(19)
(11) EP 3 150 534 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
published in accordance with Art. 153(4) EPC

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
07.06.2017 Bulletin 2017/23

(43) Date of publication:
05.04.2017 Bulletin 2017/14

(21) Application number: 15800198.2

(22) Date of filing: 27.05.2015
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B65H 75/18(2006.01)
B41J 17/02(2006.01)
B41J 17/32(2006.01)
 B41J 2/325(2006.01)
B41J 17/24(2006.01)
B65H 75/10(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2015/065289
(87) International publication number:
WO 2015/182672 (03.12.2015 Gazette 2015/48)
(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 RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
MA

(30) Priority: 29.05.2014 JP 2014111613

(71) Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
Tokyo 162-8001 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • MORI, Shigeta
    Tokyo 162-8001 (JP)
  • IESHIGE, Munenori
    Tokyo 162-8001 (JP)
  • TAKAHASHI, Akira
    Tokyo 188-8511 (JP)
  • TAGUCHI, Yuichi
    Tokyo 188-8511 (JP)

(74) Representative: Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB 
Friedenheimer Brücke 21
80639 München
80639 München (DE)

   


(54) BOBBIN FOR THERMAL TRANSFER SHEET OR IMAGE RECEIVING SHEET, BOBBIN/SHEET COMBINATION, AND THERMAL TRANSFER PRINTER


(57) There is provided a bobbin for a thermal transfer sheet or an image-receiving sheet which can reduce the number of parts and can have a smooth surface. The bobbin includes a cylindrical bobbin body 11. A gear 12 including a number of teeth 13 is formed in one end surface of the bobbin body 11. The teeth 13 of the gear 12 each have the shape of a trapezoid when viewed from the side. One lateral side 13b of the trapezoid extends in the axial direction of the bobbin body 11.