Abstract: A mounting arrangement for mounting a printer component to a support, using a foil including a number of mounting apertures, into which pins are inserted to provide alignment. The engagement of the pins in the aperture causes local deformation of the foil, the resulting forces acting to align the pins to an accuracy which can be greater than that to which the foil is manufactured.

Abstract: An impact printhead includes impact wires loosely held in a guide and driven to print. The printhead includes individual holes through which corresponding wires extend, and elongated holes formed in the guide for guiding the wires. The elongated hole includes a concave wall and a convex wall opposing each other. The wires are slidable on the convex wall. When the wires are not driven to print, the wires are at rest in pressure contact with the convex wall. Grooves may be formed in place of the elongated holes, and have second walls. The second wall lies substantially in a curved plane in which a first wall lies to define the individual hole. The wire is guided by the hole and groove. When the wire is not driven to print, the wire is at rest in pressure contact with the first and second walls.

Abstract: A printing method for a dot impact type printer including a printer head with a plurality of printing pins arrayed; a moving mechanism for the printer head, and a control unit for controlling printing operation of the printing pins and the moving mechanism of the printer head, characterized in that when characters, symbols or the like are printed according to predetermined print data, the printing pins to be driven for each step movement of the printer head are driven plural times for each step.

Abstract: A pin-in-capillary apparatus for depositing droplets of fluid onto a surface is described. The apparatus has an off-axis channel for supplying fluid to the capillary. In the capillary the fluid wets the tip of the pin and is delivered to the surface when the pin is extended from the capillary. The capillaries and pins are flexible, allowing spatial reformatting for fluid delivery. Methods of delivering fluid to a surface are also described.