Frame structure of a printer with positioning openings
US4846595A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 26, 1987 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53961
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A printing apparatus such as a printer of the type using a type wheel includes two guide members which extend between a pair of side frames and each of which is fixed by riveting. A carrier is slidably mounted on the guide members. A carriage loaded with a type wheel and others is mounted on a carrier in such a manner as to be rotatable by 90 degrees between a predetermined print position and a wheel replace position behind the print position. A sensor for determining the presence/absence and the kind of a type wheel loaded in the carriage is provided.
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