EP0223578A3 - Imprinter apparatus - Google Patents

Imprinter apparatus

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Publication number
EP0223578A3
EP0223578A3 EP86308925A EP86308925A EP0223578A3 EP 0223578 A3 EP0223578 A3 EP 0223578A3 EP 86308925 A EP86308925 A EP 86308925A EP 86308925 A EP86308925 A EP 86308925A EP 0223578 A3 EP0223578 A3 EP 0223578A3
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
base
docket
carrier
panel
imprinter
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.)
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Application number
EP86308925A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP0223578A2 (en
Inventor
John Patrick Finn
Raymond Kenny
Cornelius Brian Clarke
Patrick Joseph Lawlor
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
SECURITY IMPRINTER CORP
Original Assignee
SECURITY IMPRINTER CORP
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Priority claimed from IE852885A external-priority patent/IE852885L/en
Application filed by SECURITY IMPRINTER CORP filed Critical SECURITY IMPRINTER CORP
Publication of EP0223578A2 publication Critical patent/EP0223578A2/en
Publication of EP0223578A3 publication Critical patent/EP0223578A3/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41L—APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR MANIFOLDING, DUPLICATING OR PRINTING FOR OFFICE OR OTHER COMMERCIAL PURPOSES; ADDRESSING MACHINES OR LIKE SERIES-PRINTING MACHINES
    • B41L19/00—Duplicating or printing apparatus or machines for office or other commercial purposes, of special types or for particular purposes and not otherwise provided for

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  • Delivering By Means Of Belts And Rollers (AREA)
  • Credit Cards Or The Like (AREA)

Abstract

An imprinter (1, 60) for imprinting characters from a credit card (2) onto a docket (3) comprises a base (4) of plastics material, and a carrier (16, 70) slidably movable across the base (4) having imprinter rollers (17a, 17b) to imprint charac­ ters onto the docket (3).
The base (4) has a receiving area (8), to receive a credit card and a flat upwardly facing panel (10), to receive a docket (3). The carrier (16, 70) transversely spans the base (4) and is longitudinally slidably movable over the document supporting panel (10) from a start position at one end of the panel (10) to a reversing return position at the other end of the panel (10) and back to the start position. Cam blocks (48, 49, 68) integrally moulded with the base (4) cooperate with cam followers (42, 61, 62) mounted in the carrier (16, 70) to move the imprinter rollers (17a, 17b) from a raised inactive position to a lowered imprinting position engaging a docket (3) to imprint characters from the credit card (2), merchants plate (14) and dating mechanism onto the docket (3) during movement of the carrier member (16, 70) between the start and return positions.
Track means (20) are provided on the base (4), and the car­ rier (16, 70) includes four pairs of spaced apart roller bearings (26, 27) which engage opposing faces (21, 22) of the track means (20) with a pinch action enabling smooth movement of the carrier (16, 70) over the base (4).
EP86308925A 1985-11-18 1986-11-14 Imprinter apparatus Withdrawn EP0223578A3 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
IE288585 1985-11-18
IE852885A IE852885L (en) 1985-11-18 1985-11-18 Imprinter
US83360186A 1986-02-27 1986-02-27
US833601 1986-02-27

Publications (2)

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EP0223578A2 EP0223578A2 (en) 1987-05-27
EP0223578A3 true EP0223578A3 (en) 1988-07-06

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EP86308925A Withdrawn EP0223578A3 (en) 1985-11-18 1986-11-14 Imprinter apparatus

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EP (1) EP0223578A3 (en)
GB (1) GB2183547B (en)

Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1165587A (en) * 1966-09-12 1969-10-01 Addressograph Multigraph Printing Machines incorporating Settable Print Wheels.
US3704668A (en) * 1970-10-26 1972-12-05 Pitney Bowes Inc Document imprinter for credit cards or the like
US3783778A (en) * 1970-12-29 1974-01-08 Janome Sewing Machine Co Ltd Data indicating device for printing machines
US3874291A (en) * 1973-08-13 1975-04-01 Bartizan Corp Credit card imprinting apparatus
US3954056A (en) * 1975-04-09 1976-05-04 Control Data Corporation Platen positioning means for imprinters
US4281596A (en) * 1977-02-08 1981-08-04 Dbs, Inc. Imprinter and method of making same
US4324181A (en) * 1979-12-26 1982-04-13 Dbs, Inc. Imprinter with plural selectively operating platen rollers

Family Cites Families (9)

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GB866834A (en) * 1957-07-01 1961-05-03 Nat Machinery Co Improvements in and relating to heading machines
US3260199A (en) * 1964-08-28 1966-07-12 Farrington Business Mach Platen mechanism for printing machines
US3272120A (en) * 1964-10-22 1966-09-13 Addressograph Multigraph Address printing machines with roller platens
JPS543767Y2 (en) * 1971-02-24 1979-02-21
BE793849A (en) * 1972-01-10 1973-05-02 Addressograph Multigraph DATA LOGGER
US3810424A (en) * 1973-05-02 1974-05-14 Control Data Corp Bi-directional imprinter
JPS5624996Y2 (en) * 1974-08-16 1981-06-12
US4457228A (en) * 1982-03-24 1984-07-03 Bartizan Corporation Rolling platen imprinter
JPS59219519A (en) * 1983-05-26 1984-12-10 Hiroshi Teramachi Roller bearing unit for linear slide motion

Patent Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1165587A (en) * 1966-09-12 1969-10-01 Addressograph Multigraph Printing Machines incorporating Settable Print Wheels.
US3704668A (en) * 1970-10-26 1972-12-05 Pitney Bowes Inc Document imprinter for credit cards or the like
US3783778A (en) * 1970-12-29 1974-01-08 Janome Sewing Machine Co Ltd Data indicating device for printing machines
US3874291A (en) * 1973-08-13 1975-04-01 Bartizan Corp Credit card imprinting apparatus
US3954056A (en) * 1975-04-09 1976-05-04 Control Data Corporation Platen positioning means for imprinters
US4281596A (en) * 1977-02-08 1981-08-04 Dbs, Inc. Imprinter and method of making same
US4324181A (en) * 1979-12-26 1982-04-13 Dbs, Inc. Imprinter with plural selectively operating platen rollers

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
GB8627249D0 (en) 1986-12-17
EP0223578A2 (en) 1987-05-27
GB2183547A (en) 1987-06-10
GB2183547B (en) 1990-07-04

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