发明名称 |
Re-inkable ribbon transport system |
摘要 |
An apparatus for supplying a newly re-coated continuous ribbon to a moving printhead carrier in a printer. The present invention is particularly adaptable for use in thermal printers having multicolored ribbons. The apparatus comprises a cartridge housing which is mounted on the printer frame, and which contains the ribbons. The newly re-coated ribbons exit the cartridge housing, become coupled to the moving printhead carrier, and then reenter the cartridge housing as used ribbon. The used ribbon passes a re-coating station where it is re-inked through contact with a donor ribbon and heated pressure rollers to become newly re-coated ribbon. A lift arm on the printhead carrier selects the desired colored ribbon which has been newly re-coated for printing.
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申请公布号 |
US4707155(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1987.11.17 |
申请号 |
US19850813163 |
申请日期 |
1985.12.24 |
申请人 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION |
发明人 |
BURKHEAD, HERBERT A.;HUNT, RONALD E. |
分类号 |
B41J31/16;B41J32/02;B41J33/10;B41J35/22;(IPC1-7):B41J27/12 |
主分类号 |
B41J31/16 |
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