CA1129112A - Printer having variable character density - Google Patents

Printer having variable character density

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Publication number
CA1129112A
CA1129112A CA314,654A CA314654A CA1129112A CA 1129112 A CA1129112 A CA 1129112A CA 314654 A CA314654 A CA 314654A CA 1129112 A CA1129112 A CA 1129112A
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Prior art keywords
character
matrix
printer
signals
print
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CA314,654A
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English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Clifford M. Jones
William A. Surber
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General Electric Co
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General Electric Co
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Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/485—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by the process of building-up characters or image elements applicable to two or more kinds of printing or marking processes
    • B41J2/505—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by the process of building-up characters or image elements applicable to two or more kinds of printing or marking processes from an assembly of identical printing elements
    • B41J2/5056—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by the process of building-up characters or image elements applicable to two or more kinds of printing or marking processes from an assembly of identical printing elements using dot arrays providing selective dot disposition modes, e.g. different dot densities for high speed and high-quality printing, array line selections for multi-pass printing, or dot shifts for character inclination

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Quality & Reliability (AREA)
  • Character Spaces And Line Spaces In Printers (AREA)
  • Dot-Matrix Printers And Others (AREA)
CA314,654A 1977-11-01 1978-10-27 Printer having variable character density Expired CA1129112A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US847,585 1977-11-01
US05/847,585 US4213714A (en) 1977-11-01 1977-11-01 Printer having variable character density

Publications (1)

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CA1129112A true CA1129112A (en) 1982-08-03

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US (1) US4213714A (en, 2012)
JP (1) JPS5478032A (en, 2012)
AU (1) AU523768B2 (en, 2012)
CA (1) CA1129112A (en, 2012)
DE (1) DE2844251A1 (en, 2012)
DK (1) DK147983C (en, 2012)
FR (1) FR2407076B1 (en, 2012)
GB (1) GB2008298B (en, 2012)
IT (1) IT1099874B (en, 2012)
SE (1) SE439394B (en, 2012)
YU (1) YU253078A (en, 2012)

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DE2844251A1 (de) 1979-05-03
DK488378A (da) 1979-05-02
FR2407076A1 (fr) 1979-05-25
AU523768B2 (en) 1982-08-12
JPS5478032A (en) 1979-06-21
AU4064378A (en) 1980-04-17
IT1099874B (it) 1985-09-28
DE2844251C2 (en, 2012) 1991-05-08
DK147983B (da) 1985-01-21
SE7811235L (sv) 1979-05-02
YU253078A (en) 1983-01-21
GB2008298A (en) 1979-05-31
FR2407076B1 (fr) 1987-04-30
IT7829264A0 (it) 1978-10-31
GB2008298B (en) 1982-01-13
DK147983C (da) 1985-06-24
US4213714A (en) 1980-07-22
SE439394B (sv) 1985-06-10

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