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EP0167892A1
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Inked ribbon cassette
Assignee: Oki Electric Industry Co Ltd
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Filing: 1985-06-18
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2005-06-18
Abstract
Abstract An ink replenisher (9; 51; 60; 70) supplies ink to the inked ribbon (2) in an inked ribbon cassette. The ink replenisher (9; 51; 60; 70) shares one wall with an inked ribbon cassette body (1) and is integrally formed therewith. The ink replenisher (9; 51; 60; 70) has a projection (14) extending into contact with a follower roller (6; 61) for supplying the ink through the follower roller (6; 61) to the inked ribbon (2).
Inventors
- 👤 Minoru Oki Electric Ind. Co. Ltd. Isobe
- 👤 Hiroshi Oki Electric Ind. Co. Ltd. Kikuchi
- 👤 Yoshinori Oki Electric Ind. Co. Ltd. Koshida
- 👤 Takashi Oki Electric Ind. Co. Ltd. Itaya
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-08 17:24
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J31/00; B41J31/14; B41J31/16; B41J32/00; B41J32/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
151 words
An inked ribbon cassette comprising an inked ribbon (2), a container having an inked ribbon storage space (3) in which said inked ribbon (2) is housed in a folded configuration, a drive roller (5) disposed in said container for circulating said ink ribbon (2), a follower roller (6; 61) held against said drive roller (5) for sandwiching said inked ribbon (2) therebetween, and an ink replenisher for supply ing ink to said inked ribbon (2), characterized in that said ink replenisher (9; 51; 60; 70) is integral with and disposed out of said container, said ink replenisher (9; 51; 60; 70) sharing one wall with said container, and a projection (14) extends from said ink replenisher (9; 51; 60; 70) into contact with said follower roller (6; 61) for supplying ink from said ink replenisher (9; 51; 60; 70) through said follower roller (6; 61 ) to said inked ribbon (2).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
151 words
An inked ribbon cassette comprising an inked ribbon (2), a container having an inked ribbon storage space (3) in which said inked ribbon (2) is housed in a folded configuration, a drive roller (5) disposed in said container for circulating said ink ribbon (2), a follower roller (6; 61) held against said drive roller (5) for sandwiching said inked ribbon (2) therebetween, and an ink replenisher for supply ing ink to said inked ribbon (2), characterized in that said ink replenisher (9; 51; 60; 70) is integral with and disposed out of said container, said ink replenisher (9; 51; 60; 70) sharing one wall with said container, and a projection (14) extends from said ink replenisher (9; 51; 60; 70) into contact with said follower roller (6; 61) for supplying ink from said ink replenisher (9; 51; 60; 70) through said follower roller (6; 61 ) to said inked ribbon (2).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
An inked ribbon cassette according to claim 1, wherein said ink replenisher (9) is positioned on one side of said ink ribbon storage space (3) with respect to the direction in which said inked ribbon (2) is circulated.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
An inked ribbon cassette according to claim 2, including a cover for said container, said ink replenisher (9) being integral with said cover.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
An inked ribbon cassette according to claim 1, wherein said ink replenisher (51; 60; 70) has a width which is substantially the same as that of said container, and is disposed on an extension of said inked ribbon storage space (54).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
An inked ribbon cassette according to claim 4, wherein said ink replenisher (60; 70) includes an integral member (62) on which said follower roller (61) is supported.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
An inked ribbon cassette. according to claim 5, wherein said integral member (62) includes a resilient portion (62a).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
53 words
An inked ribbon cassette according to claim 5, wherein said ink replenisher (70) has a support member (71) attached to one end thereof and pivotally connected to said container, and spring means (73) on an opposite end thereof for normally urging said ink replenisher (70) to move in a direction toward said container.
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