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US 4,053,040 AGranted
Serial wire matrix printer
OwnerThomas K. McGourtyinventor
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Abstract
Guide means for a serially operable wire matrix printer head wherein a guide is provided for linearly and pivotally guiding the printing end of the head adjacent and parallel to the plane of the paper. Independent means are provided to pivotally support the opposite and heavier end of the head and for permitting movement of such end in a direction substantially at right angles to the plane of the paper.
Claims8
A printing device comprising
- means for supporting a record medium in a printing plane,
- a print head having printing means adjacent said printing plane,
- a rotatable screw shaft extending parallel to said printing plane,
- said shaft having a screw threaded section and an untreaded section,
- a nut connected to said head for moving said head along said printing plane,
- said nut being in threaded engagement with said threaded section of said shaft,
- spring means,
- said nut causing said spring means to flex upon movement of said nut onto said untreaded section upon rotation of said shaft in one direction,
- said spring being effective to return said nut into threaded engagement with said threaded section upon rotation of said shaft in the opposite direction, and
- means for rotating said shaft.
7 more elements
A printing device comprising means for supporting a record medium in a printing plane,
- a print head having printing means adjacent said printing plane,
- a rotatable screw shaft extending parallel to said plane,
- said shaft having a screw threaded section and unthreaded sections at opposite ends of said threaded section,
- a nut connected to said head for moving said head along said printing plane,
- said nut being threadable on said threaded section,
- a pair of spring devices,
- said nut causing one of said spring devices to flex upon movement of said nut in one direction from said threaded section onto one of said unthreaded sections upon rotation of said shaft in one direction and causing the other of said spring devices to flex upon movement of said nut in the opposite direction from said threaded section onto the other of said unthreaded sections upon rotation of said shaft in the opposite direction,
- said one spring device being effective to return said nut into threaded engagement with said threaded section upon rotation of said shaft in said opposite direction and said other spring device being effective to return said nut into threaded engagement with said threaded section upon rotation of said shaft in said one direction, and
- means for rotating said shaft.
6 more elements
A printing device of the dot matrix type including means for supporting a record medium in a printing plane,
- a print head having one end adjacent said printing plane, and
- a plurality of elongate printing elements carried by said head and selectively movable endwise relative to said head to imprint on said record medium, comprising
- first guide means adjacent said one end of said head for pivotally guiding said one end of said head in a direction parallel to said plane,
- second guide means adjacent the opposite end of said head for pivotally guiding said opposite end in a direction at least substantially at right angles to said plane,
- a rotatable screw shaft extending parallel to said plane,
- said shaft having a screw threaded section and an unthreaded section,
- a nut,
- means pivotally connecting said nut to said head,
- the nut being in threaded engagement with said threaded section of said shaft,
- spring means,
- said nut causing said spring means to flex upon movement of said nut onto said unthreaded section upon rotation of said shaft in one direction,
- said spring means being effective to return said nut into threaded engagement with said threaded section upon rotation of said shaft in the opposite direction, and
- means for rotating said shaft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.