Patent · US Expired

Thermal printing device

US5610648A · kind A · utility

7Cited by
3References
14Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 20, 1993
Grant dateMar 11, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 20, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J3/4075
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A thermal printing device is capable of printing labels in a plurality of colours. When printing in a particular colour has been completed, further movement of image receiving tape is prevented so that an image transfer ribbon of a different colour can be exchanged for the first image transfer ribbon. In this way, multiple colour labels can be printed in a simple and efficient manner.

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