Portable printer and cartridge therefor
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1. A thermal printing device comprising:
- a device housing;
a cartridge receiving cavity for receiving a tape supply cartridge;
a platen roller support post fixed relative to said device housing;
a platen roller assembly including a platen roller disposed outside of said tape supply cartridge and rotatably mounted on said platen roller support post; and
a print head movable toward and away from said platen roller between a print position and a non-print position, respectively.
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Abstract
A thermal printing device having a print mechanism which includes a platen roller assembly in combination with a movable print head assembly. Further aspects of the present invention include a switch mechanism and a tape supply cartridge with switch activation/deactivation members for automatically facilitating adjustment of print parameters to match tape supply upon insertion of the cartridge.
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14 Claims
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1. A thermal printing device comprising:
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a device housing; a cartridge receiving cavity for receiving a tape supply cartridge; a platen roller support post fixed relative to said device housing; a platen roller assembly including a platen roller disposed outside of said tape supply cartridge and rotatably mounted on said platen roller support post; and a print head movable toward and away from said platen roller between a print position and a non-print position, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A thermal printing device comprising:
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a device housing; a cartridge receiving cavity for receiving a tape supply cartridge; a platen roller; a print head support post fixed relative to said device housing; a print head assembly including a print head rotatably mounted on said print head support post and rotatably movable between a print position and a non-print position; and a force transfer member rotatably mounted relative to said print head support post and having a first force transfer arm for rotating said print head toward said print position and a second force transfer arm for rotating said print head toward said non-print position. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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