Serial printer having a single drive motor
US4352576A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 8, 1980 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J23/04
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A printer having clutches for selectively transmitting the driving power from a single motor to a rotary shaft for rotating the type wheels and to a hammer drive shaft for driving a hammer is described. The clutches are under the control of a single controlling member so that the typing operation can be accomplished by the power furnished by a single motor having a shaft which need rotate continuously in one direction only.
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