Printer

Abstract

Abstract PURPOSE: To print an underline with a constant density by a method wherein the printer is constituted so that a single strike type ribbon feed is effected only when the underline is printed in the printer utilizing a multistrike type ink ribbon. CONSTITUTION: The printer is utilizing the multistrike type ink ribbon Rm and effects a constant amount ribbon feed upon an ordinary printing operation in such a degree that the ribbon is fed by an amount corresponding to one by several of a type's width, however, when the type "-" forming the underline is printed now, it is discriminated that the input data is "-" by a print logical circuit and a ribbon feeding logical circuit and the printer is controlled so as to effect the ribbon feeding corresponding to the single strike type feeding or one width of the type and is shifted to the input control of a next printing data. In the single strike type ribbon feed, the new part of the ink ribbon is used in every one typing, therefore, the underline, formed by this method, shows the uniform density. COPYRIGHT: (C)1981,JPO&Japio

Inventors

• 👤 Yoshiki Nakajima

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