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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2001
Yoshikiyo Furuya, Matsumoto, JP;
Akira Hashimoto, Shiojirishi, JP;
Hideki Sakano, Matsumotoshi, JP;
Hideo Sodeyama, Matsumotoshi, JP;
Tomoki Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
Ko Kojima, Tokyo, JP;
Teruhiko Unno, Shiojirishi, JP;
Other;
Abstract
There is provided a tape printing apparatus which is capable of positively discharging a cut-off tape strip of a tape material out of the apparatus by forcibly discharging the same, thereby preventing jamming and double cutting of the tape material. A full-cutting device for cutting a printed strip off the tape material is arranged at a location downstream of a printing section in a tape-feeding direction. A half-cutting device carries out half-cutting of the tape material. A tape discharge device forcibly discharges the cut-off tape strip out of the apparatus via a tape exit.