Printing apparatus with controllable back tension on ink film and transfer film

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PATENT NO 9604467
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14988089

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A printing apparatus capable of realizing a high quality printing at low cost is provided. In the printing apparatus, an ink film is wound around and stretched between a first bobbin and a second bobbin, while a transfer film is wound around and stretched between a third bobbin and a fourth bobbin, and the printing apparatus has a platen roller and a thermal head configured to put the ink film and the transfer film into pressed contact, in the transfer operation, and a driving unit configured to move the ink film between the first bobbin and the second bobbin. The driving unit has a motor, a first transmission route portion configured to constantly transmit a torque to the first bobbin, and a second transmission route portion, branching from the first transmission route portion, configured to selectively transmit the torque to the second bobbin.

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G-PRINTEC INC12 MORIYA-CHO 3-CHOME KANAGAWA-KU YOKOHAMA-SHI KANAGAWA 2210022

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ihara, Keiji Yokohama, JP 15 59

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