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(11) EP 0 364 305 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
19.12.1990 Bulletin 1990/51

(43) Date of publication A2:
18.04.1990 Bulletin 1990/16

(21) Application number: 89310581.7

(22) Date of filing: 16.10.1989
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: B41J 32/00, B41J 3/38
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT

(30) Priority: 14.10.1988 JP 260173/88

(60) Divisional application:
92104562.1 / 0488998
92103526.7 / 0489717

(71) Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Nagao, Yoshiaki c/o Brother Kogyo Kabushiki K.
    Nagoya-shi Aichi-ken (JP)
  • Kobayashi, Atsuhiro c/o Brother Kogyo Kabushiki K.
    Nagoya-shi Aichi-ken (JP)
  • Sakuma, Mikio c/o Brother Kogyo Kabushiki K.
    Nagoya-shi Aichi-ken (JP)

(74) Representative: Senior, Alan Murray et al
J.A. KEMP & CO., 14 South Square, Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5LX
London WC1R 5LX (GB)


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    (54) Tape feed mechanism


    (57) In a tape feed mechanism comprising a tape storage cassette (1) including at least two tapes (7, 13) in respective wound states and tape feed device feeding the two tapes (7, 13) in an overlapped state, provided is guide member for guiding the two tapes to a predetermined portion in the tape storage cassette (1).
    Thus, the tape storage cassette (1) is detachably mounted from the tape feed device in a condition that each of the leading end portions of the tapes are fixed at the predetermined position and the tape storage cassette is attachably mounted again to the tape feed device in the condition.







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