EP 0566161 A3 19931201 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THERMAL PRINTING SUITABLE FOR LARGE PRINTING AREA
Title (en)
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THERMAL PRINTING SUITABLE FOR LARGE PRINTING AREA
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 89123693 A 19891221
- JP 31542789 A 19891206
- JP 24050489 A 19890919
- JP 33466888 A 19881228
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0566161A2] An apparatus and a method for thermally printing desired printing patterns on a printing object (11) is disclosed using a carbon ribbon (1) having thermally transferable carbon black on its front side. A printing head (19) placed on a first track creates the desired printing patterns on carbon ribbon and a termal transfer roller (23) placed on a second track presses the front side of the carbon ribbon onto the printing object to thermally transfer the desired printing pattern from the carbon ribbon to the printing object. The carbon black is expended thereby and the expended carbon ribbon is guided in a closed loop to the front side of the unexpended carbon ribbon at the printing head to take extraneous images there.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41J 2/325 (2006.01); B41M 3/00 (2006.01); B41M 5/00 (2006.01); B41M 5/382 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B41J 2/0057 (2013.01); B41J 2/325 (2013.01); B41M 3/00 (2013.01); B41M 5/00 (2013.01); B41M 5/38207 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [YD] US 4739343 A 19880419 - DOLAN DONALD T [US]
- [Y] US 4857942 A 19890815 - MURPHY PATRICK [US], et al
- [AD] US 4740798 A 19880426 - SHINOAZAKI ATSUSHI [JP]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
CH DE FR GB LI SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0566161 A2 19931020; EP 0566161 A3 19931201; EP 0566161 B1 19950906
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 93109128 A 19891221