Video printer having rewind function to improve transfer sheet utilization
US5528278A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 25, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 25, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J11/42
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A video printer includes a chassis, a platen rotatably mounted on the chassis, a printing head carried by the chassis so as to be moved between a pressure-contact position in which the printing head is pressure-contacted with the platen and a standby position in which the printing head is spaced apart from the platen, a roll for pressure-contacting a transfer sheet against the platen, and a cutter provided at a position spaced apart from the printing head and proximate to the sheet exit opening. The transfer sheet is provided in a sheet guide system through a space between the platen and the printing head as far as a sheet exit opening. The printing head is moved to the pressure-contact position during printing time and to the standby position during non-printing time. When printing an image on the transfer sheet, the transfer sheet is rewound by a distance less than a distance between the printing head and the cutter for effective utilization of the transfer sheet.
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