EP0501707A3 - Drive control apparatus for thermal head - Google Patents

Drive control apparatus for thermal head Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0501707A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: control apparatus; drive control; thermal head; thermal; head
Prior art date: 1991-02-26
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

EP19920301499

Other versions

EP0501707B1 (en

EP0501707A2 (en

Inventor

Hisayoshi Fujimoto

Kunio Motoyama

Masatoshi Nakanishi

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Rohm Co Ltd

Original Assignee

Rohm Co Ltd

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1991-02-26

Filing date

1992-02-24

Publication date

1992-09-30

1991-03-06 Priority claimed from JP3995291A external-priority patent/JP2701997B2/en

1991-04-03 Priority claimed from JP3070993A external-priority patent/JP2708285B2/en

1992-02-24 Application filed by Rohm Co Ltd filed Critical Rohm Co Ltd

1992-09-02 Publication of EP0501707A2 publication Critical patent/EP0501707A2/en

1992-09-30 Publication of EP0501707A3 publication Critical patent/EP0501707A3/en

1996-07-03 Application granted granted Critical

1996-07-03 Publication of EP0501707B1 publication Critical patent/EP0501707B1/en

2012-02-24 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime 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
- 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
- B41J2/35—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 providing current or voltage to the thermal head
- B41J2/355—Control circuits for heating-element selection
- B41J2/3555—Historical control
- 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
- B41J2/35—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 providing current or voltage to the thermal head
- B41J2/355—Control circuits for heating-element selection

EP92301499A 1991-02-26 1992-02-24 Drive control apparatus for thermal head Expired - Lifetime EP0501707B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (6)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP3097891		1991-02-26
JP30978/91		1991-02-26
JP39952/91		1991-03-06
JP3995291A JP2701997B2 (en)	1991-02-26	1991-03-06	Drive control method and drive control device for thermal head
JP70993/91		1991-04-03
JP3070993A JP2708285B2 (en)	1991-04-03	1991-04-03	Drive control device for thermal head

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0501707A2 EP0501707A2 (en)	1992-09-02
EP0501707A3 true EP0501707A3 (en)	1992-09-30
EP0501707B1 EP0501707B1 (en)	1996-07-03

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP92301499A Expired - Lifetime EP0501707B1 (en)	1991-02-26	1992-02-24	Drive control apparatus for thermal head

Country Status (3)

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EP (1)	EP0501707B1 (en)
KR (1)	KR0140857B1 (en)
DE (1)	DE69211872T2 (en)

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US5657066A (en) *	1992-10-02	1997-08-12	Zebra Technologies Corporation	Thermal demand printer
DE4332572A1 (en) *	1993-09-24	1995-03-30	Esselte Meto Int Gmbh	Control circuit for at least one thermal print head
EP0732215B1 (en) *	1994-04-15	1999-10-20	Rohm Co., Ltd.	Thermal print head, driving ic used therefor, and control method of thermal print head
DE69525868T2 (en) *	1994-10-03	2002-11-21	Rohm Co	Electrical connection structure
JP3081986B2 (en) *	1995-11-16	2000-08-28	セイコーインスツルメンツ株式会社	Small printer
CN1092109C (en) *	1996-06-07	2002-10-09	佳能株式会社	Liquid ejection method, head and apparatus
JP3665704B2 (en) *	1998-05-18	2005-06-29	理想科学工業株式会社	Image forming apparatus

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4524368A (en) *	1983-04-01	1985-06-18	Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.	Thermal head drive circuit
US4567488A (en) *	1983-12-28	1986-01-28	Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.	Thermal head drive device
EP0304916A1 (en) *	1987-08-28	1989-03-01	Nec Corporation	Thermal printing control circuit

1992
- 1992-02-24 EP EP92301499A patent/EP0501707B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1992-02-24 DE DE1992611872 patent/DE69211872T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1992-02-26 KR KR1019920003033A patent/KR0140857B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation

Patent Citations (3)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4524368A (en) *	1983-04-01	1985-06-18	Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.	Thermal head drive circuit
US4567488A (en) *	1983-12-28	1986-01-28	Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.	Thermal head drive device
EP0304916A1 (en) *	1987-08-28	1989-03-01	Nec Corporation	Thermal printing control circuit

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
ANONYMOUS 'Proceedings: the sixth international congress on advances in non-impact printing technologies; The idea of Heat accumulation control, pp 617-625' 21 October 1990 , THE SOCIETY FOR IMAGING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY , SPRINGFIELD, U.S.A. *

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Publication number	Publication date
EP0501707B1 (en)	1996-07-03
DE69211872D1 (en)	1996-08-08
EP0501707A2 (en)	1992-09-02
DE69211872T2 (en)	1996-12-12
KR0140857B1 (en)	1998-07-01

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