Print element, printer and method of printing

Details Print element, printer and method of printing Print element, printer and method of printing

1985-04-05

1987-08-04

Sewell, Paul T.

Typewriting machines

Typing by other than type-face or type-die

Character formation by impact

101 9304, 4001442, 400174, B41J 130, B41J 312

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active

046842705

ABSTRACT:
A serial print element for use with a serial matrix font type printer for printing dot matrix type graphics with a serial matrix font type printer and a method of printing dot matrix graphics with a serial matrix font type printer. The print element includes a carrier for supporting type elements. The print element is coupled to the carrier and is capable of printing at least graphics images formed of dot patterns. The print elements include at least one dot pattern segment series of at least two dots in length. Each of the dot pattern segment series includes a type element on the carrier for each printable dot pattern combination. As a result, dot matrix type graphics can be printed by a serial matrix font type printer. In addition, the print element can contain ASCII character type elements to allow both graphics and character printing with the same print element.

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