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 a base surface, a top surface, and at least one side surface extending between said base surface and said top surface, and an outlet for a supply of label material substantially enclosed by said cassette, at least one locking portion for engaging with a cooperating locking element of a tape printer when said cassette is locked in said tape printer, wherein said at least one locking portion comprises a ledge portion on said at least one side of said cassette, said ledge portion comprising a conductive area adapted to contact a conductive area on said cooperating locking element to indicate when the cassette is correctly locked in said tape printer.