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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 1986
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kiyoshi Ito, Shiojiri, JP;
Taro Takekoshi, Shiojiri, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Suwa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ; B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
400187 ; 4001452 ; 400257 ; 101 9321 ; 101 9336 ;
Abstract
A type wheel stack, a typewheel mounting shaft and a motor are arranged on a movable carriage. The type wheel arrangement is rotatable with and axially movable along the shaft. The motor is coupled to the type wheel stack through a clutch and cam mechanism to both rotate and axially shift the type wheels in order to select a desired character to be printed.