AU3267799A - Flat-bed thermal printer with ribbon gripping means - Google Patents

Flat-bed thermal printer with ribbon gripping means

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Publication number
AU3267799A
AU3267799A AU32677/99A AU3267799A AU3267799A AU 3267799 A AU3267799 A AU 3267799A AU 32677/99 A AU32677/99 A AU 32677/99A AU 3267799 A AU3267799 A AU 3267799A AU 3267799 A AU3267799 A AU 3267799A
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AU
Australia
Prior art keywords
flat
gripping means
thermal printer
bed thermal
ribbon gripping
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Abandoned
Application number
AU32677/99A
Inventor
Colin Harding
Mark Knowles
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
MARKING INTERNATIONAL Ltd
Original Assignee
MARKING INTERNATIONAL Ltd
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Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by MARKING INTERNATIONAL Ltd filed Critical MARKING INTERNATIONAL Ltd
Publication of AU3267799A publication Critical patent/AU3267799A/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/315—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material
    • B41J2/32—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads
    • B41J2/325—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads by selective transfer of ink from ink carrier, e.g. from ink ribbon or sheet
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J3/00—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed
    • B41J3/28—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for printing downwardly on flat surfaces, e.g. of books, drawings, boxes, envelopes, e.g. flat-bed ink-jet printers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J33/00—Apparatus or arrangements for feeding ink ribbons or like character-size impression-transfer material
    • B41J33/14—Ribbon-feed devices or mechanisms
    • B41J33/24—Ribbon-feed devices or mechanisms with drive applied directly to ribbon
    • B41J33/28—Ribbon-feed devices or mechanisms with drive applied directly to ribbon by mechanism pulling or gripping the ribbon
AU32677/99A 1998-03-09 1999-03-08 Flat-bed thermal printer with ribbon gripping means Abandoned AU3267799A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9805004 1998-03-09
GB9805004A GB2335163A (en) 1998-03-09 1998-03-09 Thermal ribbon printer with clamp to grip and feed the ribbon during a printhead return stroke and ribbon take-up driven by the stroke
PCT/GB1999/000684 WO1999046129A2 (en) 1998-03-09 1999-03-08 Flat-bed thermal printer with ribbon gripping means

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
AU3267799A true AU3267799A (en) 1999-09-27

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
AU32677/99A Abandoned AU3267799A (en) 1998-03-09 1999-03-08 Flat-bed thermal printer with ribbon gripping means

Country Status (3)

Country Link
AU (1) AU3267799A (en)
GB (1) GB2335163A (en)
WO (1) WO1999046129A2 (en)

Families Citing this family (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
ATE376495T1 (en) 2000-09-11 2007-11-15 Zipher Ltd TAPE DRIVE AND PRINTING DEVICE
FR2825046B1 (en) * 2001-05-23 2003-10-31 Isermatic Systemes METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COLOR PRINTING OF A THERMAL TRANSFER MEDIUM
GB2416740B (en) 2004-08-06 2009-01-07 Zipher Ltd Printing method and apparatus
GB2448302B (en) 2007-03-07 2009-04-08 Zipher Ltd Tape drive
WO2011115594A1 (en) * 2010-03-17 2011-09-22 Sağbi̇li̇ Maki̇ne Sanayi̇ Ti̇caret Ltd. Şti̇. Thermal transfer printer

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JPH0139568Y2 (en) * 1980-12-11 1989-11-28
JPS59152886A (en) * 1983-02-21 1984-08-31 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd Thermal transfer type serial printer
JPS6135983A (en) * 1984-07-30 1986-02-20 Oki Electric Ind Co Ltd Multicolor printer
JPS6357275A (en) * 1986-08-28 1988-03-11 Sharp Corp Transfer recording apparatus
CA1306638C (en) 1987-04-28 1992-08-25 Nigel Siddons-Corby Printing apparatus
JPS6480580A (en) * 1987-09-24 1989-03-27 Alps Electric Co Ltd Thermal transfer printer

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
GB2335163A (en) 1999-09-15
GB9805004D0 (en) 1998-05-06
WO1999046129A2 (en) 1999-09-16
WO1999046129A3 (en) 1999-12-23

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