US3188947A
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Platen actuating means in high speed belt printer
Assignee: Unisys Corp
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Filing: 1963-01-11
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Granted: 1965-06-15
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Expires: 1983-01-11
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Paige Walter Griffin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 05:29
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05B; G05B19/00; G05B19/02; G05B19/18; G05B19/404; B; B41; B41J; B41J1/00; B41J1/20; B41J11/00; B41J11/20; G01; G01B; G01B7/00; G01B7/004; G01D; G01D5/00; G01D5/26; G01D5/32; G01D5/34; G01D5/347; G01D5/34776; G01D5/34792; G05B2219/00; G05B2219/30; G05B2219/35; G05B2219/35554; G05B2219/36; G05B2219/36503; G05B2219/36504; G05B2219/37; G05B2219/37032; G05B2219/37228; G05B2219/37245; G05B2219/37345; G05B2219/37351; G05B2219/37357; G05B2219/37405; G05B2219/37409; G05B2219/37415; G05B2219/37417; G05B2219/37418; G05B2219/37559; G05B2219/40; G05B2219/40383; G05B2219/49; G05B2219/49134; G05B2219/49302; G05B2219/50; G05B2219/50031; G05B2219/50063; G05B2219/50139; G05B2219/50145; G05B2219/50249; G05B2219/50294; G05B2219/50296; G05B2219/50315; G05B2219/50379; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T409/00; Y10T409/30; Y10T409/30084; Y10T409/300896
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
157 words
IN A PLATEN PRINTER FOR PRINTING A PLURALTIY OF CHARACTERS IN A PLURALITY OF ALIGNED CHARACTER SPACES ON A PRINT MEDIUM ADJACENT A PLATEN, A PLURALITY OF CONTINUOUS BELTS EACH CARRYING AN ARRAY OF TYPE CHARACTERS ON A SURFACE FACING THE PLATEN, ONE BELT BEING ALIGNED WITH EACH CHARACTER SPACE, MEANS FOR MOVING ALL THE BELTS IN A DIRECTION TO TRANSPORT THE TYPE CHARACTERS OF EACH BELT IN SUCCESSION ADJACENT THE PLATEN TO FACE AN ASSOCIATED CHARACTER SPACE, A PRINT MEMBER FOR STRIKING A SURFACE OF ANY OF SAID BELTS ON THE SIDE REMOTE FROM THE PLATEN TO PRESS A TYPE CHARACTER AGAINST THE PRINT MEDIUM WITHIN A CHARACTER SPACE, AND MEANS FOR IMPARTING MOVEMENT TO THE PRINT MEMBER IN A DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALY ORTHOGONAL TO THE DIRECTION OF LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT OF THE BELTS AND PARALLEL TO THE PLATEN SUCH THAT SUCCESSIVE ACTUATION OF THE PRINT MEMBER MAY PRODUCE A PRINTING BY DIFFERENT BELTS IN DIFFERENT CHARACTER SPACES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
157 words
IN A PLATEN PRINTER FOR PRINTING A PLURALTIY OF CHARACTERS IN A PLURALITY OF ALIGNED CHARACTER SPACES ON A PRINT MEDIUM ADJACENT A PLATEN, A PLURALITY OF CONTINUOUS BELTS EACH CARRYING AN ARRAY OF TYPE CHARACTERS ON A SURFACE FACING THE PLATEN, ONE BELT BEING ALIGNED WITH EACH CHARACTER SPACE, MEANS FOR MOVING ALL THE BELTS IN A DIRECTION TO TRANSPORT THE TYPE CHARACTERS OF EACH BELT IN SUCCESSION ADJACENT THE PLATEN TO FACE AN ASSOCIATED CHARACTER SPACE, A PRINT MEMBER FOR STRIKING A SURFACE OF ANY OF SAID BELTS ON THE SIDE REMOTE FROM THE PLATEN TO PRESS A TYPE CHARACTER AGAINST THE PRINT MEDIUM WITHIN A CHARACTER SPACE, AND MEANS FOR IMPARTING MOVEMENT TO THE PRINT MEMBER IN A DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALY ORTHOGONAL TO THE DIRECTION OF LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT OF THE BELTS AND PARALLEL TO THE PLATEN SUCH THAT SUCCESSIVE ACTUATION OF THE PRINT MEMBER MAY PRODUCE A PRINTING BY DIFFERENT BELTS IN DIFFERENT CHARACTER SPACES.
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