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(11) | EP 0 345 079 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | Thermal recording apparatus |
(57) A thermal recording apparatus comprises a platen (3) a thermal head (2) for carrying
out thermal recording by pressing a recording paper (4) onto the platen, a spring
member (36) for pressing the thermal head (2) onto the platen (3) by the spring force,
a displacing member (19) displacably provided while being in contact with the spring
member (36) for changing the force of the spring member (36) by the displacement,
selecting means having a plurality of printing process controlling data for selecting
therefrom specific printing process for controlling data corresponding to the state
of printing, and displacing amount controlling means for controlling the amount of
displacement of displacing member in accordance with the specific printing process
condition selected by the selecting means. The pressure of the thermal head (2) onto
the recording paper (4) can be controlled corresponding to the conditions of printing
and to the types of the recording paper (4) by the above described structure. |