Thermal printer
US4789260A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 13, 1987 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J29/36
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A thermal printer includes a thermal head and a printing and erasing common-use ribbon. The thermal head is configured to move during erasing operation in a direction opposite to that during printing operation so as to reuse for subsequent printing operation a portion of the ribbon once used for preceding erasing operation.
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