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US 12,109,827 B2Granted
Media processing device with enhanced media and ribbon loading and unloading features
AssigneeZebra Technologies Corporation
InventorsPetrica Dorinel Balcan, Randal Wong Mun Hon, Kuan-Ying Lu
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Abstract
A described example includes a ribbon cartridge having a first spool housing to receive a first spool. The ribbon cartridge further having a second spool housing to receive a second spool. The ribbon cartridge further having at least one frame member extending between the first spool housing and the second spool housing and a spool lock, wherein the spool lock is configured to engage at least one of the first spool or the second spool in response to the ribbon cartridge not being received within a ribbon positioning assembly.
Claims10
A media processing device, comprising:
- a base;
- a lid rotatable coupled to the base by a hinge, the lid movable between an open position and a closed position;
- a cavity defined between the base and the lid, the cavity including a media receiving area, the cavity being inaccessible when the lid is in the closed position and being accessible when the lid is in the open position;
- a pair of media supply holders that are opposingly spaced from each other and configured to engage a spool of media between the pair of media supply holders, the media supply holders are biased towards each other and are movable towards or away from each other;
- an inner limit stop that holds the pair of media supply holders a set distance apart from each other.
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