Printer defining a reduced exterior envelope thereof and method

Details Printer defining a reduced exterior envelope thereof and method Printer defining a reduced exterior envelope thereof and method

1997-10-06

1999-07-20

Burr, Edgar

Typewriting machines

Typing by other than type-face or type-die

Thermal

400208, 400650, 4006931, 347214, 347222, B41J 1120, B41J 3528

Patent

active

059248050

ABSTRACT:
Printer defining a reduced exterior envelope and method of providing same. The printer comprises a housing having a top wall. The printer also has a front side wall with an aperture for receiving a dye-carrying cartridge therethrough. A printhead is disposed in the housing. A movable platen is disposed in the housing in a first position spaced-apart from the printhead and a movable arm attached to the platen and engageable with the cartridge as the cartridge is received through the aperture. The arm moves from a first location to a second location thereof as the arm engages the cartridge and the platen moves from the first position to a second position thereof adjacent the printhead as the arm moves from the first location to the second location. In this manner, the printer defines a reduced exterior envelope because the cartridge is loaded through the aperture in the front sidewall rather through the top wall of the printer. Also, when the platen is disposed in the first position thereof, it avoids creating an interference with the cartridge as the cartridge is inserted into the housing.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4917513 (1990-04-01), Takanashi et al.
patent: 5230574 (1993-07-01), Namekawa
patent: 5277502 (1994-01-01), Kim

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