Tape-ribbon printing cartridge
US4391539A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 23, 1980 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41K3/58
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A printing cartridge for supplying image carrying tape and printing ribbon in a printing apparatus including a cartridge housing comprising a tape and ribbon supply section and an elongated guide section rigidly and integrally joined with the supply section, a spool of image carrying tape rotatably supported within the tape and ribbon supply section and a supply of printing ribbon disposed within the tape and ribbon supply section. The printing cartridge also includes a wall section for retaining the spool of image carrying tape in a generally circular configuration, a device for limiting the movement of the image carrying tape from the tape and ribbon supply section in a forward direction only, an improved guide structure for guiding the tape and ribbon through the elongated guide section and an improved structure for aligning the cartridge with respect to a cartridge carrier.
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