Self-propelled composite printing device for printing either on a tape or on a flat surface
AssigneeRohm Co., Ltd.
InventorsToshio Amano, Hisayoshi Fujimoto
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Abstract
A composite printing device comprises a portable printer and a tape printer case removably engageable with the portable printer from below. The portable printer includes a bottom printing head, a pair of drive wheels and a pair of idle wheels. The tape printer case accommodates a tape roll for supplying a tape, a platen for guiding the tape, and a feed roller for feeding the tape from the tape roll. When the tape printer case is engaged with the portable printer, the printing head faces the tape guided by the platen while the drive wheel is operatively connected to the feed roller for rotationally driving the feed roller.
Claims10
A composite printing device for printing either on a tape or on a flat surface comprising:
- a tape printer case including therein a tape roll for supplying a tape, a guide means for guiding the tape, and a feed roller for feeding the tape from the tape roll and means for receiving a portable printer;
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- the portable printer including a printing head having a downwardly facing printing portion, a plurality of wheels for supporting the portable printer, the wheels including at least one drive wheel, and a motor always held in driving connection with the drive wheel, the motor comprising means for rotationally driving the drive wheel to propel the printer across a flat surface when the printer has been removed from the printer case;
- wherein the composite printing device further comprises means for removably engaging the tape printer case with the portable printer from below to bring the printing portion of the printing head to a position racing the tape guided by the guide means and to connect operatively the drive wheel to the feed roller for driving the feed roller rotationally.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.