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Title:
THERMAL PRINTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRINTING AN IMAGE USING SAID PRINTING DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2006055523
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A printing device (10) that includes a platen (20) for supporting an imaging member (50) during a printing operation and at least one print head subassembly (18) for direct thermal printing on the imaging member. The print head subassembly is configured to be movable independently of the platen for printing on a first surface of the imaging member in a first transport path and on a second surface of the imaging member in a second transport path. The printing device also includes elements (112, 116) movable with said print head subassembly for ensuring that the wrap of the imaging member around the platen is substantially symmetrical about the print line such that the thermal heating elements of the thermal print head are substantially parallel to the surface of the imaging member when printing on each side of the imaging member.

Inventors:
HAIMBERGER WALTER P (US)
SCHUH DANA F (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2005/041267
Publication Date:
September 21, 2006
Filing Date:
November 16, 2005
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Assignee:
POLAROID CORP (US)
International Classes:
B41J3/60; B41J11/00; B41J13/10
Foreign References:
US20010021331A12001-09-13
US4212552A1980-07-15
EP0517285A11992-12-09
Other References:
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 010, no. 270 (M - 517) 13 September 1986 (1986-09-13)
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