(19)
(11) EP 0 426 116 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
27.11.1991 Bulletin 1991/48

(43) Date of publication A2:
08.05.1991 Bulletin 1991/19

(21) Application number: 90120810.8

(22) Date of filing: 30.10.1990
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: B41J 2/325, B41J 3/413
(84) Designated Contracting States:
BE DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 30.10.1989 JP 126716/89 U

(71) Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken 467 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Hirono, Kazuhisa
    Minami-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken (JP)

(74) Representative: Prüfer, Lutz H., Dipl.-Phys. 
Harthauser Strasse 25d
81545 München
81545 München (DE)


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    (54) Apparatus and method of producing indication tape


    (57) A print head (9) that melts ink of a thermal ribbon (17) and transfers the ink onto a magnetic tape (13) or a transparent tape is disclosed. The device thereby directly or indirectly prints information on the magnetic tape (13).






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