Title:
Printer
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP6252430
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A printer includes a cassette mounting portion, a feed portion, a print head, a mechanical sensor, and a sensor holding portion. The cassette mounting portion is configured such that a tape cassette can be removably mounted therein. The tape cassette includes a tape and an indicator portion indicating a type of the tape. The feed portion is configured to feed, along a specified feed path, the tape contained in the tape cassette mounted in the cassette mounting portion. The print head is configured to perform printing on the tape fed by the feed portion. The mechanical sensor is configured to detect the type of the tape indicated by the indicator portion. The mechanical sensor includes a plurality of switch terminals and a switch holding portion. The sensor holding portion is configured to hold the mechanical sensor and to be moved between a first position and a second position.
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Inventors:
Kazuma Hojo
Shinji Kobayashi
Shoji Tanizaki
Tadashi Iwamoto
Shinji Kobayashi
Shoji Tanizaki
Tadashi Iwamoto
Application Number:
JP2014211108A
Publication Date:
December 27, 2017
Filing Date:
October 15, 2014
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Brother Industries, Ltd.
International Classes:
B41J3/36; B41J2/325; B41J17/32
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2011251435A | ||||
| JP2006181750A | ||||
| JP2002192769A | ||||
| JP6127094A | ||||
| JP2011251425A |
Foreign References:
| US20110293350 | ||||
| EP1674274A1 | ||||
| US5374132 | ||||
| US20120093558 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hisashi Yamamoto