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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2024
Applicant:
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Toshihiro Sone, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 33/06 (2006.01); B41J 33/00 (2006.01); B41J 35/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 33/06 (2013.01); B41J 33/003 (2013.01); B41J 35/06 (2013.01); B41J 2202/31 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to an embodiment, a printer apparatus includes a guide member that guides an ink ribbon and a print sheet nipped by a thermal head and a platen roller and guides only the ink ribbon after the printing towards the winding reel. The printer apparatus further includes a sheet-like elastic member attached to a surface of surfaces in contact with the ink ribbon of the guide member, the surface guiding only the ink ribbon after the printing towards the winding reel.