WO2010080940A3 - Apparatus for reducing flash for thermal transfer printers - Google Patents

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WO2010080940A3
WO2010080940A3 PCT/US2010/020409 US2010020409W WO2010080940A3 WO 2010080940 A3 WO2010080940 A3 WO 2010080940A3 US 2010020409 W US2010020409 W US 2010020409W WO 2010080940 A3 WO2010080940 A3 WO 2010080940A3
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air
product
blower
transfer
assembly
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PCT/US2010/020409
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French (fr)
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WO2010080940A4 (en
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Raymond Eugene Maynard
Thomas Richard Helma
Keith R. Heffley
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Zih Corp.
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Priority claimed from US12/351,823 external-priority patent/US9676179B2/en
Application filed by Zih Corp. filed Critical Zih Corp.
Priority to EP10729530.5A priority Critical patent/EP2385901B1/en
Priority to CN201080011525.5A priority patent/CN102348559B/en
Publication of WO2010080940A2 publication Critical patent/WO2010080940A2/en
Publication of WO2010080940A3 publication Critical patent/WO2010080940A3/en
Publication of WO2010080940A4 publication Critical patent/WO2010080940A4/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
    • B41J29/00—Details of, or accessories for, typewriters or selective printing mechanisms not otherwise provided for
    • B41J29/377—Cooling or ventilating arrangements
    • 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
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/0057—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material where an intermediate transfer member receives the ink before transferring it on the printing material
    • 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
    • B41J13/00—Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, specially adapted for supporting or handling copy material in short lengths, e.g. sheets
    • B41J13/10—Sheet holders, retainers, movable guides, or stationary guides
    • B41J13/12—Sheet holders, retainers, movable guides, or stationary guides specially adapted for small cards, envelopes, or the like, e.g. credit cards, cut visiting cards

Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to a printing assembly that includes an image transfer station and a blower configured to provide a cooling stream of air to a product being printed upon. Nozzles may be positioned such that the air targets the leading edge and side edges of the product to facilitate removal of the intermediate transfer media from the targeted areas and reduce the occurrence of flash. Also, a chamber may be defined by a wall of the transfer assembly and peel bars to focus the air flow and insulate the cooling stream of air from the heat of the transfer device. The blower may be configured to provide air when the product is received into and expelled from the transfer assembly. The printing assembly may include sensors and control circuitry for detecting the position of the product and controlling the blower accordingly.
PCT/US2010/020409 2009-01-10 2010-01-08 Apparatus for reducing flash for thermal transfer printers WO2010080940A2 (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP10729530.5A EP2385901B1 (en) 2009-01-10 2010-01-08 Apparatus for reducing flash for thermal transfer printers
CN201080011525.5A CN102348559B (en) 2009-01-10 2010-01-08 Apparatus for reducing flash for thermal transfer printers

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US12/351,823 2009-01-10
US12/351,823 US9676179B2 (en) 2005-04-20 2009-01-10 Apparatus for reducing flash for thermal transfer printers
US24967609P 2009-10-08 2009-10-08
US61/249,676 2009-10-08

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WO2010080940A2 WO2010080940A2 (en) 2010-07-15
WO2010080940A3 true WO2010080940A3 (en) 2010-09-30
WO2010080940A4 WO2010080940A4 (en) 2010-11-25

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US4659927A (en) * 1984-05-31 1987-04-21 Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. Image transfer apparatus and method
JP2001331043A (en) * 2000-05-23 2001-11-30 Fuji Xerox Co Ltd Image forming device and fixing device
JP2006321069A (en) * 2005-05-17 2006-11-30 Nidec Copal Corp Intermediate transfer type thermal transfer printer
US20070065187A1 (en) * 2005-09-16 2007-03-22 Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. Image-forming method and image-forming apparatus

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WO2010080940A4 (en) 2010-11-25
EP2385901B1 (en) 2018-07-25
EP2385901A2 (en) 2011-11-16
CN102348559A (en) 2012-02-08
EP2385901A4 (en) 2017-01-11
CN102348559B (en) 2014-11-05

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