EP 1051299 A1 20001115 - A METHOD OF THERMAL PRINTING AND A THERMAL PRINTER
Title (en)
A METHOD OF THERMAL PRINTING AND A THERMAL PRINTER
Title (de)
VERFAHREN ZUM THERMISCHEN DRUCKEN UND THERMODRUCKER
Title (fr)
PROCEDE D'IMPRESSION PAR TRANSFERT THERMIQUE ET IMPRIMANTE THERMIQUE
Publication
Application
Priority
- DK 9900017 W 19990112
- DK 3898 A 19980112
- DK PA199801443 A 19981106
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9934983A1] A method of producing a printing on a surface of a foil by means of energizable printing means and a thermal transfer ribbon including an ink which is transferable in an ink transfer operation at specific locations of the thermal transfer ribbon by heating the specific locations to an elevated temperature by means of the energizable printing means causing the ink to be fluid, comprises the following steps: arranging the thermal transfer ribbon in facial contact with the surface of the foil; arranging the energizable printing means in contact with the thermal transfer ribbon opposite to the foil; moving the foil and the energizable printing means relative to one another at a specific speed while pressing the energizable printing means and the foil together so as to sandwich the thermal transfer ribbon therebetween in a constrained state, and while energizing the energizable printing means; and moving the thermal transfer ribbon relative to the energizable printing means at a reduced speed as compared to the specific speed of the foil relative to the energizable printing means and consequently moving the thermal transfer ribbon relative to the foil for causing the ink of the thermal transfer ribbon to be transferred at the specific locations to the foil at specific areas thereof constituting the printing so as to smear the ink of the thermal transfer ribbon at the specific locations onto the foil through the motion of the thermal transfer ribbon relative to the foil.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41J 2/325 (2006.01); B41J 2/355 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B41J 2/325 (2013.01); B41J 2/355 (2013.01)
Citation (third parties)
Third party :
- US 4558963 A 19851217 - APPLEGATE STEVEN L [US], et al
- US 5357270 A 19941018 - HERBERT RAYMOND J [GB]
- US 5415482 A 19950516 - POOLE DAVID L [US], et al
- US 5160943 A 19921103 - PETTIGREW ROBERT M [GB], et al
- US 5121136 A 19920609 - KAWAKUBO TOSHIO [JP]
- US 5576751 A 19961119 - WADA SATOSHI [JP], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9934983 A1 19990715; AT E468978 T1 20100615; AU 1961099 A 19990726; AU 756087 B2 20030102; CA 2317423 A1 19990715; DE 1051299 T1 20011025; DE 69942412 D1 20100708; EP 1051299 A1 20001115; EP 1051299 B1 20100526; ES 2151875 T1 20010116; JP 2002500118 A 20020108; PL 198435 B1 20080630; PL 341873 A1 20010507
DOCDB simple family (application)
DK 9900017 W 19990112; AT 99900447 T 19990112; AU 1961099 A 19990112; CA 2317423 A 19990112; DE 69942412 T 19990112; DE 99900447 T 19990112; EP 99900447 A 19990112; ES 99900447 T 19990112; JP 2000527410 A 19990112; PL 34187399 A 19990112