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Tape printer

US8740482B2 · kind B2 · utility

82Cited by
84References
17Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 26, 2010
Grant dateJun 3, 2014
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 6, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J15/044
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A tape printer that includes a tape cassette having a housing, a tape, a head holder insertion portion, and a first support receiving portion that is a first indentation extending from the bottom surface in a direction toward the top surface, a cassette housing portion in which the tape cassette is inserted or removed, a head holder extending from the cassette housing portion in a direction of insertion and removal of the tape cassette with respect to the cassette housing portion and supporting a printhead, the head holder being adapted to be inserted in the head holder insertion portion, and a first supporting portion provided on the head holder to support a ceiling wall portion of the first indentation as the first support receiving portion, the first supporting portion being provided on an upstream side of the printhead in a feed direction of the tape.

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