(19)
(11) EP 2 275 268 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A2)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
21.09.2011 Bulletin 2011/38

(43) Date of publication:
19.01.2011 Bulletin 2011/03

(21) Application number: 10169306.7

(22) Date of filing: 12.07.2010
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B41J 3/407(2006.01)
B41J 15/04(2006.01)
 B41J 11/00(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME RS

(30) Priority: 14.07.2009 GB 0912167

(60) Divisional application:
11174569.1

(71) Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Glenview, IL 60026-1215 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Barnes, Nicholas Lewis
    Bromsgrove Worcester, B61 OPS  (GB)
  • Lescott, Junior
    Birmingham, West Midlands B28 9NQ (GB)
  • Cartwright, Kevin Roy
    Birmingham, West Midlands B63 1EX (GB)
  • Taylor, Ian
    Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 2JG (GB)

(74) Representative: Hammler, Martin Franz 
Phillips & Leigh 5 Pemberton Row
GB-London EC4A 3BA
GB-London EC4A 3BA (GB)

   


(54) Label printer


(57) A cassette device 2 is arranged to be removably mounted to or inserted into a printing device 3 of a weighing scale 1. The cassette device 2 comprises a feed hub 6 and a take-up hub 7 comprising a signal generating means 47 which produces a signal upon rotation of the hub. Cassette configuration, label roll end sensing, backing paper tension control, print head movement and pressure adjustment, and label feed/print line alignment arrangements are also described.