EP 0301512 A3 19900207 - APPARATUS FOR THERMAL TRANSFER PRINTING
Title (en)
APPARATUS FOR THERMAL TRANSFER PRINTING
Publication
Application
Priority
DE 3724827 A 19870727
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0301512A2] In a thermal transfer printing device comprising a housing (10), a transport mechanism (20, 24) for a flat recording carrier (22), a transport mechanism (40, 42) for an ink ribbon (38) carrying an ink capable of being thermally activated, which is led parallel to the recording carrier (22) for a part of its transport path, is capable of being pressed against the carrier (22) and has a mounting for an ink-ribbon supply reel (40) and a driveable take-up roller (42), with which a heating device is associated in such a way that the colour layers of the ink-ribbon roll melt, as well as a thermal head (26) arranged in the area of contact and extending at least approximately over the width of the ink-ribbon (38), the inkribbon (38) runs on to the take-up roller (42) in such a way that the colour layers are inside, a heater bar (46) being provided as a heating device which extends parallel to the take-up roller and approximately over the length of the latter, is mounted so as to be able to move perpendicularly to the axis of the roller and is pre-tensioned against the circumferential surface of the ink-ribbon roll. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41J 2/32 (2006.01); B41J 2/325 (2006.01); B41J 17/38 (2006.01); B41J 35/38 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B41J 2/325 (2013.01); B41J 17/38 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [AD] DE 3217416 A1 19831110 - OLYMPIA WERKE AG [DE]
- [AD] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN
- PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN
- PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB IT NL
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0301512 A2 19890201; EP 0301512 A3 19900207; EP 0301512 B1 19920122; DE 3724827 C1 19890126; DE 3867950 D1 19920305
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 88112151 A 19880727; DE 3724827 A 19870727; DE 3867950 T 19880727