EP0516091A3 - System for driving thermal head of dye thermal printer - Google Patents

System for driving thermal head of dye thermal printer Download PDF

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EP0516091A3
EP0516091A3 EP19920108963 EP92108963A EP0516091A3 EP 0516091 A3 EP0516091 A3 EP 0516091A3 EP 19920108963 EP19920108963 EP 19920108963 EP 92108963 A EP92108963 A EP 92108963A EP 0516091 A3 EP0516091 A3 EP 0516091A3
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printer
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Hiroaki Fukuda
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Shinko Electric Co Ltd
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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
    • 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
    • B41J2/35—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 providing current or voltage to the thermal head
    • B41J2/355—Control circuits for heating-element selection
    • B41J2/36—Print density control
EP19920108963 1991-05-27 1992-05-27 System for driving thermal head of dye thermal printer Withdrawn EP0516091A3 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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JP3121446A JPH04347665A (en) 1991-05-27 1991-05-27 Thermal head driving apparatus of sublimation type printer
JP121446/91 1991-05-27

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EP0516091A2 EP0516091A2 (en) 1992-12-02
EP0516091A3 true EP0516091A3 (en) 1993-03-10

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Citations (3)

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US4675695A (en) * 1985-12-13 1987-06-23 Intermec Corporation Method and apparatus for temperature control in thermal printers
WO1990003554A1 (en) * 1988-09-23 1990-04-05 Datacard Corporation Thermal print head temperature control
US4984092A (en) * 1988-05-24 1991-01-08 Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. Halftone image gradation data converted to bit-train data with data retained after thresholding converted to pulse-train data

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JPS5811184A (en) * 1981-07-15 1983-01-21 Sony Corp Driving system for thermo-sensitive head
JPS61197257A (en) * 1985-02-28 1986-09-01 Shinko Electric Co Ltd Thermal transfer type printer
JPS62108072A (en) * 1985-11-05 1987-05-19 Nippon Kogaku Kk <Nikon> Thermal head driving device

Patent Citations (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4675695A (en) * 1985-12-13 1987-06-23 Intermec Corporation Method and apparatus for temperature control in thermal printers
US4984092A (en) * 1988-05-24 1991-01-08 Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. Halftone image gradation data converted to bit-train data with data retained after thresholding converted to pulse-train data
WO1990003554A1 (en) * 1988-09-23 1990-04-05 Datacard Corporation Thermal print head temperature control

Non-Patent Citations (3)

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Title
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 11, no. 25 (M-556)23 January 1987 & JP-A-61 197 257 ( SHINKO ELECTRIC CO LTD ) 1 September 1986 *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 11, no. 327 (M-635)24 October 1987 & JP-A-62 108 072 ( NIPPON KOGAKU KK (NIKON) ) 19 May 1987 *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 7, no. 85 (M-206)(1230) 9 April 1983 & JP-A-58 11 184 ( SONY K.K. ) 21 January 1983 *

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