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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 1995
Filed:
Apr. 27, 1993
Jyun-ichi Aizawa, Kyoto, JP;
Kunihiko Nakagawa, Kyoto, JP;
Hiroshi Nakao, Kyoto, JP;
Hitoshi Ezaki, Kyoto, JP;
Kouhei Sunaga, Kyoto, JP;
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printer for printing characters and images on recording paper comprising: a paper cassette for storing the recording paper; a platen roller around which the recording paper is wound at the time of the transfer of images for printing; a clamping mechanism for clamping the recording paper between the clamping mechanism and the platen roller; a motor for driving the platen roller through a gear unit; a thermal printing head for transferring images onto the recording paper; a paper feeding rollers for feeding the recording paper for the paper cassette to the clamper; a paper discharging rollers for discharging the recording paper upon the completion of the transfer of the images thereto; an ink cassette storing an ink sheet inside thereof; in which the clamping mechanism comprises a clamper which is mounted on the platen roller in such a manner as to permit the free movement of the clamper, holds the recording paper by pushing the recording paper onto the platen roller in a first position and also releases the recording paper for feeding by the ink sheet in a second position.