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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 1988
Filed:
Nov. 10, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Fumio Nakao, Kawasaki, JP;
Kaneatsu Uchiyama, Hachioji, JP;
Takashi Maekawa, Machida, JP;
Mitsugu Inomata, Kawasaki, JP;
Tetsu Endo, Komae, JP;
Assignee:
Fujitsu Limited, Kawaski, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
400279 ; 400568 ; 400708 ; 400619 ;
Abstract
In a method and apparatus for changing the line of a sheet to be printed, the sheet is set in a print starting position, in which a front end of the sheet is located in front of bail rollers which feed the sheet together with a platen, and a carriage with a print head and a sheet guide is moved to a predetermined guide position in which the sheet guide is located at or near the center of width of the sheet, prior to every change of line, until the front end of the sheet is held between the bail rollers and the platen.