EP0659568A3 - Inkjet printer. - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0659568A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: inkjet printer; inkjet; printer
Prior art date: 1993-12-27
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP94120468A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP0659568B1 (en

EP0659568A2 (en

Inventor

Susumu Hama

Hiroshi Takizawa

Toshiaki Watanabe

Masahiro Kamijo

Manabu Shimizu

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Seiko Epson Corp

Original Assignee

Seiko Epson Corp

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1993-12-27

Filing date

1994-12-22

Publication date

1997-07-09

1993-12-27 Priority claimed from JP33332893A external-priority patent/JP3574168B2/en

1994-09-26 Priority claimed from JP22974594A external-priority patent/JPH0890863A/en

1994-12-22 Application filed by Seiko Epson Corp filed Critical Seiko Epson Corp

1995-06-28 Publication of EP0659568A2 publication Critical patent/EP0659568A2/en

1997-07-09 Publication of EP0659568A3 publication Critical patent/EP0659568A3/en

2000-07-05 Application granted granted Critical

2000-07-05 Publication of EP0659568B1 publication Critical patent/EP0659568B1/en

2014-12-22 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J3/00—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed
- B41J3/36—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for portability, i.e. hand-held printers or laptop printers
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J13/00—Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, specially adapted for supporting or handling copy material in short lengths, e.g. sheets
- B41J13/10—Sheet holders, retainers, movable guides, or stationary guides
- B41J13/103—Sheet holders, retainers, movable guides, or stationary guides for the sheet feeding section

EP19940120468 1993-12-27 1994-12-22 Inkjet printer Expired - Lifetime EP0659568B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (6)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP33332893A JP3574168B2 (en)	1993-12-27	1993-12-27	Inkjet printer
JP333328/93		1993-12-27
JP33332893		1993-12-27
JP22974594		1994-09-26
JP22974594A JPH0890863A (en)	1994-09-26	1994-09-26	Printer
JP229745/94		1994-09-26

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0659568A2 EP0659568A2 (en)	1995-06-28
EP0659568A3 true EP0659568A3 (en)	1997-07-09
EP0659568B1 EP0659568B1 (en)	2000-07-05

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP19940120468 Expired - Lifetime EP0659568B1 (en)	1993-12-27	1994-12-22	Inkjet printer

Country Status (2)

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EP (1)	EP0659568B1 (en)
DE (1)	DE69425121T2 (en)

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
JPH09234862A (en)	1995-12-26	1997-09-09	Seiko Epson Corp	Ink jet printer and operating method thereof
SG82608A1 (en) *	1998-04-15	2001-08-21	Canon Kk	Feeding apparatus, printing apparatus and feeding control method

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JPS5718282A (en) *	1980-07-10	1982-01-30	Brother Ind Ltd	Paper feeding apparatus
JPS5732971A (en) *	1980-08-08	1982-02-22	Seiko Epson Corp	Ink jet type recorder
JPS5833353A (en) *	1981-08-21	1983-02-26	Nec Corp	Original feeding and discharging mechanism of facsimile device
GB2141669A (en) *	1983-05-10	1985-01-03	Canon Kk	Removing excess ink from recording medium
JPS6095552A (en) *	1983-10-31	1985-05-28	Olympus Optical Co Ltd	Image forming device
US4671686A (en) *	1985-12-11	1987-06-09	International Business Machines Corporation	Printer having removable paper feed module
JPH02116574A (en) *	1988-10-26	1990-05-01	Seiko Epson Corp	Paper feeder in ink jet printer
EP0418793A1 (en) *	1989-09-18	1991-03-27	Canon Kabushiki Kaisha	Recording apparatus
EP0424968A2 (en) *	1989-10-27	1991-05-02	Canon Kabushiki Kaisha	Sheet feeding apparatus
US5063451A (en) *	1988-07-11	1991-11-05	Canon Kabushiki Kaisha	Hand held recording apparatus with window on lower body portion for viewing recording position
US5129646A (en) *	1986-07-18	1992-07-14	Canon Kabushiki Kaisha	Recording apparatus having a removable sheet feeder
JPH04226774A (en) *	1990-12-29	1992-08-17	Canon Inc	Automatic paper feeder
EP0537679A2 (en) *	1991-10-14	1993-04-21	Seiko Epson Corporation	Drive mechanism for a printer
JPH05278278A (en) *	1992-03-31	1993-10-26	Brother Ind Ltd	Printer

1994
- 1994-12-22 DE DE1994625121 patent/DE69425121T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1994-12-22 EP EP19940120468 patent/EP0659568B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime

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JPS5718282A (en) *	1980-07-10	1982-01-30	Brother Ind Ltd	Paper feeding apparatus
JPS5732971A (en) *	1980-08-08	1982-02-22	Seiko Epson Corp	Ink jet type recorder
JPS5833353A (en) *	1981-08-21	1983-02-26	Nec Corp	Original feeding and discharging mechanism of facsimile device
GB2141669A (en) *	1983-05-10	1985-01-03	Canon Kk	Removing excess ink from recording medium
JPS6095552A (en) *	1983-10-31	1985-05-28	Olympus Optical Co Ltd	Image forming device
US4671686A (en) *	1985-12-11	1987-06-09	International Business Machines Corporation	Printer having removable paper feed module
US5129646A (en) *	1986-07-18	1992-07-14	Canon Kabushiki Kaisha	Recording apparatus having a removable sheet feeder
US5063451A (en) *	1988-07-11	1991-11-05	Canon Kabushiki Kaisha	Hand held recording apparatus with window on lower body portion for viewing recording position
JPH02116574A (en) *	1988-10-26	1990-05-01	Seiko Epson Corp	Paper feeder in ink jet printer
EP0418793A1 (en) *	1989-09-18	1991-03-27	Canon Kabushiki Kaisha	Recording apparatus
EP0424968A2 (en) *	1989-10-27	1991-05-02	Canon Kabushiki Kaisha	Sheet feeding apparatus
JPH04226774A (en) *	1990-12-29	1992-08-17	Canon Inc	Automatic paper feeder
EP0537679A2 (en) *	1991-10-14	1993-04-21	Seiko Epson Corporation	Drive mechanism for a printer
JPH05278278A (en) *	1992-03-31	1993-10-26	Brother Ind Ltd	Printer

Non-Patent Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
"Automatic paper feed presence detection", IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, vol. 31, no. 7, pages 299 - 300, XP002003059 *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 006, no. 080 (M - 129) 19 May 1982 (1982-05-19) *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 006, no. 097 (M - 134) 5 June 1982 (1982-06-05) *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 007, no. 111 (E - 175) 14 May 1983 (1983-05-14) *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 014, no. 335 (M - 1000) 19 July 1990 (1990-07-19) *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 018, no. 055 (M - 1550) 28 January 1994 (1994-01-28) *
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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 9, no. 243 (P - 392) 30 September 1985 (1985-09-30) *

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
DE69425121D1 (en)	2000-08-10
DE69425121T2 (en)	2001-03-22
EP0659568B1 (en)	2000-07-05
EP0659568A2 (en)	1995-06-28

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