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US 4,903,045 AGranted
X-Y plotter for non-perforated paper
AssigneeHitachi, Ltd.
InventorsMasami Sakamoto, Ryoichi Magumo, Tamio Ishihara, Takao Kobari
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Abstract
An X-Y plotter is of the type which moves a non-perforated recording paper by drive rollers and pinch rollers. The outer surface of each of the drive rollers is formed with a cylindrical reference surface and with a plurality of minute projections of sharp quadrangular pyramidal shape distributed over the whole outer surface of the roller. These reference surface and minute projections are formed by machining in the entire circumferential or outer surface of the drive roller a plurality of trapezoidal grooves extending parallel and orthogonally to the axis of the drive roller.
Claims8
An X-Y plotter comprising:
- a recording paper;
- a recording means for recording on said recording paper;
- first drive means for moving said recording means in an X direction;
- at least one set of a drive roller means and a pinch roller means disposed for pinching said recording paper therebetween;
- and
- second drive means for rotating said drive roller means to move said recording paper in a Y direction which is orthogonal to said X direction;
- wherein said drive roller has a cylindrical reference surface and a plurality of minute projections projecting from the cylindrical reference surface and being arranged in discreet regular pitches such that adjacent projections are spaced from each other with a part of the cylindrical reference surface therebetween, each projection having a quadrangular pyramidal shape.
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An X-Y plotter comprising:
- a recording paper;
- a recording element for recording on said recording paper;
- first drive means for moving said recording element in an X direction;
- at least one set of a drive roller and a pinch roller disposed for pinching said recording paper therebetween;
- and
- second drive means for rotating said drive roller to move said recording paper in a Y direction which is orthogonal to said X direction;
- wherein said drive roller has a cylindrical reference surface and a plurality of minute projections arranged in regular pitches, each projection projecting from the cylindrical reference surface and having a quadrangular pyramidal shape, said quadrangular pyramidal shape of the minute projections is oriented such that at least one side plane of the pyramid extends substantially parallel to said X direction.
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An X-Y plotter comprising:
- a recording paper;
- a recording element for recording on said recording paper;
- first drive means for moving said recording element in an X direction;
- at least one set of a drive roller and a pinch roller made of rubber disposed for pinching said recording paper therebetween;
- and
- second drive means for rotating said drive roller to move said recording paper in a Y direction which is orthogonal to said X direction;
- wherein said drive roller has a cylindrical reference surface and a plurality of minute projections arranged in regular pitches, each projection projecting from the surface and having the quadrangular pyramidal shape.
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An X-Y plotter comprising:
- a recording paper;
- a recording element for recording on said recording paper;
- first drive means for moving said recording element in an X direction;
- at least one set of a drive roller and a pinch roller disposed for pinching said recording paper therebetween;
- and
- second drive means for rotating said drive roller to move said recording paper in a Y direction which is orthogonal to said X direction;
- wherein said drive roller has a cylindrical reference surface and a plurality of minute projections arranged in regular pitches, each projection projecting from the reference surface and having a quadrangular pyramidal shape, each of said minute projections has a vertical angle in a range of 60.degree. to 90.degree..
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An X-Y plotter comprising:
- a recording paper;
- a recording element for recording on said recording paper;
- first drive means for moving said recording element in an X direction;
- at least one set of a drive roller means and a pinch roller means disposed for pinching said recording paper therebetween;
- and
- second drive means for rotating said drive roller to move said recording paper in a Y direction which is orthogonal to said X direction;
- wherein said drive roller has a cylindrical reference surface and a plurality of minute projections arranged in regular pitches, each projection projecting from the reference surface and having a quadrangular pyramidal shape, said pitch of the minute projections is in a range of 0.3 to 1 millimeter.
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An X-Y plotter comprising:
- a recording paper;
- a recording element for recording on said recording paper;
- first drive means for moving said recording element in an X direction;
- at least one set of a drive roller means and a pinch roller means disposed for pinching said recording paper therebetween;
- and
- second drive means for rotating said drive roller to move said recording paper in a Y direction which is orthogonal to said X direction;
- wherein said drive roller has a cylindrical reference surface and a plurality of minute projections arranged in regular pitches, each projection projecting from the reference surface and having a quadrangular pyramidal shape, each of said minute projections has a height in a range of 0.05 to 0.02 millimeters.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.