Printer type element deflection limiter

摘要

A relatively high-speed rotary serial printer includes a continuously rotating circular disk with a plurality of resilient type carrying finger members flexible in both axial and lateral directions. Each of the finger members has a plastic sleeve element attached thereto such that a predetermined air gap exists between sleeve elements on adjacent finger members. When a print hammer is operated to impact a type element attached at the end of a selected one of the finger members to drive it against a document and effect a character printing upon the document, the deflection of the actuated finger member in the lateral direction is controllably limited by the sleeve element attached thereto butting against the sleeve element on the next or adjacent sleeve element.