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US 12,280,608 B2Granted
Removable supporting device to support an endless ribbon
AssigneeArmor
InventorsJuan Rodriguez, Maxime Charrier, Frans Hegge
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Abstract
A removable supporting device includes a frame; an endless ribbon; and a supporting system to support the endless ribbon, the supporting system including at least two rollers connected to the frame; the at least two rollers including a first connecting system adapted to cooperate with a first complementary connecting system of a thermal transfer printing apparatus.
Claims18
A removable supporting device comprising:
- a frame;
- an endless ribbon, and
- a supporting system to support the endless ribbon, the supporting system comprising:
- at least two rollers connected to the frame;
- said at least two rollers comprising a first connecting system adapted to cooperate with a first complementary connecting system of a thermal transfer printing apparatus,
- a delamination roller having a lower diameter than the at least two rollers, a tensing system connected to the frame to keep the endless ribbon under tension, the tensing system comprising a supporting system having an outer convex portion to support the endless ribbon, said supporting system comprising two longitudinal elements connected to the frame with a link allowing at least one degree of freedom in rotation around a fourth axis of rotation parallel to a longitudinal axis of the at least two rollers.
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A removable supporting device comprising:
- a frame;
- an endless ribbon, and
- a supporting system to support the endless ribbon, the supporting system comprising:
- at least two rollers connected to the frame;
- said at least two rollers comprising a first connecting system adapted to cooperate with a first complementary connecting system of a thermal transfer printing apparatus,
- a delamination roller having a lower diameter than the at least two rollers, a tensing system connected to the frame to keep the endless ribbon under tension, the tensing system comprising a buffer comprising a first moving roller and a second moving roller, the second moving roller being movable along a predefined trajectory in a plane sensibly perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said second moving roller,
- wherein both the first moving roller and the second moving roller of the buffer are movable along a circular trajectory around a same second axis of rotation sensibly parallel to a first axis of rotation of the at least two rollers.
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A removable supporting device comprising:
- a frame;
- an endless ribbon, and
- a supporting system to support the endless ribbon, the supporting system comprising:
- at least two rollers connected to the frame;
- said at least two rollers comprising a first connecting system adapted to cooperate with a first complementary connecting system of a thermal transfer printing apparatus,
- a delamination roller having a lower diameter than the at least two rollers, a tensing system connected to the frame to keep the endless ribbon under tension, the tensing system comprising a buffer comprising a first moving roller and a second moving roller, the second moving roller being movable along a predefined trajectory in a plane sensibly perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said second moving roller, wherein both the first moving roller and the second moving roller of the buffer are mounted onto a support, said support being movable in rotation around a third axis of rotation sensibly parallel to the second axis of rotation.
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A removable supporting device comprising:
- a frame;
- an endless ribbon, and
- a supporting system to support the endless ribbon, the supporting system comprising:
- at least two rollers connected to the frame;
- said at least two rollers comprising a first connecting system adapted to cooperate with a first complementary connecting system of a thermal transfer printing apparatus, and
- a delamination roller having a lower diameter than the at least two rollers, wherein at least one roller of the at least two rollers comprises an arm having a first distal end connected to said roller and a second distal end mechanically connected to the frame by a pivot connection allowing the rotation of said roller along a predefined trajectory around the first longitudinal axis.
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