Construction for mounting an ink ribbon cassette in a heat trans

Details Construction for mounting an ink ribbon cassette in a heat trans Construction for mounting an ink ribbon cassette in a heat trans

1988-06-08

1990-07-31

Burr, Edgar S.

Typewriting machines

Including interposed inking device for record-medium

Ribbon-feeding mechanism

400208, B41J 3300

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049446193

ABSTRACT:
A heat transferable line printer used with a cassette carrying a heat transferable ink ribbon capable of being printed many times. The ink ribbon cassette comprises a case which is symmetrical to left and right, a pair of spools provided within the case, one spool serving as a winding spool whereas the other serving as a supply spool, both of which carry the ink ribbon, and a cylindrical hub gear supported on opposite ends of each of the spools and projected from a notch provided on the side of the case.
The printer comprises a print unit and a feed unit which are pivotably connected with each other through a shaft, the feed unit including a platen extending parallel to the shaft, the print unit having a thermal head extending along the platen. The print unit comprises a pair of spool shafts selectively fitted into the hub projecting from the side of the ink ribbon cassette, the ink ribbon cassette being inversely mounted on the print unit.

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patent: 4776714 (1988-10-01), Sugiura et al.
patent: 4828412 (1989-05-01), Palmlund

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