EP0279242A3 - Ink ribbon cartridge with refillable spools - Google Patents

Ink ribbon cartridge with refillable spools Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0279242A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: refillable; spools; ink ribbon; ribbon cartridge; cartridge
Prior art date: 1987-02-18
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

EP88101214A

Other languages

German (de)

Other versions

EP0279242A2 (en

EP0279242B1 (en

Inventor

Hans-Peter Dipl.-Ing. Heins

Alfred Keiter

Hermann Jendricke

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.)

OLYMPIA OFFICE VERTRIEBSGESELLSCHAFT MBH TE SCHORT

Original Assignee

AEG Olympia AG

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.)

1987-02-18

Filing date

1988-01-28

Publication date

1989-08-09

1988-01-28 Application filed by AEG Olympia AG filed Critical AEG Olympia AG

1988-08-24 Publication of EP0279242A2 publication Critical patent/EP0279242A2/en

1989-08-09 Publication of EP0279242A3 publication Critical patent/EP0279242A3/en

1992-12-30 Application granted granted Critical

1992-12-30 Publication of EP0279242B1 publication Critical patent/EP0279242B1/en

2008-01-28 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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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
- B41J33/00—Apparatus or arrangements for feeding ink ribbons or like character-size impression-transfer material
- 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
- B41J31/00—Ink ribbons; Renovating or testing ink ribbons
- B41J31/10—Ink ribbons having arrangements to facilitate threading through a machine
- 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
- B41J32/00—Ink-ribbon cartridges

EP88101214A 1987-02-18 1988-01-28 Replacement unit for ink ribbon cartridge Expired - Lifetime EP0279242B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE3705057		1987-02-18
DE3705057		1987-02-18
DE19873742860 DE3742860A1 (en)	1987-02-18	1987-12-17	RIBBON CASSETTE WITH RECHARGEABLE RIBBON REELS
DE3742860		1987-12-17

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0279242A2 EP0279242A2 (en)	1988-08-24
EP0279242A3 true EP0279242A3 (en)	1989-08-09
EP0279242B1 EP0279242B1 (en)	1992-12-30

Family

ID=25852613

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP88101214A Expired - Lifetime EP0279242B1 (en)	1987-02-18	1988-01-28	Replacement unit for ink ribbon cartridge

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
US (1)	US4861177A (en)
EP (1)	EP0279242B1 (en)
CA (1)	CA1297339C (en)
DE (2)	DE3742860A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (12)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
DE3741360A1 (en) *	1987-12-07	1989-06-15	Triumph Adler Ag	RECORDING DEVICE FOR A CARRIER OF A RIBBON IN WRITING OR SIMILAR MACHINES
US5501536A (en) *	1988-11-10	1996-03-26	Kleve; Robert E.	Typewriter cartridge apparatus having an outer housing with inner loop attached ribbon cartridge
ES2042261T3 (en) *	1989-03-08	1993-12-01	Franz Buttner Ag	RECHARGEABLE INK TAPE CARTRIDGE.
US4998833A (en) *	1990-01-17	1991-03-12	Hwang Chiman	Refillable ink ribbon cartridge for use in an electronic typewriter
WO1994022673A1 (en) *	1993-04-06	1994-10-13	Ayres David W	Disposable ribbon cassette within a reloadable cartridge
JP3370740B2 (en) *	1993-07-23	2003-01-27	ブラザー工業株式会社	Tape unit, tape cassette and tape printer
US5415485A (en) *	1994-08-11	1995-05-16	Marenger; Michael L.	Ribbon cartridge reloader
JPH09193517A (en) *	1996-01-19	1997-07-29	Nec Corp	Ribbon cassette
US5749139A (en) *	1996-05-28	1998-05-12	Ncr Corporation	System and method for assembling a part having a body and a cover having interference fit retaining pins and body shafts
USD458295S1 (en)	2000-07-27	2002-06-04	Iimak	Printer cassette
USD453179S1 (en)	2000-07-27	2002-01-29	Iimak	Printer cassette
WO2019130459A1 (en) *	2017-12-27	2019-07-04	三菱電機株式会社	Ink cassette and ink-ribbon-containing ink cassette

Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
DE1447989A1 (en) *	1965-03-15	1968-12-12	Dinter Dr Ing Konrad	Device for easy fixing of tape or film ends on their reels
US4009781A (en) *	1976-01-12	1977-03-01	Learncom, Inc.	Slide tray and tape cassette container
US4350451A (en) *	1980-02-14	1982-09-21	General Electric Company	Slidably positionable cartridge having skewed ribbon feed
US4367963A (en) *	1980-07-21	1983-01-11	Wordex	Refillable typewriter ribbon cartridge
DE3524730A1 (en) *	1985-07-11	1987-01-15	Olympia Ag	RIBBON REELS FOR A RECHARGEABLE CASSETTE OF A TYPE OF TYPE OR OFFICE-LIKE DESIGN

Family Cites Families (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US3731781A (en) *	1968-07-16	1973-05-08	Ibm	Ribbon supply cartridge
IT1024899B (en) *	1974-11-25	1978-07-20	Olivetti Ing C S P A	REMOVABLE CARTRIDGE FOR A CAREON TAPE OF TELESCRIPTING ACCOUNTING MACHINES AND SIMILAR OFFICE MACHINES
DE3003886A1 (en) *	1980-02-02	1981-08-13	Olympia Werke Ag, 2940 Wilhelmshaven	RIBBON CASSETTE FOR A WRITING O.AE. OFFICE MACHINE
US4413919A (en) *	1981-10-30	1983-11-08	International Business Machines Corporation	Ribbon loading system for printers

1987
- 1987-12-17 DE DE19873742860 patent/DE3742860A1/en not_active Withdrawn
1988
- 1988-01-28 DE DE8888101214T patent/DE3877010D1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1988-01-28 EP EP88101214A patent/EP0279242B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1988-02-17 CA CA000559054A patent/CA1297339C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1988-02-18 US US07/157,201 patent/US4861177A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
DE1447989A1 (en) *	1965-03-15	1968-12-12	Dinter Dr Ing Konrad	Device for easy fixing of tape or film ends on their reels
US4009781A (en) *	1976-01-12	1977-03-01	Learncom, Inc.	Slide tray and tape cassette container
US4350451A (en) *	1980-02-14	1982-09-21	General Electric Company	Slidably positionable cartridge having skewed ribbon feed
US4367963A (en) *	1980-07-21	1983-01-11	Wordex	Refillable typewriter ribbon cartridge
DE3524730A1 (en) *	1985-07-11	1987-01-15	Olympia Ag	RIBBON REELS FOR A RECHARGEABLE CASSETTE OF A TYPE OF TYPE OR OFFICE-LIKE DESIGN

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
US4861177A (en)	1989-08-29
DE3877010D1 (en)	1993-02-11
EP0279242A2 (en)	1988-08-24
CA1297339C (en)	1992-03-17
DE3742860A1 (en)	1988-09-01
EP0279242B1 (en)	1992-12-30

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1988-07-09	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
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