GB2221653B - Thermal transfer printers - Google Patents

Thermal transfer printers

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Publication number
GB2221653B
GB2221653B GB8915629A GB8915629A GB2221653B GB 2221653 B GB2221653 B GB 2221653B GB 8915629 A GB8915629 A GB 8915629A GB 8915629 A GB8915629 A GB 8915629A GB 2221653 B GB2221653 B GB 2221653B
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
thermal transfer
transfer printers
printers
thermal
transfer
Prior art date
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Expired - Lifetime
Application number
GB8915629A
Other versions
GB8915629D0 (en
GB2221653A (en
Inventor
Ikutaro Inoue
Yuki Ohishi
Susumu Asakawa
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Alps Alpine Co Ltd
Original Assignee
Alps Electric Co Ltd
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Publication of GB8915629D0 publication Critical patent/GB8915629D0/en
Publication of GB2221653A publication Critical patent/GB2221653A/en
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Publication of GB2221653B publication Critical patent/GB2221653B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
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Classifications

    • 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
    • B41J33/00—Apparatus or arrangements for feeding ink ribbons or like character-size impression-transfer material
    • B41J33/14—Ribbon-feed devices or mechanisms
    • B41J33/24—Ribbon-feed devices or mechanisms with drive applied directly to ribbon
    • B41J33/26—Ribbon-feed devices or mechanisms with drive applied directly to ribbon by rollers engaging the ribbon
GB8915629A 1988-07-11 1989-07-07 Thermal transfer printers Expired - Lifetime GB2221653B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP1988090975U JPH0212861U (en) 1988-07-11 1988-07-11

Publications (3)

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GB8915629D0 GB8915629D0 (en) 1989-08-23
GB2221653A GB2221653A (en) 1990-02-14
GB2221653B true GB2221653B (en) 1992-08-05

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GB8915629A Expired - Lifetime GB2221653B (en) 1988-07-11 1989-07-07 Thermal transfer printers

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JP (1) JPH0212861U (en)
DE (1) DE3922668A1 (en)
GB (1) GB2221653B (en)
IT (1) IT1230918B (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP3123554B2 (en) * 1989-06-07 2001-01-15 アルプス電気株式会社 Ribbon cassette

Citations (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0076892A2 (en) * 1981-08-13 1983-04-20 International Business Machines Corporation Laminated ribbon element for thermal printing, thermal printer and process for lift-off correction
EP0102474A1 (en) * 1982-08-30 1984-03-14 International Business Machines Corporation Process of printing and printer for conservation of thermal transfer medium
EP0126203A2 (en) * 1983-01-21 1984-11-28 Hitachi, Ltd. Heat transfer ribbon feeding device for a printer
US4568210A (en) * 1984-03-30 1986-02-04 Wang Laboratories, Inc. Reversible ribbon cartridge

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2141073B (en) * 1983-06-10 1987-08-12 Ricoh Kk Ink ribbon feeding mechanism
JPS6341173A (en) * 1986-08-06 1988-02-22 Canon Inc Recording apparatus and ink sheet cassette mountable thereon

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0076892A2 (en) * 1981-08-13 1983-04-20 International Business Machines Corporation Laminated ribbon element for thermal printing, thermal printer and process for lift-off correction
EP0102474A1 (en) * 1982-08-30 1984-03-14 International Business Machines Corporation Process of printing and printer for conservation of thermal transfer medium
EP0126203A2 (en) * 1983-01-21 1984-11-28 Hitachi, Ltd. Heat transfer ribbon feeding device for a printer
US4568210A (en) * 1984-03-30 1986-02-04 Wang Laboratories, Inc. Reversible ribbon cartridge

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
I.B.M.Tech.Disc.Bull.;Vol.27;No.8;January 1985;Pp4991-4994. *

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
IT8920980A0 (en) 1989-06-23
DE3922668A1 (en) 1990-01-25
GB8915629D0 (en) 1989-08-23
GB2221653A (en) 1990-02-14
IT1230918B (en) 1991-11-08
JPH0212861U (en) 1990-01-26

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Effective date: 19930707