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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 1987
Filed:
Apr. 18, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mosi Chu, Setauket, NY (US);
Kenneth Kress, Huntington, NY (US);
Solomon Manber, Sands Point, NY (US);
Assignee:
Primages, Inc., Ronkonkoma, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
346 / ; 400120 ;
Abstract
A vibrating thermal printer transfers thermoplastic ink from a ribbon to a record medium by selectively heating resistive elements on a substrate of electrically conductive material. While the record medium and ribbon are passing the print head, the print head, by means of piezoelectric phenomenon, induces vibration in the head to facilitate the deposition of thermoplastic ink onto the paper. There is also shown the preheating of the ribbon to improve throughput.