Tape cartridge for use in a tape printer

A tape cartridge for use in a tape printer, said tape cartridge comprising:

• a casing constituted by an upper casing part and a lower casing part;
• a tape supplying section positioned inside said casing;
• means defining a tape path for transferring a tape fed from said tape supplying section through a printing position;
• an ink ribbon supplying section positioned inside said casing;
• an ink ribbon recovery section positioned inside said casing;
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• means defining an ink ribbon path extending from said ink ribbon supplying section and through the printing position to said ink ribbon recovery section, wherein said ink ribbon recovery section comprises an electrically conductive winding core shaft for supporting an ink ribbon, said winding core shaft being located to come into contact with the tape printer.

A ribbon cartridge for use in a printer, said ribbon cartridge comprising:

• a casing constituted by an upper casing part and a lower casing part;
• an ink ribbon supplying section positioned inside said casing;
• an ink ribbon recovery section positioned inside said casing;
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• means defining an ink ribbon path extending from said ink ribbon supplying section and through a printing position to said ink ribbon recovery section, wherein casing has first and second side wall portions facing one another across a predetermined gap, which gap defines a part of said ink ribbon path, said first side wall portion being provided with an opening, and said casing further has a shutter portion which is positioned to close said opening in when said upper and lower casing parts are assembled with each other.