摘要 |
A wide-type thermal-transfer printer comprises a fixed mechanism section including a record medium holder mounted on one end portion of a fixed frame so as to rotatably hold a record medium rolled, and a platen mounted on the other end portion of the frame so as to carry thereon the medium from the holder, and a printer unit including a moving frame coupled to the fixed frame so as to be movable between a first position adjacent to the fixed frame and a second position remote from the fixed frame, the moving frame being fixed with a thermal head so that the head, in cooperation with the platen, holds the medium when the moving frame is located in the first position, and so that the head separates from the medium on the platen when the moving frame is moved to the second position, wherein the moving frame is detachably fitted with an ink ribbon supply shaft and an ink ribbon take-up shaft, so that the ribbon is held between the platen and the head in a manner such that the longitudinal direction of the ribbon is substantially in line with the transporting direction of the medium when the moving frame is located in the first position, and wherein the head starts printing with the medium and ribbon being moved in the same direction when the moving frame is located in the first position.
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