CASSETTE FOR LABEL PRINTER

摘要

A label printing apparatus, comprising a cassette-receiving bay adapted to receive a cassette, said cassette-receiving bay having a base, an opening opposite the base, and side walls extending between the base and the opening; a cassette locking mechanism comprising at least one locking element having a locking position for engagement with a cassette inserted into said cassette-receiving bay; and cassette detection means operable to determine whether said at least one locking element is engaged with a cassette inserted into the cassette-receiving bay.

主权项

1. A cassette comprising at least one locking portion for engaging with a cooperating locking element of a label printer when said cassette is correctly inserted in said printer, said locking portion comprising a conductive area, said conductive area comprising a layer applied to or set in to a surface of the cassette.