Global Patent Index - EP 1583663 A1

EP 1583663 A1 20051012 - PRINTER DEVICE WITH OPTICAL SENSOR

Title (en)

PRINTER DEVICE WITH OPTICAL SENSOR

Title (de)

DRUCKERVORRICHTUNG MIT OPTISCHEM SENSOR

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF D'IMPRESSION DOTE D'UN CAPTEUR OPTIQUE

Publication

EP 1583663 A1 20051012 (EN)

Application

EP 03768478 A 20031219

Priority

  • SE 0302034 W 20031219
  • SE 0203785 A 20021219

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2004056576A1] The invention relates to a printer device (1) having input means, such as a keyboard (3) and/or a card reader (2). The printer further comprises storage means (5) for the print medium (6), a print head (10), a micro controller circuit and at least one optical sensor (11). The printer device 1 does not need a driving mechanism for feeding the print medium past the print head (10). Instead a user simply pulls the print medium out from a slit (7) in the storage means (5), whereby the optical sensor (11) monitors the movement of the print medium in relation to the print head and transmits data to the micro controller circuit, which adjust the printing commands to the print head accordingly.

IPC 1-7

B41J 3/28; B41J 3/36

IPC 8 full level

B41J 3/36 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 15/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41J 3/36 (2013.01); B41J 11/008 (2013.01); B41J 11/0095 (2013.01); B41J 15/042 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2004056576A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2004056576 A1 20040708; AU 2003291597 A1 20040714; EP 1583663 A1 20051012; SE 0203785 D0 20021219

DOCDB simple family (application)

SE 0302034 W 20031219; AU 2003291597 A 20031219; EP 03768478 A 20031219; SE 0203785 A 20021219