Thermal printing apparatus with high agility printing speed
US11912043B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 13, 2021 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J31/00
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A thermal transfer printing apparatus includes a coater to coat an endless belt ribbon with ink on a coating zone, a printhead to print by thermal transfer a substrate with a part of the ink coated on the endless belt ribbon on a printing zone, a conveyor system supporting and transporting the endless ribbon including ink along a first path from the coater to the printhead and along a second path from the printhead to the coater; a pre-printing buffer to control the length of the first path of the ribbon in the coating zone; and a post-printing buffer to control the length of the second path of the ribbon in the printing zone.
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