Thermal printer and tape-ribbon cartridge with cut-off mechanism
US4815874A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 1, 1988 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/8809
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A thermal transfer device or the like and a tape-ribbon cartridge designed for operative insertion into and use with such device. The device includes a transfer station for transfering a selected image from a ribbon to a tape and a replaceable tape-ribbon cartridge having a tape cut-off mechanism embodied within the cartridge and actuated by a cut-off actuator arm within the machine. The cartridge of the present invention includes a self-contained, internal tape cut-off mechanism comprising a pair of cut-off blades positioned in side by side shearing relationship and actuated by an actuator arm extending into the cartridge from the machine.
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