Title:
INK RIBBON SUPPORT CASSETTE, PRINTING DEVICE, AND REMOVING METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2022/025028
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided are an ink ribbon support cassette from which an ink ribbon is removed by a simpler operation, a printing device that performs printing with an ink ribbon support cassette installed therein, and an ink ribbon removing method in an ink ribbon support cassette in which an ink ribbon is installed. The cassette has a shaft 4, a rotating body 5, and support members 70A and 70B. The rotating body 5 is provided on the shaft 4. The rotating body 5 is movable in a front-rear direction between a first position and a second position along the shaft 4. The support members 70A and 70B are provided on the rotating body 5 and move in a radial direction of the shaft 4 according to movement of the rotating body 5 in the front-rear direction. When the rotating body 5 is at the first position, the support members 70A and 70B move outward in the radial direction and come in contact with a ribbon roll 20 to support the ribbon roll 20. When the rotating body 5 is at the second position, the support members 70A and 70B move inward in the radial direction and separate from the ribbon roll 20.
Inventors:
KONDO KEI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2021/027657
Publication Date:
February 03, 2022
Filing Date:
July 27, 2021
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BROTHER IND LTD (JP)
International Classes:
B41J17/32; B41J17/02
Foreign References:
| JPH0920042A | 1997-01-21 | |||
| JP2005205740A | 2005-08-04 | |||
| US8844859B2 | 2014-09-30 |
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