| 摘要 |
A label printing apparatus 2 comprising a cassette-receiving bay 8 adapted to receive a cassette (400, fig. 18), said cassette-receiving bay 8 having a base 10, a top opening opposite the base, and side walls 12 extending between the base 10 and the top opening. The cassette-receiving bay 8 also includes a cassette locking mechanism comprising at least one locking element 26 arranged so as to extend into the cassette-receiving bay 8, said at least one locking element movable between a locking position for engagement with a cassette (400, fig. 18) inserted into said cassette-receiving bay 8 and an unlocking position in which said at least one locking element 26 is retracted from said cassette-receiving bay 8. The printer 2 further includes a cassette detection means (310, fig.17) operable to determine whether said at least one locking element 26 is engaged with a cassette (400, fig.18) inserted into the cassette-receiving bay 8. There is also provided a cassette comprising a housing having a conductive area (419, fig.20). |
