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US5040908A
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Passbook printer with line find mechanism
Assignee: NCR Voyix Corp
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Filing: 1990-08-27
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Granted: 1991-08-20
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Expires: 2010-08-27
Abstract
Abstract A passbook printer has a print head movable along a printing station and in opposed relation to a platen for printing data on the passbook. The printer has an optical reading head assembly which is movable independent of the print head and in a direction of the path of the passbook past the printing station. The optical reading head assembly is positioned at the printing station for reading page and line information from the passbook and then is moved to a position adjacent the printing station for permitting the print head to freely move along the printing station.
Inventors
- 👤 Mikio Matsuya
- 👤 Takemi Kobayashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 16:11
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J11/00; B41J11/36; B41J11/42; B41J11/46; B41J13/00; B41J13/10; B41J13/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
A passbook printer comprising a carriage, a print head movable across the printer, a platen operating at a printing station with said print head and carried by said carriage, means for driving said carriage across said printer in a direction normal to the path of the passbook past the printing station, optical reading means operably associated with said printing station and with said passbook for reading printing information on said passbook, and means for moving the optical reading means from a first position along the printing station where the optical reading means detects the last print line to a second position adjacent the printing station whereby the print head can freely move along the printing station and the platen for printing the next line of printing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
126 words
A passbook printer comprising a carriage, a print head movable across the printer, a platen operating at a printing station with said print head and carried by said carriage, means for driving said carriage across said printer in a direction normal to the path of the passbook past the printing station, optical reading means operably associated with said printing station and with said passbook for reading printing information on said passbook, and means for moving the optical reading means from a first position along the printing station where the optical reading means detects the last print line to a second position adjacent the printing station whereby the print head can freely move along the printing station and the platen for printing the next line of printing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The passbook printer of claim 1 wherein the optical reading means comprises an optical read head positioned in opposed manner to said platen at said printing station.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
The passbook printer of claim 1 wherein the optical reading means includes light emitting means and a photosensor assembly for receiving reflected light from said passbook and for converting the received light into a signal indicative of the last print line.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The passbook printer of claim 1 including means operably associated with said carriage and with said optical reading means for sensing the thickness of said passbook.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
53 words
The passbook printer of claim 1 wherein said optical reading means comprises an optical read head movable in the direction of the path of the passbook past the printing station and said moving means includes electromagnetic means operable to position the optical read head at the printing station during a optical reading operation.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
The passbook printer of claim 1 wherein the moving means comprises a generally U-shaped member for supporting said optical reading means and means for driving the U-shaped member from said first position to said second position.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
129 words
In a passbook printer having a print head, means for moving the print head across the printer, a carriage for carrying a platen along a printing station, and means for moving the carriage across the printer in a direction normal to the path of the passbook past the printing station, the improvement comprising an optical reading head operably associated with said printing station and with said passbook for reading printed information on said passbook and means for moving the optical reading head from a first position at said printing station where the optical reading head detects the last print line to a second position adjacent the printing station whereby the print head can freely move along the printing station and the platen for printing the next line of printing.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
129 words
In a passbook printer having a print head, means for moving the print head across the printer, a carriage for carrying a platen along a printing station, and means for moving the carriage across the printer in a direction normal to the path of the passbook past the printing station, the improvement comprising an optical reading head operably associated with said printing station and with said passbook for reading printed information on said passbook and means for moving the optical reading head from a first position at said printing station where the optical reading head detects the last print line to a second position adjacent the printing station whereby the print head can freely move along the printing station and the platen for printing the next line of printing.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
In the passbook printer of claim 7 wherein the optical reading head includes light emitting means and light receiving means positioned in opposed manner to said platen at said printing station.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
41 words
In the passbook printer of claim 7 wherein the optical reading head includes a photosensor assembly for receiving reflected light from reading information on said passbook and for converting the received light into a signal indicative of the last print line.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
In the passbook printer of claim 7 including means operably associated with said carriage and with said optical reading means for sensing the thickness of said passbook.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
46 words
In the passbook printer of claim 7 wherein said optical reading head is movable to and from said printing station and said optical reading head moving means includes electromagnetic means operable to position the optical read head at the printing station during an optical reading operation.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
40 words
In the passbook printer of claim 7 wherein the optical reading head moving means comprises a generally U-shaped member for supporting said optical reading head and means for driving the U-shaped member from said first position to said second position.
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