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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 28, 1995
Masahiko Mori, Iwate-ken, JP;
Yasuhiko Iwane, Iwate-ken, JP;
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A thin tape printing apparatus is provided which requires less operation space when a tape cassette is loaded and unloaded and is suitable for integration into a variety of apparatuses. The tape printing apparatus includes a cassette insertion slot provided on the front side of a main unit, a cassette loading section which is connected to the cassette insertion slot so that a tape cassette having at least a platen roller and a platen drive gear for rotating the platen roller can be loaded and unloaded from the side of the main unit, a print head for performing printing on a tape-shaped recording medium, and a drive motor for driving the platen roller via the platen drive gear.