Tape cassette including housing, tape roll, ribbon roll, and take-up spool spaced apart from ribbon roll in direction in which axis of ribbon roll extends

Abstract

A tape cassette includes: a housing; a tape roll; a ribbon roll; and a take-up spool. The tape roll is positioned in the housing. The tape roll is a roll in which a tape is wound. The ribbon roll is positioned in the housing. The ribbon roll is a roll in which an ink ribbon is wound. The ribbon roll is rotatable about an axis extending in a first direction. The take-up spool is positioned in the housing. The take-up spool is configured to take up the ink ribbon. In the tape cassette, the ribbon roll and the take-up spool are spaced apart from each other in the first direction.

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