CA1116724A - Printer system ribbon drive having constant ribbon speed and tension - Google Patents

Printer system ribbon drive having constant ribbon speed and tension

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Publication number
CA1116724A
CA1116724A CA000282457A CA282457A CA1116724A CA 1116724 A CA1116724 A CA 1116724A CA 000282457 A CA000282457 A CA 000282457A CA 282457 A CA282457 A CA 282457A CA 1116724 A CA1116724 A CA 1116724A
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Prior art keywords
pair
coupled
ribbon
motors
voltage
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French (fr)
Inventor
Jerry Matula
Robert A. Kleist
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Printronix LLC
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Printronix LLC
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    • 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
    • B41J33/34—Ribbon-feed devices or mechanisms driven by motors independently of the machine as a whole
    • 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
    • B41J33/40—Ribbon-feed devices or mechanisms with arrangements for reversing the feed direction
    • B41J33/44—Ribbon-feed devices or mechanisms with arrangements for reversing the feed direction automatically

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  • Impression-Transfer Materials And Handling Thereof (AREA)
  • Controlling Rewinding, Feeding, Winding, Or Abnormalities Of Webs (AREA)
CA000282457A 1976-07-26 1977-07-11 Printer system ribbon drive having constant ribbon speed and tension Expired CA1116724A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US70836476A 1976-07-26 1976-07-26
US708,364 1976-07-26

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CA1116724A true CA1116724A (en) 1982-01-19

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JP (1) JPS5315919A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
CA (1) CA1116724A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DE (1) DE2731646A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
FR (1) FR2359775B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
GB (1) GB1576750A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

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US4313683A (en) * 1979-10-19 1982-02-02 International Business Machines Corporation Microcomputer control of ribbon drive for printers
US4294552A (en) * 1980-01-28 1981-10-13 International Business Machines Corporation Bidirectional ribbon drive control for printers
DE3518585A1 (de) * 1984-05-23 1985-11-28 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Bilderzeugungsgeraet
US4788558A (en) * 1987-02-06 1988-11-29 Intermec Corporation Method and apparatus for controlling tension in tape progressed along a feed path
DE3708029A1 (de) * 1987-03-10 1988-09-22 Siemens Ag Vorrichtung zum transport eines farbbandes in einem seriell arbeitenden drucker
DE4041991C2 (de) * 1990-12-21 1994-06-30 Mannesmann Ag Farbbandvorrichtung, insbesondere für einen Zeilendrucker
JP2004508974A (ja) 2000-09-11 2004-03-25 ザイファー・リミテッド テープ駆動機構および印刷装置
GB2448302B (en) 2007-03-07 2009-04-08 Zipher Ltd Tape drive
EP2134549B1 (en) 2007-03-31 2014-11-19 Videojet Technologies, Inc. Tape drive

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US3606201A (en) * 1969-07-15 1971-09-20 Sperry Rand Corp Constant speed,constant tension tape transport
GB1234549A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * 1970-08-22 1971-06-03
US3715641A (en) * 1970-09-21 1973-02-06 Cutler Hammer Inc Film support system
US3733529A (en) * 1972-05-22 1973-05-15 Ross Controls Corp Plural motor tape drive speed control
JPS5312850B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * 1972-12-22 1978-05-04
US3863117A (en) * 1973-04-09 1975-01-28 Electronic Associates Plural motor tensioning system for rewinding tape cassettes
JPS49134416A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * 1973-04-25 1974-12-24
US3902585A (en) * 1973-05-07 1975-09-02 Data Products Corp Electric switch actuated printer ribbon reversing mechanism
US3941051A (en) * 1974-08-08 1976-03-02 Printronix, Inc. Printer system
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US4012674A (en) * 1975-04-07 1977-03-15 Computer Peripherals, Inc. Dual motor web material transport system

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JPS5735117B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1982-07-27
JPS5315919A (en) 1978-02-14
GB1576750A (en) 1980-10-15
DE2731646C2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1989-02-23
FR2359775A1 (fr) 1978-02-24
FR2359775B1 (fr) 1985-09-27
DE2731646A1 (de) 1978-02-02

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