GB2310405A - Method of calibrating a ribbon winding mechanism for a printing apparatus - Google Patents

Method of calibrating a ribbon winding mechanism for a printing apparatus

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GB2310405A
GB2310405A GB9710372A GB9710372A GB2310405A GB 2310405 A GB2310405 A GB 2310405A GB 9710372 A GB9710372 A GB 9710372A GB 9710372 A GB9710372 A GB 9710372A GB 2310405 A GB2310405 A GB 2310405A
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ribbon
spool
take
winding mechanism
printing
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Steven Buckby
Keith Buxton
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Markem Imaje Industries Ltd
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Markem Technologies Ltd
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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
    • B41J25/00—Actions or mechanisms not otherwise provided for
    • B41J25/02—Key actions for specified purposes
    • B41J25/14—Line spacing
    • 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
    • B41J33/34—Ribbon-feed devices or mechanisms driven by motors independently of the machine as a whole
    • 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
    • B41J33/54—Ribbon-feed devices or mechanisms for ensuring maximum life of the ribbon

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  • Impression-Transfer Materials And Handling Thereof (AREA)
  • Controlling Rewinding, Feeding, Winding, Or Abnormalities Of Webs (AREA)
  • Handling Of Continuous Sheets Of Paper (AREA)
  • Electronic Switches (AREA)
  • Lock And Its Accessories (AREA)
  • Vehicle Body Suspensions (AREA)
  • Secondary Cells (AREA)

Abstract

A method of calibrating a ribbon winding mechanism (10) of a printing apparatus which is adapted to perform a printing operation in which at a printing station (20) a print head (11) is moved relative to a first length of the ribbon (13) to tranfer print medium from the first length of the ribbon (13) onto a substrate and the ribbon (13) is subsequently advanced a predetermined amount to present a second length of ribbon (13) at the printing station (20) for use in a further printing operation, the winding mechanism (10) comprising a supply spool (11) and a take-up spool (14) and there being a ribbon path between the supply (11) and take-up spools (14) through the printing station (20), and a motive means (M) to cause the ribbon (13) to be moved along the ribbon feed path and wound onto the take-up spool (14), and a sensing means (22) to sense movement of the ribbon (13) as the take-up spool (14) is rotated and to provide a signal to a control means (25) in response, the method being characterised in that prior to performing the printing operation, the take-up spool (14) is rotated a predetermined amount whilst the sensing means (22) senses the resultant ribbon (13) movement along the ribbon feed path and the control means (25) determines from the signal received from the sensing means (22) the amount to rotate the take-up spool (14) in the subsequent printing operation to advance the ribbon (13) the predetermined amount.
GB9710372A 1995-03-15 1996-03-15 Method of calibrating a ribbon winding mechanism for a printing apparatus Expired - Lifetime GB2310405B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9505216A GB2298821A (en) 1995-03-15 1995-03-15 A ribbon winding mechanism
PCT/GB1996/000649 WO1996028304A1 (en) 1995-03-15 1996-03-15 Method of calibrating a ribbon winding mechanism for a printing apparatus

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GB9710372D0 GB9710372D0 (en) 1997-07-16
GB2310405A true GB2310405A (en) 1997-08-27
GB2310405B GB2310405B (en) 1998-08-05

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GB9505216A Withdrawn GB2298821A (en) 1995-03-15 1995-03-15 A ribbon winding mechanism
GB9710372A Expired - Lifetime GB2310405B (en) 1995-03-15 1996-03-15 Method of calibrating a ribbon winding mechanism for a printing apparatus

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GB9505216A Withdrawn GB2298821A (en) 1995-03-15 1995-03-15 A ribbon winding mechanism

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EP (1) EP0814960B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE180213T1 (en)
DE (1) DE69602524T2 (en)
ES (1) ES2132902T3 (en)
GB (2) GB2298821A (en)
WO (1) WO1996028304A1 (en)

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DE69602524D1 (en) 1999-06-24
WO1996028304A1 (en) 1996-09-19
GB2310405B (en) 1998-08-05
DE69602524T2 (en) 1999-09-16
GB9505216D0 (en) 1995-05-03
GB9710372D0 (en) 1997-07-16
ATE180213T1 (en) 1999-06-15
EP0814960A1 (en) 1998-01-07
ES2132902T3 (en) 1999-08-16
EP0814960B1 (en) 1999-05-19
GB2298821A (en) 1996-09-18

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