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EP0470648A2
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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: —
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Expires: 2008-12-29
Abstract
Abstract The invention is directed to a tape cassette detachably loaded in a tape printer and to a tape printer with such a tape cassette. In order to improve such a tape cassette and tape printer first and second feed roller means (101, 227; 69, 349) are provided in the vicinity of the tape outlet of the cassette for performing a tape feed operation in co-operation with said feed roller means.
Inventors
- 👤 Susumu C/O Brother Kogyo Kuzuya
- 👤 Yoshiaki C/O Brother Kogyo Nagao
- 👤 Hideo C/O Brother Kogyo Asakura
- 👤 Shigenori C/O Brother Kogyo Hattori
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-26 16:47
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: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
9 words
A tape cassette detachably loaded in a tape printer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
9 words
A tape cassette detachably loaded in a tape printer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
57 words
A tape printer with the tape cassette according to claim 1, characterized in that first feed roller means (101, 227) is provided on said frame; and second feed roller means (69, 349) provided on said housing in the vicinity of said tape outlet for performing a tape feed operation in co-operation with said first feed roller means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
150 words
A tape printer with the tape cassette according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that said housing has a recess (103, 237) having a predetermined size for accommodating said printing head such that said printing head can be advanced into and retreated from said tape cassette; tape guide means (105, 107; 235) is formed in said housing for guiding said image source tape such that 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
68 words
The tape cassette according to one of claims 1 to 3 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 printing area; 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
96 words
The tape cassette according to one of claims 1 to 4, 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 (121 a) extending therefrom toward said tape or tapes and along and parallel to the tape running direction.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
127 words
A common tape cassette housing for a label tape cassette and a lettering tape cassette to be detachably located in a tape printer for a printing operation, characterized by comprising: a first accommodating section for selectively accommodating an ordinary heat transfer type image source tape (215) or a heat transfer type image source tape (322) for lettering; a second accommodating section for selectively accommodating an ordinary heat transfer type image receiving tape (217) or a heat transfer type image receiving tape (324) for lettering; a printing section in which either one of said image source tape and the corresponding image receiving tape are run in an overlapped state during a printing operation; a third accommodating section for accommodating an adhesive tape (219); and a tape outlet (253a).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
127 words
A common tape cassette housing for a label tape cassette and a lettering tape cassette to be detachably located in a tape printer for a printing operation, characterized by comprising: a first accommodating section for selectively accommodating an ordinary heat transfer type image source tape (215) or a heat transfer type image source tape (322) for lettering; a second accommodating section for selectively accommodating an ordinary heat transfer type image receiving tape (217) or a heat transfer type image receiving tape (324) for lettering; a printing section in which either one of said image source tape and the corresponding image receiving tape are run in an overlapped state during a printing operation; a third accommodating section for accommodating an adhesive tape (219); and a tape outlet (253a).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
97 words
A label tape cassette with the tape cassette housing according to claim 9, characterized by comprising: an ordinary heat transfer type image source tape (215) accommodated in said first accommodating section; a substantially transparent ordinary image receiving tape (217) accommodated in said second accommodating section and having a printing surface facing said image source tape; and an adhesive tape (219) accommodated in said third accommodating section for being applied to said printing surface of said image receiving surface after printing, the two tapes applied to each other being subsequently fed out together from said tape outlet (253a).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
46 words
A lettering tape cassette with the tape cassette housing according to claim 9, characterized by comprising: a heat transfer type image source tape (332) for lettering accommodated in said first accommodating section; and an image receiving tape (324) for lettering accommodated in said second accommodating section.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
78 words
Tape printer with a tape cassette according to one of claims 1 to 7 detachably loaded therein, comprising a frame, a printing head for performing a printing operation in co-operation 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 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
Tape printer according to claim 8 comprising a print drive circuit such that said image transferred to said printing surface of said image receiving tape is a mirror image.
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