Transfer printer
US5180236A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 10, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J17/22
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A label printer comprises a supporting frame having a pair of side plates facing each other. A print head and a platen roller are arranged between the side plates. Above the print head is arranged a ribbon supply device for running a transfer ribbon between the print head and the platen roller. The ribbon supply device includes a ribbon drive section, and a ribbon unit supported on a supporting member and movable between a first position wherein the unit engages the drive section and a second position wherein the unit is located outside the supporting frame. A fixing member is attached to one of the side plates and movable between a release position wherein the fixing member allows the ribbon unit to move and a fixing position wherein the fixing means engages the ribbon unit to hold it in the first position.
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