Global Patent Index - EP 0373622 A2

EP 0373622 A2 19900620 - Thermal printer.

Title (en)

Thermal printer.

Title (de)

Wärmedrucker.

Title (fr)

Imprimante à chaleur.

Publication

EP 0373622 A2 19900620 (EN)

Application

EP 89123043 A 19891213

Priority

JP 31443988 A 19881213

Abstract (en)

The present invention relates to a thermal printer including a line thermal head (12) having heating elements, and comprises trays (A3, A4, B4, B5) for receiving thermal sensitive cut papers, a plurality of rollers (r1, r2, r3, r4) for feeding the papers from the trays (A3, A4, B4, B5) to the thermal head (12), and an electric power supply for supplying the electric power to the heating elements. The thermal printer also includes a controller (2) for controlling the power supply from the electric power supply in response to a size of the selected papers.

IPC 1-7

B41J 2/355; B41J 2/375; B41J 13/00

IPC 8 full level

B41J 29/50 (2006.01); B41J 2/35 (2006.01); B41J 2/375 (2006.01); B41J 13/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41J 2/375 (2013.01); B41J 13/0009 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0373622 A2 19900620; EP 0373622 A3 19901114; EP 0373622 B1 19940420; DE 68914801 D1 19940526; JP H02158353 A 19900618

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 89123043 A 19891213; DE 68914801 T 19891213; JP 31443988 A 19881213