CA1116724A - Printer system ribbon drive having constant ribbon speed and tension - Google Patents
Printer system ribbon drive having constant ribbon speed and tensionInfo
- 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
- Authority
- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- pair
- coupled
- ribbon
- motors
- voltage
- 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.)
- Expired
Links
Classifications
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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
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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
- B41J33/40—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
Landscapes
- Impression-Transfer Materials And Handling Thereof (AREA)
- Controlling Rewinding, Feeding, Winding, Or Abnormalities Of Webs (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US70836476A | 1976-07-26 | 1976-07-26 | |
US708,364 | 1976-07-26 |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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CA1116724A true CA1116724A (en) | 1982-01-19 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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CA000282457A Expired CA1116724A (en) | 1976-07-26 | 1977-07-11 | Printer system ribbon drive having constant ribbon speed and tension |
Country Status (5)
Country | Link |
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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) |
Families Citing this family (10)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4264224A (en) * | 1979-03-19 | 1981-04-28 | International Business Machines Corporation | Off-the-carrier ribbon feed and drive on a high speed movable-carrier impact printer |
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 |
US4661826A (en) * | 1984-05-23 | 1987-04-28 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | Picture image forming apparatus |
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 |
DE60131110T2 (de) | 2000-09-11 | 2008-08-07 | Zipher Ltd. | Bandlaufwerk und Druckvorrichtung |
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 |
Family Cites Families (11)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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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 |
IT1030105B (it) * | 1975-02-10 | 1979-03-30 | C Spa | Dispositivo per trasferire un nastro da una bobina di alimentazione ad una bobina di raccolta |
US4012674A (en) * | 1975-04-07 | 1977-03-15 | Computer Peripherals, Inc. | Dual motor web material transport system |
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1977
- 1977-06-22 FR FR7719186A patent/FR2359775B1/fr not_active Expired
- 1977-07-11 CA CA000282457A patent/CA1116724A/en not_active Expired
- 1977-07-13 DE DE19772731646 patent/DE2731646A1/de active Granted
- 1977-07-26 JP JP8887477A patent/JPS5315919A/ja active Granted
- 1977-07-26 GB GB3137277A patent/GB1576750A/en not_active Expired
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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JPS5735117B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) | 1982-07-27 |
FR2359775A1 (fr) | 1978-02-24 |
GB1576750A (en) | 1980-10-15 |
DE2731646A1 (de) | 1978-02-02 |
FR2359775B1 (fr) | 1985-09-27 |
DE2731646C2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) | 1989-02-23 |
JPS5315919A (en) | 1978-02-14 |
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Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
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MKEX | Expiry |