Patent ID: 6604874
Filing Date: 2003-08-12
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A printer comprising:a receptacle for receiving a printer cartridge therein; a print head disposed in said receptacle; a platen roller rotatable about a roller axis, and one of said print head and platen roller being movable relative to the other of said print head and platen roller between a printing position in which said platen roller is in close proximity to said print head for urging labeling media and ink ribbon toward said print head and a nonprinting position in which said roller platen is spaced a distance from said print head to allow the labeling media and ink ribbon to be slipped therebetween; a platen roller gear coaxial with said platen roller; a drive gear engaging said platen roller gear when said one of said print head and platen roller is in the printing position, and disengaged from said platen roller gear when said one of said print head and platen roller is in the nonprinting position; and a lever linked to said platen roller, and being movable between a lock position and an unlock position, wherein movement of said lever from said unlock position to said lock position moves said platen roller from the nonprinting position to the printing position and extends said lever over said receptacle to lock a printer cartridge received therein.