EP 0178342 B1 19890315 - DEVICE FOR A MATRIX PRINTER, IN PARTICULAR A MATRIX LINE PRINTER
Title (en)
DEVICE FOR A MATRIX PRINTER, IN PARTICULAR A MATRIX LINE PRINTER
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 84112548 A 19841018
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0178342A1] 1. Device for matrix printers, especially for matrix line printers, which possess a printing element carrier (1) opposite a writing support (2), the recording means (4) resting on the writing support (2) and a colour ribbon (5), moved forwards continuously or intermittently, being guided between the printing elements (7) and the recording means (4), with which colour ribbon a colour ribbon protector (9) is associated, which on the one hand lies between coulour ribbon (5) and recording means (4) and possesses, at the positions of the printing elements (7), through-openings (10) for the printing elements (7), characterized in that the colour ribbon (5) runs between two sheets (8 and 9), covering the wide faces of the colour ribbon and serving as colour ribbon protector on both sides, that at the positions of the printing elements (7) concentric through-openings (10) are provided in both sheets (8, 9) for the printing elements (7), and that, to facilitate introduction of the colour ribbon (5), one of the two sheets (8 or 9) has a smaller width over its entire length than the other sheet.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41J 35/26 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B41J 35/26 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE DE FR GB IT NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0178342 A1 19860423; EP 0178342 B1 19890315; AT E41363 T1 19890415; DE 3477163 D1 19890420
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 84112548 A 19841018; AT 84112548 T 19841018; DE 3477163 T 19841018