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US 9,604,484 B2Granted
Integrated cartridge and portable printer using same
AssigneePrinics Co., Ltd.
InventorKwang-Ho Noh
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Abstract
An integrated cartridge and a printer using the same is provided, the integrated cartridge in which an ink ribbon and a printing medium are provided in one integrated cartridge and the cartridge is inserted through the side of the printer such that the convenience of installation and replacement for a user is improved.
Claims20
An integrated cartridge comprising:
- a cartridge body part having a recording media receiving part which has a feed roller inserting part in which a plurality of recording media are accommodated and a feed roller is inserted, a recording media outlet for discharging the recording media and a double feed prevention groove mounted above the recording media outlet to block feeding of the recording media so that just one of the recording media doubly fed can be fed, a feed reel mounting groove mounted at one side of the recording media receiving part, and a winding reel mounting groove mounted at one side of the feed reel mounting groove;
- a feed reel which is mounted on the feed reel mounting groove of the cartridge body part to wind an ink ribbon fed from the feed reel;
- a winding reel which is mounted on the winding reel mounting groove of the cartridge body part to wind the ink ribbon fed from the feed reel;
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- a cartridge covering part which is mounted above the cartridge body part to cover the recording media receiving part, the feed reel mounting groove and the winding reel mounting groove,
- wherein the recording media receiving part, the feed reel and the winding reel are arranged parallel in a horizontal direction.
3 more elements
A portable printer using an integrated cartridge comprising:
- a cartridge having a recording media receiving part which a plurality of recording media are accommodated and which feeds the accommodated recording media in order, a feed reel on which an ink ribbon is wound and a winding reel on which the printed ink ribbon will be wound, the feed reel and the winding reel being arranged parallel in a horizontal direction and being formed integrally with each other;
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- a printer having a cartridge insertion hole which is formed in the side thereof so that the cartridge is inserted from the side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.