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EP 0315206 B1 19930310 - DOT PRINTER

Title (en)

DOT PRINTER

Publication

EP 0315206 B1 19930310 (EN)

Application

EP 88118446 A 19881104

Priority

JP 28014487 A 19871104

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0315206A2] A dot printer (1) is disclosed for effecting the print by ejecting ink in dots such that under the normal print speed mode in which the dot density is high, a standard amount of ink is ejected per dot, and under the high print speed mode, or draft mode, in which the dot density is low, a greater amount of ink is ejected per dot.

IPC 1-7

B41J 2/045; B41J 2/205

IPC 8 full level

B41J 2/205 (2006.01); B41J 2/01 (2006.01); B41J 2/07 (2006.01); B41J 2/21 (2006.01); B41J 2/485 (2006.01); B41J 2/51 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41J 2/2128 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0315206 A2 19890510; EP 0315206 A3 19890927; EP 0315206 B1 19930310; DE 3879100 D1 19930415; DE 3879100 T2 19930930; JP H01120357 A 19890512; JP H0645244 B2 19940615

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 88118446 A 19881104; DE 3879100 T 19881104; JP 28014487 A 19871104