Ribbon Advance Mechanism - Epson LQ-1070 Service Manual

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2 . 1 . 4 R i b b o n A d v a n c e M e c h a n i s m
The ribbon drive gear advances the ribbon through a gear linkage. This arrangement of gears makes
the ribbon drive gear always rotate in a counterclockwise direction, regardless of the direction the
carriage is moving.
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Direction of Carriage
Movement
Left to right (arrow O )
Right to left (arrow Q )
The ink ribbon within the cartridge case is an endless ribbon that is held against the ribbon advance
roller by the pressure of the ribbon grip roller. The ribbon advance roller, linked to the ribbon drive gear,
winds the ink ribbon.
The ribbon brake spring, attached to the exit slot of the cartridge case, prevents slack in the ribbon
and keeps the ribbon tension correct, The ribbon mask keeps the paper clean by preventing the ribbon
from brushing against the paper.
Ribbon Feed Roller
Ribbon Pressure Roller
Ribbon Transmission Gear W
COMBINATION GEAR @
RATCHET, RD .
Table 2-2. Ribbon Advance Gear Linkage
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PULLEY, DRIVEN @ Ribbon transmission gear
COMBINATION GEAR (1)
COMBINATION GEAR (4)
PULLEY, DRIVEN D Ribbon transmission gear Q
COMBINATION GEAR (1) Q COMBINATION GEAR (2) ~
RATCHET, RD
COMBINATION GEAR @
Ribbon Advance
Figure 2-15.
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Gear Linkage
COMBINATION GEAR (3) ~
RATCHET, RD
Mechanism
Brake
arriage