a type element for printing. Movement of the carriage, as well as vert... | 03/02/1976 |
