CA1204335A - Method for adaptively using print ribbon in an impact printer - Google Patents

Method for adaptively using print ribbon in an impact printer

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Publication number
CA1204335A
CA1204335A CA000431793A CA431793A CA1204335A CA 1204335 A CA1204335 A CA 1204335A CA 000431793 A CA000431793 A CA 000431793A CA 431793 A CA431793 A CA 431793A CA 1204335 A CA1204335 A CA 1204335A
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Prior art keywords
ribbon
subsection
colour
track
printing
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CA000431793A
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English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Peter Stucki
William J. Butera
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International Business Machines Corp
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International Business Machines Corp
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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
    • B41J31/00—Ink ribbons; Renovating or testing ink ribbons
    • B41J31/14—Renovating or testing ink ribbons
    • B41J31/16—Renovating or testing ink ribbons while fitted in the machine using the ink ribbons
    • 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
    • B41J33/36—Ribbon-feed devices or mechanisms with means for adjusting feeding rate

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  • Impression-Transfer Materials And Handling Thereof (AREA)
CA000431793A 1982-08-10 1983-07-05 Method for adaptively using print ribbon in an impact printer Expired CA1204335A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP19820107233 EP0100776B1 (en) 1982-08-10 1982-08-10 Method for adaptively using a print ribbon in an impact printer
EP82107233.7 1982-08-10

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CA1204335A true CA1204335A (en) 1986-05-13

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CA000431793A Expired CA1204335A (en) 1982-08-10 1983-07-05 Method for adaptively using print ribbon in an impact printer

Country Status (4)

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EP (1) EP0100776B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
JP (1) JPS5929189A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
CA (1) CA1204335A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DE (1) DE3268815D1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

Families Citing this family (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CA1251156A (en) * 1984-04-11 1989-03-14 Leo J. Emenaker Color printer
US5445464A (en) * 1987-02-27 1995-08-29 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Ink ribbon usage in a multicolor image recording apparatus
GB8913354D0 (en) * 1989-06-09 1989-07-26 Wright John G Ribbon re-inking machine
JPH03244582A (ja) * 1990-02-23 1991-10-31 Citizen Watch Co Ltd プリンタのカラー切替表示装置
DE60004741T2 (de) 1999-07-09 2004-07-01 Seiko Epson Corp. Drucker und Steuerungsverfahren dafür

Family Cites Families (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3346090A (en) * 1963-05-31 1967-10-10 Ibm Ribbon feed mechanism
JPS5431251Y2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * 1976-06-22 1979-09-29
JPS578187A (en) * 1980-06-17 1982-01-16 Toshiba Corp Apparatus for detecting color scheme of multicolor ink ribbon
US4375339A (en) * 1980-12-01 1983-03-01 International Business Machines Corporation Electrically conductive ribbon break detector for printers

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
EP0100776B1 (en) 1986-01-29
EP0100776A1 (en) 1984-02-22
JPH0234315B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1990-08-02
JPS5929189A (ja) 1984-02-16
DE3268815D1 (en) 1986-03-13

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