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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8132974 | Image generating apparatus An image generating apparatus includes a print portion printing a paper, a platen roller arranged so as to be opposed to the print portion, a heat radiating member mounted on the print portion, radiating heat generated in the print portion, integrally provided with ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7922406 | Image generating apparatus In this image generating apparatus, a driving gear portion is so formed that the diameter of the outer peripheral surface of a first toothless portion is smaller than the tip diameter of a first toothed portion, and so arranged that the first toothless portion there... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7918618 | Printer having printhead angulator assembly A printer assembly for printing on a supply of media traveling in a media direction. The printer generally includes a platen assembly, a print head assembly and a pivot member. The pivot member provides for pivoting of the print head assembly relative to the platen ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7780367 | Thermal printer with compact structure and usability of cover open and cover open mechanism A cover operation member (41) is movably attached to the base frame to selectively latch and unlatch a platen (21) attached on the cover frame. The cover operation member (41) is in contact with the head bracket (32) so that the thermal h... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7614809 | Head support structure, printing device, thermally activating device, and printer Provided is a head support structure including: a thermal head (11) for heating a sheet material (5); a platen roller (12) for transporting the sheet material (5) being pressed by the thermal head (11); a head support member (13... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7513705 | Toolless thermal print head mounting apparatus A toolless thermal print head mounting apparatus including; a print head mounting bracket including a front face and a rear face, a plurality of print head mounting stud holes and a plurality of cable clamp mounting slots formed in the print head mounting bracket, e... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7500797 | Apparatus for a floating print head and associated method The present invention provides a floating print head assembly and an associated method. According to one embodiment, the floating print head assembly includes a head bracket and a print head attached to the bracket such that the print head is suspended above the pri... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7431520 | Image forming apparatus performing double-sided printing An image forming apparatus is provided and includes a platen roller and a thermal printing head. The thermal printing head is elastically biased toward the platen roller and rotates about a pivot of the platen roller for moving between first and second positions to ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7427132 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus has a chassis, a head portion, a platen roller a plurality of elastically deformable support rods, a U-shaped rotary member and a drive mechanism. The head portion is pivotally supported on the chassis. The platen roller is rotatably suppo... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7420579 | Printer A head unit (200) and a sensor unit (300) are freely Rotatably mounted in a printer main body (100). A rod-shaped portion (320) is projectingly provided to the tip portion of the sensor unit (300), and a first catching portion is p... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7417658 | Thermal printing mechanism, in particularly applicable to payment terminals A thermal printing mechanism comprises a frame accommodating a motor for driving a print tape, a thermal printing head, a carrying roller and electronic control means. The frame is provided with a metal stiffening plate substantially extending along the length there... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7410312 | Toolless thermal print head mounting apparatus A toolless thermal print head mounting apparatus including; a print head mounting bracket including a front face and a rear face, a plurality of print head mounting stud holes and a plurality of cable clamp mounting slots formed in the print head mounting bracket, e... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7399130 | Printer with quick release print head and platen to promote installation and removal of same A printer for printing indicia upon media with print head and platen assemblies with ease of exchange and re-alignment features. The print head may be coupled to a print head bracket, the print head bracket removably coupled to the top cover of the printer by, for e... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7396170 | Device for printing one or several objects moving in a feed direction The invention relates to a device for printing one or several objects moving in a feed direction, in particular labels, packaging and packaging sections on a flat strip (1) or labels (2) stuck on a support band strip, comprising a print head (4)... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7381001 | Thermal transfer printer A thermal transfer printer includes a thermal head, a platen roller which allows the thermal head to be in the head up/down state, an ink ribbon which is drawn between the thermal head and the platen roller, a paper feed roller which can convey a recording paper. A ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7372476 | Thermal printing device, method for printing an image using said printing device and system for printing an image A printing device that includes a platen for supporting an imaging member during a printing operation and at least one print head subassembly for direct thermal printing on the imaging member. The print head subassembly is configured to be movable independently of t... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367726 | Thermal image forming apparatus A thermal image forming apparatus includes a platen roller which supports a medium, a print head, including a heating unit which applies heat to the medium to form an image thereon, which rotates around the platen roller and moves the heating unit to a first locatio... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369146 | Thermal printer In order to provide a thermal printer, which can reliably pressure-contact a recording paper made of thick paper to a platen roller with a small motor and print high quality images, a thermal printer of the invention includes head supporting members, which support a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360225 | Disc holding mechanism There is provided a disc holding mechanism capable of easily loading and unloading optical discs having different shapes on a disc tray, in which an optical disc is securely fixed and held on the disc tray and the load applied to the disc when it is loaded and unloa... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354211 | Perforation forming mechanism for use in an imaging apparatus An apparatus for perforating a sheet of print media having a front side and a back side includes a printhead carriage for carrying a printhead. A perforator carriage carries a perforation forming mechanism. An isolation damper having elastic, vibration absorbing, ch... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7344324 | Image forming apparatus having a member for pressing a print head element against a platen roller The image forming apparatus includes the print unit pivotably supported by the chassis, and the pivoting member rotatably supported by the support rod. The print unit has arm portions and the print head element. One of the arm portions has a downward facing portion.... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7333124 | Thermal printer In a thermal head, a heating element array is formed in a head substrate. Both ends of the head substrate are attached to a pair of support plates by a bolt. Plural pins protruding toward the head substrate are provided in the support plate. A gap is formed between ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325987 | Printing method using quill-jet A system for depositing a material is described. The system uses at least one cantilever, and more typically a plurality of cantilever to transfer small amounts of material from a source of material to a substrate surface. One application for the system is a printin... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7321376 | Thermal printer A thermal printer is provided including a cable which connects a main board and a recording head to form an image on a print medium by heating both surfaces of the print medium. The thermal printer includes a rotating unit rotatably installed within a frame. The the... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7311379 | Multi-print head printing device A plurality of print heads 60 and drive controllers 330 are installable on a carriage 1. A plurality of data processors 320 for transferring data to the drive controllers 330 are installable on the chassis 300 of the printin... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7302888 | Method and apparatus for rotational media printing An apparatus for use in printing to a rotational media having a surface to be printed to and being rotatable about an axis extending away from the surface is provided. The apparatus includes an engaging arrangement to engage the rotational media so as to impart cont... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300219 | Image forming apparatus using thermal printing head An image forming apparatus that uses a thermal printing head (TPH) is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a platen roller. A TPH unit faces the platen roller and pivots to contact or separate from the platen roller. A first elastic member elastically bias... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301550 | CD recorder and printer A disc copying or recording device and a disc label printer are mounted in a common assembly, and include a printhead moveable along a guide shaft on a frame. A disc transport carriage is mounted on the same guide shaft as the printhead, can be moved along this guid... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7286151 | Image forming apparatus and thermal transfer printer The image forming apparatus has a frame, a head portion pivotably supported on the frame, a platen roller supported on the frame opposite the head portion, an elastic support rod supported on the frame, a rotary member pivotably supported by the support rod and havi... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7278793 | Image generating apparatus An image generating apparatus capable of rotating a pressing member pressing a print head against a platen roller at a large rotation angle with a cam is obtained. This thermal transfer printer (image generating apparatus) comprises a drive cam for driving the press... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7268793 | Device for arraying a thermal printer head for use in a thermal printer A device for arraying a thermal printer head for use in a thermal printer is provided. The thermal printer includes a thermal printer head which is installed on a main frame to print on a sheet of paper and a transfer roller which transfers the sheet of paper at the... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7256807 | Thermal printer A thermal printer includes a platen roller having both ends supported by a frame, a line thermal head having a plurality of heater elements and coming into contact with and separating from the platen roller, and a head mount supporting the line thermal head. The lin... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7254818 | Self aligning disc tray drive A tray is mounted in a framework for sliding between extended and retracted positions, and has a separate drive adjacent each of the opposite sides of the tray. The drives on the opposite sides of the tray are effected through friction clutches so that one of the dr... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7246959 | Image formation apparatus and sublimation printer An image formation apparatus or a sublimation printer includes a main frame, a platen roller, a head assembly, and a press lever. The platen roller is rotatably held between first and second side panels of the main frame. The press lever is pivotably supported on th... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7245312 | Thermal printer with quick-release printhead assembly A quick-release printhead mounting assembly and thermal printer incorporating same, including a printing component, a printer housing, and, a component retention feature attached to or molded into the printer housing adapted for receiving and releasably fixing the p... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241063 | Printer A top cover and a guide member form a discharge port. A plurality of guide ribs is provided on an edge portion of the top cover. A plurality of projecting pieces is provided on a guide member at positions not to face to the guide ribs. These guide ribs and projectin... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7234883 | Tape printer It is intended to provide a tape printer which enables to forcibly separate a platen roller and a print head along with an opening operation of a cover element in case the platen roller and the print head have adhered to each other because of a long-period storage o... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7226226 | Printing apparatus A printing apparatus (10) includes a carrier ribbon supply tool (12) and a carrier ribbon take-up spool (16), a print head (22) having a plurality of heating elements which are individually addressable and energizable selectively to remov... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7212295 | Keyboard for imaging devices A removable and re-attachable keyboard device for interfacing with an imaging device in a position adjacent to a display on the imaging device is presented. The keyboard device docks or otherwise couples the imaging device as opposed to residing on the table or base... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7209156 | CD recorder and printer A disc copying or recording device and a disc label printer are mounted in a common assembly, and include a printhead moveable along a guide shaft on a frame. A disc transport carriage is mounted on the same guide shaft as the printhead, can be moved along this guid... | 04/24/2007 |
