EP2666642A3 - Tape cassette and tape printer - Google Patents

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EP2666642A3
EP2666642A3 EP13175763.5A EP13175763A EP2666642A3 EP 2666642 A3 EP2666642 A3 EP 2666642A3 EP 13175763 A EP13175763 A EP 13175763A EP 2666642 A3 EP2666642 A3 EP 2666642A3
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Prior art keywords
tape
arm
cassette
printer
indicator portion
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2666642A2 (en
EP2666642B1 (en
Inventor
Koshiro Yamaguchi
Tsuyoshi Nagae
Teruo Imamaki
Masato Kato
Takashi Horiuchi
Akira Sago
Yasuhiro Iriyama
Yasuhiro Shibata
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Brother Industries Ltd
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Brother Industries Ltd
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Priority claimed from JP2008331639A external-priority patent/JP5077223B2/en
Priority claimed from JP2008331641A external-priority patent/JP4862888B2/en
Priority claimed from JP2008331634A external-priority patent/JP4957717B2/en
Priority claimed from JP2008331638A external-priority patent/JP5077222B2/en
Priority claimed from JP2008331642A external-priority patent/JP4862889B2/en
Priority claimed from JP2008331635A external-priority patent/JP5029594B2/en
Priority claimed from JP2009088441A external-priority patent/JP4962523B2/en
Priority claimed from JP2009088440A external-priority patent/JP4962522B2/en
Priority claimed from JP2009088456A external-priority patent/JP5229067B2/en
Priority claimed from JP2009088460A external-priority patent/JP4962524B2/en
Priority to EP21152566.2A priority Critical patent/EP3854595A1/en
Priority to PL13175763T priority patent/PL2666642T3/en
Priority to EP15182690.6A priority patent/EP2965916B1/en
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    • 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
    • B41J11/009—Detecting type of paper, e.g. by automatic reading of a code that is printed on a paper package or on a paper roll or by sensing the grade of translucency of the paper
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • B41J33/00—Apparatus or arrangements for feeding ink ribbons or like character-size impression-transfer material
    • B41J33/14—Ribbon-feed devices or mechanisms

Abstract

A tape cassette 30 includes a tape mounted within a cassette case 31. The cassette case 31 includes an arm portion 34 that guides the tape inside and discharges the tape from an exit 34A. An arm front surface 35 of the arm portion 34 includes an arm indicator portion adjacent to the exit 34A. The arm indicator portion includes at least one aperture and indicates a tape type.. A person can identify the tape type by visually checking the arm indicator portion. The tape printer 1 includes detecting switches 210. A part of the detecting switches 210 that opposes a surface portion other than the aperture in the arm indicator portion is selectively pressed. The tape printer 1 can identify the same tape type as identified by the visual check based on detection results of the detecting switches 210.
EP13175763.5A 2008-12-25 2009-12-22 Tape cassette and tape printer Active EP2666642B1 (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP15182690.6A EP2965916B1 (en) 2008-12-25 2009-12-22 Tape cassette and tape printer
PL13175763T PL2666642T3 (en) 2008-12-25 2009-12-22 Tape cassette and tape printer
EP21152566.2A EP3854595A1 (en) 2008-12-25 2009-12-22 Tape cassette and tape printer

Applications Claiming Priority (14)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP2008331639A JP5077223B2 (en) 2008-12-25 2008-12-25 Tape printer
JP2008331635A JP5029594B2 (en) 2008-12-25 2008-12-25 Tape cassette
JP2008331642A JP4862889B2 (en) 2008-12-25 2008-12-25 Tape cassette
JP2008331643 2008-12-25
JP2008331638A JP5077222B2 (en) 2008-12-25 2008-12-25 Tape printer
JP2008331634A JP4957717B2 (en) 2008-12-25 2008-12-25 Tape cassette
JP2008331641A JP4862888B2 (en) 2008-12-25 2008-12-25 Tape cassette
JP2009088440A JP4962522B2 (en) 2008-12-25 2009-03-31 Tape cassette
JP2009088441A JP4962523B2 (en) 2009-03-31 2009-03-31 Tape cassette
JP2009088460A JP4962524B2 (en) 2009-03-31 2009-03-31 Tape printer
JP2009088456A JP5229067B2 (en) 2009-03-31 2009-03-31 Tape printer
JP2009088468A JP5233800B2 (en) 2008-12-25 2009-03-31 Tape cassette
PCT/JP2009/007085 WO2010073599A1 (en) 2008-12-25 2009-12-22 Tape cassette and tape printer
EP09804075.1A EP2370265B1 (en) 2008-12-25 2009-12-22 Tape cassette and tape printer

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EP09804075.1A Division EP2370265B1 (en) 2008-12-25 2009-12-22 Tape cassette and tape printer
EP09804075.1 Division 2009-12-22

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EP15182690.6A Division-Into EP2965916B1 (en) 2008-12-25 2009-12-22 Tape cassette and tape printer
EP15182690.6A Division EP2965916B1 (en) 2008-12-25 2009-12-22 Tape cassette and tape printer
EP21152566.2A Division EP3854595A1 (en) 2008-12-25 2009-12-22 Tape cassette and tape printer

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EP2666642A2 EP2666642A2 (en) 2013-11-27
EP2666642A3 true EP2666642A3 (en) 2014-03-26
EP2666642B1 EP2666642B1 (en) 2015-11-04

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EP09804075.1A Active EP2370265B1 (en) 2008-12-25 2009-12-22 Tape cassette and tape printer
EP13175763.5A Active EP2666642B1 (en) 2008-12-25 2009-12-22 Tape cassette and tape printer

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EP09804075.1A Active EP2370265B1 (en) 2008-12-25 2009-12-22 Tape cassette and tape printer

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PL (2) PL2666642T3 (en)
WO (1) WO2010073599A1 (en)

Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5538352A (en) * 1993-09-21 1996-07-23 Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Tape printing system
US20060233582A1 (en) * 2005-03-30 2006-10-19 Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Tape cassette

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP2969884B2 (en) 1990-09-26 1999-11-02 ブラザー工業株式会社 Recording device
JP3543659B2 (en) 1999-01-25 2004-07-14 ブラザー工業株式会社 Tape cassette

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5538352A (en) * 1993-09-21 1996-07-23 Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Tape printing system
US20060233582A1 (en) * 2005-03-30 2006-10-19 Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Tape cassette

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PL2666642T3 (en) 2016-03-31
EP2666642A2 (en) 2013-11-27
EP2666642B1 (en) 2015-11-04
EP2370265B1 (en) 2013-08-07
WO2010073599A1 (en) 2010-07-01
EP2370265A1 (en) 2011-10-05
PL2370265T3 (en) 2013-12-31

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