ALIGNING APPARATUS FOR PRINTING MEMBER IN PRINTER

Title:

ALIGNING APPARATUS FOR PRINTING MEMBER IN PRINTER

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/080849

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

Disclosed is an aligning apparatus for a printing member in a printer, which enables the selection and use of either a center alignment method or a single-end alignment method for the printing member (a thermal transfer ribbon (3)) and takes into account the compatibility with printing data. The aligning apparatus is provided with a pinion (16) and a pair of racks (17, 18) that have a rack and pinion structure within a cylindrical shaft (22) and have been rotatably disposed along the transverse direction centerline (C) of a transfer passage in the cylindrical shaft (22), a pushing projection (19) that is able to push the rack (17) in the direction of the pushing end (22B) of the cylindrical shaft (22), and a positioning protrusion (20) that is able to engage and disengage with a plurality of positioning engagement holes (26) that have been formed in the shaft direction of the cylindrical shaft (22); and is characterized in that the pushing projection (19) drives the racks (17, 18) and the pinion (16) by pressing towards the cylindrical shaft (22) of a core tube (21), the positioning protrusion (20) engages with the positioning engagement holes (26) of the cylindrical shaft (22), and the core tube (21) can be positioned in the center position in the transverse direction.

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Inventors:

KOKUTA HIROSHI (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2010/001039

Publication Date:

July 07, 2011

Filing Date:

February 18, 2010

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

SATO KK (JP)
SATO CHISHIKI ZAISAN KENKYUSYO (JP)
KOKUTA HIROSHI (JP)

International Classes:

B41J33/14

Foreign References:

JP2001192154A	2001-07-17
JP2008087861A	2008-04-17
JPH10181964A	1998-07-07

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