EP0573188A1 - Dispositif pour imprimer des étiquettes - Google Patents
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- EP0573188A1 EP0573188A1 EP93303972A EP93303972A EP0573188A1 EP 0573188 A1 EP0573188 A1 EP 0573188A1 EP 93303972 A EP93303972 A EP 93303972A EP 93303972 A EP93303972 A EP 93303972A EP 0573188 A1 EP0573188 A1 EP 0573188A1
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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
- B41J3/00—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed
- B41J3/407—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
- B41J3/4075—Tape printers; Label printers
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- the present invention relates to label printing apparatus.
- Thermal printing devices for producing labels are known. They operate with a supply of tape arranged to receive an image and a means for transferring an image onto the tape.
- a tape holding case holds a supply of image receiving tape and a supply of an image transfer ribbon, the image receiving tape and transfer ribbon being passed in overlap through a printing zone of the printing device.
- a thermal print head cooperates with a platen to transfer an image from the transfer ribbon to the tape.
- a printing device operating with a tape holding case of this type is described for example in EP-A-0267890 (Varitronics, Inc.).
- the image receiving tape comprises an upper layer for receiving an image which is secured to a releaseable backing layer by a layer of adhesive.
- the width of the image receiving tape is substantially the same as the width of the image transfer ribbon so that they can be aligned and passed in overlap through the print zone.
- the width of the image receiving tape depends on the width of the image transfer ribbon. This width is typically of the order of 16mm. If a much wider image receiving tape was to be used with the above described arrangement the print head would have to be wider, which raises problems in relation to cost and power dissipation.
- the use of a tape width of about 30mm is desirable to produce six line address labels.
- the present invention seeks to provide a printing apparatus capable of printing on wider image receiving tapes in a simple and cost effective manner.
- printing apparatus comprising; means for receiving a supply of image receiving tape; means for receiving a supply of image transfer ribbon; means for driving the image transfer ribbon and the image receiving tape in overlap through a print zone; printing means at the print zone movable between an operative position in which an image is tranferred from the image transfer ribbon to the image receiving tape and an inoperative position; and means for moving the printing means between a first position aligned with a lower portion of the image receiving tape and a second position aligned with an upper portion of the image receiving tape.
- the printing means By arranging for the printing means to be movable between the first and second positions the printing means itself need only have a width corresponding to half of the width of the image receiving tape.
- printing can be accomplished on a lower portion of the tape with the printing means in a first position and then on the upper portion of the tape with the printing means in a second position.
- the driving means is operable to drive the image receiving tape in a forwards direction for printing on a lower portion thereof and then to drive the image receiving tape rearwardly so that the upper portion of the tape can be printed in alignment with the lower portion.
- the printing means comprises a thermal print head cooperable with a platen.
- the length of the platen can correspond to the width of the image receiving tape and can remain stationary while the print head can be approximately half of the width of the image receiving tape since it is movable between the first and second positions.
- the means for receiving a supply of image transfer ribbon is a ribbon holding case which is mounted with the print head and movable therewith. This means that the width of the image transfer ribbon can correspond to the width of the print head and be approximately half the width of the image receiving tape.
- a first cassette 2 which houses a reel 1 of image receiving tape 4.
- the image receiving tape has an upper layer for receiving an image on its upper surface and, on its lower surface a layer of adhesive to which a releaseable backing layer is secured.
- the tape is arranged so that the image receiving layer faces downwards in Figure 1.
- a second cassette 3 which houses a supply of an image transfer ribbon 7 which extends from a supply spool 30 to a take-up spool 32 via a print zone 5 of the device.
- the image transfer ribbon 7 has a width of 18mm in the described embodiment and extends through the print zone 5 in overlap with the image receiving tape 4.
- the printing device is provided with first and second feed rollers 6,8 which guide the image source tape 7 and the image receiving tape 4 in overlap one with another.
- the feed rollers 6,8 drive image receiving tape out of the cassette 20 and through the print zone 5 to an outlet 10 of the printing device. They can also be driven to drive tape 4 back into the cassette over a predetermined distance for the purposed described hereinafter.
- the cassette 2 can accommodate image receiving tape being fed back into the cassette 2 through the provision of deflectors 34 which define a tape receiving part.
- the printing device also has a print head 12 and a platen 14 cooperating with the print head and between which the image receiving tape 4 and the image transfer ribbon 7 are held in overlap.
- the print head 12 has a width of 16mm and has a column containing 128 pixels in each column.
- the print head 12 is shown in its operative position pressed against the platen 14 to cause an image to be transferred from the image transfer ribbon 7 to the image receiving tape 4.
- the print head 12 can be moved to an inoperative position where it is spaced from the platen 14 to allow the image receiving tape 4 and the image transfer ribbon 7 to be released.
- the image transfer ribbon 7 is drawn back into the cassette 3 on its take-up spool while the image receiving tape 4 on which an image has been printed is passed through an outlet 10 of the device using the feed rollers 6,8.
- the print head 12 and the image transfer ribbon cassette 3 are mounted on a chassis 16.
- the chassis 16 can be raised and lowered relative to a base plate 18 of the printing device via a lifting motor 20 driving a threaded rod 22.
- the base position of the chassis 16 is shown in a full line in Figure 2 and its raised position is shown in a dotted line.
- the chassis 16 can be moved reciprocally by means of rollers 24 running in a guide on the base plate 18. In this way, the print head 12 can be brought into and out of contact with the platen 14. It will be appreciated that other ways of moving the print head between its operative and inoperative positions are possible, such as moving the print head relative to. its chassis 16 or by pivoting the entire chassis 16.
- the image transfer ribbon is 16mm wide.
- the device When a cassette 2 housing an image receiving tape of equivalent width is inserted into the device the device operates conventionally, that is with the thermal print head being used to transfer an image to the image receiving tape.
- printing is accomplished as follows.
- a message to be printed is formulated using a display and microcontroller of the device in a conventional manner.
- a print instruction is given and, with the chassis 16 in its base position, the print head is moved into its operative position to bear against the platen 14 and a message is printed on the lower half of the image receiving tape, with the feed rollers 6,8 driving the image receiving tape through the print zone.
- the print head 12 is moved out of contact with the platen 14 by rolling the chassis 16 to the left in Figure 2 and the motor 20 is operated to raise the chassis 16 into its raised position shown in dotted outline in Figure 2.
- the image receiving tape 4 is driven backwards using the feed rollers 6,8 into the tape receiving part of the cassette 2 by a distance corresponding to the distance through which it was driven forwards for printing.
- the print head is then brought back into contact with the platen 14 so that now the image transfer ribbon is aligned with the upper part of the image receiving tape. Printing is then accomplished of the upper part of the image receiving tape.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB9211544 | 1992-06-01 | ||
GB929211544A GB9211544D0 (en) | 1992-06-01 | 1992-06-01 | Label printing apparatus |
Publications (2)
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EP0573188A1 true EP0573188A1 (fr) | 1993-12-08 |
EP0573188B1 EP0573188B1 (fr) | 1996-10-09 |
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Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP19930303972 Expired - Lifetime EP0573188B1 (fr) | 1992-06-01 | 1993-05-21 | Dispositif pour imprimer des étiquettes |
Country Status (5)
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EP (1) | EP0573188B1 (fr) |
JP (1) | JPH0647936A (fr) |
AU (1) | AU3982393A (fr) |
DE (2) | DE573188T1 (fr) |
GB (1) | GB9211544D0 (fr) |
Cited By (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US5454650A (en) * | 1993-05-19 | 1995-10-03 | Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | Tape cassette |
WO2007057779A2 (fr) | 2005-10-25 | 2007-05-24 | Dymo | Appareil d'impression de ruban |
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JP4517926B2 (ja) * | 2005-04-14 | 2010-08-04 | セイコーエプソン株式会社 | プリンタの記録紙ローディング方法 |
Citations (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP0267890A2 (fr) * | 1986-11-14 | 1988-05-18 | Varitronic Systems, Inc. | Dispositif de commande pour tête d'impression thermique |
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- 1992-06-01 GB GB929211544A patent/GB9211544D0/en active Pending
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1993
- 1993-05-21 EP EP19930303972 patent/EP0573188B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1993-05-21 DE DE1993303972 patent/DE573188T1/de active Pending
- 1993-05-21 DE DE1993605234 patent/DE69305234T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1993-05-26 AU AU39823/93A patent/AU3982393A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1993-06-01 JP JP13070693A patent/JPH0647936A/ja not_active Withdrawn
Patent Citations (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP0267890A2 (fr) * | 1986-11-14 | 1988-05-18 | Varitronic Systems, Inc. | Dispositif de commande pour tête d'impression thermique |
Non-Patent Citations (1)
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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 10, no. 378 (M-546)(2435) 17 December 1986 & JP-A-61 171 371 ( PENTEL K.K. ) 2 August 1986 * |
Cited By (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US5454650A (en) * | 1993-05-19 | 1995-10-03 | Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | Tape cassette |
WO2007057779A2 (fr) | 2005-10-25 | 2007-05-24 | Dymo | Appareil d'impression de ruban |
US8115791B2 (en) | 2005-10-25 | 2012-02-14 | Dymo | Tape printing apparatus |
US8441510B2 (en) | 2005-10-25 | 2013-05-14 | Dymo | Tape printing apparatus |
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Publication number | Publication date |
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EP0573188B1 (fr) | 1996-10-09 |
DE69305234D1 (de) | 1996-11-14 |
GB9211544D0 (en) | 1992-07-15 |
DE573188T1 (de) | 1994-06-16 |
DE69305234T2 (de) | 1997-02-20 |
JPH0647936A (ja) | 1994-02-22 |
AU3982393A (en) | 1993-12-02 |
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