Translation of "Print ribbon" in German

Print type: Ink ribbon, Print speed: 2.7 lpm.

The print ribbon 26 is driven adjacent the document feed path 14 between a take-up spool 28 and a supply spool 30.

The print medium (envelope, ribbon) is moved with a transport speed v under the first thermo-printing heating element 1411 which is heated such that a dot DI, DII and DIII is successively printed in each of the print columns C 1, CII and CIII via the thermotransfer ink ribbon.

The at least one ribbon casting device also preferably includes a reinforcing layer ribbon casting device and a print layer ribbon casting device.

A cutting tool 9 serves to sever an imprinted printing foil ribbon and protective foil ribbon section.

Printed ribbons are also widely used as promotional lanyards for special events.

We can print piping trim ribbons with your company logo using a variety of materials and colours.

In addition the form and shape of the printed ribbon and piping are entirely up to you.

In case a label is only partially printed, the ribbon stops during label feed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In one form of the invention, there is provided a drive mechanism for printer carriage and printing ribbon, which comprises a rotatable ribbon feeding member adapted to feed a printing ribbon carried in a cassette, a carriage moving member rotatably mounted on a printer carriage, a cord-like member provided in frictional contact with the carriage moving member, drive means for driving the carriage moving member along a line of printing while causing rotation of the carriage moving member by driving the cord-like member, and one-way clutch means for transmitting the rotation of the carriage moving member in a predetermined direction to the rotatable ribbon feeding member.

According to the invention, the rotation of the carriage moving member used for moving a printer carriage is transmitted to a rotatable ribbon feeding member to feed the printing ribbon, so that the number of component parts required for the ribbon drive is reduced.

Apparatus according to claim 8, characterized in that the drive (55) for the information carrier (20) during printing operation operates with a first slow printing speed, at the same speed as the printing ink ribbon (32) and during the blank operation with a second, higher blank speed and that only during printing operation is the information carrier pressed against the printing ink ribbon, which is not the case during blank operation.

The work head 7 further includes a wire gripping member 10 for placing the wire 2 to be marked in the foil and wire receiving means 8 and on the printing foil ribbon 3 and protective foil ribbon 4 located in the foil and wire receiving means 8.

Apparatus according to claims 1 or 2, characterized in that after covering 10 to 70%, preferably 50% of the outgoing length (90,91), pressing element (48) exerts no further pressure on the printing ink ribbon (32).

Apparatus according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the drive (55) of the printing ink ribbon (32) immediately following onto a printing operation and prior to the start of the next printing operation conveys the printing ink ribbon rearwards until the start of the printing ink portion unused at the end of the preceding printing operation is located blow the transfer pins (45,46) and that otherwise the printing ink ribbon is stationary during blank operation.