Global Patent Index - EP 1120262 A1

EP 1120262 A1 20010801 - ROTARY PRINTER

Title (en)

ROTARY PRINTER

Title (de)

ROTATIONSDRUCKER

Title (fr)

IMPRIMANTE ROTATIVE

Publication

EP 1120262 A1 20010801 (EN)

Application

EP 99940461 A 19990825

Priority

  • JP 9904569 W 19990825
  • JP 28834798 A 19981009
  • JP 28834898 A 19981009

Abstract (en)

A rotary printing apparatus includes a thermal head 11 for thermally printing in a main scanning direction along a radial direction of a disk print medium M having a heat-sensitive coloring layer, a spring 11a for pressing the thermal head 11 against the disk print medium M, a turn table 19 for supporting the disk print medium M rotatably in a sub-scanning direction along a circumferential direction of the disk print medium M, and a pinch roller 31 for rotation-driving the disk print medium M by contacting an outer circumferential portion thereof. With this construction, high quality image printing can be achieved by driving the disk print medium to rotate stably during printing operations. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B41J 2/32; B41J 3/407

IPC 8 full level

B41J 2/32 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41J 2/32 (2013.01); B41J 3/407 (2013.01); B41J 2202/36 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1120262 A1 20010801; EP 1120262 A4 20020116; WO 0021757 A1 20000420

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 99940461 A 19990825; JP 9904569 W 19990825