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US 5,695,291 AGranted
Thermal-transcription printer
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorGeun-yong Park
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Abstract
A thermal-transcription printer has a printing head and a platen drum which is moved up and down to press thermally activated ink from a thermal transfer ribbon onto a paper. A lever member is installed on a feed roller for transferring a paper sheet, and the platen drum is supported by an end portion of the lever member. The platen drum moves up and down, while being supported by the lever member which rotates in the same direction as the feed roller, and presses an ink ribbon and the paper against the printing head.
Claims9
A thermal-transcription printer comprising:
- a pair of frames;
- a platen drum disposed between said frames;
- a printing head positioned over said platen drum, said printing head having means for emitting heat in a predetermined pattern;
- fixing means for supporting said printing head;
- a thermal transfer ribbon cartridge disposed between said printing head and said platen drum and being supported by said frames, said ribbon cartridge having a thermal transfer ink ribbon;
- a feed roller driven by a feed motor and installed on one side of said platen drum;
- a guide roller in rotatable contact with said feed roller for transferring a paper sheet;
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- means for moving said platen drum up and down by said feed motor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.