EP0388684A3 - Thermal print head - Google Patents

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EP0388684A3
EP0388684A3 EP19900104073 EP90104073A EP0388684A3 EP 0388684 A3 EP0388684 A3 EP 0388684A3 EP 19900104073 EP19900104073 EP 19900104073 EP 90104073 A EP90104073 A EP 90104073A EP 0388684 A3 EP0388684 A3 EP 0388684A3
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print head
thermal print
thermal
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print
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EP0388684A2 (en
EP0388684B1 (en
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Ulf Koch
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Meto International GmbH
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Esselte Meto International Produktions GmbH
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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
    • B41J25/00—Actions or mechanisms not otherwise provided for
    • B41J25/34—Bodily-changeable print heads or carriages
EP90104073A 1989-03-21 1990-03-02 Thermal print head Expired - Lifetime EP0388684B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE3909286 1989-03-21
DE3909286A DE3909286A1 (en) 1989-03-21 1989-03-21 THERMAL PRINT HEAD

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EP0388684A2 EP0388684A2 (en) 1990-09-26
EP0388684A3 true EP0388684A3 (en) 1990-12-27
EP0388684B1 EP0388684B1 (en) 1994-01-26

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EP90104073A Expired - Lifetime EP0388684B1 (en) 1989-03-21 1990-03-02 Thermal print head

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EP (1) EP0388684B1 (en)
DE (2) DE3909286A1 (en)

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US5335002A (en) * 1991-09-30 1994-08-02 Rohm Co., Ltd. Printing head and printer incorporating the same
DE4139891C2 (en) * 1991-12-04 1996-05-09 Esselte Meto Int Gmbh Bracket arrangement for a thermal print head
DE4219798A1 (en) * 1992-06-17 1993-12-23 Esselte Meto Int Gmbh Thermal print head with mechanism for head access - has head mounted on lever arrangement with eccentric element turned to effect release
US5440328A (en) * 1992-10-05 1995-08-08 Atlantek, Inc. Single-pass multi-color thermal printer
GB2282568B (en) * 1993-09-22 1998-04-22 Asahi Optical Co Ltd Thermal line printer
DE4332576A1 (en) * 1993-09-24 1995-03-30 Esselte Meto Int Gmbh Thermal print head holder
US5631690A (en) * 1994-02-03 1997-05-20 Seikosha Precision Inc. Recording apparatus
US5541635A (en) * 1994-03-18 1996-07-30 Mettler-Toledo, Inc. Printer mechanism
KR0152471B1 (en) * 1995-08-28 1998-10-15 김광호 Thermal head pressing apparatus for fax
JP3309038B2 (en) * 1995-09-29 2002-07-29 アンリツ株式会社 Thermal head holding structure
DE19720671A1 (en) * 1996-05-29 1997-12-04 Eastman Kodak Co Adjustable print head holder for printer, copier, or facsimile device
US6095701A (en) * 1997-12-23 2000-08-01 Datacard Corporation Adjustable print head mounting mechanism
FR2837423B1 (en) * 2002-03-21 2004-06-18 A P S Engineering THERMAL PRINTING MECHANISM, ESPECIALLY APPLICABLE TO PAYMENT TERMINALS

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DE3609789A1 (en) * 1986-03-22 1987-10-01 Espera Werke Gmbh Thermal printer for labels mounted detachably on a backing strip, and for strip material

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JPS61190431A (en) * 1985-02-13 1986-08-25 株式会社　サト− Table type thermal printer
DE3507782A1 (en) * 1985-03-05 1986-09-11 Hellige Gmbh, 7800 Freiburg BRACKET FOR A THERMAL PRINT HEAD
JPS63134274A (en) * 1986-11-26 1988-06-06 Tokyo Electric Co Ltd Thermal head supporter
DE3735361A1 (en) * 1987-10-19 1989-05-03 Standard Elektrik Lorenz Ag Thermal printer

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DE3609789A1 (en) * 1986-03-22 1987-10-01 Espera Werke Gmbh Thermal printer for labels mounted detachably on a backing strip, and for strip material

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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, Band 10, nr. 29 (M-451)[2086], 5. Februar 1986; & JP-A-60 184 867 (TAKAMIZAWA) 20-09-1985 *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, Band 12, Nr. 381 (M-752)[3228], 12. Oktober 1988; & JP-A-63 134 274 (FUKUSHIMA) 06-06-1988 *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, Band 7, Nr. 50 (M-197)[1195], 26. Februar 1983; & JP-A-57 199 677 (HASHIMOTO) 07-12-1982 *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, Band 8, Nr. 143 (M-306)[1580], 4. Juli 1984; & JP-A-59 39 563 (ISHIKAWA) 03-03-1984 *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, Band 8, Nr. 9 (M-268)[1446], 14. Januar 1984; & JP-A-58 171 978 (SAKAMOTO) 08-10-1983 *

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US5055858A (en) 1991-10-08
EP0388684A2 (en) 1990-09-26
DE3909286C2 (en) 1991-09-12
EP0388684B1 (en) 1994-01-26
DE3909286A1 (en) 1990-09-27
DE59004376D1 (en) 1994-03-10

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