Abstract: An apparatus for mounting flexible printing plates on a printing cylinder includes a base rotatably supporting a printing cylinder in a predetermined position and an adjacent support table having a turntable for supporting a flexible printing plate having a reference point thereon. Actuators move the support table along three orthogonal axes one of which is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the printing cylinder. The position of the reference point is sensed by a video camera and feedback signals representing the positions of the camera and the table with respect to the three axes are inputs to a computer. The computer determines the positional relationship between the reference point on the printing plate and the predetermined position of the printing cylinder and moves the support table and the turntable to position the printing plate at a desired position for mounting on the printing cylinder.

Abstract: A serial impact printer including a platen mounted for rotation upon a support frame, a print element having character imprinting portions disposed thereon and a print element selector for moving the print element to position a selected character imprinting portion at a printing position. A high effective mass hammer, driven toward and away from the platen in a timed manner, drives each selected character imprinting portion for deforming the platen with a printing force. A carriage mounted for reciprocating movement generally parallel to the platen, supports thereon the print element, the print element selector, the hammer and the hammer driver, and a stationary reaction bar secured to the support frame is spaced from and extends parallel to the platen. The reaction bar incudes a reaction surface against which the carriage is urged for developing the printing force as the hammer deforms the platen.

Abstract: A pin platen mechanism includes coiled springs mounted in respective retaining holes formed in a sprocket wheel for biasing respective sprocket pins to the outside at all times. A cam groove in a cam member has freely fitted therein projections of the sprocket pins. A wider part of the cam groove enables the pins to be withdrawn inwardly only when necessary.

Abstract: An offset rotary machine including a printing unit with two plate cylinders which are arranged at a predetermined distance from each other. The two plate cylinders are mounted so as to be engageable and disengageable alternatingly against a rubber blanket cylinder and an inking mechanism. A single inking roller is pressed against the engaged plate cylinder. Only a single dampening roller of the dampening mechanism is pressed against the inking roller. The alternating engagement of the two plate cylinders makes it possible to carry out a flying plate exchange while maintaining the ink/water balance and, consequently, preventing a misprint until the ink/water balance has been reached. Moreover, an additional printing unit, inking mechanism and dampening mechanism is not necessary for the flying plate exchange.

Abstract: A method to impart an image or a substrate comprising(a) placing a heat sensitive thermoplastic resin film supported on an ink pervious porous screen on a surface of a self-adhesive frame,(b) placing a sheet containing the desired image in a carbon base on the resultant assembly from (a) with the image side in close contact with the resin film surface of the resultant assembly from (a),(c) irradiating the resultant assembly formed in (b), the irradiating producing openings in the resin film in corresponding portions of the resin film which are opposed to the image,(d) peeling the sheet off of the resultant assembly from (c),(e) stretching taut the resultant assembly from (d) by placing the resultant assembly from (d) in a sheet stretching holding frame,(f) placing the resultant assembly from (e) onto a screen printer means and(g) applying ink on the resultant assembly from (a) containing the openings produced in (c) to force the ink through the openings onto the substrate.

Abstract: A system for adjusting a finishing head relative to an impression cylinder in a printing, duplicating and like machine wherein copy sheets are fed through a printing couple and then to a finishing couple which includes the impression cylinder. The finishing head includes a finishing wheel for penetrating a copy sheet on the impression cylinder, and the head is mounted on a bar which is rotatably mounted between side frame plates of the machine. A preliminary adjusting mechanism is provided between the head and the bar for preliminarily adjusting the position of the finishing wheel relative to the bar. The bar is removably mounted between the side frame plates so that the preliminary adjustment can be made away from the machine. A very fine adjusting system is provided on the machine, operatively associated with the bar and including a dial on the outside of one of the side frame plates to provide fine adjustment of the finishing wheel while the machine is operating.

Abstract: A self-aligning inking roll for a printer which includes an inking roll, an ink transfer roll, a printer, and an endless ribbon mounted on the transfer roll and the printer so as to provide a fresh supply of ink thereto. The inking roll is mounted on an aligner member which is mounted on a support member, with the support member being mounted on an arm which is resiliently biased towards the transfer roll. The aligner member is mounted on the support member at the midpoint of the aligner member so as to provide a fulcrum area which enables the aligner member with the inking roll thereon to pivot and thereby establish a line contact with the transfer roll with the ribbon thereon.

Abstract: An actuator for actuating a print hammner includes a yoke made of a magnetic material, an electromagnetic coil mounted on the yoke, and an armature rotatably supported by bearings mounted on opposite sides of the yoke. Upon excitation of the electromagnetic coil, the armature is attracted to the yoke to drive the print hammer through a push rod. The yoke includes a plurality of laminated sheets of a magnetic material formed by stamping using a press. An insulating material and an adhesive are coated on the sheets.

Abstract: A microprinter for use in combination with such compact equipments as electronic calculator. The microprinter comprises a type belt driven through a belt pulley by a motor, a type selecting ratchet wheel combined with the belt pulley for rotation together with the latter, a hammer for pressing a selected type of the type belt to print the type on a recording sheet, a main printing gear driven by the motor, a selector lever capable of selectively engaging the type selecting ratchet wheel or the main printing gear, an armature plate associated with the selector lever, an electromagnetic clutch for driving the armature plate, and a sheet feed lever interlocked through the armature plate with the electromagnetic clutch.

Abstract: An impression tool has a marker head supported on one handle and an anvil supported on another anvil, the two handles being pivotally connected near the ends supporting the marker head and anvil. A pressure sensitive label is received on the anvil and is impressed by the marker head when the handles are manipulated to being the marker head and anvil together. The marker head is made of a plurality of rotatable disks, each of which has a plurality of print characters formed on the outer circumferential surface thereof.

Abstract: A counter pressure cylinder including an electrostatic printing assist system, with the counter pressure cylinder including an insulating jacket having a conductive coating thereof over which a further coating is arranged having limited conductivity. A primary winding, concentric to an electrically grounded axle or shaft of the counter pressure cylinder, is disposed beside the counter pressure cylinder in a fixed fashion with respect to the printing unit, and a secondary winding is mounted concentrically to the electrically grounded shaft of the counter pressure cylinder at one end face of the counter pressure cylinder in a fixed fashion with respect to the counter pressure cylinder. An electrical connection of the secondary winding is connected to the axle of shaft of the counter pressure cylinder and another electrical connection is connected to the coating by way of a rectifier circuit.

Abstract: A stamp mechanism for printing a message on a receipt or like record media issued from a business machine. The stamp mechanism includes a stud with a spring-loaded washer thereon. The stud extends through an opening in a stamp holder and supports a spherically-shaped skirt that mates with a recess in the stamp holder. The washer includes downwardly extending tongues that engage with slots in the stamp holder and which arrangement maintains the stamp in a parallel position relative to the platen.

Abstract: To capture a torn web traveling at high speed after receiving printed subject matter from a printing machine, the web is guided between a pair of capturing rollers (1, 55) which, in normal operation, pass the web without contact with the rollers therebetween. Upon sensing of a torn web, a "torn web" signal modifies the diameter of one of the rollers to engage against the other, with the torn web therebetween. This system eliminates moving the axes of rotation of the rollers. Expansion of the diameter of the expandable roller is achieved by forming the roller of part-cylindrical segments which are retained by pivot levers (9, 54) on a rotating spindle (13), the levers being movable under spring pressure (16) from a sharply inclined to a more erected position to thereby move the segments (2, 3, 4) outwardly. A sear (20, 21) releases spring pressure. Centrifugal force due to rotation of the rollers assists in rapid expansion of the effective diameter of the expandable roller.

Abstract: A printer for printing on a print medium. A type carrier is in the form of an endless belt having a plurality of type elements on a side face. A hammer mechanism urges the type elements in the print medium into contact. The hammer mechanism extends substantially parallel to a portion of the type carrier and includes a hammer member for each printable position of the printer. A print drum mechanism selectively drives the hammer mechanism. The print drum mechanism includes the print drum with a plurality of projections around the peripheral surface of the print drum. There are a like number of projections and hammer members. Each of the projections is adapted to drive a separate hammer member and rotation of the print drum results in the driving of the hammer members by the projections. A control mechanism coupled to the type carrier and the print drum mechanism selectively advances the endless belt relative to the hammer mechanism and rotates the print drum.

Abstract: A securing device for axles (2) in office machines, in particular in printers, with axle journals (2c), which axle journals (2c) are furnished with insertion grooves (2d) near their ends and which axles (2) are supported in side plane components (1) against an axial shifting by way of spring elements.

Abstract: A flexographic printing machine has a printing block cylinder, an impression cylinder and a duct roller that is immersed in an ink trough. The printing block cylinder is rotatably supported by exchangeable bearing blocks that are removably secured to spaced support beds. Each support bed is mounted on an eccentric having a journal which is carried by side plates of the printing machine. The support beds are movable both horizontally and vertically to shift the printing block cylinder between various positions.

Abstract: Disclosed is a printing device such as an electronic typewriter and a wire-dot type printer. With the disclosed printing device, control means is operated in response to depression of a character key, on condition that a bold-face print mode is being set on, to print a character designated by the character key at different three or more print positions, including a first print position, a second print position spaced apart from the first print position along the print line so that a second dint formed in the second print position is not overlapped with a first dint formed in the first print position, and a third print position located between the first and second print positions to form a third dint to fulfil a un-printed area of the print sheet remaining between the first and second dints.

Abstract: A wire-dot impact printer includes a wire-dot print head having a plurality of print wires disposed therein. Each of the plurality of print wires has a distal end, and each is displaced in response to a drive signal so as to strike a printing medium with the distal end. A displacement detecting device is provided for detecting a displacement resulting from the drive signal of each of the plurality of print wires and for outputting a corresponding displacement detection signal. A control unit, which controls the overall printing operation of the impact printer, varies the print repetitive cycle of each of the plurality of print wires in accordance with the displacement detection signal outputted by the displacement detecting unit.

Abstract: A printer has a mechanism for erasing a printed character by impacting a type through an erasing ribbon, and a stepping motor for rotating a type wheel to select a character. In an erasing operation, the type wheel is rotated by the stepping motor by a small rotation angle so that the type is superpositioned on the printed character.

Abstract: A vibrating apparatus, such as a shuttle type dot printer, has a vibrating unit mounted in the casing thereof and which, when it operates, generates vibrations in opposite lateral directions of the vibrating unit. The vibrating unit is mounted in the casing for providing interacting of vibrations which occur in the inside by leaf type springs connected between pairs of projections on the vibrating unit and the casing with the plane of the leaf type springs perpendicular to the lateral direction of the vibrations of the vibrating unit. The apparatus further has a locking device for locking the vibrating unit relative to the casing, which, when the casing is on a supporting surface, allows the vibrating unit to vibrate freely in the opposite lateral directions, and which, when the casing is lifted off the supporting surface, locks the vibrating unit to the casing.