Ribbon winding mechanism and tape printing apparatus
US-10618329-B2 · Apr 14, 2020 · US
Printing device
US9044985B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9044985-B2 |
| Application number | US-201214232565-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jul 11, 2012 |
| Priority date | Jul 13, 2011 |
| Publication date | Jun 2, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 2015 |
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A printing device may include a medium conveying passage along which the printing medium is conveyed; a printing thermal head structured to heat an ink ribbon; a ribbon supplying part; a ribbon winding part; an erasing thermal head disposed between the printing thermal head and the ribbon winding part in a feed direction of the ink ribbon, the erasing thermal head heating the ink ribbon after ink is transferred by the printing thermal head; a transferred roller oppositely disposed to the erasing thermal head and is transferred with ink of the ink ribbon heated by the erasing thermal head; and a roller holding part which holds the transferred roller. The transferred roller may be capable of being attached to and detached from the roller holding part.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A printing device for use with a printing medium, the printing device comprising: a medium conveying passage along which the printing medium is conveyed; a printing thermal head structured to heat an ink ribbon to transfer and print ink applied to the ink ribbon on the printing medium; a ribbon supplying part configured to supply the ink ribbon to the printing thermal head; a ribbon winding part configured to wind up the ink ribbon which is suppl…
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9044985B2 cover?
- A printing device may include a medium conveying passage along which the printing medium is conveyed; a printing thermal head structured to heat an ink ribbon; a ribbon supplying part; a ribbon winding part; an erasing thermal head disposed between the printing thermal head and the ribbon winding part in a feed direction of the ink ribbon, the erasing thermal head heating the ink ribbon after i…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Ohta Keiji, Nidec Sankyo Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B41J35/04. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jun 02 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).