Mannesmann Aktiengesellschaft

Erich Steppe

Stefan Bischof

Dieter Beth

Manfred Gruener

Dieter Beck

Gerd Nolte

A matrix printer includes a plurality of components, an outer casing and a frame. A flexible ribbon is provided which connects a component with either the frame or casing in order to conduct heat awau from the component; the ribbon is compressed at its point of connection to establish a good heat conductive connection.

Cooling device for an electric printer, particularly matrix printer

A securing device for axles (2) in office machines, in particular in printers, with axle journals (2c), which axle journals (2c) are furnished with insertion grooves (2d) near their ends and which axles (2) are supported in side plane components (1) against an axial shifting by way of spring elements. An economic and assembly-friendly securing device is provided by having the axle (2), forming a shoulder (2b), and resting on the inside of the side plane component (1), where the axle journal (2c) can be inserted into an about elongatedly shaped opening (4) in the side plane component (1) following to the insertion groove (2d), such that the axle journal diameter (9) of the axle journal (2c) rests in a smaller circular opening (5) of the elongatedly shaped opening (4), where a spring-loaded tension element (10) can be positioned and inserted between the side plane component (1) and the axle journal (2c ) into the insertion groove (2d) passing over the axle journal diameter (9) at the side plane component (1) and where the spring-loaded tension element (10) can be tensioned in the insertion groove (2d) under spring tension crosswise to the axle journal (2c).

Support and positioning device for axles of office machines such as

In a parallel setting device for a print head carriage guide relative to a print medium support (6) in printers, in particular in matrix printers, the print head carriage guide includes a parallel disposable and position adjustable carriage guide axle (5) relative to the print medium support (1) and disposed rearwards relative to the print medium support at the printer frame 1 and a front carriage guide axle (4) adjustable to a minimum distance and disposed opposite to the print medium support (6). The rear and the front carriage guide axle (4,5) in each case are supported in the side plate (2,3) of the printer frame (1). The print medium support (6) is disposed at a level different to that of the front carriage guide axle (4). In order to find a simple and more precise operating solution, which is based on measurable part steps, it is recommended, that the rear carriage guide axle (5) is supported in the side plates (2,3) with cams rings (13) and a parallel positioning between the print medium support (6) and the print head carriage guide is adjustable by one-sided lifting and lowering of the rear carriage guide axle (5).

Parallel setting device for a print head slide support guide

Each of one or more groups of pressure rollers (24, 25), consisting of a plurality of pairs of rollers (26), is arranged on its own mounting frame (27) that is releasably carried on the connecting piece (4) of the printer frame (1). The mounting frames (27) are concurrently displaceable by means of a selectively adjustable displacement member (28) disposed parallel to the elongation of the platen roller (6) between a rest position and an operating position for accommodating both tractor-fed edge-perforated continuous forms and individual sheets of recording support material, respectively.

Roller device for transporting recording supports in printers

In an office machine, in particular in a matrix printer which is provided with a power grid component (3) for the power supply of the electrical or, respectively, the electronic circuits and which includes a safety fuse on the power grid input side, there is disclosed for purposes of more clarity of the construction, for an easier operability and for protection against false connection, that a multiple safety fuse socket (6) for at least two melting safety fuse bodies (9, 10) is coordinated to a voltage selection switch (7). The multiple safety fuse socket (6) can be placed in different relative geometric positions with respect to the voltage selection switch (7) into a fuse socket (8). A selected voltage is coordinated at the voltage selection switch (7) in each position of the multiple safety fuse socket (6).

Office machine, in particular matrix printer

A device for a paper transport in an office machine, in particular in a matrix printer, presupposes the presence of side plates (1, 2), wherein a print-support surface (7) is supported and, in addition, a friction drive including a roller pair for individual sheets (9) to be transported or, respectively, endless webs (10) without edge perforation, and tractors (13) provided in pairs, which operate in push and pull operation. In order to provide a universal paper transport device for different kinds of paper, where the respective paper type is held ready, it is disclosed that the tractor pair (14a, 14b) can be driven with a tractor gear wheel (21) fixed against rotation on the tractor shaft (17), which tractor gear wheel (21) can be put in a force-transmitting connection with the paper drive motor (22) and where the tractor pair (14a, 14b) can be tilted with a lever drive (31) relative to the paper guide plane (32) in each case into an about tangential direction (33 ) relative to the circumferential upper side (36) or to the circumferential lower side (34) of the print-support surface (7).

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Ulm, Germany

Erich Steppe