Abstract:
The invention relates to a printer for printing on individual printing surfaces such as receipts, savings books and such like, comprising a printer frame (18); a transport device (38, 54) for the printing surface; a printing head (24) which is guided in an adjustable manner at right angles to the device for transporting the printing surface along a printing head guide (22) fixed to the frame; a printing head drive; a printing bar (30) assigned to the printing head (24); a stop end (122) for the printing surface which can be displaced between a locked position in which it protrudes into the travel path of the printing surface and a release position; means for aligning the printing surface in relation to the printer frame (18); and a printer control. A control shaft (60), which is mounted in the printer frame (18) in a rotating manner, can be driven by a motor (68) controlled by the printer control and has a plurality of control cams. At least one of said control cams each controls the actuation of the transport device (38, 54), the actuation of the alignment means and the adjustment of the stop end (122). The control curves of the control cams are configured such that, in relation to a normal position of the control shaft (60) which separates the actuation zone and the deactivation zone of the transport device (38, 54), the actuation zone of the alignment means and the locked position of the stop end (122) are situated substantially in the deactivation zone of the transport device (38, 54).
Abstract:
The invention relates to an installation for producing sheet-shaped printed articles (3). The invention is characterized in that sheet-shaped starting elements (2) are processed by being conveyed, by a conveyor device (4), through at least one printing station (13). In the printing station (13), the printing format is applied by means of a printing format applicator (26) and a downstream drying device (32). Individual sheet-related printing formats can be realized using an electronic printing format input system (43).
Abstract:
A sheet transfer member (17) has at least one outwardly opening slot (20) into which a sheet can be received. The member (17) is rotatably mounted in use so that a sheet in the slot (20) can be transferred to a sheet stacking position. A portion of the rotatable member (17) comprises high friction insert (22) which, during a dispense operation, withdraws sheets from the stacking position.
Abstract:
A card printer provided with a card supply mechanism (20) for feeding forward one by one the cards held in a stacked state in a card stocker (21), a card holding table (60) for holding on its upper surface a card fed from the card supply mechanism (20), and moved reciprocatingly in the forward and backward directions, a print head 90' positioned above the card holding table (60) and capable of selecting between the condition in which the print head contacts the card on the card holding table (60) via an ink ribbon R and the condition in which the print head is spaced upward from the card, and a card discharge mechanism (120) for taking up a printed card from the upper surface of the card holding table, which is in a forward position in the course of movement, and discharging the resultant card. The card supply mechanism (20) is provided with an initial feed roller (31) for feeding one by one in the forward direction the cards from the card stocker in which a plurality of cards are held in a stacked state, and a plurality of intermediate feed rollers (36, 37) disposed on the downstream side of the initial feed roller (31) so that the intermediate feed rollers vertically sandwich a card transfer path, some or all of the intermediate feed rollers (36, 37) being capable of moving in a direction crossing the card transfer path and urged toward the same path.
Abstract:
A stacking device contains a tray (10) in which two facing roller arbors (14, 15) driven by a drive mechanism (3) are rotatably mounted. For stacking and transporting printed single sheets (4), transport elements (141, 151) in the form of disk wheels or pin feed wheels are arranged on the roller arbors (14, 15) and overlap in the region between the roller arbors (14, 15). The tray (10) can be locked onto a printer (2, 2a) according to whether the printed single sheets (4) are to be stacked in ascending or descending order.
Abstract:
An automatic paper feed for a printing device has a paper supply region for receiving a pile of paper. A lever causes a pressure plate located in the paper supply region to pivot into an operating position and into a reloading position for the paper pile. Furthermore, a separate position is provided for manual insertion of the individual sheets.
Abstract:
A single drive feeding mechanism providing selective feeding of at least two types of record members and independent bi-directional movement of the record members in the operation of a single print station. The feeding mechanism includes a platen (32) disposed adjacent a print head (28) and rotatable in opposite directions of feed. A roller (58) cooperates with the platen (32) to feed a continuous web (55) past the print head (28). If individual record members are to be fed, the direction of feed of the platen (32) is reversed and the continuous web (55) is withdrawn to a point below the table (20) and, thereafter, an actuating member (66) is energized to disengage the roller (58) from the platen (32). The individual record members can then be fed into a chute (19) for printing. The platen (32) can be withdrawn from engagement with pressure roller (31) to allow positioning of a record member in the chute (19) and is resiliently biased against the pressure roller (31) to accommodate record members of different thicknesses.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a paper advancing device in a printer, typewriter or like office machine (11) provided with a paper magazine (10), said machine including friction feed means (19, 20) for advancing a sheet (29) of paper past a printing apparatus arranged in the machine, the paper magazine similarly being provided with friction feed means (15) adapted for coaction with those of the machine, for transferring a sheet from the paper magazine to a printing start position in the machine. A sensing means (27) is adapted to indicate passage of the forward edge of a sheet (29) which is transferred to the machine (11), said indication controlling the magazine friction feed means (15) for advancing the sheet a predetermined distance from the moment of indication into contact with the friction feed means (19, 20) of the machine, both friction feed means (15; 19, 20) being adapted for coaction during the continued conveyance of the sheet (29) to the print start position, the magazine friction feed means (15) being activated at least as long as any part of the sheet (29) is in contact therewith.
Abstract:
A printer includes a substrate support, a printhead assembly, first and second actuators, and a controller. The printhead assembly deposits material on a substrate supported on the substrate support. The first actuator is disposed at a side of the substrate support and coupled to a first linear track disposed along the side of the substrate support and oriented in a first direction. The second actuator is disposed at an end of the substrate support and coupled to a second linear track disposed along the end of the substrate support and oriented in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The first and second actuators are positioned to engage with the substrate simultaneously. The controller moves the first and second actuators together to rotate the substrate.
Abstract:
Provided is a finisher including a post-processor and an online suppliers. The post processor including a binding path, a binding unit to perform any one or combination of processes of a saddle stitching process and a folding process on a sheet-type medium on the binding path, and a manual supply slot to manually be supplied with the sheet-type medium towards the binding path. The online supplier to receive the sheet-type medium from an external device and supply the sheet-type medium to the binding path. A housing accommodating the post-processor and the online supplier and including an online supply slot to receive the sheet-type medium through the online supply slot from the external device.