EP0759363A3 - Printing apparatus and initialization method thereof - Google Patents

Printing apparatus and initialization method thereof Download PDF

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EP0759363A3
EP0759363A3 EP96113336A EP96113336A EP0759363A3 EP 0759363 A3 EP0759363 A3 EP 0759363A3 EP 96113336 A EP96113336 A EP 96113336A EP 96113336 A EP96113336 A EP 96113336A EP 0759363 A3 EP0759363 A3 EP 0759363A3
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printing apparatus
initialization method
initialization
printing
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French (fr)
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EP0759363B1 (en
EP0759363A2 (en
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Yuji Takamizawa
Mitsuaki Teradaira
Kazuhisa Aruga
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Seiko Epson Corp
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Seiko Epson 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
    • B41J19/00—Character- or line-spacing mechanisms
    • B41J19/18—Character-spacing or back-spacing mechanisms; Carriage return or release devices therefor
    • B41J19/20—Positive-feed character-spacing mechanisms
    • B41J19/202—Drive control means for carriage movement
    • 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
    • B41J29/38—Drives, motors, controls or automatic cut-off devices for the entire printing mechanism
EP19960113336 1995-08-22 1996-08-20 Printing apparatus and initialization method thereof Expired - Lifetime EP0759363B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP7213839A JPH0958083A (en) 1995-08-22 1995-08-22 Printing device and controlling method thereof
JP21383995 1995-08-22
JP213839/95 1995-08-22

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EP0759363A2 EP0759363A2 (en) 1997-02-26
EP0759363A3 true EP0759363A3 (en) 1997-07-30
EP0759363B1 EP0759363B1 (en) 1999-12-08

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EP19960113336 Expired - Lifetime EP0759363B1 (en) 1995-08-22 1996-08-20 Printing apparatus and initialization method thereof

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JP (1) JPH0958083A (en)
DE (1) DE69605494T2 (en)
HK (1) HK1014248A1 (en)
SG (1) SG72701A1 (en)

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JPS58219079A (en) * 1982-06-16 1983-12-20 Nec Corp Home position setting system for carriage in serial printer
JPS62158070A (en) * 1986-01-06 1987-07-14 Seikosha Co Ltd Position-detecting system for printing head
JPS62264981A (en) * 1986-05-13 1987-11-17 Konika Corp Serial printer
EP0287804A2 (en) * 1987-03-25 1988-10-26 BULL HN INFORMATION SYSTEMS ITALIA S.p.A. Carriage position indicator for a serial printer
JPH0272984A (en) * 1988-09-07 1990-03-13 Alps Electric Co Ltd Control of driving of carriage in printer
US5029264A (en) * 1988-09-27 1991-07-02 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Recording apparatus
EP0607871A2 (en) * 1993-01-19 1994-07-27 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Recording apparatus
JPH06255195A (en) * 1993-03-03 1994-09-13 Seiko Epson Corp Serial printer
EP0641117A2 (en) * 1993-08-24 1995-03-01 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Facsimile apparatus

Patent Citations (9)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS58219079A (en) * 1982-06-16 1983-12-20 Nec Corp Home position setting system for carriage in serial printer
JPS62158070A (en) * 1986-01-06 1987-07-14 Seikosha Co Ltd Position-detecting system for printing head
JPS62264981A (en) * 1986-05-13 1987-11-17 Konika Corp Serial printer
EP0287804A2 (en) * 1987-03-25 1988-10-26 BULL HN INFORMATION SYSTEMS ITALIA S.p.A. Carriage position indicator for a serial printer
JPH0272984A (en) * 1988-09-07 1990-03-13 Alps Electric Co Ltd Control of driving of carriage in printer
US5029264A (en) * 1988-09-27 1991-07-02 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Recording apparatus
EP0607871A2 (en) * 1993-01-19 1994-07-27 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Recording apparatus
JPH06255195A (en) * 1993-03-03 1994-09-13 Seiko Epson Corp Serial printer
EP0641117A2 (en) * 1993-08-24 1995-03-01 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Facsimile apparatus

Non-Patent Citations (5)

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Title
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 008, no. 073 (M - 287) 5 April 1984 (1984-04-05) *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 011, no. 392 (M - 653) 22 December 1987 (1987-12-22) *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 012, no. 142 (M - 692) 30 April 1988 (1988-04-30) *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 014, no. 256 (M - 0980) 4 June 1990 (1990-06-04) *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 018, no. 653 (M - 1720) 12 December 1994 (1994-12-12) *

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EP0759363B1 (en) 1999-12-08
JPH0958083A (en) 1997-03-04
SG72701A1 (en) 2000-05-23
HK1014248A1 (en) 1999-09-24
DE69605494T2 (en) 2000-05-31
DE69605494D1 (en) 2000-01-13
EP0759363A2 (en) 1997-02-26

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