摘要:
This printer performs printing on a print medium having an RFID, and comprises: a communication unit which has a communication part movably provided in a predetermined area along the transport surface of the print medium, and communicates with an IC chip of the RFID; and a detection unit which detects the print medium by means of detection light. The detection unit includes: a light emitting part that emits detection light; a light guide member that guides the detection light emitted from the light emitting part to the print medium; and a light receiving part that receives the detection light via the print medium.
摘要:
This printer performs printing on a print medium having an RFID, and comprises: a communication unit which has a communication part movably provided in a predetermined area along the transport surface of the print medium, and communicates with an IC chip of the RFID; and a detection unit which detects the print medium by means of detection light. The detection unit includes: a light emitting part that emits detection light; a light guide member that guides the detection light emitted from the light emitting part to the print medium; and a light receiving part that receives the detection light via the print medium.
摘要:
There is provided an image forming apparatus including a paper feed tray configured to accommodate at least one sheet, a paper feed roller configured to send the sheet from the paper feed tray, and a cleaning member at the paper feed tray, the cleaning member being configured to clean a surface of the paper feed roller. The paper feed tray is movable between a paper feeding position from which the paper feed roller sends the sheet and a cleaning position at which the paper feed roller comes into contact with the cleaning member.
摘要:
A Thermally transferable ink sheet comprises a base film having a periodically repeating set of successive ink coated regions having a plurality of color inks thereon, and index mark regions whose index mark comprises a combination of a plurality of sensor marks indicating information regarding the ink sheet located at each border between adjacent ink coated regions. According to a preferred embodiment, each pair of adjacent ink coated regions juxtaposed across each border have extended portions extending toward each other into the index mark region in directions parallel to the direction of ink sheet feeding. Thus, it is possible to read the index mark and identify the ink colors of adjacent ink coated regions at the same time. According to another feature, two sets of index marks are provided contiguous to each other to allow the print apparatus to be controlled by the combination of the resultant readings obtained separately from both sets of index marks.
摘要:
A thermal transfer ribbon cassette system for use with a thermal transfer printer comprises supply and take-up spools, a thermal transfer ribbon extending between the spools with one end loaded onto the supply spool and the other onto the take-up spool, a cassette casing (10) with spool-locating means (15, 16) to locate and retain the two ribbon-carrying spools (5) spaced-apart, parallel and rotatable during printing, the spacing between the spools being predetermined to fit the printer, and a disposable loading member (20) comprising a rigid body portion (21) shaped to be manually transportable and having spool-holding means (23) releasably to hold the loaded spools (5) parallel, non-rotatable and spaced apart with the same predetermined spacing as the spool-locating means (15, 16); the spools (5), casing (10) and loading member (20) being adapted to enable the spools (5) to be inserted into the spool-locating means (15, 16) of the casing (10) while being held by the loading member (20), and to enable the loading member (20) thereafter to be withdrawn while the spools (5) are retained in the casing (10).
摘要:
In an electronically controlled typewriter, a printer or the like with an exchangeable ribbon cassette, which is provided with identifying codings and where the ribbon cassette is pivotable between a lowered position of rest and an elevated printing or operating position around the cassette base facing away from the printing area, it is provided in order to attain a simple and dependably readable coding which can discriminate between a plurality of different types of ribbon cassettes, that at a defined radial distance from the base of the ribbon cassette, which is to be inserted, a sensor is disposed at the side of the pivot path of the same, which gives off an electrical output signal in reference to a changing magnetic field. It is provided in a ribbon cassette for such a typewriter or such a printer to dispose at least one bistable magnetic element on a lateral surface of the ribbon cassette.
摘要:
An end-of-ribbon sensing device for an office machine, which machine includes a printing station for receiving a nonreusable ribbon which is displaceable through the printing station and which has a scannable marking at its trailing end. The device includes: a receiving member mounted at the printing station for receiving the replaceable member; a ribbon scanning unit carried by the receiving member and having scanning elements for scanning the scannable marking disposed at the end of the ribbon and for generating a signal upon scanning of the scannable marking; a control circuit connected to the scanning unit for processing the signal generated by the scanning unit so as to generate a ribbon end signal; a covering element for selectively covering the scanning elements: and a support member supporting the covering element and carried by the receiving member, the support member being maintained in a first position, when a replaceable member is not present at the receiving member, in which the covering element covers the scanning elements, and the support member being movable in response to reception of a replaceable member by the receiving member into a second position in which the covering element is displaced so as to expose the scanning elements to the ribbon, the support member being returned to the first position upon removal of a replaceable member and the covering element being constructed for cleaning the scanning elements during return of the support member from the second position to the first position.
摘要:
Disclosed is a transfer type recording apparatus wherein after transferring-material borne on a support is transferred onto a recording medium by a transfer forcing means, the support from which the transferring-material has been partially removed by printing is again coated with transferring-material. The apparatus includes transferring-material removing means for removing transferring-material applied to said support while maintaining said transferring-material molten, said transferring-material removing means removing transferring-materials applied to two side margins of said support, thereby forming regions on both sides of a transferring-material coated surface on said support which are not coated with transferring-material.
摘要:
Apparatus for lifting print and correction ribbons in typewriters or printers having a bidirectional motor for driving a lift lever coupled to lift, according to the direction of rotation, either the print or correction ribbon, as required. In order to be able to use a relatively weak motor, the lifting movements of the lift lever driven directly by the motor are transmitted directly to the print or correction ribbon guides without interconnecting members. Print ribbon feed is implemented by means of camming surfaces on the lift lever operating to feed ribbon during the return movement of the print ribbon to rest position below the printing line.