Compliant head loading mechanism for thermal printers

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1987-09-08

1989-05-16

Burr, Edgar S.

Typewriting machines

Typing by other than type-face or type-die

Thermal

400161, 400320, 400356, 400663, B41J 320, B41J 518

Patent

active

048305235

ABSTRACT:
A compliant head loading mechanism for a thermal printer is disclosed which compliantly loads a thermal print head against a carrier and a receiver mounted on a drum to uniformly apply pressure across the receiver at the nip. The mechanism includes a spring biased pivotably mounted pivot bracket which is moved between load and unload positions and a bracket member which is pivotably mounted on the pivot bracket and which carries the print head.

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IBM Tech. Disc. Bulletin, "Coil Actuated Dual Detent", Lockhart, vol. 19, No. 9, Feb. 1977, p. 3462.

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