Kanzaki Paper Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Kanzaki Paper Mfg. Co., Ltd.

Kanzaki Seishi Co., Ltd.

Yoshinobu Masumura

Takayasu Hongo

Hisashi Uemura

Motoki Matsubara

A thermal printer comprising a platen roller, a head mounting bracket having a thermal head attached thereto, a head holder for removably containing the head mounting bracket at a predetermined stationary position relative to the platen roller, and a pivotable support assembly pivotable about a supporting shaft, the pivotal support assembly housing the thermal head, head holder, and the head mounting bracket for pivotal movement of the thermal head, head holder, and the head mounting bracket toward and away from the platen roller, the head holder being a boxlike supporting frame having an opening at its bottom for fitting the head mounting bracket therethrough, the head mounting bracket and the supporting frame having respective front portions opposite to one another and being provided with engaging means for locating the head mounting bracket in the head holder at a predetermined fixed lateral position, the head mounting bracket and the supporting frame having respective rear portions with engaging means opposite to one another for locating the head mounting bracket in the head holder at a predetermined fixed front to rear position.

Thermal printer

A transfer ribbon cassette including a cassette case rotatably supporting first and second reels of the same shape disposed in the same plane, wherein ribbon exposing openings are formed, in the opposite sides of the cassette, parallel with the common side tangents to the cylindrical surfaces of the two reels, the cassette case and cassette interior being of symmetrical construction with respect to an axis parallel with and intermediate between the reel axes; and wherein a thermal transfer ribbon is wound on one of the first and second reels using as the delivery side at first, the delivery end of the ribbon being secured to the other reel in an S-shaped pattern so that the ribbon can be taken up.

Transfer ribbon cassette

A thermal printer of the present invention includes a platen for pressing a thermal head onto a print sheet through a print ribbon at the time of printing, the head is fixed, and a device for resiliently pressing the platen and the head and a device for switching the operation of applying or releasing a pressure between the platen and the head are provided on the platen side.

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Amagasaki, Japan

Yoshinobu Masumura