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EP0105136A2
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Inking ribbon cartridge and printing apparatus for use therewith
Assignee: JP Morgan Delaware
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Filing: 1983-08-09
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2003-08-09
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a ribbon cartridge comprising a carriage housing (10) having take-up and supply reels (21, 19) rotatably mounted in the housing. Each reel supports a portion of a ribbon web running in a path from the supply to the take-up reel in combination with stuffer box (36) disposed along the path of the ribbon between the supply and take-up reel whereby the ribbon running between these two reels passes through the stuffer box.
Inventors
- 👤 Francis Walter Bogaczyk
- 👤 Richard Cecil Croll
- 👤 Billy D. Purcell
- 👤 Edward Earl Toutant
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 05:34
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J32/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
77 words
1 . A ribbon cartridge comprising, a cartridge housing (10), and first and second reels (19, 21), rotatably mounted in said housing, each supporting a portion of a ribbon web (24) running in a path from one reel to the other, characterized in that it comprises a ribbon stuffer box (36) disposed along the path of said ribbon between said first and second reels whereby said ribbon web running between said reels passes through said stuffer box.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
77 words
1 . A ribbon cartridge comprising, a cartridge housing (10), and first and second reels (19, 21), rotatably mounted in said housing, each supporting a portion of a ribbon web (24) running in a path from one reel to the other, characterized in that it comprises a ribbon stuffer box (36) disposed along the path of said ribbon between said first and second reels whereby said ribbon web running between said reels passes through said stuffer box.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
2 . The ribbon cartridge of claim 1 wherein said first and second reels (19, 21) are mounted on the same hub (17).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
3 . The ribbon cartridge of claim 2 wherein said first reel (19) is the ribbon supply reel and is rotatably mounted on said hub (17).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
4 . The ribbon cartridge of claim 3 wherein said second reel (21) is the ribbon take-up reel and is fixed to said hub (17), and said hub is rotatable.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
5 . The ribbon cartridge of claim 4, further including ribbon metering means (27, 28, 31) for drawing the ribbon from the ribbon supply reel (19) and lmaintaining the portion of ribbon between said supply reel (19) and said stuffer box (36) under a constant tension.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
6 . The ribbon cartridge of claim 5 wherein said ribbon metering means include capstan means (27, 28) for driving the ribbon into said stuffer box (36).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
7 . The ribbon cartridge of any one of claims 3 to 6 wherein said stuffer box (36) extends from the level of said supply reel (19) to the level of said take-up reel (21).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
58 words
8 . Printing apparatus for use with a cartridge of the type defined in claim 6 or 7, characterized in that it comprises means (12, 13, 14, 15, 16) for driving said ribbon metering means, and means (11, 13) for rotating said hub (7), whereby said take-up reel (21) draws said ribbon (24) from said stuffer box (36).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
49 words
9 . The apparatus of claim 8 further including a rotatable roller (45) in contact with the periphery of the ribbon on said take-up reel (21) and means (46) for spring biasing said roller against said periphery whereby ribbon may be wound on said take-up reel with minimal tension.
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