Brother Kogyo Kabushiki-kaisha

Brother Industires, Ltd.

Brother Kogyo Kaisha

Takayuki Iwase

Susumu Kuzuya

Hiroshi Onoda

Akira Asai

Kazuo Nakamura

Toshio Nakai

Tomoyoshi Watanabe

Junji Shiota

Yuji Koga

Hisao Kurachi

Takeo Ito

Minoru Sakanobe

Masami Hanazono

Tsuneo Ohashi

Yuuichi Harada

A data processing apparatus provides excellent printing quality even though it employs an impact printer which is subject to mechanical vibrations during the typing operation. The apparatus comprises a highly rigid chassis frame for respectively supporting the printer and CRT in upper and lower portions of the frame and to withstand outside factors which adversely affect the printing quality. At the same time, inclination of the CRT is adjusted to provide the minimum size of the combined equipment and easy printing check within an area of an operator's eye sight. A shielding plate is also provided on the upper chassis to mount the printer and to prevent leaked magnetic flux from adversely affecting the CRT and printing quality.

Data processing apparatus with CRT and printer

A ribbon lifting mechanism usable for a typewriter including a holder turnably supported in a frame, a motor driven ribbon lifting cam and at least a cam follower operatively connected to the holder. Printing ribbon and correction tape are accommodated in the holder and either of them is located at the printing position by means of the ribbon lifting cam which is formed with a plurality of cam sections. The cam follower is actuated in accordance with cam sections on the ribbon lifting cam. The mechanism further includes a stopper member which serves to locate the printing ribbon at the printing position while it is engaged to the holder. The stopper member also serves to locate the correction tape at the printing position while it is disengaged from the holder.

Ribbon lifting mechanism for selectively placing a printing ribbon and a

A typewriter ribbon lifting mechanism includes a holder supporting a printing ribbon and a correction ribbon below the printing ribbon. The holder is vertically tiltable for lifting the printing or correction ribbon selectively from its inoperative position to its operative position. The holder is normally held in its lowered inoperative position. A cam follower is secured to the holder and supports an axially movable follower pin thereon. A ribbon lift cam is rotatable only in one direction to cause the cam follower to tilt the holder vertically. The cam has a first cam groove in which the follower pin is engageable to raise the holder to place the printing ribbon in its operative position, and a second cam groove in which the follower pin is engageable to raise the holder to place the correction ribbon in its operative position. The second cam groove has a portion which forms a part of the first cam groove, while the remaining portion of the second cam groove is greater in depth than the first cam groove. A spring is provided for urging the follower pin into engagement with the bottom of the first or second cam groove. An electromagnet device is provided for effecting the correction of any printing error, and causes the cam follower to raise the follower pin so that the follower pin may be engaged with the second cam groove.

Ribbon lift mechanism for a typewriter

In a printer, a printing clutch and a hammer impact changeover mechanism are controlled through a control member by one electromagnet, in such a manner that in response to a printing signal the clutch is engaged through the control member by the electromagnet to start one printing cycle and, in the second half of the printing cycle, the electromagnet is operated to enable a hammer impact change-over mechanism with the aid of the control member. The energizing forces of two weak spring members are applied to a cam follower member operatively coupled to the printing hammer so that when a printing type element having a large printing surface is selected, the energizing forces of the two spring members are utilized to allow the printing hammer to strike the type element strongly, and when a type element having a small printing surface is selected, the energizing force of only one of the two spring member is utilized to allow the printing hammer to strike the type element less strongly.

Printer

A ribbon driving mechanism for a typewriter, having a cam member provided on one side thereof with a first cam section for effecting control of a printing ribbon, and a second cam section extending continuously from the first cam section for effecting control of a correction tape, and a stopping member for controlling the movement of a cam follower along the cam sections. Either the printing ribbon or the correction tape is moved selectively to the printing position and only the rotation of a motor for driving the cam member in one particular direction, is transmitted to a printing ribbon winding mechanism, to wind the printing ribbon.

Ribbon driving mechanism for typewriter

A character selection mechanism for a typewriter having a single type head with characters arranged in rows and columns thereon, which mechanism comprises, for either row selection and column selection similarly, a series of cams, a series of cam followers, a series of transmitting members, and an output member, as one set. The cams are fixed on a cam shaft which is rotated once in response to depressing of any one key. Each of the cam followers is rotated by each corresponding cam and is shifted, against a biasing force, by each corresponding transmitting member from a first position to a second position in response to depressing of the corresponding key. The cam follower engages the output member at the second position for controlling its operation based on the rotation of the cam shaft. The output member is connected to the type head via a connecting mechanism.

Character selection mechanism for a typewriter

An electric typewriter having a prevention mechanism for preventing printing errors caused by a depression of a few keys in very rapid succession. The prevention mechanism includes a lock member for locking a clutch, which is interposed between a drive motor and a printing mechanism, in a disengaged condition. The lock member is normally held in a non-operational position for allowing the clutch to be engaged, and is moved in response to a special operation of a sensing member to an operational position for keeping the clutch in a disengaged condition. The sensing member is so disposed as to be moved in a distinct way different from the normal operation mode when a few keys have been depressed in very rapid succession.

Typewriter

A power operated typewriter having an end of line locking mechanism comprises a clutch interposed between a drive motor and a printing mechanism, a control lever for engaging the printing clutch to print a character by the printing mechanism when a key lever is depressed, and lock means for locking the control lever so as to hold the printing clutch in its disengaged condition, which can prevent any printing operation even if the key lever is depressed after the right-hand margin position has been reached and is operative.

End of line locking mechanism for power operated typewriter

A single element print head having an apparatus for firmly and releasably attaching itself to the drive shaft of a typewriter. The body of the print head is provided with a central opening therethrough for receipt of the drive shaft. A cap is secured on the body around one end of the opening with the purpose of slidably holding a manual slide member in its guide recess and fixedly holding a base portion of a hair pin shaped spring in its holding groove. The spring has a pair of arms for firmly fastening therebetween, and for releasing the drive shaft by virtue of its resilience and the action of a pair of cam surfaces. The pair of cam surfaces are formed in the bottom portion of the slide member, diverging from one end to the other end like a front portion of a bullet, for expanding the arms from each other to release the arms from the drive shaft by means of the slide movement of the slide member.

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Nagoya, Japan

Takayuki Iwase