公开(公告)号：US20170217202A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-03

申请号：US15490271

申请日：2017-04-18

Applicant: ZIH CORP.

Inventor： Randal Wong ,  Petrica D. Balcan ,  Shu-Hsun Chiang ,  Kuan-Ying Lu ,  Chia-Wen Chang

IPC: B41J2/325

CPC classification number: B41J2/325 ,  B41J15/042 ,  B41J17/32 ,  B41J29/13 ,  B41J32/00 ,  B41J33/003 ,  B41J35/28

Abstract: An example disclosed printer includes a base; a lid hingedly attached to the base movable between a closed position in which the lid is secured to the base, and an open position in which the lid is at least partially separated from the base; a cavity defined between the lid and the base, wherein the cavity is inaccessible when the lid is in the closed position and the cavity is accessible when the lid is in the open position; a ribbon positioning assembly disposed within the cavity that is pivotably attached to at least one of the lid or the base wherein the ribbon positioning assembly is configured to move between a printing position when the lid is in the closed position, and an accessible position when the lid is in the open position, wherein the ribbon positioning assembly comprises a ribbon tensioning mechanism.

公开(公告)号：US20150151538A1

公开(公告)日：2015-06-04

申请号：US14509152

申请日：2014-10-08

Applicant: ZIH Corp.

Inventor： Hsin-Chih Chen ,  Richard Alan Kelley ,  Lawrence E. Smolenski ,  Petrica Dorinel Balcan ,  Jung Ethan Hoon Lee ,  Randal Wong

IPC: B41J2/14

CPC classification number: B41J23/02 ,  B41J2/14 ,  B41J2/325 ,  B41J2/3358 ,  B41J23/08 ,  B41J25/001 ,  B41J25/304 ,  B41J25/316 ,  B41J33/52 ,  F16D13/10 ,  F16D13/385 ,  F16D13/58 ,  F16D21/00

Abstract: 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.

Abstract translation: 打印机可以包括打印头组件，离合器组件和/或打印机色带传送组件。 打印头组件可以包括限定偏置斜面的打印头偏置组件，该偏压斜面可被配置为向打印头支撑支架施加偏压力，以至少部分地抵消色带的力。 离合器组件可以被配置为向打印机带状物提供具有与第一和第二摩擦构件摩擦接合的不同直径的第一和第二卷轴接合构件。 打印机色带输送组件可以包括旋转锁定机构，该旋转锁定机构构造成当卷取芯从驱动组件脱离时防止色带卷取芯的旋转，从而防止色带张力的损失。