EP1419888A3 - Thermal head printer and process for printing substantially light-insensitive recording materials. - Google Patents
Thermal head printer and process for printing substantially light-insensitive recording materials. Download PDFInfo
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- EP1419888A3 EP1419888A3 EP03103788A EP03103788A EP1419888A3 EP 1419888 A3 EP1419888 A3 EP 1419888A3 EP 03103788 A EP03103788 A EP 03103788A EP 03103788 A EP03103788 A EP 03103788A EP 1419888 A3 EP1419888 A3 EP 1419888A3
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- heating elements
- printing
- substantially light
- thermographic material
- insensitive thermographic
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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
- B41J2/315—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
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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
- B41J2/315—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
- B41J2/335—Structure of thermal heads
- B41J2/33545—Structure of thermal heads characterised by dimensions
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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
- B41J2/315—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
- B41J2/335—Structure of thermal heads
- B41J2/33555—Structure of thermal heads characterised by type
- B41J2/3357—Surface type resistors
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Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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EP03103788A EP1419888B1 (en) | 2002-11-13 | 2003-10-14 | Thermal head printer and process for printing substantially light-insensitive recording materials. |
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
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EP02102569 | 2002-11-13 | ||
EP02102569 | 2002-11-13 | ||
EP03103788A EP1419888B1 (en) | 2002-11-13 | 2003-10-14 | Thermal head printer and process for printing substantially light-insensitive recording materials. |
Related Child Applications (1)
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EP07100915 Division | 2007-01-22 |
Publications (3)
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EP1419888A2 EP1419888A2 (en) | 2004-05-19 |
EP1419888A3 true EP1419888A3 (en) | 2004-07-28 |
EP1419888B1 EP1419888B1 (en) | 2007-07-04 |
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EP03103788A Expired - Fee Related EP1419888B1 (en) | 2002-11-13 | 2003-10-14 | Thermal head printer and process for printing substantially light-insensitive recording materials. |
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Citations (11)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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JPS5884779A (en) * | 1981-11-17 | 1983-05-20 | Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd | Heat-sensitive recording method |
JPS5889385A (en) * | 1981-11-24 | 1983-05-27 | Canon Inc | Heat-sensitive recorder |
JPS60984A (en) * | 1984-05-21 | 1985-01-07 | Canon Inc | Printing apparatus |
JPS6186271A (en) * | 1984-10-03 | 1986-05-01 | Mitsubishi Electric Corp | Thermal head |
US4679053A (en) * | 1983-12-29 | 1987-07-07 | Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd. | Thermal variable velocity printer system |
US4841120A (en) * | 1986-09-12 | 1989-06-20 | Sony Corporation | Thermal head |
EP0500334A2 (en) * | 1991-02-21 | 1992-08-26 | Riso Kagaku Corporation | Dot-matrix thermal recording device |
US5376952A (en) * | 1991-07-10 | 1994-12-27 | Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. | Direct color thermal printing method and direct color thermal printer |
US5559546A (en) * | 1993-12-17 | 1996-09-24 | Tohoku Ricoh Co., Ltd. | Stencil perforating method, stencil perforating system, and stencil printing machine |
US5729274A (en) * | 1992-11-05 | 1998-03-17 | Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. | Color direct thermal printing method and thermal head of thermal printer |
EP1080924A1 (en) * | 1999-08-02 | 2001-03-07 | Seiko Instruments Inc. | Thermal head |
Family Cites Families (4)
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JP2815887B2 (en) | 1989-02-16 | 1998-10-27 | 株式会社リコー | Thermal head |
DE69012249T2 (en) | 1989-07-28 | 1995-03-09 | Toshiba Kawasaki Kk | Heating head. |
DE69019922T2 (en) | 1989-11-24 | 1995-10-12 | Toshiba Kawasaki Kk | Thermal head and thermal transfer device. |
JPH08108559A (en) | 1994-10-12 | 1996-04-30 | Fuji Photo Film Co Ltd | Thermal head |
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- 2003-10-14 EP EP03103788A patent/EP1419888B1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
Patent Citations (11)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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JPS5884779A (en) * | 1981-11-17 | 1983-05-20 | Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd | Heat-sensitive recording method |
JPS5889385A (en) * | 1981-11-24 | 1983-05-27 | Canon Inc | Heat-sensitive recorder |
US4679053A (en) * | 1983-12-29 | 1987-07-07 | Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd. | Thermal variable velocity printer system |
JPS60984A (en) * | 1984-05-21 | 1985-01-07 | Canon Inc | Printing apparatus |
JPS6186271A (en) * | 1984-10-03 | 1986-05-01 | Mitsubishi Electric Corp | Thermal head |
US4841120A (en) * | 1986-09-12 | 1989-06-20 | Sony Corporation | Thermal head |
EP0500334A2 (en) * | 1991-02-21 | 1992-08-26 | Riso Kagaku Corporation | Dot-matrix thermal recording device |
US5376952A (en) * | 1991-07-10 | 1994-12-27 | Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. | Direct color thermal printing method and direct color thermal printer |
US5729274A (en) * | 1992-11-05 | 1998-03-17 | Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. | Color direct thermal printing method and thermal head of thermal printer |
US5559546A (en) * | 1993-12-17 | 1996-09-24 | Tohoku Ricoh Co., Ltd. | Stencil perforating method, stencil perforating system, and stencil printing machine |
EP1080924A1 (en) * | 1999-08-02 | 2001-03-07 | Seiko Instruments Inc. | Thermal head |
Non-Patent Citations (4)
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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 007, no. 183 (M - 235) 12 August 1983 (1983-08-12) * |
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 007, no. 187 (M - 236) 16 August 1983 (1983-08-16) * |
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 009, no. 114 (M - 380) 18 May 1985 (1985-05-18) * |
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 010, no. 261 (M - 514) 5 September 1986 (1986-09-05) * |
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EP1419888A2 (en) | 2004-05-19 |
EP1419888B1 (en) | 2007-07-04 |
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