Title:
RIBBON CASSETTE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2000141841
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a ribbon cassette in which good recording results can be obtained by surely stripping a recording sheet from an ink ribbon and the ink ribbon can be rolled well.
A tension member 7 for imparting a substantially constant tension when an ink ribbon 5 used for printing is stripped from a recording sheer is arranged directly on the downstream side of a recording section in the entraining route of the ink ribbon 5 within a ribbon cassette 1. Preferably, the tension member 7 is a substantially columnar tension roller having annular protrusions on the outer circumferential surface thereof formed at least the upper and lower parts, respectively, at an interval in the axial direction.
Inventors:
MURAYAMA HIROYUKI
MORI HIROSHI
NAKAMURA TADASHI
TAKAHASHI KENJI
MORI HIROSHI
NAKAMURA TADASHI
TAKAHASHI KENJI
Application Number:
JP32042198A
Publication Date:
May 23, 2000
Filing Date:
November 11, 1998
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD
International Classes:
B41J32/00; B41J35/04; B41J35/08; (IPC1-7): B41J32/00; B41J35/04; B41J35/08
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shunsuke Nakao (2 outside)