Abstract: An ink ribbon cassette is provided with a shaft container including a reel-out shaft holder having a reel-out shaft bearing journaling an ink ribbon reel-out shaft; a reel-in shaft holder having a reel-in shaft bearing journaling an ink ribbon reel-in shaft; and a pair of lateral bodies connecting the reel-out shaft holder to the reel-in shaft holder. A reel-out shaft holder cover 19 adapted to cover the reel-out shaft holder of the shaft container is connected to the reel-out shaft holder via a first connecting body. A reel-in shaft holder cover adapted to cover the reel-in shaft holder of the shaft container is connected to the reel-in shaft holder via a second connecting body. The first and second connecting bodies and have two or more hinges.

Abstract: An ink ribbon cassette 10 is provided with a shaft container 23 including a reel-out shaft holder 17 having a reel-out shaft bearing 13 journaling an ink ribbon reel-out shaft 12; a reel-in shaft holder 20 having a reel-in shaft bearing 15 journaling an ink ribbon reel-in shaft 14; and a pair of lateral bodies 16 connecting the reel-out shaft holder 17 to the reel-in shaft holder 20. A reel-out shaft holder cover 19 adapted to cover the reel-out shaft holder 17 of the shaft container 23 is connected to the reel-out shaft holder 17 via a first connecting body 18. A reel-in shaft holder cover 22 adapted to cover the reel-in shaft holder 20 of the shaft container 23 is connected to the reel-in shaft holder 20 via a second connecting body 21. The first and second connecting bodies 18 and 21 have two or more hinges 18a and 18b; and 21a and 21b, respectively.

Abstract: A cassette 10 for a thermal transfer sheet according to the present invention includes a core holding member 11 having a take-up core holding part 12 for holding the take-up core 2 and a feeding core holding part 13 for holding the feeding core 3, and a pair of covers 20 and 21 for respectively covering the take-up core holding part 12 and the feeding core holding part 13. A rod 30 for guiding the thermal transfer sheet 5 is disposed on the core holding member 11. The rod 30 is positioned on the opposite side of the thermal head 5b relative to the thermal transfer sheet 5, and is positioned on the side of the core holding member 11 relative to the thermal transfer sheet 5.

Abstract: A cassette 10 for a thermal transfer sheet according to the present invention includes a core holding member 11 having a take-up core holding part 12 for holding the take-up core 2 and a feeding core holding part 13 for holding the feeding core 3, and a pair of covers 20 and 21 for respectively covering the take-up core holding part 12 and the feeding core holding part 13. A rod 30 for guiding the thermal transfer sheet 5 is disposed on the core holding member 11. The rod 30 is positioned on the opposite side of the thermal head 5b relative to the thermal transfer sheet 5, and is positioned on the side of the core holding member 11 relative to the thermal transfer sheet 5.

Abstract: There is provided a thermal transfer image-receiving sheet which has dyeability high enough to realize high-speed printing and low-energy printing, permits a protective layer to be thermally transferred onto an image formed on the thermal transfer image-receiving sheet, is free from heat fusing to a thermal transfer sheet at the time of image formation on the thermal transfer image-receiving sheet, and has satisfactory separability from the thermal transfer sheet.

Abstract: There is provided a thermal transfer image-receiving sheet which has dyeability high enough to realize high-speed printing and low-energy printing, permits a protective layer to be thermally transferred onto an image formed on the thermal transfer image-receiving sheet, is free from heat fusing to a thermal transfer sheet at the time of image formation on the thermal transfer image-receiving sheet, and has satisfactory separability from the thermal transfer sheet.