Thermal printer with a mode changing gear

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1999-06-02

2000-07-04

Hilten, John S.

Typewriting machines

Typing by other than type-face or type-die

Thermal

400223, 4002362, B41J 2302, B41J 29393, B41J 3322

Patent

active

060829125

ABSTRACT:
A thermal transfer type printer comprising a sun gear 10 connected (indirectly) with a motor 1, exchanging arms 11, 14 having a pin 13,16 respectively, planet gears 12,15, an exchanging gear having bosses 18,19 and engaging with the planet gear 12, a cam 20, a link mechanism 33, and gears 24-32 which engage with the planet gear 15 when the planet gear 15 comes to a predetermined angle position so as to drive a printing paper feeding mechanism 43,44 and to drive an ink ribbon feeding mechanism 45,46. The procedures of the pressing and separation of the thermal printing head, the feeding of the ink ribbon, and the feeding of the paper, can be carried out using only one motor, though not only web type paper but also sheet type paper are usable.

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patent: 5793399 (1998-08-01), Kawakami et al.
patent: 5839838 (1998-11-01), Hokamura et al.
Mizushina; Thermal Printer, 7-76150 (additional abstract); Patent Abstracts of Japan, Mar. 1995.

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