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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:
Jun. 11, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 08, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Makoto Yasunaga, Kawagoe, JP;
Katsuya Masuda, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Citizen Watch Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
40012422 ; 40012411 ;
Abstract
A printing head comprising a plurality of armatures which are arranged radially and which are swingable before and behind, an armature stopper having armature abutting portions of cantilever type provided in projection toward a center in a radial direction at respective locations at the back of the armature for positioning the armatures under a waiting condition, the armature stopper being displaceable by impingement of the armatures, and a gap defined at the back of the armature abutting portions.