Tape printer, tape printing system, ink ribbon cassette for a tape printer, method of loading a tape cassette and an ink ribbon cassette into a tape printer, and tape cassette for a tape printer
US7988373B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 23, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 2, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J15/044
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tape printer for use with a tape cassette and an ink ribbon cassette, the printer comprising a housing and a printhead having a line of printing elements thereon, wherein said printer comprises at least one cassette receiving portion in said housing for receiving the tape cassette and the ink ribbon cassette, such that the cassettes are receivable in a direction which is substantially perpendicular to the line of printing elements on the printhead when the printhead is in a printing position.
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