Printing position adjusting mechanism for printers

Printing position adjusting mechanism for use in a printer, wherein the printer comprises:

• a platen;
• a yoke movable with respect to the platen toward and away from the platen, the yoke having a leading end portion with leading end faces thereon;
• and a printing head carried on the leading end portion of the yoke for moving together with the yoke with respect to the platen;
• the printing head having types supported thereon and facing toward the platen such that relative movement of the yoke toward the platen moves the types to the platen for printing an object then supported on the platen;
• the printing position adjusting mechanism comprising:
• an adjusting member supported on the printing head and movable with respect thereto in directions toward and away from the leading end faces of the yoke;
• the adjusting member having an abutment face opposed to the leading end faces of the yoke, whereby following selected movement of the adjusting member with respect to the printing head, the printing head can be adjusted in position with respect to the yoke until the adjusting member abutment face abuts the leading end faces of the yoke.