EP0195981A3 - Printing mechanism with a printing head movable in print line direction and a print hammer bar as platen backing - Google Patents

Printing mechanism with a printing head movable in print line direction and a print hammer bar as platen backing Download PDF

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EP0195981A3
EP0195981A3 EP86103352A EP86103352A EP0195981A3 EP 0195981 A3 EP0195981 A3 EP 0195981A3 EP 86103352 A EP86103352 A EP 86103352A EP 86103352 A EP86103352 A EP 86103352A EP 0195981 A3 EP0195981 A3 EP 0195981A3
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print
line direction
printing
head movable
hammer bar
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Wilfried Dobring
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Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH
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Nixdorf Computer AG
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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
    • B41J11/00—Devices or arrangements  of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
    • B41J11/20—Platen adjustments for varying the strength of impression, for a varying number of papers, for wear or for alignment, or for print gap adjustment
    • 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
    • B41J11/00—Devices or arrangements  of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
    • B41J11/02—Platens
    • B41J11/08—Bar or like line-size platens
EP86103352A 1985-03-28 1986-03-12 Printing mechanism with a printing head movable in print line direction and a print hammer bar as platen backing Expired - Lifetime EP0195981B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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DE19853511387 DE3511387A1 (en) 1985-03-28 1985-03-28 PRINTING UNIT WITH A PRINT HEAD, WHICH CAN BE MOVED IN THE PRINTING LINE DIRECTION, AND A PRINT BAR PRESENTING AS A PRESSURE COUNTER
DE3511387 1985-03-28

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EP0195981A2 EP0195981A2 (en) 1986-10-01
EP0195981A3 true EP0195981A3 (en) 1987-08-26
EP0195981B1 EP0195981B1 (en) 1991-12-11

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EP86103352A Expired - Lifetime EP0195981B1 (en) 1985-03-28 1986-03-12 Printing mechanism with a printing head movable in print line direction and a print hammer bar as platen backing

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JP (1) JPH0721332Y2 (en)
DE (2) DE3511387A1 (en)

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DE8703083U1 (en) * 1987-02-27 1987-06-11 Nixdorf Computer Ag, 4790 Paderborn, De
GB8722622D0 (en) * 1987-09-25 1987-11-04 Halo Retail Systems Ltd Dot-matrix printers
US5087135A (en) * 1988-04-14 1992-02-11 Dataproducts Corporation Printer paper thickness detector
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JP3841315B2 (en) * 1995-12-26 2006-11-01 キヤノン株式会社 Printing apparatus and printing method used in the apparatus
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US4227819A (en) * 1978-11-24 1980-10-14 International Computers Limited Printer platen
EP0024662A1 (en) * 1979-08-30 1981-03-11 HONEYWELL INFORMATION SYSTEMS ITALIA S.p.A. Document positioning and feeding device for printers
US4422782A (en) * 1982-06-28 1983-12-27 Ncr Corporation Record member feed and support mechanism
WO1985004840A1 (en) * 1984-04-23 1985-11-07 Ncr Corporation Printer with record media thickness compensating mechanism

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US3995730A (en) * 1975-03-31 1976-12-07 Bunker Ramo Corporation Dot matrix impact printer having retractable platen
US4227819A (en) * 1978-11-24 1980-10-14 International Computers Limited Printer platen
EP0024662A1 (en) * 1979-08-30 1981-03-11 HONEYWELL INFORMATION SYSTEMS ITALIA S.p.A. Document positioning and feeding device for printers
US4422782A (en) * 1982-06-28 1983-12-27 Ncr Corporation Record member feed and support mechanism
WO1985004840A1 (en) * 1984-04-23 1985-11-07 Ncr Corporation Printer with record media thickness compensating mechanism

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IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, Band 25, Nr. 10, März 1983, Seite 5187, Armonk, N.Y., US; J.M. CHOBERKA: "Parallel link platen mechanism" *
IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, Band 25, Nr. 10, März 1983, Seiten 5188,5189, Armonk, N.Y., US; K.G. KLUVO et al.: "Self-adjusting printhead" *

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JPH0721332Y2 (en) 1995-05-17
EP0195981A2 (en) 1986-10-01
DE3682796D1 (en) 1992-01-23
DE3511387A1 (en) 1986-10-16
EP0195981B1 (en) 1991-12-11
JPS61166852U (en) 1986-10-16

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