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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 1989
Filed:
Jul. 18, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Shuichi Aratsu, Iwate, JP;
Assignee:
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., , JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41G / ; G01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
400 18 ; 3461 / ;
Abstract
A device for activating the pen of a printer comprises a push member and for pushing the pen toward the platen of the printer, a connecting lever secured to the push member, a driving lever for imparting a driving motion to the push member via the connecting lever. The driving lever is provided with a grooved cam in which the tip of the connecting lever is inserted so as to be slidable along the cam.