Thermal transfer printer using ribbon cassette

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1993-03-10

1995-05-23

Tran, Huan H.

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Thermal marking apparatus or processes

Ink cassette or cartridge

400207, 400248, 400208, 4002081, B41J 3200, B41J 3304, B41J 2325

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054185521

ABSTRACT:
A thermal transfer printer including: a carriage 5 provided for causing reciprocatory motions along a platen 2; a thermal head 6 disposed on this carriage 5; a ribbon cassette 21 accommodating an ink ribbon 14 therein and detachably installed on the upper surface of the carriage 5; a head operating mechanism 30 for supporting the thermal head 6 on the carriage 5 and bringing the thermal head 6 into contact with or releasing it from the platen 2; a driving motor for driving this head operating mechanism 30; a peeling roller 20 brought into contact with or released from the platen 2 in order to change a distance between a printing portion by the thermal head 6 and a peeling portion where the ink ribbon 14 is peeled off after finishing the printing operation; and a peeling lever 19 mounting the peeling roller 2 at the distal end thereof and including an engaging pin 50 which is pressed to engage with the head operating mechanism 30 in accordance with a kind of the ribbon cassette 21.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4750007 (1988-06-01), Suzuki
patent: 4784502 (1988-11-01), Kobayashi
patent: 4887096 (1989-12-01), Asakura et al.
patent: 5030967 (1991-07-01), Inoue et al.
patent: 5064301 (1991-11-01), Nakamura et al.
patent: 5199805 (1993-04-01), Kawazde et al.

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