EP0118425A1 - Fastening mechanism for removably fastening together two workpieces - Google Patents

Fastening mechanism for removably fastening together two workpieces

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Publication number
EP0118425A1
EP0118425A1 EP19820902889 EP82902889A EP0118425A1 EP 0118425 A1 EP0118425 A1 EP 0118425A1 EP 19820902889 EP19820902889 EP 19820902889 EP 82902889 A EP82902889 A EP 82902889A EP 0118425 A1 EP0118425 A1 EP 0118425A1
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Prior art keywords
stud member
fastening mechanism
abutment surfaces
aperture
stud
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French (fr)
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Emil FÖRSCHNER
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NCR Voyix Corp
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NCR Corp
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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
    • B41J29/00—Details of, or accessories for, typewriters or selective printing mechanisms not otherwise provided for
    • B41J29/02—Framework
    • 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
    • B41J2/22—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of impact or pressure on a printing material or impression-transfer material
    • B41J2/23—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of impact or pressure on a printing material or impression-transfer material using print wires
    • B41J2/235—Print head assemblies
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B21/00—Means for preventing relative axial movement of a pin, spigot, shaft or the like and a member surrounding it; Stud-and-socket releasable fastenings
    • F16B21/02—Releasable fastening devices locking by rotation

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a fastening mechanism for removably fastening together two work- pieces.
  • the invention has particular application to a fastening mechanism for releasably securing a print head to a reciprocating carriage in a printer.
  • Dot matrix printers are becoming increasingly more important and useful in the field of high-speed document printing. Printers of this kind are extremely advantageous for use with data -processing systems where ⁇ in it is required to provide a printout of the data generated at very high speeds.
  • a print head carriage carrying the dot matrix print head is slidably mounted on a support shaft and is movable in a bi-directional linear path back and forth along a printing line, the printing being performed by selec- tively operating a plurality of print wires or ink jets to produce a matrix of dots on a record medium to form alphanumeric characters thereon.
  • a fastening mechanism for removably securing together first and second workpieces, including a stud member which is mounted on the first workpiece for rotational and axial movement relative thereto and which is arranged to pass through an aperture in the second workpiece, spring means associated with the stud mem ⁇ ber, and first and second cooperating means respectively provided on the stud member and the second workpiece whereby, with the stud member passing through the aperture and upon rotating the stud member from a first position to a second position, axial movement of the stud member is brought about against the action of the spring means and the first and second workpieces are latched together.
  • the fastening mechanism removably secures the housing of a wire matrix print head to a printer carriage.
  • a support block on the carriage (first workpiece) carries a locking member that includes a stud member and abutment surfaces on the stud member.
  • Fig. 1 is a fragmentary top view of a matrix print head housing secured to a carriage of a printer by a fastening mechanism according to the invention.
  • Fig. 2 is a fragmentary elevational view, partly in section, showing in greater detail the locking member of the fastening mechanism according to the in- vention mounted on support blocks of the carriage of the printer.
  • Fig. 3 is a top view of a wire matrix print head housing and mounting plate carrying a retaining structure according to the invention.
  • Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional elevation taken along the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.
  • Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional elevation taken along the line 5-5 of Fig. 3.
  • a carriage 10 of a matrix printer is slidably mounted on a support shaft (not shown) " for bi-directional linear movement parallel to the line of printing.
  • the carriage 10 is of cast aluminum and is provided with a pair of generally tri- angular-shaped support blocks 12 on which are mounted a wire matrix print head 14 having a housing 16 for the print wires (not shown) of the head 14.
  • Each of the blocks 12 has a bore 20 therethrough (Fig. 2) having mounted therein a captive locking member 22.
  • each locking member 22 incorporates a steel stud 24 to one end of
  • a radially extending wing member 25 which is made of a suitable synthetic material, such as DELRIN, and which is bonded to the stud 24 by conven ⁇ tional molding techniques.
  • the wing member 25 has a ridge 26 and a cylindrical portion 27 coaxial with the stud 24.
  • the wing member 25 also has a pair of abut ⁇ ment surfaces 28 thereon which are arranged to engage with a cooperating retaining structure 55 on a print head mounting plate 50, as explained hereafter.
  • Fig. 2 shows the mounting of a locking member
  • the stud 24 of the locking member 22 passes through the bore 20 of the support block 12 and is held captive therein by an end assembly shown generally at 32.
  • the end assembly 32 comprises a split washer 34 held in a circumferential groove (not seen) in the end of the stud 24.
  • a pair of annular spring members 38 bowed in oppo ⁇ site directions are positioned ' between the washer 34 and an abutting surface 40 of the support block 12.
  • the spring members 38 provide a strong spring or biasing force to urge the locking member 22 downwardly (as viewed in Fig. 2) so as to firmly hold the abutment surfaces 28 into engagement with the retaining structure 55 of the print head housing 16, when the print head housing 16 and carriage 10 are secured together.
  • the bore 20 has an increased diameter portion 42 for accommodating a compression spring 44 which is mounted around the stud 24 and which serves to weakly bias an annular abutment surface 46 of the locking member 22 away from the support block 12, prior to fastening of the carriage and print head housing.
  • spring 44 plays no part in the actual fastening of print head housing 16 to the car ⁇ riage 10, it serving its function only prior to fasten- ing. The operation of the spring 44 will be explained in more detail later.
  • the mounting plate 50 is shown secured to the support block 12 by means of the cooperating abutment surfaces on locking member 22 and retaining structure 55 on plate 50.
  • FIG. 3 shows the print head housing 16 of Fig. 1 with the carriage 10 and locking members 22 re- moved, thereby more clearly showing the two mounting plates 50 formed integrally on either side of the hous ⁇ ing 16.
  • Each mounting plate 50 has an aperture 52 having a slit 54 extending diametrically therethrough with an open end at the edge of the mounting plate 50.
  • the apertures 52 each have a diameter large enough to permit the cylindrical portion 27 of the relevant lock ⁇ ing member 22 to pass therethrough, and the width of each slit 54 is chosen to allow passage of the relevant wing member 25.
  • Each aperture 52 has the annular retaining structure 55 around its circumference which forms, with locking member 22, the fastening mechanism of the pre ⁇ sent invention.
  • the retaining structure 55 consists of cam surfaces 56 and 62 for cooperating with the abutment surfaces 28 of the respective locking member 22, and indentations 58 and 64 for receiving the abutment sur ⁇ faces and retaining the locking members 22 in a latched position.
  • Figs. 4 and 5 are cross-sections of the retain- ing structure 55 taken along a line passing through the middle of the slit 54 and viewed from opposite directions.
  • Fig. 4 shows a rising cam surface 56 followed by an indentation 58 and a stop member 60.
  • the rising cam surface 62 is followed by an indentation 64.
  • the indentations 58 and 64 of each plate 50 are positioned opposite each other on either side of the associated slit 54, as are the associated cam sur ⁇ faces 56 and 62.
  • Two alignment holes 66 (Figs. 1 and 3) are respectively provided in the mounting plates 50 of the print head.
  • the holes 66 are arranged to engage corres ⁇ ponding rigid mounting pins 68 on the support blocks 12 of the carriage (Fig. 1) to provide automatic and easy alignment of the print head 14 when being mounted onto the carriage 10, and also mechanical support for the print head 14 during operation.
  • the operation of the fastening means according to the invention is as follows. When it is desired to mount the print head 14 onto the carriage 10 of the printer, the operator positions the wing member 25 of each locking member 22 to point in a direction corres- ponding to the direction of the respective slit 54.
  • the left hand wing member 25 is rotated in an anticlockwise direction to the position shown in Fig. 1, and the right hand wing member 25 is rotated in a clockwise direction from the position shown in Fig. 1 to a position in which it is aligned with the associated indentations 58, 64.
  • the two abutment surfaces 28 on each wing member 25 ride up on the oppo- sitely facing cam surfaces 56 and 62 of the associated mounting plate 50, forcing each locking member 22 to move axially against the force of the associated spring member 38.
  • Each locking member 22 is rotated until the wing member 25 engages the stop member 60 of the asso- ciated mounting plate 50, at which point the abutment surfaces 28 are urged into the associated indentations 58 and 64, under the action of the spring members 38, thereby firmly latching the locking member 22 in a closed position in which it secures together the asso ⁇ ciated block 12 and mounting plate 50.
  • each locking device 22 When it is desired to remove the print head for servicing or repair, the operator unlocks each locking device 22 by first pulling the wing member' 25 away from the associated block 12 against the action of the spring members 38 so as to disengage the abutment surfaces 28 from the respective indentations 58 and 64, and then rotates the locking member 22 by means of the wing member 25 away from the housing 16 until the wing member 25 is in alignment with the respective slit 54 in the associated mounting plate 50. The print head 14 can then be lifted off the carriage 10.

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Abstract

Mécanisme d'accouplement (10) pour attacher de façon amovible deux pièces, comme le plateau de fixation (50) d'un boîtier de tête d'impression (16) et les blocs de soutien (12) d'un chariot (10) dans une imprimante ligne par ligne. Le mécanisme d'accouplement possède un organe de verrouillage (22) doté d'une partie goujon (24) montée sur le chariot (10) pour un déplacement rotatif et axial en rapport avec ce dernier et possédant des surfaces d'aboutement (28) coopérant avec des surfaces de came (56, 62) sur le boîtier de la tête d'impression (16) après rotation de l'organe de verrouillage (22), de façon à verrouiller le boîtier de la tête d'impression (16) avec le chariot (10) grâce à l'action d'un ressort (38) sollicitant l'organe de verrouillage dans une direction axiale. Le mécanisme d'accouplement permet le montage simple et rapide du boîtier de tête d'impression (16) avec le chariot (10), ainsi que leur démontage, sans utiliser d'outils.Coupling mechanism (10) for removably attaching two parts, such as the fixing plate (50) of a print head housing (16) and the support blocks (12) of a carriage (10) in a line-by-line printer. The coupling mechanism has a locking member (22) provided with a stud part (24) mounted on the carriage (10) for rotary and axial movement in relation to the latter and having abutment surfaces (28) cooperating with cam surfaces (56, 62) on the print head housing (16) after rotation of the locking member (22), so as to lock the print head housing (16) with the carriage (10) by the action of a spring (38) urging the locking member in an axial direction. The coupling mechanism allows the quick and easy assembly of the print head box (16) with the carriage (10), as well as their disassembly, without the use of tools.

Description

FASTENING MECHANISM FOR REMOVABLY FASTENING TOGETHER TWO ORKPIECES
Background of the Invention
The present invention relates to a fastening mechanism for removably fastening together two work- pieces. The invention has particular application to a fastening mechanism for releasably securing a print head to a reciprocating carriage in a printer.
Dot matrix printers are becoming increasingly more important and useful in the field of high-speed document printing. Printers of this kind are extremely advantageous for use with data -processing systems where¬ in it is required to provide a printout of the data generated at very high speeds. In a wide variety of high-speed printers, a print head carriage carrying the dot matrix print head is slidably mounted on a support shaft and is movable in a bi-directional linear path back and forth along a printing line, the printing being performed by selec- tively operating a plurality of print wires or ink jets to produce a matrix of dots on a record medium to form alphanumeric characters thereon.
In a known matrix printer arrangement, as disclosed for example in U.S. Patent No. 3,750,792, the print head unit is secured to the base of the carriage by a number of screws. However, this manner of securing the print head to the carriage has the disadvantage of rendering the removal of the print head for replacement or maintenance work time-consuming and rather difficult because of poor accessability and crowded space con¬ ditions around the matrix print head. For example, the screws may inadvertently be dropped into the printer housing while they are being removed or inserted, and they then must be found and retrieved from possibly even more inaccessible places in the printer. Also, the need to use a screwdriver to remove or tighten the screws may give rise to the risk of damaging intricate mechanical or electronic parts or components of the printer if the screwdriver is incorrectly or carelessly used.
Summary of the Invention There is provided, according to the present invention, a fastening mechanism for removably securing together first and second workpieces, including a stud member which is mounted on the first workpiece for rotational and axial movement relative thereto and which is arranged to pass through an aperture in the second workpiece, spring means associated with the stud mem¬ ber, and first and second cooperating means respectively provided on the stud member and the second workpiece whereby, with the stud member passing through the aperture and upon rotating the stud member from a first position to a second position, axial movement of the stud member is brought about against the action of the spring means and the first and second workpieces are latched together. In the described embodiment, the fastening mechanism removably secures the housing of a wire matrix print head to a printer carriage. A support block on the carriage (first workpiece) carries a locking member that includes a stud member and abutment surfaces on the stud member. A mounting plate on the print head housing
(second workpiece) is secured to the carriage by rota¬ ting the stud member so that its abutment surfaces engage corresponding cam surfaces and indentations on the print head housing. It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide an improved fastening mechanism.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a fastening mechanism for removably fastening together two workpieces which enables the workpieces to t>e separated and connected together in a simple and rapid manner without the use of any tools.
O WIP It is a further object of the present inven¬ tion to provide a fastening mechanism to permit a print head housing to be readily fastened to and removed from a printer carriage. These and other objects will become more ap¬ parent from the following description when taken in conjunction with the attached drawings.
Brief Description of the Drawings
Fig. 1 is a fragmentary top view of a matrix print head housing secured to a carriage of a printer by a fastening mechanism according to the invention.
Fig. 2 is a fragmentary elevational view, partly in section, showing in greater detail the locking member of the fastening mechanism according to the in- vention mounted on support blocks of the carriage of the printer.
Fig. 3 is a top view of a wire matrix print head housing and mounting plate carrying a retaining structure according to the invention. Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional elevation taken along the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.
Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional elevation taken along the line 5-5 of Fig. 3.
Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiment Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, a carriage 10 of a matrix printer is slidably mounted on a support shaft (not shown) "for bi-directional linear movement parallel to the line of printing. The carriage 10 is of cast aluminum and is provided with a pair of generally tri- angular-shaped support blocks 12 on which are mounted a wire matrix print head 14 having a housing 16 for the print wires (not shown) of the head 14. Each of the blocks 12 has a bore 20 therethrough (Fig. 2) having mounted therein a captive locking member 22. Referring particularly to Fig. 2, each locking member 22 incorporates a steel stud 24 to one end of
OMPI which is secured a radially extending wing member 25 which is made of a suitable synthetic material, such as DELRIN, and which is bonded to the stud 24 by conven¬ tional molding techniques. The wing member 25 has a ridge 26 and a cylindrical portion 27 coaxial with the stud 24. The wing member 25 also has a pair of abut¬ ment surfaces 28 thereon which are arranged to engage with a cooperating retaining structure 55 on a print head mounting plate 50, as explained hereafter. Fig. 2 shows the mounting of a locking member
22 in the respective support block 12 of the carriage 10. The stud 24 of the locking member 22 passes through the bore 20 of the support block 12 and is held captive therein by an end assembly shown generally at 32. The end assembly 32 comprises a split washer 34 held in a circumferential groove (not seen) in the end of the stud 24. A pair of annular spring members 38 bowed in oppo¬ site directions are positioned'between the washer 34 and an abutting surface 40 of the support block 12. The spring members 38 provide a strong spring or biasing force to urge the locking member 22 downwardly (as viewed in Fig. 2) so as to firmly hold the abutment surfaces 28 into engagement with the retaining structure 55 of the print head housing 16, when the print head housing 16 and carriage 10 are secured together.
The bore 20 has an increased diameter portion 42 for accommodating a compression spring 44 which is mounted around the stud 24 and which serves to weakly bias an annular abutment surface 46 of the locking member 22 away from the support block 12, prior to fastening of the carriage and print head housing. It should be noted that spring 44 plays no part in the actual fastening of print head housing 16 to the car¬ riage 10, it serving its function only prior to fasten- ing. The operation of the spring 44 will be explained in more detail later. In Figs. 1 and 2, the mounting plate 50 is shown secured to the support block 12 by means of the cooperating abutment surfaces on locking member 22 and retaining structure 55 on plate 50.
Fig. 3 shows the print head housing 16 of Fig. 1 with the carriage 10 and locking members 22 re- moved, thereby more clearly showing the two mounting plates 50 formed integrally on either side of the hous¬ ing 16. Each mounting plate 50 has an aperture 52 having a slit 54 extending diametrically therethrough with an open end at the edge of the mounting plate 50. The apertures 52 each have a diameter large enough to permit the cylindrical portion 27 of the relevant lock¬ ing member 22 to pass therethrough, and the width of each slit 54 is chosen to allow passage of the relevant wing member 25. Each aperture 52 has the annular retaining structure 55 around its circumference which forms, with locking member 22, the fastening mechanism of the pre¬ sent invention. The retaining structure 55 consists of cam surfaces 56 and 62 for cooperating with the abutment surfaces 28 of the respective locking member 22, and indentations 58 and 64 for receiving the abutment sur¬ faces and retaining the locking members 22 in a latched position.
Figs. 4 and 5 are cross-sections of the retain- ing structure 55 taken along a line passing through the middle of the slit 54 and viewed from opposite directions. Fig. 4 shows a rising cam surface 56 followed by an indentation 58 and a stop member 60. On the opposite side of the slit 54, as shown in Fig. 5, the rising cam surface 62 is followed by an indentation 64. As may be seen in Fig. 4, the indentations 58 and 64 of each plate 50 are positioned opposite each other on either side of the associated slit 54, as are the associated cam sur¬ faces 56 and 62. Two alignment holes 66 (Figs. 1 and 3) are respectively provided in the mounting plates 50 of the print head. The holes 66 are arranged to engage corres¬ ponding rigid mounting pins 68 on the support blocks 12 of the carriage (Fig. 1) to provide automatic and easy alignment of the print head 14 when being mounted onto the carriage 10, and also mechanical support for the print head 14 during operation. The operation of the fastening means according to the invention is as follows. When it is desired to mount the print head 14 onto the carriage 10 of the printer, the operator positions the wing member 25 of each locking member 22 to point in a direction corres- ponding to the direction of the respective slit 54. The operator then slips the mounting plates 50 over the locking members 22 so that the wing members 25 thereof pass through the respective slit 54 in the mounting plates 50 and so that the mounting pins 68 enter the alignment holes 66, the increased diameter position 27 of each wing member 25 passing through the respective aperture 52. When the mounting plates 50 abut the facing surfaces of the support blocks 12 of the carriage 10 the operator rotates the locking members" 22 by means of the wing members 25 in opposite directions through 90 degrees towards the housing 16.
Thus, with reference to Fig. 1, the left hand wing member 25 is rotated in an anticlockwise direction to the position shown in Fig. 1, and the right hand wing member 25 is rotated in a clockwise direction from the position shown in Fig. 1 to a position in which it is aligned with the associated indentations 58, 64. When the locking members 22 are so turned, the two abutment surfaces 28 on each wing member 25 ride up on the oppo- sitely facing cam surfaces 56 and 62 of the associated mounting plate 50, forcing each locking member 22 to move axially against the force of the associated spring member 38. Each locking member 22 is rotated until the wing member 25 engages the stop member 60 of the asso- ciated mounting plate 50, at which point the abutment surfaces 28 are urged into the associated indentations 58 and 64, under the action of the spring members 38, thereby firmly latching the locking member 22 in a closed position in which it secures together the asso¬ ciated block 12 and mounting plate 50.
It should be understood that with each mount¬ ing plate 50 abutting against the associated block 12, but, prior to the relevant locking member 22 being rotated to secure the plate 50 and block 12 together, the spring 44 urges the wάng member 25 away from the adjacent surface of the block 12 so that the abutment surfaces 28 are spaced slightly away from the adjacent surface of block 12. This slight spacing facilitates the turning of the locking member 22, since the abutment surfaces 28 are positioned to more readily engage the associated cam surfaces 56 and -62.
When it is desired to remove the print head for servicing or repair, the operator unlocks each locking device 22 by first pulling the wing member' 25 away from the associated block 12 against the action of the spring members 38 so as to disengage the abutment surfaces 28 from the respective indentations 58 and 64, and then rotates the locking member 22 by means of the wing member 25 away from the housing 16 until the wing member 25 is in alignment with the respective slit 54 in the associated mounting plate 50. The print head 14 can then be lifted off the carriage 10. Although the presently preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described, it should be understood that within the purview of the present inven¬ tion various changes may be made within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

CLAIMS s
1. A fastening mechanism for removably securing together first and second workpieces (12, 50), comprising a stud member (22) which is mounted on said first workpiece (12) for rotational and axial movement relative thereto and which is arranged to pass through an aperture (52) in said second workpiece (50), spring means (38) associated with said stud member (22), and first and second cooperating means (28, 55) respectively provided on said stud member (22) and said second work- piece (50) whereby, with said stud member (22) passing through said aperture (52), upon rotating said stud member (22) from a first position to a second position axial movement of said stud member (22) is brought about against the action of said spring means (38) and said first and second workpieces (12, 50) are latched together.
2. A fastening mechanism according to claim
1, wherein said first cooperating means (28) includes first and second abutment surfaces (28) on said stud member (22) arranged to engage with corresponding cam surfaces (56, 62) of said second cooperating means
(55) during the rotation of said stud member (22) from said first position to said second position.
3. A fastening mechanism according to claim
2, wherein said cam surfaces (56, 62) each extend par¬ tially around said aperture (52) and are disposed on opposite sides thereof.
4. A fastening mechanism according to claim
3, wherein the abutment surfaces (28) on said stud mem¬ ber (22) extend radially from the longitudinal axis of said stud member (22) at 180 degrees from one another such that, when said stud member (22) is rotated, each abutment surface (28) rides up a corresponding cam surface (56,62) against the action of said spring means (38).
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5. A fastening mechanism according to claim 2, wherein said second cooperating means (55) further includes first and second indentations (58, 64) with which said first and second abutment surfaces (28) are arranged to engage upon said stud member (22) being rotated to said second position, said spring means (38) serving to urge said abutment surfaces (28) into engagement with said first and second indentations (58, 64) so as to latch said first and second workpieces (12, 50) together.
6. A fastening mechanism according to claim 5, wherein said second cooperating means (55) further includes a stop member (60) arranged to stop rotational movement of said stud member (22) when the abutment surfaces (28) thereof come into alignment with the corresponding indentations (58, 64).
7. A fastening mechanism according to claim 1, wherein said stud member (22) has a wing member (25) thereon to provide a grip for rotation of said stud member (22), said aperture (52) having a slit (54) ex- tending diametrically therethrough to allow passage of said wing member (25) through said aperture (52) in said second workpiece (50).
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8. A fastening mechanism according to claim
1, wherein said first workpiece (12) is provided with a pin (68) arranged to engage with a corresponding aperture (66) in said second workpiece (50) for pro- viding accurate position of said first and second work- pieces (12, 50) with respect to each other.
9. A fastening mechanism according to claim
2, further comprising second spring means (44) arranged to bias said first and second abutment surfaces (28) away from the adjacent surface of said first workpiece
O PI 9. (concluded) (12) prior to rotation of said stud member (22) from said first position to said second position.
10. In a printer: a print head, including a printhead housing (16); a carriage (10) for movably supporting said print head housing (16); and a fastening mechanism for removably securing said printhead housing (16) to said carriage (10), said fastening mechanism comprising: a stud member (22) mounted on said car¬ riage (10) for rotational and axial movement relative to said carriage (10) between a first open position to a second locking position; first and second abutment surfaces (28) on said stud member (22); cam surfaces (56, 62) on said printhead housing (16) for engaging said abutment surfaces (28) upon rotation of said stud member (22); first and second indentations (58, 64) on said printhead housing (16) and arranged to engage said abutment surfaces (28) upon said stud member (22) being rotated to said second position; and spring means (38) urging said abutment surfaces (28) into engagement with said first and second indentations (58, 64) so as to secure said printhead housing (16) to said carriage (10).
11. The printer of claim 10, wherein said fastening mechanism further comprises: a radially wing member (25) on said stud member (22), said first and second abutment surfaces (28) located on an edge of said wing member (25); and a mounting plate (50) on said printhead housing (16), said plate (50) having said cam surfaces
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(56, 62) and said indentations (58, 64) thereon, and having an aperture (52) through which said stud member (22) passes and a slit (54) extending diametrically through said aperture (52) and through which said wing member (25) passes, said cam surfaces (56, 62) and said indentations (58, 64) arranged about said aperture (52) on said plate (50).
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