Ink ribbon cassette, ink ribbon cartridge, printing device and control method for printing device

摘要

An ink ribbon cartridge may include a supply roll; a winding roll; and a power transmission mechanism to transmit power from a drive source to the supply roll and the winding roll. A direction in which an ink ribbon is wound by the winding roll is a ribbon winding direction and a direction in which the ink ribbon is wound by the supply roll is a ribbon rewinding direction. The power transmission mechanism may include a winding side one-way clutch to transmit a driving force in the ribbon winding direction to the winding roll and cut off transmission of the driving force in the ribbon rewinding direction to the winding roll; and a supply side one-way clutch to transmit the driving force in the ribbon rewinding direction to the supply roll and cuts off transmission of the driving force in the ribbon winding direction to the supply roll.

主权项

1. A printing device comprising:
an ink ribbon cartridge having a supply roll around which an ink ribbon is wound and a winding roll by which the ink ribbon supplied from the supply roll is wound; and a main body part to which the ink ribbon cartridge is detachably attached; wherein when a direction in which the ink ribbon is wound by the winding roll is defined as a ribbon winding direction and a direction in which the ink ribbon is wound by the supply roll is defined as a ribbon rewinding direction, the ink ribbon cartridge comprises:
a winding side rotating part for rotating the winding roll;a supply side rotating part for rotating the supply roll;a case body having a cover part which covers a substantially entire ink ribbon wound around the winding roll; anda rotation prevention mechanism which prevents at least rotation of the winding roll in the ribbon rewinding direction; wherein the rotation prevention mechanism comprises:
a first engaging part which is provided on a winding side rotating part side; anda second engaging part which is engaged with the first engaging part to prevent at least rotation of the winding roll in the ribbon rewinding direction; wherein the main body part comprises:
a mounted part on which the ink ribbon cartridge is mounted from an upper side; anda cover part which covers the ink ribbon cartridge mounted on the mounted part from the upper side; wherein when the ink ribbon cartridge has been detached from the main body part, the first engaging part and the second engaging part are engaged with each other, and wherein at least one of the mounted part and the cover part is formed with an engagement release part which is contacted with the second engaging part when the ink ribbon cartridge is attached to the main body part and thereby engagement of the first engaging part with the second engaging part is released.