ATE180213T1 - METHOD OF CALIBRATION OF A WINDING DEVICE FOR A RECORDING DEVICE - Google Patents

METHOD OF CALIBRATION OF A WINDING DEVICE FOR A RECORDING DEVICE

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Publication number
ATE180213T1
ATE180213T1 AT96907576T AT96907576T ATE180213T1 AT E180213 T1 ATE180213 T1 AT E180213T1 AT 96907576 T AT96907576 T AT 96907576T AT 96907576 T AT96907576 T AT 96907576T AT E180213 T1 ATE180213 T1 AT E180213T1
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Prior art keywords
ribbon
spool
take
printing operation
printing
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AT96907576T
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German (de)
Inventor
Steven Buckby
Keith Buxton
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Markem Tech 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)
  • Handling Of Continuous Sheets Of Paper (AREA)
  • Electronic Switches (AREA)
  • Controlling Rewinding, Feeding, Winding, Or Abnormalities Of Webs (AREA)
  • Secondary Cells (AREA)
  • Lock And Its Accessories (AREA)
  • Vehicle Body Suspensions (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.
AT96907576T 1995-03-15 1996-03-15 METHOD OF CALIBRATION OF A WINDING DEVICE FOR A RECORDING DEVICE ATE180213T1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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

Publications (1)

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ATE180213T1 true ATE180213T1 (en) 1999-06-15

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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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EP0814960A1 (en) 1998-01-07
WO1996028304A1 (en) 1996-09-19
GB2310405B (en) 1998-08-05
GB9505216D0 (en) 1995-05-03
DE69602524D1 (en) 1999-06-24
GB2310405A (en) 1997-08-27
GB9710372D0 (en) 1997-07-16
GB2298821A (en) 1996-09-18
DE69602524T2 (en) 1999-09-16
EP0814960B1 (en) 1999-05-19
ES2132902T3 (en) 1999-08-16

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