GB2221653B - Thermal transfer printers - Google Patents

Thermal transfer printers

Info

Publication number: GB2221653B
Authority: GB; United Kingdom
Prior art keywords: thermal transfer; transfer printers; printers; thermal; transfer
Prior art date: 1988-07-11
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.): Expired - Lifetime

Application number

GB8915629A

Other versions

GB2221653A (en

GB8915629D0 (en

Inventor

Ikutaro Inoue

Yuki Ohishi

Susumu Asakawa

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.)

Alps Alpine Co Ltd

Original Assignee

Alps Electric Co Ltd

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.)

1988-07-11

Filing date

1989-07-07

Publication date

1992-08-05

1989-07-07 Application filed by Alps Electric Co Ltd filed Critical Alps Electric Co Ltd

1989-08-23 Publication of GB8915629D0 publication Critical patent/GB8915629D0/en

1990-02-14 Publication of GB2221653A publication Critical patent/GB2221653A/en

1992-08-05 Application granted granted Critical

1992-08-05 Publication of GB2221653B publication Critical patent/GB2221653B/en

2009-07-07 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
- 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
- B41J33/00—Apparatus or arrangements for feeding ink ribbons or like character-size impression-transfer material
- B41J33/14—Ribbon-feed devices or mechanisms
- B41J33/24—Ribbon-feed devices or mechanisms with drive applied directly to ribbon
- B41J33/26—Ribbon-feed devices or mechanisms with drive applied directly to ribbon by rollers engaging the ribbon

GB8915629A 1988-07-11 1989-07-07 Thermal transfer printers Expired - Lifetime GB2221653B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP1988090975U JPH0212861U (en)	1988-07-11	1988-07-11

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
GB8915629D0 GB8915629D0 (en)	1989-08-23
GB2221653A GB2221653A (en)	1990-02-14
GB2221653B true GB2221653B (en)	1992-08-05

Family

ID=14013518

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GB8915629A Expired - Lifetime GB2221653B (en)	1988-07-11	1989-07-07	Thermal transfer printers

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
JP (1)	JPH0212861U (en)
DE (1)	DE3922668A1 (en)
GB (1)	GB2221653B (en)
IT (1)	IT1230918B (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
JP3123554B2 (en) *	1989-06-07	2001-01-15	アルプス電気株式会社	Ribbon cassette

Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
EP0076892A2 (en) *	1981-08-13	1983-04-20	International Business Machines Corporation	Laminated ribbon element for thermal printing, thermal printer and process for lift-off correction
EP0102474A1 (en) *	1982-08-30	1984-03-14	International Business Machines Corporation	Process of printing and printer for conservation of thermal transfer medium
EP0126203A2 (en) *	1983-01-21	1984-11-28	Hitachi, Ltd.	Heat transfer ribbon feeding device for a printer
US4568210A (en) *	1984-03-30	1986-02-04	Wang Laboratories, Inc.	Reversible ribbon cartridge

Family Cites Families (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
GB2141073B (en) *	1983-06-10	1987-08-12	Ricoh Kk	Ink ribbon feeding mechanism
JPS6341173A (en) *	1986-08-06	1988-02-22	Canon Inc	Recording apparatus and ink sheet cassette mountable thereon

1988
- 1988-07-11 JP JP1988090975U patent/JPH0212861U/ja active Pending
1989
- 1989-06-23 IT IT8920980A patent/IT1230918B/en active
- 1989-07-07 GB GB8915629A patent/GB2221653B/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1989-07-10 DE DE3922668A patent/DE3922668A1/en not_active Ceased

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
EP0076892A2 (en) *	1981-08-13	1983-04-20	International Business Machines Corporation	Laminated ribbon element for thermal printing, thermal printer and process for lift-off correction
EP0102474A1 (en) *	1982-08-30	1984-03-14	International Business Machines Corporation	Process of printing and printer for conservation of thermal transfer medium
EP0126203A2 (en) *	1983-01-21	1984-11-28	Hitachi, Ltd.	Heat transfer ribbon feeding device for a printer
US4568210A (en) *	1984-03-30	1986-02-04	Wang Laboratories, Inc.	Reversible ribbon cartridge

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
I.B.M.Tech.Disc.Bull.;Vol.27;No.8;January 1985;Pp4991-4994. *

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
GB2221653A (en)	1990-02-14
JPH0212861U (en)	1990-01-26
IT8920980A0 (en)	1989-06-23
GB8915629D0 (en)	1989-08-23
DE3922668A1 (en)	1990-01-25
IT1230918B (en)	1991-11-08

Publication	Publication Date	Title
GB2195956B (en)	1991-02-13	Thermal transfer printer
EP0434420A3 (en)	1991-12-18	Thermal transfer ribbon
EP0260917A3 (en)	1990-03-21	Thermal transfer type printer
EP0254454A3 (en)	1989-09-20	Thermal transfer type printer
EP0311982A3 (en)	1990-01-10	Thermal printer
EP0423647A3 (en)	1991-10-23	Thermal printer
EP0235939A3 (en)	1989-05-03	Thermal transfer printing
EP0209990A3 (en)	1988-05-04	Thermal transfer printing
GB8928990D0 (en)	1990-02-28	Thermal transfer printing
DE3565228D1 (en)	1988-11-03	Thermal transfer printer
EP0422927A3 (en)	1991-08-21	Thermal printers
DE3666182D1 (en)	1989-11-16	Thermal transfer printer
EP0302627A3 (en)	1990-04-18	Thermal transfer printing
EP0268202A3 (en)	1989-11-29	Thermal transfer ink
GB2252271B (en)	1994-10-05	Thermal transfer printer
EP0173144A3 (en)	1987-07-22	Thermal transfer printer
DE3564093D1 (en)	1988-09-08	Thermal transfer printer
EP0354293A3 (en)	1990-12-27	Multi-usable heat transfer ink ribbon
GB8924060D0 (en)	1989-12-13	Thermal transfer dyesheet
GB9007996D0 (en)	1990-06-06	Thermal transfer printing
DE3565654D1 (en)	1988-11-24	Thermal transfer printer
GB2221653B (en)	1992-08-05	Thermal transfer printers
EP0274905A3 (en)	1989-02-08	Thermal transfer printer
DE3571007D1 (en)	1989-07-20	Thermal transfer printer
GB8817223D0 (en)	1988-08-24	Thermal transfer printing

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
1994-03-09	PCNP	Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee	Effective date: 19930707