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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 1984
Filed:
Dec. 24, 1981
Applicant:
Inventor:
Seiichi Hirano, Shiojiri, JP;
Assignees:
Epson Corporation, Nagano, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Suwa Seikosha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ; B41J / ; B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
400328 ; 400120 ; 400611 ; 101 9315 ; 192 51 ; 192 26 ; 192 / ;
Abstract
A printer having a printing head which prints characters across lines on a recording medium. The printer includes a frame having a driving shaft rotatably supported thereon and a motor for rotating the driving shaft in first and second directions. The printer also includes a paper feeding mechanism and a platen releasing mechanism. A clutch mechanism is driven by the driving shaft and is operatively coupled to the paper feeding and platen releasing mechanisms for selective operation thereof.