Thermotransfer printer with single sheet intake means
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1. A thermotransfer printer for printing print media having RFID labels, comprising:
- a thermotransfer printing unit containing a printing head that applies pressure to the print media, anda single sheet intake means,an RFID reading unit for reading items of information from a RFID device in the RFID labels, wherein the RFID reading unit is so connected to the thermotransfer printing unit that the thermotransfer printing unit is controllable in dependence on the items of information read out of the respective RFID label, andthe printing head is controlled by a CPU control unit such that the CPU control unit directs the printing head to lift off the RFID label when the RFID device in a print medium reaches the printing head and does not cause damage to the RFID device.
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Abstract
The present invention concerns a thermotransfer printer for printing print media having RFID labels, comprising a thermotransfer printing unit, and a single sheet intake means. The invention is further characterised by an RFID reading unit for reading items of information from the RFID labels, wherein the RFID reading unit is so connected to the thermotransfer printing unit (70) that the thermotransfer printing unit (70) is controllable in dependence on the items of information read out of the respective RFID label.
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1. A thermotransfer printer for printing print media having RFID labels, comprising:
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a thermotransfer printing unit containing a printing head that applies pressure to the print media, and a single sheet intake means, an RFID reading unit for reading items of information from a RFID device in the RFID labels, wherein the RFID reading unit is so connected to the thermotransfer printing unit that the thermotransfer printing unit is controllable in dependence on the items of information read out of the respective RFID label, and the printing head is controlled by a CPU control unit such that the CPU control unit directs the printing head to lift off the RFID label when the RFID device in a print medium reaches the printing head and does not cause damage to the RFID device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A thermotransfer printer for printing print media having RFID labels, comprising;
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a sheet intake having a carrier in a plane; print media having a plurality of RFID labels provided on the carrier, with at least one of the labels having a RFID device, the carrier transports the print media upwardly; a transport roller adjacent an edge of the supply of print media to transport the one of the supply of print media through a drive roller and a backing roller, the backing roller is biased toward the drive roller and is pivoted about an axis into and out of engagement with the one of the supply of print media; a RFID reader positioned prior to the printing head for reading the RFID device in one of the labels, and a printing head adjacent the driver roller and backing roller controlled by a control unit, the printing head directed to lift off one of the supply of print media by the control unit when the RFID reader detects one of the labels having a RFID device that is present at the drive roller. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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