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Tape Cassette and Tape Printer

  • US 20080310904A1
  • Filed: 09/26/2005
  • Published: 12/18/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A tape cassette used for a tape printer including a tape transfer device that transfers a long lengths of tape and a printing device that prints on the tape, the tape cassette which accommodates the tape and is mounted to the tape printer in a removable manner, comprising:

  • a first tape spool winding a printing tape to be printed by the printing device, the first tape spool being arranged in a rotatable manner;

    a second tape spool winding a double-sided adhesive tape, of which one side is covered with a release paper to be adhered to one side of the printing tape, in such a manner that the release paper faces outward, the second tape spool being arranged in a rotatable manner;

    wireless information circuit elements positioned at a predetermined pitch in a longitudinal direction of the double-sided adhesive tape, each of which comprises an IC circuit part for storing information and an IC circuit side antenna connected to the IC circuit part to transmit and receive information;

    a tape feed roller, which in cooperation with a tape sub-roller of the tape printer draws out to transfer the printing tape and the double-sided adhesive tape respectively wound around the first tape spool and the second tape spool, and at the same time presses to adhere the printed printing tape to the double-sided adhesive tape; and

    sensor marks formed at a same pitch as the predetermined pitch in a longitudinal direction on an outer surface of the release paper, andwherein the sensor mark and the wireless information circuit element are continuously located so as to be distanced from each other by a predetermined distance in a longitudinal direction of the double-sided adhesive tape.

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