| 摘要 |
A tape printer that includes a tape cassette having a housing, a tape, a head holder insertion portion, and a first support receiving portion that is a first indentation extending from the bottom surface in a direction toward the top surface, a cassette housing portion in which the tape cassette is inserted or removed, a head holder extending from the cassette housing portion in a direction of insertion and removal of the tape cassette with respect to the cassette housing portion and supporting a printhead, the head holder being adapted to be inserted in the head holder insertion portion, and a first supporting portion provided on the head holder to support a ceiling wall portion of the first indentation as the first support receiving portion, the first supporting portion being provided on an upstream side of the printhead in a feed direction of the tape. |
| 主权项 |
1. A tape printer, comprising:
a tape cassette that includes:
a housing having a top case and a bottom case, the top case including a top surface, the bottom case including a bottom surface, the top and bottom cases defining a front surface and a pair of side surfaces;a wound tape mounted within the housing;a head holder insertion portion that is a space extending through the housing in a vertical direction and having an oblong rectangular shape in a plan view, the oblong rectangular shape extending parallel to the front surface, the space being defined at least by a first wall, a second wall and a connection portion, the first wall and the second wall facing each other, the first wall and the second wall extending from the bottom surface toward the top surface, the first wall being generally parallel to the front surface, the second wall being disposed between the first wall and the front surface, the connection portion connecting upstream side ends of the first wall and the second wall in a feed direction of the tape;a first support receiving portion connected to a cassette first end of the head holder insertion portion and facing the head holder insertion portion in a first direction that is parallel to the front surface, the cassette first end being an end positioned on an upstream side of the head holder insertion portion in a feed direction of the tape, the first support receiving portion being a first indentation extending from the bottom surface in a direction toward the top surface, the first support receiving portion being provided in the connection portion in the bottom case and including a ceiling wall portion positioned between the top surface and the bottom surface, the first indentation extending from the bottom surface up to the ceiling wall portion; anda press receiving portion connected to the cassette first end of the head holder insertion portion and facing the head holder insertion portion in the first direction, the press receiving portion being a third indentation extending from the top surface in a direction toward the bottom surface, the press receiving portion being positioned above and overlapping the first support receiving portion in the vertical direction; a cassette housing portion in which the tape cassette is inserted or removed; a head holder extending from the cassette housing portion in a direction of insertion and removal of the tape cassette with respect to the cassette housing portion and supporting a printhead, the head holder being adapted to be inserted in the head holder insertion portion; a first supporting portion provided on the head holder to support the ceiling wall portion of the tape cassette, the first supporting portion being provided on an upstream side of the printhead in the feed direction when the head holder is inserted in the head holder insertion portion; a cover adapted to cover the top surface of the tape cassette installed in the cassette housing portion; and a pressing member extending downwards from a lower surface of the cover and adapted to press a bottom wall portion of the third indentation as the press receiving portion.
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