| 摘要 |
PURPOSE:To enable an ink ribbon to be easily fitted and detached, by a construction wherein a printing head part and a media follow part are separate from each other, the media follow part is provided with a ribbon guide means, and the head can be moved away from the media follow part. CONSTITUTION:The printing head 1 is supported by a head mount plate 2. The media follow 4 is fixed on a base part 3a protruding to the front side from a carriage frame 3, and slides on the surface of a printing medium while making contact with the latter during printing. A ribbon guide post 5 is erected on the base part 3a of the carriage. A ribbon guide 6 is fitted to a ribbon changeover lever 8 turned with a support 7 as a center, and positions a selected color ink ribbon at a tipe part of a printing head. A guide shaft 9 is erected upright on the head mount plate 2, and sliably penetrates through the carriage frame 3. A spring 10 is fitted between the plate 2 and a post 11 on the frame 3. |
