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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2018
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Haruki Matsumoto, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
An elongated printing tape includes a heat-sensitive layer, a first protective layer, a second protective layer, and a first adhesive layer. The heat-sensitive layer produce color at temperatures within a prescribed range. The first protective layer is provided on the heat-sensitive layer. The second protective layer is provided on the side of the heat-sensitive layer opposite the first protective layer. The second protective layer contains at least one resin selected from a group consisting of fluorine-based resins, silicone-based resins, olefin-based resins, polyester-based resins, epoxy/polyester-based resins, and silicon-based resins. The first adhesive layer is provided on the side of the second protective layer opposite the heat-sensitive layer. The first adhesive layer contains at least one adhesive selected from a group consisting of (a) emulsion-type adhesive compounded with tackifying resin and containing acrylic polymer and rubber-based adhesive, (b) silicone-based adhesive, and (c) rubber-based adhesive.