(19)
(11) EP 3 546 232 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 2 (W2 A1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
01.01.2020 Bulletin 2020/01

(43) Date of publication:
02.10.2019 Bulletin 2019/40

(21) Application number: 19173286.6

(22) Date of filing: 26.03.2010
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B41J 3/407(2006.01)
B41J 15/04(2006.01)
 B41J 11/00(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 31.03.2009 JP 2009088440
31.03.2009 JP 2009088456
31.03.2009 JP 2009088468
31.03.2009 JP 2009088441
31.03.2009 JP 2009088460
31.03.2009 JP 2009086172
31.03.2009 JP 2009086184
31.03.2009 JP 2009086201
31.03.2009 JP 2009086222
31.03.2009 JP 2009088227
31.03.2009 JP 2009088238
31.03.2009 JP 2009088241
30.06.2009 JP 2009156398
30.06.2009 JP 2009156399
30.06.2009 JP 2009156403
30.06.2009 JP 2009156404
30.06.2009 JP 2009156355
30.06.2009 JP 2009156357
30.06.2009 JP 2009156369
30.06.2009 JP 2009154695
30.06.2009 JP 2009156350
09.09.2009 JP 2009208321
27.11.2009 JP 2009270056
27.11.2009 JP 2009270325
27.11.2009 JP 2009270067
27.11.2009 JP 2009269693
27.11.2009 JP 2009270163

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
10758552.3 / 2415610

(71) Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Aichi 467-8561 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • YAMAGUCHI, Koshiro
    Nagoya-shi, Aichi 467-8562 (JP)
  • SAGO, Akira
    Nagoya-shi, Aichi 467-8562 (JP)
  • KATO, Tsutomu
    Nagoya-shi, Aichi 467-8562 (JP)
  • KATO, Masato
    Nagoya-shi, Aichi 467-8562 (JP)
  • IRIYAMA, Yasuhiro
    Nagoya-shi, Aichi 467-8562 (JP)
  • SHIBATA, Yasuhiro
    Nagoya-shi, Aichi 467-8562 (JP)
  • IMAMAKI, Teruo
    Nagoya-shi, Aichi 467-8562 (JP)
  • NAGAE, Tsuyoshi
    Nagoya-shi, Aichi 467-8562 (JP)
  • HORIUCHI, Takashi
    Nagoya-shi, Aichi 467-8562 (JP)
  • SUGINO, Tomohiko
    Nagoya-shi, Aichi 467-8562 (JP)
  • NODA, Kengo
    Nagoya-shi, Aichi 467-8562 (JP)

(74) Representative: Kuhnen & Wacker Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsbüro PartG mbB 
Prinz-Ludwig-Straße 40A
85354 Freising
85354 Freising (DE)

 
Remarks:
This application was filed on 08.05.2019 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 62.
 


(54) TAPE CASSETTE


(57) A tape cassette (30) is provided with a box-shaped cassette case (31), a tape that is contained in the cassette case (31), a pair of cavities (64) that are provided at opposite ends of a diagonal line that connects one corner portion (322) to another corner portion (324), and a side face indicator portion (800) that indicates a type of the tape. The side face indicator portion (800) includes a plurality of indicator portions that are disposed in a pattern that is in accordance with the type of the tape. Each of the plurality of indicator portions is one of a switch hole (801) and a surface portion (802).