Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Akira Katsura

Kiyoshi Nakata

Masaaki Matsui

Satoshi Yamaura

Jun Kawai

Shoei Sakashi

A printing apparatus including a paper guide, provided on a frame for guiding recording paper; a platen pivotally supported by the frame; a paper feeding roller rotatably provided in the frame; and a printing driving section reciprocally moving with respect to the recording paper on the platen for performing printing, and a cam rack in engagement with the paper feeding roller for intermittently rotating the paper feeding roller. The cam rack has a projection to be engaged with the paper feeding roller for stopping the rotation of the paper feeding roller.

Printing apparatus

In a serial printer, a thermal printing head is mounted on a printing head holder which in turn is mounted for movement across the width of the paper and wherein a spring force is utilized to press the printing head onto the paper; a lever mounted on a lever pin is connnected to the printing head and the lever cooperates with two cam elements and a cam surface located at selected points of travel of the printing head whereby the printing head will be removed from or engaged with the paper when it reaches a limit of travel and will remain out of contact with the paper while the paper is advanced to the next printing position.

Serial printer

A small-sized and light weight printer which can suitably be incorporated in a desk-top calculator or the like. The printer has a simplified mechanisms for driving of a printing head, a paper feed and a printing control, and can operate stably with a reduced power consumption.

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Amagasaki, Japan

Akira Katsura