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US 7,252,447 B2Granted
Printing apparatus
AssigneeCasio Computer Co., Ltd.
InventorsSatoshi Kimura, Yoshiaki Mochizuki
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Abstract
When a thermal head prints on a print tape with a tape cassette retained in a receiving section of a main body, the print tape undergone printing is cut by a stationary blade and a movable blade of a cutting mechanism, and when the thermal head performs printing on an optical disk retained in the receiving section of the main body, the cutting section does not operate to the optical disk undergone printing.
Claims13
A printing apparatus which selectively printing on a print tape and a hard hard medium as different print targets and comprises:
- a single printing section which can perform printing on the print tape or the hard medium;
- a cutter which cuts the print tape on which printing is performed by the printing section;
- a detector which detects the print target retained in a main body;
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- a controller which controls the printing section and the cutter, activates the printing section and performs printing on the print tape or the hard medium, and permits or inhibits an operation of the cutter based on detection information of the print tape or the hard medium detected by the detector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.