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GB2312650B - Thermal printer with improved print head assembly, recirculator for receiver, sheet transporter for dye donor web, and sensor for receiver sheet - Google Patents

Thermal printer with improved print head assembly, recirculator for receiver, sheet transporter for dye donor web, and sensor for receiver sheet

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Publication number
GB2312650B
GB2312650B GB9708346A GB9708346A GB2312650B GB 2312650 B GB2312650 B GB 2312650B GB 9708346 A GB9708346 A GB 9708346A GB 9708346 A GB9708346 A GB 9708346A GB 2312650 B GB2312650 B GB 2312650B
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
receiver
sheet
recirculator
sensor
print head
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Fee Related
Application number
GB9708346A
Other versions
GB2312650A (en
GB9708346D0 (en
Inventor
Daniel Charles Maslanka
Terrence Lee Fisher
Vlade Josif Kordovich
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Eastman Kodak Co
Original Assignee
Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from US08/641,323 external-priority patent/US5850246A/en
Priority claimed from US08/641,127 external-priority patent/US5798783A/en
Priority claimed from US08/641,128 external-priority patent/US5838357A/en
Priority claimed from US08/641,250 external-priority patent/US5841460A/en
Application filed by Eastman Kodak Co filed Critical Eastman Kodak Co
Priority to GB0019145A priority Critical patent/GB2349608B/en
Publication of GB9708346D0 publication Critical patent/GB9708346D0/en
Publication of GB2312650A publication Critical patent/GB2312650A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2312650B publication Critical patent/GB2312650B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J13/00—Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, specially adapted for supporting or handling copy material in short lengths, e.g. sheets
    • B41J13/0009—Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, specially adapted for supporting or handling copy material in short lengths, e.g. sheets control of the transport of the copy material
    • B41J13/0045—Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, specially adapted for supporting or handling copy material in short lengths, e.g. sheets control of the transport of the copy material concerning sheet refeed sections of automatic paper handling systems, e.g. intermediate stackers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J13/00—Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, specially adapted for supporting or handling copy material in short lengths, e.g. sheets
    • B41J13/10—Sheet holders, retainers, movable guides, or stationary guides
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/315—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material
    • B41J2/32—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads
GB9708346A 1996-04-30 1997-04-25 Thermal printer with improved print head assembly, recirculator for receiver, sheet transporter for dye donor web, and sensor for receiver sheet Expired - Fee Related GB2312650B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0019145A GB2349608B (en) 1996-04-30 1997-04-25 Thermal printer

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/641,323 US5850246A (en) 1996-04-30 1996-04-30 Thermal printer with improved print head assembly
US08/641,127 US5798783A (en) 1996-04-30 1996-04-30 Thermal printer with sensor for leading edge of receiver sheet
US08/641,128 US5838357A (en) 1996-04-30 1996-04-30 Thermal printer which uses platen to transport dye donor web between successive printing passes
US08/641,250 US5841460A (en) 1996-04-30 1996-04-30 Thermal printer which recirculates receiver sheet between successive printing passes

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB9708346D0 GB9708346D0 (en) 1997-06-18
GB2312650A GB2312650A (en) 1997-11-05
GB2312650B true GB2312650B (en) 2000-10-11

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GB9708346A Expired - Fee Related GB2312650B (en) 1996-04-30 1997-04-25 Thermal printer with improved print head assembly, recirculator for receiver, sheet transporter for dye donor web, and sensor for receiver sheet

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JP (1) JPH1044540A (en)
DE (1) DE19717430A1 (en)
GB (1) GB2312650B (en)

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7250959B2 (en) * 2005-07-07 2007-07-31 Eastman Kodak Company Printer with multi-pass media transport
JP2008062474A (en) 2006-09-06 2008-03-21 Casio Comput Co Ltd Printer

Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0225582A2 (en) * 1985-12-05 1987-06-16 Hitachi, Ltd. Thermal transfer printer
GB2252271A (en) * 1991-01-31 1992-08-05 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Recirculation of paper in thermal colour printers

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0225582A2 (en) * 1985-12-05 1987-06-16 Hitachi, Ltd. Thermal transfer printer
GB2252271A (en) * 1991-01-31 1992-08-05 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Recirculation of paper in thermal colour printers

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DE19717430A1 (en) 1997-11-06
JPH1044540A (en) 1998-02-17
GB2312650A (en) 1997-11-05
GB9708346D0 (en) 1997-06-18

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Effective date: 20070425