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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 1988
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ikutaro Inoue, Takizawa, JP;
Yutaka Usui, Takizawa, JP;
Hiroshi Izumi, Tamayama, JP;
Yuki Oishi, Tamayama, JP;
Assignee:
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D / ; B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3461 / ; 346 / ; 400120 ; 400185 ; 400314 ; 400323 ; 4003072 ; 4005473 ; 400551 ; 400577 ;
Abstract
A thermal printer using a single pulse motor is disclosed. This thermal printer comprises: a single pulse motor; a moving member which is moved in accordance with the drive of the pulse motor; a head raising and lowering mechanism and a sheet feed mechanism which are selectively actuated in correspondence with the movement of the moving member; and a carriage moving mechanism which is interlockingly driven by the pulse motor. These components are driven by the single pulse motor. Also, the moving member may be a rack.