Incremental printing of symbolic information – Thermal marking apparatus or processes
Patent
1995-04-28
1998-07-07
Tran, Huan H.
Incremental printing of symbolic information
Thermal marking apparatus or processes
347172, 347174, 347176, 400206, 4002062, B41J 2325, B41J 3522
Patent
active
057776520
ABSTRACT:
A thermal transfer printer wherein a desired ribbon cassette is identified and selected from among plural ribbon cassettes held by a cassette holding portion and is loaded automatically onto a cassette carrier disposed on a carriage. The carriage is provided with a photosensor for detecting an identification mark provided on each ribbon cassette and a control section which judges whether there is any ribbon cassette held by the holding portion and of which type the ribbon cassette is, in accordance with a signal provided from the photosensor as the carriage moves. The carriage is further provided with a mechanism for making control so as to prevent loosening of ink ribbon at the time of ribbon cassette replacement.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5538351 (1996-07-01), Miyano
Alps Electric Co. ,Ltd.
Tran Huan H.
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