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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 1987
Filed:
Mar. 17, 1986
Josef Hauger, Villingen-Schwenningen, DE;
Klaus Tauchert, Villingen-Schwenningen, DE;
Kienzle Apparate GmbH, Villingen-Schwenningen, DE;
Abstract
A printing apparatus having a printing base with a printing head located to perform a printing operation along said printed base operating with a color transfer band and a recording medium and with a scraper device separating the color transfer band and the recording medium. The printing head swivels between a work position and an insertion position at which the color transfer band and the recording carrier are inserted into the apparatus and the scraper device is supported in the vicinity of the printing base so that it will retain a position between the color transfer band and the printing carrier when the print head is swiveled into the insertion position so that during insertion of the color transfer band and the printing carrier, the scraper means is retained therebetween while the print head is supported on the color transfer band and the printing base during swiveling into the work position.