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Thermal transfer color printer

US5021804A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 10, 1988
Grant dateJun 4, 1991
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Expiry dateNov 10, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J11/04
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A thermal transfer color printer provided with a platen roller having elasticity and a surface displaying of low coefficient of friction relative to the recording medium and a transport mechanism which transports the recording medium by force greater than that of the platen roller, in one embodiment or pulls the recording medium from the downstream side of the transport direction while keeping the platen roller freely rotatable in another embodiment.

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