Marking press device for producing raised symbols with or without coloring

A marking press device, comprising:

• a pair of type arms that face each other to interpose a workpiece to be marked therebetween;
• a type fixed on each of said type arms for making a mark thereof;
• a circular type assembling member around which a plurality of said type arms are attached radially;
• pressing means for rotatably supporting said type assembling member around a rotary shaft and for pressing a selected type from said type assembling member onto said workpiece;
• driving means for rotating said type assembling member;
• a ribbon guiding mechanism that guides an inked ribbon for coloring produced characters;
• a ribbon supplying spool for supplying said inked ribbon;
• a ribbon winding spool for winding said inked ribbon;
• a ribbon frame to which said ribbon guiding mechanism, said ribbon supplying spool and said ribbon winding spool are mounted;
• and
• ribbon frame turning means for rotatably supporting said ribbon frame, said ribbon frame turning means moving said ribbon frame between a position, at which said inked ribbon is withdrawn from a typing position on said workpiece, and a position, at which said inked ribbon is inserted between said type and said workpiece.

A marking press device comprising:

• first and second opposing circular type wheels having a plurality of opposing type arms that face each other to interpose a workpiece to be marked therebetween, each pair of the opposing type arms including at least one type for making a mark on the work piece;
• a press that presses a selected type from the first and second type wheels onto the work piece;
• a driver that rotates the first and second type wheels;
• ribbon frame including a ribbon guiding mechanism that guides an inked ribbon for coloring marked characters;
• and
• a ribbon frame turning mechanism that turns the ribbon frame to a replacement position for replacing the inked ribbon.