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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 1986
Filed:
Jan. 31, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mikio Moriya, Tanashi, JP;
Assignee:
Citizen Watch Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
101 9321 ; 101 9318 ; 74569 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for producing a reset pulse for performing the printing operation of an impact printer. A cam is secured to a shaft of a type drum. The cam has a rising portion, lowering portion, and escape portion. A cam follower is mounted on a lever to engage with the cam. The cam follower has a large diameter portion and a small diameter portion, and a reset switch is provided to be operated by the lever to produce a reset pulse when the lever is rocked by the engagement of the cam follower with the lowering portion of the cam.