EP0135693A3 - Ribbon meandering preventing device for thermal printers - Google Patents

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EP0135693A3
EP0135693A3 EP84108431A EP84108431A EP0135693A3 EP 0135693 A3 EP0135693 A3 EP 0135693A3 EP 84108431 A EP84108431 A EP 84108431A EP 84108431 A EP84108431 A EP 84108431A EP 0135693 A3 EP0135693 A3 EP 0135693A3
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preventing device
thermal printers
meandering preventing
ribbon
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Tadahisa 19-Chiwari 18-Banchi Oikawa
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Sato 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
    • B41J17/00—Mechanisms for manipulating page-width impression-transfer material, e.g. carbon paper
    • B41J17/30—Constructions of guides for the impression-transfer material
    • 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
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/315—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material
    • B41J2/32—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads
    • B41J2/325—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads by selective transfer of ink from ink carrier, e.g. from ink ribbon or sheet
    • 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
    • B41J35/00—Other apparatus or arrangements associated with, or incorporated in, ink-ribbon mechanisms
    • B41J35/04—Ink-ribbon guides
    • B41J35/08—Ink-ribbon guides with tensioning arrangements
EP19840108431 1983-09-10 1984-07-17 Ribbon meandering preventing device for thermal printers Expired EP0135693B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP139625/83U 1983-09-10
JP13962583U JPS6048458U (en) 1983-09-10 1983-09-10 Ribbon meandering prevention device for thermal printers

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EP0135693A2 EP0135693A2 (en) 1985-04-03
EP0135693A3 true EP0135693A3 (en) 1986-03-19
EP0135693B1 EP0135693B1 (en) 1988-06-29

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JP (1) JPS6048458U (en)
DE (2) DE135693T1 (en)

Families Citing this family (4)

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US4776714A (en) * 1986-07-15 1988-10-11 Monarch Marking Systems, Inc. Ink ribbon cassette with movable guide rolls
ES2324702T3 (en) * 2000-10-05 2009-08-13 Sagem Communications RECORDING DEVICE BY THERMAL TRANSFER.
KR20020091750A (en) * 2001-05-30 2002-12-06 가부시키가이샤 웨지 Image recording apparatus, thermal transfer ink ribbon and thermal transfer ink ribbon cassette used in this image recording apparatus
EP1557274A3 (en) 2004-01-26 2007-09-26 Alps Electric Co., Ltd. Heat transfer printer

Citations (3)

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US3707215A (en) * 1970-07-06 1972-12-26 Honeywell Inc Web tensioner for high speed printer
US4232325A (en) * 1978-11-08 1980-11-04 Leeds And Northrup Ltd. Thermal printing device with spring support tines
GB2102740A (en) * 1981-05-29 1983-02-09 Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co Printing apparatus

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JPS54133913A (en) * 1978-04-08 1979-10-18 Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Feed mechanism for combineddroll recording paper

Patent Citations (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3707215A (en) * 1970-07-06 1972-12-26 Honeywell Inc Web tensioner for high speed printer
US4232325A (en) * 1978-11-08 1980-11-04 Leeds And Northrup Ltd. Thermal printing device with spring support tines
GB2102740A (en) * 1981-05-29 1983-02-09 Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co Printing apparatus

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JPS6048458U (en) 1985-04-05
DE3472380D1 (en) 1988-08-04
EP0135693A2 (en) 1985-04-03
DE135693T1 (en) 1985-08-14
EP0135693B1 (en) 1988-06-29

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