US3809203A - Chinese character (kanji) teleprinter or a chinese character (kanji) punching typewriter or similar apparatus - Google Patents

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US3809203A US00221937A US22193772A US3809203A US 3809203 A US3809203 A US 3809203A US 00221937 A US00221937 A US 00221937A US 22193772 A US22193772 A US 22193772A US 3809203 A US3809203 A US 3809203A
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  • Conversion function means is provided which is responsive to the receipt of conversion function code units for converting the apparatus from a normal operational state in which it prints Roman characters, numbers and symbols to a Chinese character operational state in which it prints Chinese characters and vice versa.
  • One of said function means is-spacing function means for driving the platen spacing means for every two code units received by said code unit receiving means, and this spacing function means is coupled to the conversion function means for actuation when the apparatus is in the Chinese character operational state.
  • the apparatus has printing means for printing characters, symbols and numbers on the platen, and transmission means are coupled to the code unit receiving means for receiving single code units and when they are for characters, numbers and symbols to be printed, transmitting them, further transmission means are coupled to the code unit re DCving means for receiving code: units corresponding .to characters, numbers and symbols, storing them and then transmitting them when the apparatus is in the normal operation state and when the apparatus is in the Chinese character operational state transmitting the second code unit of each pair directly to the printing means.
  • One of said function means is normal printing function means coupled to the further transmission means for causing the further transmission means to store the code unit and transmit it to the printing means.
  • One of said function means is Chinese character printing function means coupled to the further transmission means for coupling the further transmission means directly to the printing means, and one of the function means is tape punching function means for coupling the respective transmission means to the tape punching means.
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A teleprinter apparatus for typeing or tape punching Roman alphabet characters, numbers, and symbols, and Chinese characters includes a platen and means for spacing and rotating the platen and operating the tape punching means. Code unit receiving means is provided for receiving multi-element code units representing characters, symbols, numbers and functions to be carried out by the apparatus, and the apparatus has a plurality of function means responsive to receipt of function code units for driving the apparatus for carrying out the functions represented by the function code units. Conversion function means is provided which is responsive to the receipt of conversion function code units for converting the apparatus from a normal operational state in which it prints Roman characters, numbers and symbols to a Chinese character operational state in which it prints Chinese characters and vice versa. One of said function means is spacing function means for driving the platen spacing means for every two code units received by said code unit receiving means, and this spacing function means is coupled to the conversion function means for actuation when the apparatus is in the Chinese character operational state. The apparatus has printing means for printing characters, symbols and numbers on the platen, and transmission means are coupled to the code unit receiving means for receiving single code units and when they are for characters, numbers and symbols to be printed, transmitting them, further transmission means are coupled to the code unit receiving means for receiving code units corresponding to characters, numbers and symbols, storing them and then transmitting them when the apparatus is in the normal operation state and when the apparatus is in the Chinese character operational state transmitting the second code unit of each pair directly to the printing means. One of said function means is normal printing function means coupled to the further transmission means for causing the further transmission means to store the code unit and transmit it to the printing means. One of said function means is Chinese character printing function means coupled to the further transmission means for coupling the further transmission means directly to the printing means, and one of the function means is tape punching function means for coupling the respective transmission means to the tape punching means.

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United States Patent 1191 Ogawa et a1.
[ CHINESE CHARACTER (KANJI) TELEPRINTER OR A CHINESE CHARACTER (KANJI) PUNCHING TYPEWRITER OR SIMILAR-APPARATUS [75] Inventors: Shimeo Ogawa, Kitakami; Koji Shinozaki, l-Ianamaki; Shinpei Chida, Kitakami, all of Japan [73] Assignee: Yamura Kabushiki Kaisha Shinkoseisakusho, Hanamaki-shi, lwate-ken, Japan 1 '[22] Filed: Jan. 31, 1972 [21] Appl. No.: 221,937
[52] U.S. Cl. 197/] A, 178/25 [51] Int. Cl B4lj 3/50 [58] Field of Search 197/1, 56, 58, 6.2, 17;
178/25, 17 R, 17 A, 17 B, 36,33 R
[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,639,017 5/1953 Croucher 197/6.2 x
2,986,256 5/1961 Weaver 197/56 3,035,677 5/1962 Henderson.... 197/56 X 3,217,853 11/1965 Gentilini 197/17 3,373,857 3/1968 Lapointe 197/17 X Primary Examiner-Robert E. Pulfrey Assistant ExaminerR. T. Rader Attorney, Agent, or Firm Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack ABSTRACT senting characters, symbols, numbers and functions to I be carried out by the apparatus, and the apparatus has a plurality of function means responsive to receipt of function code units for driving the apparatus for carrying out the functions represented. by the function code units. Conversion function means is provided which is responsive to the receipt of conversion function code units for converting the apparatus from a normal operational state in which it prints Roman characters, numbers and symbols to a Chinese character operational state in which it prints Chinese characters and vice versa. One of said function means is-spacing function means for driving the platen spacing means for every two code units received by said code unit receiving means, and this spacing function means is coupled to the conversion function means for actuation when the apparatus is in the Chinese character operational state. The apparatus has printing means for printing characters, symbols and numbers on the platen, and transmission means are coupled to the code unit receiving means for receiving single code units and when they are for characters, numbers and symbols to be printed, transmitting them, further transmission means are coupled to the code unit re ceiving means for receiving code: units corresponding .to characters, numbers and symbols, storing them and then transmitting them when the apparatus is in the normal operation state and when the apparatus is in the Chinese character operational state transmitting the second code unit of each pair directly to the printing means. One of said function means is normal printing function means coupled to the further transmission means for causing the further transmission means to store the code unit and transmit it to the printing means. One of said function means is Chinese character printing function means coupled to the further transmission means for coupling the further transmission means directly to the printing means, and one of the function means is tape punching function means for coupling the respective transmission means to the tape punching means.
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1. In a teleprinter apparatus for typing or tape punching Roman alphabet characters, numbers, and symbols, and Chinese characters, and including a platen and means for spacing and rotating the platen and operating the tape punching means, the combination of code unit receiving means for receiving multielement code units representing characters, symbols, numbers and functions to be carried out by the apparatus, a plurality of function means responsive to receipt of function code units for driving said apparatus for carrying out the functions represented by the function code units, conversion function means responsive to the receipt of conversion function code units for converting the apparatus from a normal operational state in which it prints Roman characters, numbers and symbols to a Chinese character operational state in which it prints Chinese characters and vice versa, one of said function means being spacing function means for driving said platen spacing means for every two code units received by said code unit receiving means and being coupled to said conversion function means for actuation when said apparatus is in the Chinese character operational state, printing means for printing characters, symbols and numbers on the platen, transmission means coupled to said code unit receiving means for receiving single code units and when they are for characters, numbers and symbols to be printed, transmitting them, further transmission means coupled to said code unit receiving means for receiving code units corresponding to characters, numbers and symbols, storing them and then transmitting them when the apparatus is in the normal operation state and when the apparatus is in the Chinese character operational state transmitting the second code unit of each pair directly to said printing means, one of said function means being normal printing function means coupled to said further transmission means for causing said further transmission means to store the code unit and transmit it to said printing means, one of said function means being Chinese character printing function means coupled to said further transmission means for coupling said further transmission means directly to said printing means, and one of said function means being tape punching function means for coupling the respective transmission means to the tape punching means.
2. The combination claimed in claim 1 in which said printing means comprises a type bar case having a plurality of type bars therein each having a plurality of raised type elements on a front face thereof and a rack on the back face thereof, said type bars being positioned vertically in said type bar case and being positioned in rows and columns in said type bar case with the type elements on the bars in each row being for characters represented by a set of code units different from the sets of code units for characters in the other rows and the type elements on the bars in each column being for characters represented by a set of code units different from the set of code units for characters in the other columns, and the position of each type element on the individual bars being according to a set of code units different from the set of code units for the type elements in other positions on the individual bars, whereby the position of any individual character is according to a combination of code units which is different from the combination of code units for the other characters.
3. The combination as claimed in claim 2, in which the type bars having type thereon for the characters, numbers and symbols which are printed when the apparatus is in the normal state are grouped in one portion of said type case in order to reduce the amount of movement of the type bar case when the apparatus is in the normal operating state, said further transmission means having transmission parts for moving said type bar case in response to stored code units and having further transmission parts for moving said type bar case directly and switchover means for switching over from said transmission parts to the further transmission parts when switching from the normal operational state to the Chinese character operational state, whereby one printing action can be carried out in the time corresponding to reciept of one code unit when the apparatus is in the normal operational state, and one printing action can be carried out in the time corresponding To the receipt of two code units when the apparatus is in the Chinese character operational state.
4. The combination as claimed in claim 3, in which said printing means further comprises type bar case driving means for driving said type bar case in the directions of the rows and columns in response to the code units transmitted to the printing means by said transmission means for positioning the type bar case relative to the platen with the type bar containing the type element for a character beneath a printing position, type bar raising means including gears engaged with said racks on said type bars for raising the type bars out of the type bar case to a position at which the desired type element is opposite the position on the platen where it is to be printed, and type hammer means movable toward and away from said platen for driving said type bar against said platen when it is in the raised position for impressing the image of the type element on the platen.
5. The combination as claimed in claim 4, further comprising printing pressure altering means coupled to said type hammer means for adjusting the pressure with which said type hammer means strikes said type bar to one of a plurality of pressures, and a plurality of said function means equal in number to the number of pressures being coupled to said printing pressure altering means and being responsive, respectively, to the code units for different characters, symbols and numbers and actuating the printing pressure adjusting means depending on the printing pressure required to print the character, symbol or number for the code unit received.
6. The combination as claimed in claim 1 in which said transmission means comprises a first memory selector mechanism having means to receive and store therein a code unit received by said receiving means, means for indentifying code units which are to be transmitted and transmitting said code units, means for preventing transmission of code units which are not to be transmitted, and means for restoring the receiving and storing means to a condition to receive the next code unit, and said further transmission means comprises a second memory selector mechanism and a storage mechanism, said second memory selector mechanism having means for receiving a code unit from said first memory selector mechanism and identifying it as a code unit to be printed in the normal operational state or a code unit forming part of the pair of code units for a Chinese character and transmitting the code units to said storage mechanism and transmitting a second code unit of a pair of code units for a Chinese character directly to the printing mechanism, and said storage mechanism comprising means for storing and transmitting code units to said printing mechanism.
7. In a teleprinter apparatus for typing Roman alphabet characters, numbers, and symbols, and Chinese characters, and including a platen and means for spacing and rotating the platen, the combination of code unit receiving means for receiving multi-element code units representing characters, symbols, numbers and functions to be carried out by the apparatus, a plurality of function means responsive to receipt of function code units for driving said apparatus for carrying out the functions represented by the function code units, conversion function means responsive to the receipt of conversion function code units for converting the apparatus from a normal operational state in which it prints Roman characters, numbers and symbols to a Chinese character operational state in which it prints Chinese characters and vice versa, one of said function means being spacing function means for driving said platen spacing means for every two code units received by said code unit receiving means and being coupled to said conversion function means for actuation when said apparatus is in the Chinese character operational state, printing means for printing characters, symbols and numbers on the platen, transmission means coupled tO said code unit receiving means for receiving single code units and when they are for characters, numbers and symbols to be printed, transmitting them, further transmission means coupled to said code unit receiving means for receiving code units corresponding to characters, numbers and symbols, storing them and then transmitting them when the apparatus is in the normal operation state and when the apparatus is in the Chinses character operational state transmitting the second code unit of each pair directly to said printing means, one of said function means being normal printing function means coupled to said further transmission means for causing said further transmission means to store the code unit and transmit it to said printing means, and one of said function means being Chinese character printing function means coupled to said further transmission means for coupling said further transmission means directly to said printing means.
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