THERMAL TRANSFER RIBBON CARTRIDGE

摘要

A thermal transfer ink ribbon cartridge (5) for a bidirectional hand held printer (10) forms and integral part of the printer sidewall (49). Take up and supply spools (32, 34) rotatably accommodated in the cartridge housing allow loading of the ink ribbon (13) without directly handling the ribbon. A pair of spring clips (64) within the cartridge housing maintains the ink ribbon (13) in tension.