Patents Assigned to Bixolon Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 11833844
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a device for fixing a platen roller for a printing apparatus. The device includes: a fixing frame installed in the housing of the printing apparatus; roller bearings respectively coupled to both ends of the platen roller in the longitudinal direction of the platen roller, and configured to allow the platen roller to be rotated; bearing holders installed on the fixing frame, and configured to provide coupling portions for the roller bearings and to allow the roller bearings to enter and exit in a horizontal direction corresponding to the longitudinal direction of the platen roller; and a locking part configured to fix the platen roller and the roller bearings to the bearing holders in the state of preventing the horizontal movement of the platen roller and the roller bearings while restraining at least one of the both ends of the platen roller to the bearing holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: BIXOLON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Gwan Kim, Jin Kook Kim
  • Publication number: 20230347669
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of managing a printing apparatus including a thermal print head. The method of managing a printing apparatus includes: starting, by the controller of a printing apparatus, the cleaning of a thermal print head when a predetermined condition is satisfied; selecting, by the controller, a cleaning method based on at least one the satisfied condition and previously stored information; and cleaning, by the controller, the thermal print head by driving at least one of heating elements, included in a plurality of recording elements constituting the thermal print head, according to the selected cleaning method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: BIXOLON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junho HWANG, Jin Kook KIM, Chan Wook KANG, Seung Yong KIM
  • Publication number: 20230278353
    Abstract: Disclosed is a printing device including a main body part including a body part configured to provide an internal space in which recording paper for printing certain information thereon is transferred and an opening or closing part configured to control opening or closing of the internal space, a printing part configured to print the certain information on the recording paper transferred in the internal space, and a recording paper separation part located on a downstream side of the printing part and configured to cut or cut off and separate recording paper on which particular information is printed by the printing part from the other recording paper. Here, the main body part includes includes a protruding part configured to prevent an adhesive attached to the surface opposite the adhesive surface from being accumulated by decreasing a contact area with the surface opposite the adhesive surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: BIXOLON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Gwan KIM, Jin Kook KIM
  • Patent number: 11738584
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of managing a printing apparatus including a thermal print head. The method of managing a printing apparatus includes: starting, by the controller of a printing apparatus, the cleaning of a thermal print head when a predetermined condition is satisfied; selecting, by the controller, a cleaning method based on at least one the satisfied condition and previously stored information; and cleaning, by the controller, the thermal print head by driving at least one of heating elements, included in a plurality of recording elements constituting the thermal print head, according to the selected cleaning method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: BIXOLON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Gwan Kim, Jin Kook Kim
  • Patent number: 11679607
    Abstract: Disclosed is a printing device including a main body part including a body part configured to provide an internal space in which recording paper for printing certain information thereon is transferred and an opening or closing part configured to control opening or closing of the internal space, a printing part configured to print the certain information on the recording paper transferred in the internal space, and a recording paper separation part located on a downstream side of the printing part and configured to cut or cut off and separate recording paper on which particular information is printed by the printing part from the other recording paper. Here, the main body part includes a protruding part configured to prevent an adhesive attached to the surface opposite the adhesive surface from being accumulated by decreasing a contact area with the surface opposite the adhesive surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: BIXOLON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Gwan Kim, Jin Kook Kim
  • Patent number: 11660886
    Abstract: The paper cutting device includes: a lower frame configured such that a platen roller and a thermal head are disposed on the top surface thereof and provide a paper movement path and a drive unit is contained therein; an upper frame configured to form the paper movement path in association with the lower frame, and to open the paper movement path; a fixed cutter configured to be disposed on the upper frame, and to cut the roll paper; a movable cutter configured to be disposed on the lower frame, to cut the roll paper, and to allow the roll paper to move; and a jam control unit configured to detect a jam of the roll paper, and to detect the opening of the paper movement path and lower the movable cutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: BIXOLON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Gwan Kim, Jin Kook Kim
  • Patent number: 11607898
    Abstract: Disclosed is a printing device including a main body portion including a body portion configured to provide an internal space in which recording paper for printing certain information thereon is transferred and an opening or closing portion configured to control opening or closing of the internal space, a printing portion configured to print the certain information on the recording paper transferred in the internal space, and a recording paper separation portion located on a downstream side of the printing portion and configured to cut or cut off and separate recording paper on which particular information is printed by the printing portion from the other recording paper. Here, the main body portion includes a protruding portion configured to prevent an adhesive attached to the surface opposite the adhesive surface from being accumulated by decreasing a contact area with the surface opposite the adhesive surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: BIXOLON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Gwan Kim, Jin Kook Kim
  • Publication number: 20230051994
    Abstract: A printer includes: a transfer unit configured to transfer printing paper in a printing direction; a printing unit configured to print information on transferred printing paper; a detection unit installed to face discharged printing paper on a printing paper discharge portion side, and configured to acquire measured values by detecting light while printing paper is transferred or when the transfer of printing paper is stopped; and a control unit configured to collect measured values of the detection unit while printing paper is transferred, to calculate a reference value by using the collected measured values, and to determine whether printing paper has been removed by comparing the calculated reference value with a measured value acquired by the detection unit when the transfer of printing paper is stopped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: BIXOLON CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chul Hui LEE
  • Publication number: 20220305822
    Abstract: Disclosed is a printing device including a main body part including a body part configured to provide an internal space in which recording paper for printing certain information thereon is transferred and an opening or closing part configured to control opening or closing of the internal space, a printing part configured to print the certain information on the recording paper transferred in the internal space, and a recording paper separation part located on a downstream side of the printing part and configured to cut or cut off and separate recording paper on which particular information is printed by the printing part from the other recording paper. Here, the main body part includes a protruding part configured to prevent an adhesive attached to the surface opposite the adhesive surface from being accumulated by decreasing a contact area with the surface opposite the adhesive surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: BIXOLON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Gwan KIM, Jin Kook KIM
  • Publication number: 20220274428
    Abstract: Disclosed is a printing device including a main body portion including a body portion configured to provide an internal space in which recording paper for printing certain information thereon is transferred and an opening or closing portion configured to control opening or closing of the internal space, a printing portion configured to print the certain information on the recording paper transferred in the internal space, and a recording paper separation portion located on a downstream side of the printing portion and configured to cut or cut off and separate recording paper on which particular information is printed by the printing portion from the other recording paper. Here, the main body portion includes a protruding portion configured to prevent an adhesive attached to the surface opposite the adhesive surface from being accumulated by decreasing a contact area with the surface opposite the adhesive surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: BIXOLON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Gwan KIM, Jin Kook KIM
  • Patent number: 11381701
    Abstract: A printing apparatus supporting USB type-C includes: a USB type-C interface configured to support a connection with an external device; a printing unit configured to perform printing; and a controller configured to control the supply of power to the external device. The controller checks a reception power received from an external power source, predicts the estimated power consumption of at least one of the printing apparatus and the external device, determines a supply power to be transmitted to the external device based on the reception power and the estimated power consumption, and transmits the supply power to the external device via the USB type-C interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: BIXOLON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Hwan Kwak, Dong Woo Kim, Junho Hwang, Gihwan Ahn
  • Patent number: 11366621
    Abstract: Disclosed are a printing method using websocket communication and a management method for a websocket communication channel. The printing method includes establishing, by a printing apparatus, a websocket channel for communicating with an external apparatus, requesting, by the printing apparatus, print data from the external apparatus through the websocket channel, determining, by the printing apparatus, whether a predetermined condition associated with an acquisition of the print data is satisfied in response to the request for the print data, and controlling, by the printing apparatus, a channel duration time of the websocket channel when the predetermined condition is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: BIXOLON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Peter Sahaya Darcius, Jae Hoon Jeong, Young Hwan Kwak, Sa Bin Son
  • Patent number: 11358402
    Abstract: Disclosed is a printing device including a main body portion including a body portion configured to provide an internal space in which recording paper for printing certain information thereon is transferred and an opening or closing portion configured to control opening or closing of the internal space, a printing portion configured to print the certain information on the recording paper transferred in the internal space, and a recording paper separation portion located on a downstream side of the printing portion and configured to cut or cut off and separate recording paper on which particular information is printed by the printing portion from the other recording paper. Here, the main body portion includes a protruding portion configured to prevent an adhesive attached to the surface opposite the adhesive surface from being accumulated by decreasing a contact area with the surface opposite the adhesive surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: BIXOLON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Gwan Kim, Jin Kook Kim
  • Patent number: 11332334
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a paper roll support device for a printing apparatus. The paper roll support device includes: first and second paper guides arranged to be opposite to each other, and configured to support a paper roll; a support panel configured to fix the first and second paper guides; first and second transfer rods installed such that first ends thereof are fixed to the first and second paper guides, and configured to be movable in conjunction with each other; a pulley provided to be rotatable coaxially with the pinion gear; a belt installed such that one end thereof is fixed to one side of the outer circumference of the pulley and the other end thereof is fixed to one end of one of the first and second transfer rods, and configured to rotate the pulley; and an elastic member configured to reversely rotate the pulley to its original position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: BIXOLON CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Min Sik Ji
  • Publication number: 20220118778
    Abstract: The paper cutting device includes: a lower frame configured such that a platen roller and a thermal head are disposed on the top surface thereof and provide a paper movement path and a drive unit is contained therein; an upper frame configured to form the paper movement path in association with the lower frame, and to open the paper movement path; a fixed cutter configured to be disposed on the upper frame, and to cut the roll paper; a movable cutter configured to be disposed on the lower frame, to cut the roll paper, and to allow the roll paper to move; and a jam control unit configured to detect a jam of the roll paper, and to detect the opening of the paper movement path and lower the movable cutter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: BIXOLON CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jin Gwan KIM, Jin Kook KIM
  • Patent number: 11241895
    Abstract: The paper cutting device includes: a lower frame configured such that a platen roller and a thermal head are disposed on the top surface thereof and provide a paper movement path and a drive unit is contained therein; an upper frame configured to form the paper movement path in association with the lower frame, and to open the paper movement path; a fixed cutter configured to be disposed on the upper frame, and to cut the roll paper; a movable cutter configured to be disposed on the lower frame, to cut the roll paper, and to allow the roll paper to move; and a jam control unit configured to detect a jam of the roll paper, and to detect the opening of the paper movement path and lower the movable cutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: BIXOLON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Gwan Kim, Jin Kook Kim
  • Publication number: 20220004603
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method for controlling a device through an application installed on a host device, and an apparatus and system for performing the same. The method for controlling a device through an application includes: receiving a request requiring a device to perform a specific operation through an application installed on a host device; checking, by the host device, whether the performance of the specific operation using the device is permitted by using information stored in the device; and, when it is determined that the performance of the specific operation using the device is permitted, requesting, by the host apparatus, the device to perform the specific operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: BIXOLON CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Choeun JEONG
  • Publication number: 20210403265
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a paper roll support device for a printing apparatus. The paper roll support device includes: first and second paper guides arranged to be opposite to each other, and configured to support a paper roll; a support panel configured to fix the first and second paper guides; first and second transfer rods installed such that first ends thereof are fixed to the first and second paper guides, and configured to be movable in conjunction with each other; a pulley provided to be rotatable coaxially with the pinion gear; a belt installed such that one end thereof is fixed to one side of the outer circumference of the pulley and the other end thereof is fixed to one end of one of the first and second transfer rods, and configured to rotate the pulley; and an elastic member configured to reversely rotate the pulley to its original position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: BIXOLON Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Min Sik JI
  • Publication number: 20210331493
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a device for fixing a platen roller for a printing apparatus. The device includes: a fixing frame installed in the housing of the printing apparatus; roller bearings respectively coupled to both ends of the platen roller in the longitudinal direction of the platen roller, and configured to allow the platen roller to be rotated; bearing holders installed on the fixing frame, and configured to provide coupling portions for the roller bearings and to allow the roller bearings to enter and exit in a horizontal direction corresponding to the longitudinal direction of the platen roller; and a locking part configured to fix the platen roller and the roller bearings to the bearing holders in the state of preventing the horizontal movement of the platen roller and the roller bearings while restraining at least one of the both ends of the platen roller to the bearing holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: BIXOLON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Gwan KIM, Jin Kook KIM
  • Patent number: D968504
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: BIXOLON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Gwan Kim, Jin Kook Kim