Thermal printer

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1987-08-21

1988-11-15

Pieprz, William

Typewriting machines

Including interposed inking device for record-medium

Means auxiliary to ribbon mechanism

4006971, 4002482, 400120, B41J 3504

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047845023

ABSTRACT:
In a thermal printer including a thermal head, an ink ribbon interposed between the thermal head and a recording paper, the thermal head generating heat for effecting printing, and a movable ink ribbon guide for guiding the ink ribbon provided on a downstream side of the thermal head with respect to a scanning direction of the thermal head; the improvement comprising a drive source for driving the movable ink ribbon guide, and an elastic member provided in a path of transmission of a driving force to be transmitted from the drive source to the movable ink ribbon guide.

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patent: 4329075 (1982-05-01), Applegate et al.
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patent: 4641148 (1987-02-01), Dyer et al.
patent: 4650351 (1987-03-01), Engle et al.
Craft "Ribbon Feed Mechanism", IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, vol. 27, No. 1A, pp. 204-207, 6-84.
Oleksa, "Printlead Assembly with Guide Bar", IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, vol. 27, No. 1A, pp. 209-211, 6-84.

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