Printing apparatus with improved work of ink ribbon replacement

Details Printing apparatus with improved work of ink ribbon replacement Printing apparatus with improved work of ink ribbon replacement

1990-11-28

1992-07-07

Eickholt, Eugene H.

Typewriting machines

Including interposed inking device for record-medium

Means auxiliary to ribbon mechanism

400229, 400231, B41J 3332

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051277514

ABSTRACT:
A printing apparatus in accordance with the present invention includes: a plurality of replaceable ink ribbons each having a ribbon end indicating an end of the ribbon; a printer for printing an image by using the ink ribbons while scanning printing paper; a detector for detecting any ribbon end of the ink ribbons; a stop device responsive to a detection output of the detector for stopping operation of the printer; a storage device for storing a stop position of the stopped printer; an instructing device for instructing restart of printing after replacement of the ink ribbon having the detected ribbon end with another ink ribbon; and a control device responsive to an instruction output of the instructing device for controlling the printer to restart printing by using the replaced ink ribbon based on the stored stop position.

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patent: 4598301 (1986-07-01), Suzaki et al.
patent: 4652154 (1987-03-01), Horiya et al.
patent: 4798489 (1989-01-01), Shiota
patent: 4921363 (1990-05-01), Nishihara et al.

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