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US9004789B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9004789-B2 |
| Application number | US-201214128098-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jun 25, 2012 |
| Priority date | Jun 30, 2011 |
| Publication date | Apr 14, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 2015 |
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A processing device comprising a ribbon cartridge including an ink ribbon wound around a feed-out core and a wind-up core winding up the ink ribbon, a device main body to which the ribbon cartridge is detachably attached, a cartridge-side brake mechanism provided to the ribbon cartridge and applying a rotational braking force to the ribbon cartridge, and a device-side brake mechanism provided to the device main body and applying a rotational braking force to the ribbon cartridge, wherein a rotational braking force by the cartridge-side brake mechanism is set stronger with respect to a rotational braking force by the device-side brake mechanism.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A processing device comprising: a ribbon cartridge including an ink ribbon wound around a feed-out core and a wind-up core winding up the ink ribbon, a device main body to which the ribbon cartridge is detachably attached, a cartridge-side brake mechanism provided to the ribbon cartridge and applying a rotational braking force to the ribbon cartridge, a device-side brake mechanism provided to the device main body and applying a rotational braking force to the ribbon cartridge, and a brake transmission mechanism that transmits the rotational braking force by the device-side brake mechanism to the feed-out core when the ribbon cartridge is mounted on the device main body, the brake transmission mechanism comprising: a cartridge-side pivot fitted to be fixed to the feed-out core, and rotatably supported by a sidewall section of the ribbon cartridge, a cartridge-side gear axially fixed to the cartridge-side pivot, a device-side gear releasably engaged with the cartridge-side gear, and a device-side pivot supported by a frame of the device main body, rotatably supporting the device-side gear, and connected to the device-side brake mechanism, wherein a rotational braking force by the cartridge-side brake mechanism is set stronger with respect to a rotational braking force by the device-side brake mechanism. 2. The processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the cartridge-side gear also functions as an operation knob adapted to manually rotate the feed-out core. 3. The processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the cartridge-side brake mechanism is connected to one end portion of the feed-out core to apply a rotational braking force to the feed-out core, and the device-side brake mechanism is connected to the other end portion of the feed-out core to apply a rotational braking force to the feed-out core. 4. The processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the cartridge-side brake mechanism has a feed-out brake mechanism applying a rotational braking force to the feed-out core and a wind-up brake mechanism applying a rotational braking force to the wind-up core, and the rotational braking force applied to the feed-out core by the feed-out brake mechanism and the rotational braking force applied to the wind-up core by the wind-up brake mechanism are different from each other. 5. The processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the cartridge-side brake mechanism has a feed-out brake mechanism applying a rotational braking force to the feed-out core and a wind-up brake mechanism applying a rotational braking force to the wind-up core, and the rotational braking force by the feed-out brake mechanism is set stronger with respect to a rotational braking force by the device-side brake mechanism.
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- What does patent US9004789B2 cover?
- A processing device comprising a ribbon cartridge including an ink ribbon wound around a feed-out core and a wind-up core winding up the ink ribbon, a device main body to which the ribbon cartridge is detachably attached, a cartridge-side brake mechanism provided to the ribbon cartridge and applying a rotational braking force to the ribbon cartridge, and a device-side brake mechanism provided t…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Sasaki Taishi, Seiko Epson Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B41J33/52. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Apr 14 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).