CURRENT COLLECTOR FOR RESISTIVE RIBBON PRINTERS

    公开(公告)号:DE3164702D1

    公开(公告)日:1984-08-16

    申请号:DE3164702

    申请日:1981-05-12

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: Current collector for a printer of the kind that uses a ribbon (10) having a central conducting layer (16) that is covered on one surface by a resistive layer (14) that receives electrical printing currents and on the other surface by a thermally transferrable ink layer (12), printing current is collected from the conducting layer (16) by an electrically conducting contactor (100) at the ink layer surface of the ribbon. Such contact through the ink layer (12) occurs on the takeup side of a printhead (20) where the integrity of the ink layer is not of concern and voids in the ink layer occur as a result of ink transfers for printing.

    RIBBON FEED TENSION MECHANISM
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    发明专利

    公开(公告)号:DE3661602D1

    公开(公告)日:1989-02-09

    申请号:DE3661602

    申请日:1986-03-21

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: Member (9) has a tension arm (13) over which ribbon (3) feeds. Biasing arm (17) presses member - (9) toward brake surface (7), with slot (21) moved until it encounters stud (23). At low tension of ribbon (3), brake surfaces (11) and (7) press and hold ribbon (3). As feed tension increases, tension arm - (13) forces member (9) back until stud (23) encounters the opposite end of slot (21), after which slightly higher force further opens the brake and arm (13) continues to provide feed tension. The mechanism is small, efficient, smooth functioning, and suited to incorporation as part of a ribbon cartridge.

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