Current collector for resistive ribbon printers

Details Current collector for resistive ribbon printers Current collector for resistive ribbon printers

1980-06-30

1982-05-11

Bratlie, Steven A.

Typewriting machines

Typing by other than type-face or type-die

Thermal

101 1, 219216, 346 76PH, 427121, B41J 304

Patent

active

043290710

ABSTRACT:
For an electro-thermal printer of the kind that uses a ribbon having a central conducting layer that is covered on one surface by a resistive layer that receives electrical printing currents and on the other surface by a thermally transferrable ink layer, printing current is collected from the conducting layer by an electrically conducting contactor at the ink layer surface of the ribbon. Such contact through the ink layer occurs on the takeup side of a printhead where the integrity of the ink layer is not of concern and voids in the ink layer occur as a result of ink transfers for printing. To increase the quality of the electrical connection, projecting points or barbs may be included on said contactor to penetrate to the conducting layer through intact portions of ink layer.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2713822 (1955-07-01), Newman
patent: 3719261 (1973-03-01), Heinzer et al.
patent: 3744611 (1973-07-01), Montanari et al.
patent: 3855448 (1974-12-01), Hanagata et al.
patent: 3995729 (1976-12-01), Anton et al.
patent: 4064982 (1977-12-01), Anton et al.
patent: 4195937 (1980-04-01), Baran
"Color Thermal-Transfer Printing", Edgar et al., IBM.RTM. Technical Disclosure Bulletin, vol. 23, No. 7A, pp. 2633-2634, 12/1980.
"Thermal Biasing Technique for Electrothermic Printing", Wilbur, IBM.RTM. Technical Disclosure Bulletin, vol. 23, No. 9, p. 4302, 2/1981.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Current collector for resistive ribbon printers does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Current collector for resistive ribbon printers, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Current collector for resistive ribbon printers will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-754050