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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2022
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Keita Koyama, Nagoya, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
In an image recording device, a thermal head is located in the housing. An ink ribbon is to be supplied toward the thermal head from a first supply member. A first supply member is located in the housing. A first take-up member is located in the housing and takes up the ink ribbon. A conveying member is located in the housing and conveys a medium toward the thermal head. A platen is located in the housing and faces the thermal head. The platen and the thermal head sandwich both the ink ribbon and the medium at a nip position in a first direction in which the ink ribbon is conveyed. A first reader is located in the housing and optically reads a first target portion of the ink ribbon which is positioned at a first reading position downstream of the nip position in the first direction.
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