公开(公告)号：US06814517B2

公开(公告)日：2004-11-09

申请号：US10371035

申请日：2003-02-20

申请人： Terrence L. Fisher ,  Eric P. Hochreiter

发明人： Terrence L. Fisher ,  Eric P. Hochreiter

IPC分类号： B41J1170

CPC分类号： B41J11/70 ,  Y10T83/8822

摘要： A printing apparatus and method that provides for severing of prints from receiver media being printed. The receiver media is moved in a process direction past plural printing stations and the printing stations are recording images upon the receiver sheet. While printing is occurring a cutting mechanism having one or more cutting elements is operated to cut the receiver media along a transverse direction to separate a previously printed image on the receiver media from a portion of the receiver media being currently printed. The cutting mechanism includes a clamping member located proximate the one or more cutting elements for stopping movement of the receiver sheet downstream of the clamping mechanism to provide for a substantially square cut relative to the process direction of the receiver media.

公开(公告)号：USD474805S1

公开(公告)日：2003-05-20

申请号：US29160474

申请日：2002-05-10

申请人： David R. Gotham ,  Eric P. Hochreiter ,  Michelle M. DeMeyer ,  Terrence L. Fisher

设计人： David R. Gotham ,  Eric P. Hochreiter ,  Michelle M. DeMeyer ,  Terrence L. Fisher

公开(公告)号：US06781616B2

公开(公告)日：2004-08-24

申请号：US10242241

申请日：2002-09-12

申请人： Terrence L. Fisher

发明人： Terrence L. Fisher

IPC分类号： B41J2335

CPC分类号： B41J17/32 ,  B41J17/24 ,  B41J17/30 ,  B41J31/00 ,  B41J35/04

摘要： A method of equalizing web-stretching caused by web tensioning in a dye transfer printer that is for use with a donor web having a dye transfer area and opposite edge areas alongside the dye transfer area, includes the steps of heating a dye transfer area to effect a dye transfer from the dye transfer area to a dye receiver, and heating the edge areas alongside the dye transfer area less than the dye transfer area is heated to effect the dye transfer, but sufficiently so that the edge areas may be stretched by tension substantially the same as the dye transfer area may be stretched. If the edge areas alongside a dye transfer area being used in the printer are stretched substantially the same as the dye transfer area, the likelihood of any creases being created in the next unused transfer area is substantially reduced. Thus, no line artifacts will be printed on a dye receiver in the printer.

摘要翻译： 一种使染色转印打印机中的纸张张力均衡的方法，该染色转印打印机用于具有染料转移区域和沿着染料转移区域的相对边缘区域的供体幅材，包括加热染料转移区域以实现 从染料转移区域到染料接收器的染料转移以及加热染料转移区域以下的边缘区域小于染料转移区域被加热以实现染料转移，但是充分地使得边缘区域可以被基本拉伸 与染料转移区域相同可以被拉伸。 如果在打印机中使用的染料转移区域旁边的边缘区域被拉伸与染料转移区域基本相同，则在下一个未使用的转印区域中产生任何折痕的可能性大大降低。 因此，打印机中的染料接收器上不会打印线条伪影。

公开(公告)号：US06727933B2

公开(公告)日：2004-04-27

申请号：US10242210

申请日：2002-09-12

申请人： Terrence L. Fisher

发明人： Terrence L. Fisher

IPC分类号： B41J3100

CPC分类号： B41J17/30 ,  B41J17/24 ,  B41J17/32 ,  B41J31/00 ,  B41J35/04

摘要： A donor web having successive dye transfer areas and opposite longitudinal edge areas alongside each one of the dye transfer areas is subjected to a longitudinal tension when the donor web is advanced in a dye transfer printer, which can stretch the dye transfer areas more than the edge areas because the dye transfer areas, but not the edge areas, are heated at a print head in the printer. According to the invention, the edge areas are pre-weakened before the donor web is used in the printer to weaken a resistance of the edge areas, relative to the dye transfer areas, to being stretched so that the edge areas can be stretched substantially the same as the dye transfer areas when the donor web is used in the printer. The edge areas can be pre-weakened, for example, by perforating or piercing them to create holes in them, or by slitting or cutting them to create cuts in them. If the edge areas alongside a dye transfer area being used in the printer are stretched substantially the same as the dye transfer area, the likelihood of any creases being created in the next unused transfer area is substantially reduced. Thus, no line artifacts will be printed on a dye receiver in the printer.

摘要翻译： 当供体纤维网在染料转移打印机中前进时，具有连续的染料转移区域和沿着每个染料转移区域的相对的纵向边缘区域的施主幅材受到纵向张力，这可以使染料转移区域比边缘 区域，因为染料转移区域而不是边缘区域在打印机中的打印头处被加热。 根据本发明，在使用打印机中的供体纤维网之前，边缘区域被预减弱，以削弱相对于染料转移区域的边缘区域的电阻以被拉伸，使得边缘区域可以基本上被拉伸 与在打印机中使用供体纤维网时的染料转移区域相同。 边缘区域可以被预减弱，例如通过穿孔或刺穿它们以在其中产生孔，或者通过切割或切割它们以在其中形成切口。 如果在打印机中使用的染料转移区域旁边的边缘区域被拉伸与染料转移区域基本相同，则在下一个未使用的转印区域中产生任何折痕的可能性大大降低。 因此，打印机中的染料接收器上不会打印线条伪影。

公开(公告)号：US06717603B1

公开(公告)日：2004-04-06

申请号：US10242263

申请日：2002-09-12

申请人： Terrence L. Fisher

发明人： Terrence L. Fisher

IPC分类号： B41T1730

CPC分类号： B41J35/08 ,  B41J17/28

摘要： A dye transfer printer uses a dye donor web that is capable of developing a crease-causing wave-like or ripple distortion across the donor web when the donor web is subjected to a longitudinal tension as it is advanced from a print head, over a web guide, and onto a web take-up spool in the printer. The web guide is positioned to extend across the donor web and is adapted to be bowed to effect a curvature across the donor web in proportion to the longitudinal web tension in order to urge the donor web to spread substantially widthwise to reduce the likelihood of the wave-like or ripple distortion developing across the donor web. If the wave-like or ripple distortion is prevented from developing in a dye transfer area being used, it is unlikely that any creases will be created in the next unused transfer area. Thus, no line artifacts will be printed on a dye receiver during dye transfer in the printer.

摘要翻译： 染料转移打印机使用染料供体纤维网，当施主幅材从打印头在纸幅上前进时，施主幅材经受纵向张力，该供体纸幅能够在供体幅材上产生皱纹引起的波状或波纹变形 引导和打印机上的卷纸卷轴。 腹板引导件被定位成跨过供体腹板延伸并且适于弯曲以与纵向腹板张力成比例地跨过供体腹板产生曲率，以便促使供体腹板基本上沿宽度方向扩张以减小波浪的可能性 类似或波纹畸变跨供体网发展。 如果在使用的染料转移区域中防止波浪状或波纹畸变显影，则在下一个未使用的转印区域中不会产生任何折痕。 因此，在打印机中的染料转移期间，染料接收器上不会打印线条伪影。

公开(公告)号：US4492443A

公开(公告)日：1985-01-08

申请号：US500505

申请日：1983-06-02

申请人： John E. Spencer ,  Reginald S. Greene ,  Terrence L. Fisher

发明人： John E. Spencer ,  Reginald S. Greene ,  Terrence L. Fisher

IPC分类号： G03B17/38 ,  G03B9/68 ,  G03B9/70 ,  G03B11/04 ,  G03B17/42 ,  G03B19/02

CPC分类号： G03B19/023

摘要： A disk film camera which is of simple, compact and inexpensive construction and yet which provides one-button operation to locate the film, expose the film, disengage the film and advance the next frame. The camera requires no separate operation to initialize a cartridge when it is loaded into the camera. A photographer is free to change his mind about taking a picture at any time after moving the shutter button until the shutter is actually released, without adversely affecting the operation of the camera, such as by jamming it or by placing any component of the camera (such as a spring) in a stressed condition for an indeterminate period of time.

摘要翻译： 一种具有简单，紧凑且廉价结构的圆盘胶片相机，并且其提供一键操作以定位胶片，曝光胶片，使胶片脱离并推进下一帧。 当相机装入墨盒时，相机不需要单独的操作来初始化墨盒。 移动快门按钮后，摄影师可随时改变主意，直到快门实际释放，而不会对相机的操作造成不利影响，例如通过卡住或放置相机的任何部件（ 例如春天）在不确定的时间段内处于受压状态。

公开(公告)号：US06727931B2

公开(公告)日：2004-04-27

申请号：US10242248

申请日：2002-09-12

申请人： Terrence L. Fisher

发明人： Terrence L. Fisher

IPC分类号： B41J3300

CPC分类号： B41J17/24 ,  B41J33/003

摘要： In a dye transfer printer, a donor web having successive dye transfer areas that are used for printing and opposite longitudinal edge areas alongside each one of the dye transfer areas that are not used for printing are wrapped under longitudinal tension about a cylindrical spool core. The dye transfer areas that are wrapped under tension about the spool core are stretched thinner than the two edge areas that are wrapped under tension about the spool core due to their being heated during printing. The spool core is depressible inward at respective portions on which the two edge areas are wrapped under tension and is not depressible at an intermediate portion between the depressible portions on which the thinner transfer areas are wrapped under tension. As a result, a convolution build-up of the edge areas on the spool core will be no more than a convolution build-up of the thinner transfer areas on the spool core. This substantially reduces the likelihood of any creases being created in the dye transfer areas which would cause line artifacts to be printed on a dye receiver.

摘要翻译： 在染料转印打印机中，具有用于印刷的连续染料转移区域和与不用于印刷的染料转移区域中的每一个相对的纵向边缘区域的施主幅卷绕在围绕圆柱形卷轴芯的纵向张力下。 被卷绕在卷轴芯片上的张力下的染料转移区域被拉伸得比由于在印刷期间被加热而围绕卷轴芯片卷绕的两个边缘区域薄。 卷轴芯在相应部分处可向内压缩，在该部分处，两个边缘区域在张力下被缠绕，并且在张力较小的转印区域被折叠的可压下部分之间的中间部分处不可压下。 结果，卷轴芯上的边缘区域的卷积积将不过是卷轴芯上更薄的传送区域的卷积积累。 这大大降低了在染料转移区域中产生任何折痕的可能性，这将导致线伪影印在染料接收器上。

公开(公告)号：US06744456B2

公开(公告)日：2004-06-01

申请号：US10242262

申请日：2002-09-12

申请人： Terrence L. Fisher ,  Richard Salter

发明人： Terrence L. Fisher ,  Richard Salter

IPC分类号： B41J1728

CPC分类号： B41J2/325 ,  B41J17/30 ,  B41J35/04

摘要： In a dye transfer printer, a donor web having successive dye transfer areas and opposite longitudinal edge areas alongside each one of the dye transfer areas is subjected to a longitudinal tension when the donor web is advanced in the printer. The longitudinal tension can stretch the dye transfer areas more than the edge areas because the dye transfer areas, but not the edge areas, are heated at a print head. According to the invention, the resistance of the edge areas relative to the dye transfer areas, to being stretched, is weakened so that the edge areas can be stretched substantially the same as the dye transfer areas. If the edge areas alongside a dye transfer area being used are stretched substantially the same as the dye transfer area, the likelihood of any creases being created in the next unused transfer area is substantially reduced. Thus, no line artifacts will be printed on a dye receiver during dye transfer in the printer.

摘要翻译： 在染料转移打印机中，当供体纸幅在打印机中前进时，具有连续的染料转移区域和沿着每个染料转移区域的相对纵向边缘区域的施主幅材受到纵向张力。 由于染料转移区域而不是边缘区域在打印头处被加热，所以纵向张力可以使染料转移区域比边缘区域多。 根据本发明，边缘区域相对于染料转移区域被拉伸的电阻被削弱，使得边缘区域可以被拉伸与染料转移区域基本相同。 如果沿着正在使用的染料转移区域的边缘区域被拉伸成基本上与染料转移区域相同，则在下一个未使用的转移区域中产生任何折痕的可能性显着降低。 因此，在打印机中染料转移期间，染料接收器上不会打印线条伪影。

公开(公告)号：US06715949B1

公开(公告)日：2004-04-06

申请号：US10247933

申请日：2002-09-20

申请人： Terrence L. Fisher ,  Douglas J. Pfaff

发明人： Terrence L. Fisher ,  Douglas J. Pfaff

IPC分类号： B41J1303

CPC分类号： B41J11/20 ,  B41J11/04

摘要： A printer includes a print head for printing from a donor medium to a receiver medium, a platen member for holding the donor medium in a printing relation with the receiver medium at said print head, a pair of steering and drive rollers for feeding the receiver medium from between the steering and drive rollers, and a movable support for the platen member and the steering roller that moves the platen member towards the print head to hold the receiver medium in the printing relation with the donor medium and away from the print head to release the receiver medium from the printing relation with the donor medium and that moves the steering roller to vary a feeding angle at which the receiver medium is fed from between the steering and driver rollers. The support is movable to three positions, a print position in which the platen member is moved towards the print head to hold the receiver medium in the printing relation with the donor medium and the steering roller is moved to change the feeding angle to one for advancing the receiver medium, a feed-only position in which the platen member is moved away from the print head to release the receiver medium from the printing relation with the donor medium and the steering roller is moved to change the feeding angle to one for returning the receiver medium, and an exit position in which the platen member is moved away from the print head farther than in the feed-only position and the steering roller is moved to change the feeding angle to one for exiting the receiver medium.

摘要翻译： 打印机包括用于从供体介质向接收介质打印的打印头，用于将所述供体介质与所述打印头处的接收介质保持打印关系的压板构件，用于将所述接收介质供给的一对转向和驱动辊 从转向和驱动辊之间，以及用于压板构件和转向辊的可移动支撑件，其使压板构件朝向打印头移动，以将接收器介质保持在与供体介质的打印关系并远离打印头释放 所述接收介质从与所述供体介质的打印关系中移动并且使所述转向辊移动以改变所述接收介质从所述转向和驱动辊之间进给的供给角度。 支撑件可移动到三个位置，打印位置，压印构件朝向打印头移动，以将接收器介质保持在与供体介质的打印关系中，并且转向辊被移动以将进给角度改变为一个用于前进 接收器介质，仅馈送位置，其中压板构件从打印头移开以将接收器介质从与供体介质和转向辊的打印关系释放以移动以将馈送角度改变为一个，用于返回 接收器介质，以及出纸位置，其中压板构件远离打印头移动远离仅供给位置，并且转向辊被移动以将进给角度改变为用于离开接收器介质的进给角度。

公开(公告)号：US5669601A

公开(公告)日：1997-09-23

申请号：US657841

申请日：1996-05-31

申请人： Terrence L. Fisher

发明人： Terrence L. Fisher

IPC分类号： B65H1/26 ,  B65H5/22

CPC分类号： B65H1/266

摘要： A sheet feeding device is particularly useful in feeding sheets from a stack in apparatus in which a trailing portion of the sheet is returned toward the stack as the sheet moves through a reciprocating path. Corner nails used to help prevent double feeds in the sheet feeding device are attached to a guide means positioned to guide the trailing portion above the stack. The nails and guide means float vertically with respect to the top of the stack, preventing interference between the leading edge of the sheet and the guide means and between the trailing edge of the sheet and the stack.

摘要翻译： 片材进给装置特别适用于当纸张从片材移动通过往复路径时将片材的后部部分返回到堆叠的装置中的堆叠中进给纸张。 用于帮助防止片材进给装置中的双重进给的角钉附接到定位成引导堆叠上方的尾部的引导装置。 钉子和引导装置相对于堆叠的顶部垂直地浮动，防止片材的前缘与引导装置之间以及片材的后缘和堆叠之间的干涉。