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US5378072A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 14, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J17/32
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An entry controlled ribbon core engager for a recorder having an interior space accessible through a selectively movable cover when in an open position during which providing or removing of a ribbon cassette with a supply ribbon thereon may be effected. The ribbon core engager has a rotatable drive hub portion and a rotatable and axially movable positioning hub portion that are selectively rotatable about a hub axis to engage and correspondingly force rotation of a ribbon core when said drive hub portion is rotated. A motion converter connected to both said cover and said positioning hub permits movement of said positioning hub portion axially back and forth along said hub axis when said cover is correspondingly moved between said open and closed positions therefor.
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