Thermal transfer printer
US6384855B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/325
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A thermal transfer printer in which the tape speed of the thermal transfer tape and the feed rate of the object medium to be imprinted can be synchronized in simple fashion and which displays little susceptibility to malfunctions, is to be realized by providing a drive unit for the direct, positive drive of the thermal transfer tape, moving the thermal transfer tape past the print head at a tape speed that is synchronized with the feed rate of the object medium to be imprinted.
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