Patent ID: 9623694
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: B41J

Claim:
1. A thermal transfer printer, comprising: a frame; and a printing head assembly ( 11 ), a platen ( 12 ) and a paper roll support mechanism ( 3 ) which are disposed on the frame, wherein the thermal transfer printer further comprises a ribbon cartridge ( 2 ) installed in the frame and comprising: a bracket ( 23 ); a supply cylinder ( 21 ) disposed on the bracket ( 23 ) and configured for accommodating an unused ribbon; and a winding cylinder ( 22 ) disposed on the bracket ( 23 ) and configured for accommodating a used ribbon, wherein the supply cylinder ( 21 ) and the winding cylinder ( 22 ) are arranged in parallel, and wherein, the supply cylinder ( 21 ) and the winding cylinder ( 22 ) have an initial state in which the supply cylinder ( 21 ) and the winding cylinder ( 22 ) are close to each other and an open state in which the supply cylinder ( 21 ) and the winding cylinder ( 22 ) are away from each other due to an effect of an external force; and the winding cylinder ( 22 ) and the supply cylinder ( 21 ) of the ribbon cartridge ( 2 ) are moved away from each other to avoid the printing head assembly ( 11 ) during installing of the ribbon cartridge ( 2 ), and the winding cylinder ( 22 ) and the supply cylinder ( 21 ) of the ribbon cartridge ( 2 ) installed in place are close to each other at a same side of the printing head assembly ( 11 ); the thermal transfer printer further comprises a first positioning portion (