Thermal printer with spring biased drive roller/platen
US5791796A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 12, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J25/316
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A low cost small footprint thermal printer including a thermal print head and a motor drive roller/platen mounted opposite to the print head for pinching web material therebetween to draw said material from a supply roll and advance it past said print head. The roller/platen is mounted on a hinged door which can be opened to provide access to a supply roll compartment and closed to position the roller/platen in operative relationship adjacent to the print head. In its closed operative position, the roller/platen is spring biased against a fixedly mounted print head.
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