Patent ID: 6135657
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A ribbon cassette, comprising:a housing supporting a rotatable shaft for rotation therein;a supply roll of ribbon mounted for rotation upon said rotatable shaft, said supply roll being disposed in a supply portion of said housing and dispensing a quantity of printing ribbon;a take-up roll for storing ribbon dispensed by said supply roll of ribbon, said take-up roll being disposed in a take-up portion of said housing and mounted upon and affixed to said rotatable shaft adjacent said supply roll;a partition disposed between said supply roll and said take-up roll for preventing ink particles in said take-up portion of said housing from migrating therefrom, and thereby contaminating said printing ribbon; anda chevron disposed in said housing adjacent said take-up roll for changing direction and level of ribbon dispensed from said supply roll, whereby said take-up roll is able to store the dispensed ribbon of said supply roll.