Typewriting machines – Including interposed inking device for record-medium – Ribbon-feeding mechanism
Patent
1987-03-30
1988-08-09
Pieprz, William
Typewriting machines
Including interposed inking device for record-medium
Ribbon-feeding mechanism
400232, 74812, 74354, B41J 3322, B41J 3336
Patent
active
047624345
ABSTRACT:
A ribbon feed device includes; a drive gear capable of rotating about a first shaft in clockwise and counter-clockwise directions by a rotation force transmitted from a drive source; a ribbon feed gear for feeding an ink ribbon capable of rotating about a second shaft; and an intermediate gear which swings about the first shaft while meshing with the drive gear, meshes with the ribbon feed gear at a first position during the rotation of the drive gear in the clockwise direction, meshes with the ribbon feed gear at a second position during the rotation of the drive gear in the counter-clockwise direction, and renders the ribbon feed gear rotate always in the same direction irrespective of the rotation direction of the drive gear.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4572027 (1986-02-01), Lusk
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Pieprz William
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