Platen assembly for thermal printer
AssigneePolaroid Corporation
InventorMichael N. Burdenko
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Abstract
There is disclosed a thermal print head platen which includes a pair of support members separated by a gap wherein the support members are adapted to be oriented to press media against a thermal print head for printing purposes with the gap approximately aligned with a heating element located within the print head. There are also described a thermal printer which includes at least one thermal print head in conjunction with a thermal print head platen to pressure print media against the thermal print head for printing purposes and a thermal printing method utilizing such a thermal printer.
Claims34
A thermal print head platen comprising a pair of support members separated by a gap, wherein said support members are adapted to be oriented to press print media against a thermal print head for printing purposes with said gap approximately aligned with a heating element located within said print head.
The thermal platen as defined in Clam 6, further comprising a frame adapted for mounting said platen and allowing movement of said platen towards and away from a print head for printing purposes, while limiting movement of said platen in an orthogonal direction directly between said support members and across said gap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.