Printing apparatus employing bidirectional stepping motors to position type member

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United States of America

PATENT NO RE30942
SERIAL NO

06032125

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A printer is disclosed that utilizes a single font of somewhat cylindrical configuration, bearing type for various symbols upon its peripheral surface. The font is movably mounted to accommodate rotation and axial displacement, to set a desired symbol in printing position. The type font is controlled in movement by shift registers operating in combination with a source of pulses bi-directional stepping motors and reset apparatus. The printer is responsive to various codes which are registered by components in the shift registers which are then cleared by pulses that step the stepping motors to position the type font by driving the stepping motors in a forward direction to accomplish the desired position in components. Thereafter, the type font is actuated to print the desired symbol. Structure is disclosed for returning the type font to a home position by reverse stepping the stepping motors.

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  • TRACOR AEROSPACE, INC.;TRACOR AEROSPACE AUSTIN INC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Takenaka, George Santa Ana, CA 1 3

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