2257 International Standard (TSO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATIONMEKAYHAPOAHAH OPIAHM3ALMR NO CTAHAAPTW3ALMMORGANISATION INTERNATIONALE DE NORMALISATION Office machines and printing machines used for information processing --- Widths of fabric printing ribbons on spools Machines de bureau et imprimantes employees en traitement de I'information -- Largeurs des rubans imprimants en tissu, sur bobines Second edition --- 1980-10-15 Corrected and reprinted -- 1981-07-01 UDC 681.61.064.34 Ref. No. 1ISO 2257-1980 (E) SO2257-1980 (E) Descriptors : office machines, data processing printers, printing ribbons, width. Price based on 1 page Copyright International Organization for Standardization d without license from IHS Not for Resale Foreword iso (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards institutes (ISO member bodies). The work of developing Inter- national Standards is carried out through ISO technical committees. Every member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been set up has the and non-governmental, in liaison with isO, also take part in the work. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for approval before their acceptance as International Standards by the ISO Council. International Standard ISO 2257 was developed by Technical Committee ISO/TC 95, Office machines. The first edition (ISO 2257-1972) had been approved by the member bodies of the following countries : Chile Italy Switzerland Denmark New Zealand Turkey Egypt, Arab Rep. of South Africa, Rep. of United Kingdom France Spain USA Germany, F.R. Sweden The member body of the following country expressed disapproval of the document on technical grounds : Japan This second edition, which supersedes iso 2257-1972, incorporates draft Adden- dum 1, which was circuiated to the member bodies in June 1979, and which has been approved by the member bodies of the following countries : Australia ueder Sweden Czechoslovakia Libyan Arab Jamahiriya United Kingdom France Romania USSR Germany, F.R. South Africa, Rep. of Italy Spain The member body of the following country expressed disapproval of the document on technical grounds : USA International Organization for Standardization, 1980 Printed in Switzerland Copyright International Organization for Standardization tted without license from IHS Not for Resale INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 2257-1980 (E) Office machines and printing machines used for information processing - Widths of fabric printing ribbons on spools 0 Introduction mm in Ribbons of many different widths are available for use on office 4.8 + 0.3 0.19 + 0.012 machines and on printing machines used for information pro- 0 0 cessing. This variety forces up costs, creates stock difficulties, 6,3 + 0.3 0.25 + 0.012 and may cause confusion 0 To reduce the number of widths, this International Standard 8.0 + 0.3 0.31 + 0.012 has selected nine of them which cover the majority of re- 0 0 quirements. + 0.016 11,0 + 0.4 0.43 0 0 Scope and field of application 12,7 + 0,5 0.50 + 0.020 0 0 This International Standard specifies the principal widths to be retained for fabric printing ribbons of 19 mm (0.75 in) width 13,0 + 0.5 0.51 + 0.020 0 0 and less, on spools, intended for office machines and printing machines used for information processing. 14,3 + 0,5 0.56 + 0.020 0 0 In case of two-coloured fabric printing ribbons, this Interna- + 0.020 16,0 + 0,5 tional Standard also specifies the widths of the colour bands. 0.63 0 0 Ribbons of more than 19 mm width are the subject of Interna- 19.0 + 0.5 0.75 + 0.020 tional Standard ISO 3866. 0 NOTE -- The widths indicated in bold type are specially recommended. 2 Methods of measuring widths 3.2 Width of colour bands Widths shall be measured on the ribbon when it is ready for use, kept flat, and not stretched, on a flat support. The width of the colour bands of a specified two-coloured prin- t