Tape cartridge and tape printing device
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsHideki Sakano, Shinsaku Kosuge
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Abstract
A tape cartridge or the like which can be pulled out of a cartridge loading section while maintaining a loading posture is to be provided. A tape cartridge is configured to be able to be loaded in and unloaded from a tape printing device. The tape cartridge includes a tab portion which is gripped at least at the time of unloading. The tab portion is arranged at or near a position where pull-out resistance due to unloading is balanced within a plane intersecting with an unloading direction.
Claims7
A tape cartridge configured to be able to be loaded in and unloaded from a tape printing device, the tape cartridge comprising
- a tab portion which is gripped at least at a time of unloading, and
- a recessed portion which is provided in a case wall situated on a front side in a direction of the unloading and in which the tab portion sinks,
- wherein the tab portion is arranged at or near a position where pull-out resistance due to unloading is balanced within a plane intersecting with the direction of the unloading, and
- wherein the tab portion is provided in the recessed portion in such a way as to be able to rise and fall between a rise-up position where the tab portion protrudes from the recessed portion and a fall-down position where the tab portion sinks in the recessed portion.
A tape cartridge configured to be able to be loaded in and unloaded from a tape printing device, the tape cartridge comprising
- a tab portion which is gripped at least at a time of unloading, and
- a recessed portion which is provided in a case wall situated on a front side in a direction of the unloading and in which the tab portion sinks,
- wherein the tab portion is arranged at or near a position where pull-out resistance due to unloading is balanced within a plane intersecting with the direction of the unloading, and
- wherein the tab portion is provided in the recessed portion in such a way as to be able to advance and retreat between a gripping position where the tab portion protrudes from the recessed portion and a non-gripping position where the tab portion sinks in the recessed portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.