US4692045A
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Printing apparatus capable of correcting printed characters by offset prints
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1985-05-01
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Granted: 1987-09-08
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Expires: 2005-05-01
Abstract
Abstract There is disclosed a printing apparatus provided with a mechanism for erasing printed characters by actuating a type font through an erasing ribbon and a mechanism for selecting characters by rotating the type font, wherein the erasure of a printed character is achieved by rotating a type selected from said type font by a determined amount for printing a character in the overlapping manner on the character to be erased.
Inventors
- 👤 Masaru Makita
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 07:53
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J29/00; B41J29/26; B41J29/36; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S400/00; Y10S400/903
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
A printing apparatus for printing on a printing sheet, said apparatus comprising: a carriage movable along a printing sheet; printing means drivable for printing indicia on a printing sheet and mounted on said carriage for movement therewith; and control means for controlling both the position and drive of said printing means, said control means being operable in an erasing mode for controlling the position of said printing means, at one stationary position of said carriage, to stop at a central position, at a first position which is slightly displaced away from the central position, and at a second position which is slightly displaced away from the central position in a direction opposite to displacement of said printing means from the central position to the first position, said control means further controlling said printing means to be driven at the central position, the first position and the second position, respectively, for erasing on printed indicia.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
154 words
A printing apparatus for printing on a printing sheet, said apparatus comprising: a carriage movable along a printing sheet; printing means drivable for printing indicia on a printing sheet and mounted on said carriage for movement therewith; and control means for controlling both the position and drive of said printing means, said control means being operable in an erasing mode for controlling the position of said printing means, at one stationary position of said carriage, to stop at a central position, at a first position which is slightly displaced away from the central position, and at a second position which is slightly displaced away from the central position in a direction opposite to displacement of said printing means from the central position to the first position, said control means further controlling said printing means to be driven at the central position, the first position and the second position, respectively, for erasing on printed indicia.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A printing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said printing means includes a daisy type wheel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A printing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said printing means includes an erasing ribbon.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
A printing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said printing means includes hammer drive means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
A printing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said first, second and central positions are arranged in such a relationship that said central position is centered, and said first and second positions are located at one side and an opposite side of said central position, respectively.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A printing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said printing means is controlled by said control means to be driven first at said central position.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
A printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control means includes a counter which counts drive of said printing means three times in said erasing mode and thereafter discontinues operation in said erasing mode.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
182 words
A printing apparatus for printing on a printing sheet, said apparatus comprising: printing means movable in a transverse direction to a plurality of positions for printing a sequence of indicia on a printing sheet and including a type unit having a plurality of type elements mounted for rotation at each transverse position of said printing means and drivable to print the indicia; and control means for controlling both the position and drive of said printing means, said control means being operable in an erasing mode for controlling said type unit, at one position of said printing means in the transverse direction, to stop at a central position, at a first position which is slightly rotated from the central position, and at a second position which is slightly rotated from the central position in a direction opposite to rotation of said type unit from the central position to the first position, said control means further controlling a type element of said type unit to be driven at the central position, the first position and the second position, respectively, for erasing on printed indicia.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
182 words
A printing apparatus for printing on a printing sheet, said apparatus comprising: printing means movable in a transverse direction to a plurality of positions for printing a sequence of indicia on a printing sheet and including a type unit having a plurality of type elements mounted for rotation at each transverse position of said printing means and drivable to print the indicia; and control means for controlling both the position and drive of said printing means, said control means being operable in an erasing mode for controlling said type unit, at one position of said printing means in the transverse direction, to stop at a central position, at a first position which is slightly rotated from the central position, and at a second position which is slightly rotated from the central position in a direction opposite to rotation of said type unit from the central position to the first position, said control means further controlling a type element of said type unit to be driven at the central position, the first position and the second position, respectively, for erasing on printed indicia.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
A printing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said printing means includes a carriage mounted for said transverse movement and wherein said type unit is a daisy type wheel mounted on said carriage.
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