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EP 0082462 B1 19881026 - ELECTROGRAPHIC PRINTER

Title (en)

ELECTROGRAPHIC PRINTER

Publication

EP 0082462 B1 19881026 (DE)

Application

EP 82111568 A 19821214

Priority

US 33279981 A 19811221

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4397576A] Apparatus for moving a print heat of a serial matrix printer into or out of contact with a recording medium in which the required motion is achieved during translation of the print head along the print line by a cam and follower and in which the contact pressure of the print heat is resiliently maintained.

IPC 1-7

B41J 3/16

IPC 8 full level

B41J 2/32 (2006.01); B41J 2/425 (2006.01); B41J 25/304 (2006.01); B41J 25/312 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B41J 2/425 (2013.01 - EP US); B41J 25/312 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0082462 A2 19830629; EP 0082462 A3 19851016; EP 0082462 B1 19881026; CA 1196815 A 19851119; DE 3279151 D1 19881201; JP S58107384 A 19830627; US 4397576 A 19830809

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 82111568 A 19821214; CA 414912 A 19821104; DE 3279151 T 19821214; JP 15530582 A 19820908; US 33279981 A 19811221