Typewriting machines – Typing by other than type-face or type-die – Thermal
Patent
1987-11-04
1989-07-04
Burr, Edgar S.
Typewriting machines
Typing by other than type-face or type-die
Thermal
346 76PH, 400551, 400596, 400630, 400642, 400649, 400708, B41J 320
Patent
active
048446319
ABSTRACT:
The platen (11) is mounted between two side plates (9-10) of equipment which is hinged to two risers (5-6) to rotate about an axis .gamma. running parallel to the axis of the platen. The platen is provided with a freewheel mechanism including an inner ring (28) which is connected to the platen and an outer ring (29) which is provided with a peg (31) engaged in a slot (8) in a fixed member (7). The slot is situated on the opposite side of the platen axis .DELTA. relative to the axis of rotation .gamma. and in substantially the same plane. Detector means (36-37) for detecting the presence of a document in an insertion channel (17) cause the platen to rotate in the direction in which the freewheel mechanism drives the outer ring, thereby pressing the peg against the slot and rocking the equipment about the axis .gamma. thus allowing a document to pass between the print head and the platen until it meets an abutment (14) which is moved into place by the rocking action. When the document is detected as engaging the abutment, the platen is rotated in the opposite, document-driving direction, and return means press the platen against the print head.
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Feron Jean-Marc
Prasloix Michel
Burr Edgar S.
Cohen Moshe I.
Compagnie Generale d'Automatisme CGA-HBS
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