Ribbon guiding and re-inking means for data printers and the lik

Details Ribbon guiding and re-inking means for data printers and the lik Ribbon guiding and re-inking means for data printers and the lik

1979-04-02

1981-12-08

Bashore, S. Leon

Typewriting machines

Including interposed inking device for record-medium

Endless ribbon or cartridge therefor

400202, 400248, B41J 3202, B41J 2710

Patent

active

043044964

ABSTRACT:
A printing ribbon guiding and re-inking means is positioned to guide a continuous looped printing ribbon through a 180.degree. twist between the exit and entry points of a ribbon cartridge. The guiding and re-inking means includes a twist-locator or arrestor comprising a pair of opposing elongated flanges, for passing a ribbon therebetween, positioned between the exit and entry points of the ribbon cartridge to positively locate the twist in the ribbon in a particular area along its path of travel. This prevents movement of the twist into other areas and other ribbon-carrying mechanisms, where the twist could cause jamming or undesirable ribbon twisting. A spool support means integrally coupled to the flanges carries a re-inking spool which both applies ink to the ribbon and guides the ribbon between the flanges and the cartridge. The spool orients the transverse position of the ribbon to be substantially the same as the transverse position of the ribbon at the entry to the cartridge. The opposing flanges orient the ribbon so it is rotated 90.degree. in a direction transverse to movement with respect to the orientation of the ribbon at the entry to the cartridge.

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patent: 3758012 (1973-09-01), Bunner et al.
patent: 3897866 (1975-08-01), Mueller
patent: 3904018 (1975-09-01), Denley

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