EP0364305A2
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Tape feed mechanism
Assignee: Brother Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1989-10-16
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2009-10-16
Abstract
Abstract In a tape feed mechanism comprising a tape storage cassette (1) including at least two tapes (7, 13) in respective wound states and tape feed device feeding the two tapes (7, 13) in an overlapped state, provided is guide member for guiding the two tapes to a predetermined portion in the tape storage cassette (1). Thus, the tape storage cassette (1) is detachably mounted from the tape feed device in a condition that each of the leading end portions of the tapes are fixed at the predetermined position and the tape storage cassette is attachably mounted again to the tape feed device in the condition.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshiaki C/O Brother Kogyo Kabushiki K. Nagao
- 👤 Atsuhiro C/O Brother Kogyo Kabushiki K. Kobayashi
- 👤 Mikio C/O Brother Kogyo Kabushiki K. Sakuma
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 18:01
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J3/00; B41J3/407; B41J3/4075; B41J11/00; B41J11/66; B41J11/70; B41J11/703; B41J15/00; B41J15/04; B41J15/044; B41J32/00; B41J35/00; B41J35/28
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
79 words
A tape supply mechanism comprising a tape holding case (19) including at least two wound tapes (3, 7) the case being attachable to a tape feed device having a cutting member (53) for cutting said tapes and a feed roller member (42) for feeding said tapes, said tape supply mechanism including a guide member (17) provided on said tape holding case for guiding said two tapes toward a predetermined position in said tape holding case in an overlapped state.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
79 words
A tape supply mechanism comprising a tape holding case (19) including at least two wound tapes (3, 7) the case being attachable to a tape feed device having a cutting member (53) for cutting said tapes and a feed roller member (42) for feeding said tapes, said tape supply mechanism including a guide member (17) provided on said tape holding case for guiding said two tapes toward a predetermined position in said tape holding case in an overlapped state.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
A tape supply mechanism according to claim 1 wherein said guide member comprises a second feed roller member (17) adapted to be brought into and out of contact with said feed roller member (42) on the tape feed device for feeding the two tapes overlapped.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
A tape feed mechanism according to claim 2 wherein one of said feed roller members (17,42) includes a pair of flange portions spaced apart substantially similarly to the width of the tapes to be overlapped.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
A tape feed mechanism according to claim 1, 2 or 3 further comprises a pair of projection members (27, 29) over which said one of said tapes is fed before it is overlapped with the other of said two tapes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A mechanism according to claim 4 wherein the projection members (27, 29) are spaced so that a thermal printing head (23) can be introduced between them.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
45 words
A mechanism according to any preceding claim including a third wound tape (7) which can be a thermal transfer tape in the case, to be forwarded in overlapping relation with a first tape and to be subsequently wound up again within the case (at 11).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
A tape feed mechanism according to any preceding claim which further comprises a cutting position (55) defined on an external frame of said tape holding case at which the overlapped tapes are in use cut by said cutting member (53).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
The tape feed mechanism according to any preceding claim wherein one (13) of said two tapes has an adhesive layer on one surface, or comprises a double-sided adhesive tape with an exfoliative sheet.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
The tape feed mechanism according to any preceding claim which further comprises an adjust member (49) for adjusting a position of the one of said two tapes in a direction perpendicular to the direction along which that tape is fed.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
82 words
The tape feed mechanism according to claim 9 wherein said adjust member comprises a roller member (49) provided on said tape holding case, of which a circumferential surface is arranged to be brought into and out of contact with an adhesive layer of the one of said two tapes, and provides a layer having a predetermined adhesive force less than a predetermined value with said adhesive layer when said circumferential surface and said adhesive layer are brought into contact with each other.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The tape feed mechanism according to any preceding claim wherein said feed roll member is made of a silicon resin.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
45 words
A device for feeding two tapes in an overlapped state from a tape supply mechanism to any one of claims 1 to 11 including means by which such mechanism may be attached to the device, and a feed roller member (42) for feeding the tapes.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
A device according to claim 12 including a cutting member (53) for cutting the tapes.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
A device according to claim 12 or 13 including a drive member to drive one of the feed rollers on the device or on the mechanism.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
A device according to claim 12, 13 or 14 including a print member adapted to print on a surface of one of the tapes.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
43 words
A device according to any one of claims 12 to 15 wherein the print member is a thermal printer to be inserted between projections over which a tape passes, and including a roller to urge that tape against the head of the printer.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
39 words
The tape feed device according to any one of claims 12 to 16 wherein said feeding member is a guide member comprising a pair of roller members adapted to be brought into and out of contact with each other.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
40 words
The tape feed device according to claim 17 wherein the one of said pair of roll members includes a pair of flange portions of which the distance apart is similar to the width of the one of said two tapes.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
30 words
The combination of a tape supply mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 11 with a tape feed device according to any one of claims 12 to 18.
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