JPH02127075A - Thermal transfer type serial printer - Google Patents

Thermal transfer type serial printer

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Publication number
JPH02127075A
JPH02127075A JP28162488A JP28162488A JPH02127075A JP H02127075 A JPH02127075 A JP H02127075A JP 28162488 A JP28162488 A JP 28162488A JP 28162488 A JP28162488 A JP 28162488A JP H02127075 A JPH02127075 A JP H02127075A
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Prior art keywords
ink
thermal transfer
ribbon
ink ribbon
heat
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Inventor
Koei Hoshino
星野 光栄
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Niigata Fuji Xerox Manufacturing Co Ltd
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Niigata Fuji Xerox Manufacturing Co Ltd
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To regenerate a used heat-transfer ink ribbon, and to use it repeatedly by installing an ink coating mechanism coating the used heat-transfer ink ribbon in a ribbon cassette with ink and regenerating said ink ribbon. CONSTITUTION:An ink ribbon 3a is delivered from one reel 4a, and heat is applied to said ink ribbon 3a by a heat-transfer printing head 5 and heat is transferred and printing is conducted. When the spent heat-transfer ink ribbon 3a is passed through an ink coating mechanism 2, ink 1 is sprayed against a ribbon surface from the ink coating mechanism 2, and novel ink 1 is attached onto the ribbon surface, from which ink is dissipated by heat transfer, and the ink ribbon 3a is wound on the other reel 4b. Since the heat-transfer ink ribbon 3a regenerated is wound on the other reel 4b, the ink ribbon 3a is used again.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 〔産業上の利用分野〕 本発明は熱転写式シリアルプリンタに関する。[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a thermal transfer serial printer.

〔従来の技術〕[Conventional technology]

従来、この種の熱転写式シリアルプリンタはリボンに塗
布されたインクを加熱したプリントヘッドのピンによっ
てプリント用紙に付着させて印字するものである。
Conventionally, this type of thermal transfer serial printer prints by attaching ink applied to a ribbon to print paper using a heated printhead pin.

〔発明が解決しようとする課題〕[Problem to be solved by the invention]

したがって、1回使用したインクリボンは二度と使用で
きず、これを廃棄していた。
Therefore, an ink ribbon that has been used once cannot be used again and is discarded.

本発明の目的は前記課題を解決した熱転写式シリアルプ
リンタを提供することにある。
An object of the present invention is to provide a thermal transfer serial printer that solves the above problems.

〔課題を解決するための手段〕[Means to solve the problem]

前記目的を達成するため、本発明は熱転写インクリボン
を収納したリボンカセットと、該リボンカセット内の熱
転写インクリボンを加熱して熱転写を行う熱転写プリン
トヘッドとを有する熱転写式シリアルプリンタにおいて
、前記リボンカセット内の使用済熱転写インクリボンに
インクを塗布して該インクリボンを再生するインク塗布
機構を装備したものである。
To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a thermal transfer serial printer comprising a ribbon cassette containing a thermal transfer ink ribbon and a thermal transfer print head that heats the thermal transfer ink ribbon in the ribbon cassette to perform thermal transfer. The printer is equipped with an ink application mechanism that regenerates the used thermal transfer ink ribbon by applying ink to it.

〔実施例〕〔Example〕

以下、本発明の一実施例を図により説明する。 Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

第1図は本発明の一実施例を示す構成図である。FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

図において、本発明に係る熱転写式シリアルプリンタは
熱転写インクリボン3aを収納したリボンカセット3と
、熱転写インクリボン3aを加熱して用紙に熱転写する
熱転写プリントヘッド5とを有する。前記リボンカセッ
ト3は一対のり−ル4a。
In the figure, the thermal transfer serial printer according to the present invention includes a ribbon cassette 3 containing a thermal transfer ink ribbon 3a, and a thermal transfer print head 5 that heats the thermal transfer ink ribbon 3a and thermally transfers it to paper. The ribbon cassette 3 has a pair of glue 4a.

4bを有し、一方のり−ル4aに未使用の熱転写インク
リボン3aを巻付け、該リール4aから繰出された熱転
写インクリボン3aをローラ3bにより案内して熱転写
プリントヘッド5に通し、使用済の熱転写インクリボン
3aを他方のり−ル4bに巻き取る構造になっている。
4b, an unused thermal transfer ink ribbon 3a is wound around one reel 4a, and the thermal transfer ink ribbon 3a fed out from the reel 4a is guided by a roller 3b and passed through the thermal transfer print head 5, and the used thermal transfer ink ribbon 3a is passed through the thermal transfer print head 5. The thermal transfer ink ribbon 3a is wound around the other glue 4b.

本発明はリボンカセット3内の使用済熱転写インクリボ
ン3aにインク1を塗布して該インクリボンを再生させ
るインク塗布機構2を装備したものである。インク1は
熱転写インクリボン3aと同色のものを使用する。
The present invention is equipped with an ink application mechanism 2 that applies ink 1 to a used thermal transfer ink ribbon 3a in a ribbon cassette 3 to regenerate the ink ribbon. The ink 1 used is the same color as the thermal transfer ink ribbon 3a.

実施例において、インクリボン3aを一方のり−ル4a
から繰出し、該インクリボン3aに熱転写プリントヘッ
ド5により熱を加えて熱転写し印字を行う。使用済熱転
写インクリボン3aがインク塗布機構2を通過する際に
、インク塗布機構2からインクがリボン面に吹付けられ
、熱転写によってインクが消失したリボン面に新たなイ
ンクが付着して他方のリール4bに巻取られる。該他方
のリール4bに巻取られた熱転写インクリボン3aは再
生されたものであるため、再度の使用に用いることがで
きる。
In the embodiment, the ink ribbon 3a is placed on one side of the glue 4a.
The ink ribbon 3a is heated by the thermal transfer print head 5 to perform thermal transfer and printing. When the used thermal transfer ink ribbon 3a passes through the ink application mechanism 2, ink is sprayed onto the ribbon surface from the ink application mechanism 2, and new ink adheres to the ribbon surface where the ink disappeared due to thermal transfer and is transferred to the other reel. 4b. Since the thermal transfer ink ribbon 3a wound on the other reel 4b has been recycled, it can be used again.

〔発明の効果〕〔Effect of the invention〕

以ヒ説明したように本発明の熱転写式シリアルプリンタ
によれば、使用済熱転写インクリボンを再生して繰返し
使用することができる効果を有する。
As described below, the thermal transfer serial printer of the present invention has the advantage that used thermal transfer ink ribbons can be recycled and used repeatedly.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

第1図は本発明の一実施例を示す構成図である。 1・・・インク      2・・・インク塗布機構3
・・・リボンカセット  3a・・・熱転写インクリボ
ン5・・熱転写プリントヘッド 特許出願人  新潟日本電気株式会社
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. 1... Ink 2... Ink application mechanism 3
...Ribbon cassette 3a...Thermal transfer ink ribbon 5...Thermal transfer print head patent applicant Niigata NEC Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] (1)熱転写インクリボンを収納したリボンカセットと
、該リボンカセット内の熱転写インクリボンを加熱して
熱転写を行う熱転写プリントヘッドとを有する熱転写式
シリアルプリンタにおいて、前記リボンカセット内の使
用済熱転写インクリボンにインクを塗布して該インクリ
ボンを再生するインク塗布機構を装備したことを特徴と
する熱転写式シリアルプリンタ。
(1) In a thermal transfer serial printer having a ribbon cassette containing a thermal transfer ink ribbon and a thermal transfer print head that heats the thermal transfer ink ribbon in the ribbon cassette to perform thermal transfer, the used thermal transfer ink ribbon in the ribbon cassette A thermal transfer serial printer, characterized in that it is equipped with an ink application mechanism that regenerates the ink ribbon by applying ink to the ink ribbon.
JP28162488A 1988-11-08 1988-11-08 Thermal transfer type serial printer Pending JPH02127075A (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP28162488A JPH02127075A (en) 1988-11-08 1988-11-08 Thermal transfer type serial printer

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP28162488A JPH02127075A (en) 1988-11-08 1988-11-08 Thermal transfer type serial printer

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
JPH02127075A true JPH02127075A (en) 1990-05-15

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