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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7293870 | Supporting structure and business machine utilizing the same A supporting structure and a Business machine utilizing the same. The business machine includes a main body, cover and supporting structure therebetween. The sleeve connected to the main body has a guiding groove with a lug portion. The connecting rod is connected t... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7077587 | Tape printing apparatus with tape cassette guide members A tape printing apparatus uses a tape cassette having two guide holes, the tape printing apparatus has a tape cassette holder including at least first and second guide members; the first guide member having a height that is shorter than a height of the second guide ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6962412 | Cover unit and recovery apparatus A cover unit includes a first metal cover having at least one side surface and a second cover made of a material not soluble with the material of the first metal cover. A tongue is formed on the side surface of the first metal cover. The second cover is formed with ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6604876 | System for dissipating electrostatic charge in a printer A system for dissipating electrostatic charge build-up in printers comprises a ribbon frame made of statically dissipative material and adapted to support a printhead bracket on which a thermal printhead is mounted proximate to a rotating platen. The stat... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6276848 | Thermal printer having integrally formed paper guide and frame A thermal printer for a portable electronic device such as a receipt issuing machine is capable of increasing an angle at which thermal recording paper is wound on a platen roller while decreasing running load and without generating static electricity. Th... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6203224 | Print engine chassis for supporting a vacuum imaging drum A print engine chassis comprising a sheet metal frame (12) and a filler material (54) of castable polymer. The chassis is fabricated by joining the interlocking rigid members using tabs (36) and slots (38) junctions to form a sheet metal frame (12). A cas... | 03/20/2001 |
| 5959642 | Printer having a shock absorber for a printer motor A printer having a novel and improved mechanism for damping noise caused by the vibration of a motor of the printer is provided. The printer includes a frame having a hole therein, and a carriage mounted on the frame capable of moving relative thereto. A ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5927878 | Modular information processing apparatus A modular, multi-function information processing device suitable for point-of-sale (POS) station arrangements wherein separate printer and controller components are individually housed and arranged in a stacked vertical configuration. This arrangement sav... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5911531 | Aperture for molded plastic components and method of manufacture A plastic molded article including a body is provided. The body includes a first surface thereof and a second surface thereof. The second surface is spaced from the first surface. The body defines a first cavity extending inwardly from the first surface a... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5775825 | Integrated shell-and-chasis construction for a desktop image-related device The invention protects a printer, scanner, copier and/or FAX machine against shock, particularly during shipping and the like. The system includes side covers, and a subsystem to attach them to a major chassis element. Preferably this subsystem omnidirect... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5513922 | Printer having a removable control panel To be able to set up and operate a printer with a control panel in any position, the printer housing or similar structure of the printer contains a panel receptacle for holding a removable control panel, whereby the latter is connected to the control comp... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5366306 | Printer including integral one-piece main frame A main frame (22) of a printer comprises a horizontal bottom plate (23e) and walls (23a to 23d) to form a box-shaped enclosure defining an inner space (23f). At least one of the walls is offset from the respective edge (104a to 104c) of the bottom plate t... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5306097 | Ink ribbon cassette and recording apparatus using electrode ground An ink ribbon cassette and a recording apparatus adapted to detachably attach the ink ribbon cassette thereto. An electrode for dissipating electrical charges on the ink ribbon surface is provided either in the ink ribbon cassette or on a carrier of the r... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5106220 | Guide and cover arrangement for printers A body structure for a printer comprises a front cover and a rear cover and is capable of accommodating a platen roller a typing device and advance means for advancing and feeding individual or continuous forms. A hinge element fixed to a pillar of the bo... | 04/21/1992 |
| 4777875 | Printer head bank and method of manufacturing the same A printer head bank in which an assembly of yoke, magnet, coils and printing board are encapsulated in a resin forming the head carriage to which the typing hammers are attached.... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4707157 | Matrix printer with electrostatic discharge Matrix printers exhibit the tendency to develop electrostatic charges on account of various movements in sliding contact between the print medium such as paper on one hand and the transport device and print styli or hammer on the other hand. In order to e... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4707156 | Printer stand and paper refolding apparatus A combination printer stand and paper refolding apparatus for use with an associated printer and associated fanfold paper which includes, in one form, a printer receiving shelf dimensioned and configured for holding a printer, and a paper receiving shelf ... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4626116 | Head for wire dot printer A wire dot printer head comprising a leaf spring welded to an armature and biased by a permanent magnet, and a magnetic coil adapted to erase the magnetic field of the permanent magnet so as to release the leaf spring and to drive a print wire. The leaf s... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4600323 | Printing head assembly A printing head assembly having a permanent magnet to attract magnetic members such as armatures to store the strain energy in resilient members such as leaf springs, electro-magnets to cancel the magnetic flux generated by the permanent magnets in order ... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4591284 | Daisywheel printer with improved mounting for mechanical elements A daisy wheel printer having a platen, a translatable carriage, a pair of parallel support rods for the carriage, a pressure roller control mechanism, and electrochemical dirve mechanisms for the carriage and the platen has a unitary cast base member inco... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4367963 | Refillable typewriter ribbon cartridge A protective carton-enclosed typewriter ribbon pancake assembly and associated cartridge frame having a biased-open top are disclosed. The pancake assembly includes a typewriter ribbon pancake spirally wrapped around a supply hub. The ribbon and supply hu... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4340315 | Printing area cover plate for typewriters or like machines Disclosed is a preferably transparent removably mounted cover plate for covering the top opening or printing point area in a printer, e.g. a needle printer, which serves to reduce noise and to prevent the introduction of foreign substances and dust. Of pa... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4303013 | Micro-printer with unitary plastic frame A light-weight micro-printer including a one piece molded plastic main frame is provided. The printer frame includes two substantially parallel side frames spaced apart from each other a distance of the width of a print paper with integrally molded suppor... | 12/01/1981 |
| 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 |
| 4248542 | Tab stop assembly A tab stop assembly characterized by an integrally molded part comprising a slotted body or rack part joined to individual tab stops and including integrally formed spring elements to maintain the tab stops in position within the slots of the body after a... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4195936 | Rotary printer and rotor structure This invention provides improved means for automatically retracting the styli away from the paper when the rotational speed of the rotor drops below a predetermined minimum level. Improved means also are provided for stably holding and accurately position... | 04/01/1980 |
| 4150903 | Typewriter-like toy A toy simulating a typewriter for enabling a child to compose a large number of sentences from a limited number of words, the toy having a keyboard with a plurality of keys, each key having a word imprinted thereon. A carriage is provided with paper recei... | 04/24/1979 |
| 4143199 | Textile elements of nodular appearance, processes for their manufacture and articles produced with such elements The invention relates to elongated textile elements having one or more thickened portions along its length, processes for their manufacture and the articles produced with such elements. The element is characterized in that it consists of an assembly of su... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4143179 | Method of manufacturing a keyboard A method for manufacturing a keyboard which can be utilized in a keying structure is described. It consists of layering a flat fixed plate with a conductive paint, masking a preformed insulating rubber keyboard, laying the keyboard on the conductive paint... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4100551 | Rotary electrical printer and method The printer records images in the form of dots on electrical discharge-sensitive paper. Three groups of five styli are mounted on a rotor. The paper is in strip form and is fed continuously through a curved guide in a direction perpendicular to the plane ... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4013158 | Electrographic segment electrode clamping assembly A clamping assembly for an array of segment electrodes for use in electrographic printers and the like, includes a compressible and electrically non-conductive material disposed between the segment electrodes and a clamping member. The individual segment ... | 03/22/1977 |
| 3985218 | Low inertia impact printing means In a print head, a print wheel comprising the combination of a disk, a plurality of permanently magnetized printing members bearing characters thereon, and electromagnet imparting translation to the printing members by magnetic interaction, and also provi... | 10/12/1976 |
| 3981388 | Automatic bottom margin signal system for typewriters A device for detecting the trailing end of a sheet inserted in a typewriter including a rod adjustably mounted on the carriage, extending below the platen and a transparent table for carrying the sheet. A reflective plate is positioned above the table, an... | 09/21/1976 |
| 3978961 | Typewriter carriage actuating mechanism Typewriter carriage actuating mechanism includes ratchet teeth which are successively pushed by an actuating-type pawl to move the carriage. The actuating pawl is swingable toward and away from the ratchet teeth, to permit the teeth to move beneath it, an... | 09/07/1976 |
| 3976180 | Matrix printer comprising one or more stackable groups of printing wires A matrix printer comprising one or more identical groups of printing wires which are guided in ducts in stackable plates of synthetic material. In the case of a plurality of stacked groups, the distance at the area of the printing ends of the wires betwee... | 08/24/1976 |
| 3974905 | Key arm mechanism A key arm mechanism for keys of a typewriter or data entry device in which a uniform spring rate is achieved by varying the cross-sectional area of the key arms as a direct relation to the distance of the key support posts from a cantilever point. The ent... | 08/17/1976 |
| 3970186 | Damper for a composite print wheel A damper for a composite print wheel comprising two generally circular rings of an elastomer impregnated fabric material with a ring being adhesively coupled to each side of the beams of the print wheel and each ring being adhesively coupled to the other ... | 07/20/1976 |
| 3964594 | Keyboard of elastic material for office machines In an office machine keyboard comprising a plurality of keys formed by an array of areas of layer of elastic material, each key is provided with an identifying character in relief on an insert. The insert is embedded in the elastic layer so that the chara... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3951250 | Capacitive key for electronic circuit In a keyboard for an electronic circuit having a striker on each key formed of electronic material which is conductive or carries a conductor and which is moved downwardly towards a fixed conductor assembly to provide capacitive coupling, it is found that... | 04/20/1976 |
