EP 0398556 B1 19970806 - Portable printer
Title (en)
Portable printer
Title (de)
Tragbarer Drucker
Title (fr)
Imprimante portable
Publication
Application
Priority
US 34936189 A 19890509
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0398556A2] A portable printer (20) including paper feed apparatus for utilizing sheet, roll or continuous form paper. The paper feed apparatus having paper feed roller (46) and friction idlers (52) for feeding all three forms of paper. The printer also includes apparatus for selecting printing different character pitches to reduce the memory capacity required. A method is provided for operating the printer to obtain alignment of the paper feed drive motor prior to printing.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41J 2/485 (2006.01); B41J 2/51 (2006.01); B41J 3/36 (2006.01); B41J 11/42 (2006.01); B41J 11/48 (2006.01); B41J 15/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B41J 3/36 (2013.01); B41J 11/48 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB IT NL
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0398556 A2 19901122; EP 0398556 A3 19941117; EP 0398556 B1 19970806; DE 69031190 D1 19970911; DE 69031190 T2 19971211; JP H03101982 A 19910426
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 90304826 A 19900503; DE 69031190 T 19900503; JP 11964590 A 19900509