Tape printing device and tape cassette
AssigneeEsselte N.V.
InventorsAnthony Roy Dunn, Sam Cockerill, Costa Panayi
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Abstract
In order to improve and facilitate the peeling operation of a tape printing device of the type employing a tape cassette, a tape cassette (100) with an angled peel slot (110) is disclosed. The corresponding peel plunger (76) of the tape printing device is moving into the peel slot (110) during a peeling operation and the longitudinal axis of the peel slot (110) and the longitudinal axis of the tape (80) enclose a non-perpendicular angle, as well. Thus, only an edge (84) of the tape (80) is peeled, what reduces the forces required for peeling.
Claims11
A combination of a tape printing device (2) and a tape cassette (100), wherein:
- the tape printing device comprises a peel plunger (76),
- the tape cassette (100) comprises a housing in which a supply of tape (80) is provided, and a peel slot (110) having a longitudinal axis and arranged for accommodation of the peel plunger (76) is defined within a side wall of the housing,
- the tape (80) has a longitudinal axis and comprises an adhesive covered image receiving layer and a backing layer, and a portion of the tape (80) is located between the peel plunger (76) and the peel slot (110),
- the peel plunger (76) is arranged to move the tape (80) into the peel slot (110), and
- the longitudinal axis of the peel slot (110) and the longitudinal axis of the tape (80) enclose a non-perpendicular angle.
A tape cassette (100) with the following features:
- a housing in which a supply of tape (80) having a longitudinal axis and comprising an adhesive covered image receiving layer and a backing layer is contained,
- a peel slot (110) having a longitudinal axis and arranged in a side wall of the housing for accommodating a peel plunger (76),
- whereby a portion of the tape (80) is located at the side wall adjacent the peel slot (110), and
- the longitudinal axis of the peel slot (110) and the longitudinal axis of the tape (80) enclose a non-perpendicular angle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.