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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Minoru Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Orita, Tokyo, JP;
Michirou Ohishi, Tokyo, JP;
Kiyoshi Negishi, Tokyo, JP;
Katsumi Kawamura, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuyoshi Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Toshimasa Yamanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Jun Kitera, Tokyo, JP;
Mikio Horie, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ; B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
347214 ; 347215 ;
Abstract
A cassette casing for holding an ink film ribbon has a discharge outlet for the ink film ribbon. A winding core is rotatably mounted in the cassette casing. An ink film ribbon is wound on the winding core and has one end thereof discharged through the discharge outlet. At least one slide contact member is disposed at the discharge outlet and contacts the ink film ribbon along the full width of the ink film ribbon.