Patent ID: 6069642
Filing Date: 2000-05-30
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
An ink ribbon-print paper cassette for use in a thermal printer, the cassette comprising:a paper tray that accommodates a stack of single sheets of print paper, the paper-tray having an opening through which the print paper is fed into a paper path on a sheet-by-sheet basis;a thermal head receiving section located adjacent said paper tray and on a side of said paper tray remote from the opening;an ink ribbon for thermal printing that runs over said thermal head receiving section;a housing that accommodates said paper tray, thermal head receiving section, and ink ribbon, said housing having an outer surface;wherein when said cassette is loaded into the thermal printer, said outer surface and an inner wall of the thermal printer form a paper path therebetween through which each of the sheets of print paper is advanced from said paper tray to said thermal head receiving section.