DE69802128T2 - Etikettendrucker mit Etikettenkanten-Sensor - Google Patents

Etikettendrucker mit Etikettenkanten-Sensor

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DE69802128T2
DE69802128T2 DE69802128T DE69802128T DE69802128T2 DE 69802128 T2 DE69802128 T2 DE 69802128T2 DE 69802128 T DE69802128 T DE 69802128T DE 69802128 T DE69802128 T DE 69802128T DE 69802128 T2 DE69802128 T2 DE 69802128T2
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print head
head assembly
web
printing
labels
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DE69802128T
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DE69802128D1 (de
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Robert A Ehrhardt
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Zebra International Intangibles Inc
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Zebra International Intangibles Inc
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J29/00—Details of, or accessories for, typewriters or selective printing mechanisms not otherwise provided for
    • B41J29/52—Top-and-bottom stop mechanisms
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J11/00—Devices or arrangements  of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
    • B41J11/0095—Detecting means for copy material, e.g. for detecting or sensing presence of copy material or its leading or trailing end
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J11/00—Devices or arrangements  of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
    • B41J11/36—Blanking or long feeds; Feeding to a particular line, e.g. by rotation of platen or feed roller
    • B41J11/42—Controlling printing material conveyance for accurate alignment of the printing material with the printhead; Print registering
    • B41J11/46—Controlling printing material conveyance for accurate alignment of the printing material with the printhead; Print registering by marks or formations on the paper being fed
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/315—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material
    • B41J2/32—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J25/00—Actions or mechanisms not otherwise provided for
    • B41J25/304—Bodily-movable mechanisms for print heads or carriages movable towards or from paper surface
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J3/00—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed
    • B41J3/407—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
    • B41J3/4075—Tape printers; Label printers
DE69802128T 1997-03-31 1998-03-27 Etikettendrucker mit Etikettenkanten-Sensor Expired - Fee Related DE69802128T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US08/829,356 US5978004A (en) 1997-03-31 1997-03-31 Label printer with label edge sensor

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DE69802128D1 DE69802128D1 (de) 2001-11-29
DE69802128T2 true DE69802128T2 (de) 2002-06-20

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US (1) US5978004A (de)
EP (1) EP0869008B1 (de)
JP (1) JP2865658B2 (de)
AT (1) ATE207416T1 (de)
BR (1) BR9801216A (de)
CA (1) CA2233557C (de)
DE (1) DE69802128T2 (de)
ES (1) ES2166573T3 (de)
PT (1) PT869008E (de)

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JPH10291345A (ja) 1998-11-04
ATE207416T1 (de) 2001-11-15
EP0869008B1 (de) 2001-10-24
EP0869008A3 (de) 1999-05-06
EP0869008A2 (de) 1998-10-07
JP2865658B2 (ja) 1999-03-08
PT869008E (pt) 2002-04-29
US5978004A (en) 1999-11-02
ES2166573T3 (es) 2002-04-16
BR9801216A (pt) 1999-04-13
DE69802128D1 (de) 2001-11-29
CA2233557A1 (en) 1998-09-30

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