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US4856921A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Rotary wheel printer

Assignee: Alps Alpine Co Ltd
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Filing: 1984-06-28
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Granted: 1989-08-15
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Expires: 2004-06-28
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Abstract

Abstract A rotary wheel printer such as a daisy wheel printer comprises a rotatable platen for winding a print paper sheet partially therearound, a carriage movable along the platen, a type wheel mounted on the carriage in confronting relation to the platen and having a plurality of type fonts and a correcting section. First drive means are mounted on the carriage for driving the type wheel to rotate about its own axis, and hammer means are also mounted on the carriage for moving toward one of the type fonts or one of the correcting sections while it is held at rest in a printing position. Second drive means are mounted on the carriage for driving the hammer means, and ribbon feeder means are provided for successively feeding ink ribbon accommodated in a ribbon cassette mounted on the carriage and a correcting ribbon accommodated in the ribbon cassette. Third drive means are mounted on the carriage for driving the ribbon feeder means, and correcting means comprising the correcting section of the type wheel, the correcting ribbon, and hammer means for correcting a printed character from the paper sheet by striking the correction ribbon are provided.

Inventors

  • 👤 Osamu Hatakeyama

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 20:49
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J1/00; B41J1/22; B41J1/24; B41J1/28; B41J1/30; B41J32/00; B41J9/00; B41J9/02; B41J9/04; B41J9/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 62 words
A rotary wheel printer according to claim 1, wherein said hammer means has an engagement portion on a distal end thereof, said type wheel having positioning portions on rear surfaces of said type elements and correction section for engagement with said engagement portion of said hammer means, said type wheel also having a recess at a proximal end of said correcting spoke.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 62 words
A rotary wheel printer according to claim 1, wherein said hammer means has an engagement portion on a distal end thereof, said type wheel having positioning portions on rear surfaces of said type elements and correction section for engagement with said engagement portion of said hammer means, said type wheel also having a recess at a proximal end of said correcting spoke.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 82 words
A rotary wheel printer according to claim 1, wherein said type wheel has a plurality of radial spokes each supporting respective type elements on distal ends thereof, said hammer means having a ledge and means including a clearance gap defined between adjacent ones of said radial spokes and serving as said correcting section for moving said ledge through said clearance gap to strike said correcting ribbon and to correct the printed character when said hammer means is aligned with said clearance gap.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 53 words
A rotary wheel printer according to claim 1, wherein said hammer means is actuated to press said correcting ribbon a number of times in a series of partial corrections against the printed character for correcting the same on the paper sheet while turning said platen about its own axis through small angular intervals.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 50 words
A rotary wheel printer according to claim 1, wherein said hammer means is actuated to press against said correcting ribbon a number of times in a series of partial corrections against the printed character for correcting the same on the paper sheet while moving said carriage through small lateral intervals.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 59 words
A rotary wheel printer according to claim 1, including means on said ribbon cassette for supporting therein said ink ribbon and said correcting ribbon movable in a first direction perpendicularly to a second direction in which the paper sheet is fed, said ink ribbon and said correcting ribbon being exposed parallel to said type wheel and to each other.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 54 words
A rotary wheel printer according to claim 6, wherein said ink ribbon is wound in said ribbon cassette, said correcting ribbon being endless and extending around said ink ribbon, said ribbon feeder means comprising a mechanism for moving said ink ribbon and said correcting ribbon in said first direction in coaction with each other.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 72 words
A rotary wheel printer according to claim 1, including a motor as said first drive means for turning said type wheel, said motor and said type wheel being inclined with respect to a horizontal plane, said ribbon cassette having guide portions for guiding said ink and correcting ribbons, said guide portions being disposed in confronting relation to said type wheel and inclined at an angle at which said type wheel is inclined.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1992-08-14 1993-02-13 1993-08-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1996-08-14 1997-02-13 1997-08-15 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2000-08-14 2001-02-13 2001-08-15 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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