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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:
Oct. 02, 1990
Filed:
Feb. 10, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Toshikiyo Kato, Tanashi, JP;
Yasuo Ichikawa, Tanashi, JP;
Wataru Ito, Tanashi, JP;
Hiroshi Ikeda, Tanashi, JP;
Yoshio Kamata, Tanashi, JP;
Assignee:
Citizen Watch Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ; B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
400248 ; 400642 ; 4006451 ;
Abstract
A dot matrix printer having a platen, a carriage, and a print head mounted on the carriage. A paper guide is secured to the carriage. A ribbon mask made of a resilient plate is attached to the paper guide. A cantilevered resilient plate is formed in the ribbon mask so as to be abutted on a front end of the print head to form a path for a ribbon between the resilient plate and the print head.