Patent ID: 8736650

Claim:
A print station for use with a thermal transfer printer comprising: a housing; a motor mounted within the housing and connected to control circuitry mounted about the housing; a platen roller assembly configured to have a media web pass there through and being in operative communication with the motor and control circuitry; a pinch roller in operative communication with the motor; a top-of-form sensor located between the platen roller and the pinch roller, wherein the top-of-form sensor allows for sensing of indicators on the media web; a rocker arm in operative communication with the platen roller and the pinch roller; a printhead assembly; a media width sensing and guide device having a pair of adjustable media guides and at least one media width sensor in communication with the printhead assembly for guiding the media through the system; and a radio-frequency identification antenna substantially located between the main platen roller and the pinch roller.