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公开(公告)号:EP4393719A3
公开(公告)日:2024-09-25
申请号:EP24172482.2
申请日:2018-06-27
发明人: Ellis, Jeremy Videojet Technologies (Nottingham) Limited , Hart, Philip Videojet Technologies (Nottingham) Limited , Walley, Gareth Videojet Technologies (Nottingham) Limited
IPC分类号: B41J35/36 , B41J2/36 , B41J17/36 , B41J29/393 , B41J17/02 , B41J17/07 , B41J17/10 , B41J33/16
摘要: A method for monitoring a characteristic of a printed image of a thermal transfer printer. The method comprises providing a ribbon and a substrate at a printing location of the thermal transfer printer. The method further comprises printing an image on the substrate at the printing location by transferring ink from a region of the ribbon in a printing operation, a negative image being formed on the region of ribbon. The method further comprises transporting the region of ribbon, by a ribbon transport system, from the printing location towards an imaging location along a ribbon transport path. The method further comprises when a characteristic of the ribbon transport meets a predetermined criterion, obtaining, by an image capture system, a ribbon image of the negative image. The method further comprises processing said ribbon image to generate data indicative of the characteristic of the printed image.
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公开(公告)号:EP4389431A1
公开(公告)日:2024-06-26
申请号:EP22858352.2
申请日:2022-08-05
申请人: TOPPAN INC.
发明人: TOKURA, Masahiro
摘要: At the time of an initializing operation, it is determined that an indirect transfer film has not been replaced before power-on if transferred sensor marks are detected while the indirect transfer film is conveyed from a supply spool to a winding spool, the unused amount of the indirect transfer film is estimated based on the ratio between the rotation angle of the supply spool and the rotation angle of the winding spool, if the unused amount is estimated to be 2% that is a remaining amount alert threshold or more, positioning of the primary transfer is performed based on the last sensor mark among the sensor marks, and if the unused amount is estimated to be less than 2%, it is determined that the unused amount is greater than an amount necessary for recording on the next recording medium unless an end mark is detected while the indirect transfer film is conveyed by predetermined image areas from the last sensor mark.
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公开(公告)号:EP3575097B1
公开(公告)日:2022-04-20
申请号:EP19186968.4
申请日:2018-02-02
发明人: BOND, Nicky , Toudmeri, Mohammed
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公开(公告)号:EP3800058A1
公开(公告)日:2021-04-07
申请号:EP20207920.8
申请日:2018-06-27
发明人: Ellis, Jeremy , Hart, Philip
IPC分类号: B41J35/36 , B41J2/36 , B41J17/36 , B41J29/393 , B41J17/02 , B41J17/07 , B41J17/10 , B41J33/16
摘要: A method of operating a transfer printer configured to transfer ink from a printer ribbon to a substrate which is transported along a predetermined substrate path adjacent to the printer. The printer comprises a tape drive comprising two tape drive motors, two tape spool supports on which said spools of ribbon may be mounted, each spool being drivable by a respective one of said motors. The printer further comprises a printhead being displaceable towards and away from the predetermined substrate path and being arranged to, during printing, contact one side of the ribbon to press an opposite side of the ribbon into contact with a substrate on the predetermined substrate path, and a printing surface. The printer further comprises a controller configured to control the tape drive to transport ribbon between the first and second ribbon spools. The method comprises controlling the tape drive to perform a ribbon movement in which ribbon is transported between first and second ribbon spools along a ribbon path, the ribbon path having a first length during a first part of said ribbon movement, and a second length during a second part of said ribbon movement, a transition from the first length to the second length being caused by a displacement of the printhead with respect to the printing surface, wherein control of at least one of the tape drive motors is based upon data indicative of the first and second lengths.
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公开(公告)号:EP3124259B1
公开(公告)日:2020-02-26
申请号:EP15768598.3
申请日:2015-03-19
发明人: SAKANO, Hideki , SHINTANI, Akihiro
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公开(公告)号:EP2117157B1
公开(公告)日:2020-01-22
申请号:EP09010643.6
申请日:2002-08-22
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公开(公告)号:EP3533617A1
公开(公告)日:2019-09-04
申请号:EP18214532.6
申请日:2014-10-10
发明人: MCNESTRY, Martin , HART, Philip
IPC分类号: B41J35/36 , B41J17/36 , B41J25/304 , B41J25/312
摘要: A thermal transfer printer comprising: first and second spool supports each being configured to support a spool of ribbon; a ribbon drive configured to cause movement of ribbon from the first spool support to the second spool support; a printhead configured to selectively transfer ink from the ribbon to a substrate; a motor configured to cause movement of the printhead towards and away from a printing surface against which printing is carried out, the motor shaft being coupled to the printhead by an inelastic coupling such that the elasticity provided by internal components of the motor is greater than the elasticity of the coupling between the printhead and the motor shaft; and a controller configured to provide a predetermined control signal to the motor to cause the motor to press the printhead against the printing surface.
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公开(公告)号:EP3055138B1
公开(公告)日:2018-12-26
申请号:EP14784365.0
申请日:2014-10-10
发明人: MCNESTRY, Martin , HART, Philip , PFEFFER, Gary
IPC分类号: B41J35/36 , B41J17/36 , B41J25/304 , B41J25/312
CPC分类号: B41J25/312 , B41J17/10 , B41J17/36 , B41J25/304 , B41J35/36
摘要: A thermal transfer printer comprising: first and second spool supports each being configured to support a spool of ribbon; a ribbon drive configured to cause movement of ribbon from the first spool support to the second spool support; a printhead configured to selectively transfer ink from the ribbon to a substrate, the printhead pressing the print ribbon and substrate together against a print roller; a substrate drive configured to cause movement of a substrate past the printhead; a sensor configured to monitor rotation of the print roller and generate a signal indicative thereof; and a controller configured to determine a measure of movement of the substrate and/or ribbon past the print roller based on the signal output by the sensor.
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公开(公告)号:EP3366483A1
公开(公告)日:2018-08-29
申请号:EP18162071.7
申请日:2013-02-28
CPC分类号: B41J2/33 , B41J17/02 , B41J17/24 , B41J17/32 , B41J17/36 , B41J32/00 , B41J33/14 , B65B61/025
摘要: Provided is a medicine packaging device whereby an ink ribbon can be wound up without slack even without the use of a tension bar. The medicine packaging device includes: a reader-writer 54 that reads information from an IC tag 100 installed at a supply core 31 of an ink ribbon roll detachably installed to an ink ribbon cassette 3 as well as writes information to the IC tag 100; a motor control unit 56 that controls a winding motor for rotating a winding core 32, based on a used length of the ink ribbon which is information read from the IC tag 100, so that the ink ribbon of the ink ribbon roll runs in a winding direction at a higher speed than a feeding speed of a continuous sheet for packaging; and a written information output unit 53 that outputs information showing the used length of the ink ribbon which has been changed due to use of the ink ribbon, to the reader/writer 54 as information written on the IC tag 100.
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