Pivotable character display for a typewriter

Claim 1

An electronic typewriter having a keyboard, a pivotable character display, and a platen for supporting a work sheet for printing purposes having a rotatable axis comprising: support structure mounted on the typewriter for supporting the character display for pivotable movement between an open position for viewing the character display and a closed position; the character display includes a cover member for covering the keyboard when the character display is located in the closed position; the support structure having a central opening and having a pivot axis for the character display; the platen axis having one end extending through the central opening for locating the character display axis in alignment with the platen axis; the support structure includes dampening means, the dampening means includes a spring having a free end; and the support structure includes a moving abutment for moving the free end of the spring therewith during a first portion of the pivotable movement of the character display in a closing direction, and the support structure further includes a fixed abutment for blocking further movement of the free end of the spring during a second portion of the pivotable movement of the character display in the closing direction for adding tension to the spring for dampening the pivotable movement of the character display only near the closed position.