EP 0078631 A2 19830511 - Ribbon cassette.
Title (en)
Ribbon cassette.
Title (de)
Bandkassette.
Title (fr)
Cassette à ruban.
Publication
Application
Priority
GB 8132948 A 19811102
Abstract (en)
A ribbon cassette for use with a printer or typewriter for housing an inked or carbon ribbon or the like in which a ribbon guide, normally mounted on the typewriter or printer, is formed as an integral but movable part of the cassette with the ribbon permanently threaded therethrough. In a preferred embodiment the ribbon guide comprises a loop (30) at the end of the wire arm (36, 32), the remote end of which is embedded at (38) in the cassette. Another aspect of the invention concerns the provision of a daisy wheel petal guide (22) between opposed ends (20 and 18) of two arms (12 and 14) of the cassette which in part define a ribbon path with the ribbon stretched across the gap. The invention also includes a typewriter which is adapted to receive a cassette having the above characteristics and which includes an actuator 112 in the typewriter for engaging the arm 36 to move the ribbon guide as required.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41J 31/10 (2006.01); B41J 32/00 (2006.01); B41J 35/14 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B41J 31/10 (2013.01); B41J 32/00 (2013.01); B41J 35/14 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0078631 A2 19830511; EP 0078631 A3 19840404; AU 8974082 A 19830526; GB 2112716 A 19830727; JP S5884787 A 19830520; ZA 827688 B 19830831
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 82305568 A 19821019; AU 8974082 A 19821025; GB 8229731 A 19821018; JP 19174382 A 19821029; ZA 827688 A 19821020