PRINTER WITH PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY, CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, AND PRINTER RIBBON TRANSPORT ASSEMBLY

WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/058593

A3

A printer may include a printhead assembly a clutch assembly, and/or a printer ribbon transport assembly. The printhead assembly may include a printhead biasing assembly defining a biasing ramp which may be configured to apply a biasing force to a printhead support bracket so as to at least partially counteract a ribbon force. The clutch assembly may be configured to supply or take-up a printer ribbon with first and second spool engagement members of different diameters that frictionally engage first and second friction members. The printer ribbon transport assembly may include a rotation lock mechanism configured to prevent rotation of a ribbon take-up core when the take-up core is disengaged from a drive assembly so as to prevent a loss in ribbon tension.

CHEN HSIN-CHIH
KELLEY RICHARD ALAN (US)
SMOLENSKI LAWRENCE E (US)
BALCAN PETRICA DORINEL (US)
LEE JUNG ETHAN HOON (US)
WONG RANDAL (US)

PCT/US2011/058387

January 24, 2013

October 28, 2011

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ZIH CORP
CHEN HSIN-CHIH
KELLEY RICHARD ALAN (US)
SMOLENSKI LAWRENCE E (US)
BALCAN PETRICA DORINEL (US)
LEE JUNG ETHAN HOON (US)
WONG RANDAL (US)

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THOMAS, Jonathan, A. et al. (Bank Of America Plaza101 South Tryon Street, Suite 400, Charlotte NC, US)

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