Printing mechanism with print hammer having noise dampener

A printing device having a print element, a platen, a carrier supporting an impact printer mechanism for driving a selected character pad of said print element to print a character on an image print medium supported by said platen, and a print hammer for use in conjunction with said impact printer mechanism for decreasing the acoustic noise transmitted through said print hammer, said print hammer comprising:

• an upper print portion having a pair of downwardly extending legs;
• a lower pivot portion including means for supporting said print hammer for pivotal movement of said upper print portion and having a pair of upwardly extending legs;
• and
• a noise dampener member joining said upper print portion downwardly extending legs and said lower pivot portion upwardly extending legs.

A printing device having a print element, a platen, a carrier supporting an impact printer mechanism for driving a selected character pad of said print element to print a character on an image print medium supported by said platen, and a print hammer for use in said impact printer mechanism for decreasing the acoustic noise transmitted through said print hammer, said print hammer comprising:

• an upper print portion;
• a lower pivot portion including means for supporting said print hammer for pivotal movement of said upper print portion;
• and
• at least two molded noise damper members joining and encasing parts of said upper print portion and pats of said lower pivot portion.

A printing device having a print element, a platen, a carrier supporting an impact printer mechanism for driving a selected character pad of said print element to print a character on am image print medium supported by said platen, said impact printer mechanism comprising:

• a print hammer;
• a rotary drive means including a rotary member having an axis of rotation, and means coupled to said rotary member at a point of connection and to said print hammer for actuating said print hammer to cause printing, said point of connection of said means coupled to said rotary member moving concentrically about said axis of rotation of said rotary member;
• said print hammer includes
• a printing impact portion including an outwardly directed anvil;
• a mass weight including a plate having a surface projecting a plurality of letter spaces in a plane parallel to said platen and including having a maximum dimension in a direction perpendicular to said platen substantially behind said anvil;
• and a noise dampener layer sandwiched between said printing impact portion and said weight.