Typewriting machines – Type-bar-action mechanism or type-face on type-bar or... – With added-motion mechanism for type-bar near print-point
Patent
1985-07-02
1987-07-07
Burr, Edgar S.
Typewriting machines
Type-bar-action mechanism or type-face on type-bar or...
With added-motion mechanism for type-bar near print-point
4001442, 4001572, 400166, 400385, 4003881, 400689, 400703, 101 9319, 101 9329, 101 9348, B41J 936, B41J 130
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046783555
ABSTRACT:
An impacting element for an impact printer having a platen, selectable character elements and means for driving the impacting element to impart a printing force to a selected character element, to drive it against said platen for a contact period, the impacting element including a sensor thereon for generating a signal indicative of the initiation of the contact period.
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Bowers, Jr. George W.
Crystal Richard G.
Dunfield John C.
Gabor Andrew
Abend Serge
Burr Edgar S.
Wiecking David A.
Xerox Corporation
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