EP0376170A3 - Method and apparatus for thermal printing suitable for large printing area - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for thermal printing suitable for large printing area Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0376170A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: printing; thermal; area; printing area; thermal printing
Prior art date: 1988-12-28
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.): Granted

Application number

EP8989123693A

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EP0376170B1 (en

EP0376170A2 (en

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Michiharu Tohdo

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Individual

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1988-12-28

Filing date

1989-12-21

Publication date

1990-11-07

1989-09-19 Priority claimed from JP1240504A external-priority patent/JPH02263659A/en

1989-12-21 Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual

1989-12-21 Priority to EP93109128A priority Critical patent/EP0566161B1/en

1990-07-04 Publication of EP0376170A2 publication Critical patent/EP0376170A2/en

1990-11-07 Publication of EP0376170A3 publication Critical patent/EP0376170A3/en

1994-08-10 Application granted granted Critical

1994-08-10 Publication of EP0376170B1 publication Critical patent/EP0376170B1/en

2009-12-21 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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- 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
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/0057—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material where an intermediate transfer member receives the ink before transferring it on the printing material
- 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
- B41J2/325—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 by selective transfer of ink from ink carrier, e.g. from ink ribbon or sheet
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
- B41M3/00—Printing processes to produce particular kinds of printed work, e.g. patterns
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
- B41M5/00—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
- B41M5/00—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
- B41M5/26—Thermography ; Marking by high energetic means, e.g. laser otherwise than by burning, and characterised by the material used
- B41M5/382—Contact thermal transfer or sublimation processes
- B41M5/38207—Contact thermal transfer or sublimation processes characterised by aspects not provided for in groups B41M5/385 - B41M5/395

EP19890123693 1988-12-28 1989-12-21 Method and apparatus for thermal printing suitable for large printing area Expired - Lifetime EP0376170B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP93109128A EP0566161B1 (en)	1988-12-28	1989-12-21	Method and apparatus for thermal printing suitable for large printing area

Applications Claiming Priority (6)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP334668/89		1988-12-28
JP33466888		1988-12-28
JP1240504A JPH02263659A (en)	1988-12-28	1989-09-19	Thermal transfer method
JP240504/89		1989-09-19
JP315427/89		1989-12-06
JP31542789		1989-12-06

Related Child Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP93109128.4 Division-Into		1989-12-21

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0376170A2 EP0376170A2 (en)	1990-07-04
EP0376170A3 true EP0376170A3 (en)	1990-11-07
EP0376170B1 EP0376170B1 (en)	1994-08-10

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EP19890123693 Expired - Lifetime EP0376170B1 (en)	1988-12-28	1989-12-21	Method and apparatus for thermal printing suitable for large printing area

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EP (1)	EP0376170B1 (en)
DE (1)	DE68924180T2 (en)

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JPH06134968A (en) *	1992-06-19	1994-05-17	Michiharu Todo	Printing apparatus and printing press for plate member
EP0589462A1 (en) *	1992-09-24	1994-03-30	KEISOKU INDUSTRY CO., Ltd.	Method and apparatus for high speed thermal transfer type printing
US5776280A (en)	1995-12-18	1998-07-07	Ncr Corporation	Receptive layer for thermal transfer printing on cartons
JP3723096B2 (en) *	2001-05-14	2005-12-07	アルプス電気株式会社	Thermal transfer line printer
KR100873003B1 (en) *	2008-07-28	2008-12-09	주식회사 프리즘테크놀로지	Transcription type pattern represent method and device for electronic products case of three dimensions

Citations (2)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4739343A (en) *	1986-05-09	1988-04-19	Pitney Bowes Inc.	Thermal printing system for postage meter mailing machine application
US4740798A (en) *	1985-09-10	1988-04-26	Ricoh Company, Ltd.	Transfer-type thermal printing device

1989
- 1989-12-21 EP EP19890123693 patent/EP0376170B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1989-12-21 DE DE1989624180 patent/DE68924180T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4740798A (en) *	1985-09-10	1988-04-26	Ricoh Company, Ltd.	Transfer-type thermal printing device
US4739343A (en) *	1986-05-09	1988-04-19	Pitney Bowes Inc.	Thermal printing system for postage meter mailing machine application

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EP0376170B1 (en)	1994-08-10
DE68924180D1 (en)	1995-10-12
EP0376170A2 (en)	1990-07-04
DE68924180T2 (en)	1996-02-01

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