Global Patent Index - EP 1323535 B1

EP 1323535 B1 20050413 - Thermal printer

Title (en)

Thermal printer

Title (de)

Thermodrucker

Title (fr)

Imprimante thermique

Publication

EP 1323535 B1 20050413 (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)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR IT

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