EP1881901A4 - Printer cartridge unifying thermal ribbon and transfer medium and thermal transfer printer employing the same - Google Patents

Printer cartridge unifying thermal ribbon and transfer medium and thermal transfer printer employing the same

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Publication number
EP1881901A4
EP1881901A4 EP06757610A EP06757610A EP1881901A4 EP 1881901 A4 EP1881901 A4 EP 1881901A4 EP 06757610 A EP06757610 A EP 06757610A EP 06757610 A EP06757610 A EP 06757610A EP 1881901 A4 EP1881901 A4 EP 1881901A4
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Prior art keywords
thermal
printer
transfer
same
transfer medium
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EP06757610A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP1881901B1 (en
EP1881901A1 (en
Inventor
Woo Sung Choi
Sung Min Park
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PRINICS CO Ltd
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PRINICS CO Ltd
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Priority claimed from KR1020050055078A external-priority patent/KR100520578B1/en
Priority claimed from KR1020050077076A external-priority patent/KR100751595B1/en
Priority claimed from KR1020050111948A external-priority patent/KR20070054009A/en
Application filed by PRINICS CO Ltd filed Critical PRINICS CO Ltd
Publication of EP1881901A1 publication Critical patent/EP1881901A1/en
Publication of EP1881901A4 publication Critical patent/EP1881901A4/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP1881901B1 publication Critical patent/EP1881901B1/en
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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
    • B41J2/325—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 by selective transfer of ink from ink carrier, e.g. from ink ribbon or sheet
    • 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
    • B41J15/00—Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, specially adapted for supporting or handling copy material in continuous form, e.g. webs
    • B41J15/02—Web rolls or spindles; Attaching webs to cores or spindles
    • 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
    • B41J15/00—Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, specially adapted for supporting or handling copy material in continuous form, e.g. webs
    • B41J15/04—Supporting, feeding, or guiding devices; Mountings for web rolls or spindles
    • B41J15/044—Cassettes or cartridges containing continuous copy material, tape, for setting into printing devices
    • 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
    • B41J17/00—Mechanisms for manipulating page-width impression-transfer material, e.g. carbon paper
    • B41J17/32—Detachable carriers or holders for impression-transfer material mechanism
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H16/00—Unwinding, paying-out webs
    • B65H16/02—Supporting web roll
    • B65H16/028—Supporting web roll on its outer circumference
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/10—Selective handling processes
    • B65H2301/12—Selective handling processes of sheets or web
    • B65H2301/121—Selective handling processes of sheets or web for sheet handling processes, i.e. wherein the web is cut into sheets
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
    • B65H2301/41—Winding, unwinding
    • B65H2301/413—Supporting web roll
    • B65H2301/4137—Supporting web roll on its outer circumference
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
    • B65H2301/41—Winding, unwinding
    • B65H2301/414—Winding
    • B65H2301/4148—Winding slitting
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/50—Auxiliary process performed during handling process
    • B65H2301/51—Modifying a characteristic of handled material
    • B65H2301/515—Cutting handled material
    • B65H2301/5152—Cutting partially, e.g. perforating
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2403/00—Power transmission; Driving means
    • B65H2403/90—Machine drive
    • B65H2403/94—Other features of machine drive
    • B65H2403/942—Bidirectional powered handling device
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2405/00—Parts for holding the handled material
    • B65H2405/40—Holders, supports for rolls
    • B65H2405/42—Supports for rolls fully removable from the handling machine
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2701/00—Handled material; Storage means
    • B65H2701/10—Handled articles or webs
    • B65H2701/17—Nature of material
    • B65H2701/171—Physical features of handled article or web
    • B65H2701/1719—Photosensitive, e.g. exposure, photographic or phosphor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2801/00—Application field
    • B65H2801/03—Image reproduction devices
    • B65H2801/12—Single-function printing machines, typically table-top machines
EP06757610A 2005-05-20 2006-05-02 Printer cartridge unifying thermal ribbon and transfer medium and thermal transfer printer employing the same Not-in-force EP1881901B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (7)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
KR20050042264 2005-05-20
KR20050045744 2005-05-30
KR20050051227 2005-06-15
KR1020050055078A KR100520578B1 (en) 2005-05-20 2005-06-24 Thermal transfer printer equipped with cartridge unifying thermal ribbon and transfer medium
KR1020050077076A KR100751595B1 (en) 2005-08-23 2005-08-23 Printer Using Roll-type Transfer Medium
KR1020050111948A KR20070054009A (en) 2005-11-22 2005-11-22 Roll paper cartridge and printer employing the same
PCT/KR2006/001642 WO2006123865A1 (en) 2005-05-20 2006-05-02 Printer cartridge unifying thermal ribbon and transfer medium and thermal transfer printer employing the same

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP1881901A1 EP1881901A1 (en) 2008-01-30
EP1881901A4 true EP1881901A4 (en) 2010-07-07
EP1881901B1 EP1881901B1 (en) 2012-01-11

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EP06757610A Not-in-force EP1881901B1 (en) 2005-05-20 2006-05-02 Printer cartridge unifying thermal ribbon and transfer medium and thermal transfer printer employing the same

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EP (1) EP1881901B1 (en)
WO (1) WO2006123865A1 (en)

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JP7105688B2 (en) * 2018-03-29 2022-07-25 セイコーエプソン株式会社 ribbon cartridge
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EP1881901A1 (en) 2008-01-30
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