Printer with auxiliary member for forming print gap, ribbon guide, ribbon cartridge, ribbon cassette, and printing method

摘要

This invention provides an auxiliary member forming print gap disposed in the lower end portion of a print head in a printer which comprises the print head for performing print by moving reciprocally in a primary scanning direction along a platen to an object of printing which is fed in a secondary scanning direction on a platen, a means for applying the resilient force to the platen or the print head so that their distance is smaller, and a gap roller for forming a predetermined print gap by running on the object of printing against the above resilient force during the reciprocal movement of the print head. The auxiliary member forming print gap comprises contact portions for expanding the gap between the platen and the print head and assisting in forming the predetermined print gap by contacting just before the gap roller contacts to the edge of the object of printing during the above reciprocal movement.