Title:
PRINTER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2001/060625
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A printer comprising a printer main body (11), a cover (50), a sprocket (12) for delivering a sheet from a sheet roll (16), a platen roller (13) used in printing on the sheet, a thermal head (51) for printing on the sheet, a drive mechanism for rotating the sprocket (12) and platen roller (13), and a gear mechanism for rotating, by the drive mechanism, the ribbon core of an ink ribbon cassette (60) mounted on the cover (50), the printer main body (11) being provided with the sprocket (12) and platen roller (13), the cover (50) being provided with the thermal head (51), wherein the platen roller (13) is disposed downstream of the sprocket (12) and it is arranged that when the cover (50) is closed, the core gear (65) of the ink ribbon cassette (60) meshes with a gear (34) to eliminate the backlash of the platen gear (15).
Inventors:
SAITO TOMOAKI (JP)
NAKABAYASHI NORIHIRO (JP)
SHIOYA TSUTOMU (JP)
NAKABAYASHI NORIHIRO (JP)
SHIOYA TSUTOMU (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2001/001156
Publication Date:
August 23, 2001
Filing Date:
February 19, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MAX CO LTD (JP)
SAITO TOMOAKI (JP)
NAKABAYASHI NORIHIRO (JP)
SHIOYA TSUTOMU (JP)
SAITO TOMOAKI (JP)
NAKABAYASHI NORIHIRO (JP)
SHIOYA TSUTOMU (JP)
International Classes:
B41J11/04; B41J11/28; B41J15/04; (IPC1-7): B41J11/04; B41J13/02; B41J23/02
Foreign References:
| JPH0396374A | 1991-04-22 | |||
| JPH0373375A | 1991-03-28 | |||
| JPH11240644A | 1999-09-07 | |||
| JPS63231962A | 1988-09-28 | |||
| JPH0880647A | 1996-03-26 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Nishiwaki, Tamio (Tomioka 2-chome Koto-ku, Tokyo, JP)
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