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US 2022/0088942 A1Published application
Printer device
AssigneeToshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorHiromasa Harashina
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, in a barcode printer (printer device), if a sleep mode transition detection unit (first state transition detection unit) detects that a barcode printer transitions to a sleep mode (first state), or if a power state control unit detects an instruction to turn off the power of the barcode printer, a head position control unit pulls the thermal head (print head) away from the platen roller and holds the thermal head in the state of being pulled away from the platen roller.
Claims16
A printer device, comprising:
- a print head;
- a platen roller;
- a first state transition detector configured to detect that the printer device transitions to a first state;
- and
- a head position controller configured to pull the print head away from the platen roller and hold a separated state where the print head is pulled away from the platen roller on condition that the first state transition detector detects the transition to the first state.
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A method for operating a printer device, comprising:
- detecting that a printer device transitions to a first state;
- and
- a head position controller configured to pulling a print head away from a platen roller;
- and
- holding a separated state where the print head is pulled away from the platen roller on condition that the printer device transitions to the first state is detected.
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A barcode printer, comprising:
- a thermal print head;
- a platen roller;
- a first state transition detector configured to detect that the printer device transitions to a first state;
- and
- a head position controller configured to pull the thermal print head away from the platen roller and hold a separated state where the print head is pulled away from the platen roller on condition that the first state transition detector detects the transition to the first state.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.