Patent ID: 9056513
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A printer, comprising: an ink ribbon cartridge; and a print head; wherein the ink ribbon cartridge comprises: an ink ribbon formed in a Mobius loop, the ink ribbon including a first area and a second area, the first area being a first half of the width of the ink ribbon, the second area being a second half of the width of the ink ribbon; an accommodating room that accommodates a portion of the ink ribbon, the accommodating room including an entrance through which the ink ribbon is pulled in the accommodating room and an exit through which the ink ribbon is pulled out of the accommodating room; a Mobius section that causes widthwise ends of the ink ribbon to twist by 180°, the Mobius section being located downstream of the accommodating room with respect to a direction of travel of the ink ribbon; and an ink supplying section that supplies ink to the ink ribbon, the ink supplying section being located downstream of the Mobius section with respect to the direction of travel of the ink ribbon; wherein the ink ribbon includes an area in the first area, the area in the first area being struck by the print head downstream of the ink supplying section and upstream of the entrance with respect to the direction of travel of the ink ribbon; and wherein the ink supplying section supplies the ink to the ink ribbon at the area in the first area on a side of the ink ribbon, the side being struck by the print head at the area in the first area while directly facing the print head.