EP0497352A3 - Tape printer - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0497352A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: tape printer; printer; tape
Prior art date: 1991-01-31
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

EP19920101562

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EP0497352B1 (en

EP0497352B2 (en

EP0497352A2 (en

Inventor

Satoshi Kimura

Nobuyuki Mochinaga

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Casio Computer Co Ltd

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Casio Computer Co Ltd

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1991-01-31

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1992-01-30

Publication date

1993-01-07

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1991-01-31 Priority claimed from JP2908091A external-priority patent/JP2969156B2/en

1991-08-30 Priority claimed from JP1991069501U external-priority patent/JP2583625Y2/en

1991-08-30 Priority claimed from JP22018991A external-priority patent/JP2536344B2/en

1992-01-30 Application filed by Casio Computer Co Ltd filed Critical Casio Computer Co Ltd

1992-08-05 Publication of EP0497352A2 publication Critical patent/EP0497352A2/en

1993-01-07 Publication of EP0497352A3 publication Critical patent/EP0497352A3/en

1995-07-05 Publication of EP0497352B1 publication Critical patent/EP0497352B1/en

1997-11-19 Application granted granted Critical

1997-11-19 Publication of EP0497352B2 publication Critical patent/EP0497352B2/en

2012-01-30 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- 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
- 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
- B41J3/00—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed
- B41J3/407—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
- B41J3/4075—Tape printers; Label printers
- 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
- B41J35/28—Detachable carriers or holders for ink-ribbon mechanisms

EP92101562A 1991-01-31 1992-01-30 Tape printer Expired - Lifetime EP0497352B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (6)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP2908091A JP2969156B2 (en)	1991-01-31	1991-01-31	Printing device
JP29080/91		1991-01-31
JP69501/91U		1991-08-30
JP1991069501U JP2583625Y2 (en)	1991-08-30	1991-08-30	Printer
JP220189/91		1991-08-30
JP22018991A JP2536344B2 (en)	1991-08-30	1991-08-30	Printer

Publications (4)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0497352A2 EP0497352A2 (en)	1992-08-05
EP0497352A3 true EP0497352A3 (en)	1993-01-07
EP0497352B1 EP0497352B1 (en)	1995-07-05
EP0497352B2 EP0497352B2 (en)	1997-11-19

Family

ID=27286420

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP92101562A Expired - Lifetime EP0497352B2 (en)	1991-01-31	1992-01-30	Tape printer

Country Status (6)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP0497352B2 (en)
KR (1)	KR960010415B1 (en)
CN (1)	CN1049864C (en)
DE (1)	DE69203247T3 (en)
HK (1)	HK58496A (en)
MY (1)	MY124305A (en)

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JP2995314B2 (en) *	1992-10-15	1999-12-27	カシオ計算機株式会社	Tape cassette and printing device
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JP3370740B2 (en) *	1993-07-23	2003-01-27	ブラザー工業株式会社	Tape unit, tape cassette and tape printer
EP0650841B1 (en) *	1993-11-02	2002-07-31	Casio Computer Co., Ltd.	Printing apparatus
US5562353A (en) *	1993-11-02	1996-10-08	Casio Computer Co., Ltd.	Tape printing apparatus that calculates character sizes and line lengths
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US5503482A (en) *	1993-12-29	1996-04-02	Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha	Tape printing apparatus
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JP3258878B2 (en) *	1994-12-02	2002-02-18	セイコーエプソン株式会社	Drive control method and apparatus for thermal head
DE69535836D1 (en) *	1994-11-29	2008-10-23	Seiko Epson Corp	Tape printing device
US5620268A (en) *	1995-03-29	1997-04-15	Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha	Composite cassette including a tape cassette and a ribbon cassette
US5727888A (en) *	1995-03-29	1998-03-17	Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha	Printer and a composite cassette including a tape cassette and a ribbon cassette used in the printer
GB9513532D0 (en) *	1995-07-04	1995-09-06	Esselte Dymo Nv	Printing device construction
JP3045054B2 (en) †	1995-10-17	2000-05-22	ブラザー工業株式会社	Tape-shaped label making device
US5685656A (en) †	1995-10-19	1997-11-11	Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha	Tape-shaped label printing device having color range setting means
GB9601124D0 (en) *	1996-01-19	1996-03-20	Esselte Dymo Nv	Drive system for a printing apparatus
JP3629823B2 (en) *	1996-06-25	2005-03-16	カシオ計算機株式会社	Printing device
GB2314808A (en) *	1996-07-05	1998-01-14	Esselte Nv	Cassette location in a printing device
JP3397995B2 (en) *	1996-11-07	2003-04-21	セイコーエプソン株式会社	Tape printer
DE59810024D1 (en) *	1998-04-23	2003-12-04	Esselte Nv	Tape printing device and tape cassette
KR20050010472A (en) *	2003-07-16	2005-01-27	세이코 엡슨 가부시키가이샤	Tape printing apparatus, label producing method, data processing method of tape printing apparatus, printing system, label producing method of printing system and storage medium
JP4604952B2 (en)	2005-10-12	2011-01-05	ブラザー工業株式会社	Label data creation device, program, and recording medium
WO2010073601A1 (en)	2008-12-25	2010-07-01	Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha	Tape cassette and tape printer
EP2965916B1 (en)	2008-12-25	2021-03-03	Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha	Tape cassette and tape printer
WO2010113782A1 (en) *	2009-03-31	2010-10-07	ブラザー工業株式会社	Tape cassette
EP2414167B1 (en)	2009-03-31	2016-11-30	Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha	Tape cassette and tape printer
EP2974874B1 (en) *	2009-04-28	2019-09-04	Dymo	Cassette for use in a label printer
WO2011001487A1 (en)	2009-06-30	2011-01-06	Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha	Tape cassette and tape printer
WO2011074086A1 (en)	2009-12-16	2011-06-23	ブラザー工業株式会社	Tape cassette
WO2011080840A1 (en)	2009-12-28	2011-07-07	ブラザー工業株式会社	Tape cassette
JP5560810B2 (en) *	2010-03-23	2014-07-30	セイコーエプソン株式会社	Tape printer, method for determining paragraph arrangement of tape printer, and program thereof

Citations (3)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
EP0449465A2 (en) *	1990-03-29	1991-10-02	Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha	Tape printer with end trimming cutter
EP0451830A2 (en) *	1990-04-11	1991-10-16	Seiko Epson Corporation	Printing apparatus
EP0322918B1 (en) *	1987-12-29	1992-04-15	Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha	Tape cassette and tape printer for use therewith

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1992
- 1992-01-14 MY MYPI92000059A patent/MY124305A/en unknown
- 1992-01-22 KR KR1019920000846A patent/KR960010415B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1992-01-30 EP EP92101562A patent/EP0497352B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1992-01-30 DE DE69203247T patent/DE69203247T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1992-01-31 CN CN92100606A patent/CN1049864C/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
1996
- 1996-04-03 HK HK58496A patent/HK58496A/en not_active IP Right Cessation

Patent Citations (3)

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EP0322918B1 (en) *	1987-12-29	1992-04-15	Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha	Tape cassette and tape printer for use therewith
EP0449465A2 (en) *	1990-03-29	1991-10-02	Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha	Tape printer with end trimming cutter
EP0451830A2 (en) *	1990-04-11	1991-10-16	Seiko Epson Corporation	Printing apparatus

Non-Patent Citations (2)

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Title
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 13, no. 452 (P-943)12 October 1989 & JP-A-11 73 381 ( MASAHIKO ) 10 July 1989 *
RESEARCH DISCLOSURE no. 286, February 1988, NEW YORK, USA page 77 'Ribbon Cartridge Detection' *

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Publication number	Publication date
DE69203247D1 (en)	1995-08-10
EP0497352B1 (en)	1995-07-05
KR920014638A (en)	1992-08-25
EP0497352B2 (en)	1997-11-19
DE69203247T2 (en)	1995-11-02
MY124305A (en)	2006-06-30
EP0497352A2 (en)	1992-08-05
KR960010415B1 (en)	1996-07-31
DE69203247T3 (en)	1998-03-05
CN1049864C (en)	2000-03-01
CN1063641A (en)	1992-08-19
HK58496A (en)	1996-04-12

Publication	Publication Date	Title
HK58496A (en)	1996-04-12	Tape printer
EP0506460A3 (en)	1993-06-02	Tape printer having spacing function
GB2256397B (en)	1995-03-22	Printer
TW373596U (en)	1999-11-01	Tape printer device
EP0534794A3 (en)	1993-04-21	Tape printing device
HK1008316A1 (en)	1999-05-07	Printer
HK1014219A1 (en)	1999-09-24	Tape printing device
GB9123070D0 (en)	1991-12-18	Ink
HK102897A (en)	1997-08-15	Tape printing device
HU9201622D0 (en)	1992-08-28	Rapamycine-amide esthers
HK1014170A1 (en)	1999-09-24	Tape printer
GB9104171D0 (en)	1991-04-17	Improved ink
EP0534799A3 (en)	1993-04-21	Tape printing apparatus
EP0536755A3 (en)	1993-10-13	Photographic printer
EP0522903A3 (en)	1993-02-24	Ribbon cartridge
HK1018576A1 (en)	1999-12-24	Tape printer
HK1014217A1 (en)	1999-09-24	Tape printer
AU115764S (en)	1992-12-01	Printer cassette
EP0516319A3 (en)	1993-03-17	Video printer
HK1018574A1 (en)	1999-12-24	Tape printer
SG46333A1 (en)	1998-02-20	Printer
GB2263896B (en)	1995-09-06	Cassette
GB9116877D0 (en)	1991-09-18	Longitudinal tape forming
GB9126048D0 (en)	1992-02-05	Printing
AU115744S (en)	1992-11-27	Printer

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