Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Corporation

Keiji Yao

Kazuya Koyama

Hiroo Katsura

A thermal recording apparatus for recording onto a recording paper comprises a printing head, an ink ribbon member, and a movement member for moving the printing head between a first position in which the printing head is in contact with the recording paper via the ink ribbon member and a second position in which the printing head is not in contact with the recording paper.

Recording apparatus

A manually reciprocative section of an electronic apparatus including a programmable calculator comprises a spring, a lock element, and a lock release element. The reciprocative section is drawn out of and enclosed into the housing of the electronic apparatus. The spring shows a maximum stroke when the reciprocative section is fully enclosed within the housing and a minimum stroke when the reciprocative section is fully drawn out of the housing. The reciprocative section carries a keyboard etc. to store it when it is in no use. The lock means comprises a lock lever secured on the housing of the apparatus, and a cavity for capturing and releasing the lock lever in response to the movement of the reciprocative section.

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Yamatokoriyama, Japan

Keiji Yao