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EP0199201A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Thermal label printer

Assignee: Sato Corp
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Filing: 1986-04-10
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2006-04-10
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Abstract

Abstract A thermal label printer comprising a label printer unit and a data terminal unit connected by electrical and mechanical means so as to be freely connectable with and disconnectable from each other or so as to be adjustable in their angular relation.

Inventors

  • 👤 Yo Sato
  • 👤 Tadao Kashiwaba

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 00:55
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K1/00; G06K1/12; G06K1/121; B; B65; B65C; B65C11/00; B65C11/02; B65C11/0205; B65C11/021; B65C11/0215; B65C11/0221; B65C11/0226; B65C11/0284; B65C11/0289; G06K17/00; B65C2210/00; B65C2210/0002; B65C2210/0005; B65C2210/0008; B65C2210/0013; B65C2210/0016; B65C2210/0024; B65C2210/0037; B65C2210/0064; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/17; Y10T156/1788; Y10T156/1795; Y10T156/18

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 137 words
A thermal label printer comprising: a label printer unit having a passage for passing a label strip consisting of thermosensitive labels detachably attached to a backing sheet, a supporting member for supporting a roll of label strip, a thernal label position detecting means, a thermal label strip conveyance means, a thermal printing means for thermally printing characters on the thermosensitive labels conveyed ba the conveyance means and a label peeling means for peeling the labels from the backing sheet, a data terminal unit having a data memory means, a program memory means, an input/output means for data exchange with exterior devices and a control means for controlling the aforesaid means, and means for electrically and mechanically connecting the label printer unit and the data terminal unit so as to be freely connectable with 'disconnectable from each other.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 137 words
A thermal label printer comprising: a label printer unit having a passage for passing a label strip consisting of thermosensitive labels detachably attached to a backing sheet, a supporting member for supporting a roll of label strip, a thernal label position detecting means, a thermal label strip conveyance means, a thermal printing means for thermally printing characters on the thermosensitive labels conveyed ba the conveyance means and a label peeling means for peeling the labels from the backing sheet, a data terminal unit having a data memory means, a program memory means, an input/output means for data exchange with exterior devices and a control means for controlling the aforesaid means, and means for electrically and mechanically connecting the label printer unit and the data terminal unit so as to be freely connectable with 'disconnectable from each other.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 136 words
A thermal label printer comprising: a label printer unit having a passage for passing a label strip consisting of thermosensitive labels detachably attached to a backing sheet, a supporting member for supporting a roll of label strip, a thermal label position detecting means, a thermal label strip conveyance means, a thermal printing means for thermally printing characters on the thermosensitive labels conveyed ba the conveyance means and a label peeling means for peeling the labels from the backing sheet, a data terminal unit having a data memory means, a program memory means, an input/output means for data exchange with exterior devices and a control means for controlling the aforesaid means, and means for electrically and mechanically connecting the label printer unit and the data terminal unit so as to be adjustable in the angular relation therebetween.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 136 words
A thermal label printer comprising: a label printer unit having a passage for passing a label strip consisting of thermosensitive labels detachably attached to a backing sheet, a supporting member for supporting a roll of label strip, a thermal label position detecting means, a thermal label strip conveyance means, a thermal printing means for thermally printing characters on the thermosensitive labels conveyed ba the conveyance means and a label peeling means for peeling the labels from the backing sheet, a data terminal unit having a data memory means, a program memory means, an input/output means for data exchange with exterior devices and a control means for controlling the aforesaid means, and means for electrically and mechanically connecting the label printer unit and the data terminal unit so as to be adjustable in the angular relation therebetween.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 113 words
A thermal label printer unit comprising: a passage for passing a label strip consisting of thermosensitive labels detachably attached to a backing sheet, a supporting member for supporting a roll of label strip, a thermal label position detecting means, a thermal label strip conveyance means, a thermal printing means for thermally printing characters on the thermosensitive labels conveyed by the conveyance means and a label peeling means for peeling the labels from the backing sheet, and means for electrical and mechanical connection with a data terminal having a data memory means, a program memory means, an input/output means for data exchange with exterior devices and a control means for controlling the aforesaid means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 113 words
A thermal label printer unit comprising: a passage for passing a label strip consisting of thermosensitive labels detachably attached to a backing sheet, a supporting member for supporting a roll of label strip, a thermal label position detecting means, a thermal label strip conveyance means, a thermal printing means for thermally printing characters on the thermosensitive labels conveyed by the conveyance means and a label peeling means for peeling the labels from the backing sheet, and means for electrical and mechanical connection with a data terminal having a data memory means, a program memory means, an input/output means for data exchange with exterior devices and a control means for controlling the aforesaid means.

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