EP1323535A3 - Thermal printer - Google Patents

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EP1323535A3
EP1323535A3 EP02258479A EP02258479A EP1323535A3 EP 1323535 A3 EP1323535 A3 EP 1323535A3 EP 02258479 A EP02258479 A EP 02258479A EP 02258479 A EP02258479 A EP 02258479A EP 1323535 A3 EP1323535 A3 EP 1323535A3
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rotary shaft
platen roller
operating piece
printer
support portion
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EP1323535A2 (en
EP1323535B1 (en
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Takumi c/o SII P & S Inc. Seino
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SII P and S Inc
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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
    • B41J11/00—Devices or arrangements  of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
    • B41J11/02—Platens
    • B41J11/04—Roller platens
    • 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
    • B41J11/00—Devices or arrangements  of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
    • B41J11/24—Detents, brakes, or couplings for feed rollers or platens
    • 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
    • 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
    • B41J2202/00—Embodiments of or processes related to ink-jet or thermal heads
    • B41J2202/30—Embodiments of or processes related to thermal heads
    • B41J2202/31—Thermal printer with head or platen movable

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Abstract

To provide a thermal printer in which a planar area may be reduced when the printer is mounted on various information equipments.
The printer is composed of an operating piece (5d) formed by extending one end portion of a rotary shaft support portion (5a) of a lock arm (5) in a direction away from a platen roller (2) and a downwardly depressing means (slide type release lever L1, rotary type release lever L2) engaging with the operating piece for downwardly depressing this operating piece against a biasing force of a biasing means. There is provided a platen roller release means for releasing the engagement condition between the rotary shaft of the platen roller and the rotary shaft support portion of the lock arm member.
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EP20020258479 2001-12-28 2002-12-09 Thermal printer Expired - Lifetime EP1323535B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP2001400460 2001-12-28
JP2001400460A JP3734753B2 (en) 2001-12-28 2001-12-28 Thermal printer

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EP1323535A2 EP1323535A2 (en) 2003-07-02
EP1323535A3 true EP1323535A3 (en) 2004-01-07
EP1323535B1 EP1323535B1 (en) 2005-04-13

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EP20020258479 Expired - Lifetime EP1323535B1 (en) 2001-12-28 2002-12-09 Thermal printer

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DE (1) DE60203688T2 (en)

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JP5083474B2 (en) * 2012-03-01 2012-11-28 セイコーエプソン株式会社 Line thermal printer
JP5865126B2 (en) 2012-03-02 2016-02-17 富士通コンポーネント株式会社 Printer device
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EP0806297A2 (en) * 1996-05-09 1997-11-12 Fujitsu Takamisawa Component Limited Image-forming apparatus
EP0894640A2 (en) * 1997-07-30 1999-02-03 Seiko Instruments Inc. Printer apparatus
EP1052107A2 (en) * 1999-05-10 2000-11-15 Seiko Instruments Inc. Thermal printer
US6276848B1 (en) * 1997-01-14 2001-08-21 Seiko Epson Corporation Thermal printer having integrally formed paper guide and frame

Patent Citations (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0806297A2 (en) * 1996-05-09 1997-11-12 Fujitsu Takamisawa Component Limited Image-forming apparatus
US6276848B1 (en) * 1997-01-14 2001-08-21 Seiko Epson Corporation Thermal printer having integrally formed paper guide and frame
EP0894640A2 (en) * 1997-07-30 1999-02-03 Seiko Instruments Inc. Printer apparatus
EP1052107A2 (en) * 1999-05-10 2000-11-15 Seiko Instruments Inc. Thermal printer

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EP1323535A2 (en) 2003-07-02
DE60203688T2 (en) 2005-09-08
EP1323535B1 (en) 2005-04-13
JP3734753B2 (en) 2006-01-11
DE60203688D1 (en) 2005-05-19

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