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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2007
Applicants:
Gen Kitamura, Kawasaki, JP;
Hitoshi Nishitani, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Gen Kitamura, Kawasaki, JP;
Hitoshi Nishitani, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 17/32 (2006.01); B41J 2/325 (2006.01); B65H 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ink ribbon cassette is inserted into and removed from a thermal transfer printer in the longitudinal direction of the thermal head. The thermal head is provided with a lifting member, while the ink ribbon cassette is provided with a contact element. The lifting member and the contact element of the ink ribbon cassette are configured to be in contact with each other during insertion and removal of the ink ribbon cassette, and thereby lift the thermal head to widen the space for the ink sheet to pass through.