EP0529563A3 - Imaging apparatus and lead screw drive - Google Patents

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EP0529563A3
EP0529563A3 EP19920114402 EP92114402A EP0529563A3 EP 0529563 A3 EP0529563 A3 EP 0529563A3 EP 19920114402 EP19920114402 EP 19920114402 EP 92114402 A EP92114402 A EP 92114402A EP 0529563 A3 EP0529563 A3 EP 0529563A3
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lead screw
imaging apparatus
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imaging
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Erich Zielinski
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Eastman Kodak Co
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Priority claimed from US07/749,383 external-priority patent/US5293531A/en
Priority claimed from US07/749,382 external-priority patent/US5260721A/en
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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
    • B41J25/00—Actions or mechanisms not otherwise provided for
    • B41J25/304—Bodily-movable mechanisms for print heads or carriages movable towards or from paper surface
    • 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
EP92114402A 1991-08-23 1992-08-24 Imaging apparatus and lead screw drive Expired - Lifetime EP0529563B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US749383 1991-08-23
US07/749,383 US5293531A (en) 1991-08-23 1991-08-23 Writing translator mount
US749382 1991-08-23
US07/749,382 US5260721A (en) 1991-08-23 1991-08-23 Precision lead screw drive assembly

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EP0529563A2 EP0529563A2 (en) 1993-03-03
EP0529563A3 true EP0529563A3 (en) 1993-05-26
EP0529563B1 EP0529563B1 (en) 1998-01-14

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Families Citing this family (7)

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US5838345A (en) * 1996-06-21 1998-11-17 Eastman Kodak Company Apparatus for maintaining the positional relationship of a print head
US5913941A (en) * 1997-04-17 1999-06-22 Kerk Motion Products, Inc. Reinforced lead screw
US6422101B2 (en) 1997-04-17 2002-07-23 Kerk Motion Products, Inc. Reinforced lead screw with springless anti-backlash nut
US6415673B1 (en) 1997-04-17 2002-07-09 Kerk Motion Products, Inc. Reinforced lead screw with anti-backlash nut
US6467362B2 (en) 1997-04-17 2002-10-22 Kerk Motion Products, Inc. Reinforced lead screw with spring biased anti-backlash nut
US6034713A (en) * 1997-05-21 2000-03-07 Eastman Kodak Company Image processor having magnetically attached print head
US6131478A (en) * 1999-01-07 2000-10-17 Kerk Motion Products, Inc. Anti-backlash nut assembly

Citations (4)

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US4457738A (en) * 1982-04-19 1984-07-03 Xerox Corporation Anti-backlash double universal flexible coupling
GB2193779A (en) * 1986-07-17 1988-02-17 Richard Caswall Rolt Transmission of rotary power, particularly in printing machines
WO1991008905A1 (en) * 1989-12-18 1991-06-27 Eastman Kodak Company Thermal printer
EP0444654A1 (en) * 1990-02-28 1991-09-04 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha An ink jet apparatus

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US4134695A (en) * 1977-07-13 1979-01-16 Teletype Corporation Printer carriage
JPS62124973A (en) * 1985-11-26 1987-06-06 Seikosha Co Ltd Feeder for printing head

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4457738A (en) * 1982-04-19 1984-07-03 Xerox Corporation Anti-backlash double universal flexible coupling
GB2193779A (en) * 1986-07-17 1988-02-17 Richard Caswall Rolt Transmission of rotary power, particularly in printing machines
WO1991008905A1 (en) * 1989-12-18 1991-06-27 Eastman Kodak Company Thermal printer
EP0444654A1 (en) * 1990-02-28 1991-09-04 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha An ink jet apparatus

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EP0529563A2 (en) 1993-03-03
EP0529563B1 (en) 1998-01-14
DE69224020T2 (en) 1998-08-13
DE69224020D1 (en) 1998-02-19
DK0529563T3 (en) 1998-09-14

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