Genicom Corp.

General Electric Company

Harry R Berrey

Paul W Caulier

John R Bittner

Ralph S Billings

The present invention provides a bi-directional drive printer actuator with position feedback control and methods of operation to optimize the performance of impact type printers. By monitoring the position of the print wire, a forward input power pulse can be varied as to magnitude and duration to maintain a desired predetermined velocity of the print wire up until the time of impact. Further, by monitoring position feedback signals generated as the print wire returns to an at-rest position, a reverse input power pulse and forward input power pulse can be modulated for magnitude and duration to maintain a desired rearward velocity of the print wire, and bring the print wire to an at-rest position with a minimum of rebound off a back stop.

Bi-directional drive print wire actuator with forward-velocity and

Refolder for a fan-folded web which automatically adjusts the height of the area in which refolding takes place to accommodate different speeds of movement and volume of fan-folded paper.

Continuous forms refolder for high speed printers

A solenoid-type print wire actuator includes a unitary one-piece bobbin formed of a magnetically permeable material and having two axially spaced-apart annular grooves in the outer surface thereof. An electromagnetic coil is wound on the bobbin. A dumbbell-shaped armature is disposed coaxially within the bobbin and is connected to the print wire for axial movement thereof, the armature having two cylindrical piston portions respectively disposed adjacent to the bobbin grooves. The ends of the bobbin are respectively supported in bores in the leg portions of a U-shaped member, the leg portions being interconnected by another piece to form a frame of magnetically permeable material to define a flux path.

Pint wire actuator

This invention relates to an improved design of removable type carrying fingers used in belt printer applications wherein a shoulder is provided on the fingers to fix the fingers with respect to the edge surface of the belt and the shoulder is located where the concentration of stresses developed at the shoulder during printing are compressive and not tensile.

Type finger improvement

In a dot matrix printing head having a plurality of printing elements or styli each driven by an associated electromagnetically operated hinged armature, an adjustable spring arrangement for adjusting the preload biasing of each armature against an armature stop to insure that the associated electromagnets are matched with respect to flight time and can be set to deliver the proper printing force to each styli.

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Waynesboro, VA, United States of America

Harry R Berrey