Dot matrix line printer
US4462702A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 7, 1982 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J11/20
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A dot matrix line printer comprised of a main frame assembly and a shuttle frame assembly hinged thereto for limited pivotal movement around a horizontal hinge axis. The main frame assembly carries a paper drive subassembly and an adjustable platen subassembly. The shuttle frame assembly carries one or more hammer banks and a shuttle drive motor for shuttling each bank to move the hammers thereof along a print row extending across the width of the paper parallel to the front face of the platen. By pivoting the shuttle frame assembly up and away from the main assembly, ready access is afforded to the paper path for loading and to the hammer banks for servicing. Each hammer includes a hammer element mounted on the free ends of first and second spaced parallel leaf springs for linear movement toward and away from a paper to be printed upon. A platen is mounted on leaf springs to enable the spacing between the platen and hammers to be varied while maintaining the essential perpendicularity between the platen front face and direction of hammer element movement.
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