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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 20, 1995
Edward D Furrow, Waynesboro, VA (US);
Paul Snyder, Waynesboro, VA (US);
Genicom Corporation, Waynesboro, VA (US);
Abstract
A printer cartridge includes exit and entrance arms for receiving and exiting ribbon from the cartridge in response to a drive mechanism whereby the ribbon passes from the exit arm to an entrance arm past a printhead. An oscillator is coupled to the ribbon drive mechanism and includes a cam carried by the cartridge engaging a cam lever pivotally carried by the cartridge. The lever bears against a printer support when the cartridge is disposed in the printer. When the drive mechanism advances the ribbon, the oscillator is also driven to pivot the cartridge about a longitudinal axis, thereby gradually locating upper and lower portions of the ribbon in registration with the printhead as the ribbon advances.