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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 1983
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1980
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hitoshi Mikoshiba, Shiojiri, JP;
Assignees:
Shinshu Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagano, JP;
Kabushki Kaisha Suwa Seikosha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
101 9309 ; 101 9316 ; 101 9322 ; 101 99 ;
Abstract
Character rings mounted on a common shaft and having a plurality of circumferential character columns thereon, are opposed by a platen including recessed portions. A recessed portion faces non-printing character columns when the platen presses against one character column on each character ring for printing on paper. The platen translates laterally so that each character column on a character ring is printed in sequence. A single character selection and return mechanism serves all columns on a single character ring. A translating mask separates non-printing characters from the paper.