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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brent D. Lien, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Kevin R. Campion, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Darren W. Haas, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
Fargo Electronics, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 1/00 ;
Abstract
A mounting slider bracket for a card printer thermal printhead is supported between a spring and the printhead, and can be adjusted laterally relative to the printhead to shift the center of force that loads the printhead against the ribbon and a card that is being printed. The ability to change the location of the application of force on the printhead permits centering the force when a card of different width is fed from a supply through the printhead. Uniform printing will occur on cards regardless of the width, when properly adjusted by the operator.