Global Patent Index - EP 1323535 A3

EP 1323535 A3 20040107 - Thermal printer

Title (en)

Thermal printer

Title (de)

Thermodrucker

Title (fr)

Imprimante thermique

Publication

EP 1323535 A3 20040107 (EN)

Application

EP 02258479 A 20021209

Priority

JP 2001400460 A 20011228

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1323535A2] To provide a thermal printer in which a planar area may be reduced when the printer is mounted on various information equipments. <??>The printer is composed of an operating piece (5d) formed by extending one end portion of a rotary shaft support portion (5a) of a lock arm (5) in a direction away from a platen roller (2) and a downwardly depressing means (slide type release lever L1, rotary type release lever L2) engaging with the operating piece for downwardly depressing this operating piece against a biasing force of a biasing means. There is provided a platen roller release means for releasing the engagement condition between the rotary shaft of the platen roller and the rotary shaft support portion of the lock arm member. <IMAGE> <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B41J 2/32; B41J 3/36; B41J 29/02; B41J 11/04

IPC 8 full level

B41J 11/04 (2006.01); B41J 2/32 (2006.01); B41J 11/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41J 2/32 (2013.01); B41J 11/04 (2013.01); B41J 11/24 (2013.01); B41J 2202/31 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1323535 A2 20030702; EP 1323535 A3 20040107; EP 1323535 B1 20050413; DE 60203688 D1 20050519; DE 60203688 T2 20050908; JP 2003200624 A 20030715; JP 3734753 B2 20060111

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 02258479 A 20021209; DE 60203688 T 20021209; JP 2001400460 A 20011228