Thermal printer
US7037010B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 14, 2004 |
| Grant date | May 2, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J25/304
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The thermal printer of the invention comprises a frame, a print head tiltably mounted in the frame, and a spring carried by the frame and forming a member for urging the print head into its printing position, with a flexible sheet of conductors terminating at the print head. According to the first characteristic of the invention, the spring is made of an electrically conductive material and includes a finger for being received in a corresponding orifice of the frame, while a portion of the sheet carries a conductive eyelet through which the finger of the spring passes when the spring is received in the orifice of the frame, the spring thus pinching the eyelet against the frame.
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