Patent · US Expired

Character generator for a non-mechanical printer

US5258778A · kind A · utility

3Cited by

12References

14Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Edmund Creutzmann · Borgo San Lazzaro, DE
Manfred Maier · Lutherstadt Eisleben, DE
Hand J. Hacke · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 25, 1990
Grant date	Nov 2, 1993
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 25, 2010

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB41J2/45
WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A character generator for use in a non-mechanical printer is embodied in an electrophotographic printer. A character generator (1) having a plurality of light sources (113) is provided in a non-mechanical printer. The light sources (113) are secured to the character generator (1) in the form of chips (112). Given outage of a light source (113) it is not possible without further ado to replace individual chips (112) and the complete character generator (1) must be replaced. Inventively, the character generator (1) is modularly constructed, i.e. individual modules (11) each having a respective plurality of light sources (113) are detachably secured to a module carrier (13), so that individual modules (11) can be very easily replaced given the outage of individual light sources (113) or of other electronic component parts.

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