EP0266679A1 - Thermodrucker mit Belegandruck- und Zuführrolle - Google Patents
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- EP0266679A1 EP0266679A1 EP87115906A EP87115906A EP0266679A1 EP 0266679 A1 EP0266679 A1 EP 0266679A1 EP 87115906 A EP87115906 A EP 87115906A EP 87115906 A EP87115906 A EP 87115906A EP 0266679 A1 EP0266679 A1 EP 0266679A1
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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
- 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
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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
- B41J11/00—Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
- B41J11/36—Blanking or long feeds; Feeding to a particular line, e.g. by rotation of platen or feed roller
- B41J11/42—Controlling printing material conveyance for accurate alignment of the printing material with the printhead; Print registering
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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
- B41J25/304—Bodily-movable mechanisms for print heads or carriages movable towards or from paper surface
- B41J25/316—Bodily-movable mechanisms for print heads or carriages movable towards or from paper surface with tilting motion mechanisms relative to paper surface
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- the present invention relates to a printer. More particularly, the invention relates to a printer with a thermal printing head intended for printing heat-sensitive pre-cut documents.
- the invention is particularly applicable in the case where one wishes to fill in small pre-printed forms to be completed with certain information, or to write small texts previously recorded.
- the subject of the invention is therefore a printer comprising a base, a thermal print head linked to the base, a pressure roller and carrier for a document to be printed, the geometric axis ⁇ of the roller being parallel to the active line of the print head, a channel for introducing said document guiding it towards said active line of the print head, between the latter and said roller, means for driving said roller in rotation, characterized in that said roller is mounted, free to rotate between two flanges of a mobile assembly articulated with two lateral uprights linked to said base, around an axis ⁇ parallel to the geometric axis of said roller, in that it comprises a freewheel mechanism comprising a outer ring and an inner ring, the internal ring being mounted integral in rotation with the roller and coaxial with it at one of its ends and the external ring of said freewheel mechanism being provided laterally with a lug which penetrates da ns a recess made in a support piece integral with said base, said recess being situated, with respect to said axis ⁇ of
- the document downstream of the print head, is guided by guide means bringing, by a curved path, said document to an outlet close to its entry into said introduction channel and parallel to this entry.
- a base 1 a thermal print head 2 linked to the base by fixing means such as 3, 4.
- fixing means such as 3, 4.
- To the base 2 are fixed two lateral uprights 5 and 6.
- One piece support 7 is also fixed to the base 2 on the side of the lateral upright 6, next to this upright.
- a recess 8 is made at the upper end of this support piece, the role of which will be explained later.
- the above assembly forms the fixed part of the printer to which a mobile assembly is articulated comprising two flanges 9 and 10 between which is mounted, free in rotation a roller 11 which is used for driving a document to be printed 12 and pressing it against the thermal printing head 2.
- the geometric axis ⁇ of the roller 11 is parallel to the upper plane of the printing head 2 and to its active line 13 located just below the lower generatrix of the roller 11.
- the flanges 9 and 10 of the mobile assembly are braced by a beam 14 playing the role of stop for the document to be printed 12 at a given moment in the operation of the printer as will be explained below.
- a bodywork comprising walls 15 and 16 delimiting a channel 17 for introducing and guiding the document to be printed 12 towards the active line 13 of the print head, between this line and the roller 11 , and also walls 18 and 19 constituting means for guiding the document 12 downstream of the print head 2 bringing the document by a curved path towards an outlet 20 close to the inlet 21 in the introduction channel 17 and disposed parallel to this inlet 21.
- a motor 22 for driving the roller 11 in rotation.
- a belt 23 passing over pulleys 24 and 25 enables the rotation of the motor 22 to be transmitted to the roller 11.
- This moving part is articulated to the fixed part of the printer, at the level of the uprights 5 and 6 as far as the fixed part is concerned and at the level of the flanges 9 and 10 as regards the moving part, around an axis ⁇ parallel to the geometric axis ⁇ of the roller 11, by means of the pins 26 and 27.
- the roller 11 On the side where the support piece 7 is located, the roller 11 is provided with a freewheel mechanism comprising an internal ring 28 and an external ring 29.
- the internal crown 28 is mounted integral in rotation with the roller 11 and coaxially with it on its trunnion axis 30 in the flange 10.
- the external crown 29 carries laterally a lug 31 which penetrates into the recess 8 of the support piece 7 .
- the recess 8 and therefore also the lug 31 are located on the other side of the axis ⁇ of rotation of the roller with respect to the axis of articulation ⁇ and roughly in the same plane as the two axes ⁇ and ⁇ .
- Figure 3 or on the contrary moved apart, Figure 5, the recess 8 and the lug 31 are located a little above or a little below the alignment of ⁇ and ⁇ .
- a return spring 32 operating in traction is connected on the one hand to the abutment beam 14 of the movable assembly by a flexible wire 33 and on the other hand to the base 1 by a screw 34 and a nut 35 allowing the adjustment of the tensile force.
- a first electro-optical detector 36-37 enables the presence of a document 12 to be detected in the introduction channel 17 and a second electro-optical detector 38-39 detects the document at the stop 14 (see figure 5).
- the thermal print head 2, the motor 22 and the electro-optical detectors 36-37 and 38-39 are connected to a set of power supply and control electronics well known to those skilled in the art.
- the printer works as follows: At rest, the assembly is in the position shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the document 12 not being introduced and the roller 11 being stationary, the movable assembly is returned by the return spring 32 so that the roller 11 is pressed on the print head 2 which does not allow the document to be inserted to be inserted between the print head and the roller.
- the printer user initializes the program by acting on the power supply and control electronics assembly.
- the rotation of the roller is only a few degrees because the direction of rotation corresponding to that indicated by the arrow 40 is that where the crown external 29 of the freewheel mechanism is driven in this rotation and as this external ring 29 carries a lug 31, the latter bears against the wall of the recess 8 of the fixed support piece 7 causing, by reaction , and against the return spring 32, the rotation of the movable assembly around the axis of articulation ⁇ , spreading the roller 11 from the print head 2 and bringing the abutment beam 14 on the document path a shortly after the print head.
- Figure 5 shows this position. In this position, the rear of the movable assembly abuts against the base 1.
- the document 12 is pushed by the user to the stop 14.
- the second electro-optical detector 38-39 thus detects the document against the stop and controls the emission of an audible signal for one second.
- the motor 22 is driven in the opposite direction, corresponding for the roller in the direction of the arrow 41, FIG. 1, and which corresponds to the direction in which the outer crown 29 of the free wheel is not driven, it It follows that the lug 31 no longer rests on the bottom of the recess 8 and that the return spring 32 brings the roller in abutment against the document 12 and the print head 2.
- the roller is then normally driven in rotation and the print head 2 is simultaneously supplied for printing the document according to the established program.
- the document is driven by the roller, the stop 14 having disappeared.
- FIG. 5 shows in thin dashed lines the document 12 in abutment against the abutment 14 and FIG. 1 shows the assembly during printing: abutment 14 cleared, roller 11 pressed against the document 12 and the head 2.
- the document downstream of the head 2 is guided by the wall 18.
- an audible signal is emitted, the user can extract the document which leads to exit 20.
- the optical barrier of the electro-optical sensor 38-39 is cleared and the printer can receive a new document for a new printing cycle.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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FR8615353A FR2605932B1 (fr) | 1986-11-04 | 1986-11-04 | Imprimante a tete d'impression thermique comprenant un rouleau presseur et entraineur d'un document a imprimer |
FR8615353 | 1986-11-04 |
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EP0266679A1 true EP0266679A1 (de) | 1988-05-11 |
EP0266679B1 EP0266679B1 (de) | 1991-10-16 |
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EP87115906A Expired - Lifetime EP0266679B1 (de) | 1986-11-04 | 1987-10-29 | Thermodrucker mit Belegandruck- und Zuführrolle |
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US (1) | US4844631A (de) |
EP (1) | EP0266679B1 (de) |
DE (1) | DE3773837D1 (de) |
ES (1) | ES2026882T3 (de) |
FR (1) | FR2605932B1 (de) |
Families Citing this family (6)
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US5139351A (en) * | 1987-10-22 | 1992-08-18 | Ricoh Company, Ltd. | Thermal recording apparatus having a movable platen roller |
US4978973A (en) * | 1988-12-13 | 1990-12-18 | Kanzaki Paper Mfg. Co., Ltd. | Thermal printer |
JPH04301474A (ja) * | 1991-03-29 | 1992-10-26 | Kanzaki Paper Mfg Co Ltd | 熱転写プリンタ |
JP2728194B2 (ja) * | 1993-09-28 | 1998-03-18 | 三星電子株式会社 | 熱転写プリント方法 |
JP3600634B2 (ja) * | 1994-05-18 | 2004-12-15 | ペンタックス株式会社 | 感熱プリンタ |
SG68612A1 (en) * | 1996-03-14 | 1999-11-16 | Seiko Epson Corp | Printer and control method therefor |
Citations (8)
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EP0089287A1 (de) * | 1982-03-15 | 1983-09-21 | Realisations Etudes Electroniques | Kompakter Drucker |
US4422782A (en) * | 1982-06-28 | 1983-12-27 | Ncr Corporation | Record member feed and support mechanism |
EP0099957A1 (de) * | 1982-07-29 | 1984-02-08 | MANNESMANN Aktiengesellschaft | Vorrichtung zum Transportieren von Aufzeichnungsträgern in Druckern, insbesondere in Matrixdruckern |
US4439051A (en) * | 1982-09-24 | 1984-03-27 | Ncr Corporation | Single printing station, multiple record member feeding mechanism |
US4448559A (en) * | 1981-06-19 | 1984-05-15 | Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd. | Paper guide arrangement for printing apparatus |
GB2147251A (en) * | 1983-09-30 | 1985-05-09 | Toshiba Kk | Printing apparatus |
EP0155997A2 (de) * | 1984-03-27 | 1985-10-02 | Kabushiki Kaisha Sato | Betätigungsmechanismus für den Druckkopf eines Druckers |
WO1986004021A1 (en) * | 1984-12-28 | 1986-07-17 | Ncr Corporation | Dot matrix printer |
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US4000393A (en) * | 1974-08-29 | 1976-12-28 | Texas Instruments Incorporated | Thermal printhead assembly |
US4234261A (en) * | 1977-04-04 | 1980-11-18 | Mannesmann Aktiengesellschaft | Printer |
JPS6085979A (ja) * | 1983-10-17 | 1985-05-15 | Konishiroku Photo Ind Co Ltd | 給紙方法 |
EP0157735A3 (de) * | 1984-04-02 | 1988-09-14 | Kurt Rünzi | Vorrichtung zum Zuführen von Einzelblättern zur Schreibwalze einer Büromaschine |
US4583873A (en) * | 1984-06-06 | 1986-04-22 | International Business Machines Corporation | Printer with integral paper handling apparatus |
JPS618369A (ja) * | 1984-06-22 | 1986-01-16 | Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd | プリンタ |
US4744687A (en) * | 1984-09-29 | 1988-05-17 | Ricoh Company, Ltd. | Paper feed roller drive system for a printer |
US4725858A (en) * | 1986-08-26 | 1988-02-16 | Miltope Corporation | Roller pressure unloading means for a thermal printing mechanism |
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- 1986-11-04 FR FR8615353A patent/FR2605932B1/fr not_active Expired
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- 1987-10-29 DE DE8787115906T patent/DE3773837D1/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1987-10-29 EP EP87115906A patent/EP0266679B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1987-10-29 ES ES198787115906T patent/ES2026882T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1987-11-04 US US07/116,302 patent/US4844631A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
Patent Citations (8)
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US4448559A (en) * | 1981-06-19 | 1984-05-15 | Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd. | Paper guide arrangement for printing apparatus |
EP0089287A1 (de) * | 1982-03-15 | 1983-09-21 | Realisations Etudes Electroniques | Kompakter Drucker |
US4422782A (en) * | 1982-06-28 | 1983-12-27 | Ncr Corporation | Record member feed and support mechanism |
EP0099957A1 (de) * | 1982-07-29 | 1984-02-08 | MANNESMANN Aktiengesellschaft | Vorrichtung zum Transportieren von Aufzeichnungsträgern in Druckern, insbesondere in Matrixdruckern |
US4439051A (en) * | 1982-09-24 | 1984-03-27 | Ncr Corporation | Single printing station, multiple record member feeding mechanism |
GB2147251A (en) * | 1983-09-30 | 1985-05-09 | Toshiba Kk | Printing apparatus |
EP0155997A2 (de) * | 1984-03-27 | 1985-10-02 | Kabushiki Kaisha Sato | Betätigungsmechanismus für den Druckkopf eines Druckers |
WO1986004021A1 (en) * | 1984-12-28 | 1986-07-17 | Ncr Corporation | Dot matrix printer |
Non-Patent Citations (1)
Title |
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IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, vol. 24, no. 7B, décembre 1981, pages 3951-3952, Armonk, US; S.A. OKCUOGLU et al.: "Paper feed mechanism" * |
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FR2605932B1 (fr) | 1988-12-02 |
EP0266679B1 (de) | 1991-10-16 |
US4844631A (en) | 1989-07-04 |
ES2026882T3 (es) | 1992-05-16 |
DE3773837D1 (de) | 1991-11-21 |
FR2605932A1 (fr) | 1988-05-06 |
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