Inventors:
James R. Meier - St. Paul MN, US
Chadwick M. Johnson - Savage MN, US
Stacy W. Lukaskawcez - Shakopee MN, US
Gary M. Klinefelter - Eden Prairie MN, US
Ryan G. Park - Burnsville MN, US
Matthew K. Dunham - Eagan MN, US
Jeffrey D. Upin - Edina MN, US
Gary A. Lenz - Chanhassen MN, US
Martin A. Pribula - Eden Prairie MN, US
Thomas C. Platner - Eden Prairie MN, US
Leon Gershenovich - Eden Prairie MN, US
Jon J. Ibs - Minneapolis MN, US
Assignee:
Fargo Electronics, Inc. - Eden Prairie MN
International Classification:
B41J 2/355
Abstract:
A printer includes a substrate input, a substrate transport, a printhead, a removable ribbon cartridge, a ribbon cartridge receiver, and a substrate output. The substrate transport is configured to feed a substrate from the substrate input along a print path. The printhead is positioned below the print path and is configured to print an image on a surface of the substrate. The ribbon cartridge is received in the ribbon cartridge receiver and contains a supply of print ribbon that extends between supply and take-up spools and over the printhead. The substrate can then be discharged through the substrate output.