Inventors:
William M. Bouverie - Windermere FL, US
Kenneth Colonel - Oviedo FL, US
Christopher Roy Christensen - Gotha FL, US
Dwayne Tobin - Longwood FL, US
Jay Huberty - Gotha FL, US
Ron Consiglio - Clermont FL, US
Fred Scofield - Orlando FL, US
Mark Hitz - Lake Mary FL, US
George Vazac - Apopka FL, US
Richard Hatle - Oviedo FL, US
Assignee:
Datamax Corporation - Orlando FL
International Classification:
B41J 11/00
Abstract:
A modular printer having a media take-up assembly, a support block assembly, a printhead assembly, a stepper motor assembly and a display assembly is provided. A support housing having a plurality of recesses formed on an internal wall of the modular printer is also provided. Each of the recesses is configured to receive and align one of the modular printer assemblies with the other modular printer assemblies. Each of the assemblies is configured as a module which can be easily accessed and quickly secured to or detached from the support housing. The support housing is adapted to receive assembly modules for both thermal ink printers and ribbon ink printers such that the modular printer can be easily converted from one to the other.