EP0367059A3 - Wire fire control mechanism for a wire matrix printer - Google Patents

Wire fire control mechanism for a wire matrix printer Download PDF

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EP0367059A3
EP0367059A3 EP19890119604 EP89119604A EP0367059A3 EP 0367059 A3 EP0367059 A3 EP 0367059A3 EP 19890119604 EP19890119604 EP 19890119604 EP 89119604 A EP89119604 A EP 89119604A EP 0367059 A3 EP0367059 A3 EP 0367059A3
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wire
control mechanism
fire control
matrix printer
printhead
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Keith Howard Anderson
Victor Scot Leith
Charles David Malkemes
Robert Andrew Myers
Thomas Warren Thompson
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International Business Machines 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
    • 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
    • B41J2/30—Control circuits for actuators

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  • Character Spaces And Line Spaces In Printers (AREA)
  • Impact Printers (AREA)
  • Dot-Matrix Printers And Others (AREA)

Abstract

A wire fire control mechanism is provided for use in a wire matrix printer for controlling the firing of the print wires (44) as the printhead (24) moves across a print receiving medium (40). This wire fire control mechanism enables printing to be accomplished for a wide range of different printhead (24) speeds. It also enables printing to be accomplished while the printhead (24) is accelerating or decelerating.
EP19890119604 1988-10-31 1989-10-23 Wire fire control mechanism for a wire matrix printer Withdrawn EP0367059A3 (en)

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US26458788A 1988-10-31 1988-10-31
US264587 1988-10-31

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JP (1) JPH02151460A (en)
AU (1) AU3996789A (en)
BR (1) BR8905532A (en)

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JP3495747B2 (en) * 1991-07-22 2004-02-09 セイコーエプソン株式会社 Printer print control method and apparatus
JP2001232859A (en) 2000-02-21 2001-08-28 Seiko Epson Corp Method of bi-directional printing considering mechanical vibration of print head

Citations (7)

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US4033444A (en) * 1976-01-20 1977-07-05 Burroughs Corporation System for extending the life of a pin printer using pin shifting
EP0040313A2 (en) * 1980-05-20 1981-11-25 Monarch Marking Systems, Inc. Matrix printer
US4326813A (en) * 1978-10-30 1982-04-27 Digital Equipment Corporation Dot matrix character printer control circuitry for variable pitch printing
GB2086109A (en) * 1978-10-30 1982-05-06 Digital Equipment Corp Control system for a dot matrix character printer
US4448123A (en) * 1982-06-30 1984-05-15 International Business Machines Variable speed printing for dot matrix printers
EP0226388A2 (en) * 1985-12-11 1987-06-24 International Business Machines Corporation Print wire fire control mechanism for a wire matrix printer
GB2191445A (en) * 1986-06-11 1987-12-16 Russet Instr Plc A print head for dot matrix printer

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JPS5585984A (en) * 1978-12-21 1980-06-28 Fujitsu Ltd Control system for dot printer

Patent Citations (7)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4033444A (en) * 1976-01-20 1977-07-05 Burroughs Corporation System for extending the life of a pin printer using pin shifting
US4326813A (en) * 1978-10-30 1982-04-27 Digital Equipment Corporation Dot matrix character printer control circuitry for variable pitch printing
GB2086109A (en) * 1978-10-30 1982-05-06 Digital Equipment Corp Control system for a dot matrix character printer
EP0040313A2 (en) * 1980-05-20 1981-11-25 Monarch Marking Systems, Inc. Matrix printer
US4448123A (en) * 1982-06-30 1984-05-15 International Business Machines Variable speed printing for dot matrix printers
EP0226388A2 (en) * 1985-12-11 1987-06-24 International Business Machines Corporation Print wire fire control mechanism for a wire matrix printer
GB2191445A (en) * 1986-06-11 1987-12-16 Russet Instr Plc A print head for dot matrix printer

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EP0367059A2 (en) 1990-05-09
BR8905532A (en) 1990-05-29
AU3996789A (en) 1990-05-03
JPH02151460A (en) 1990-06-11

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