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US 7,066,672 B2Granted
Tape printing apparatus having impact protector member
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsSusumu Murata, Shin Manabe, Kazuyoshi Minaminaka, Shigeru Matsumoto
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Abstract
A tape printing apparatus is provided which allows a tape cassette or battery to be replaced easily without removing a protector when the tape cassette or battery is replaced. The first protector member which covers a first end section of each of the upper unit of the main body, the lower unit of main body and the cover member to protect the tape printing apparatus and the second protector member located at a second end section for covering the second end section is separated between the main body and the cover member.
Claims28
A tape printing apparatus, comprising:
- a main body having an upper unit and a lower unit;
- the upper unit including an input section and a display;
- the lower unit provided with a cassette accommodating section to accommodate a tape cassette containing a tape, and a print head for printing information input through the input section on a tape pulled out from the tape cassette and mounted under the upper unit;
- a cover member mounted detachably on a bottom of the lower unit and for opening/closing the cassette accommodating section;
- a first protector member covering a first end section of each of the upper unit, the lower unit and the cover member;
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- a second protector member covering a second end section, located opposite to the first end section, of the upper unit, the lower unit and the cover member,
- the first protector member and the second protector member being separated into two sections between the main body and the cover member.
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A tape printing apparatus, comprising:
- an upper unit including an input section and a display;
- a lower unit provided with a cassette accommodating section to accommodate a tape cassette containing a tape and a print head for printing information input through the input section on a tape pulled out from the tape cassette and mounted under the upper unit;
- a cover member mounted detachably on a bottom of the lower unit and for opening/closing the cassette accommodating section;
- grip members disposed on opposite sides of the lower unit;
- a top section of the grip members being nipped between a bottom edge of the upper unit and a top edge of the lower unit,
- a bottom section of the grip members being nipped between a step section formed on the lower unit and the top edge of the cover member.
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A tape printing apparatus comprising:
- an upper unit including an input section and a display;
- a lower unit provided with a cassette accommodating section to accommodate a tape cassette containing a tape and a print head for printing information input through the input section on a tape pulled out from the tape cassette and mounted under the upper unit;
- a cover member mounted detachably on a bottom of the lower unit of main body and for opening/closing the cassette accommodating section;
- grip members disposed on opposite sides of the lower unit;
- a first protector member covering a first end section of each of the upper unit, the lower unit and the cover member;
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- a second protector member covering a second end section located opposite to the first end section of the upper unit, the lower unit and the cover member,
- the first protector member covering first end sections of the grip members and the second protector member covering second end sections of the grip members.
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A tape printing apparatus comprising:
- a main body having an input section, a display and an internal chamber that accommodates a removable component of the tape printing apparatus;
- a cover member mounted detachably to the main body to cover an opening on the main body through which the internal chamber is accessed;
- a protector member having a first portion provided on the main body, and a second portion provided on the cover member, the first and second portions are movable relative to each other so that the cover member can be opened to access the internal chamber without removing the protector member;
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- an engagement section for releasably engaging the cover member with the main body provided at an end of the cover member, and the protector member covers a surface of the engagement section, and a surface of the engagement section of the cover member is lower than a surface of the protector member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.