Patent ID: 6595710
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: B41J,B65H

Abstract:
An ink sheet cartridge mountable on an image forming device formed with a transport path through which a recording medium is transported, the ink sheet cartridge comprising:a cartridge body having a first side, a second side opposite to the first side, a supply side, and a takeup side opposite to the supply side; a supply-side member rotatably supported on the cartridge body at the supply side; a takeup-side member rotatably supported on the cartridge body at the takeup side, and an ink sheet wound around an extending between the supply-side member and the takeup-side member along a sheet path, wherein the cartridge body includes a first-side plate, a second-side plate, and a partitioning plate connecting the first-side plate to the second-side plate; wherein the partitioning plate is formed with a pair of gripping protrusions for providing a user with gripping portions; and when the cartridge body is mounted on the image forming device, the recording medium is transported on the partitioning plate while being guided by the pair of gripping protrusions.