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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:
Nov. 22, 1994
Filed:
Dec. 14, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Satoshi Yoshino, Kanagawa, JP;
Keiko Nojiri, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ; B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
101 9304 ; 101 9305 ; 400322 ; 40012408 ; 318135 ; 310 12 ;
Abstract
A shuttle printer having a print shuttle unit capable of reciprocating with a print head mounted thereon, and a balance shuttle unit capable of reciprocating to generate counterforce to momentum of the print shuttle unit. The shuttle printer includes a device for driving the print shuttle unit to reciprocate, and a device for driving the balance shuttle unit to reciprocate. The shuttle printer further includes a device for detecting the position of the print shuttle unit, and a device for synchronously controlling the two driving devices in response to a result of detection by the print shuttle unit position detecting device.