Cassette
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKentaro Murayama
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Abstract
A cassette includes: a case including a first layer and a second layer and having a head space at the first layer; and a roll disposed at the second layer and into which a medium to be printed is wound about a rotation axis in a winding direction. The medium to be printed includes a to-be-printed layer and a release layer, and is disposed at the case such that the to-be-printed layer is on an inner side thereof and the release layer is on an outer side thereof in the winding direction. The case has a conveyance path for conveying the medium to be printed. The conveyance path is defined such that the medium to be printed is conveyed in the winding direction from the roll to the head space through an opening defined at a boundary between the first layer and the second layer in the case.
Claims15
A cassette comprising:
- a case including a first case, a second case and a plate, and having a head space at the first case;
- and
- a roll disposed at the second case and into which a medium to be printed is wound about a rotation axis in a winding direction, the rotation axis extending in a first direction, wherein:
- the medium to be printed includes a to-be-printed layer and a release layer, the medium to be printed is disposed at the case such that the to-be-printed layer is on an inner side of the medium to be printed in the winding direction and the release layer is on an outer side of the medium to be printed in the winding direction;
- the case has a conveyance path for conveying the medium to be printed;
- the first case and the second case are arranged in the first direction;
- the plate is positioned between the roll and the head space in the first direction, the plate having an opening;
- and
- the conveyance path is defined such that the medium to be printed is conveyed in the winding direction from the roll to the head space through the opening.
A cassette comprising:
- a case including a first case, a second case and a plate, and having a head space at the first case;
- and
- a roll disposed at the second case and into which a medium to be printed including a to-be-printed layer and a release layer is wound about a rotation axis such that the to-be-printed layer is on an inner side of the medium to be printed, the rotation axis extending in a first direction, wherein:
- the case has a conveyance path for conveying the medium to be printed;
- the first case and the second case are arranged in the first direction;
- the plate is positioned between the roll and the head space in the first direction, the plate having an opening;
- and
- the conveyance path is defined such that the medium to be printed is conveyed from the roll to the head space through the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.