Claims
- 1. A recording apparatus for recording by transferring ink from an ink sheet, said apparatus comprising:
- a recording head for effecting heat to ink of the ink sheet;
- a mounting portion;
- an ink sheet cassette mountable on said mounting portion, said ink sheet cassette having
- first and second reel members for winding an ink sheet, with said first reel member winding one end of the ink sheet and said second reel member winding a second end of the ink sheet;
- a housing for rotatably containing said first and second reel members such that said reel members are displaceable in an axial direction;
- a limit portion for engaging an outer periphery of said reel members at a contact point and pressing said reel members in a direction toward the axial direction, said limit portion preventing the rotation of said reel members at substantially the point of contact on said reel members regardless of the rotational position of said reel members; and
- press means for applying a first pressing force to said reel members in the axial direction to contact said reel members against said limit portion, wherein
- when said housing is mounted on said recording apparatus said reel members are displaced by a second pressing force which is greater than the first pressing force by said press means and in an opposite axial direction so that said reel members are released from contact with said limit portion and rotatable, and when said housing is removed from said recording apparatus said reel members are displaced by the first pressing force by said press means so that said reel members are in contact with said limit portion and prevented from rotating; and
- biasing means provided on said mounting portion to apply to said housing of said ink sheet cassette a press force which exceeds the press force by said press means in an opposite direction.
- 2. A recording apparatus for recording by transferring ink from an ink sheet, said apparatus comprising:
- a recording head for effecting heat to ink of the ink sheet;
- a mounting portion;
- an ink sheet cassette mountable on said mounting portion, said ink sheet cassette having
- first and second reel members for winding an ink sheet, with said first reel member winding one end of the ink sheet and said second reel member winding a second end of the ink sheet;
- a housing for rotatably containing said first and second reel members such that said reel members are displaceable in an axial direction;
- a limit portion for engaging an outer periphery of said reel members at a contact point and pressing said reel members in a direction toward the axial direction, said limit portion preventing the rotation of said reel members at substantially the point of contact on said reel members regardless of the rotational position of said reel members; and
- press means for applying a first pressing force to said reel members in the axial direction to contact said reel members against said limit portion, wherein
- said reel members are displaceable by a second pressing force which is greater than the first pressing force in an opposite axial direction so that said reel members are released from contact with said limit portion and rotatable; and
- biasing means provided on said mounting portion to apply to said housing of said ink sheet cassette the second pressing force which exceeds the first pressing force applied by said press means in an opposite axial direction.
- 3. An ink sheet cassette mountable on a recording apparatus for recording by transferring ink from an ink sheet, said cassette comprising:
- first and second reel members for winding an ink sheet, with said first reel member winding one end of the ink sheet and said second reel member winding a second end of the ink sheet;
- a housing for rotatably containing said first and second reel members such that said reel members are displaceable in an axial direction;
- a limit portion for engaging an outer periphery of said reel members at a contact point and pressing said reel members in a direction toward the axial direction, said limit portion preventing the rotation of said reel members at substantially the point of contact on said reel members regardless of the rotational position of said reel members; and
- press means for applying a first pressing force to said reel members in the axial direction to contact said reel members against said limit portion, wherein
- when said housing is mounted on the recording apparatus said reel members are displaced by a second pressing force that is greater than the first pressing force in an opposite axial direction so that said reel members are released from contact with said limit portion and rotatable, and when said housing is removed from the recording apparatus said reel members are displaced by the first pressing force by said press means so that said reel members contact said limit portion and are prevented from rotating.
- 4. An ink sheet cassette mountable on a recording apparatus for recording by transferring ink from an ink sheet, said cassette comprising:
- first and second reel members for winding an ink sheet, with said first reel member winding one end of the ink sheet and said second reel member winding a second end of the ink sheet;
- a housing for rotatably containing said first and second reel members such that said reel members are displaceable in an axial direction;
- a limit portion for engaging an outer periphery of said reel members at a contact point and pressing said reel members in a direction toward the axial direction, said limit portion preventing the rotation of said reel members at substantially the point of contact on said reel members regardless of the rotational position of said reel members; and
- press means for applying a first pressing force to said reel members in the axial direction to contact said reel members against said limit portion, wherein
- said reel members are displaceable by a second pressing force greater than the first pressing force in an opposite axial direction so that said reel members are released from contact with said limit portion and are rotatable.
Priority Claims (4)
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2-241255 |
Sep 1990 |
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2-317747 |
Nov 1990 |
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2-317748 |
Nov 1990 |
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2-415314 |
Dec 1990 |
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/173,463, filed Dec. 27, 1993, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/758,684, filed Sep. 12, 1991, now both abandoned.
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Continuations (2)
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