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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2015
Zih Corp., Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Randal Wong, Agoura Hills, CA (US);
Petrica D. Balcan, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Shu-hsun Chiang, Hsinchu, TW;
Kuan-ying Lu, Taichung, TW;
Chia-wen Chang, Hsinchu, TW;
ZIH Corp., Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Abstract
A device for processing media may include a system and method for loading and unloading consumable supplies of a printer, and more particularly, a system and method for providing a compact form factor printer which provides convenient access to the replaceable components of the printer. A printer may include a base and a lid hingedly attached to the base, moveable between a closed position in which the lid is secured to the base, and an open position. A cavity may be defined between the lid and the base, where the cavity is inaccessible when the lid is in the closed position and the cavity is accessible when the lid is in the open position. The printer may include a ribbon positioning assembly disposed within the cavity.