WO1999020471A3 - Dyesheet cassette and printing apparatus - Google Patents

Dyesheet cassette and printing apparatus Download PDF

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WO1999020471A3
WO1999020471A3 PCT/GB1998/003163 GB9803163W WO9920471A3 WO 1999020471 A3 WO1999020471 A3 WO 1999020471A3 GB 9803163 W GB9803163 W GB 9803163W WO 9920471 A3 WO9920471 A3 WO 9920471A3
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cassette
ribbon
supply
spools
dyesheet
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PCT/GB1998/003163
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Keith William Gilbert
Jeffrey Michael Howell
Terence John Burch
Peter Charles William Butcher
Scott Thomas Mazar
David Schouweiler
Richard Keeney
Kevin Arnal
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Ici Plc
Keith William Gilbert
Jeffrey Michael Howell
Terence John Burch
Peter Charles William Butcher
Scott Thomas Mazar
David Schouweiler
Richard Keeney
Kevin Arnal
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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
    • B41J35/00—Other apparatus or arrangements associated with, or incorporated in, ink-ribbon mechanisms
    • B41J35/28—Detachable carriers or holders for ink-ribbon mechanisms
    • 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
    • B41J17/00—Mechanisms for manipulating page-width impression-transfer material, e.g. carbon paper
    • B41J17/32—Detachable carriers or holders for impression-transfer material mechanism
    • 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
    • B41J33/00—Apparatus or arrangements for feeding ink ribbons or like character-size impression-transfer material
    • B41J33/14—Ribbon-feed devices or mechanisms
    • B41J33/52—Braking devices therefor

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Abstract

A dyesheet cassette (3) contains a dyesheet (2) mounted between supply and take-up spools (5 and 6) for printing to e.g. a slide (1) using a laser beam (8) focussed by a rod lens (7). The cassette (3) comprising a moulded casing (13) having a base (14), and supply and take-up spool housings (15 and 16) into which the spools (5, 6) are placed during manufacture, before end caps (35, 36) (not shown) are added. The casing (13) includes integrally moulded leaf spring (17) for urging the spools (5 and 6), against the end caps (35, 36) and against drive shafts (not shown) of a printer. The cassette (3) includes a ribbon insertion guide (12) which moves between an extended position in which it engages the ribbon (2) and also seals the ribbon supply opening (15a) in the housing (15), and the shown retracted position, in which it passes about the lens (7) to leave the ribbon (2) thereon. The guide (12) has a pad (53) thereon which cleans the lens (7) during retraction or extension of the guide. The take-up spool (6) is longer in length than the supply spool (5) to prevent snagging of the ribbon (2). The cassette (3) is accurately positioned on printing apparatus by placing locating cylinders (18, 18b) over locating rods (47). It also includes a shield (11) for preventing dye resublimed from the slide (1) during flash fixing from reaching the flash fixing tubes (9).
PCT/GB1998/003163 1997-10-22 1998-10-22 Dyesheet cassette and printing apparatus WO1999020471A2 (en)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB9722370.5A GB9722370D0 (en) 1997-10-22 1997-10-22 Dye sheet cassette and printing apparatus
GB9722370.5 1997-10-22

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WO1999020471A2 WO1999020471A2 (en) 1999-04-29
WO1999020471A3 true WO1999020471A3 (en) 1999-07-01

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Citations (4)

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US4673304A (en) * 1985-08-13 1987-06-16 Sanders Associates, Inc. Thermal printer ribbon cartridge for wide ribbons
US5110228A (en) * 1989-12-20 1992-05-05 Mitsubishi Kasei Corporation Cassette with a loosening prevention mechanism
EP0638434A2 (en) * 1993-08-06 1995-02-15 Sony Corporation Ink ribbon cartridge
EP0705708A2 (en) * 1994-10-05 1996-04-10 Monarch Marking Systems, Inc. Ink ribbon cartridge

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4673304A (en) * 1985-08-13 1987-06-16 Sanders Associates, Inc. Thermal printer ribbon cartridge for wide ribbons
US5110228A (en) * 1989-12-20 1992-05-05 Mitsubishi Kasei Corporation Cassette with a loosening prevention mechanism
EP0638434A2 (en) * 1993-08-06 1995-02-15 Sony Corporation Ink ribbon cartridge
EP0705708A2 (en) * 1994-10-05 1996-04-10 Monarch Marking Systems, Inc. Ink ribbon cartridge

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