Printing apparatus and method for printing on an elongated membe

Details Printing apparatus and method for printing on an elongated membe Printing apparatus and method for printing on an elongated membe

1990-12-04

1993-02-02

Fuller, Benjamin R.

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101DIG46, B41J 3407

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051841525

ABSTRACT:
A printing apparatus including a supporting structure and structure for mounting a reel for rotation on the supporting structure. Tubing is wound on the reel and encoded information relating to a characteristic of the tubing is provided on the reel. The tubing can be pulled from the reel and moved through the printing apparatus. A controllable printer is mounted on the supporting structure for printing on the tubing. A sensor senses the encoded information and a microprocessor controls the printer in accordance with the encoded information sensed by the sensor so that the printer is controlled in accordance with the characteristic of the tubing.

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"Thermal Printheads KST Series", Kyocera International, Inc., San Diego (1986).

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