Wire guide device for wire dot printer
US5048985A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 13, 1989 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/265
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A wire dot printer using a plurality of print wires to print on a printing medium. The printer includes a print head unit, a guide member defining a wire nose mounted on one end of the print head unit, and a wire guide member mounted proximate one end of the guide member and including a plurality of openings for guiding the print wires. A supporting member is mounted on the guide member on the one end thereof and has a first surface for coupling the supporting member to a carriage. The supporting member has an end surface having an opening therein corresponding in shape to that of the end of the guide member supporting the wire guide member. The wire guide member is positioned and supported in the opening in the supporting member. The guide member also includes a plurality of spaced wire guide plates which include a plurality of holes aligned therein through which the print wires extend for guiding the print wires.
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