Hitachi, Ltd.

Tomio Sato

Akira Nakajima

Shigeru Matsuoka

Yukio Nakata

Kenji Nakamura

Tetsuji Takegoshi

Hitoshi Yonenaga

Kenichi Hironaka

Eiji Matsuda

Yuuji Aoyagi

Takeo Honma

Tomohiko Yanagita

Katsumi Imaizumi

Syoji Yokoyama

Junichi Matsumoto

Nobuyuki Tottori

A document editing apparatus comprises an apparatus body, an image reader and a detachable signal cable disconnectably connecting the image reader to the apparatus body. The image reader comprises an image sensor, a connector for connection to an externally inserted card-type semiconductor memory integrated circuit package for storing image data, a selector switch for selecting image data to be stored, a light-emitting diode for displaying an insufficient residual memory capacity of the package, and a control circuit. Image data read by the image sensor is selectively stored in the semiconductor memory integrated circuit package inserted into the image reader or in the apparatus body.

Document editing apparatus having detachable image reader

A thermal transfer printer has a platen and a thermal head between which are pinched a transfer paper sheet and an ink film, so that the ink is transferred from the ink film to the transfer paper sheet as heat is applied to the transfer paper sheet by the thermal head. The film is supplied by a supply roll and is taken-up by a take-up roll. The thermal head is swingable between a position where it contracts the platen and a position away from the platen. When the thermal head is in the position away from the platen, the distance therebetween is greater than the maximum diameter of the supply roll. A film drum can hold a plurality of films each being constituted by the supply roll and the take-up roll. Swing arms are provided for demounting the supply roll of a selected film from the film drum and for bringing the same to a position away from the film drum, and also for returning the same from this position to the film drum. During the movement of the supply roll between the position in the film drum and the position away from this position, the thermal head is moved away from the platen so as not to hinder the movement of the supply roll.

Thermal transfer printer

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Takahagi, Japan

Tomio Sato