发明名称 |
Tape cartridge |
摘要 |
Provided is a tape cartridge that smoothly delivers a tape-shaped member having detection convex portions from a tape delivery port. In addition, provided is a tape cartridge that prevents the detection convex portions from being falsely detected. The tape cartridge includes a label tape 101, a cartridge case in which the label tape 101 is accommodated, and a platen roller that is accommodated in the cartridge case and pays out the label tape 101 by rotation. The label tape 101 has a print tape 106 and a backing surface exposed portion 153 provided on the peripheries of the label portions 105 and causing the backing surface 107a to be exposed. The print tape has a backing tape having a plurality of backing convex portions partially projecting from an end in a width direction, a plurality of label portions 105 releasably affixed to a backing surface 107a of the backing tape excluding the plurality of backing convex portions, and a non-label portion 120 releasably affixed to the backing surface 107a of the backing convex portions and constituting the plurality of detection convex portions 109 with the backing convex portions. |
申请公布号 |
US9545802(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2017.01.17 |
申请号 |
US201414777737 |
申请日期 |
2014.03.20 |
申请人 |
Seiko Epson Corporation |
发明人 |
Sasaki Taishi |
分类号 |
B41J11/66;B41J15/04;B41J3/407 |
主分类号 |
B41J11/66 |
代理机构 |
ALG Intellectual Property, LLC |
代理人 |
ALG Intellectual Property, LLC |
主权项 |
1. A tape cartridge to be installed in a printing apparatus and having a tape-shaped member, a platen roller that pays out the tape-shaped member by rotation, and a cartridge case in which the tape-shaped member and the platen roller are accommodated, wherein
the tape-shaped member includes: a backing paper having a plurality of backing convex portions partially projecting from an end in a width direction of the tape-shaped member; a plurality of label portions releasably affixed to a backing surface serving as one surface of the backing paper; a non-label portion releasably affixed to a backing surface of the plurality of backing convex portions and constituting a plurality of detection convex portions with the plurality of backing convex portions; and a backing-surface exposed portion provided on the peripheries of the label portions and causing the backing surface to be exposed. |
地址 |
Tokyo JP |