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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2024
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Yanagisawa, Matsumoto, JP;
Akio Ishimoto, Shiojiri, JP;
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a ribbon cartridge, in which a cartridge case includes a first case portion, and a second case portion provided in a first direction with respect to the first case portion, and combined with the first case portion, the second case portion includes a second A case portion, and a second B case portion made of a member different from a member of the second A case portion, the cartridge case is provided with a cartridge-side tape inlet provided between the second A case portion and the second B case portion, a cartridge-side tape outlet, and a tape path from the cartridge-side tape inlet to the cartridge-side tape outlet, and the second A case portion is configured to open and close a first path from the cartridge-side tape inlet to a middle of the tape path, in the first direction.