Title:
EXPANDABLE CHUCK FOR THERMAL PRINTING RIBBON REEL
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/151181
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A reel-to-reel assembly (100) is provided. The reel-to-reel assembly includes, but is not limited to a supply spindle (110) and a wind-up spindle (130). The supply spindle (110) receives a supply reel (112) having a length of ribbon (120) wrapped around the supply reel (112). The wind-up spindle (130) receives an initially empty wind-up reel (132). The wind-up spindle (130) includes an adjustment mechanism (150) for varying the outer diameter Do of the wind-up spindle (130) from an initial outer diameter DOI to a final outer diameter Do which is larger than the initial outer diameter DOII
Inventors:
DEONARINE INDARJIT (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2012/035943
Publication Date:
May 02, 2013
Filing Date:
May 01, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS (US)
DEONARINE INDARJIT (US)
DEONARINE INDARJIT (US)
International Classes:
B65H75/24; B41J33/00
Foreign References:
| US7128291B1 | 2006-10-31 | |||
| JP2005205740A | 2005-08-04 | |||
| US20080279603A1 | 2008-11-13 | |||
| JP2002154720A | 2002-05-28 | |||
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| JPH1120994A | 1999-01-26 | |||
| DE102008013125A1 | 2009-09-10 | |||
| US4241883A | 1980-12-30 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
HAUPTMAN, Benjamin J. (Suite 300Alexandria, Virginia, US)
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