Thermal transfer printer with cassette transfer mechanism

Details Thermal transfer printer with cassette transfer mechanism Thermal transfer printer with cassette transfer mechanism

1998-01-20

1999-09-14

Yan, Ren

Typewriting machines

Including interposed inking device for record-medium

For typing plural copies simultaneously with ribbon

347214, B41J 3522

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059511761

ABSTRACT:
A cassette transfer mechanism for a thermal transfer printer with a cassette platform and a cassette holder for holding a plurality of ribbon cassettes. The cassette transfer mechanism transfers a ribbon cassette between the cassette platform and the cassette holder by driving the platform and holder to come into and out of contact with each other. The cassette holder and the cassette platform each have movable members and stationary members for engaging a ribbon cassette. A further embodiment includes elastic members on the cassette holder for abutting the reels of the ribbon cassette to elastically bias the reels in one direction.

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patent: 5538351 (1996-07-01), Miyano
patent: 5720562 (1998-02-01), Ogawa
patent: 5739839 (1998-04-01), Iwai et al.
patent: 5777652 (1998-07-01), Takeuchi

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