EP0113423A2 - Impact printer - Google Patents
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- EP0113423A2 EP0113423A2 EP83111940A EP83111940A EP0113423A2 EP 0113423 A2 EP0113423 A2 EP 0113423A2 EP 83111940 A EP83111940 A EP 83111940A EP 83111940 A EP83111940 A EP 83111940A EP 0113423 A2 EP0113423 A2 EP 0113423A2
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- 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
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- B41J27/20—Inking apparatus with ink supplied by capillary action, e.g. through porous type members, through porous platens
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
- B41J2/495—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 by selective printing from a rotating helical member
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- 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
- B41J9/00—Hammer-impression mechanisms
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- This invention relates to an impact printer for selectively printing information directly onto a print medium moving past a print location.
- the 3,915,276 patent is referenced because it shows an impact printer with print elements on a rotatable belt but uses a ribbon and does not print in color.
- the 3,672,297 patent is of the same type as the 3,915,276 reference.
- the 4,056,183 patent shows a matrix printer using a rotatable inked platen and the 4,069,755 patent shows a matrix wire printer using a rotatable ink stamp without a ribbon.
- the 4,191,104 patent shows a printer with a rotating belt with print elements thereon.
- the 4,194,846 patent shows an impact matrix printer wherein ink from a reservoir is directed to a printing element. No ribbon is used and no rotatable belt is employed.
- An advantage of the present invention is to provide an impact printer that does not require a ribbon.
- Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a ribbonless impact printer that prints in color.
- a further advantage of the present invention is to provide a ribbonless impact color printer that prints in an all points addressable matrix mode.
- Still another advantage of the present invention is to provide an all-points addressable ribbonless impact matrix color printer that incorporates ball-point print elements.
- Still another advantage of the present invention is to provide an all-points addressable ribbonless impact matrix color printer that incorporates ball-point print elements on a rotating belt.
- Still another advantage of the present invention is to provide an all-points addressable ribbonless impact matrix color printer that incorporates ball-point print elements on a rotating cylinder.
- FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 illustrate side, top and front views respectively, of a ribbonless, all-points addressable color impact matrix printer using ink elements such as ball-point elements mounted on a rotatable belt.
- ball-point print elements 10 are mounted, for example molded, onto rotatable belt 12 with a predetermined spacing between the print elements.
- Belt 12 is rotated continuously by drive pulley 26.
- Print hammers 14 are placed behind paper 16 (FIG. 3) which is moved by paper drive mechanism 20.
- Each ball-point print element 10 has an ink reservoir 18 (FIG. 3) or alternatively, several print elements may share one common ink reservoir separated into different chambers, each containing different color ink.
- the ball-point print elements may be standard ball pen tips.
- the resultant printing format on paper 16 is a function of the speed of print belt 12 and paper 16, the spacing between print elements 10, and the width and repetition rate of print hammers 14.
- a line printer of 380 lines per minute is achieved.
- faster printing speed can be achieved by mounting the ball-point print elements onto the surface of a rotating cylinder as shown in FIG. 4.
- the structure of FIG. 4, as in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, includes ball-point print elements 10, print hammers 14, paper 16, ink compartments 18, paper drive mechanism 20, and a shield or platen structure 24.
- the ball-point print elements 10 are mounted on the periphery of cylinder 28 and the ink reservoirs are located inside cylinder 28.
- the print elements 10 now move in the same direction as paper 16 rather than transversely as shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3.
- a vertical print element spacing of 0.05 inches on a 3.0 inch diameter cylinder rotating at 320 rpm a printing speed of 1200 lines per minute can be achieved with a 1 m second hammer repetition rate.
- FIG. 5 shows a number of groups of ball-point tips arranged in a helical configuration, in sets of five.
- the width of the hammer 14, is as wide as the ball-point set.
- a horizontal line composed of five dots is described.
- the printer may be embodied using either a rotating flexible belt or a rotating cylinder.
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- This invention relates to an impact printer for selectively printing information directly onto a print medium moving past a print location.
- The following is a list of prior art references which may be considered relative to the present invention and which puts the advances over the state of the art provided by the present invention into perspective.
- U.S. Patent 3,672,297, issued June 27, 1972 to Berglund et al and entitled "Printing Control Device in High Speed Chain Printer With Hammers Movable to Plural Print Positions"
- U.S. Patent 3,915,276, issued October 28, 1975 to Metz and entitled "Belt Printer"
- U.S. Patent 4,056,183, issued November 1, 1977 to Beery and entitled "Ribbonless Endorser Having a Shiftable Inked Platen and Feed Roller"
- U.S. Patent 4,069,755, issued January 24, 1978 to Beery and entitled "Ribbonless Endorser for Printing Both Fixed and Variable Information on Moving Documents"
- U.S. Patent 4,191,104, issued March 4, 1980 to Okabe and entitled "Printer Having Swingable Printing Character Supporting Endless Belts"
- U.S. Patent 4,194,846, issued March 25, 1980 to Zerillo entitled "Dot Matrix Printing Device Employing a Novel Image Transfer Technique to Print on Single or Multiple Ply Print-Receiving Materials"
- IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, Vol. 13, No. 9, February 1971, page 2476, "Ribbonless Flexographic Printer," A. H. Ett et al
- IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, Vol. 16, No. 1, June 1973, page 310, "Ribbonless Ink Printer," R. G. Cross
- IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, Vol. 21, No. 5, October 1978, page 1828, "Digital Color Printer," D. W. Skinner et al
- IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, Vol. 21, No. 11, April 1979, page 4448, "Multicolor Matrix Impact Printer," J. H. Meier
- IBM Technical Discloure Bulletin,
Vol 22, No. 8B, January 1980, page 3671, "Dot Matrix Printer," E. F. Helinski - IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, Vol. 22, No. 10, March 1980, page 4364, "Color Wheel Impact Printer," J. M. Dunn
- IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, Vol. 22, No. 10, March 1980, page 4481, "Multiple Ribbon Cartridge Color Printer," J. H. Meier et al
- IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, Vol. 23, No. 1, June 1980, page 144, "Color Matrix Printer," W. T. Pimbley et al
- IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, Vol. 23, No. 4, September 1980, page 1347, "Self-Contained Inking and Print Ware," A. S. Nowselski
- IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, Vol. 23, No. 11, April 1981, page 5218, "Printer Configuration for Duplex Printing," E. G. Lean et al
- The 3,915,276 patent is referenced because it shows an impact printer with print elements on a rotatable belt but uses a ribbon and does not print in color. The 3,672,297 patent is of the same type as the 3,915,276 reference. The 4,056,183 patent shows a matrix printer using a rotatable inked platen and the 4,069,755 patent shows a matrix wire printer using a rotatable ink stamp without a ribbon. The 4,191,104 patent shows a printer with a rotating belt with print elements thereon. The 4,194,846 patent shows an impact matrix printer wherein ink from a reservoir is directed to a printing element. No ribbon is used and no rotatable belt is employed.
- The present invention is disclosed in the attached claims.
- An advantage of the present invention is to provide an impact printer that does not require a ribbon.
- Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a ribbonless impact printer that prints in color.
- A further advantage of the present invention is to provide a ribbonless impact color printer that prints in an all points addressable matrix mode.
- Still another advantage of the present invention is to provide an all-points addressable ribbonless impact matrix color printer that incorporates ball-point print elements.
- Still another advantage of the present invention is to provide an all-points addressable ribbonless impact matrix color printer that incorporates ball-point print elements on a rotating belt.
- Still another advantage of the present invention is to provide an all-points addressable ribbonless impact matrix color printer that incorporates ball-point print elements on a rotating cylinder.
- The present invention will be apparent from the following more particular description of the invention, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of a side- elevation view of one embodiment of an impact printer according to the principles of the present invention which uses ink elements on a rotating belt.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic illustration of a top view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 further showing print hammers.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic illustration of the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2 indicating the cooperative relationship between the rotatable belt, the print hammers, the ink elements and the paper.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic illustration of a side view of another embodiment of an impact printer according to the principles of the present invention wherein the ink elements are mounted on the surface of a rotatable cylinder.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic illustration of the relationship between the print hammers and the ink elements of the embodiment of FIG. 4.
- FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 illustrate side, top and front views respectively, of a ribbonless, all-points addressable color impact matrix printer using ink elements such as ball-point elements mounted on a rotatable belt.
- In FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, ball-
point print elements 10 are mounted, for example molded, ontorotatable belt 12 with a predetermined spacing between the print elements.Belt 12 is rotated continuously by drivepulley 26.Print hammers 14 are placed behind paper 16 (FIG. 3) which is moved bypaper drive mechanism 20. Printhammers 14, when actuated by a signal applied tosolenoid 28, achieve printing by pushing the vertically movingpaper 16 into contact with a ball-point ink element 10 moving horizontally on rotatingbelt 12 betweenplaten 24, thesurface 22 of which serves as a paper guide. - Each ball-
point print element 10 has an ink reservoir 18 (FIG. 3) or alternatively, several print elements may share one common ink reservoir separated into different chambers, each containing different color ink. The ball-point print elements may be standard ball pen tips. - The resultant printing format on
paper 16 is a function of the speed ofprint belt 12 andpaper 16, the spacing betweenprint elements 10, and the width and repetition rate ofprint hammers 14. For a three character wide hammer machine with a hammer face width • of 0.3 inches, print element spacing of 0.34 inches, a 1 m second print hammer rate, a 5 m second paper stepping rate and a 20 inch per second belt speed, a line printer of 380 lines per minute is achieved. - In another embodiment, faster printing speed can be achieved by mounting the ball-point print elements onto the surface of a rotating cylinder as shown in FIG. 4. The structure of FIG. 4, as in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, includes ball-
point print elements 10,print hammers 14,paper 16,ink compartments 18,paper drive mechanism 20, and a shield orplaten structure 24. - In FIG. 4, the ball-
point print elements 10 are mounted on the periphery ofcylinder 28 and the ink reservoirs are located insidecylinder 28. Theprint elements 10 now move in the same direction aspaper 16 rather than transversely as shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3. For example, with a vertical print element spacing of 0.05 inches on a 3.0 inch diameter cylinder rotating at 320 rpm, a printing speed of 1200 lines per minute can be achieved with a 1 m second hammer repetition rate. - FIG. 5 shows a number of groups of ball-point tips arranged in a helical configuration, in sets of five. The width of the
hammer 14, is as wide as the ball-point set. When the cylinder rotates and the hammer hits the paper so that every ball point in the set can make a dot mark, a horizontal line composed of five dots is described. By repeating the operation n times, once for each set of five, a matrix of nx5 is printed. Proper selection of signal pulses that activate the hammer leads to printed characters. - What has been described is an improved all-points addressable impact printer which does not require a ribbon and which is adapted to print in one or more colors using simple ball pen print elements.
- The printer may be embodied using either a rotating flexible belt or a rotating cylinder.
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US4263847A (en) * | 1978-09-20 | 1981-04-28 | Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. | Printing mechanism for dot matrix impact printers |
US4365550A (en) * | 1980-04-11 | 1982-12-28 | Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. | Printing mechanism for dot matrix printers |
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US4263847A (en) * | 1978-09-20 | 1981-04-28 | Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. | Printing mechanism for dot matrix impact printers |
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