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US 4,734,710 AGranted
Thermal label printer
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Sato
InventorsYo Sato, Tadao Kashiwaba
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Abstract
A portable label printer comprising a label printer unit and an electrically and mechanically detachable data terminal unit is disclosed. When mated, the data terminal unit and the label printer unit are angularly adjustable with respect to each other. The printer unit has an interface for communication with external devices.
Claims21
A portable device for tracking and marking packages or the like having information thereon, comprising:
- a separate printing unit means for printing on a print medium;
- a separate data terminal means, including:
- a first input means for detecting and receiving said information contained on said packages;
- memory means for storing therein said information contained on said package and also for storing therein other predetermined package information;
- control means connected to said printing unit means, said first input means and said memory means, for receiving said information from said first input means and for transferring said information to said memory means, for developing data, based on said predetermined package information and said information contained on said packages, which data is to be printed on said print medium, and for controlling said printing unit means and said memory means to cause said data to be printed, by said printing unit means, on said print medium;
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- means for connecting said printing unit means to said data terminal unit means, said connecting means being effective to provide adjustable angular orientation between said printing unit means and said data terminal means, said connecting means being effective to enable said printing unit means to carry out its printing function regardless of the angular orientation between said printing unit means and said data terminal unit means.
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A portable device for tracking and marking packages or the like and having information thereon, comprising:
- a separate printing unit means for printing on a print medium;
- a separate data terminal unit means, including:
- first input means for detecting and receiving said informaton contained on said packages;
- memory means for storing therein said information contained on said package and for storing therein predetermined package information;
- control means connected to said printing means, said first input means and said memory means, for receiving said information from said first input means and for transferring said information to said memory means, for developing data, based on said predetermined package information and said information contained on said packages, which data is to be printed on said print medium, and for controlling said printing unit means and said memory means to cause said data to be printed, by said printing unit means, on said print medium;
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- means for freely connecting and disconnecting said printing unit means and said data terminal unit means, said connecting means being effective to enable connection of said printing unit means essentially directly to said data terminal unit means.
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A portable printer for printing labels or the like, comprising:
- means for advancing a printing medium through the printer thermal print head for printing information on the printing medium;
- a mechanically adjustable connection means for enabling the printer to be detachably connected directly to a data terminal unit;
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- electrical connector means for providing a detachable and direct electrical connection between the printer and a data terminal unit and for transmitting through the electrical connector means printing information for the printer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.