Tape-shaped label printing device
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1. A tape cassette comprising:
- a cassette housing having a head recess;
a tape wound on a tape spool supported within the housing for feeding tape to the head recess;
a feed capstan downstream of the head recess for drawing the tape from the tape spool;
a feed path along which the tape moves from the tape spool, across the head recess and to the feed capstan;
a recess in the cassette housing adjacent the feed capstan and having a length extending in the feed path on opposite sides of the feed capstan, a first end of the recess being located upstream of the feed capstan and downstream of the head recess, a second end of the recess being located downstream of the feed capstan, the length of the recess between the first and second ends of the recess being larger than a diameter of the feed capstan;
first and second tape regulating members extending from the cassette housing and across the tape, the first and second tape regulating members being respectively located near the first and second ends of the recess for positioning the tape in the recess between the feed capstan and the first and second tape regulating members;
wherein the recess receives a drive roller for driving the tape in a nip between the feed capstan and the drive roller, the drive roller when received in the recess being located between the first and second tape regulating members so that the drive roller contacts the tape without contacting the first and second tape regulating members and the cassette housing.
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Abstract
A first printing is performed after text is inputted and after a number of print colors, a print color order, and their print ranges are set. A message urging the user to remove the ribbon cassette in order to perform a second printing is displayed. When the user opens the cassette cover, removes the ribbon cassette, and inputs using an optional or predetermined key, then a message warning the user not to mount a ribbon cassette is displayed and rewind of the tape is started. When the front edge of the tape is detected by a tape detection sensor, then rewind of the tape is stopped.
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1. A tape cassette comprising:
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a cassette housing having a head recess; a tape wound on a tape spool supported within the housing for feeding tape to the head recess; a feed capstan downstream of the head recess for drawing the tape from the tape spool; a feed path along which the tape moves from the tape spool, across the head recess and to the feed capstan; a recess in the cassette housing adjacent the feed capstan and having a length extending in the feed path on opposite sides of the feed capstan, a first end of the recess being located upstream of the feed capstan and downstream of the head recess, a second end of the recess being located downstream of the feed capstan, the length of the recess between the first and second ends of the recess being larger than a diameter of the feed capstan; first and second tape regulating members extending from the cassette housing and across the tape, the first and second tape regulating members being respectively located near the first and second ends of the recess for positioning the tape in the recess between the feed capstan and the first and second tape regulating members; wherein the recess receives a drive roller for driving the tape in a nip between the feed capstan and the drive roller, the drive roller when received in the recess being located between the first and second tape regulating members so that the drive roller contacts the tape without contacting the first and second tape regulating members and the cassette housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A tape cassette for a printing device, comprising:
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a cassette casing comprising upper and lower surfaces and a lateral surface extending between the upper and lower surfaces, the cassette casing housing a printing tape and defining a feed path through which the tape moves in a feeding direction, the cassette casing defining a head recess adapted to receive a print head of the printing device, the cassette casing further including a feed capstan adjacent a first corner of the cassette casing downstream of the head recess in the feed direction and adapted to engage a drive roller of the printing device to feed the tape in the feeding direction; and a recess in the lateral wall near the first corner of the cassette casing and downstream of the head recess, the recess exposing the feed capstan and having a size in the feeding direction larger than the feed capstan; first and second tape regulating members extending from the cassette housing and across the tape, the first and second tape regulating members being located at each end of the recess, wherein the recess receives the drive roller for driving the tape in a nip between the feed capstan and drive roller, the drive roller being located between the first and second tape regulating members and contacting the tape in the nip without contacting the first and second regulating members and the cassette casing. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A tape cassette for a printing device, comprising:
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a cassette casing comprising upper and lower surfaces and a lateral surface extending between the upper and lower surfaces, the cassette casing housing a printing tape and defining a feed path through which the tape moves in a feeding direction, the cassette casing defining a head recess adapted to receive a print head of the printing device, the cassette casing further including a feed capstan adjacent a first corner of the cassette casing downstream of the head recess in the feed direction and adapted to engage a drive roller of the printing device to feed the tape in the feeding direction; and a recess in the lateral wall near the first corner of the cassette casing and downstream of the head recess, the recess exposing the feed capstan and having a size in the feeding direction larger than the feed capstan; first and second tape regulating members extending from the cassette housing and across the tape, the first and second tape regulating members being located at each end of the recess, the first tape regulating member being located upstream of the feed capstan and downstream of the head recess, and the second tape regulating member being located downstream of the feed capstan, wherein the recess receives the drive roller for driving the tape and the first and second tape regulating members suppress displacement of the tape from traveling outside of the recess due to contact between the tape and drive roller inside of the recess.
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7. A tape cassette for use with a printing device that includes a print head and an array of sensors, the tape cassette comprising:
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printing tape; and a cassette casing housing the printing tape, the cassette casing having first and second corners defining; a feed path through which the printing tape moves in a feeding direction; a head recess adapted to receive the print head of the printing device; a recess disposed adjacent the first corner of the cassette casing and downstream of the head recess in the feeding direction, the recess defining first and second ends; first and second tape regulating members respectively located near the first and second ends of the recess, the first and second tape regulating members guiding the printing tape on the feed path; and a detector surface adapted to interact with the array of sensors of the printing device to identify at least one characteristic of at least one of the tape cassette and printing tape, the detector surface being disposed adjacent the second corner of the cassette casing. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A tape cassette for use with a printing device that includes a print head, a drive roller, and an array of sensors, the tape cassette comprising:
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printing tape; and a cassette casing housing the printing tape, the cassette casing having first and second corners and defining; a feed path through which the printing tape moves in a feeding direction; a head recess adapted to receive the print head of the printing device; a recess disposed adjacent the first corner of the cassette casing and downstream of the head recess in the feeding direction, the drive roller of the tape cassette being receivable within the recess so as to be able to contact the printing tape on the feed path without contacting the cassette casing; and a detector surface adapted to interact with the array of sensors of the printing device to identify at least one characteristic of at least one of the tape cassette and printing tape, the detector surface being disposed adjacent the second corner of the cassette casing. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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