Ribbon cartridge

A ribbon cartridge configured to be mounted on a tape printing apparatus, the ribbon cartridge comprising:

• an ink ribbon;
• and
• a cartridge case that accommodates the ink ribbon, wherein
• the cartridge case includes
• a first case portion, and
• a second case portion provided in a first direction with respect to the first case portion,
• the cartridge case is provided with
• a tape inlet that is formed in a long shape in a direction parallel to the first direction, and introduces a tape from an outside of the cartridge case into the cartridge case, and
• a tape outlet that discharges the tape introduced into the cartridge case to the outside of the cartridge case,
• the first case portion and the second case portion are combined by a plurality of case engagement portions including an engagement projection portion provided at one of the first case portion and the second case portion and an engagement recess portion provided at another of the first case portion and the second case portion and engaged with the engagement projection portion, and
• in a lateral direction of the tape inlet that is perpendicular to the first direction,
• the tape inlet and one case engagement portion of the plurality of case engagement portions are separated by a distance D,
• the tape inlet has a dimension W in the lateral direction, and
• D<W.