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(11) EP 0 342 697 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
25.04.1990 Bulletin 1990/17

(43) Date of publication A2:
23.11.1989 Bulletin 1989/47

(21) Application number: 89109062.3

(22) Date of filing: 19.05.1989
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)4: B41J 3/36
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 20.05.1988 JP 65853/88 U

(71) Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER COMPANY LIMITED
Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 160 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Kimura, Satoshi c/o Patent Dept., Dev. Div.
    Hamura-machi Nishitama-gun Tokyo 190-11 (JP)
  • Hayashi, Masaki c/o Patent Dept., Dev. Div.
    Hamura-machi Nishitama-gun Tokyo 190-11 (JP)
  • Mochinaga, Nobuyuki c/o Patent Dept., Dev. Div.
    Hamura-machi Nishitama-gun Tokyo 190-11 (JP)
  • Sawada, Toshinori c/o Patent Dept., Dev. Div.
    Hamura-machi Nishitama-gun Tokyo 190-11 (JP)
  • Hirosawa, Shigeru c/o Patent Dept., Dev. Div.
    Hamura-machi Nishitama-gun Tokyo 190-11 (JP)
  • Fujishima, Yuichi c/o Patent Dept., Dev. Div.
    Hamura-machi Nishitama-gun Tokyo 190-11 (JP)

(74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät 
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München
80538 München (DE)


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    (54) Manual scanning type printing device


    (57) A manual scanning type printing device formed with a long and narrow cylindrical shape is disclosed. Casing member (14) has a longitudinal hollow portion. An ink tape cassette (21) is received in the hollow portion. A thermal head (24) and a rubber roller (29) rotating on recording paper are arranged below the ink tape cassette mounting section. A driving gear (31) is coaxially coupled with the rubber roller (29). A take-up gear (41) having a take-up shaft (42) for taking up the ink tape is arranged in the ink tape cassette receiving section of the hollow portion. Further, a plurality of intermediate gears (32 to 40) are arranged between the driving gear (31) and take- up gear (41). An encode plate (36) is coaxially coupled with one of the intermediate gears (32 to 40). The intermediate gears, encode plate and take-up gear are linearly arranged in the longitudinal direction along the hollow portion so that a practical pen type manual scanning type printing device whose width is small can be attained.






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