Abstract The present invention relates to a ribbon guide assembly for a printer. A ribbon guide assembly (40) includes a ribbon guide (50) and a guide support (45). The ribbon guide (50) is employed on a replaceable printer ribbon cartridge to guide...
Abstract A printer ribbon distinguishing method and apparatus therefor, distinguishes a color ribbon, a black ribbon with a clear patch and a black ribbon without a clear patch in a sublimating type color printer. The apparatus has a first sensor hav...
Abstract A printer ribbon cartridge (10) containing an internal re-inking mechanism (12) for re-inking the ribbon (14) housed in the cartridge is provided. The internal re-inking mechanism (12) comprises a drive assembly (30), pump (24), an eccentric...
Abstract A printer having ribbon mask opening mechanism is provided with a carriage, a print head, and a printing ribbon. The printer includes a ribbon mask pivotable about a shaft parallel to a feeding direction of the printing ribbon between a clos...
Abstract A printer and ribbon cassette with gears for transmitting power from the drive motor of the printer to the ribbon cassette. Guides are provided for guiding the ribbon cassette in a direction perpendicular to the rotational axis of the gears,...
Abstract An opaque thermal transfer paper for receiving heated ink from a thermal transfer printer ribbon including a paper sheet substrate, a low density basecoat on an outer surface of the paper sheet, and a topcoat on the low density basecoat. The...
Abstract An improved apparatus for reinking a ribbon of a printer ribbon cartridge provides a selected reinking pattern across the width of the ribbon. A porous member in contact with a source of ink has a height equal to a distance between a first e...
Abstract A motion detector comprising a rotator member having at least one radially positioned member and being mounted for rotation from at least a first position to at least a second position; a detector member, preferably a Hall Effect sensor; and...
Abstract A thermal transfer ribbon printer ribbon cassette apparatus and a ribbon cassette mounting method by which a ribbon cassette for a thermal transfer ribbon of large roller size can be easily and reliably set in a thermal transfer printer. Foc...