EP0135693A3 - Ribbon meandering preventing device for thermal printers - Google Patents

Ribbon meandering preventing device for thermal printers Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0135693A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: preventing device; thermal printers; meandering preventing; ribbon; ribbon meandering
Prior art date: 1983-09-10
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP84108431A

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EP0135693A2 (en

EP0135693B1 (en

Inventor

Tadahisa 19-Chiwari 18-Banchi Oikawa

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.)

Sato Corp

Original Assignee

Sato Corp

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1983-09-10

Filing date

1984-07-17

Publication date

1986-03-19

1984-07-17 Application filed by Sato Corp filed Critical Sato Corp

1985-04-03 Publication of EP0135693A2 publication Critical patent/EP0135693A2/en

1986-03-19 Publication of EP0135693A3 publication Critical patent/EP0135693A3/en

1988-06-29 Application granted granted Critical

1988-06-29 Publication of EP0135693B1 publication Critical patent/EP0135693B1/en

Status Expired legal-status Critical Current

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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
- B41J17/00—Mechanisms for manipulating page-width impression-transfer material, e.g. carbon paper
- B41J17/30—Constructions of guides for the impression-transfer 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
- 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
- B41J35/00—Other apparatus or arrangements associated with, or incorporated in, ink-ribbon mechanisms
- B41J35/04—Ink-ribbon guides
- B41J35/08—Ink-ribbon guides with tensioning arrangements

EP19840108431 1983-09-10 1984-07-17 Ribbon meandering preventing device for thermal printers Expired EP0135693B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP139625/83U		1983-09-10
JP13962583U JPS6048458U (en)	1983-09-10	1983-09-10	Ribbon meandering prevention device for thermal printers

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0135693A2 EP0135693A2 (en)	1985-04-03
EP0135693A3 true EP0135693A3 (en)	1986-03-19
EP0135693B1 EP0135693B1 (en)	1988-06-29

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP19840108431 Expired EP0135693B1 (en)	1983-09-10	1984-07-17	Ribbon meandering preventing device for thermal printers

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP0135693B1 (en)
JP (1)	JPS6048458U (en)
DE (2)	DE3472380D1 (en)

Families Citing this family (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4776714A (en) *	1986-07-15	1988-10-11	Monarch Marking Systems, Inc.	Ink ribbon cassette with movable guide rolls
EP1324884B1 (en) *	2000-10-05	2009-03-25	Sagem Communications	Therma transfer recording apparatus
KR20020091750A (en) *	2001-05-30	2002-12-06	가부시키가이샤 웨지	Image recording apparatus, thermal transfer ink ribbon and thermal transfer ink ribbon cassette used in this image recording apparatus
EP1557274A3 (en) *	2004-01-26	2007-09-26	Alps Electric Co., Ltd.	Heat transfer printer

Citations (3)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US3707215A (en) *	1970-07-06	1972-12-26	Honeywell Inc	Web tensioner for high speed printer
US4232325A (en) *	1978-11-08	1980-11-04	Leeds And Northrup Ltd.	Thermal printing device with spring support tines
GB2102740A (en) *	1981-05-29	1983-02-09	Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co	Printing apparatus

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JPS54133913A (en) *	1978-04-08	1979-10-18	Nippon Telegraph & Telephone	Feed mechanism for combineddroll recording paper

1983
- 1983-09-10 JP JP13962583U patent/JPS6048458U/en active Pending
1984
- 1984-07-17 DE DE8484108431T patent/DE3472380D1/en not_active Expired
- 1984-07-17 EP EP19840108431 patent/EP0135693B1/en not_active Expired
- 1984-07-17 DE DE1984108431 patent/DE135693T1/en active Pending

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US3707215A (en) *	1970-07-06	1972-12-26	Honeywell Inc	Web tensioner for high speed printer
US4232325A (en) *	1978-11-08	1980-11-04	Leeds And Northrup Ltd.	Thermal printing device with spring support tines
GB2102740A (en) *	1981-05-29	1983-02-09	Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co	Printing apparatus

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
JPS6048458U (en)	1985-04-05
DE3472380D1 (en)	1988-08-04
EP0135693A2 (en)	1985-04-03
EP0135693B1 (en)	1988-06-29
DE135693T1 (en)	1985-08-14

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1985-02-01	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
1985-04-03	AK	Designated contracting states	Designated state(s): DE FR GB SE
1985-05-17	EL	Fr: translation of claims filed
1985-08-14	DET	De: translation of patent claims
1986-01-30	PUAL	Search report despatched	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009013
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1986-10-29	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 19860825
1987-12-02	17Q	First examination report despatched	Effective date: 19871013
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1989-04-24	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT
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