Manual printer
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMotoshi Kishi, Naohisa Kinoshita
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Abstract
A manual printer includes a head unit. The head unit includes a recording head, a running roller and a projection coupled to a housing via a universal joint. The head unit can be tilted relative to the housing. The position of the head unit relative to a recording medium P is maintained even if the housing is tilted in any direction. A gap and an angle between the recording head and the recording medium P can be fixed which enables a stable printing operation.
Claims24
A manual printer for printing on a recording medium via a user manually moving the manual printer on the recording medium, comprising:
- a housing defining an exterior of the manual printer;
- a recording head that prints on the recording medium;
- a head unit holding said recording head;
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- a supporting member that supports the head unit, the supporting member including a holder member for connecting the head unit to the housing, a connecting unit that connects the holder member to the housing such that the head unit can oscillate in a direction perpendicular to a scanning direction of the manual printer, and a connecting unit that connects the holder member and the head unit so that the head unit can oscillate in the scanning direction of the manual printer.
A manual printer for printing on a recording medium via a user manually moving the manual printer on the recording medium, comprising:
- a housing defining an exterior of the manual printer;
- means for printing on the recording medium;
- means for holding said means for printing;
- and
- means for supporting the means for holding, the means for supporting including means for connecting the means for holding to the housing, first linkage means for connecting the means for connecting and the housing such that the means for holding can oscillate in a direction perpendicular to a scanning direction, and second linkage means for connecting the means for connecting and the means for holding such that the means for holding can oscillate in the scanning direction.
A method of printing on a recording medium by manually moving a manual printer on the recording medium, the manual printer including a housing defining an exterior of the manual printer, comprising the steps of:
- inputing print data from an external device;
- moving the manual printer with a running roller in contact with the recording medium;
- holding the head unit in contact with the recording medium with a guide;
- generating printing timing based upon the amount of rotation of said running roller with a printing timing generator;
- oscillating a head unit in a scanning direction with a second linkage;
- oscillating the head unit in a direction perpendicular to the scanning direction with a first linkage;
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- printing on a recording medium with a recording head, such that the recording head is held with the head unit, the head unit is supported with a supporting member and the recording head prints according to a printing timing signal generated by the printing timing generator.
A manual printer for printing on a recording medium via a user manually moving the manual printer on the recording medium, comprising:
- a housing defining an exterior of the manual printer;
- a recording head that prints on the recording medium;
- a head unit holding said recording head;
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- a supporting member including a universal joint that supports the head unit so that said head unit can be tilted relative to said housing in a scanning direction and a direction perpendicular to the scanning direction .
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.