Abstract: In an elevator tension pulley device, a guide plate is fixed to a guide rail via a support arm, and a tension pulley moves while being guided in a vertical direction as a main shaft inserted into an elongated hole in the guide plate moves vertically through the elongated hole. As a result, the number of components of the elevator tension pulley device can be reduced, and the elevator tension pulley device can be installed in a hoistway easily.

Abstract: In an elevator apparatus, an acceleration detector that generates an acceleration signal that corresponds to acceleration in a direction of travel of a car is mounted to the car. A car velocity monitoring portion finds a traveling velocity of the car from the acceleration signal from the acceleration detector. An excessive velocity is preset in the car velocity monitoring portion. The car velocity monitoring portion stops the car by means of a braking apparatus to if the traveling velocity of the car reaches the preset excessive velocity.

Abstract: Provided is an elevator governor capable of achieving, with a simple configuration, an overspeed detection mechanism to which rotation dependence is added while preventing a decrease in reliability due to the generation of vibrations and noises and the wear of parts.

Abstract: An elevator governor to actuate an emergency stop device when a car descends, with a door kept open, includes: a pendulum which moves to a radially outer side of a sheave based on rotational speed of the sheave; a rope constraining mechanism which constrains a governor rope when the pendulum has moved when the car is descending; a protruding body provided in the pendulum; a cam, controlled by a cam moving mechanism, configured to move between a protruding position to contact the protruding body and a retracted position to not contact the protruding body, when the car door is open. A cam surface, when the cam is in the protruding position, moves the pendulum to the radially outer side of the sheave over a moving distance, and the cam moving mechanism moves the cam to the protruding position in the process of movement of the cam.

Abstract: In an elevator derailment detecting apparatus, first and second conducting wires are disposed parallel to a direction of raising and lowering of an ascending/descending body inside a hoistway. First and second contacts that respectively contact the first and second conducting wires if the ascending/descending body disengages from a guide rail are mounted to the ascending/descending body. The first conducting wire is set to positive electric potential, and the second conducting wire is set to ground electric potential. The detecting portion detects by the presence or absence of conduction between the first contact and the first conducting wire whether or not the ascending/descending body is disengaged from the guide rail.

Abstract: Provided is an elevator governor capable of achieving, with a simple configuration, an overspeed detection mechanism to which rotation dependence is added while preventing a decrease in reliability due to the generation of vibrations and noises and the wear of parts.

Abstract: Provided is a governor for elevator which permits easy assembling adjustment work due to a simple construction, has a high degree of freedom in the arrangement of fly-weights, an overspeed switch and a rope grasping mechanism and the set mass of the fly-weights, enables the arrangement of the fly-weights and the like, the mass of the fly-weights and the like to be determined specifically for each of the first overspeed detection speed and the second overspeed detection speed, and can detect each of the first overspeed detection speed and the second overspeed detection speed with good accuracy.

Abstract: A dot-matrix printer with a print head having plural print elements which are disposed in a row and selectively activated to form a dot or dots in a vertical row of a dot matrix pattern representing a character, having a device for adding to a content of a memory the numbers of dots which are formed by the elements; a device for measuring a time lapse; a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature of the print head; a device for substracting a predetermined value based upon the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor at predetermined time intervals; a device for checking whether the content of the memory has exceeded a reference value; and a control device for controlling the print head so as to cool the print head if the content of the memory has exceeded the predetermined value.

Abstract: A printer which includes a position controller for moving a printing head to a predetermined initial position by driving a stepping motor during initial processing operation, and a current controller for supplying a second current to the stepping motor to spontaneously start the stepping motor. Since the stepping motor is driven by the second current which is smaller than a first current to be supplied during printing, the noise to be produced during the initial homing operation can be minimized.

Abstract: A driver circuit for driving a piezoelectric element, including a charging circuit having a DC power source and a coil for charging the piezoelectric element, and a discharging circuit for discharging the piezoelectric element. When the piezoelectric element is charged, a first switching device in the charging circuit is held on until a voltage of the element reaches a predetermined level below a line voltage of the power source. A second switching device provided in the discharging circuit is turned on at the time when the first switching device is turned off or at a predetermined later time, and is turned off by the time when said first switching device is again turned on next activation of the piezoelectric element. A voltage limiter inhibits the voltage of the piezoelectric element element from exceeding the predetermined level.

Abstract: A printer of the type in which printing is performed in response to data supplied from a host computer and the printer is selectively rendered in an on-line mode enabling to receive the data from the host computer and in an off-line mode disabling to receive the data therefrom. A recording paper is firstly moved beyond a reference line by desired length corresponding to a desired amount of upper margin of the recording paper. The recording paper is then moved backwardly by a distance between a print position and the reference line, whereby the desired amount of upper margin is reserved when printing is started. In another aspect of the invention, an elongated, web-like recording sheet is moved toward a cutting blade and is cut at an appropriate line on the sheet. Then, the sheet is backwardly moved by a predetermined distance toward the print position.

Abstract: A sheet feeder control for a plurality of sheet feeding mechanisms. When one of the plural sheet feeding mechanisms is selected, the thus-selected sheet feeding mechanism is driven by the sheet feeding mechanism drive section to feed its sheet to the printing section. The non-volatile memory retains, in a non-volatile manner, the information which specifies the sheet feeding mechanism thus selected before the power supply is turned off. On the other hand, when the power supply is turned on again after its removal, it is detected by the sheet discriminating section whether a sheet is placed in the vicinity of the printing section. When the sheet is detected, its kind is also discriminated. When a sheet is detected in the vicinity of the printing section and its kind is discriminated, the preferential drive mechanism drives the sheet feeding mechanism corresponding to the sheet so that the sheet is fed to the printing section.

Abstract: A control system for a dot printer having a printing head mounting at least two printing elements thereon per row along a moving direction of the printing head. The printing elements are selectively driven according to a moving position of the printing head to print a dot at a desired column position on a printing paper. The control system comprises a grouping means for grouping dot data to be printed into two groups, wherein the grouping means first groups into one of the two groups the dot data to be printed at column positions spaced a distance equal to or greater than a moving distance of the printing head during a period when the same printing element can be driven, and secondly groups into the other group the remaining dot data not grouped in the first grouping step; and a driving means for driving the printing element assignable to each group on the basis of the data grouped to each group. The dots are assigned independently of what column they are in.

Abstract: A printing apparatus for printing on a recording medium, including a print head for printing on the recording medium supported by a platen, while the print head is moved along the platen, a changeover device for changing a printing condition of the print head, a signal generating device for generating a trigger signal indicative of a possibility of a change in the medium thickness, a medium thickness detecting device for detecting the medium thickness, and a control device responsive to the trigger signal from the signal generating device, for activating the medium thickness detecting device to detect the medium thickness, and activating the changeover device to change the printing condition of the print head, depending upon the detected medium thickness.

Abstract: A printer of the type in which printing is performed in response to data supplied from a host computer and the printer is selectively rendered in an on-line mode enabling to receive the data from the host computer and in an off-line mode disabling to receive the data therefrom. A recording paper is firstly moved beyond a reference line by a desired length corresponding to a desired amount of upper margin of the recording paper. The recording paper is then moved backwardly by a distance between a print position and the reference line, whereby the desired amount of upper margin is reserved when printing is started. In another aspect of the invention, an elongated, web-like recording sheet is moved toward a cutting blade and is cut at an appropriate line on the sheet. Then, the sheet is backwardly moved by a predetermined distance toward the print position.

Abstract: A printer including a gap changeover device for moving a print head and a platen relative to each other and thereby adjusting a head gap between the print head and a recording medium on the platen. A switch is provided to produce a signal where the recording medium includes a local portion whose thickness is greater than that of the remaining portion. A gap control device is responsive to the signal from the switch, to change a normally established head gap to a larger value. At the same time, a speed control device is operated to lower the printing speed, according to the larger head gap.

Abstract: An impact dot-matrix printer having a print head which includes a piezoelectric element and a print element such as a print wire activated by the piezoelectric element, wherein the print head is movable between a printing area and a non-printing area of the printer. A pressure detector is provided for detecting a printing pressure of the print element. The detector includes a pressure-sensitive element which is disposed in a predetermined position in the non-printing area, in which the print element is operable to act on the pressure-sensitive element. A voltage controller connected to the pressure detector and the piezoelectric element is provided for controlling a voltage applied to the piezoelectric element, based on an output of the pressure detector, such that the printing pressure coincides with a predetermined value.