US3476044A - Linear type font oscillating means for high speed printers and the like - Google Patents
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- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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- B41J1/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the mounting, arrangement or disposition of the types or dies
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- the present invention comprises a method of and means for moving one or more linear type fonts back and forth past a marking point in a lateral excursion equal to one type font.
- a yoke attached to the font is constrained along a horizontal path by upper and lower guide rods.
- a drive roller on a ball bearing shaft and free to move vertically in a slot in the yoke serves to move the yoke along the horizontal path.
- the shaft is attached to a molded drive belt which in turn is moved continuously by a drive pulley over which it passes.
- uniform rotation of the drive pulley results in constant velocity of the fonts as the belt moves between drive rollers and in simple harmonic motion as it rounds the drive pulleys.
- the drive roller is constrained by arcual guide blocks during the curvilinear portion of the travel.
- High speed printing is a term used to describe data printers which print at very high speed under the control of electrical signals.
- Type faces are moved continuously past a marking point on a paper web and when a desired character passes over a marking position, a high speed hammer is actuated to print the character.
- Two modes of type face carries have been used rather generally in the past. In one of these modes the type faces are carried on a rotating drum and are printed out by suitable electromagnetically operated hammers as shown in Patent No. 3,117,514, for example.
- the other mode uses type faces carried on a moving endless belt as illustrated in Patent No. 3,224,366.
- the type drum is expensive and damaged fonts are difficult to replace among other disadvantages.
- the belt method is less expensive but sifers from other problems such as stretching of the belt and whipping action which causes uneven printing.
- the present invention uses linear carriers of type fonts which are simple and inexpensive to build.
- the alignment is accurate providing very even printing lines.
- the means for oscillating the type fonts on the linear carries is rugged, a simple and effective. By combining linear motion over most of the type font excursion with shockless harmonic motion at the reversals in direction, high speed vibrationless passage of the type characters past the marking points is achieved.
- a plurality of linear fonts may be stacked to provide alternate type styles or for other purposes. Type fonts are inexpensive and may readily be changed if necessary.
- FIGURE 1 is a general view in perspective of the linear type font system in accordance with the present invention.
- FIGURE 2 is a view in perspective of the yoke and guide rods.
- FIGURE 3 is a view in perspective of the drive belt and drive roller.
- FIGURE 4 is a detail illustrating the clock track forming a part of the type font carrier.
- FIGURE 5 is a detail of a typical drive pulley.
- FIGURE 1 is a general view in perspective of the linear type font system in accordance with the present invention showing the essential elements for a ready understanding but omitting obvious parts such as a base or frame.
- Three linear type fonts 1, 2 and 3 are shown secured to yoke 4 by suitable means as by a U channel (see FIG. 4).
- Yoke 4 includes an accurately machined opening 5 in which a drive roller 6 is confined laterally but is free to move vertically.
- Drive roller 6 is free to rotate on an axle 7 which in turn is rigidly attached to drive belt 8.
- This drive belt 8 is moved continuously by drive pulleys 9 and 10 which in turn are rotated at constant speed by suitable driving motors, not shown.
- Yoke 4 is held in rigid longitudinal alignment but free to slide on linear bearings 11 and 12 moving along accurately aligned guide rods 13 and 14 respectively.
- Guide rods 13 and 14 are supported by end blocks 15, 16, 17 and 18 which in turn are mounted on a suitable frame, not shown.
- Drive roller 6 fits snugly in slot 5 and is free to move up and down so that the lateral motion component of axle 7 is transmitted to type fonts 1, 2 and 3 accurately and with substantially no jitter.
- Surrounding the outer peripheries of drive pulleys 9 and 10 are guide blocks 23 and 24 respectively. The surfaces of these guide blocks facing the pulleys are formed in arcs having the same centers as drive pulleys 9 and 10 so that any tendency of drive roller 6 to fly off due to centrifugal forces is restrained.
- FIGURE 2 shows yoke 4 with opening 5 guided on rods 13 and 14 by linear bearings 11 and 12.
- the inner parts of yoke 4 are cut away as at 19 and 20 to provide a passage for spanning the drive belt.
- FIGURES 3 and 5 shows how drive belt 8 is provided with teeth 21 to mesh with teeth 22 in drive pulley 9.
- FIGURE 3 also shows how axle 7 is mounted securely and rigidly on belt 8. Drive roller 6 fits over and turns freely on axle 7.
- FIGURE 4 is a detail of a suitable U-channel 25 for mounting the type fonts 1, 2 and 3.
- This frame may also include timing holes 26 scanned by a suitable photoelectric cell 27 illuminated by a lamp 28 and lens 29.
- High speed printer means as set forth in claim 1; P p y g g P including two straight portions and two semiwherein said type font holder carriers a plurality of timing circular portions between and around said pulleys means spaced in accordance with type fonts to be mounted respectively; in said holder.
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US3697958A (en) * | 1969-12-23 | 1972-10-10 | Gen Electric | Font selecting system |
US3918567A (en) * | 1973-03-28 | 1975-11-11 | Edward D Kittredge | Process printing |
US4112840A (en) * | 1975-06-30 | 1978-09-12 | Svenska Dataregister Aktiebolag | Driving device for a print head |
US4250808A (en) * | 1978-02-27 | 1981-02-17 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Printer |
US4795285A (en) * | 1986-11-17 | 1989-01-03 | Citizen Watch Co. Ltd. | Toothed belt and split pin carriage drive |
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US2831424A (en) * | 1954-03-01 | 1958-04-22 | Burroughs Corp | Traveling type carriage in high speed printers |
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US2831424A (en) * | 1954-03-01 | 1958-04-22 | Burroughs Corp | Traveling type carriage in high speed printers |
US2936704A (en) * | 1958-01-21 | 1960-05-17 | Olympia Werke Ag | High speed printing apparatus |
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US3115092A (en) * | 1961-08-16 | 1963-12-24 | Oki Electric Ind Co Ltd | High speed belt printer |
US3212435A (en) * | 1963-07-01 | 1965-10-19 | Ibm | High speed printer with reciprocable type bar |
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US3697958A (en) * | 1969-12-23 | 1972-10-10 | Gen Electric | Font selecting system |
US3625142A (en) * | 1970-06-10 | 1971-12-07 | Datascript Terminal Equipment | High-speed printing apparatus having slidably mounted character-forming elements forming a dot matrix |
US3918567A (en) * | 1973-03-28 | 1975-11-11 | Edward D Kittredge | Process printing |
US4112840A (en) * | 1975-06-30 | 1978-09-12 | Svenska Dataregister Aktiebolag | Driving device for a print head |
US4250808A (en) * | 1978-02-27 | 1981-02-17 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Printer |
US4795285A (en) * | 1986-11-17 | 1989-01-03 | Citizen Watch Co. Ltd. | Toothed belt and split pin carriage drive |
US20020025897A1 (en) * | 2000-08-28 | 2002-02-28 | Hitoshi Sato | Paper cutting device |
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