Patent ID: 8194108
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A thermal printer for thermally transferring ink from an inked ribbon to a media; wherein said printer comprises a platen and a print head; wherein said platen is cylindrical, has a center, and has an outer surface; wherein said print head comprises a heating element; wherein said heating element has an outer surface that lies essentially in a plane D that is defined by said outer surface of said heating element; wherein said outer surface has a longitudinal centerline; wherein a radial line A extends between said center of said platen and said longitudinal centerline of said outer surface of said heating element; wherein during operation of said printer a first side of an angle α is defined by said radial line A, while a second side of said angle α is defined by said outer surface of said heating element and said plane D; and wherein said angle α is not essentially equal to 90°, to enable said printer to be operable to print on media that is thicker than would otherwise be the case.