Cassette attachment device and cassette
AssigneesNisca Corporation, Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.
InventorShogo Sasuga
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Abstract
A lock member 106 shifts between a lock position for locking a cassette inserted in a device body and a lock release position for releasing the lock to enable the cassette to be removed from the device body. Further, a push-out member 107 shifts between a push-out position for coming into contact with a catch member 111 provided in the device body and pushing out the cassette in a removing direction and a retracted position. Then, in conjunction with rotation action from a first position to a second position of a lock release member 100 attached to the surface of the cassette to be rotatable, the lock member 106 shifts from the lock position to the release position, and the push-out member 107 shifts from the retracted position to the push-out position.
Claims16
A cassette attachment device to attach a cassette to a device body to be attachable and detachable, comprising:
- a lock member capable of shifting between a lock position for locking the cassette inserted in the device body and a lock release position for releasing the lock to enable the cassette to be removed from the device body;
- a push-out member capable of shifting between a push-out position for coming into contact with a catch member provided in the device body and pushing out the cassette in a removing direction when the lock member is in the lock release position, and a retracted position separated from the catch member;
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- a lock release member coupled to the lock member and the push-out member directly or indirectly to be able to shift from a first position to a second position,
- wherein the lock member, the push-out member and the lock release member are provided in the cassette, and by the lock release member shifting from the first position to the second position, the lock member is shifted from the lock position to the release position, while the push-out member is shifted from the retracted position to the push-out position.
A cassette to attach to a device body to be attachable and detachable, comprising:
- a lock member capable of shifting between a lock position for locking the cassette inserted in the device body and a lock release position for releasing the lock to enable the cassette to be removed from the device body;
- a push-out member capable of shifting between a push-out position for pushing out the cassette in a direction for removing from the device body when the lock member is in the lock release position, and an insertion position for enabling the cassette to be inserted;
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- a lock release member coupled to the lock member and the push-out member directly or indirectly to be able to shift from a first position to a second position, wherein by the lock release member shifting from the first position to the second position, the lock member is shifted from the lock position to the release position, and the push-out member is shifted from the insertion position to the push-out position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.