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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Akihito Otani, Yokkaichi, JP;
Kenji Hashimoto, Yokkaichi, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F 1/710 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F 1/710 ;
Abstract
A printing apparatus is provided for precisely applying identifying indicia to wires connected with connectors without causing any displacement of position and orientation. The printing apparatus is provided with a palette which is moved while being guided by slide rails a wire receiving portion on which wires drawn from a connector are placed, a wire correcting device and a holder The wire fed to a marking section is pressed from above and is straightened in its longitudinal direction by the correcting device The holder holds the straightened wire in the center of the marking section. In this state, printing is applied to the wire by a laser marker