Thermal printing device and tape supply cartridge embodying a tape cut-off mechanism
US4917514A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 19, 1989 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J11/703
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A thermal printing device or the like and a tape or tape-ribbon supply cartridge designed for operative insertion into and use with such device. The device includes a print station for forming a selected image onto a tape and a replaceable tape or 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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