Patent ID: 6624836
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
An ink cassette for holding an ink ribbon set, said ink ribbon set having a pair of bobbins each including a rod-shaped body, and an ink ribbon having a first end fixed to one of said bobbins and a second end of said ink ribbon being wound around the other of said bobbins, said in cassette comprising:a first part and a second part arranged in parallel with each other, each of said first and second parts including an elongate portion having bobbin holders for holding a corresponding one of said bobbins at respective longitudinal end portions in a longitudinal direction thereof, wherein each of said bob in holders includes a pair of arms, said pair of arms defining a linear groove extending in a direction intersecting said longitudinal direction, wherein all of said grooves re placed in the same orientation, whereby each of said bobbins is received in a corresponding pair of said grooves and held around its axis, and wherein said first part has an alignment mark affixed to an opposite side from an opening of said grooves.