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Printer comprising a printing head which is adjustable by means of a motor

US4233895A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 4, 1978
Grant dateNov 18, 1980
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 4, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J25/308
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A printer comprising a carriage which is displaceable along a record carrier, parallel to the line direction, and on which a printing head is mounted which is displaceable transversely of the line direction by means of an electric motor. The electric motor is coupled to the printing head by means of two complementary cam discs and two cam followers. The electric motor is controlled by an electrical control signal which originates from a converter which is coupled to a sensor which contacts the record carrier.

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