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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 1992
Filed:
Mar. 14, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Naruhito Muto, Nagoya, JP;
Makoto Hattori, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4002161 ; 4002162 ; 400211 ;
Abstract
A multicolor printing apparatus having a multicolor ribbon shifting mechanism is disclosed wherein the multicolor ribbon is selectively separated from a print paper to be printed on prior to shifting the multicolor ribbon to change colors based upon a shift amount which is required to shift the multicolor ribbon from a current position to a next position in order to print characters having a desired color.