EP0012879A3 - Once reversible ribbon cartridge for an impact printer - Google Patents

Once reversible ribbon cartridge for an impact printer Download PDF

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EP0012879A3
EP0012879A3 EP79104867A EP79104867A EP0012879A3 EP 0012879 A3 EP0012879 A3 EP 0012879A3 EP 79104867 A EP79104867 A EP 79104867A EP 79104867 A EP79104867 A EP 79104867A EP 0012879 A3 EP0012879 A3 EP 0012879A3
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Prior art keywords
ribbon cartridge
impact printer
reversible ribbon
once
once reversible
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EP0012879B1 (en
EP0012879A2 (en
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John Daniel Bemis
Rowland Van Dyke Firth Iii
Jr. Willie Goff
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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
    • B41J33/00—Apparatus or arrangements for feeding ink ribbons or like character-size impression-transfer material
    • B41J33/14—Ribbon-feed devices or mechanisms
    • B41J33/54—Ribbon-feed devices or mechanisms for ensuring maximum life of the ribbon
    • B41J33/56—Ribbon adjusted transversely
    • 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
    • B41J32/00—Ink-ribbon cartridges
    • 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
    • B41J33/42—Ribbon-feed devices or mechanisms with arrangements for reversing the feed direction manually
EP79104867A 1979-01-02 1979-12-04 Once reversible ribbon cartridge for an impact printer Expired EP0012879B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US06/000,233 US4264223A (en) 1979-01-02 1979-01-02 Reversible ribbon cartridge for a high speed impact printer
US233 1979-01-02

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EP0012879A2 EP0012879A2 (en) 1980-07-09
EP0012879A3 true EP0012879A3 (en) 1981-03-25
EP0012879B1 EP0012879B1 (en) 1983-06-22

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EP79104867A Expired EP0012879B1 (en) 1979-01-02 1979-12-04 Once reversible ribbon cartridge for an impact printer

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US (1) US4264223A (en)
EP (1) EP0012879B1 (en)
JP (1) JPS5593485A (en)
AU (1) AU524151B2 (en)
BR (1) BR7908620A (en)
CA (1) CA1127106A (en)
DE (1) DE2965771D1 (en)
ES (1) ES487053A1 (en)
IT (1) IT1165424B (en)

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US4496255A (en) * 1980-09-04 1985-01-29 Nec Corporation Invertible multiple-pass ribbon cartridge having two capstans
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JPS59111883A (en) * 1982-12-17 1984-06-28 Canon Inc Ink ribbon cassette fitting mechanism
US4568210A (en) * 1984-03-30 1986-02-04 Wang Laboratories, Inc. Reversible ribbon cartridge
JPS6192878A (en) * 1984-10-12 1986-05-10 Ricoh Co Ltd Ribbon replacement structure of ribbon cassette
EP0194694B1 (en) * 1985-03-15 1992-09-30 Hitachi, Ltd. Printer and ribbon cassette therefor
US4629346A (en) * 1985-04-22 1986-12-16 Surti Tyrone N Printer ribbon cassette
JPH0630449Y2 (en) * 1986-09-08 1994-08-17 ブラザー工業株式会社 Printer
EP0299312A3 (en) * 1987-07-13 1989-05-03 Caracteres S.A. Auxiliary device for a printer, in particular for an office typewriter
JP2635049B2 (en) * 1987-07-24 1997-07-30 株式会社日立製作所 Thermal transfer recording device
DE3741363A1 (en) * 1987-12-07 1989-06-15 Triumph Adler Ag CARRIER OF A RIBBON FOR WRITING AND SIMILAR MACHINES
DE3741360A1 (en) * 1987-12-07 1989-06-15 Triumph Adler Ag RECORDING DEVICE FOR A CARRIER OF A RIBBON IN WRITING OR SIMILAR MACHINES
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DE1561234B2 (en) * 1965-10-14 1971-09-09 International Business Machines Corp , Armonk, NY (V St A ) RECEPTION DEVICE FOR RIBBON SUPPLY CARTRIDGES AND REELS
DE2123172A1 (en) * 1971-05-11 1972-11-23 Anker-Werke Ag, 4800 Bielefeld Device for using the ribbon in printing units for office machines or the like
DE2415265A1 (en) * 1974-03-29 1975-10-16 Buettner Ag Franz Ink ribbon cassette for typewriter - has no ribbon direction reversing mechanism but can be inverted and replaced on typewriter

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US2940577A (en) * 1959-02-20 1960-06-14 Marion I Smallwood Teletype machine ribbon control
DE1561234B2 (en) * 1965-10-14 1971-09-09 International Business Machines Corp , Armonk, NY (V St A ) RECEPTION DEVICE FOR RIBBON SUPPLY CARTRIDGES AND REELS
DE2123172A1 (en) * 1971-05-11 1972-11-23 Anker-Werke Ag, 4800 Bielefeld Device for using the ribbon in printing units for office machines or the like
DE2415265A1 (en) * 1974-03-29 1975-10-16 Buettner Ag Franz Ink ribbon cassette for typewriter - has no ribbon direction reversing mechanism but can be inverted and replaced on typewriter

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IT7928118A0 (en) 1979-12-18
AU5361679A (en) 1980-07-10
EP0012879B1 (en) 1983-06-22
ES487053A1 (en) 1980-06-16
BR7908620A (en) 1980-09-02
CA1127106A (en) 1982-07-06
JPS579955B2 (en) 1982-02-24
US4264223A (en) 1981-04-28
IT1165424B (en) 1987-04-22
AU524151B2 (en) 1982-09-02
JPS5593485A (en) 1980-07-15
DE2965771D1 (en) 1983-07-28
EP0012879A2 (en) 1980-07-09

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