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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 1993
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Katsuyuki Sakai, Nara, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
400120 ; 358296 ; 400708 ;
Abstract
A thermal printing device for printing an image data on a thermosensible paper includes a platen roller for conveying the thermosensible paper, a thermal head having a plurality of heater elements provided in opposition to the platen roller, a unit for pressing the thermal head against the platen roller with the thermosensible paper laid therebetween when the image data is printed on the thermosensible paper, a unit for controlling the pressing unit to release the thermal head out of a pressing state against the platen roller under predetermined conditions, and a unit for selectively actuating the heater elements in accordance with the image data.