Title:
DEVICE FOR INDICATING PRINTING COLOR OF PRINTER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/1991/012969
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A display device for indicating the printing color of a printer by which the operator can confirm the printing color selected manually. The device is used in a printer which performs printing in a required printing color, using selectively any one or any set of the plural color bands constituting an ink ribbon. The device is provided with printing color selection keys (24a-24d) and light emitting diodes (26a-26d) the numbers of the both of which are the same as that of the color bands respectively, and a computer (11) operated according to operation of the keys. When a first key (24a) is pushed for a predetermined time, a first diode (26a) blinks and shows that indication of the selected printing color is possible. If the first key is pushed further, one or two diodes corresponding to the printing colors selected presently turn on. Whenever the first key is pushed to change the printing color, one or two diodes corresponding to the objective printing color reset newly turn on. If one of the keys (24b-24d) other than the first key is pushed, the data representing the printing color which the operator selects definitely and in which the operator intends to perform printing is sent out to a ribbon shift mechanism (19). The ribbon shift mechanism is operated and a color band is set according to the sent data, and the printing is performed in the required printing color corresponding to the required color band.
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Inventors:
ISHIHARA NOBUYOSHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP1991/000232
Publication Date:
September 05, 1991
Filing Date:
February 22, 1991
Export Citation:
Assignee:
CITIZEN WATCH CO LTD (JP)
International Classes:
B41J35/16; B41J35/18; (IPC1-7): B41J29/42; B41J35/14; B41J35/18; B41J35/20; B41M5/025
Foreign References:
| JPS6368442U | 1988-05-09 | |||
| JPS62207063A | 1987-09-11 | |||
| JPS59120488A | 1984-07-12 | |||
| JPS615971A | 1986-01-11 | |||
| JPS5929189A | 1984-02-16 | |||
| JPH0234315B2 | 1990-08-02 | |||
| JPS63139960U | 1988-09-14 | |||
| JPS6154977A | 1986-03-19 |
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