Mannesmann Aktiengesellschaft

Horst Heisele

Bernd Gugel

Hubert Ott

Herbert Kitzberger

Wolfgang Seybold

Wolfgang Hendrischk

Harald Niebel

Karl Mayr

A matrix printhead having a plurality of electromagnetic drives arranged in a cluster including a plurality of drive elements further having a plurality of reciprocating print needles, wires or styli, includes additionally a fastening structure for each of these needles, wires or styli to the drive elements in that the drive element has a width dimension which is larger than a diameter or a representative diameter dimension for the print needle, wire or stylus so as to accomodate an opening in the fastening area having said width and having a cross sectional contour which matches at least in parts the contour of the periphery of the needle to be inserted, there may be an extra slot and the needle as inserted is brazed or soldered to a opening. The opening is at an angle of between 40 and 60 degrees to the plane of the armature.

Armature with angled bore for print needle fastening

The armature assembly for matrix print heads having a plurality of magnetic drives for a corresponding plurality of print elements is made by providing an annular armature ring and positioning a disc annulus inside the armature ring in a concentric relation thereto; a resilient arm ring is superimposed upon the disc and armature ring so as to establish concentric placement thereto; the arm ring is fastened to the armature ring and the arms of the arm ring to the disc such that the ring arms extend above an annular gap between the armature ring and the disk; subsequent slots are thermally cutting into the disk to obtain individual armature arms, the slots extending into and through said annulus to divide the annulus into individual arms that remain connected to the armature ring on account of the fastening. The disk may have been cut out from the armature ring.

Making an armature assembly for matrix print heads

A matrix printer with a reciprocating carriage carries transversely moving spring biased printing head. A roller on the head runs on a resilient rail urged against the platen and can be retracted by pivoting the rail carrier under engagement of a second rail cooperating with a second roller on the head. A cam track in a terminal position of the carriage provides for independent head retraction through engagement with the second roller.

Matrix printer having document thickness compensating device

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Asselfingen, Germany

Horst Heisele