EP0581403A3 - Méthode et dispositif pour l'impression économique thermique par transfert de chaleur. - Google Patents

Méthode et dispositif pour l'impression économique thermique par transfert de chaleur. Download PDF

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EP0581403A3
EP0581403A3 EP93250218A EP93250218A EP0581403A3 EP 0581403 A3 EP0581403 A3 EP 0581403A3 EP 93250218 A EP93250218 A EP 93250218A EP 93250218 A EP93250218 A EP 93250218A EP 0581403 A3 EP0581403 A3 EP 0581403A3
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thermal transfer
transfer printing
economical thermal
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printing
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Wolfgang Dr Thiel
Stephan Guenther
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Francotyp Postalia 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
    • B41J33/00—Apparatus or arrangements for feeding ink ribbons or like character-size impression-transfer material
    • B41J33/14—Ribbon-feed devices or mechanisms
    • B41J33/36—Ribbon-feed devices or mechanisms with means for adjusting feeding rate
    • 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
    • B41J2/365—Print density control by compensation for variation in temperature
EP93250218A 1992-07-31 1993-07-29 Méthode et dispositif pour l'impression économique thermique par transfert de chaleur Expired - Lifetime EP0581403B1 (fr)

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DE4225798 1992-07-31
DE4225798A DE4225798A1 (de) 1992-07-31 1992-07-31 Sparsames Thermotransferdruckverfahren und Anordnung zur Durchführung

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EP0581403A2 EP0581403A2 (fr) 1994-02-02
EP0581403A3 true EP0581403A3 (fr) 1995-01-25
EP0581403B1 EP0581403B1 (fr) 1997-03-19

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EP93250218A Expired - Lifetime EP0581403B1 (fr) 1992-07-31 1993-07-29 Méthode et dispositif pour l'impression économique thermique par transfert de chaleur

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GB9410273D0 (en) * 1994-05-20 1994-07-13 Prestek Ltd Printing apparatus
EP0635368A3 (fr) * 1994-05-26 1995-09-06 Illinois Tool Works Méthode et appareil pour l'impression thermique économique.
DE29504576U1 (de) * 1995-03-07 1995-05-11 Francotyp-Postalia GmbH, 16547 Birkenwerder Druckkopfthermosteuerung
DE19509683C2 (de) * 1995-03-07 2000-06-21 Francotyp Postalia Gmbh Thermotransferdruckverfahren und Anordnung zur Durchführung des Verfahrens mit Multi-Use-Farbbandkassette
DE19549376A1 (de) * 1995-03-07 1996-09-26 Francotyp Postalia Gmbh Anordnung zur Ermittlung einer Farbbandrestmenge für Thermotransferdruckverfahren
DE60000889T2 (de) 1999-04-06 2003-08-21 Alps Electric Co Ltd Thermodrucker und deren Aufzeichnungsverfahren

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DE3635779A1 (de) * 1985-10-22 1987-04-23 Canon Kk Verfahren und vorrichtung zur bildaufzeichnung
EP0301891A1 (fr) * 1987-07-31 1989-02-01 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Imprimante électrothermique avec ruban encré à résistance

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US4456392A (en) * 1980-11-14 1984-06-26 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Heat transfer printer
DE3635779A1 (de) * 1985-10-22 1987-04-23 Canon Kk Verfahren und vorrichtung zur bildaufzeichnung
EP0301891A1 (fr) * 1987-07-31 1989-02-01 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Imprimante électrothermique avec ruban encré à résistance

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EP0581403A2 (fr) 1994-02-02
DE59305848D1 (de) 1997-04-24
DE4225798A1 (de) 1994-02-03
EP0581403B1 (fr) 1997-03-19

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