EP0481579A3 - Magnetic readable character printing process using matrix print heads and method for making the same - Google Patents

Magnetic readable character printing process using matrix print heads and method for making the same Download PDF

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EP0481579A3
EP0481579A3 EP19910250288 EP91250288A EP0481579A3 EP 0481579 A3 EP0481579 A3 EP 0481579A3 EP 19910250288 EP19910250288 EP 19910250288 EP 91250288 A EP91250288 A EP 91250288A EP 0481579 A3 EP0481579 A3 EP 0481579A3
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printing
ink ribbon
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recording medium
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Dieter Stellmach
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Vodafone GmbH
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Mannesmann AG
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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
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/485—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by the process of building-up characters or image elements applicable to two or more kinds of printing or marking processes
    • B41J2/505—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by the process of building-up characters or image elements applicable to two or more kinds of printing or marking processes from an assembly of identical printing elements

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  • Impression-Transfer Materials And Handling Thereof (AREA)
  • Printers Characterized By Their Purpose (AREA)
  • Electronic Switches (AREA)
  • Dot-Matrix Printers And Others (AREA)
  • Printers Or Recording Devices Using Electromagnetic And Radiation Means (AREA)

Abstract

In a process for printing magnetically readable characters (CMC 7; E13B), magnetically readable ink is transferred in a printing mechanism from a disposable ink ribbon (13) to a recording medium (14). In order to increase the printing speed in comparison with daisy wheel printing mechanisms and printing mechanisms which operate in a similar manner, it is proposed that bar-shaped printing areas (1; 2) which are vertically positioned in the basic form are transferred onto the recording medium (14) and are composed according to the principle of a matrix to form a character and that the respective printing elements (15) with the bar-shaped printing areas (1; 2) are driven from one or more columns (21) of printing elements (15) in each case with bar-shaped printing area (1; 2), that the recording medium (14) and the disposable ink ribbon (13) are either fixed and a matrix wire print head (12) is moved, the disposable ink ribbon (13) being advanced in printing pauses, or the printing medium (14) and the disposable ink ribbon (13) is moved and the matrix wire print head (12) is held fixed. <IMAGE>
EP91250288A 1990-10-19 1991-10-16 Magnetic readable character printing process using matrix print heads and method for making the same Expired - Lifetime EP0481579B1 (en)

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DE4033698A DE4033698A1 (en) 1990-10-19 1990-10-19 METHOD FOR PRINTING MAGNETICALLY READABLE LETTERS AND USE OF A MATRIX PRINT HEAD FOR THIS, AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF
DE4033698 1990-10-19

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EP0481579A2 EP0481579A2 (en) 1992-04-22
EP0481579A3 true EP0481579A3 (en) 1993-01-13
EP0481579B1 EP0481579B1 (en) 1996-07-31

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GB2448302B (en) 2007-03-07 2009-04-08 Zipher Ltd Tape drive
WO2008119927A1 (en) 2007-03-31 2008-10-09 Zipher Limited Tape drive

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US3822005A (en) * 1972-05-04 1974-07-02 Sagem Device for printing characters by points
US4157224A (en) * 1977-08-05 1979-06-05 Teletype Corporation Ribbon advancing mechanism
US4260270A (en) * 1978-09-11 1981-04-07 Honeywell Information Systems Italia Mosaic printing head
EP0170976A2 (en) * 1984-08-10 1986-02-12 BULL HN INFORMATION SYSTEMS ITALIA S.p.A. Needle printing head improved for an easy assembling
EP0452934A1 (en) * 1990-04-20 1991-10-23 MATRIX S.r.l. Dot matrix print head

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JPS57174296A (en) * 1981-04-21 1982-10-26 Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> Heat transfer magnetic recording medium

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US3822005A (en) * 1972-05-04 1974-07-02 Sagem Device for printing characters by points
US4157224A (en) * 1977-08-05 1979-06-05 Teletype Corporation Ribbon advancing mechanism
US4260270A (en) * 1978-09-11 1981-04-07 Honeywell Information Systems Italia Mosaic printing head
EP0170976A2 (en) * 1984-08-10 1986-02-12 BULL HN INFORMATION SYSTEMS ITALIA S.p.A. Needle printing head improved for an easy assembling
EP0452934A1 (en) * 1990-04-20 1991-10-23 MATRIX S.r.l. Dot matrix print head

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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Title
IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN Band 22, Nr. 7, Dezember 1979, Seiten 2710,2711, New York, US; T.A. BRESKI et al.: "Ribbon Feed Mechanism" *

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EP0481579A2 (en) 1992-04-22
EP0481579B1 (en) 1996-07-31
DE4033698A1 (en) 1992-04-30
DE4033698C2 (en) 1992-09-24
ATE140898T1 (en) 1996-08-15

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