Abstract:
A device for converting rotation in a single direction into reciprocating rotation comprises meshing sector gears and biasing means for rotating a driven gear in a direction opposite to that in which it is driven by a driving gear, said rotation in said opposite direction occurring when the untoothed portion of the driving gear is proximate said driven gear.
Abstract:
An ink ribbon feed device comprising a pair of spaced intermittently driven ratchet wheels for carrying a pair of ink ribbon reels, structure for selectively advancing one or the other of the ratchet wheels, a reciprocal lever pivotally connected at one end of the advancing structure and a spring biased ribbon detect lever coacting with the advancing structure for pivoting the advancing structure into engagement with one or the other of the ratchet wheels for thereby reversibly feeding ink ribbon from one reel to the other.
Abstract:
An improved compact printer is provided which includes a rotary drive shaft having a notch therein, a print carrier carrying at least one print character on the periphery thereof rotatably mounted on the drive shaft, and driven means for rotating the print carrier through print selection and reset sequences. One end of the driven means is connected to the print carrier and the other end thereof is movably mounted on the driven shaft and accessible to the notch provided therein. Also provided are displaceable print means for imprinting a selected character carried on the print carrier on an imprint receiver and means for aligning a selected character carried on the print carrier in the print means path.
Abstract:
An improved printer including striking means positioned within striking distance of a rotatable print drum, camming means for oscillating the striking means in a swing arc less than the striking distance between the print drum and striking means, and regulating means for causing the striking means to strike the print drum for printing contact therewith. The striking means is provided with one axis of oscillation at a non-printing time and a second axis of oscillation at printing time.
Abstract:
A compact flying printer has a continuously rotating print drum and ratchet wheel, a trigger lever positionable to be struck by a tooth of said ratchet wheel and a hammer lever driven by said trigger lever and provided with a print hammer at its end. Both print paper and inked ribbon are selectively advanced by a transmitting lever. The transmitting lever is mounted for reciprocal displacement and is operatively coupled to a continuously rotating member for selective displacement in response to the rotation of the rotating member. The print paper is guided by an upper and a lower paper guide, each of which are provided with projections on the inner surface thereof extending in the direction of travel of the print paper and projecting toward the other paper guide. The projections on the two guides are out of overlapping relation with each other. The gap between the outer surfaces of the projections of the respective paper guides is substantially equal to the thickness of the print paper.