Rotatable print head for a multiple print station printing apparatus

摘要

The present invention is a rotatable print head in combination with a multiple print station printing apparatus which includes a movable carrier to which the rotatable carrier is pivotally coupled by an axial rod so that the rotatable print head may rotate substantially an angle of 90 DEG , a frame and a driving mechanism which is mechanically coupled to the frame and which drives the movable carrier laterally across the frame in a direction, which is parallel to the axis of rotation of the rotatable print head. The printing apparatus also includes a first platen the print surface of which is disposed in a first plane which is substantially vertical and parallel to the axis of rotation of the rotatable print head and a second platen the print surface of which is disposed in a second plane which is substantially horizontal and also parallel to the axis of rotation of the rotatable print head whereby the rotatable print head may rotate into printing alignment with either the first platen or the second platen. The printing apparatus further includes a rotating mechanism which rotates the axial rod thereby rotating the rotatable print head and which is mechanically coupled to the movable carrier.