Transfer printer

A color transfer printer comprising:

• a printer body having a first support portion and a second support portion separated from and opposing said first support portion;
• a plurality of printing portions each including a platen supported by said first and second support portions, and a printing head having one end portion supported by said first support portion and a free end located near said second support portion, and opposing said platen;
• conveying means for conveying paper through a portion between said platen and said printing head of each of said printing portions;
• a plurality of ribbon magazines each of which is detachably mounted in said printer body from a free end side of said printing head of a corresponding printing portion, for supplying an ink ribbon to a portion between the paper and said printing head, each of said ribbon magazines having a supply reel on which an unused portion of the ink ribbon is wound, a take-up reel for taking up a used portion of the ink ribbon, and a support body for rotatably supporting said supply reel and said take-up reel;
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• a plurality of ribbon driving mechanisms provided at said first support portion, for driving said supply reels and said take-up reels of the mounted ribbon magazines;
• said first support portion having a plurality of first magazine engaging portions for engaging said support bodies of said mounted ribbon magazines to position and support said ribbon magazines,
• said second support portion having a plurality of second magazine engaging portions for engaging said support bodies of said mounted ribbon magazines to position and support said ribbon magazines, and
• said support body of each of said ribbon magazines having a head support portion for engaging said free end of a corresponding printing head to position and support said free end.