EP0171613B1 - Printing device - Google Patents

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EP0171613B1
EP0171613B1 EP85108719A EP85108719A EP0171613B1 EP 0171613 B1 EP0171613 B1 EP 0171613B1 EP 85108719 A EP85108719 A EP 85108719A EP 85108719 A EP85108719 A EP 85108719A EP 0171613 B1 EP0171613 B1 EP 0171613B1
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41KSTAMPS; STAMPING OR NUMBERING APPARATUS OR DEVICES
    • B41K3/00Apparatus for stamping articles having integral means for supporting the articles to be stamped
    • B41K3/02Apparatus for stamping articles having integral means for supporting the articles to be stamped with stamping surface located above article-supporting surface
    • B41K3/04Apparatus for stamping articles having integral means for supporting the articles to be stamped with stamping surface located above article-supporting surface and movable at right angles to the surface to be stamped
    • B41K3/06Apparatus for stamping articles having integral means for supporting the articles to be stamped with stamping surface located above article-supporting surface and movable at right angles to the surface to be stamped having type-carrying bands or chains

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  • the invention relates to a printing unit according to the preamble of the claim.
  • Such a printing unit is known from US-A-4 050 376. When using the printing unit, they are just at one The printing positions of the printing positions are colored before the actual process and then brought into contact with the medium to be printed.
  • the display types are assigned to the print types on the tapes in their position so that for each print type currently in the print position a corresponding display type is arranged at a display position which is visible to the operator so that he can recognize which character with the print type in the print position can be printed.
  • the display types are usually placed on a white background. If the setting wheels could be turned as far as desired using the setting shaft, it could easily happen that the display types accidentally get into the printing position and are colored with printing ink.
  • the teeth on the inner surfaces of the printing bands are made of elastically deformable material, it cannot be ruled out with certainty that the foremost tooth in the direction of rotation slips over the stop shoulder by exerting excessive torque by means of the actuating button on the setting wheels, which is supposed to limit the angle of rotation of the printing tapes. It is therefore not excluded with certainty that the display types end up in the printing area and are therefore undesirably colored with printing ink.
  • the invention has for its object to develop a printing unit of the type described so that the problems associated with the use of a slip clutch are eliminated.
  • a gap is formed in the area of a stop shoulder which is so narrow that the pressure band with the tooth attached to its inner surface can in no way move through this gap.
  • the pressure band in the area of the stop shoulders can in no way be stretched so far that the tooth lying against the stop shoulder slips over the stop shoulder, so that this also reliably prevents the pressure band from turning further.
  • the printing unit 10 shown in FIG. 1 contains a printing unit housing which is composed of two housing halves 12 and 14 and in which a plurality of printing bands 20 which are arranged parallel to one another and are guided around setting wheels 16 and a deflection edge 18 are accommodated.
  • the printing tapes 20 carry printing types 22 on one half of their outer circumferential surface and display types 24 on the other half.
  • the assignment of the printing types 22 to the display types 24 is carried out in such a way that printing types 22 which are in the printing position at the deflection edge 18 as in FIG 2 and display types 24, which are visible through a window 26 arranged on the top of the housing, each represent the same number, the same letter or the like. This means that it can be seen on the top of the housing through the window 26 which character can be printed on the recording medium with the printing types 22 located at the bottom on the deflecting edge.
  • the pressure tapes 20 are guided around setting wheels 16 which are rotatably mounted on a sleeve 28.
  • the sectional view of Fig. 2 shows that in the sleeve 28 three slots 30, 32 and 34 are made, which are open at the right end of the sleeve in Fig. 1.
  • the setting shaft 42 is axially displaceably mounted in a bearing bushing 44 in the housing half 14. By displacing the setting shaft 42 in the axial direction, this shaft can be brought into a drive connection by engagement of the teeth 36, 38 and 40 in recesses 46 in the hub regions of the setting wheels 16.
  • an actuation button 48 is attached, with the aid of which the shaft can be axially displaced on the one hand and rotated on the other hand.
  • the teeth 36, 38 and 40 attached to it are first brought into engagement with the recesses 46 of an adjusting wheel 16 to be adjusted, and by rotating the adjusting shaft 42 the pressure band 20 which is guided around its outer circumference is then moved for as long as until a desired print type 22 is in the print position below the deflection edge 18.
  • the respective position of the print types 22 can be checked through the window 26 attached to the top of the housing.
  • the pressure bands 20 have teeth 50 on their inner surface, which engage in recesses 52 in the outer peripheral surfaces of the setting wheels 16.
  • a latching mechanism is provided which ensures that the adjusting shaft engages in positions in a manner that is clearly perceptible to the operator when it is axially adjusted , in which a clear drive connection is made with an adjusting wheel 16 to be adjusted.
  • This locking mechanism contains a locking finger 54 integrally formed on the sleeve 28, which projects radially inwards on the inner surface of the sleeve and engages in locking recesses 56 which are provided in a region of the outer peripheral surface of the adjusting shaft 42.
  • a locking recess 56 is provided for each of the setting wheels 16 mounted on the sleeve 28.
  • the setting shaft 42 is moved to the right so that it comes into engagement with the next setting wheel 16, for example first the latching force exerted by the latching finger 54 on the adjusting shaft 42 is overcome when it is moved upward out of the associated latching recess 56 in the illustration in FIG. 1; it can then fall into the next latching recess 56, which occurs precisely when the setting shaft 42 is in engagement with the second setting wheel 16 from the left.
  • the slotted sleeve 28 serves as a bearing axis for the setting wheels 16, special attention must be paid to their storage and attachment in the printing unit.
  • the sleeve 28 must have an outer diameter that is as constant as possible for mounting the adjusting wheels 16, and on the other hand it must also have a precisely defined inner diameter so that the adjusting shaft 42 can be easily axially displaced without clamping.
  • the sleeve 28 is attached on one side, the left side in FIG. 1, in a circular cylindrical recess 58. Since the slots 30, 32 and 34 do not pass through on this side of the sleeve 28, the bearing of the sleeve 28 on its outside is sufficient at this point. On the other side, the right side in FIG.
  • the three sleeve segments formed due to the continuous slots 30, 32 and 34 sit on a hub 60 which is formed on the housing part 14.
  • the hub 60 ensures that the sleeve 28 has the necessary stability for the storage of the adjusting wheels 16 at the associated end despite the continuous slots.
  • the hub 60 keeps the slots spread apart so that the teeth 36, 38 and 40 can be easily moved along the slots without jamming.
  • the adjusting shaft 42 extends in the section immediately adjacent to the actuating button 48 through a passage 62 which is attached to a conical cap 64.
  • this cap has the task of ensuring a smooth covering of the upper part of the printing unit 10. But it also carries a frame 27 surrounding the window 26, which is slidably mounted on the top of the housing; the type of storage is clear from Fig. 2.
  • the frame 27 moves with the window 26, the end of the viewing window on the left in FIG. 1 lying straight in the plane of the setting wheel 16 with which the setting shaft 42 is engaged and that consequently can be adjusted.
  • the operator knows in each axial position of the setting shaft 42 which print tape can be brought into the desired position.
  • This locking mechanism consists of a helical spring 66 which is arranged parallel to the longitudinal axis of the adjusting shaft 42 on the circumference of the adjusting wheels 16 so that it partially penetrates into the recesses 52 on the circumference of the adjusting wheels 16, which can be clearly seen in FIG. 2. So that the setting wheels 16 can be turned, although the coil spring 66 engages in its recesses according to FIG. 2, the coil spring 66 is mounted on an elastically flexible cushion 68.
  • the helical spring 66 can deflect in this way and press into the cushion 68.
  • the operator thereby feels when Rotation of the setting wheels from the position shown in FIG. 2, in which a tooth 70 is moved between the recesses 52 towards the coil spring 66, initially an increase in the torsional force to be used, which then decreases again when the coil spring penetrates into the next recess 52.
  • the operator therefore senses significant force peaks, and he knows that whenever he has overcome a force peak, a print type 22 is in the exact printing position below the deflection edge 18.
  • the printing types 22 in one length section there are printing types 22 in one length section and display types 24 in another length section.
  • the printing types are first inked before each printing operation, whereupon the inked printing types are then printed with the medium to be printed on Be brought in contact.
  • Through the window 26 can be read on the display types 24, which characters can be printed on the medium to be printed with the current setting of the printing tapes.
  • the display types 24 come into a position below the deflection edge 18 during the adjustment of the printing bands, in which position they could come into contact with the inking mechanism used for inking the printing types.
  • the readability of the display types 24 in the window 26 would be severely impaired by the undesired coloring.
  • the pressure tapes 20 include teeth 50 attached to a portion of the inner peripheral surface of the pressure tapes 20, which are also used to drive the pressure tapes 20 by engaging the recesses 46 in the adjustment wheels 16.
  • the housing in the area within the pressure bands 20 has a web 72 which runs parallel to the pressure bands 20 and which is attached at such a distance from the pressure bands that the teeth 50 run along it unhindered can move.
  • the web 72 has a stop shoulder 74 directly adjacent to the deflecting edge 18, which is shaped in such a way that the foremost tooth 50 in the direction of movement abuts against this stop shoulder 74 at its full height when it hits the area the deflection edge 18 is reached.
  • This stop shoulder 74 prevents the area of the outer circumferential surface of the printing bands 20, which carries the display types 24, from reaching the printing position below the deflection edge 18. 2 that the display types 24 are located in the area of the outer circumferential surface of the printing tapes 20 in which the teeth 50 are attached to the inner circumferential surface.
  • the web 72 and the stop shoulder 74 limit the rotation of the pressure tapes 20 in the view of FIG.
  • a second web 76 is attached to the housing and also has a stop shoulder 78 directly adjacent to the deflection edge 18. This stop shoulder 78 prevents the pressure tapes 20 from rotating beyond a limit position which is present when the tooth 50 which is at the front when rotated counterclockwise abuts the stop shoulder 78.
  • the pressure bands 20 and the teeth 50 attached to their inner surface are made of deformable material, the pressure bands 20 could possibly be twisted beyond the limit positions defined on both sides of the deflection edge 18 by applying an excessive force when rotating the adjusting shaft 42, while deforming the teeth 50, which would have the undesirable consequence that the display types come into contact with the printing ink.
  • the actuating button 48 is not positively connected to the adjusting shaft 42, but rather non-positively.
  • the non-positive connection arises from the fact that the actuating button 48 is press-fitted onto the end of the adjusting shaft 42 protruding from the housing, the press-fit being dimensioned such that the torque that can be transmitted from the actuating button 48 to the adjusting shaft 42 is sufficient, the pressure tapes 20 adjust, the actuating button 48 slips on the setting shaft 42, however, as soon as the just adjusted pressure band 20 reaches one of its limit positions, in which the tooth 50 lying at the front in the adjustment direction comes into contact with the stop shoulder 74 or 78.
  • the desired press fit can be achieved most simply by manufacturing the actuating button 48 from a rubber-elastic material such as Vulkollan and by forming the bore in it for receiving the adjusting shaft 42 with an inner diameter which is smaller than the outer diameter of the one projecting from the housing End of the adjusting shaft 42. is. Due to the elasticity of the Vulkollan material, the actuation button 48 can be easily pushed onto the setting shaft 42, and can even be pressed over the extended shaft end 80 shown in FIG. 1, which prevents it from sliding off the shaft again after being pushed on.
  • a rubber-elastic material such as Vulkollan
  • the Connection between the actuation button 48 and the setting shaft 42 acts like a slip clutch, which slips as soon as the moment of resistance counteracting the twisting movement from a just adjusted pressure band 20 becomes greater than the torque that can be transmitted from the actuation button 48 to the setting shaft 42. This certainly occurs when the print ribbon 20 to be adjusted reaches one of its limit positions.
  • a web 84 is attached to the housing half 12, which has an end edge 86 which is at such a distance from the stop shoulder 74 that the gap between it and the stop shoulder 74 is smaller than the height of the Tooth 50 plus the thickness of the printing tape is.
  • the web 84 with its end face 86 prevents the pressure band 20 from turning further, since the narrow gap prevents the passage of the Tooth 50 on the printing belt 20 makes impossible.
  • This measure also contributes to greatly reducing the tolerance requirements placed on the slip clutch between the actuating button 48 and the setting shaft 42.
  • the actuating button 48 can be seated so firmly on the adjusting shaft 42 that the normal adjustment processes of the pressure tapes are possible at any time, even if the torque to be used for the adjustment should increase due to contamination after prolonged use.

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A printing mechanism (10) includes a plurality of setting wheels (16) which are rotatably mounted about a common axis and with which endless printing bands (20) are in drive connection which carry in a region of their length at the outer surface printing types (22) and in another region of their length carry at the outside indicating types (24). The printing bands (20) are led round the setting wheels (16) and a deflection edge (18) spaced therefrom. By turning the setting wheels (16) said bands are adjustable. In another region of their length they are provided at the inner surface with teeth (50) for engaging in corresponding recesses (52) in the setting wheels. A setting shaft (42) carrying an actuating knob (48) can be brought into a drive connection with the setting wheels (16). To limit the turning angle of the setting wheels (16) stop means are provided which include stop shoulders (74, 78) disposed in the path of movement of the tooth (50) lying at the front in the particular adjustment direction of the printing bands (20). The stop shoulders are disposed directly adjacent the deflection edge (18).

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf ein Druckwerk gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Patentanspruchs.The invention relates to a printing unit according to the preamble of the claim.

Ein solches Druckwerk ist aur der US-A-4 050 376 bekannt. Beim Einsatz des Druckwerks werden die sich gerade an einer

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Druckposition befindlichen Drucktypen jeweils vor dem eigentlichen Vorgang eingefärbt und dann mit dem zu bedruckenden Medium in Kontakt gebracht. Die Anzeigetypen sind den Drucktypen an den Bändern in ihrer Position so zugeordnet, daß für jede sich gerade in der Druckposition befindliche Drucktype eine entsprechende Anzeigetype an einer Anzeigeposition angeordnet ist, die für die Bedienungsperson sichtbar ist, so daß sie erkennen kann, welches Zeichen mit der in der Druckposition befindlichen Drucktype gerade gedruckt werden kann. Aus Gründen der guten Ablesbarkeit sind die Anzeigetypen in der Regel auf einem weißen Hintergrund angebracht. Wenn die Einstellräder mit Hilfe der Einstellwelle beliebig weit durchgedreht werden könnten, könnte es ohne weiteres vorkommen, daß die Anzeigetypen versehentlich in die Druckposition gelangen und mit Druckfarbe eingefärbt werden. Dadurch könnte auch auf den hellen Hintergrund der Anzeigetypen Druckfarbe gelangen, so daß diese nicht mehr gut abgelesen werden können. Die in diesem Druckwerk vorgesehenen Anschlagschultern verhindern in Zusammenwirkung mit den in der Verdrehrichtung jeweils vordersten Zähnen das versehentliche Einfärben der Anzeigetypen, indem der Verdrehwinkel der Einstellräder so begrenzt wird, daß die Anzeigetypen nicht in die Druckposition gelangen können.Such a printing unit is known from US-A-4 050 376. When using the printing unit, they are just at one
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The printing positions of the printing positions are colored before the actual process and then brought into contact with the medium to be printed. The display types are assigned to the print types on the tapes in their position so that for each print type currently in the print position a corresponding display type is arranged at a display position which is visible to the operator so that he can recognize which character with the print type in the print position can be printed. For reasons of easy readability, the display types are usually placed on a white background. If the setting wheels could be turned as far as desired using the setting shaft, it could easily happen that the display types accidentally get into the printing position and are colored with printing ink. This could also result in printing ink on the light background of the display types, so that they can no longer be read easily. The stop shoulders provided in this printing unit, in cooperation with the foremost teeth in the direction of rotation, prevent accidental coloring of the display types by limiting the angle of rotation of the setting wheels so that the display types cannot get into the printing position.

Da bei dem bekannten Druckwerk die Zähne an den Innenflächen der Druckbänder aus elastisch verformbarem Material bestehen, kann nicht mit Sicherheit ausgeschlossen werden, daß der in der Verdrehrichtung jeweils vorderste Zahn durch Ausüben eines zu großen Drehmoments mittels des Betätigungsknopfs auf die Einstellräder über die Anschlagschulter hinwegrutscht, die eigentlich den Verdrehwinkel der Druckbänder begrenzen soll. Es wird somit nicht mit Sicherheit ausgeschlossen, daß die Anzeigetypen in den Druckbereich gelangen und somit in unerwünschter Weise mit Druckfarbe eingefärbt werden.Since, in the known printing unit, the teeth on the inner surfaces of the printing bands are made of elastically deformable material, it cannot be ruled out with certainty that the foremost tooth in the direction of rotation slips over the stop shoulder by exerting excessive torque by means of the actuating button on the setting wheels, which is supposed to limit the angle of rotation of the printing tapes. It is therefore not excluded with certainty that the display types end up in the printing area and are therefore undesirably colored with printing ink.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein Druckwerk der geschilderten Art so weiterzubilden, daß die im Zusammenhang mit dem Einsatz einer Rutschkupplung auftretenden Probleme ausgeräumt werden.The invention has for its object to develop a printing unit of the type described so that the problems associated with the use of a slip clutch are eliminated.

Erfindungsgemäß wird diese Aufgabe mit den im kennzeichnenden Teil des Patentanspruchs angegebenen Mitteln gelöst.According to the invention, this object is achieved with the means specified in the characterizing part of the patent claim.

Beim erfindungsgemäßen Druckwerk ist gemäß der ersten Alternative im Bereich einer Anschlagschulter ein Spalt gebildet, der so eng ist, daß sich das Druckband mit dem an seiner Innenfläche angebrachten Zahn keinesfalls durch diesen Spalt hindurchbewegen kann. Dadurch wird auch beim Aufwenden eines sehr großen Drehmoments sicher verhindert, daß Anzeigetypen in die Druckposition gelangen und unerwünschterweise eingefärbt werden.In the printing unit according to the invention, according to the first alternative, a gap is formed in the area of a stop shoulder which is so narrow that the pressure band with the tooth attached to its inner surface can in no way move through this gap. As a result, even when a very large torque is applied, display types are prevented from reaching the printing position and being undesirably colored.

Gemäß der zweiten Alternative wird erreicht, daß das Druckband im Bereich der Anschlagschultern keinesfalls so weit gedehnt werden kann, daß der an der Anschlagschulter anliegende Zahn über die Anschlagschulter hinwegrutscht, so daß auch hierdurch mit Sicherheit ein Weiterdrehen des Druckbandes verhindert wird.According to the second alternative it is achieved that the pressure band in the area of the stop shoulders can in no way be stretched so far that the tooth lying against the stop shoulder slips over the stop shoulder, so that this also reliably prevents the pressure band from turning further.

Ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung wird nun unter Bezugnahme auf die Zeichnung beschrieben. In der Zeichnung zelgen:

  • Fig. 1 das erfindungsgemäße Druckwerk in einem Schnitt längs der Linie A-A von Fig. 2 und
  • Fig. 2 das Druckwerk von Fig. 1 in einem Schnitt längs der Linie B-B von Fig. 1.
An embodiment of the invention will now be described with reference to the drawing. In the drawing:
  • Fig. 1 shows the printing unit according to the invention in a section along the line AA of Fig. 2 and
  • FIG. 2 shows the printing unit from FIG. 1 in a section along the line BB from FIG. 1.

Das in Fig. 1 dargestellte Druckwerk 10 enthält ein aus zwei Gehäusehälften 12 und 14 zusammengesetztes Druckwerksgehäuse, in dem mehrere parallel nebeneinander angeordnete, um Einstellräder 16 und eine Umlenkkante 18 herumgeführte Druckbänder 20 untergebracht sind. Die Druckbänder 20 tragen auf einer Hälfte ihrer Außenumfangsfläche Drucktypen 22 und auf der anderen Hälfte Anzeigetypen 24. Die Zuordnung der Drucktypen 22 zu den Anzeigetypen 24 ist so vorgenommen, daß jeweils Drucktypen 22, die sich gerade in der Druckstellung an der Umlenkkante 18 wie in Fig. 2 befinden, und Anzeigetypen 24, die durch ein an der Gehäuseoberseite angeordnetes Fenster 26 sichtbar sind, jeweils die gleiche Zahl, den gleichen Buchstaben oder dergleichen darstellen. Dies bedeutet, daß an der Gehäuseoberseite durch das Fenster 26 hindurch jeweils zu erkennen ist, welches Zeichen mit den unten an der Umlenkkante befindlichen Drucktypen 22 auf einen Aufzeichnungsträger gedruckt werden kann.The printing unit 10 shown in FIG. 1 contains a printing unit housing which is composed of two housing halves 12 and 14 and in which a plurality of printing bands 20 which are arranged parallel to one another and are guided around setting wheels 16 and a deflection edge 18 are accommodated. The printing tapes 20 carry printing types 22 on one half of their outer circumferential surface and display types 24 on the other half. The assignment of the printing types 22 to the display types 24 is carried out in such a way that printing types 22 which are in the printing position at the deflection edge 18 as in FIG 2 and display types 24, which are visible through a window 26 arranged on the top of the housing, each represent the same number, the same letter or the like. This means that it can be seen on the top of the housing through the window 26 which character can be printed on the recording medium with the printing types 22 located at the bottom on the deflecting edge.

Die bereits erwähnt wurde, sind die Druckbänder 20 um Einstellräder 16 herumgeführt, die auf einer Hülse 28 drehbar gelagert sind. Die Schnittansicht von Fig. 2 zeigt, daß in der Hülse 28 drei Schlitze 30, 32 und 34 angebracht sind, die an dem in Fig. 1 rechts liegenden Hülsenende offen sind. Durch diese Schlitze greifen drei Zähne 36, 38 und 40 hindurch, die an einer Einstellwelle 42 angebracht sind. Die Einstellwelle 42 ist in einer Lagerdurchführung 44 in der Gehäusehälfte 14 axial verschiebbar gelagert. Durch Verschieben der Einstellwelle 42 in axialer Richtung kann diese Welle durch Eingriff der Zähne 36, 38 und 40 in Ausnehmungen 46 in den Nabenbereichen der Einstellräder 16 mit diesen in eine Antriebsverbindung gebracht werden.As already mentioned, the pressure tapes 20 are guided around setting wheels 16 which are rotatably mounted on a sleeve 28. The sectional view of Fig. 2 shows that in the sleeve 28 three slots 30, 32 and 34 are made, which are open at the right end of the sleeve in Fig. 1. Three teeth 36, 38 and 40, which are attached to an adjusting shaft 42, pass through these slots. The setting shaft 42 is axially displaceably mounted in a bearing bushing 44 in the housing half 14. By displacing the setting shaft 42 in the axial direction, this shaft can be brought into a drive connection by engagement of the teeth 36, 38 and 40 in recesses 46 in the hub regions of the setting wheels 16.

In Fig. 2 ist der Eingriff der Zähne 36, 38 und 40 in die Ausnehmungen 46 eines Einstellrades 16 zu erkennen.2 shows the engagement of the teeth 36, 38 and 40 in the recesses 46 of an adjusting wheel 16.

An dem aus dem Gehäuse herausragenden Ende der Einstellwelle 42 ist ein Betätigungsknopf 48 angebracht, mit dessen Hilfe die Welle einerseits axial verschoben und andererseits gedreht werden kann. Durch die Axialverschiebung der Einstellwelle 42 werden die an ihr angebrachten Zähne 36, 38 und 40 zunächst mit den Ausnehmungen 46 eines zu verstellenden Einstellrades 16 in Eingriff gebracht, und durch Drehen der Einstellwelle 42 wird dann das um seinen Außenumfang herumgeführte Druckband 20 so lange bewegt, bis sich eine gewünschte Drucktype 22 in Druckposition unterhalb der Umlenkkante 18 befindet. Wie bereits erwähnt wurde, kann die jeweilige Position der Drucktypen 22 durch das oben am Gehäuse angebrachte Fenster 26 kontrolliert werden. Zur Erzielung einer Antriebsverbindung zwischen den Druckbändern 20 und den Einstellrädern 16 weisen die Druckbänder 20 an ihrer Innenfläche Zähne 50 auf, die in Ausnehmungen 52 in den Außenumfangsflächen der Einstellräder 16 eingreifen.At the end of the setting shaft 42 protruding from the housing, an actuation button 48 is attached, with the aid of which the shaft can be axially displaced on the one hand and rotated on the other hand. By means of the axial displacement of the adjusting shaft 42, the teeth 36, 38 and 40 attached to it are first brought into engagement with the recesses 46 of an adjusting wheel 16 to be adjusted, and by rotating the adjusting shaft 42 the pressure band 20 which is guided around its outer circumference is then moved for as long as until a desired print type 22 is in the print position below the deflection edge 18. As already mentioned, the respective position of the print types 22 can be checked through the window 26 attached to the top of the housing. To achieve a drive connection between the pressure bands 20 and the setting wheels 16, the pressure bands 20 have teeth 50 on their inner surface, which engage in recesses 52 in the outer peripheral surfaces of the setting wheels 16.

Zur Erzielung einer genauen Ausrichtung der Ebene der Zähne 36, 38 und 40 auf die Ebene des jeweils zu verstellenden Einstellrades 16 ist ein Rastmechanismus vorgesehen, der dafür sorgt, daß die Einstellwelle bei ihrer Axialverstellung jeweils in einer für die Bedienungsperson deutlich spürbaren Weise in Positionen einrastet, in denen eine eindeutige Antriebsverbindung mit einem zu verstellenden Einstellrad 16 hergestellt ist. Dieser Rastmechanismus enthält einen an der Hülse 28 einstückig angeformten Rastfinger 54, der an der Hülseninnenfläche radial nach innen vorsteht und in Rastausnehmungen 56 eingreift, die in einem Bereich der Außenumfangsfläche der Einstellwelle 42 gebracht sind. Für jedes der auf der Hülse 28 gelagerten Einstellräder 16 ist eine Rastausnehmung 56 vorgesehen. Wenn in der in Fig. 1 dargestellten Anordnung der Einzelteile, in der die Einstellwelle 42 mit dem am weitesten links liegenden Einstellrad 16 in Eingriff steht, die Einstellwelle 42 nach rechts bewegt wird, damit sie beispielsweise mit dem nächsten Einstellrad 16 in Eingriff kommt, muß zunächst die vom Rastfinger 54 auf die Einstellwelle 42 ausgeübte Rastkraft überwunden werden, wenn er aus der zugehörigen Rastausnehmung 56 heraus in der Darstellung von Fig. 1 nach oben bewegt wird; anschließend kann er dann in die nächste Rastausnehmung 56 einfallen, was genau dann eintritt, wenn die Einstellwelle 42 mit dem zweiten Einstellrad 16 von links in Eingriff steht.To achieve a precise alignment of the plane of the teeth 36, 38 and 40 on the level of the respective adjusting wheel 16 to be adjusted, a latching mechanism is provided which ensures that the adjusting shaft engages in positions in a manner that is clearly perceptible to the operator when it is axially adjusted , in which a clear drive connection is made with an adjusting wheel 16 to be adjusted. This locking mechanism contains a locking finger 54 integrally formed on the sleeve 28, which projects radially inwards on the inner surface of the sleeve and engages in locking recesses 56 which are provided in a region of the outer peripheral surface of the adjusting shaft 42. A locking recess 56 is provided for each of the setting wheels 16 mounted on the sleeve 28. In the arrangement of the parts shown in FIG. 1, in which the setting shaft 42 is engaged with the leftmost setting wheel 16, the setting shaft 42 is moved to the right so that it comes into engagement with the next setting wheel 16, for example first the latching force exerted by the latching finger 54 on the adjusting shaft 42 is overcome when it is moved upward out of the associated latching recess 56 in the illustration in FIG. 1; it can then fall into the next latching recess 56, which occurs precisely when the setting shaft 42 is in engagement with the second setting wheel 16 from the left.

Da die geschlitzte Hülse 28 als Lagerachse für die Einstellräder 16 dient, muß ihrer Lagerung und Anbringung im Druckwerk besondere Aufmerksamkeit entgegengebracht werden. Die Hülse 28 muß einerseits zur Lagerung der Einstellräder 16 einen möglichst konstanten Außendurchmesser haben, und sie muß andererseits auch einen genau definierten Innendurchmesser haben, damit die Einstellwelle 42 ohne Klemmung axial leicht verschoben werden kann. Die Hülse 28 ist an der einen Seite, der in Fig. 1 links liegenden Seite, in einer kreiszylindrischen Ausnehmung 58 angebracht. Da die Schlitze 30, 32 und 34 an dieser Seite der Hülse 28 nicht durchgehen, genügt an dieser Stelle die Lagerung der Hülse 28 an ihrer Außenseite. An der anderen Seite, der in Fig. 1 rechts liegenden Seite, sitzen die drei aufgrund der durchgehenden Schlitze 30, 32 und 34 gebildeten Hülsensegmente auf einer Nabe 60, die am Gehäuseteil 14 gebildet ist. Die Nabe 60 sorgt dafür, daß die Hülse 28 an dem zugehörigen Ende trotz der durchgehenden Schlitze die notwendige Stabilität für die Lagerung der Einstellräder 16 aufweist. Die Nabe 60 hält die Schlitze auseinandergespreizt, so daß die Zähne 36, 38 und 40 ohne Verklemmen leichtgängig längs der Schlitze bewegt werden können.Since the slotted sleeve 28 serves as a bearing axis for the setting wheels 16, special attention must be paid to their storage and attachment in the printing unit. On the one hand, the sleeve 28 must have an outer diameter that is as constant as possible for mounting the adjusting wheels 16, and on the other hand it must also have a precisely defined inner diameter so that the adjusting shaft 42 can be easily axially displaced without clamping. The sleeve 28 is attached on one side, the left side in FIG. 1, in a circular cylindrical recess 58. Since the slots 30, 32 and 34 do not pass through on this side of the sleeve 28, the bearing of the sleeve 28 on its outside is sufficient at this point. On the other side, the right side in FIG. 1, the three sleeve segments formed due to the continuous slots 30, 32 and 34 sit on a hub 60 which is formed on the housing part 14. The hub 60 ensures that the sleeve 28 has the necessary stability for the storage of the adjusting wheels 16 at the associated end despite the continuous slots. The hub 60 keeps the slots spread apart so that the teeth 36, 38 and 40 can be easily moved along the slots without jamming.

Wie aus Fig. 1 hervorgeht, erstreckt sich die Einstellwelle 42 in dem unmittelbar an dem Betätigungsknopf 48 angrenzenden Abschnitt durch eine Durchführung 62, die an einer konischen Kappe 64 angebracht ist. Diese Kappe hat unter anderem die Aufgabe, für eine glatte Abdeckung des oberen Teils des Druckwerks 10 zu sorgen. Sie trägt aber auch einen das Fenster 26 umgebenden Rahmen 27, der oben am Gehäuse verschiebbar gelagert ist; die Art der Lagerung geht aus Fig. 2 deutlich hervor. Wenn die Einstellwelle 42 axial verschoben wird, bewegt sich der Rahmen 27 mit dem Fenster 26 mit, wobei das in Fig. 1 links liegende Ende des Sichtfensters jeweils gerade in der Ebene des Einstellrades 16 liegt, mit dem die Einstellwelle 42 in Eingriff steht und das demzufolge verstellt werden kann. Durch Beobachten des linken Endes des Fensters 26 weiß die Bedienungsperson somit in jeder Axialstellung der Einstellwelle 42, welches Druckband gerade in die gewünschte Stellung gebracht werden kann.As can be seen from FIG. 1, the adjusting shaft 42 extends in the section immediately adjacent to the actuating button 48 through a passage 62 which is attached to a conical cap 64. Among other things, this cap has the task of ensuring a smooth covering of the upper part of the printing unit 10. But it also carries a frame 27 surrounding the window 26, which is slidably mounted on the top of the housing; the type of storage is clear from Fig. 2. When the setting shaft 42 is axially displaced, the frame 27 moves with the window 26, the end of the viewing window on the left in FIG. 1 lying straight in the plane of the setting wheel 16 with which the setting shaft 42 is engaged and that consequently can be adjusted. By observing the left end of the window 26, the operator knows in each axial position of the setting shaft 42 which print tape can be brought into the desired position.

Damit die Bedienungsperson beim Verdrehen der Einstellräder und bei dem damit vorgenommenen Stellen der Druckbänder die einzelnen Verstellvorgänge stets so weit durchführt, bis sich eine Drucktype 22 exakt in der Druckposition an der Umlenkkante 18 befindet, ist ein weiterer Rastmechanismus vorgesehen, der der Bedienungsperson das exakte Einstellen erleichtert. Dieser Rastmechanismus besteht aus einer Schraubenfeder 66, die parallel zur Längsachse der Einstellwelle 42 so am Umfang der Einstellräder 16 angeordnet ist, daß sie in die Ausnehmungen 52 am Umfang der Einstellräder 16 teilweise eindringt, was in Fig. 2 deutlich zu erkennen ist. Damit die Einstellräder 16 verdreht werden können, obwohl die Schraubenfeder 66 gemäß Fig. 2 in ihre Ausnehmungen eingreift, ist die Schraubenfeder 66 auf einem elastisch nachgiebigen Polster 68 gelagert. Beim Verdrehen der Einstellräder 16 kann die Schraubenfeder 66 auf diese Weise ausweichen und sich dabei in das Polster 68 hineindrücken. Die Bedienungsperson spürt dadurch beim Verdrehen der Einstellräder aus der in Fig. 2 dargestellten Position, in der ein Zahn 70 zwischen den Ausnehmungen 52 zur Schraubenfeder 66 hin bewegt wird, zunächst eine Zunahme der aufzuwendenden Verdrehkraft, die dann wieder abnimmt, wenn die Schraubenfeder in die nächste Ausnehmung 52 eindringt. Die Bedienungsperson spürt also deutliche Kraftspitzen, und sie weiß, daß immer dann, wenn sie eine Kraftspitze überwunden hat, eine Drucktype 22 sich in der exakten Druckposition unterhalb der Umlenkkante 18 befindet.To ensure that the operator always carries out the individual adjustment processes when turning the setting wheels and when the pressure tapes are set until a printing type 22 is exactly in the printing position on the deflection edge 18, a further latching mechanism is provided, which enables the operator to set the exact position facilitated. This locking mechanism consists of a helical spring 66 which is arranged parallel to the longitudinal axis of the adjusting shaft 42 on the circumference of the adjusting wheels 16 so that it partially penetrates into the recesses 52 on the circumference of the adjusting wheels 16, which can be clearly seen in FIG. 2. So that the setting wheels 16 can be turned, although the coil spring 66 engages in its recesses according to FIG. 2, the coil spring 66 is mounted on an elastically flexible cushion 68. When the setting wheels 16 are turned, the helical spring 66 can deflect in this way and press into the cushion 68. The operator thereby feels when Rotation of the setting wheels from the position shown in FIG. 2, in which a tooth 70 is moved between the recesses 52 towards the coil spring 66, initially an increase in the torsional force to be used, which then decreases again when the coil spring penetrates into the next recess 52. The operator therefore senses significant force peaks, and he knows that whenever he has overcome a force peak, a print type 22 is in the exact printing position below the deflection edge 18.

Wie bereits erwähnt wurde, befinden sich am Außenumfang der Druckbänder 20 in einem Längenabschnitt Drucktypen 22 und in einem anderen Längenabschnitt Anzeigetypen 24. Bei der Anwendung des Druckwerks werden die Drucktypen vor jedem Druckvorgang zunächst eingefärbt, worauf die eingefärbten Drucktypen dann mit dem zu bedruckenden Medium in Kontakt gebracht werden. Durch das Fenster 26 hindurch kann an den Anzeigetypen 24 abgelesen werden, welche Zeichen bei der gerade vorliegenden Einstellung der Druckbänder auf das zu bedruckende Medium gedruckt werden können. Beim Betrieb des Druckwerks muß vermieden werden, daß die Anzeigetypen 24 während der Verstellung der Druckbänder in eine Lage unterhalb der Umlenkkante 18 kommen, in der sie mit dem zum Einfärben der Drucktypen verwendeten Einfärbemechanismus in Kontakt kommen könnten. Die Ablesbarkeit der Anzeigetypen 24 im Fenster 26 würde durch die unerwünschte Einfärbung stark beeinträchtigt werden. Es muß also dafür gesorgt werden, daß die Druckbänder 20 jeweils nur so weit bewegt werden können, daß zwar alle Drucktypen 22 in die Druckposition unterhalb der Umlenkkante 18 gelangen können, nicht dagegen die jeweils zugehörigen Anzeigetypen 24. Zu den Mitteln zum Verhindern des vollständigen Durchdrehens der Druckbänder 20 gehören die an einem Teil der Innenumfangsfläche der Druckbänder 20 angebrachten Zähne 50, die auch zum Antreiben der Druckbänder 20 durch Eingriff in die Ausnehmungen 46 in den Einstellrädern 16 verwendet werden. Wie aus der Schnittansicht von Fig. 2 hervorgeht, weist das Gehäuse im Bereich innerhalb der Druckbänder 20 einen parallel zu den Druckbändern 20 verlaufenden Steg 72 auf, der in einem solchen Abstand von den Druckbändern angebracht ist, daß sich die Zähne 50 ungehindert an ihm entlang bewegen können. An dem nahe der Umlenkkante 18 liegenden Ende weist der Steg 72 jedoch eine unmittelbar an die Umlenkkante 18 angrenzende Anschlagschulter 74 auf, die so geformt ist, daß der in Bewegungsrichtung vorderste Zahn 50 in seiner vollen Höhe gegen diese Anschlagschulter 74 stößt, wenn er den Bereich der Umlenkkante 18 erreicht. Diese Anschlagschulter 74 verhindert, daß der Bereich der Außenumfangsfläche der Druckbänder 20, der die Anzeigetypen 24 trägt, in die Druckposition unterhalb der Umlenkkante 18 gelangt. Aus Fig. 2 geht hervor, daß sich die Anzeigetypen 24 in dem Bereich der Außenumfangsfläche der Druckbänder 20 befinden, in dem auf der Innenumfangsfläche die Zähne 50 angebracht sind. Der Steg 72 und die Anschlagschulter 74 begrenzen das Verdrehen der Druckbänder 20 in der Ansicht von Fig. 2 im Uhrzeigersinn, wobei in Fig. 2 die eine Grenzposition dargestellt ist, die die Druckbänder 20 erreichen können. Zur Begrenzung der Verdrehung der Druckbänder 20 in der anderen Richtung, also in Fig. 2 entgegen dem Uhrzeigersinn, ist am Gehäuse ein zweiter Steg 76 angebracht, der unmittelbar angrenzend an die Umlenkkante 18 ebenfalls eine Anschlagschulter 78 aufweist. Diese Anschlagschulter 78 verhindert eine Verdrehung der Druckbänder 20 über eine Grenzposition hinaus, die dann vorliegt, wenn der beim Drehen entgegen dem Uhrzeigersinn vorderste Zahn 50 gegen die Anschlagschulter 78 stößt.As already mentioned, on the outer circumference of the printing tapes 20 there are printing types 22 in one length section and display types 24 in another length section. When using the printing unit, the printing types are first inked before each printing operation, whereupon the inked printing types are then printed with the medium to be printed on Be brought in contact. Through the window 26 can be read on the display types 24, which characters can be printed on the medium to be printed with the current setting of the printing tapes. During the operation of the printing unit, it must be avoided that the display types 24 come into a position below the deflection edge 18 during the adjustment of the printing bands, in which position they could come into contact with the inking mechanism used for inking the printing types. The readability of the display types 24 in the window 26 would be severely impaired by the undesired coloring. It must therefore be ensured that the printing belts 20 can only be moved so far that all printing types 22 can reach the printing position below the deflecting edge 18, but not the associated display types 24. However, the means for preventing complete spinning The pressure tapes 20 include teeth 50 attached to a portion of the inner peripheral surface of the pressure tapes 20, which are also used to drive the pressure tapes 20 by engaging the recesses 46 in the adjustment wheels 16. As can be seen from the sectional view of FIG. 2, the housing in the area within the pressure bands 20 has a web 72 which runs parallel to the pressure bands 20 and which is attached at such a distance from the pressure bands that the teeth 50 run along it unhindered can move. At the end near the deflecting edge 18, however, the web 72 has a stop shoulder 74 directly adjacent to the deflecting edge 18, which is shaped in such a way that the foremost tooth 50 in the direction of movement abuts against this stop shoulder 74 at its full height when it hits the area the deflection edge 18 is reached. This stop shoulder 74 prevents the area of the outer circumferential surface of the printing bands 20, which carries the display types 24, from reaching the printing position below the deflection edge 18. 2 that the display types 24 are located in the area of the outer circumferential surface of the printing tapes 20 in which the teeth 50 are attached to the inner circumferential surface. The web 72 and the stop shoulder 74 limit the rotation of the pressure tapes 20 in the view of FIG. 2 in a clockwise direction, the limit position that the pressure tapes 20 can reach being shown in FIG. 2. To limit the rotation of the pressure tapes 20 in the other direction, that is to say counterclockwise in FIG. 2, a second web 76 is attached to the housing and also has a stop shoulder 78 directly adjacent to the deflection edge 18. This stop shoulder 78 prevents the pressure tapes 20 from rotating beyond a limit position which is present when the tooth 50 which is at the front when rotated counterclockwise abuts the stop shoulder 78.

Da die Druckbänder 20 und die an ihrer Innenfläche angebrachten Zähne 50 aus verformbarem Material hergestellt sind, könnten die Druckbänder 20 durch Aufwendung einer übermäßigen Kraft beim Drehen der Einstellwelle 42 möglicherweise unter Verformen der Zähne 50 über die beiderseits der Umlenkkante 18 festgelegten Grenzpositionen hinaus verdreht werden, was die unerwünschte Folge hätte, daß die Anzeigetypen mit der Druckfarbe in Kontakt kommen. Um dieses unerwünschte "Überlaufen" der Anschlagschultern 74 und 78 zu vermeiden, ist der Betätigungsknopf 48 mit der Einstellwelle 42 nicht formschlüssig, sondern kraftschlüssig verbunden. Die kraftschlüssige Verbindung entsteht dadurch, daß der Betätigungsknopf 48 mit Preßsitz auf das aus dem Gehäuse herausragende Ende der Einstellwelle 42 angebracht wird, wobei der Preßsitz so bemessen ist, daß das vom Betätigungsknopf 48 auf die Einstellwelle 42 übertragbare Drehmoment zwar ausreicht, die Druckbänder 20 zu verstellen, der Betätigungsknopf 48 auf der Einstellwelle 42 jedoch durchrutscht, sobald das gerade verstellte Druckband 20 eine seiner Grenzpositionen erreicht, in der der in Verstellrichtung jeweils vorne liegende Zahn 50 in Anlage an die Anschlagschulter 74 oder 78 kommt. Der gewünschte Preßsitz läßt sich am einfachsten dadurch verwirklichen, daß der Betätigungsknopf 48 aus einem gummielastischen Material wie Vulkollan hergestellt wird, und daß die in ihm angebrachte Bohrung zur Aufnahme der Einstellwelle 42 mit einem Innendurchmesser gebildet wird, der kleiner als der Außendurchmesser des am Gehäuse vorstehenden Endes der Einstellwelle 42 . ist. Aufgrund der Elastizität des Materials Vulkollan kann der Betätigungsknopf 48 ohne weiteres auf die Einstellwelle 42 aufgeschoben werden, wobei er sogar über das in Fig. 1 erkennbare erweiterte Wellenende 80 gedrückt werden kann, das verhindert, daß er nach dem Aufschieben wieder von der Welle abgleitet. Die Verbindung zwischen dem Betätigungsknopf 48 und der Einstellwelle 42 wirkt wie eine Rutschkupplung, die durchrutscht, sobald das von einem gerade verstellten Druckband 20 der Verdrehbewegung entgegenwirkende Widerstandsmoment größer als das vom Betätigungsknopf 48 auf die Einstellwelle 42 übertragbare Drehmoment wird. Dies tritt mit Sicherheit ein, wenn das zu verstellende Druckband 20 eine ihrer Grenzpositionen erreicht.Since the pressure bands 20 and the teeth 50 attached to their inner surface are made of deformable material, the pressure bands 20 could possibly be twisted beyond the limit positions defined on both sides of the deflection edge 18 by applying an excessive force when rotating the adjusting shaft 42, while deforming the teeth 50, which would have the undesirable consequence that the display types come into contact with the printing ink. In order to avoid this undesirable "overflow" of the stop shoulders 74 and 78, the actuating button 48 is not positively connected to the adjusting shaft 42, but rather non-positively. The non-positive connection arises from the fact that the actuating button 48 is press-fitted onto the end of the adjusting shaft 42 protruding from the housing, the press-fit being dimensioned such that the torque that can be transmitted from the actuating button 48 to the adjusting shaft 42 is sufficient, the pressure tapes 20 adjust, the actuating button 48 slips on the setting shaft 42, however, as soon as the just adjusted pressure band 20 reaches one of its limit positions, in which the tooth 50 lying at the front in the adjustment direction comes into contact with the stop shoulder 74 or 78. The desired press fit can be achieved most simply by manufacturing the actuating button 48 from a rubber-elastic material such as Vulkollan and by forming the bore in it for receiving the adjusting shaft 42 with an inner diameter which is smaller than the outer diameter of the one projecting from the housing End of the adjusting shaft 42. is. Due to the elasticity of the Vulkollan material, the actuation button 48 can be easily pushed onto the setting shaft 42, and can even be pressed over the extended shaft end 80 shown in FIG. 1, which prevents it from sliding off the shaft again after being pushed on. The Connection between the actuation button 48 and the setting shaft 42 acts like a slip clutch, which slips as soon as the moment of resistance counteracting the twisting movement from a just adjusted pressure band 20 becomes greater than the torque that can be transmitted from the actuation button 48 to the setting shaft 42. This certainly occurs when the print ribbon 20 to be adjusted reaches one of its limit positions.

Wenn in der in Fig. 2 dargestellten Grenzposition des Druckbandes auf die Einstellwelle 42 ein übermäßig großes Drehmoment ausgeübt wird, das das Druckband 20 über die dargestellte Grenzposition hinaus zu verstellen sucht, könnte es ohne Vorsehen weiterer Maßnahmen vorkommen, daß der in der Verstelleinrichtung vorderste Zahn 50 um die Anschlagschulter 74 herumkippt, wobei die Nase 82 der Anschlagschulter 74 als Drehpunkt wirkt. Damit dies eintritt, muß allerdings das Druckband 20 im Bereich der Anschlagschulter 74 so weit ausgelenkt werden, daß der Zahn 50 um die Nase 82 rutschen kann. Um dies zu verhindern, ist die Höhe des Zahns 50 zuzüglich zur Dicke des Druckbandes 20 so bemessen, daß sie größer als die Druckbandauslenkung ist, die aufgrund der Elastizität des Druckbandes im Bereich der Anschlagschulter 74 möglich ist. Dabei ist zu beachten, daß diese mögliche Auslenkung sehr gering ist, da die Druckbänder zur Erzielung einer guten Einstellpräzision möglichst wenig Eigenelastizität haben sollen. Allerdings läßt sich eine gewisse Restelastizität bei der Druckbandherstellung nicht vermeiden, so daß doch eine gewisse Auslenkung möglich ist. Wie beschrieben, kann aber die Auslenkung nicht so weit erfolgen, daß ein Durchdrehen des Druckbandes eintritt. Dadurch ist es sogar möglich, die zwischen dem Betätigungsknopf 48 und der Einstellwelle 42 vorgesehene Rutschkupplung wegzulassen, was bedeutet, daß der Betätigungsknopf 48 fest mit der Einstellwelle 42 verbunden werden könnte. Bei Beibehaltung der Rutschkupplung werden die Toleranzprobleme bei der Herstellung des Betätigungsknopfes 48 nahezu vollständig beseitigt, da das Grenzdrehmoment, bei dem das Durchrutschen eintritt, sehr hoch angesetzt werden kann.If an excessive torque is exerted on the setting shaft 42 in the limit position of the pressure band shown in FIG. 2, which seeks to adjust the pressure band 20 beyond the limit position shown, it could happen without further measures that the foremost tooth in the adjustment device 50 tilts around the stop shoulder 74, the nose 82 of the stop shoulder 74 acting as a fulcrum. In order for this to occur, however, the pressure band 20 in the area of the stop shoulder 74 must be deflected so far that the tooth 50 can slip around the nose 82. To prevent this, the height of the tooth 50 plus the thickness of the printing tape 20 is dimensioned such that it is greater than the printing tape deflection which is possible in the region of the stop shoulder 74 due to the elasticity of the printing tape. It should be noted that this possible deflection is very small, since the printing tapes should have as little inherent elasticity as possible in order to achieve good setting precision. However, a certain residual elasticity cannot be avoided in the production of the printing tape, so that a certain deflection is possible. As described, however, the deflection cannot take place to such an extent that the printing tape spins. This even makes it possible to omit the slip clutch provided between the actuating button 48 and the adjusting shaft 42, which means that the actuating button 48 could be firmly connected to the adjusting shaft 42. If the slip clutch is retained, the tolerance problems in the manufacture of the actuating button 48 are almost completely eliminated, since the limit torque at which the slipping occurs can be set very high.

Als weitere Sicherheit gegen ein unerwünschtes Durchdrehen der Druckbänder ist an der Gehäusehälfte 12 ein Steg 84 angebracht, der eine Stirnkante 86 aufweist, die einen solchen Abstand von der Anschlagschulter 74 hat, daß der zwischen ihr und der Anschlagschulter 74 entstehende Spalt kleiner als die Höhe des Zahns 50 zuzüglich der Dicke des Druckbandes ist. Sollte durch Aufwendung einer übermäßigen Verstellkraft der an der Anschlagschulter 74 anliegende Zahn 50 versuchen, unter Kippen um die Nase 82 an der Anschlagschulter 74 vorbeizurutschen, dann verhindert der Steg 84 mit seiner Stirnfläche 86 ein Weiterdrehen des Druckbandes 20, da der enge Spalt das Hindurchtreten des Zahns 50 am Druckband 20 unmöglich macht. Auch diese Maßnahme trägt dazu bei, die an die Rutschkupplung zwischen dem Betätigungsknopf 48 und der Einstellwelle 42 gestellten Toleranzanforderungen stark herabzusetzen. Der Betätigungsknopf 48 kann so fest auf der Einstellwelle 42 sitzen, daß die normalen Verstellvorgänge der Druckbänder jederzeit möglich sind, auch wenn das zum Verstellen aufzuwendende Drehmoment aufgrund von Verschmutzungen nach längerem Gebrauch größer werden sollte.As a further security against unwanted spinning of the pressure tapes, a web 84 is attached to the housing half 12, which has an end edge 86 which is at such a distance from the stop shoulder 74 that the gap between it and the stop shoulder 74 is smaller than the height of the Tooth 50 plus the thickness of the printing tape is. Should the tooth 50 resting against the stop shoulder 74 try to slide past the stop shoulder 74 while tilting around the nose 82 by applying an excessive adjusting force, then the web 84 with its end face 86 prevents the pressure band 20 from turning further, since the narrow gap prevents the passage of the Tooth 50 on the printing belt 20 makes impossible. This measure also contributes to greatly reducing the tolerance requirements placed on the slip clutch between the actuating button 48 and the setting shaft 42. The actuating button 48 can be seated so firmly on the adjusting shaft 42 that the normal adjustment processes of the pressure tapes are possible at any time, even if the torque to be used for the adjustment should increase due to contamination after prolonged use.

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  1. Printing mechanism (10) comprising a plurality of settinq wheels (16) which are mounted rotatably about a common axis and with which endless printing bands (20) are in a drive connection which carry in a region of their length at the outer surface printing types (22) and in another region of their length at the outer surface indicating types (24) and which are led about the setting wheels (16) and about a deflection edge (18) arranged spaced therefrom and which are adjustable by turning the setting wheels (16), the printing bands (20) being provided in the other region of their length at the inner face with teeth (50) for engagement in corresponding recesses (52) in the setting wheels (16), a setting shaft (42) adapted to be brought into a drive connection with each of the setting wheels (16) and carrying an actuating knob (48) and stop means for limiting the turning angle of the setting wheels (16) which comprise stop shoulders (74, 78) disposed in the path of movement of the tooth (50) lying at the front in the respective adjustment direction of the printing bands (20), said stop shoulders (74, 78) are disposed directly adjacent the deflection edge (18), characterized in that at least in the region of a stop shoulder (74) in association with the outer surface of the printing bands a web (84) is disposed which is spaced from the stop shoulder (74) a distance which is smaller than the height of at least the leading tooth (50) in each adjustment direction of the printing band (20) plus the printing band thickness, or that the height of at least the front teeth (50) in each adjustment direction of the printing band (20) is greater than the printing band deflection possible due to the elasticity of the printing band (20) in the region of the stop shoulder (74, 78).
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