Title: Cartridge-type ink supply device for labeling machines

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a cartridge type supply device for use with a portable, one-hand-operable labeling machine of the type including a printing mechanism with printing types arranged for imprinting inscriptions on each of a series of labels traveling along a predetermined path through the machine toward a dispensing opening of the machine. The ink supply device comprises a cartridge holder pivotally supported at one end thereof within the labeling machine in a readily detachable manner and a replaceable inking roller cartridge supported detachably by the other end of said cartridge holder said cartridge including a rotatable inking roller. The cartridge holder is spring-biased to urge the inking roller onto surfaces of the printing types of the printing mechanism of the labeling machine. When the inking roller cartridge is used up, the cartridge holder can be taken out of the machine together with the used cartridge. A cartridge box for housing spare inking roller cartridges is provided.

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Inventors: Sato, Yo (Tokyo, JP)

Application Number: 864228
Filing Date: 1977-12-27
Publication_date: 1979-08-14
Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Sato Kenkyusho (Tokyo, JP)
Primary Class(es): 101/103 101/288, 101/324, 101/359
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Primary Examiner: Fisher, J. Reed
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Haseltine, Lake & Waters