Printer for a heat-sensitive adhesive sheet
US7104713B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 14, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 1, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J15/005
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A printer has a sheet housing unit for storing a heat-sensitive adhesive sheet having a heat-sensitive adhesive layer on one side and a printable surface on the other side. A set of pull-out rollers pulls the heat-sensitive adhesive sheet out of the sheet housing unit and transports the sheet in a given direction, and a cutter device cuts the heat-sensitive adhesive sheet that has been transported by the pull-out rollers. A printing device has a thermal print head for printing letters or images on the printable surface of the heat-sensitive adhesive sheet, and a print platen roller for transporting the heat-sensitive adhesive sheet in the given direction. A thermal activation device has a thermal-activation thermal head for heating the heat-sensitive adhesive layer, and a thermal activation platen roller for transporting the heat-sensitive adhesive sheet in the given direction. A first drive unit drives the pull-out rollers and a second drive unit drives the print platen roller. A drive control device controls the first drive unit and the second drive unit independently of each other.
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