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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2004
Applicants:
Katsutoshi Mukaijima, Higashikurume, JP;
Hiroyuki Tsugaru, Tokorozawa, JP;
Masao Kunita, Sayama, JP;
Inventors:
Katsutoshi Mukaijima, Higashikurume, JP;
Hiroyuki Tsugaru, Tokorozawa, JP;
Masao Kunita, Sayama, JP;
Assignee:
Citizen Watch Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 7/48 (2006.01); B41J 1/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A select lever and a permanent magnet of a type selection mechanism of a type-printer are arranged with a gap between the magnet and the distal end of the lower part of the lever. The select lever is located untouched in a stable position that is settled by the respective magnetic polarities of the permanent magnet and the distal end of the lower part of the lever imparted by a magnetization coil.