Patent ID: 8432420
Filing Date: 2013-04-30
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A thermal printer that transfers color ink onto recording paper, the thermal printer comprising: a mounting unit configured to mount a detachable ink cassette on the thermal printer, the ink cassette including an ink ribbon on which a color ink portion with the color ink applied thereon and a non-color ink portion with no color ink applied thereon are alternately formed in a conveyance direction, a supply bobbin on which the ink ribbon whose color ink is to be transferred by the thermal printer is wound, a take-up bobbin on which the ink ribbon drawn from the supply bobbin is wound, and a housing that supports the supply bobbin and the take-up bobbin being apart from each other so that the ink ribbon is exposed between the supply bobbin and the take-up bobbin; and a ribbon transfer unit configure to, when an error occurs during transferring of the color ink, convey the ink ribbon so that the exposed portion of the ink ribbon is the non-color ink portion.