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(11) EP 0 454 458 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
18.12.1991 Bulletin 1991/51

(43) Date of publication A2:
30.10.1991 Bulletin 1991/44

(21) Application number: 91303728.9

(22) Date of filing: 25.04.1991
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: B41J 2/01, B41J 3/36
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI NL SE

(30) Priority: 27.04.1990 GB 9009531

(71) Applicant: ESSELTE METO INTERNATIONAL PRODUKTIONS GMBH
D-69434 Hirschhorn (DE)

(72) Inventor:
  • Adelmann, Fred
    W-6930 Eberbach am Neckar (DE)

(74) Representative: Abrams, Michael John et al
HASELTINE LAKE & CO. Hazlitt House 28 Southampton Buildings Chancery Lane
London WC2A 1AT
London WC2A 1AT (GB)


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    (54) Improvements relating to label printing


    (57) A device suitable for printing bar codes is disclosed, this device comprising a housing (10), means for holding a label supply roll (11), printing means for applying indicia to a label (13), means for supplying data to determine the nature of the indicia printed on the label, and means for supplying electrical energy to operate the device, characterised in that said print unit comprises an ink jet print head (1) actuated piezoelectrically.






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