公开(公告)号：EP0596647A2

公开(公告)日：1994-05-11

申请号：EP93308566.4

申请日：1993-10-27

申请人： STAR MICRONICS CO., LTD.

发明人： Ito, Masashi c/o Star Micronics Co. Ltd.

IPC分类号： B41J35/14

CPC分类号： B41J35/14 ,  B41J32/00

摘要： Disclosed are a printer and a method of switching ribbon tracks of an ink ribbon. The printer uses an ink ribbon (5) having a plurality of ribbon tracks (T₁, T₂, T₃, T₄) of the same color and properly switches the ribbon tracks (T₁, T₂, T₃, T₄) from one to another in a printing operation. This ribbon-track switching method switches the ribbon tracks (T₁, T₂, T₃, T₄) from one to another when a printing page is changed or an equivalent operation is executed. It is therefore possible to suppress a decrease in printing density to thereby prolong the service life of the ink-ribbon cartridge. Since the ribbon tracks (T₁, T₂, T₃, T₄) are switched from one to another when a printing page is changed or an equivalent operation is executed, thus inhibiting the switching of the ribbon tracks (T₁, T₂, T₃, T₄) on the same page, the printing density on the same page becomes even and the printing quality can be improved.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种打印机和切换色带的色带轨迹的方法。 打印机使用具有相同颜色的多个色带轨迹（T1，T2，T3，T4）的色带（5），并且在打印中适当地将色带轨迹（T1，T2，T3，T4）从一个切换到另一个 操作。 当打印页面更改或执行等效操作时，此色带轨道切换方法将色带轨道（T1，T2，T3，T4）从一个切换到另一个。 因此，可以抑制打印浓度的降低，从而延长色带盒的使用寿命。 由于当打印页面改变或执行等效操作时，色带轨迹（T1，T2，T3，T4）从一个切换到另一个，因此禁止色带轨道（T1，T2，T3，T4）的切换 相同的页面，同一页面上的打印浓度变得均匀，并且可以提高打印质量。

公开(公告)号：EP0562228A3

公开(公告)日：1994-03-09

申请号：EP93100686.0

申请日：1993-01-18

申请人： EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY

发明人： Matoushek, Robert James, c/o EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY

IPC分类号： B41J35/04 ,  B41J11/20

CPC分类号： B65H23/032 ,  B29D2030/4406 ,  B29D2030/4418 ,  B41J15/06 ,  B41J35/04 ,  B65H2301/36112 ,  B65H2301/4421

摘要： A web guidance mechanism (14) for automatically centering a web (12) in a thermal printer has an elongated base member (22) with first and second end portions each defining a slot (24,26). A crank (28) is rotatably mounted on the base member (22) and has slider arms (30,34) attached thereto. Web guides (32,36) are mounted on the distal end portions of the slider arms (30,34) and are engagable with the slots (24,26) for lateral movement. A coil spring (38) biases the web guides (32,36) towards one another to create two normally equal but opposite centering edge forces (F1,F2) so that lateral movement of the web (12) does not occur until twice the nominal edge force is applied to the web (12).

摘要翻译： 一种用于使卷筒纸（12）自动对中于热敏打印机的卷筒纸引导机构（14）具有细长的基部构件（22），该基部构件具有各自限定狭槽（24,26）的第一端部和第二端部。 曲柄（28）可旋转地安装在基座构件（22）上并具有连接到其上的滑块臂（30,34）。 纤维网导向件（32,36）安装在滑动臂（30,34）的远端部分上并且可与狭槽（24,26）接合以便横向移动。 螺旋弹簧（38）将腹板导向件（32,36）彼此偏置以产生两个通常相等但相对的对中边缘力（F1，F2），使得腹板（12）的横向移动不会发生直到标称值的两倍 边缘力施加到腹板（12）。

公开(公告)号：EP0550227A3

公开(公告)日：1993-12-15

申请号：EP92311604.0

申请日：1992-12-18

申请人： NEOPOST LIMITED

发明人： Herbert, Raymond John

IPC分类号： B41J33/51 ,  B41J35/36

CPC分类号： B41J35/36 ,  B41J33/42

摘要： Means to control feeding of a multi-strike ink ribbon (19) housed in a reversible cassette (12) is disclosed. The cassette carries a magnetisable element (20; 30,31) and when the cassette is inserted in printing apparatus (10, 26) the element is located in operative alignment with a magnetic sensing device (21; 32,33) and with an electromagnet (25; 34). Upon insertion of the cassette, the polarity of magnetisation is sensed and provided the polarity is correct printing is enabled. If the polarity is incorrect printing is disabled. When the end of the ink ribbon is sensed, the electromagnet (25; 34) is energised to reverse the polarity of magnetisation of the element (20) so that when the cassette is removed and re-inserted with reversed orientation, the correct polarity of magnetisation is sensed and printing is enabled. A counter may be provided to limit the number of permitted reversals of the cassette.

公开(公告)号：EP0515224A3

公开(公告)日：1993-09-29

申请号：EP92304685.8

申请日：1992-05-22

申请人： MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA

发明人： Koike, Kiyoshi, Denshi Shohin Kaihatsu Kenkyusho ,  Aizawa, Jyunichi, Denshi Shohin Kaihatsu Kenkyusho ,  Nakao, Hiroshi, Denshi Shohin Kaihatsu Kenkyusho ,  Nakagawa, Kunihiko, Denshi Shohin Kaihatsu ,  Yamada, Hisashi, c/o Kyoto Seisakusho

IPC分类号： B41J13/00 ,  B41J13/076 ,  B41J25/304 ,  B41J35/18 ,  B41J17/36 ,  B41J17/32 ,  B41J25/312 ,  B41J23/02 ,  B41J33/14 ,  B41J29/377

CPC分类号： B41J29/377 ,  B41J2/325 ,  B41J13/00 ,  B41J13/10 ,  B41J17/32 ,  B41J25/304 ,  B41J35/18

摘要： A printing apparatus is composed in a constitution in which the conveying path P2 of printing paper P being from the confronting position of the platen roller 6 and thermal head 7 for composing the printing unit 3 to the paper discharge unit 2 is nearly linear, the capstan roller 4, pinch roller 5, and discharge rollers 10, 10 are disposed opposedly to the conveying path P2, and an intermediate position of the conveying path P2 is joined with the conveying path P1 being from the paper feed unit 1 to the printing unit 3, and a paper feed port is disposed at the bottom of the paper cassette for composing the paper feed unit 1, so that the conveying path P1 being from the paper feed port to the printing unit 3 is shortened, and accordingly the paper conveying path is shortened, the constitution is simplified and downsized, while the precision of positioning of the printing paper and positioning of the printing head is enhanced, so that the printing quality may be improved.

公开(公告)号：EP0552486A2

公开(公告)日：1993-07-28

申请号：EP92121834.3

申请日：1992-12-22

申请人： SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

发明人： Asai, Naoki ,  Morozumi, Choji ,  Ito, Yoshikazu ,  Ito, Kiyoshi ,  Koyabu, Akira

IPC分类号： B41J35/14

CPC分类号： B41J35/14

摘要： A compact printer capable using any of a plurality of printing tracks or colors of an ink ribbon is disclosed in which line drive means for driving a print head (1) are also used for operating ribbon shift means in order to select a desired printing track or color. Preferably, the stroke of a reciprocating movement of the print head is divided into a printing region within which printing on a recording paper (7) is performed, and two non-printing end regions. The ribbon shift means is operated in response to the line drive means moving the print head into a non-printing end region. Moving the print head into one end region causes a track setting mechanism to set a desired printing track, whereas moving the print head into the opposite end region causes a track resetting mechanism (50) to release the track setting by the track setting mechanism. A cam member having a stepped cam face provided on a pivotally supported setting lever which is operated by engagement with the print head is used as the track setting mechanism. Also disclosed is a control method for controlling this printer such as to allow multi-color printing.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种能够使用墨带的多个打印轨迹或颜色中的任何一种的紧凑型打印机，其中用于驱动打印头（1）的行驱动装置也用于操作色带偏移装置，以便选择期望的打印轨迹或 颜色。 优选地，打印头的往复运动的行程被划分为执行记录纸（7）上的打印和两个非打印结束区域的打印区域。 色带偏移装置响应于将打印头移动到非打印结束区域中的线驱动装置来操作。 将打印头移动到一个端部区域中，导致轨道设置机构设置所需的打印轨迹，而将打印头移动到相对端区域中，导致轨道重置机构（50）通过轨道设置机构释放轨道设置。 具有设置在通过与打印头接合而操作的可枢转支撑的定位杆上的台阶凸轮面的凸轮构件用作轨道设置机构。 还公开了一种用于控制该打印机的控制方法，以允许多色打印。

公开(公告)号：EP0545898A3

公开(公告)日：1993-06-30

申请号：EP93101504.4

申请日：1987-06-16

申请人： CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

发明人： Shimoyama, Noboru, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha ,  Ohba, Yasuo, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

IPC分类号： B41J32/00 ,  B41J35/28 ,  B41J33/26

CPC分类号： B41J35/28 ,  B41J32/00 ,  B41J33/26

摘要： An ink ribbon cassette (1) includes a supply side ribbon spool (60), a take-up side ribbon spool (61), a cassette case containing therein the supply side and take-up side ribbon spools and pivotably supporting at least the take-up side ribbon spool (61) through a lever member (44) and having an opening (65) through which an outside feed tooth (22) may mesh with the take-up side ribbon spool (61) and further having a support portion provided in the opening for contacting the peripheral surface of the take-up side ribbon spool (61) to prevent the take-up side ribbon spool (61) from protruding outwardly, and biasing device for imparting a rotational force to the lever member so that the take-up side ribbon spool is urged against the support portion.

摘要翻译： 一种墨带盒（1），包括供给侧色带卷轴（60），卷取侧色带卷轴（61），在其中容纳供给侧的盒壳体和卷取侧色带卷轴，并且可枢转地支撑至少所述带 通过杆件44具有开口65，外侧进给齿22可以与卷取侧色带卷轴61啮合，并且进一步具有支撑部分， 设置在所述开口中用于接触卷取侧色带卷轴（61）的外周表面以防止卷取侧色带卷轴（61）向外突出;以及偏置装置，用于向所述杆构件施加旋转力，使得 卷取侧色带卷轴被推靠在支撑部分上。

公开(公告)号：EP0545898A2

公开(公告)日：1993-06-09

申请号：EP93101504.4

申请日：1987-06-16

申请人： CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

发明人： Shimoyama, Noboru, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha ,  Ohba, Yasuo, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

IPC分类号： B41J32/00 ,  B41J35/28 ,  B41J33/26

CPC分类号： B41J35/28 ,  B41J32/00 ,  B41J33/26

摘要： An ink ribbon cassette (1) includes a supply side ribbon spool (60), a take-up side ribbon spool (61), a cassette case containing therein the supply side and take-up side ribbon spools and pivotably supporting at least the take-up side ribbon spool (61) through a lever member (44) and having an opening (65) through which an outside feed tooth (22) may mesh with the take-up side ribbon spool (61) and further having a support portion provided in the opening for contacting the peripheral surface of the take-up side ribbon spool (61) to prevent the take-up side ribbon spool (61) from protruding outwardly, and biasing device for imparting a rotational force to the lever member so that the take-up side ribbon spool is urged against the support portion.

摘要翻译： 墨带盒（1）包括供给侧带状卷轴（60），卷绕侧带状卷轴（61），容纳有供给侧和卷取侧带状卷轴的盒壳体，并且至少可旋转地支撑卷取装置 并且具有开口（65），外侧进给齿（22）可以通过该开口与卷绕侧带状卷轴（61）啮合，并且还具有支撑部分 设置在用于接触卷取侧带状卷轴（61）的周面的开口中，以防止卷取侧带卷轴（61）向外突出;以及用于向杆构件施加旋转力的偏置装置，使得 卷取侧带状卷轴被推靠在支撑部分上。

公开(公告)号：EP0236776B1

公开(公告)日：1993-06-02

申请号：EP87102001.2

申请日：1987-02-12

申请人： MANNESMANN Aktiengesellschaft

发明人： Gomoll, Günter ,  Hauslaib, Wolfgang

IPC分类号： B41J33/54 ,  B41J35/04

CPC分类号： B41J35/04

公开(公告)号：EP0361923B1

公开(公告)日：1993-03-03

申请号：EP89309893.9

申请日：1989-09-28

申请人： XEROX CORPORATION

发明人： Ragen, Robert A. ,  Frankhuizen,Michiel ,  Gabor, Andrew ,  Jagger, Brian E. ,  Weller, Ivor

IPC分类号： B41J35/10 ,  B41J25/308

CPC分类号： B41J25/308 ,  B41J35/10

公开(公告)号：EP0522149A1

公开(公告)日：1993-01-13

申请号：EP92906034.0

申请日：1992-01-29

申请人： EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY

发明人： STEPHENSON, Stanley W., c/o Eastman Kodak Company

IPC分类号： B41F33 ,  B41J2 ,  B41J11 ,  B41J35 ,  H04N1

CPC分类号： B41F33/0081 ,  B41J2/525 ,  B41J11/008 ,  B41J35/18 ,  H04N1/047 ,  H04N1/12 ,  H04N1/193 ,  H04N1/508 ,  H04N2201/02425 ,  H04N2201/03162 ,  H04N2201/0471 ,  H04N2201/04712 ,  H04N2201/04729 ,  H04N2201/04731 ,  H04N2201/04732 ,  H04N2201/04737 ,  H04N2201/04749 ,  H04N2201/04787 ,  H04N2201/04789 ,  H04N2201/04791

摘要： A printing machine includes a print head and a set of sensors adapted to accurately determine the relative position between the print head and a receiver (print media) onto which an image is to be formed. Any dislocation of the receiver from a predetermined nominal position is translated by a data conditioner into correction signals. These correction signals are integrated with nominal incoming image data directed to the print head. The print head then prints an image that compensates for positional variation of the receiver so that a resultant image is properly aligned with the receiver.