Apparatus for selectable font printing

Details Apparatus for selectable font printing Apparatus for selectable font printing

1975-11-05

1977-09-27

Rader, Ralph T.

Textiles: fiber preparation

101 9305, 178 30, 340324AD, B41J 304

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040505634

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for use in a dot-matrix type impact printer for printing each line of characters and/or graphic data in a selective one of a plurality of character fonts and/or formats. In one preferred embodiment, a manual selection is made corresponding to either a normal or compressed spacing between adjacent dot columns by selection of a registration array from a group of such arrays. Dual-channel reading means cooperate with the registration arrays for determining the position of a print head as it moves across a print line and for enabling a plurality of print wires to be selectively impacted against the paper document whenever the print head is in proper registration as determined by the selected array. Spacing between registration slits of each array is uniform but is different as between arrays. The selected array may be changed either manually or remotely. Upon completion of the printing of a line, control logic means returns the printer to a "selected" format. Double width characters may be printed utilizing any of the arrays. In an alternative embodiment, a horizontal format may be utilized to permit printing in only selected regions or columns.

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