Printer with drive mechanism
US5842795A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 12, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J23/025
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A printer including a driving shaft having first, second and third worms for feeding a recording paper, advancing a printing ribbon, and moving a carriage, respectively. The third worm for moving the carriage may be replaced by a belt. The driving shaft may include two separate portions, with the first, second and third worms connected to ends of the separate portions. The driving shaft may be rotatably supported adjacent the first, second and third worms.
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