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