ES467187A3 - A data register. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

A data recorder comprising: A bench to hold printing elements and a form to be printed; A plate carriage that can move in a path through the bed from a first end of the path to a second end and return to the first end of the path to perform a printing cycle; A roller platen; Means supporting the roll platen on the platen carriage for rotation about an axis transverse to the direction of movement of the platen carriage and for printing engagement with the printing elements over an area within said path; Displacement means for moving the roller stage along said axis between a first and a second position thereon; Diverting means associated with the movement means for normally pushing the roller platen to the first position; Drive means positioned to cooperate with the displacement means for moving the roll platen to the second position in response to movement of the platen carriage to the first end of the path; Releasable latching means arranged to releasably engage the roller platen in the second position and maintain the platen platen in the second position during movement of the platen carriage to the second end of the path; y Release means disposed between the area of the printing elements and the second end of the path to release the latching means in response to the movement of the slide carriage from the first end of the path; Whereby the roller plate moves from the second to the first position within a minimum advance distance of the stage carriage. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)