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EP0322918B1
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Tape cassette and tape printer for use therewith
Assignee: Brother Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1988-12-29
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Granted: 1992-04-15
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Expires: 2008-12-29
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Susumu Kuzuya
- 👤 Yoshiaki Nagao
- 👤 Hideo Asakura
- 👤 Shigenori Hattori
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-26 14:25
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J11/00; B41J11/66; B41J11/70; B41J11/703; B41J15/00; B41J15/04; B41J15/044; B41J25/00; B41J25/304; B41J3/00; B41J3/407; B41J3/4075; B41J32/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
217 words
Tape cassette for use in a tape printer having a printing head for performing a printing operation in cooperation with a platen, said tape cassette comprising a housing (90, 202) with a tape outlet (55, 253a)and a recess for accommodating said printing head, first to third accommodating sections provided in said housing; an image source tape (91, 215) accommodated in said first accommodating section and capable of being driven through said recess; a substantially transparent image receiving tape (25, 217) accommodated in said second accommodating section, capable of being driven in an overlapped state over said image source tape through said recess and having a printing surface facing said image source tape, an image being transferred to said printing surface through said image source tape by said printing head in a printing operation; and an adhesive tape (27, 219) accommodated in said third accommodating section and to be applied to said printing surface of said image receiving tape after said printing operation, the adhesive tape having an adhesive layer on both sides (27a, 219a) comprising a first adhesive surface (27b) to be applied to said printing surface of said image receiving tape (25) and a second adhesive surface (27c) opposite said first adhesive surface with a separable sheet layer (27d, 219b) applied to said second adhesive surface.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
45 words
Tape cassette according to claim 1, characterized in that first feed roller means (101, 227) is provided in said housing in the vicinity of said tape outlet for performing a tape feed operation in co-operation with a second feed roller means of said tape printer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
Tape cassette according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that said first to third accommodating sections are provided side by side substantially in the same plane in said housing, and said third accommodating section is closer to said tape outlet (55, 253a) than said first and second accommodating sections.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
118 words
Tape cassette according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that tape guide means (105, 107; 235) are provided in said housing for guiding said image source tape such that in operation a portion of said image source tape faces said platen when the image source tape is driven; said portion of said image source tape facing said platen partly extends in said recess; and said housing is provided with biasing means (111, 251) for biasing said portion of said image source tape facing said platen outwardly of said recess so that said tape portion does not interfere the advancement of said printing head into said recess at the time of loading of said tape cassette.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
66 words
Tape cassette according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that said image source tape and image receiving tape are driven in an overlapped state over each other along a common path in a path leading to said recess; and a separator (117, 243) is provided along said common path such that the separator extends between said two tapes to prevent direct contact thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
94 words
Tape cassette according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that said housing includes: a guide pin (113, 245) for guiding said image source tape and/or image receiving tape driven partly in contact with its outer periphery; and a back tension imparting member (121, 247) engaging said tape or tapes and urging said tape or tapes against said guide pin, said back tension imparting member having a secured end and at least two elastic portions (121a) extending therefrom toward said tape or tapes and along and parallel to the tape running direction.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
79 words
Tape printer with a tape cassette according to one of the claims 1 to 6 detachably loaded therein, comprising a frame, a printing head for performing a printing operation in cooperation with a platen, said printing head and platen being provided in a printing area in said frame and relatively movable between an inoperative position, at which they are spaced apart, and an operative position, in which they are in contact with each other to perform a printing operation.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
Tape printer according to claim 7, comprising a print drive circuit such that said image transferred to said printing surface of said image receiving tape is a mirror image (29, 255a, 328a).
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