Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.

Kiyoo Kawate

Toshio Hiki

Tsuneki Kobayashi

Hiroyoshi Tokoro

Mitsuaki Hayakawa

A cleaner for a toner fixing device in an electrophotographic machine or the like. A housing is provided near a pair of fixing rollers, and an endless-belt type felt member is partially disposed in the housing in a folded state. The remaining portion of the felt extends outside of the housing and contacts one of the fixing rollers while the felt is being pressed upon by a drive roller and pressure member. The felt is moved at a slow speed, preferably such that its service life corresponds to one rotation of the felt.

Cleaner for toner fixing device

A printing apparatus comprising a type carrier to travel along a print line on a printing paper, a plurality of printing hammers to be selectively driven to strike the printing paper against an inking ribbon and the inking ribbon against a platen in front of the inking ribbon, and a support member supporting the type carrier, inking ribbon and platen thereon, wherein the support member is movable between a position holding the type carrier, inking ribbon and platen in positions capable of performing printing operation but intercepting the line of sight between the print line and the operator's eyes and a position holding the type carrier, inking ribbon and platen in inoperative positions but providing an unobstructed line of sight from the operator's eyes toward the print line for enabling the operator to clearly view the printed information along the print line.

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Katsuta, Japan

Kiyoo Kawate