JPS6337248U - - Google Patents

Description

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of essential parts showing an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a perspective view of a main part similar to FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a side view of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of FIG. 1 seen from the rear side. 1: Multicolor ink ribbon, 2: Ribbon cassette,
21, 22: Groove, 4: Print head, 5: Carriage, 51: Protrusion, 8: Ribbon guide section, 9: Ribbon guide plate, 93, 94: Hook section, 95: Groove.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An ink printer comprising a ribbon cassette containing multicolor ink ribbons and a ribbon guide plate having a ribbon guide section for guiding the multicolor ink ribbons to the tip of a printing head, and switching the printing color by moving the ribbon guide section up and down. In the ribbon switching mechanism, grooves or protrusions are formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the ribbon cassette in parallel with the running direction of the print head, and the ribbon guide plate has the grooves or protrusions slidably in the running direction of the print head. A hook portion is formed to elastically and slidably engage the protrusion, and a protrusion or groove is formed on the carriage carrying the print head or on the print head at right angles to the running direction of the print head, and the ribbon The guide plate is formed with a groove or protrusion that engages with the protrusion or groove in a vertically movable manner, and the printing color can be changed by swinging the ribbon cassette around an axis parallel to the running direction of the print head. An ink ribbon switching mechanism characterized in that the ink ribbon switching mechanism is configured such that the ink ribbon can be switched.