(19)
(11) EP 0 058 092 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
28.03.1984 Bulletin 1984/13

(43) Date of publication A2:
18.08.1982 Bulletin 1982/33

(21) Application number: 82300660

(22) Date of filing: 10.02.1982
(84) Designated Contracting States:
CH DE FR GB IT LI

(30) Priority: 11.02.1981 US 233538

(71) Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
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(72) Inventor:
  • Ragen, Robert A.
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(54) Rotary print device with inherent indicia


(57) A rotary printing device, such as a daisy-type printwheel (58), for use in an impact printer, having identifying means thereon in the form of one or more protrusions (88), extending outwardly from the printing device, the angle between the protrusions identifying the print element characteristics and identifying the reference position of the printing device for "arming" the printer with the information. In another form, a single protrusion is provided solely for identifying the reference position.







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