EP0100776A1 - Verfahren zur anpassbaren Verwendung eines Farbbandes in einem Anschlagdrucker - Google Patents

Verfahren zur anpassbaren Verwendung eines Farbbandes in einem Anschlagdrucker Download PDF

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EP0100776A1
EP0100776A1 EP82107233A EP82107233A EP0100776A1 EP 0100776 A1 EP0100776 A1 EP 0100776A1 EP 82107233 A EP82107233 A EP 82107233A EP 82107233 A EP82107233 A EP 82107233A EP 0100776 A1 EP0100776 A1 EP 0100776A1
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ribbon
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William J. Butera
Peter Dr. Stucki
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International Business Machines Corp
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Priority to EP19820107233 priority patent/EP0100776B1/de
Priority to JP8777983A priority patent/JPS5929189A/ja
Priority to CA000431793A priority patent/CA1204335A/en
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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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  • the method in accordance with the present invention for adaptively using a print ribbon is characterized by transporting in forward and reverse directions, during printing operation, one subsection of predetermined length of the ribbon, continuously monitoring the condition of the printing colour or colours in said one subsection, until the condition of said colour or of any one of the colours in said one subsection has reached a predetermined lower tolerance level, and then advancing the ribbon so as now to expose at the printing station the subsequent, fresh subsection of the ribbon, regardless of the condition of the possibly remaining colours in said one subsection, for repeating the procedure until the entire ribbon is used up.
  • the printer 1 comprises a platen 2 which carries a record carrier such as a sheet of paper 3.
  • Platen 2 is supported in frames 4,5 and indexed via belt 6 and pulleys 7 and 8 by a stepper motor 9.
  • Slidingly supported on rods 10 and 11 is a print head 12 which may be escaped along the print line by a belt 13 slung around drums 14 and 15 and driven by a stepper motor 16.
  • the processor checks (block 60) the status of flipflop 51 (which may be set by the counters 59, the photo-detector 27 or by manual advance) to decide whether to go to the next subsection or go back over the preceding one. If either photo-detector 27 or counters 59 signal that the ribbon is worn, or manual advance button 50 indicates ribbon transport regardless of ribbon condition, processor 47 reloads the counters 59 and signals the advance into the new subsection (blocks 61, 62). Otherwise, processor 47 toggles the direction flag, reloads the A x count for the subsection and begins to go back over the preceding subsection (blocks 63, 64).
  • flipflop 51 which may be set by the counters 59, the photo-detector 27 or by manual advance
  • the subsection is only long enough to cover the carrier, the ribbon does not get advanced by any ⁇ x.
  • Processor 47 implements this by noticing at power-up that ⁇ L min was chosen, and computes a zero for the ⁇ x count (block 65). This zero value is continually loaded for the ⁇ x count and so the ribbon never advances in any direction (block 66).
  • each ribbon subsection ( A L) is set by the operator during a power-up or RESET operation. While the printer is printing, microprocessor 47 is supervising the uniform wearing of the ribbon subsection by slowly moving the ribbon back and forth by small increments ( ⁇ x) every few carrier returns. When a ribbon advance is signalled, the processor causes the ribbon to be transported to the next subsection and repeats the process.
  • Fig. 10 shows the design principle for the counters 59 of Fig. 7.
  • the purpose of the counters is to determine the actual number of impacts performed on each of the colour bands of ribbon-18 and to cause ribbon advance to a new ribbon subsection when the predetermined maximum number of impacts is surpassed.

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EP19820107233 1982-08-10 1982-08-10 Verfahren zur anpassbaren Verwendung eines Farbbandes in einem Anschlagdrucker Expired EP0100776B1 (de)

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DE8282107233T DE3268815D1 (en) 1982-08-10 1982-08-10 Method for adaptively using a print ribbon in an impact printer
EP19820107233 EP0100776B1 (de) 1982-08-10 1982-08-10 Verfahren zur anpassbaren Verwendung eines Farbbandes in einem Anschlagdrucker
JP8777983A JPS5929189A (ja) 1982-08-10 1983-05-20 インパクト式プリンタ
CA000431793A CA1204335A (en) 1982-08-10 1983-07-05 Method for adaptively using print ribbon in an impact printer

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EP19820107233 EP0100776B1 (de) 1982-08-10 1982-08-10 Verfahren zur anpassbaren Verwendung eines Farbbandes in einem Anschlagdrucker

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EP0100776A1 true EP0100776A1 (de) 1984-02-22
EP0100776B1 EP0100776B1 (de) 1986-01-29

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GB2199538A (en) * 1984-04-11 1988-07-13 Printronix Inc Colour printers
EP0403710A1 (de) * 1989-06-09 1990-12-27 Inkwell (Uk) Limited Bandrückfärbmaschine
US5445464A (en) * 1987-02-27 1995-08-29 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Ink ribbon usage in a multicolor image recording apparatus
EP1068957A2 (de) * 1999-07-09 2001-01-17 Seiko Epson Corporation Drucker und Steuerungsverfahren dafür

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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

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US3346090A (en) * 1963-05-31 1967-10-10 Ibm Ribbon feed mechanism
EP0053266A1 (de) * 1980-12-01 1982-06-09 International Business Machines Corporation Bandüberwachungssystem für Drucker

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JPS5431251Y2 (de) * 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

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US3346090A (en) * 1963-05-31 1967-10-10 Ibm Ribbon feed mechanism
EP0053266A1 (de) * 1980-12-01 1982-06-09 International Business Machines Corporation Bandüberwachungssystem für Drucker

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IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, vol. 22, no. 7, December 1979, pages 2633-2635, Armonk, USA *
IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, vol. 23, no. 8, January 1981, page 3506, Armonk, USA *

Cited By (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2199538A (en) * 1984-04-11 1988-07-13 Printronix Inc Colour printers
GB2199538B (en) * 1984-04-11 1989-08-23 Printronix Inc Color printer
US5445464A (en) * 1987-02-27 1995-08-29 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Ink ribbon usage in a multicolor image recording apparatus
EP0403710A1 (de) * 1989-06-09 1990-12-27 Inkwell (Uk) Limited Bandrückfärbmaschine
US5035522A (en) * 1989-06-09 1991-07-30 Inkwell (Uk) Limited Ribbon reinking machine
EP1068957A2 (de) * 1999-07-09 2001-01-17 Seiko Epson Corporation Drucker und Steuerungsverfahren dafür
EP1068957A3 (de) * 1999-07-09 2001-10-31 Seiko Epson Corporation Drucker und Steuerungsverfahren dafür
US6517268B1 (en) 1999-07-09 2003-02-11 Seiko Epson Corporation Printer and method of controlling it

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CA1204335A (en) 1986-05-13
DE3268815D1 (en) 1986-03-13
JPH0234315B2 (de) 1990-08-02
JPS5929189A (ja) 1984-02-16
EP0100776B1 (de) 1986-01-29

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