Governor device for printer
AssigneeCitizen Watch Co., Ltd.
InventorShohachi Nihira
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Abstract
In a governor device for a printer including a driving wheel rotating for a predetermined amount by means of urging force by a urging spring to feed paper and engaging with a stopper to stop at this position and a governor gear train consisting of a speed-up gear engaged with the driving wheel and a fly wheel to perform the governing action. The governor device for a printer further includes a wind-up gear engaging with the driving wheel and a friction slip device attached to the fly wheel in the governor gear train to absorb the bounce when the driving wheel stops.
Claims2
A governor device for a printer, wherein said governor device for a printer includes:
- an urging spring means;
- a driving wheel for feeding a printing paper, provided to rotate and to stop with a stopper at a predetermined position after an amount of rotation of said urging spring means;
- a wind-up gear for winding up said driving wheel against the urging spring means;
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- a governor gear train for governing a paper feed speed comprising:
- a pinion gear engaging with said driving wheel;
- a flywheel case secured to said pinion gear;
- a flywheel rotatably mounted on said pinion gear;
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- a leaf spring for providing a frictional connection between said flywheel case and said flywheel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.