EP 1086817 A3 20010516 - Printer assembly and printer
Title (en)
Printer assembly and printer
Title (de)
Druckeranordnung und Drucker
Title (fr)
Assemblage d'impression et imprimante
Publication
Application
Priority
JP 26736699 A 19990921
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP1086817A2] A printer (1) and a printer assembly (10) of the present invention includes: a line thermal head (11); a platen roller (12) having surface of high coefficient of friction for holding a printing paper between the platen roller and the line thermal head to feed the printing paper; supporting rollers (13a;13b) having surface of low coefficient of friction, disposed at front and rear of the platen roller along a paper feeding direction so as to support the platen roller from a side opposed to the line thermal head; a supporting plate (14) extending along the supporting rollers so as to receive the surfaces of the supporting rollers from a side opposed to the line thermal head; and pressurizing means for applying pressure between the supporting plate and the line thermal head. The platen roller is supported along its longitudinal direction by the supporting plate via the supporting rollers comprising a small member with low coefficient of friction. Accordingly, even when the diameter of a platen roller is small, it is possible to apply sufficient pressure on to the line thermal head, and thin and compact printer assembly and printer can be provided. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41J 2/32 (2006.01); B41J 3/36 (2006.01); B41J 11/04 (2006.01); B41J 29/02 (2006.01); B65H 5/06 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B41J 3/36 (2013.01); B41J 11/04 (2013.01); B41J 29/023 (2013.01); B41J 29/026 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1996, no. 11 29 November 1996 (1996-11-29)
- [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 006, no. 256 (M - 179) 15 December 1982 (1982-12-15)
- [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 011, no. 158 (M - 591) 22 May 1987 (1987-05-22)
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)
EP 1086817 A2 20010328; EP 1086817 A3 20010516; JP 2001088376 A 20010403; JP 4169440 B2 20081022
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 00120421 A 20000918; JP 26736699 A 19990921