Global Patent Index - EP 0236727 B1

EP 0236727 B1 19930107 - CONTROL STAND FOR A PRINTER, IN PARTICULAR A MATRIX PRINTER

Title (en)

CONTROL STAND FOR A PRINTER, IN PARTICULAR A MATRIX PRINTER

Publication

EP 0236727 B1 19930107 (DE)

Application

EP 87101437 A 19870203

Priority

DE 3607945 A 19860311

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4836699A] An operator panel for printers which includes visible function indicators as well as trigger elements for controlling printer functions has a single function operating and indicating field arranged in a matrix fashion with lines and columns wherein the lines indicate classes of functions and wherein a particular column includes designations as well as indications for the classes of functions; there is at the most one indication and/or one designation in any matrix intersection, a single key is associated with each of the columns; a second panel field is disposed alongside the first one, having a single operating key, and being individually organized commensurate with the lines and in a single column but being independent from said designations of the particular column.

IPC 1-7

B41J 5/10; B41J 25/02; B41J 29/38; G05G 1/02; G06C 7/02; G06F 3/02

IPC 8 full level

B41J 5/10 (2006.01); B41J 11/42 (2006.01); B41J 19/76 (2006.01); B41J 25/02 (2006.01); B41J 29/00 (2006.01); B41J 29/38 (2006.01); B41J 29/393 (2006.01); G05G 1/02 (2006.01); G06C 7/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/12 (2006.01); G06K 15/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B41J 5/10 (2013.01 - EP US); B41J 29/393 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0236727 A2 19870916; EP 0236727 A3 19900117; EP 0236727 B1 19930107; AT E84258 T1 19930115; DE 3607945 A1 19870917; DE 3607945 C2 19900517; DE 3783379 D1 19930218; JP S62221016 A 19870929; US 4836699 A 19890606

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 87101437 A 19870203; AT 87101437 T 19870203; DE 3607945 A 19860311; DE 3783379 T 19870203; JP 5427787 A 19870311; US 2441787 A 19870311