(19)
(11) EP 4 424 515 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
18.12.2024 Bulletin 2024/51

(43) Date of publication A2:
04.09.2024 Bulletin 2024/36

(21) Application number: 24181992.9

(22) Date of filing: 22.12.2009
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B41J 11/00(2006.01)
B41J 3/407(2006.01)
 B41J 15/04(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
B41J 11/009; B41J 15/044; B41J 32/00; B41J 35/36; B41J 3/4075
(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: 25.12.2008 JP 2008331634
25.12.2008 JP 2008331635
25.12.2008 JP 2008331638
25.12.2008 JP 2008331639
25.12.2008 JP 2008331641
25.12.2008 JP 2008331642
25.12.2008 JP 2008331643
31.03.2009 JP 2009088440
31.03.2009 JP 2009088441
31.03.2009 JP 2009088456
31.03.2009 JP 2009088460
31.03.2009 JP 2009088468

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
21152566.2 / 3854595
15182690.6 / 2965916
13175763.5 / 2666642
09804075.1 / 2370265

(71) Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Aichi-ken 467-8561 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • YAMAGUCHI, Koshiro
    Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken,, 467-8561 (JP)
  • NAGAE, Tsuyoshi
    Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken,, 467-8561 (JP)
  • IMAMAKI, Teruo
    Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken,, 467-8561 (JP)
  • KATO, Masato
    Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken,, 467-8561 (JP)
  • HORIUCHI, Takashi
    Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken,, 467-8561 (JP)
  • SAGO, Akira
    Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken,, 467-8561 (JP)
  • IRIYAMA, Yasuhiro
    Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken,, 467-8561 (JP)
  • SHIBATA, Yasuhiro
    Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken,, 467-8561 (JP)

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

   


(54) TAPE CASSETTE AND TAPE PRINTER


(57) A tape cassette (30) is intended to be inserted into a tape printer (1) having a plurality of detecting switches (210). The tape cassette comprises a box-like housing (31) having a front wall (34B), a top surface (30A) and a bottom surface (30B) and a wound tape (55, 57, 59) mounted within said housing (31), said housing (31) directing said tape (55, 57, 59) along a path to an exit (34A), at least a portion of said path extending parallel to said front wall (34B) and a tape guide (36) spaced downstream of said exit (34A) whereby a section of tape (55, 57, 59) is exposed between said exit (34A) and said tape guide (36) and an indicator (800) of the tape type formed in said front wall (34B) proximal to said exposed section of tape, said indicator (800) comprising at least one aperture (801, 810) extending generally parallel to said top and bottom surfaces (30A and 30B) and perpendicular to said portion of said path and being adapted to have said plurality of detecting switches (210) selectively inserted into said at least one aperture (801, 810) so as to have said plurality of detecting switches (210) detect the tape type and the indicator (800) comprises a plurality of indicators and one of the plurality of indicators is formed in the lower end part of the front wall (34B) as an escape hole (803) through which an detecting switch (210) opposing the escape hole (803) can be inserted without being pressed.







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