公开(公告)号：US20240262117A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-08

申请号：US18417449

申请日：2024-01-19

申请人： Hand Held Products, Inc.

发明人： Lixiang WENG ,  Longchao ZHAO ,  Lei ZHENG ,  Zhenjie LI ,  Ximing LUO

IPC分类号： B41J33/22 ,  B41J2/325 ,  B41J33/00 ,  B41J35/28

CPC分类号： B41J33/22 ,  B41J2/325 ,  B41J33/003 ,  B41J35/28

摘要： Methods, apparatuses, systems, computing devices, and/or the like are provided. An example method may include a printer assembly. An example printer assembly may include a printer ribbon drive mechanism. An example printer drive mechanism may include a drive wheel, a connector, a spring, and an actuator. An example actuator may be configured to translate from a first axial position to a second axial position. An example spring may be configured to apply a greater force when an actuator is disposed in the first axial position than when the actuator is disposed in the second axial position. The example method may also include a motor to apply a torque to a drive wheel.

公开(公告)号：US09902180B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-27

申请号：US15460354

申请日：2017-03-16

申请人： Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

发明人： Yohei Nishimura

IPC分类号： B41J35/36 ,  B41J2/32 ,  B41J33/22 ,  B41J33/34 ,  B41J33/54

CPC分类号： B41J35/36 ,  B41J2/32 ,  B41J2/355 ,  B41J33/22 ,  B41J33/34 ,  B41J33/54

摘要： The disclosure discloses a printer including a memory. The memory stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the printer to perform a first process, a second process, and a third process. In the first process, an N-th determination target value is calculated, from an N-th pulse count index value and an (N+1)th pulse count index value. In the second process, a mean value of a plurality of consecutive pulse count index values within a predetermined range is calculated. In the third process, a comparison value is calculated by comparing (N−1)th the determination target value with the mean value. The first process to the third process are performed while increasing N one by one. A first determination step includes determining whether the elongated medium has reached a consumption completion status or not, on the basis of a magnitude relation between the comparison value and a first threshold value.

公开(公告)号：US20120327166A1

公开(公告)日：2012-12-27

申请号：US13530747

申请日：2012-06-22

申请人： William M. Bouverie ,  Mark Allen Hitz ,  Roger Keith Owens ,  Marjorie Hitz

发明人： William M. Bouverie ,  Mark Allen Hitz ,  Roger Keith Owens ,  Marjorie Hitz

IPC分类号： B41J33/22

CPC分类号： B41J17/08 ,  B41J17/14 ,  B41J33/22

摘要： A ribbon drive assembly for optimizing the tension across a ribbon supply in a thermal transfer printer comprising a supply spindle and a take up spindle operable for cooperating with each other such that the ribbon supply is fed from the supply spindle through a print station and metered onto the take up spindle. Each spindle is provided with and connected to a motor, a plurality of gears, and a rotary encoder such that the spindles may be independently controlled by a control processor. The control processor is operable for monitoring, detecting, and controlling the operation of the motors and spindles. During operation and in order to maintain a constant ribbon tension, the torque on the motors are continuously adjusted in accordance with various data provided by the printer's processor.

摘要翻译： 一种色带驱动组件，用于优化热转印打印机中的色带供应的张力，该热转印打印机包括供应主轴和卷取轴，可操作用于彼此协作，使得色带供应从供应主轴通过打印站进给并计量到 卷取主轴。 每个主轴设置并连接到电动机，多个齿轮和旋转编码器，使得主轴可以由控制处理器独立地控制。 控制处理器可操作用于监测，检测和控制电动机和主轴的操作。 在运行过程中，为了保持色带张力恒定，马达上的扭矩根据打印机处理器提供的各种数据不断调整。

公开(公告)号：US07079168B2

公开(公告)日：2006-07-18

申请号：US10086035

申请日：2002-02-28

申请人： Kenneth Folke Ullenius ,  Robert A. Ehrhardt, Jr. ,  Dale William Skamra

发明人： Kenneth Folke Ullenius ,  Robert A. Ehrhardt, Jr. ,  Dale William Skamra

IPC分类号： B41J11/00

CPC分类号： B41J17/04 ,  B41J17/24 ,  B41J33/22

摘要： An apparatus for driving and tensioning a ribbon includes a supply spindle for supplying a ribbon, a supply dancer assembly for applying tension to the ribbon, a printhead, a take-up dancer assembly for applying tension to the ribbon, and a take-up spindle for collecting spent ribbon. The supply dancer assembly is positioned downstream of the supply spindle. The printhead is positioned downstream of the supply dancer assembly. The take-up dancer assembly is downstream of the printhead. The take-up spindle is downstream of the take-up dancer assembly.

公开(公告)号：US07079167B2

公开(公告)日：2006-07-18

申请号：US10743190

申请日：2003-12-23

申请人： Shigeyuki Hayashi

发明人： Shigeyuki Hayashi

IPC分类号： B41J32/00 ,  B41J17/24 ,  B41J35/28 ,  B65H75/02

CPC分类号： B41J33/00 ,  B41J2/325 ,  B41J11/0045 ,  B41J11/006 ,  B41J17/22 ,  B41J17/32 ,  B41J33/22 ,  B65H5/32 ,  B65H29/08 ,  B65H29/28

摘要： An ink sheet cartridge and method of assembly for an ink sheet cartridge including a cartridge body rotatably supporting four spools. The spool includes a first rotation member having a transmission gear and a shaft member having a flange. The first rotation member is undetachably engaged with the shaft member within a support hole formed to the cartridge body while interposing a side plate between the transmission gear and the flange. An intermediate connector includes resilient pawls and projections for engaging respective mating groves and locking grooves formed to a takeup-side core tube, and is engaged with the flange of the shaft member 48.

摘要翻译： 一种用于墨盒的墨纸盒和组装方法，其包括可旋转地支撑四个卷轴的盒体。 卷轴包括具有传动齿轮的第一旋转构件和具有凸缘的轴构件。 第一旋转构件在形成于筒体的支撑孔内与轴构件不可拆卸地接合，同时在侧面板之间插入传动齿轮和凸缘之间。 中间连接器包括弹性爪和突起，用于接合形成在卷取侧芯管上的相应的配合槽和锁定槽，并且与轴构件48的凸缘接合。

公开(公告)号：US06827510B2

公开(公告)日：2004-12-07

申请号：US10206334

申请日：2002-07-29

申请人： Shigeyuki Hayashi

发明人： Shigeyuki Hayashi

IPC分类号： B41J3200

CPC分类号： B41J33/00 ,  B41J2/325 ,  B41J11/0045 ,  B41J11/006 ,  B41J17/22 ,  B41J17/32 ,  B41J33/22 ,  B65H5/32 ,  B65H29/08 ,  B65H29/28

摘要： A unitary ink sheet cartridge body has a pair of side plates, a partitioning plate, and a cover segment together defining a frame shape with an central open space. The partitioning plate has at least two recesses in an edge facing away from the open center. An ink sheet set is mounted in the ink sheet cartridge body.

摘要翻译： 单一的墨盒筒体具有一对侧板，分隔板和盖部，其一起限定具有中心开放空间的框架形状。 分隔板在远离开口中心的边缘中具有至少两个凹槽。 油墨纸组安装在墨盒体中。

公开(公告)号：US20040136766A1

公开(公告)日：2004-07-15

申请号：US10743190

申请日：2003-12-23

申请人： BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

发明人： Shigeyuki Hayashi

IPC分类号： B65H075/00

CPC分类号： B41J33/00 ,  B41J2/325 ,  B41J11/0045 ,  B41J11/006 ,  B41J17/22 ,  B41J17/32 ,  B41J33/22 ,  B65H5/32 ,  B65H29/08 ,  B65H29/28

摘要： An ink sheet cartridge includes a cartridge body 30 rotatably supporting four spools 36, 37, 38, 39. The spool 38 includes a first rotation member 56 having a transmission gear 47 and a shaft member 48 having a flange 48a. The first rotation member 46 is undetachably engaged with the shaft member 48 within a support hole 50 formed to the cartridge body 30 while interposing a side plate 51a between the transmission gear 47 and the flange 48a. An intermediate connector 46 includes resilient pawls 59 and projections 61 for engaging respective mating grooves 60 and locking grooves 62 formed to a takeup-side core tube 41, and is engaged with the flange 48a of the shaft member 48.

摘要翻译： 墨盒包括可旋转地支撑四个卷轴36,37,38,39的盒主体30.卷轴38包括具有传动齿轮47的第一旋转构件56和具有凸缘48a的轴构件48。 第一旋转构件46在形成于筒体30的支撑孔50内与轴构件48不可分离地接合，同时将侧板51a插入在传动齿轮47和凸缘48a之间。 中间连接器46包括弹性爪59和突起61，用于接合形成于卷取侧芯管41上的相应配合槽60和锁定槽62，并与轴构件48的凸缘48a接合。

公开(公告)号：US06260834B1

公开(公告)日：2001-07-17

申请号：US09439467

申请日：1999-11-12

申请人： Kenneth Colonel ,  Dwayne Tobin

发明人： Kenneth Colonel ,  Dwayne Tobin

IPC分类号： B41J3322

CPC分类号： B41J33/22 ,  B41J33/52 ,  B41J35/08 ,  F16D49/08

摘要： A pulley tensioner for applying torque or tension to a pulley includes a spring system configured to encircle the periphery of the pulley. The spring system is anchored to the pulley housing or some other fixed location. The spring system is made up of one or more coil springs which are wrapped around the periphery of the pulley. Where multiple springs are used, preferably each spring has a different spring constant and length. This allows the operator to select the desired tension depending upon the operating parameters of the printer. The applied tension may be further modified/tuned by using an additional spring member to anchor the spring system to the pulley housing or some other fixed location.

摘要翻译： 用于向皮带施加扭矩或张力的滑轮张紧器包括构造成环绕滑轮周边的弹簧系统。 弹簧系统锚固到滑轮壳体或其他固定位置。 弹簧系统由围绕皮带轮的周边缠绕的一个或多个螺旋弹簧构成。 在使用多个弹簧的情况下，优选地每个弹簧具有不同的弹簧常数和长度。 这允许操作者根据打印机的操作参数选择所需的张力。 施加的张力可以通过使用附加的弹簧构件来将弹簧系统锚定到滑轮壳体或一些其它固定位置来进一步修改/调整。

公开(公告)号：US5374007A

公开(公告)日：1994-12-20

申请号：US8013

申请日：1993-01-22

申请人： Alexander S. Murison

发明人： Alexander S. Murison

IPC分类号： B41J33/22 ,  B65H18/10 ,  B65H75/12 ,  B65H75/30 ,  B65H16/02

CPC分类号： B65H75/12 ,  B41J33/22 ,  B65H18/103 ,  B65H75/30

摘要： A ribbon supply apparatus including a support in which a ribbon supply spool and a take-up spool are rotatably mounted. The supply and take-up spools and the support are designed so that these spools can be mounted in the support in only one way, the correct way. The ribbon is supplied on a tubular core member which is mounted on a cylindrical member which is part of the supply spool. The ribbon supply spool has a large gear thereon which is used in a braking and feeding mechanism which is used to incrementally feed the ribbon to a print station associated with the apparatus. The ribbon take-up spool is identical to the ribbon supply spool, but the ribbon take-up spool is mounted in a reversed manner when compared to the ribbon supply spool. A driving gear, coupled to the large gear on the take-up spool is part of the braking and feeding mechanism which also includes a "dancer arm". The dancer arm controls a loop of ribbon which is fed to the print station. A metering roller is used in providing a predetermined amount of ribbon to the print station by enabling the take-up spool to pull ribbon from the loop of ribbon.

摘要翻译： 一种色带供给装置，包括支撑件，其中色带供应卷轴和卷取卷轴可旋转地安装在该支架中。 供应和卷取线轴和支架的设计使得这些线轴可以以一种方式安装在支架中，方式正确。 带状物被供应在安装在作为供应线轴的一部分的圆柱形构件上的管状芯构件上。 色带供应卷轴在其上具有大的齿轮，其用于制动和进给机构中，该制动和进给机构用于递增地将色带馈送到与设备相关联的打印站。 色带卷取卷轴与色带供应卷轴相同，但与色带供纸卷轴相比，色带卷取卷轴以相反的方式安装。 与卷取轴上的大齿轮相连的驱动齿轮是制动和进给机构的一部分，还包括一个“舞蹈臂”。 舞蹈臂控制送进打印台的色带圈。 计量辊用于通过使卷取卷轴从带的环上拉出带状物来向打印站提供预定量的色带。

公开(公告)号：US5085532A

公开(公告)日：1992-02-04

申请号：US480221

申请日：1990-02-15

申请人： Ronald V. Surya ,  Albert M. Kritz

发明人： Ronald V. Surya ,  Albert M. Kritz

IPC分类号： B41J3/54 ,  B41J17/22 ,  B41J33/22

CPC分类号： B41J33/22 ,  B41J17/22 ,  B41J3/54 ,  Y10T403/7022 ,  Y10T403/7061

摘要： In medium to high volume printers using more than one print head, multiple documents may be printed side by side in one pass. Multiple rolls of ribbon are utilized on the ribbon mandril to accommodate the documents. The ribbon is kept taut across its print head by the feed system controller. When the outside diameters of the two rolls of ribbon vary, the system keeps one ribbon taut and the other tends to go slack at the print head. A split sleeve mandril with a differential mechanism connecting the two sleeves of the mandril assures that both ribbons are maintained taut. The preferred differential mechanism may be a planetary gear arrangement, or a thrust bearing arrangement. A unique ribbon roll holding mechanism, to hold the ribbon roll at the selected place on the mandril is also provided.

摘要翻译： 在使用多个打印头的中等到高容量打印机中，多个文档可以一次并排打印。 在卷带曼陀罗上使用多卷丝带来容纳文件。 丝带通过进给系统控制器保持紧贴在其打印头上。 当两个卷筒的外径变化时，系统会保持一个绷紧的丝带，另一个在打印头上趋于松弛。 具有连接两个心轴套的差速机构的开口套筒心轴确保两条丝都保持紧固。 优选的差速机构可以是行星齿轮装置或推力轴承装置。 还提供了一种独特的卷带保持机构，用于将色带卷保持在心轴上的选定位置。