A label printing apparatus, comprising a cassette-receiving bay adapted to receive a cassette, said cassette-receiving bay having a base, an opening opposite the base, and side walls extending between the base and the opening; a cassette locking mechanism comprising at least one locking element having a locking position for engagement with a cassette inserted into said cassette-receiving bay; and cassette detection means operable to determine whether said at least one locking element is engaged with a cassette inserted into the cassette-receiving bay.
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
A printing device comprising: a housing; a printing mechanism; a receiving portion for receiving a supply of image receiving medium; a cutting mechanism for cutting the image receiving medium; a drive mechanism for driving the cutting mechanism during a cutting operation; wherein the cutting mechanism comprises a blade holder removably attachable in the printing device; and said drive mechanism comprises at least one of a drive member or engaging portion for engaging with a respective other of at least one drive member or engaging portion of said blade holder; wherein said drive member is configured to be received in said engaging portion when said blade holder is in the printing device, and wherein said drive member and engaging portion are configured to permit said blade holder to be inserted in said printing device when said blade holder is moved in a direction of insertion, and to permit said blade holder to be removed from said printing device when said blade holder is moved in a direction of removal.
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A label printer has a touchscreen for displaying and inputting label data, and comprising at least one input area. The label printer also has a hardware keyboard for inputting label data, and comprising at least one hardware key. The label printer also has control means arranged to control printing means for printing a label in accordance with label information. The label information is derived from a combination of label data input via the at least one hardware key of said hardware keyboard and label data input via the at least one input area of said touchscreen.
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
G06F 3/041 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
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A cassette is provided which includes a supply of label material and a brake. The brake has a first position and a second position. In the first position, the supply is clamped by the brake. In the second position, the supply is removable from the cassette.
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A label printing apparatus, comprising a cassette-receiving bay adapted to receive a cassette, said cassette-receiving bay having a base, an opening opposite the base, and side walls extending between the base and the opening; a cassette locking mechanism comprising at least one locking element having a locking position for engagement with a cassette inserted into said cassette-receiving bay; and cassette detection means operable to determine whether said at least one locking element is engaged with a cassette inserted into the cassette-receiving bay.
B41J 15/00 - Devices or arrangements specially adapted for supporting or handling copy material in continuous form, e.g. webs
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A cassette comprising at least one portion for engaging with a cooperating locking element of a tape printer when said cassette is correctly located in said printer, said portion comprising an elongate conductive bar extending along said cassette in a direction perpendicular to a rotational axis of a supply roll housed in said cassette.
B41J 15/04 - Supporting, feeding, or guiding devices; Mountings for web rolls or spindles
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B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
A printing apparatus (301) comprising: a housing; a printing mechanism; a receiving bay for receiving a supply of image receiving medium; a cutter module (350) removably attached in said housing for cutting said image receiving medium, said cutter module comprising a movable blade and an actuator for actuating said movable blade; wherein said housing comprises an aperture (370), said cutter module being at least partially received in said aperture, and being removable via said aperture.
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B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
A printing device comprising: a housing; a printing mechanism; a receiving portion for receiving a supply of image receiving medium; a cutting mechanism for cutting the image receiving medium; a drive mechanism for driving the cutting mechanism during a cutting operation; wherein the cutting mechanism comprises a blade holder removably attachable in the printing device; and said drive mechanism comprises at least one of a drive member or engaging portion for engaging with a respective other of at least one drive member or engaging portion of said blade holder; wherein said drive member is configured to be received in said engaging portion when said blade holder is in the printing device, and wherein said drive member and engaging portion are configured to permit said blade holder to be inserted in said printing device when said blade holder is moved in a direction of insertion, and to permit said blade holder to be removed from said printing device when said blade holder is moved in a direction of removal.
B41J 11/70 - Applications of cutting devices cutting perpendicular to the direction of paper feed
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
A cassette is provided which includes a supply of label material and a brake. The brake has a first position and a second position. In the first position, the supply is clamped by the brake. In the second position, the supply is removable from the cassette.
A tape printer for printing an image on an image receiving medium including a tape receiving portion for receiving a supply of image receiving medium on which an image is to be printed; a printing mechanism arranged to print an image on said medium; a cutting mechanism for cutting off a portion of said medium, wherein the cutting mechanism comprises a cutter guide track defining a predetermined path for guiding a cutter of the cutting mechanism, wherein different parts of the cutter intersect the medium as the cutter moves to cut off said portion.
A label printer comprises input means operable by a user to input label data. The label printer also has display means and control means configured to receive said input label data from the input means. The control means is arranged to control the display to display an image of a label defined by said input label data in a label display area. The control means is configured to cause the display to display said image of the label such that a first dimension of the image of the label is decreased with respect to the corresponding dimension of said display area so that all of said image of the label is displayed in said display area.
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
Apparatus comprises measuring circuitry configured to determine a current provided by a USB port, a controller configured to select a charging current in dependence on the determined current, and a battery charger configured to charge a battery with said selected current.
A label printing apparatus comprising a cassette receiving bay arranged to receive a cassette; and an engagement member. The engagement member is movable between a first position, in which the engagement member is engaged with the cassette, and a second position in which the engagement member is disengaged with the cassette.
A label printer cassette is provided. Said label printer cassette comprises at least one supply of printing medium and a housing. The housing comprises a first surface, a second surface, said second surface being opposite said first surface, and at least one side extending between said first and second surfaces, one side having a switch operating arrangement having a ramped surface which is configured, in use to operate a switch of a label printer.
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A label printer, comprising: input means operable by a user; display means; and control means connected to the input means and the display means. The control means are configured to control the display means to first display a header and a first image representative of a label; and, in response to receiving at the control means a signal indicative of an operation of the input means by a user to select the header, to control the display to then display a second image representative of the label and a graphical control panel associated with said header. The second image representative of the label is of a size smaller than the first image representative of the label. The display means may comprise a touchscreen.
A label printer comprises a cassette receiving bay (40) for receiving a cassette (2) having a supply of print medium (6), a housing (4) for the print medium (6), and a brake (38) that is movable between a first movement-restricting position at which movement of the print medium (6) relative to the housing is restricted and a second movement-permitting position at which movement of the print medium relative to the housing is permitted; a lid (80) that is moveable between an open position at which the lid allows insertion of a cassette (2) into the cassette receiving bay (40) and a closed position at which the lid prevents insertion of a cassette into the cassette receiving bay; brake control means operable, when the cassette is located in the cassette receiving bay, to cause the brake to move between the first movement-restricting position and the second movement-permitting position; and means for coordinating movement of the lid and operation of the brake control means.
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
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Label printer with touchscreen-formatting of characters
A label printer has a touchscreen for displaying and inputting label data, and comprising at least one input area. The label printer also has a hardware keyboard for inputting label data, and comprising at least one hardware key. The label printer also has control means arranged to control printing means for printing a label in accordance with label information. The label information is derived from a combination of label data input via the at least one hardware key of said hardware keyboard and label data input via the at least one input area of said touchscreen.
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B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
B41J 3/46 - Printing mechanisms combined with apparatus providing a visual indication
G06F 3/041 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
G06F 3/048 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
A label printer comprises input means operable by a user to input label data. The label printer also has display means and control means configured to receive said input label data from the input means. The control means is arranged to control the display to display an image of a label defined by said input label data in a label display area. The control means is configured to cause the display to display said image of the label such that a first dimension of the image of the label is decreased with respect to the corresponding dimension of said display area so that all of said image of the label is displayed in said display area.
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
A label printing apparatus, comprising a cassette-receiving bay adapted to receive a cassette, said cassette-receiving bay having a base, an opening opposite the base, and side walls extending between the base and the opening; a cassette locking mechanism comprising at least one locking element having a locking position for engagement with a cassette inserted into said cassette-receiving bay; and cassette detection means operable to determine whether said at least one locking element is engaged with a cassette inserted into the cassette-receiving bay.
B41J 15/00 - Devices or arrangements specially adapted for supporting or handling copy material in continuous form, e.g. webs
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
A printing device for printing labels having a memory for storing one or more character sets, each character set including at least a principle character and an additional character which is associated with the principle character; a user input having character selection keys for selecting a character set to define an image to be printed by the printing device; and a controller for accessing characters from the memory to be displayed and printed which correspond to characters selected at the user input means; wherein actuation of a character selection key selects the principle character in the selected character set and maintaining activation of the character selection key for a predetermined time period selects the associated additional character.
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A label printer cassette comprising; a supply of print medium; a housing for housing said print medium. The housing having first and second surfaces and at least one side extending between said first and second surfaces. A cover is provided on one of said sides and has a first position and a second position. When the cassette is received in a label printer the cover is configured when in the first position to interact with cassette detecting means of said label printer.
A cassette comprising a first part and a second part, said first and second parts being relatively movable, said cassette comprising at least one printing supply and control means, said control means being arranged when one of said first and second parts is moved relative to the other of said first and second parts to cause the cassette to change from one of a first condition and a second condition to the other of said first and second condition, said first condition being one in which rotation of at least one printing supply is prevented and said second condition being one in which rotation of at least one printing supply is permitted.
A label printer cassette is provided. Said label printer cassette comprises at least one supply of printing medium and a housing. The housing comprises a first surface, a second surface, said second surface being opposite said first surface, and at least one side extending between said first and second surfaces, one side having a switch operating arrangement having a ramped surface which is configured, in use to operate a switch of a label printer.
A cassette adapted to be received by a tape printer, the cassette comprising a housing for accommodating a tape medium; an opening in the housing, said opening configured to receive a printhead arrangement of the tape printer when the cassette is received by the tape printer; and a cover movable from a closed position in which the opening is at least partially closed to an open position.
A subassembly for use in a cassette, said subassembly comprising a supply of print material, said print material being provided on a supply spool; support means for supporting the spool, said support means arranged to retain the supply of print material in place in the subassembly; and a guide path for guiding the print material to a print location from said supply.
A label printer cassette is provided. The label printer comprises at least one supply of printing medium and a housing in which said image receiving medium is received. The label printer further comprises a cover which is arranged in use to move between first and second positions and a clamping member for clamping said printing medium. The clamping member is arranged to have a first mode in which said printing medium is clamped and a second mode in which said printing medium can be drawn from said supply. The mode of the clamping member is controlled by the cover.
A label printer, comprising: input means operable by a user; display means; and control means connected to the input means and the display means. The control means are configured to control the display means to first display a header and a first image representative of a label; and, in response to receiving at the control means a signal indicative of an operation of the input means by a user to select the header, to control the display to then display a second image representative of the label and a graphical control panel associated with said header. The second image representative of the label is of a size smaller than the first image representative of the label. The display means may comprise a touchscreen.
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
A label printer has a touchscreen for displaying and inputting label data, and comprising at least one input area. The label printer also has a hardware keyboard for inputting label data, and comprising at least one hardware key. The label printer also has control means arranged to control printing means for printing a label in accordance with label information. The label information is derived from a combination of label data input via the at least one hardware key of said hardware keyboard and label data input via the at least one input area of said touchscreen.
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
A tape comprising a substrate layer having a first region and a second region, said first region having a side on which an image can be received; a first adhesive layer provided on a side of said second region, said side of the first region and said side of said second region being on a same side of said substrate layer, wherein said tape is configured such that said second region can overly the side of the first region on which an image can be received, with said first adhesive layer being between said first and second regions.
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A label printing apparatus, comprising a cassette-receiving bay adapted to receive a cassette, said cassette-receiving bay having a base, an opening opposite the base, and side walls extending between the base and the opening; a cassette locking mechanism comprising at least one locking element having a locking position for engagement with a cassette inserted into said cassette-receiving bay; and cassette detection means operable to determine whether said at least one locking element is engaged with a cassette inserted into the cassette-receiving bay.
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
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An embossing tool comprising an actuating member movable between a first and a second position to emboss an image on a tape; and indicating means for indicating that actuating member that the actuating member is in said second position.
B41J 3/39 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for embossing, e.g. for making matrices for stereotypes hand-held
A label printer comprising a cassette-receiving bay, said cassette-receiving bay having a base, a top opening opposite the base, and a locking mechanism extending from said base, said locking mechanism having a locking part, said locking part being movable in a first direction and biased in a second direction opposite to said first direction, said locking part having one or more projections such that a force thereon directed towards said base causes the locking part to move in the first direction and wherein said locking part is biased to move in said second direction when the force is removed.
A controller arranged to provide print data to a print apparatus, said print data comprising an image to be printed on a disc, said image being such that at least one print parameter is determinable from said image when printed on said disc; receive said at least one print parameter; and control a subsequent printing operation on a disc based on said received at least one print parameter.
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
A label printing apparatus comprising a cassette receiving bay arranged to receive a cassette; and an engagement member. The engagement member is movable between a first position, in which the engagement member is engaged with the cassette, and a second position in which the engagement member is disengaged with the cassette.
A label printing apparatus comprising a cassette receiving bay (120) arranged to receive a cassette (10); and a cassette positioning mechanism. The cassette positioning mechanism is arranged to move a cassette (10) inserted into the cassette receiving bay (120) into a position in which printing can take place.
A label printing apparatus comprising a cassette receiving bay arranged to receive a cassette; and an engagement member. The engagement member is movable between a first position, in which the engagement member is engaged with the cassette, and a second position in which the engagement member is disengaged with the cassette.
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
B41J 15/04 - Supporting, feeding, or guiding devices; Mountings for web rolls or spindles
A cassette (10) is provided which includes a supply of label material (8) and a brake (26). The brake has a first position and a second position. In the first position, the supply (8) is clamped by the brake (26). In the second position, the supply (8) is removable from the cassette (10).
A label printer comprising: a cassette-receiving bay adapted to receive a cassette which contains an image receiving medium, said cassette-receiving bay having a base, a top opening opposite the base, and side walls extending between the base and the top opening; a cover member provided on the cassette-receiving bay, said cover member movable between an open and closed position; a print head and a platen roll, at least one of which is movable relative to the other between an operative position for printing and an inoperative position, wherein one of the print head and the platen roll is operatively connected to said cover member such that the print head and the platen roll are in the inoperative position when the cover member is open; an ejector mechanism for ejecting a cassette from the cassette- receiving bay, the ejector mechanism comprising an ejector element, the ejector element being movable in a direction towards the base by a cassette inserted into the cassette- receiving bay and biased in a direction towards the top opening for ejecting the cassette; and stopping means, wherein said ejector mechanism is operatively coupled to the stopping means for preventing the print head and the platen roll from being moved into the operative position when said cover member is closed and no cassette is inserted in the cassette- receiving bay.
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
A tape printing apparatus comprising a tape accommodation area for accommodating a supply of image receiving tape; a cutting arrangement; an outlet arranged adjacent said cutting arrangement, said outlet having a first part downstream of the cutting arrangement with a size such that a user is able to access an area adjacent said cutting arrangement.
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
B41J 11/70 - Applications of cutting devices cutting perpendicular to the direction of paper feed
A tape printing apparatus, comprising a port for connecting to external apparatus; a first memory for storing label data defining at least one label; and a second memory comprising program information.
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
B41J 3/46 - Printing mechanisms combined with apparatus providing a visual indication
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TAPE PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH DISPLAYING FEATURES
A tape printing apparatus comprising input means, a display, a processor arranged to control said display in response to an input received by said input means, said display being controlled to have a first area providing text information to assist a user to create a label, and a second area displaying an image to be printed on said label.
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
A tape printing apparatus, comprising a port for connecting to external apparatus; a first memory for storing label data defining at least one label; and a second memory comprising program information.
A method of printing an image on an image receiving tape comprising advancing the tape in a first direction such that a predetermined portion of the tape is downstream of the printing location, printing an image while advancing the tape in a second direction cutting the tape when at least the predetermined portion of tape is downstream of the cutting location, and cutting the tape again when the end of the image is a predetermined distance upstream of the cutting location.
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
A cutting mechanism comprising a cutting blade (19); blade protection means (110), at least one of said cutting blade and said blade protection means being movable relative to the other of said cutting blade and said blade protection means; stop means (108) having a first position and a second position, at least one of said blade protection means and said stop means being movable relatively to the other of said blade protection means and said stop means; and release means (23) arranged such that movement of said release means from a first position to a second position causes said stop means to move from its first position to its second position; wherein when said stop means is in said first position, relative movement of said cutting blade and said blade protection means is prevented and when said stop means is in said second position, said cutting blade is arranged to cut.
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A tape printer for printing an image on an image receiving medium comprising a tape receiving portion for receiving a supply of image receiving medium on which an image is to be printed; a printing mechanism arranged to print an image on said medium; a cutting mechanism for cutting off a portion of said medium, wherein the cutting mechanism comprises a cutter guide track (15) defining a predetermined path for guiding a cutter of the cutting mechanism, wherein different parts of the cutter intersect the medium as the cutter moves to cut off said portion.
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
B41J 11/70 - Applications of cutting devices cutting perpendicular to the direction of paper feed
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A tape supply comprising a first part and a second part, said first part comprising an exposed colour layer, said colour layer being activatable to provide an image, one of said first and second parts comprising a protective layer, wherein said first and second parts are arranged in used to be applied one to the other so said colour layer is protected by said protective layer.
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
A supply for a label printer comprising of an image receiving medium for receiving an image and tags for receiving digital information. The tags can be RFID tags.
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
B41J 3/44 - Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms having dual functions or combined with, or coupled to, apparatus performing other functions
A supply of image receiving medium for a label printer, said image receiving medium arranged to receive an image and comprising a magnetic layer, wherein said magnetic layer is anisotropic.
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
B41J 15/04 - Supporting, feeding, or guiding devices; Mountings for web rolls or spindles
A printing apparatus comprising a means for receiving a supply of an image receiving medium and a platen arranged to feed the image receiving medium selectively in one of a forward and reverse direction. A print head arranged to print an image on the image receiving medium while the medium is fed in the forward direction and an arcuate guide portion partially encasing the platen and movable relative to the surface of the platen. Said guide portion having an inoperative position in which it is spaced from the print head to permit a supply of image receiving medium to be received and an operative position wherein the guide portion is moved to be proximate to the print head whereby the guide portion in the operative position restricts movement of the image receiving medium in a direction perpendicular to the forward and reverse direction.
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
B41J 11/00 - Devices or arrangements for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
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A printing apparatus using a consumable providing at least one of an image receiving tape, the consumable carrying a tag holding parameter information identifying the width of the tape and status information including the amount of tape remaining in the consumable, the printing apparatus comprising: printing means for printing an image; a tag reader arranged to receive said information from the tag via a contactless link in the form of electromagnetic waves; and a processor arranged to (i) receive said information and to control operation of the printing apparatus in dependence thereon including selecting a printing operation based on the identified width, and (ii) update the status information based on usage of the tape via the contactless link.
A printing device for printing labels comprising: a memory for storing one or more character sets, each character set including at least a principle character and an additional character which is associated with the principle character; user input means having character selection keys for selecting a character set to define an image to be printed by the printing device; and a controller for accessing characters from the memory to be displayed and printed which correspond to characters selected at the user input means; wherein actuation of a character selection key selects the principle character in the selected character set and maintaining activation of the character selection key for a predetermined time period selects the associated additional character.
B41J 11/44 - Controlling by devices, e.g. programme tape or contact wheel, moved in correspondence with movement of paper-feeding devices, e.g. platen rotation
This invention relates to a cassette comprising a supply of image receiving tape, said cassette having least one portion arranged to be in contact with said image receiving tape as said tape is drawn out of said cassette, said at least one portion have a surface with a coefficient of friction less than 0.4.
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
B41J 15/04 - Supporting, feeding, or guiding devices; Mountings for web rolls or spindles
A label printer comprising a cassette-receiving bay (2), said cassette-receiving bay having a base (10), a top opening (8) opposite the base, a locking mechanism (24), and an ejector mechanism (40) extending from said base, said ejector mechanism having an ejector part (50) having an upper surface (52) for cooperation with a cassette, said ejector part being movable in a first direction towards said base and biased in a second direction towards said top opening such that a force on the ejector part directed towards said base causes the ejector part to move in the first direction and wherein said ejector part is biased to move in said second direction when the force is removed, said ejector mechanism being arranged whereby when a cassette is inserted into the cassette receiving bay, said ejector part extends through an opening in a base of the cassette.
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
B41J 15/04 - Supporting, feeding, or guiding devices; Mountings for web rolls or spindles
This invention relates to a spool (102) for a supply of printing material, said spool comprising a first part (14), said first part (14) comprising a shaft (18) on which the supply of printing material is mountable, a second part (12), said second part (12) having an opening (26) and being arranged to retain a supply of printing material on the first part (14), said opening (26) being arranged to engage said shaft (18), wherein one of said opening (26) and the shaft (18) is resilient and the other of the opening (26) and the shaft (18) has at least one part which extends towards the said one of said opening (26) and the shaft (18) more than at least; one other part thereof to thereby cause said opening (26) to engage with said shaft (18).
A label printer comprising a cassette-receiving bay, said cassette-receiving bay having a base, a top opening opposite the base, and a locking mechanism extending from said base, said locking mechanism having a locking part, said locking part being movable in a first direction and biased in a second direction opposite to said first direction, said locking part having one or more projections such that a force thereon directed towards said base causes the locking part to move in the first direction and wherein said locking part is biased to move in said second direction when the force is removed.
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
A data management system including: a database; a user interface located remote from the database, arranged to receive user-input data as a series of items and transfer the items to the database for storage; connection means over which user-input data can be transferred from the user interface to the database; and a charging module arranged to generate an invoice identifying a charge for storage of user-input data in the database including a portion based on the usage of the database.
This invention relates to a direct thermal printing material having at least one planar layer, said planar layer containing thermally activatable materials, wherein said planar layer forms an image upon application of laser light. It also relates to an optical disc drive comprising a direct thermal printing apparatus and to a label printing apparatus comprising at least one printer laser.
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
B41J 3/32 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for printing in Braille or with keyboards specially adapted for use by blind or disabled persons
A tape printer for use with a tape cassette (4) and an ink ribbon cassette (206), said printer comprising a housing and a printhead (14) having a line of printing elements thereon, wherein said printer comprises at least one cassette receiving portion in said housing for receiving the tape cassette (4) and the ink ribbon cassette (206), such that the cassettes are receivable in a direction which is substantially perpendicular to the line of printing elements on the printhead when the printhead is in a printing position.
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
B41J 15/04 - Supporting, feeding, or guiding devices; Mountings for web rolls or spindles
This invention relates to a printer for printing an image on an image receiving material provided on a backing material, said backing material having regularly spaced markings (6) provided on the back thereof, said printer comprising means for detecting said markings (22, 24), means for determining at least one of a spacing between two markings and a width of a marking, comparing the determined marking width and/or spacing with a respective reference value and for causing printing to be stopped if at least one of the determined spacing and/or width differs from the respective reference value by more than a predetermined amount.
B41J 11/00 - Devices or arrangements for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
B41J 21/16 - Column, tabular or like printing arrangements; Means for centralising short lines controlled by the sensing of marks or formations on the paper being typed, an undersheet, or the platen
A method for printing an image on an elongate image receiving medium includes the steps of: inputting data defining the image to be printed; selecting a vertical printing mode in which the image is to be printed across the width of the elongate image receiving medium; initiating a print operation for printing the image; generating print data, after vertical printing mode has been selected and the print operation has been initiated in accordance with a print data generation method which ensures that the image fits in the width of the elongate receiving medium; and printing the image using the print data.
A printhead assembly comprising a printhead arranged to print on an image receiving means; a platen; a fixed support; a first frame slideably connected to said fixed support, one of said printhead and said platen being mounted on said first frame; and driving means for driving said first frame relative to said fixed support to cause the one of said printhead and platen to move in a linear direction toward the other.
B41J 2/32 - Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads
B41J 2/325 - Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads by selective transfer of ink from ink carrier, e.g. from ink ribbon or sheet
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
B41J 11/00 - Devices or arrangements for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
B41J 25/312 - Bodily-movable mechanisms for print heads or carriages movable towards or from paper surface with print pressure adjustment mechanisms, e.g. pressure-on-the-paper mechanisms
A label printer having a plurality of input devices for inputting information to said label printer where a first input device can be a keyboard, and a second input device can be a connectable external controlling entity; a supply of image receiving medium such as a tape; a printer adapted to print an image on the tape; and a printer controller for controlling the label printer, so that when the label printer is connected the label printer can be operated in a stand alone mode in which information can only be input to said label printer via said first input device, or an external control mode in which information can only be input to said label printer via the connecting device, such that for a predetermined period of time after use in one of the said stand alone mode and the said external control mode, any information input via the input device not in use can not operate the label printer, but after the predetermined period of time information can be input to operate the label printer via either the first input device or the connected second input device.
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