EP0488998A3 - Tape printing device - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0488998A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: printing device; tape printing; tape; printing
Prior art date: 1988-10-14
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP19920104562

Other versions

EP0488998A2 (en

Inventor

Yoshiaka Nagao

Atsuhiro Kobayashi

Mikio Sakuma

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Brother Industries Ltd

Original Assignee

Brother Industries Ltd

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1988-10-14

Filing date

1989-10-16

Publication date

1992-07-22

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1989-10-16 Application filed by Brother Industries Ltd filed Critical Brother Industries Ltd

1992-06-03 Publication of EP0488998A2 publication Critical patent/EP0488998A2/en

1992-07-22 Publication of EP0488998A3 publication Critical patent/EP0488998A3/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J3/00—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed
- B41J3/407—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
- B41J3/4075—Tape printers; Label printers
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J11/00—Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
- B41J11/66—Applications of cutting devices
- B41J11/70—Applications of cutting devices cutting perpendicular to the direction of paper feed
- B41J11/703—Cutting of tape
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J15/00—Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, specially adapted for supporting or handling copy material in continuous form, e.g. webs
- B41J15/04—Supporting, feeding, or guiding devices; Mountings for web rolls or spindles
- B41J15/044—Cassettes or cartridges containing continuous copy material, tape, for setting into printing devices
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J32/00—Ink-ribbon cartridges
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J35/00—Other apparatus or arrangements associated with, or incorporated in, ink-ribbon mechanisms
- B41J35/28—Detachable carriers or holders for ink-ribbon mechanisms

EP19920104562 1988-10-14 1989-10-16 Tape printing device Withdrawn EP0488998A3 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP63260173A JPH02106555A (en)	1988-10-14	1988-10-14	Tape containing cassette
JP260173/88		1988-10-14

Related Parent Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP89310581.7 Division		1989-10-16

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0488998A2 EP0488998A2 (en)	1992-06-03
EP0488998A3 true EP0488998A3 (en)	1992-07-22

Family

ID=17344334

Family Applications (4)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP93102041A Expired - Lifetime EP0545901B1 (en)	1988-10-14	1989-10-16	Cassette for tape printing device
EP19920103526 Withdrawn EP0489717A3 (en)	1988-10-14	1989-10-16	Cassette for tape printing device
EP19920104562 Withdrawn EP0488998A3 (en)	1988-10-14	1989-10-16	Tape printing device
EP89310581A Expired - Lifetime EP0364305B1 (en)	1988-10-14	1989-10-16	Tape feed mechanism

Family Applications Before (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP93102041A Expired - Lifetime EP0545901B1 (en)	1988-10-14	1989-10-16	Cassette for tape printing device
EP19920103526 Withdrawn EP0489717A3 (en)	1988-10-14	1989-10-16	Cassette for tape printing device

Family Applications After (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP89310581A Expired - Lifetime EP0364305B1 (en)	1988-10-14	1989-10-16	Tape feed mechanism

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
EP (4)	EP0545901B1 (en)
JP (1)	JPH02106555A (en)
KR (1)	KR960004070B1 (en)
DE (2)	DE68902972T2 (en)

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JPH02106555A (en) *	1988-10-14	1990-04-18	Brother Ind Ltd	Tape containing cassette
US5188469A (en) *	1988-10-14	1993-02-23	Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha	Tape feed cassette with tape cutter and guide
JPH0815975B2 (en) *	1990-06-19	1996-02-21	ブラザー工業株式会社	Tape cutting device
GB2250716A (en) *	1990-11-20	1992-06-17	Esselte Dymo Nv	Lid-responsive release of thermal printhead in printer using cassetted ink-ribbon.
JP2508933B2 (en) *	1991-03-28	1996-06-19	ブラザー工業株式会社	Tape printing device
JP2536322B2 (en) *	1991-03-28	1996-09-18	ブラザー工業株式会社	Tape printing device
JP2974038B2 (en) *	1991-12-28	1999-11-08	ブラザー工業株式会社	Barcode recording device
JP2629516B2 (en) *	1992-01-08	1997-07-09	ブラザー工業株式会社	Tape printer
US5350243A (en) *	1992-01-08	1994-09-27	Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha	Tape cassette
JP3094658B2 (en) *	1992-04-30	2000-10-03	ブラザー工業株式会社	Tape printer
JP2556238B2 (en) *	1992-04-30	1996-11-20	ブラザー工業株式会社	Tape printer
JP2979535B2 (en) *	1992-06-05	1999-11-15	ブラザー工業株式会社	Barcode printing device
JP2979536B2 (en) *	1992-06-08	1999-11-15	ブラザー工業株式会社	Barcode printing device
JP2629527B2 (en) *	1992-07-22	1997-07-09	ブラザー工業株式会社	Tape printer
US5435659A (en) *	1992-09-01	1995-07-25	Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha	Scale printing apparatus
US5500669A (en) *	1992-09-11	1996-03-19	Alps Electric Co., Ltd.	Label creation cassette
CA2107746A1 (en) *	1992-10-06	1994-04-07	Masahiko Nunokawa	Tape printing device and tape cartridge used therein
US5934812A (en) *	1992-10-06	1999-08-10	Seiko Epson Corp.	Tape printing device and tape cartridge used therein
GB9300579D0 (en) *	1993-01-13	1993-03-03	Esselte Dymo Nv	Tape cutting apparatus
JP2968411B2 (en) *	1993-04-07	1999-10-25	アルプス電気株式会社	Attachment for ink ribbon replacement
GB9314388D0 (en) *	1993-07-12	1993-08-25	Esselte Dymo Nv	Tape cutting apparatus
GB9314386D0 (en) *	1993-07-12	1993-08-25	Esselte Dymo Nv	A cassette for a thermal printer
JPH07125338A (en) *	1993-11-04	1995-05-16	Brother Ind Ltd	Tape printing apparatus
JP3578280B2 (en) *	1993-11-10	2004-10-20	ブラザー工業株式会社	Tape printer
DE69425947T3 (en) *	1993-11-24	2004-05-13	Brother Kogyo K.K., Nagoya	tape printer
JP2910817B2 (en) *	1993-12-01	1999-06-23	ブラザー工業株式会社	Tape printer
JP3111442B2 (en) *	1993-12-14	2000-11-20	ブラザー工業株式会社	Document processing device
US5435657A (en) *	1993-12-28	1995-07-25	Smith Corona Corporation	Label printer and tape and ink ribbon cartridge for use therein
DE69420941T2 (en) *	1993-12-29	2000-02-03	Brother Ind Ltd	Strip printer
JP3111445B2 (en) *	1995-03-29	2000-11-20	ブラザー工業株式会社	Tape-shaped label making device
US6190069B1 (en)	1994-05-25	2001-02-20	Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha	Tape-shaped label printing device
US6196740B1 (en)	1994-05-25	2001-03-06	Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha	Tape-shaped label printing device
US6042280A (en) *	1995-05-25	2000-03-28	Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha	Tape label printing device
US5609424A (en) *	1994-07-18	1997-03-11	Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha	Tape-shaped label producing device having input instructing messages
US6132120A (en) *	1995-03-29	2000-10-17	Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha	Tape-shaped label printing device
US5620268A (en) *	1995-03-29	1997-04-15	Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha	Composite cassette including a tape cassette and a ribbon cassette
EP0894635B1 (en) *	1997-07-30	2002-03-13	Seiko Epson Corporation	Tape cartridge and tape printing apparatus
JP3385926B2 (en) *	1997-07-31	2003-03-10	セイコーエプソン株式会社	Tape feeder and tape printer having the same
JPH1178098A (en) *	1997-09-01	1999-03-23	Brother Ind Ltd	Thermal recorder
US7694883B2 (en)	2003-05-01	2010-04-13	Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha	RFID label, method for producing the RFID label, device for producing the RFID label, sheet member (tag sheet) used for the RFID label, and cartridge attached to the device for producing the RFID label
JP2005096377A (en)	2003-09-26	2005-04-14	Brother Ind Ltd	Printing device and printing method
JP4576964B2 (en)	2004-09-28	2010-11-10	ブラザー工業株式会社	Label producing apparatus, program, and recording medium
EP1806234B9 (en)	2004-09-30	2011-02-02	Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha	Printer and printing method
GB0423010D0 (en) *	2004-10-15	2004-11-17	Esselte	Cassette
JP5655858B2 (en)	2010-09-16	2015-01-21	ブラザー工業株式会社	Tape cassette and tape printer
JP5874289B2 (en)	2011-10-07	2016-03-02	ブラザー工業株式会社	Tape cassette and tape printer
JP6287930B2 (en) *	2015-03-31	2018-03-07	ブラザー工業株式会社	Printing device
JP6812875B2 (en) *	2017-03-27	2021-01-13	カシオ計算機株式会社	Tape cassette
JP6772973B2 (en) *	2017-07-04	2020-10-21	カシオ計算機株式会社	Tape cassettes and printing equipment
JP6683180B2 (en) *	2017-07-04	2020-04-15	カシオ計算機株式会社	Tape cassette and printing device
JP7389963B2 (en) *	2019-07-31	2023-12-01	ブラザー工業株式会社	tape cassette

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EP0272232A2 (en) *	1986-11-14	1988-06-22	Varitronic Systems, Inc.	Tape cartridge
EP0322918B1 (en) *	1987-12-29	1992-04-15	Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha	Tape cassette and tape printer for use therewith

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1988
- 1988-10-14 JP JP63260173A patent/JPH02106555A/en active Granted
1989
- 1989-10-11 KR KR1019890014552A patent/KR960004070B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1989-10-16 EP EP93102041A patent/EP0545901B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1989-10-16 DE DE8989310581T patent/DE68902972T2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1989-10-16 DE DE68927714T patent/DE68927714T2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1989-10-16 EP EP19920103526 patent/EP0489717A3/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1989-10-16 EP EP19920104562 patent/EP0488998A3/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1989-10-16 EP EP89310581A patent/EP0364305B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime

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EP0272232A2 (en) *	1986-11-14	1988-06-22	Varitronic Systems, Inc.	Tape cartridge
EP0322918B1 (en) *	1987-12-29	1992-04-15	Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha	Tape cassette and tape printer for use therewith

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
DE68902972D1 (en)	1992-10-29
EP0364305A3 (en)	1990-12-19
EP0488998A2 (en)	1992-06-03
EP0364305A2 (en)	1990-04-18
KR960004070B1 (en)	1996-03-26
KR900006960A (en)	1990-05-09
EP0489717A2 (en)	1992-06-10
EP0545901A2 (en)	1993-06-09
JPH0457586B2 (en)	1992-09-14
EP0545901A3 (en)	1993-07-21
JPH02106555A (en)	1990-04-18
EP0545901B1 (en)	1997-01-22
DE68927714D1 (en)	1997-03-06
DE68927714T2 (en)	1997-09-18
DE68902972T2 (en)	1993-03-04
EP0489717A3 (en)	1992-07-22
EP0364305B1 (en)	1992-09-23

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
1992-04-17	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
1992-06-03	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 19920317
1992-06-03	AC	Divisional application: reference to earlier application	Ref document number: 364305 Country of ref document: EP
1992-06-03	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A2 Designated state(s): DE FR GB IT
1992-06-03	PUAL	Search report despatched	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009013
1992-07-22	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A3 Designated state(s): DE FR GB IT
1994-06-22	17Q	First examination report despatched	Effective date: 19940505
1996-05-10	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN
1996-06-26	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 19950803

Publication	Publication Date	Title
EP0488998A3 (en)	1992-07-22	Tape printing device
HK102897A (en)	1997-08-15	Tape printing device
HK1014219A1 (en)	1999-09-24	Tape printing device
EP0534794A3 (en)	1993-04-21	Tape printing device
GB8919615D0 (en)	1989-10-11	Recording device
GB2231832A (en)	1990-11-28	Compression-vacuum precussion device
GB8803641D0 (en)	1988-03-16	Device
GB2202209B (en)	1990-10-10	Printing device
GB8811731D0 (en)	1988-06-22	Printed self-adhesive tape
EP0341671A3 (en)	1990-08-16	Bidirectional printing device
GB2221232B (en)	1992-02-26	Anti-perch device
GB2217506B (en)	1992-03-25	Tape feeding device
GB2216848B (en)	1992-08-05	Printing device
EP0331894A3 (en)	1990-05-02	Shape-testing device
GB2220616B (en)	1991-11-20	Inking device
GB2232139B (en)	1993-12-08	Anti-jack-knife device
GB8800086D0 (en)	1988-02-10	Ladder-extending device
GB2222115B (en)	1992-03-25	Printing device
GB2204281B (en)	1991-07-31	Printing device
GB2217387B (en)	1992-04-29	Anti-waxing device
CA60149S (en)	1988-02-02	Tape feeding device
EP0331119A3 (en)	1989-10-18	Belt-locking device
GB8821828D0 (en)	1988-10-19	Back marking device
GB8824235D0 (en)	1988-11-23	Marking device
BG47703A1 (en)	1990-09-14	Tape unwinding device