Typewriting machines – Carriage or carriage-moving or movement-regulating mechanism – Carriage-feed mechanism
Patent
1996-10-31
1998-07-14
Burr, Edgar S.
Typewriting machines
Carriage or carriage-moving or movement-regulating mechanism
Carriage-feed mechanism
400139, 4001542, 4001621, B41J 1900
Patent
active
057793760
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is an improved printer and carriage drive mechanism. The carriage motor is mounted at a first side of the printer chassis, and an idler pulley is mounted at a second side of the chassis. The carriage also has a pair of idler pulleys. A single flat smooth belt is attached to the first side of the chassis. From there, it passes over to and around one of the idler pulleys on the carriage, back to and around the motor pulley, across the print zone and around the idler pulley on the second side of the chassis, back to and around the other carriage idler pulley, and then back to the second side of the chassis, where it is attached. The motor is movably attached to the chassis and is tensioned by a spring. This mechanism provides for substantial mechanical advantage over common simple carriage drive mechanisms. A smaller, less expensive motor and a quieter flat smooth belt can be used. The motor is allowed to run at more optimal speeds and expensive ball bearings can be avoided in the motor and pulleys.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3908809 (1975-09-01), Beattie
patent: 4479731 (1984-10-01), Kawaguchi
Burr Edgar S.
Davis H. Brian
Grohusky Leslie
Hewlett--Packard Company
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