EP 0457584 A1 19911121 - Tape printing apparatus.
Title (en)
Tape printing apparatus.
Title (de)
Auf Band druckendes Gerät.
Title (fr)
Appareil d'impression pour ruban.
Publication
Application
Priority
JP 5157790 U 19900517
Abstract (en)
Tape printing apparatus comprising a tape carrier (33b) for carrying a tape (31); a pair of feed rollers (11,29) through the nip between which may pass a tape (31) from the tape carrier (33b); means (4) for driving the said feed rollers (11,29) so as to cause the tape (31) to be fed therefrom in a longitudinal direction; ink ribbon feeding means (30,33a) for feeding an ink ribbon (32) along a path a part of which is in contact with the tape (31) at a printing station; and printing means (6,11) for causing the ink ribbon (32) at the printing station to print on the tape (31) characterised in that one (11) of the said feed rollers (11,29) forms part of the said printing means (6,11) so that, during printing, it supports both the tape (31) and the ink ribbon (32) at the printing station. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41J 3/28 (2006.01); B41J 2/325 (2006.01); B41J 2/485 (2006.01); B41J 3/36 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01); B41J 11/02 (2006.01); B41J 11/18 (2006.01); B41J 32/00 (2006.01); B41J 33/14 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B41J 11/02 (2013.01); B41J 11/18 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [A] EP 0297486 A2 19890104 - SEIKO EPSON CORP [JP]
- [A] US 4141291 A 19790227 - HATA YOSHIO, et al
- [A] US 4556333 A 19851203 - STEFANSSON RAFN [US]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB IT
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 91304398 A 19910516; JP 5157790 U 19900517