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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2016
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hideo Sodeyama, Matsumoto, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 15/04 (2006.01); B41J 3/36 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01); B41J 2/325 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 15/044 (2013.01); B41J 2/325 (2013.01); B41J 3/36 (2013.01); B41J 3/4075 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tape cartridge configured to be mounted on a tape printer having a print head. The tape cartridge includes a platen, a cartridge case, an insertion opening, and a platen bearing hole. The platen has a contact portion that contacts the print head with a print tape and an ink ribbon arranged therebetween. The cartridge case houses the print tape, the ink ribbon, and the platen. The insertion opening is formed in the cartridge case so that the print head may be inserted into the insertion opening. The platen bearing hole supports the platen rotatably.