EP0489717A2
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Cassette for tape printing device
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 A cassette to be detachably received in a tape printing device having a printing member (23) to print on a tape-like recording medium (3), means (42) for feeding the recording medium, and a cutter (51) for cutting the recording medium at a cutting position, said cassette housing at least two tapes in a wound state, one of the tapes being a tape-like recording medium (3), to be forwarded to a printing position of the cassette at which, when the cassette is in the device, printing can take place on one of its surfaces using the printing member, characterised by a tape holder (50) arranged on the cassette upstream of the cutting position at which said cutter (51) cuts, and downstream of said printing position, so as to guide the recording tape to the said cutting position.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshiaki C/O Brother Kogyo K. K. Nagao
- 👤 Atsuhiro c/o BROTHER KOGYO K.K. Kobayashi
- 👤 Mikio C/O Brother Kogyo K.K. Sakuma
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 13:55
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: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
A cassette to be detachably received in a tape printing device having a printing member (23) to print on a tape-like recording medium (3), means (42) for feeding the recording medium, and a cutter (51) for cutting the recording medium at a cutting position, said cassette housing at least two tapes in a wound state, one of the tapes being a tape-like recording medium (3), to be forwarded to a printing position of the cassette at which, when the cassette is in the device, printing can take place on one of its surfaces using the printing member, characterised by a tape holder (50) arranged on the cassette upstream of the cutting position at which said cutter (51) cuts, and downstream of said printing position, so as to guide the recording tape to the said cutting position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
19 words
A cassette according to claim 1, wherein the tape holder (50) is arranged at the exterior of the cassette.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
A cassette according to claim 1 or 2 for use where the means for feeding the recording medium is a roller (42) and wherein the cassette has a portion of a side wall through which the recording medium is exposed to be contacted and forwarded by the roller (42).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
56 words
A cassette according to claim 1, 2 or 3 for use with a device wherein the cutter member has a blade movable towards the cassette for cutting the recording medium, and acts at a contact position which is on the cassette, and wherein the cassette has such a contact position downstream of the tape holder (50).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A cassette according to any preceding claim, including in the feed mechanism a tape aligning member (17a, 17b) for aligning tape.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
A cassette according to any preceding claim including a feed roller (17) which is in the cassette and which is adapted to be brought in and out of pressure contact with said feeding means (42) of the device.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
A cassette according to claim 5 and claim 6 including a tape aligning member which is a pair of flange portions spaced apart substantially similarly to the width of the tapes on one of the feed rollers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
70 words
A cassette according to any preceding claim, wherein the tapes accommodated in the cassette (19) are said tape-like recording medium (3), a transfer ribbon (7) for printing onto said tape-like recording medium (3) and a double-sided adhesive tape (13) arranged to overlap and be adhered to said tape-like recording medium (3) on which printing operations have been executed and be guided with the recording medium by said tape holder (50).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
A cassette according to claim 8, wherein said tape-like recording medium (3) comprises a transparent film tape.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
A cassette according to claim 8 or 9, wherein in use said double-sided adhesive tape (13) is adhered on the printed surface of said transparent film tape (3).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
A cassette according to claim 8, 9 or 10 wherein a surface of said double-sided adhesive tape (13) opposite to that on which said transparent film tape (3) is adhered is covered with an exfoliative sheet.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
A cassette according to any one of claims 8 to 11, including a pair of guides (27, 29) over which the recording medium is fed before being overlapped with the adhesive tape.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
A cassette according to claim 12, wherein the guides are spaced so that a thermal printing head can be introduced between them.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
67 words
A cassette according to any one of claims 8 to 13, including a roller member (49) on the tape holding case of which a circumferential surface is arranged to be brought into and out of contact with an adhesive layer on the adhesive tape (13), and provides a layer having a predetermined adhesive force less than a predetermined value with said adhesive layer when in contact therewith.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
A cassette according to any preceding claim, wherein said feeding mechanism comprises a guide pin (31) for said tape-like material (3).
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