Print head for a dot printer

Claim 1

A print head for a dot printer, which comprises: a plurality of print wires each provided with a printing portion at the forward end; printing portion guiding means for guiding the respective forward end printing portions of the print wires in a given direction when the print wires are lengthwise driven; and an electromagnet unit for driving the selected print wires to impress characters in dots, which comprises electromagnets and armatures provided for the respective print wires, and in which the armatures, when attracted by the electromagnets, drive the print wires and wherein the magnetic circuit of the electromagnet unit consists of an integrally formed circuit member; said magnetic circuit member comprising: a boss common to the electromagnets; yokes for the respective electromagnets which yokes comprise radially arranged arms provided in the same number as the print wires and radially extending from the boss for substantially the same distance spaced from each other to reach approximately the same circumference, said circumference defining an axis, and parallel arranged arms extending from the outer ends of the radially arranged arms approximately in parallel with the axis of said circumference for a given distance in the same direction spaced from each other; pole pieces for magnetizing coils for mounting the respective electromagnets which pole pieces extend from the radially arranged yoke arms substantially in parallel with the parallel arranged arms at the prescribed space therefrom; and a yoke arm deformation-preventing ring connected to the outer ends of all the parallel-arranged arms.