US 12,280,608 B2
Removable supporting device to support an endless ribbon
Juan Rodriguez, As (BE); Maxime Charrier, Trementines (FR); and Frans Hegge, Hamont-Achel (BE)
Assigned to ARMOR, Nantes (FR)
Filed by ARMOR, Nantes (FR)
Filed on Jul. 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/355,052.
Claims priority of application No. 22315174 (EP), filed on Jul. 28, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0034083 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. B41J 31/16 (2006.01); B41J 33/10 (2006.01); B41J 35/04 (2006.01); B41J 35/28 (2006.01)
CPC B41J 31/16 (2013.01) [B41J 33/10 (2013.01); B41J 35/04 (2013.01); B41J 35/28 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A removable supporting device comprising:
a frame;
an endless ribbon, and
a supporting system to support the endless ribbon, the supporting system comprising:
at least two rollers connected to the frame; said at least two rollers comprising a first connecting system adapted to cooperate with a first complementary connecting system of a thermal transfer printing apparatus,
a delamination roller having a lower diameter than the at least two rollers, a tensing system connected to the frame to keep the endless ribbon under tension, the tensing system comprising a supporting system having an outer convex portion to support the endless ribbon, said supporting system comprising two longitudinal elements connected to the frame with a link allowing at least one degree of freedom in rotation around a fourth axis of rotation parallel to a longitudinal axis of the at least two rollers.