EP 0846565 B1 20011031 - Thermal printer with sheet pressure means
Title (en)
Thermal printer with sheet pressure means
Title (de)
Thermodrucker mit Blattandruckmittel
Title (fr)
Imprimante thermique avec moyen de pression pour feuilles
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 96203361 A 19961128
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0846565A1] Thermal printer with a thermal head (16) for image-wise heating a heat-sensitive sheet (38) according to an elongate printing zone, transverse with respect to the sheet, and a rotatable print drum (15) for conveying such sheet past such thermal head while the head is urged towards the drum, which is provided with a pressure roller (17) for urging a sheet section, downstream of said printing zone, onto the print drum in order to establish a contact angle alpha between the sheet and the print drum. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41J 13/02 (2006.01); B41J 2/32 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 13/03 (2006.01); B41J 23/02 (2006.01); B41J 25/304 (2006.01); B41J 25/312 (2006.01); B41M 5/26 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B41J 2/32 (2013.01); B41J 11/008 (2013.01); B41J 13/03 (2013.01); B41J 25/312 (2013.01); B41M 5/26 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0846565 A1 19980610; EP 0846565 B1 20011031; DE 69616570 D1 20011206; DE 69616570 T2 20020627; EP 1170140 A1 20020109; EP 1170140 B1 20050420; JP H10157228 A 19980616
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 96203361 A 19961128; DE 69616570 T 19961128; EP 01000013 A 19961128; JP 34434997 A 19971127