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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2015
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hideki Sakano, Suwa, JP;
Akihiro Shintani, Suwa, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 15/04 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 15/044 (2013.01); B41J 3/4075 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tape cartridge is detachably installed on a tape printing apparatus provided with a detection portion which detects attribute information of the tape cartridge installed on a cartridge installation portion on which the tape cartridge is installed. The tape cartridge includes a wound printing tape and a core shaft. In the tape cartridge, the core shaft is positioned at an inner peripheral side of the wound printing tape, and the core shaft includes a detection object which faces the detection portion when the tape cartridge is installed on the tape printing apparatus.