Patent ID: 6247400
Filing Date: 2001-06-19
Classification: B41J,G09B

Abstract:
An apparatus for producing elevations in a planar recording medium which can be detected in a tactile manner, said apparatus comprising:a platen which includes a printing area that defines a portion having a plurality of recesses,a stamp which includes a plurality of printing areas that each define a portion having an arrangement of elevations,a first drive apparatus for moving said stamp between a first position spaced from said platen and a second position nearer said platen where elevations from a printing area of said stamp can extend into a recess in said printing area of said platen and produce an elevation in a planar recording medium positioned therebetween,a second drive apparatus for moving said stamp so that a desired printing area thereof is in register with said printing area of said platen,a third drive apparatus for moving said stamp in a recording direction relative to said recording medium when said stamp is in said first position, andwherein said stamp is in the form of a disk which is rotatable by said second drive apparatus about an axis that is perpendicular to said flat recording medium when positioned between said platen and said stamp.