Means for holding thermal transfer printing ink-sheet in cartridge
First Claim
1. Means for holding a thermal transfer printing ink-sheet in a cartridge case and for indicating a characteristic of the ink-sheet, comprising:
- an ink-sheet including an ink which is transferred from the ink-sheet by heat energy,a shaft on which the ink-sheet is wound, said shaft being detachably and rotatably mounted in the cartridge case, andan indicating member separate from the cartridge case, indicates the characteristic of the ink-sheet, the indicating member being rotatably mounted with respect to the shaft to substantially prevent said indicating member from being rotated by said shaft, and said indicating member being connected to the shaft so that the indicating member and shaft are maintained as a unit on the cartridge case, and wherein the indicating member and the shaft are separable from the cartridge case upon the replacement of the ink-sheet.
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Abstract
An apparatus for holding a thermal transfer printing ink-sheet in a cartridge case and for indicating a characteristic of the ink-sheet, comprises an ink-sheet including an ink which is transferred from the ink-sheet by a heat energy, a shaft on which the ink-sheet is wound and which is mounted detachably and in a rotatable manner on the cartridge case, and an indicating member which is discrete in relation to the cartridge case, indicates the characteristic of the ink-sheet, is rotatable in relation to the shaft, and is connected to the shaft so that an integral combination of the indicating member and the shaft is kept on a replacement of the ink-sheet, and the indicating member and the shaft are separated simultaneously from the cartridge case on the replacement of the ink-sheet.
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18 Claims
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1. Means for holding a thermal transfer printing ink-sheet in a cartridge case and for indicating a characteristic of the ink-sheet, comprising:
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an ink-sheet including an ink which is transferred from the ink-sheet by heat energy, a shaft on which the ink-sheet is wound, said shaft being detachably and rotatably mounted in the cartridge case, and an indicating member separate from the cartridge case, indicates the characteristic of the ink-sheet, the indicating member being rotatably mounted with respect to the shaft to substantially prevent said indicating member from being rotated by said shaft, and said indicating member being connected to the shaft so that the indicating member and shaft are maintained as a unit on the cartridge case, and wherein the indicating member and the shaft are separable from the cartridge case upon the replacement of the ink-sheet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. Means for holding a thermal transfer printing ink-sheet and for indicating a characteristic of the ink-sheet, comprising:
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a cartridge case, an ink-sheet including an ink which is transferred from the ink-sheet by heat energy, a shaft on which the ink-sheet is wound, said shaft being detachably and rotatably mounted on the cartridge case, and an indicating member, separate from the cartridge case, for indicating the characteristic of the ink-sheet, said indicating member being rotatable with respect to the shaft to substantially prevent said indicating member from being rotated by said shaft, and said indicating member being connected to the shaft so that the indicating member and the shaft are maintained as a unit on the cartridge case, and wherein the indicating member and shaft are separable from the cartridge case upon replacement of the ink-sheet.
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