WO2021065475A1 - Printing device and cassette for printing - Google Patents

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WO2021065475A1
WO2021065475A1 PCT/JP2020/034875 JP2020034875W WO2021065475A1 WO 2021065475 A1 WO2021065475 A1 WO 2021065475A1 JP 2020034875 W JP2020034875 W JP 2020034875W WO 2021065475 A1 WO2021065475 A1 WO 2021065475A1
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紘右 東
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J11/00—Devices or arrangements  of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
    • B41J11/66—Applications of cutting devices
    • B41J11/70—Applications of cutting devices cutting perpendicular to the direction of paper feed
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J15/00—Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, specially adapted for supporting or handling copy material in continuous form, e.g. webs
    • B41J15/04—Supporting, feeding, or guiding devices; Mountings for web rolls or spindles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J15/00—Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, specially adapted for supporting or handling copy material in continuous form, e.g. webs
    • B41J15/04—Supporting, feeding, or guiding devices; Mountings for web rolls or spindles
    • B41J15/044—Cassettes or cartridges containing continuous copy material, tape, for setting into printing devices
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J17/00—Mechanisms for manipulating page-width impression-transfer material, e.g. carbon paper
    • B41J17/32—Detachable carriers or holders for impression-transfer material mechanism
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/315—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material
    • B41J2/32—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads
    • B41J2/325—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads by selective transfer of ink from ink carrier, e.g. from ink ribbon or sheet
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J3/00—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed
    • B41J3/36—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for portability, i.e. hand-held printers or laptop printers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H19/00—Changing the web roll
    • B65H19/10—Changing the web roll in unwinding mechanisms or in connection with unwinding operations
    • B65H19/12—Lifting, transporting, or inserting the web roll; Removing empty core

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  • This disclosure relates to a printing apparatus and a printing cassette.
  • the tape is replaced and supplied by attaching and detaching the cassette containing the tape to and from the printing device body.
  • the tape discharged from the cassette after printing is cut by a cutter provided in the printing apparatus main body.
  • One aspect of the present disclosure is to provide a printing apparatus and a printing cassette capable of suppressing an increase in the size of a cassette while suppressing defects that occur in the tape.
  • One aspect of the present disclosure is a printing device including a printing device main body and a printing cassette that can be attached to and detached from the printing device main body.
  • the printing cassette includes a printing tape and a case containing at least a part of the printing tape.
  • the printing apparatus main body includes a printing head for printing on the printing tape and a cutter for sandwiching and cutting the printing tape.
  • the case has a first surface provided with a discharge port for discharging the printing tape to the outside, and a second surface arranged outside the case in the discharge direction of the printing tape at the discharge port. It has a third surface that connects the first surface and the second surface in the discharge direction of the printing tape at the discharge port.
  • the first surface intersects the discharge direction of the printing tape at the discharge port.
  • the cutter is arranged between the first surface and the second surface in the ejection direction of the printing tape at the ejection port with the printing cassette mounted on the printing apparatus main body.
  • a printing cassette comprising a printing tape and a case containing at least a part of the printing tape.
  • the case has a first surface provided with a discharge port for discharging the printing tape to the outside, and a second surface arranged outside the case in the discharge direction of the printing tape at the discharge port. It has a third surface that connects the first surface and the second surface in the discharge direction of the printing tape at the discharge port. The first surface intersects the discharge direction of the printing tape at the discharge port.
  • the first surface having the discharge port is arranged inside the case rather than the second surface, so that the tip end portion of the printing tape is the first surface, the second surface, and the third surface. Arranged in a groove composed of.
  • the printing cassette when the printing cassette is placed with the side surfaces of the case having the first side and the second side as the bottom surface, it is possible to prevent the printing tape from coming into contact with the mounting surface. As a result, problems caused by the printing tape being sandwiched between the case and the mounting surface are suppressed. Further, since it is not necessary to provide a regulating portion for guiding the printing tape on the side surface of the case, the size of the printing cassette can be suppressed.
  • FIG. 1A, 1B, and 1C are schematic perspective views showing a state in which the printing cassette is removed from the main body of the printing apparatus in the printing apparatus according to the embodiment.
  • 2A, 2B and 2C are schematic perspective views of a printing cassette in the printing apparatus of FIG. 1A.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic exploded perspective view of the printing cassette of FIG. 2A.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV of FIG. 2C.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view showing a state in which the first lid portion of the printing cassette of FIG. 2C is removed.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view of the printing cassette of FIG. 2A.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating the paths of the printing tape and the ink ribbon in the printing cassette of FIG.
  • FIG. 8A is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line VIIIA-VIIIA of FIG. 2C
  • FIG. 8B is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line VIIIB-VIIIB of FIG. 2C
  • FIG. 8C is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line VIIIB-VIIIB of FIG. 2C.
  • FIG. 8D is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line VIIID-VIIID of FIG. 2C.
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic plan view of the printing apparatus main body in the printing apparatus of FIG. 1A.
  • FIG. 10 is a schematic view showing an engaged state between the output gear and the platen gear in the printing apparatus of FIG. 1A.
  • FIG. 11A is a schematic view showing a cutter before cutting the printing tape
  • FIG. 11B is a schematic view showing a cutter at the time of cutting the printing tape.
  • the printing apparatus 1 shown in FIGS. 1A, 1B, and 1C includes a printing cassette 10 and a printing apparatus main body 100.
  • the printing device 1 is a device that prints on a tape-shaped printing medium.
  • the axial direction of the output gear 18 of the printing cassette 10 is the vertical direction
  • the direction in which the output gear 18 and the input spool 16 are lined up is the front-rear direction among the directions orthogonal to the vertical direction, and the vertical direction and the front-rear direction.
  • the direction orthogonal to both of the above is defined as the left-right direction.
  • the printing apparatus main body 100 includes a cassette insertion portion 101, a printing head 102, a platen roller 103, a platen gear 104, a drive shaft 105, a cutter 106, and a housing 110.
  • the cassette insertion portion 101 is a recess in which the printing cassette 10 is mounted.
  • the cassette insertion unit 101 has a positioning function for the printing cassette 10.
  • the cassette insertion portion 101 is provided in the housing 110.
  • the print head 102 is arranged inside the cassette insertion portion 101.
  • the print head 102 has a plurality of heat generating elements whose heat generation is individually controlled.
  • the rotation axis L1 of the platen roller 103 is parallel to the vertical direction.
  • the platen roller 103 is arranged in the vicinity of the print head 102 so as to face the print head 102 inside the cassette insertion portion 101.
  • the platen roller 103 can swing in a direction toward or away from the print head 102.
  • the platen gear 104 is connected to the platen roller 103.
  • the rotation axis L2 of the platen gear 104 is arranged on the same line as the rotation axis L1 of the platen roller 103.
  • the drive shaft 105 is inserted into the input spool 16.
  • the drive shaft 105 rotates the input spool 16.
  • the drive shaft 105 is arranged inside the cassette insertion portion 101.
  • the rotation axis L3 of the drive shaft 105 is parallel to the vertical direction.
  • the drive shaft 105 rotates about a rotation axis L3 by a drive source (for example, a motor) (not shown).
  • the cutter 106 is arranged inside the cassette insertion portion 101 in the vicinity of the tape discharge port 110A provided in the housing 110.
  • the print cassette 10 stores a print medium.
  • the printing cassette 10 can be attached to and detached from the printing apparatus main body 100. By exchanging the printing cassette 10, the printing medium can be replenished and the type (for example, color, material, etc.) of the printing medium can be changed.
  • the printing cassette 10 includes a case 35 for storing the printing tape 11A, the ink ribbon 14A, and the like.
  • the outer shape of the printing cassette 10 (that is, the shape of the case 35) is a rectangular parallelepiped having a side parallel to the vertical direction, a side parallel to the front-rear direction, and a side parallel to the left-right direction.
  • the case 35 has a first lid portion 31, a first frame portion 32, a second frame portion 33, and a second lid portion 34. Further, the case 35 has a discharge port 35A, a first surface 35B, a second surface 35C, and a third surface 35D.
  • the printing cassette 10 includes a first roll 11, a first supply spool 12, spacer films 13A and 13B, a second roll 14, a second supply spool 15, and an input spool 16.
  • a clutch spring holder 17, an output gear 18, an input gear 19, and an idle gear 20 are provided.
  • the first roll 11 is a printing tape 11A on which printing is performed wound around a first supply spool 12.
  • the first roll 11 has a winding axis parallel to the vertical direction. Printing is performed on the surface of the printing tape 11A by the printing head 102 of the printing apparatus main body 100 and the ink ribbon 14A.
  • Two spacer films 13A and 13B are arranged on the outside of the first roll 11 in the vertical direction so as to sandwich the first roll 11.
  • the spacer films 13A and 13B are arranged between the first roll 11 and the first lid portion 31 and between the first roll 11 and the first frame portion 32.
  • the first supply spool 12 is rotatable around the rotation axis L4.
  • the first supply spool 12 rotates with the transfer of the printing tape 11A by the platen roller 103 of the printing apparatus main body 100 to supply the printing tape 11A to the printing head 102.
  • the second roll 14 is formed by winding the ink ribbon 14A used for printing the printing tape 11A around the second supply spool 15.
  • the ink ribbon 14A is overlapped with the printing tape 11A at the head opening 33B and is used for printing by the printing head 102.
  • the ink ribbon 14A used for printing is wound around the input spool 16.
  • Rotational resistance is attached to the second roll 14 by the clutch spring held by the clutch spring holder 17. At least a part of the second roll 14 is arranged at a position overlapping with the first roll 11 in the vertical direction.
  • the second supply spool 15 is rotatable around the rotation axis L5.
  • the rotation axis L5 of the second supply spool 15 is parallel to the rotation axis L4 of the first supply spool 12, that is, parallel to the vertical direction.
  • the second supply spool 15 supplies the ink ribbon 14A to the print head 102 by rotating along with the winding of the ink ribbon 14A by the input spool 16.
  • the input spool 16 is rotatable around the rotation axis L6.
  • the rotation axis L6 of the input spool 16 is parallel to the rotation axis L5 of the second supply spool 15.
  • the input spool 16 has a cylindrical shape and has a hollow portion defined by an inner peripheral surface 16A. Spline teeth 16B are provided on the inner peripheral surface 16A of the input spool 16.
  • the drive shaft 105 of the printing apparatus main body 100 is connected to the spline teeth 16B. The input spool 16 is rotated by the drive shaft 105.
  • the output gear 18 is a single gear for outputting a driving force for conveying the printing tape 11A to the outside.
  • the output gear 18 outputs a driving force to the platen gear 104 of the printing apparatus main body 100.
  • the rotation axis L7 of the output gear 18 is parallel to the rotation axis L5 of the second supply spool 15. Further, the output gear 18 overlaps with the cover portion 32B in the vertical direction.
  • a part of the output gear 18 is exposed at the head opening 33B. That is, a part of the output gear 18 is located outside the case 35.
  • the output gear 18 engages with the platen gear 104 at the head opening 33B with the printing cassette 10 mounted on the printing apparatus main body 100.
  • the second supply spool 15, the output gear 18, and the first roll 11 are arranged side by side in the vertical direction in the order of the second supply spool 15, the output gear 18, and the first roll 11. There is. That is, the output gear 18 is located between the second supply spool 15 and the first roll 11 in the vertical direction.
  • the input gear 19 indirectly engages with the output gear 18 via the idle gear 20 and transmits a driving force to the output gear 18.
  • the input gear 19 has a gear 19A and a cylindrical spool 19B fixed to a surface orthogonal to the rotation axis of the gear 19A and having spline teeth on the inner peripheral surface.
  • the gear 19A rotates integrally with the spool 19B by the driving force input to the spool 19B.
  • the rotation axis L8 of the input gear 19 (that is, the rotation axis of the gear 19A and the rotation axis of the spool 19B) is arranged on the same line as the rotation axis L6 of the input spool 16. As shown in FIG. 4, the input spool 16, the input gear 19, and the first roll 11 are arranged side by side in the vertical direction in the order of the input spool 16, the input gear 19, and the first roll 11.
  • the input gear 19 is located between the input spool 16 and the first roll 11 in the vertical direction. Further, at least a part of the input gear 19 is arranged at a position overlapping with the first roll 11 in the vertical direction.
  • the rotation axis L8 of the input gear 19 overlaps with the hollow portion of the input spool 16 in the vertical direction. Therefore, the drive shaft 105 is inserted into the input spool 16 and the input gear 19 at the same time. As a result, the input gear 19 is not directly connected to the input spool 16, but is rotated by a drive source (that is, a drive shaft 105) common to the input spool 16.
  • a drive source that is, a drive shaft 105
  • the idle gear 20 engages the input gear 19 and the output gear 18.
  • the idle gear 20 transmits the driving force input to the input gear 19 to the output gear 18.
  • the idle gear 20 is a stage gear in which the first gear 20A engaged with the output gear 18 and the second gear 20B engaged with the input gear 19 are arranged coaxially.
  • the second gear 20B has a larger diameter than the first gear 20A.
  • the idle gear 20 constitutes a reduction mechanism that reduces the rotational speed of the driving force input to the input gear 19.
  • the first lid portion 31 constitutes the upper end portion of the printing cassette 10.
  • the first frame portion 32 is arranged below the first lid portion 31 and is connected to the first lid portion 31 in the vertical direction.
  • the second frame portion 33 is arranged below the first frame portion 32 and is connected to the first frame portion 32 in the vertical direction.
  • the second lid portion 34 constitutes the lower end portion of the printing cassette 10.
  • the second lid portion 34 is vertically connected to the second frame portion 33.
  • the first lid portion 31 and the first frame portion 32 constitute a first case portion 41 for accommodating the first roll 11. That is, the first roll 11 is arranged in the space surrounded by the first lid portion 31 and the first frame portion 32.
  • the second lid portion 34 and the second frame portion 33 constitute a second case portion 42 that accommodates the second roll 14, the second supply spool 15, and the input spool 16. That is, the second roll 14, the second supply spool 15, and the input spool 16 are arranged in a space surrounded by the second lid portion 34 and the second frame portion 33.
  • the first frame portion 32 and the second frame portion 33 constitute a third case portion 43 in which a part of the output gear 18, the input gear 19, and the idle gear 20 are housed. That is, a part of the output gear 18, the input gear 19, and the idle gear 20 are arranged in the space surrounded by the first frame portion 32 and the second frame portion 33.
  • the third case portion 43 is arranged between the first case portion 41 and the second case portion 42 in the vertical direction.
  • the first lid portion 31 has a first right end surface 31A that forms a part of the right end surface of the case 35.
  • the first right end surface 31A is orthogonal to the left-right direction.
  • the first frame portion 32 has a first side wall portion 32A, a cover portion 32B, a first guide 32C, a first gear support portion 32D, a second gear support portion 32E, and a third gear support portion 32F.
  • the first side wall 32A constitutes a side surface parallel to the vertical direction of the printing cassette 10.
  • the first side wall 32A has a second right end surface 32G that forms a part of the right end surface of the case 35.
  • the second right end surface 32G is a plane orthogonal to the left-right direction.
  • the cover portion 32B is a portion having a surface orthogonal to the vertical direction.
  • the cover portion 32B is arranged at a position where it overlaps with the output gear 18 in the vertical direction.
  • the cover portion 32B is arranged at the right front corner portion of the first frame portion 32.
  • the output gear 18, the cover portion 32B, and the first roll 11 are arranged side by side in the vertical direction in the order of the output gear 18, the cover portion 32B, and the first roll 11.
  • the first guide 32C is a portion around which the printing tape 11A drawn from the first roll 11 is wound.
  • the first guide 32C has a plurality of plate-shaped ribs arranged apart from each other along the circumferential direction of the first roll 11. The plurality of ribs project in the radial direction of the first roll 11, and the amount of protrusion (that is, the plate width) increases toward the lower side.
  • the first gear support portion 32D shown in FIG. 3 rotatably supports the output gear 18.
  • the second gear support portion 32E rotatably supports the input gear 19.
  • the third gear support portion 32F rotatably supports the idle gear 20.
  • the second frame portion 33 includes a second side wall 33A, a head opening 33B, a first slit 33C, a second guide 33D, an opening outlet 33E, a first discharge surface 33F, a first connecting surface 33G, and the like. It has a fourth surface 33H.
  • the second side wall 33A constitutes a side surface parallel to the vertical direction of the printing cassette 10.
  • the second side wall 33A has a third right end surface 33I that forms a part of the right end surface of the case 35.
  • the third right end surface 33I is a plane orthogonal to the left-right direction.
  • the head opening 33B is a portion cut out from a part of the second side wall 33A.
  • the head opening 33B is a space in which the print head 102 is arranged by inserting the print head 102 from below with the print cassette 10 mounted on the printing apparatus main body 100.
  • the printing tape 11A is printed in the head opening 33B.
  • the head opening 33B opens below the printing cassette 10.
  • the first slit 33C is configured so that the printing tape 11A can pass in the left-right direction.
  • the lower end of the first slit 33C is open.
  • the first slit 33C is arranged on the right side of the opening outlet 33E and the output gear 18.
  • the second guide 33D is a portion around which the printing tape 11A that has passed through the first guide 32C is wound.
  • the second guide 33D has a plurality of plate-shaped ribs arranged apart from each other along the circumferential direction of the second roll 14. The plurality of ribs project in the radial direction of the second roll 14, and the amount of protrusion (that is, the plate width) decreases toward the lower side.
  • the opening outlet 33E is arranged on the upstream side of the printing tape 11A in the discharge direction with respect to the first slit 33C (that is, the discharge port 35A).
  • the opening outlet 33E communicates with the head opening 33B.
  • the first discharge surface 33F is orthogonal to the left-right direction and is arranged on the left side of the third right end surface 33I.
  • a first slit 33C is provided above the first discharge surface 33F.
  • the first connecting surface 33G is orthogonal to the front-rear direction, and connects the first discharging surface 33F and the third right end surface 33I in the left-right direction.
  • the first connecting surface 33G is arranged at a position overlapping the input spool 16 in the left-right direction.
  • the fourth surface 33H is orthogonal to the vertical direction, and connects the first discharge surface 33F and the third right end surface 33I in the horizontal direction. Further, the rear end of the fourth surface 33H is connected to the upper end of the first connecting surface 33G.
  • the second lid portion 34 has a fourth right end surface 34A, a second discharge surface 34B, a second connecting surface 34C, and a second slit 34D.
  • the fourth right end surface 34A forms a part of the right end surface of the case 35 and is orthogonal to the left-right direction.
  • the second discharge surface 34B is orthogonal to the left-right direction and is arranged on the left side and in front of the fourth right end surface 34A.
  • the second discharge surface 34B is arranged so as to be flush with the first discharge surface 33F of the second frame portion 33 in a state where the second lid portion 34 is assembled to the second frame portion 33. That is, the upper end of the second discharge surface 34B is connected to the lower end of the first discharge surface 33F.
  • the second connecting surface 34C is orthogonal to the front-rear direction and is connected to the upper end of the fourth right end surface 34A.
  • the second connecting surface 34C is arranged so as to be flush with the first connecting surface 33G of the second frame portion 33 in a state where the second lid portion 34 is assembled to the second frame portion 33. That is, the upper end of the second connecting surface 34C is connected to the lower end of the first connecting surface 33G.
  • the second slit 34D is configured so that the printing tape 11A can pass in the left-right direction.
  • the upper end of the second slit 34D is open.
  • the second slit 34D is arranged on the right side of the opening outlet 33E and the output gear 18.
  • the discharge port 35A is composed of a first slit 33C and a second slit 34D that are abutted against each other in the vertical direction.
  • the printing tape 11A that has passed through the head opening 33B is discharged to the outside from the discharge port 35A.
  • the printing tape 11A is discharged in a direction in which the width direction is parallel to the vertical direction.
  • the first surface 35B is composed of a first discharge surface 33F and a second discharge surface 34B connected in the vertical direction, and intersects the discharge direction (that is, the left-right direction) of the printing tape 11A at the discharge port 35A.
  • a discharge port 35A is provided on the first surface 35B.
  • the first surface 35B is arranged inside the head opening 33B. That is, the front end of the first surface 35B is located behind the front end of the cover portion 32B (that is, the case 35). Further, the first surface 35B is located below the cover portion 32B and the output gear 18 in the vertical direction.
  • the first part 351 provided with the discharge port 35A, the second part 352 arranged below the first part 351 and a part of the second part 352 are offset to the left. It has a third part 353 and the like.
  • the first part 351 protrudes to the right side of the second part 352.
  • the third part 353 is connected to the third surface 35D and the fourth surface 33H.
  • the second surface 35C is composed of a first right end surface 31A, a second right end surface 32G, a third right end surface 33I, and a fourth right end surface 34A connected in the vertical direction.
  • the second surface 35C is arranged outside (that is, on the right side) of the case 35 with respect to the first surface 35B in the left-right direction.
  • the third surface 35D is composed of a first connecting surface 33G and a second connecting surface 34C connected in the vertical direction.
  • the third surface 35D connects the first surface 35B and the second surface 35C in the left-right direction, and is also connected to the fourth surface 33H in the width direction (that is, the vertical direction) of the printing tape 11A at the discharge port 35A. There is.
  • At least a part of the third surface 35D is arranged at the same position as the discharge port 35A in the vertical direction. Specifically, the upper end of the third surface 35D is located above the upper end of the discharge port 35A, and the lower end of the third surface 35D is located below the lower end of the discharge port 35A.
  • the fourth surface 33H is arranged at a position (that is, above) deviated from the discharge port 35A in the vertical direction. Further, the fourth surface 33H is arranged behind the discharge port 35A. The first roll 11 is arranged in the vertical direction opposite to the discharge port 35A with the fourth surface 33H interposed therebetween.
  • the tip of the printing tape 11A is arranged on the first surface 35B, the second surface 35C, the third surface 35D, and the fourth surface 33H during non-printing, and the cutter 106 cuts the printing tape 11A during printing. It constitutes a groove.
  • the printing tape 11A drawn out from the first roll 11 is discharged from the opening outlet 33E to the head opening 33B on which the printing tape 11A is printed.
  • the printing tape 11A and the ink ribbon 14A are bridged in the left-right direction. Further, the printing tape 11A that has passed through the discharge port 35A moves so as to be separated from the first surface 35B.
  • the distance D1 between the portion of the first surface 35B in the left-right direction in which the discharge port 35A is provided (that is, the first part 351) and the second surface 35C is the distance D2 between the opening outlet 33E and the discharge port 35A in the left-right direction.
  • the first guide 32C and the second guide 33D are passages for sending the printing tape 11A constituting the first roll 11 from the first case portion 41 to the second case portion 42. Consists of.
  • the printing tape 11A drawn out from the first roll 11 abuts on the first guide 32C in a spiral manner from the outside in the radial direction of the first roll 11. It is conveyed downward and rearward in the case portion 41. As shown in FIG. 8B, the printing tape 11A is further conveyed toward the lower left while straddling the third case portion 43 in the vertical direction.
  • the printing tape 11A that has reached the second case portion 42 is conveyed downward and forward while abutting on the second guide 33D from the outside in the radial direction.
  • the printing tape 11A that has reached the lower end of the printing cassette 10 passes through the head opening 33B and is discharged from the discharge port 35A.
  • the printing tape 11A is inclined in the case 35 in a direction intersecting both the discharging direction (that is, the left-right direction) and the width direction (that is, the vertical direction) of the printing tape 11A at the discharge port 35A. It is bridged and transported toward the discharge port 35A.
  • the output gear 18 is provided in the first region A1 of the case 35 in the first direction (that is, the front-rear direction) orthogonal to the vertical direction.
  • the printing tape 11A is oriented in a second region A2 different from the first region A1 of the case 35 in the first direction, in a direction intersecting the vertical direction and the second direction (that is, the left-right direction) orthogonal to the first direction. It is sloping and bridged.
  • the first region A1 of the present embodiment is a region in front of the second region A2.
  • the printing tape 11A is conveyed toward the discharge port 35A along the second direction in the area of the first area A1 opposite to the first roll 11 with the output gear 18 sandwiched in the vertical direction.
  • the print head 102 prints on the printing tape 11A held by the printing cassette 10.
  • the print head 102 is arranged at a position where the printing cassette 10 is mounted on the printing apparatus main body 100 and overlaps with the printing tape 11A and the ink ribbon 14A in the front-rear direction in the head opening 33B.
  • the printing tape 11A conveyed to the head opening 33B by the platen roller 103 is pressed against the printing head 102 in which the heat generating element generates heat via the ink ribbon 14A.
  • a part of the ink arranged on the surface of the ink ribbon 14A is transferred to the printing tape 11A, and characters, symbols and the like are printed on the printing tape 11A.
  • the platen roller 103 conveys the printing tape 11A from the inside of the printing cassette 10 to the outside.
  • the platen roller 103 abuts on the printing tape 11A at the head opening 33B and presses the printing tape 11A against the printing head 102.
  • the platen gear 104 is connected to the platen roller 103 and engages with the output gear 18.
  • the platen roller 103 and the platen gear 104 can swing between a position separated from the printing cassette 10 shown in FIG. 9 and a position where the platen gear 104 shown in FIG. 10 engages with the output gear 18.
  • the drive shaft 105 is inserted into the input spool 16 and engages with the input gear 19 to rotate the input spool 16 and the input gear 19.
  • the drive shaft 105 engages with the input gear 19 and the platen gear 104 engages with the output gear 18. Specifically, the drive shaft 105 is inserted into the input spool 16 and the input gear 19 of the printing cassette 10. After that, the platen roller 103 and the platen gear 104 are swung toward the head opening 33B of the printing cassette 10.
  • the output gear 18 is rotated by rotating the input gear 19 by the drive shaft 105 with the printing cassette 10 mounted, the platen gear 104 is rotated by the rotation of the output gear 18, and the platen roller 103 is rotated by the rotation of the platen gear 104. Rotates.
  • the cutter 106 has an open state in which the first blade 106A and the second blade 106B shown in FIG. 11A are separated in the front-rear direction, and a closed state in which the first blade 106A and the second blade 106B shown in FIG. 11B overlap in the left-right direction. It is a scissors type cutter that can be displaced to. The cutter 106 sandwiches and cuts the printing tape 11A in the thickness direction.
  • the cutter 106 is arranged between the first surface 35B and the second surface 35C in the left-right direction.
  • the cutter 106 prints by cutting a part of the printing tape 11A discharged from the tape discharge port 110A of the housing 110 at a position between the first surface 35B and the second surface 35C in the left-right direction.
  • the printed portion of the printing tape 11A is separated from the portion housed in the printing cassette 10.
  • the tip of the printing tape 11A after cutting is located inside the case 35 (that is, on the left side) in the left-right direction from the second surface 35C. That is, the tip of the printing tape 11A is located in the space defined by the first surface 35B, the third surface 35D, and the fourth surface 33H.
  • the printing cassette 10 when the printing cassette 10 is placed with the side surface (for example, the second side 35C) of the case 35 having the first surface 35B and the second surface 35C as the bottom surface, the printing tape 11A comes into contact with the mounting surface. Can be suppressed.
  • the trouble that occurs when the printing tape 11A is sandwiched between the case 35 and the mounting surface is suppressed. Further, since it is not necessary to provide a regulating portion for guiding the printing tape 11A on the side surface of the case 35, the size of the printing cassette 10 can be suppressed.
  • the printing cassette 10 can be miniaturized in the horizontal direction and the front-rear direction.
  • the distance D1 between the first surface 35B and the second surface 35C in the left-right direction is smaller than the distance D2 between the opening outlet 33E and the discharge port 35A in the left-right direction, thereby protecting the tip of the printing tape 11A.
  • the printing cassette 10 can be miniaturized in the left-right direction.
  • the printing apparatus of the above embodiment is not limited to printing using an ink ribbon.
  • the printing apparatus may use a strip-shaped thermal paper as the printing tape in the first embodiment, and may use a laminated tape (that is, a protective tape) instead of the ink ribbon.
  • the printing apparatus may use a stencil tape in which a printing pattern is perforated by a thermal head as a printing tape, and may use a strip-shaped interleaving paper that protects and supports the stencil tape instead of the ink ribbon.
  • the printing tape may be superimposed on the stencil tape at a position closer to the print head than the stencil tape (that is, as an upper layer), and the printing tape may be separated from the stencil tape by the printing head. It may be overlaid on the stencil tape in position (ie as a lower layer).
  • the printing cassette of the above embodiment does not have to include a driving force transmission mechanism (that is, an output gear, an input gear, and an idle gear). That is, the platen roller may be rotated by the drive source without going through the printing cassette.
  • a driving force transmission mechanism that is, an output gear, an input gear, and an idle gear. That is, the platen roller may be rotated by the drive source without going through the printing cassette.
  • the first roll, the transmission mechanism, and the second roll do not necessarily have to be arranged side by side in the order of the first roll, the transmission mechanism, and the second roll in the vertical direction.
  • the first roll and the second roll may be arranged side by side in the left-right direction or the front-back direction.
  • the case does not necessarily have to have the fourth surface.
  • the fourth surface can be omitted.
  • the printing cassette of the above embodiment is a printing cassette for making a so-called laminated tape in which a base tape is attached to the printing surface side after printing on a transparent tape, or a so-called heat-sensitive type for printing on a heat-sensitive tape. It can also be applied to printing cassettes for making tapes.
  • 1,1A ... Printing device 10,10A ... Printing cassette, 11 ... First roll, 11A ... Printing tape, 12 ... 1st supply spool, 14 ... 2nd roll, 14A ... ink ribbon, 15 ... second supply spool, 16 ... input spool, 18 ... Output gear, 19 ... Input gear, 20 ... Idle gear, 21 ... Third roll, 22 ... Winding spool, 23 ... Winding gear, 31 ... 1st lid, 32 ... 1st frame, 33 ... 2nd frame, 33B ... Head opening, 33E ... Opening outlet, 33H ... 4th surface, 34 ... 2nd lid, 35 ... Case, 35A ... Discharge port, 35B ...

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Provided is a printing device in which the size increase of a cassette can be minimized while adverse events occurring in a tape are minimized. The present disclosure is a printing device comprising a printing device body and a cassette for printing that can be attached to and detached from the printing device body. The cassette for printing is provided with tape for printing and a case in which the tape for printing is accommodated. The printing device body is provided with a cutter for enclosing and cutting the tape for printing. The case has a first surface provided with a discharge port through which the tape for printing is discharged to the exterior, a second surface positioned farther to the outer side of the case than the first surface in the direction in which the tape for printing is discharged in the discharge port, and a third surface connecting the first surface and the second surface in the direction in which the tape for printing is discharged in the discharge port. The first surface intersects the direction in which the tape for printing is discharged in the discharge port. The cutter is positioned between the first surface and the second surface in the direction in which the tape for printing is discharged in the discharge port.

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印刷装置及び印刷用カセットPrinting equipment and cassettes for printing
　本開示は、印刷装置及び印刷用カセットに関する。 This disclosure relates to a printing apparatus and a printing cassette.
　テープに印刷を行う印刷装置では、テープを収容したカセットを印刷装置本体に着脱することで、テープの交換及び供給が行われる。印刷後にカセットから排出されたテープは、印刷装置本体に設けられたカッターによって切断される。 In a printing device that prints on tape, the tape is replaced and supplied by attaching and detaching the cassette containing the tape to and from the printing device body. The tape discharged from the cassette after printing is cut by a cutter provided in the printing apparatus main body.
　このようなテープの切断構造として、カセットの側面に沿ってテープを搬送し、テープをケースの側面上で切断する構造が知られている（特許文献１参照）。 As such a tape cutting structure, a structure is known in which the tape is conveyed along the side surface of the cassette and the tape is cut on the side surface of the case (see Patent Document 1).
欧州特許出願公開第０９０９６５１号明細書European Patent Application Publication No. 0909651
　上述のようにテープをカセットの側面に沿って搬送する場合は、テープの移動を規制する規制部を側面に設ける必要がある。このように規制部を側面に設けると、カセットが大型化する。 When transporting the tape along the side surface of the cassette as described above, it is necessary to provide a regulation part on the side surface that regulates the movement of the tape. If the regulating portion is provided on the side surface in this way, the size of the cassette becomes large.
　これに対し、テープをカセットの側面と交差する方向に排出させることで、規制部を側面に設ける必要はなくなる。しかしこのような排出構造では、テープの排出口を有する側面を底面としてカセットが載置された際に、排出口から突出しているテープの先端部が側面と載置面との間に挟まれる。その結果、折れ、曲がり、汚れ、カセット内の搬送経路からの脱落等の不具合がテープに発生し得る。 On the other hand, by discharging the tape in the direction intersecting the side surface of the cassette, it is not necessary to provide the regulation part on the side surface. However, in such a discharge structure, when the cassette is placed with the side surface having the discharge port of the tape as the bottom surface, the tip end portion of the tape protruding from the discharge port is sandwiched between the side surface and the mounting surface. As a result, defects such as breakage, bending, dirt, and dropping from the transport path in the cassette may occur in the tape.
　本開示の一局面は、テープに発生する不具合を抑制しつつ、カセットの大型化を抑制できる印刷装置及び印刷用カセットを提供することを目的とする。 One aspect of the present disclosure is to provide a printing apparatus and a printing cassette capable of suppressing an increase in the size of a cassette while suppressing defects that occur in the tape.
　本開示の一態様は、印刷装置本体と、印刷装置本体に着脱可能な印刷用カセットと、を備える印刷装置である。印刷用カセットは、印刷用テープと、印刷用テープの少なくとも一部が収容されたケースと、を備える。印刷装置本体は、印刷用テープに印刷するための印刷ヘッドと、印刷用テープを挟み込んで切断するためのカッターと、を備える。 One aspect of the present disclosure is a printing device including a printing device main body and a printing cassette that can be attached to and detached from the printing device main body. The printing cassette includes a printing tape and a case containing at least a part of the printing tape. The printing apparatus main body includes a printing head for printing on the printing tape and a cutter for sandwiching and cutting the printing tape.
　ケースは、印刷用テープを外部に排出する排出口が設けられた第１面と、排出口での印刷用テープの排出方向において第１面よりもケースの外側に配置された第２面と、第１面と第２面とを排出口での印刷用テープの排出方向に連結する第３面と、を有する。 The case has a first surface provided with a discharge port for discharging the printing tape to the outside, and a second surface arranged outside the case in the discharge direction of the printing tape at the discharge port. It has a third surface that connects the first surface and the second surface in the discharge direction of the printing tape at the discharge port.
　第１面は、排出口での印刷用テープの排出方向と交差する。カッターは、印刷用カセットが印刷装置本体に装着された状態で、排出口での印刷用テープの排出方向における第１面と第２面との間に配置される。 The first surface intersects the discharge direction of the printing tape at the discharge port. The cutter is arranged between the first surface and the second surface in the ejection direction of the printing tape at the ejection port with the printing cassette mounted on the printing apparatus main body.
　本開示の別の態様は、印刷用テープと、印刷用テープの少なくとも一部が収容されたケースとを備える印刷用カセットである。ケースは、印刷用テープを外部に排出する排出口が設けられた第１面と、排出口での印刷用テープの排出方向において第１面よりもケースの外側に配置された第２面と、第１面と第２面とを排出口での印刷用テープの排出方向に連結する第３面とを有する。第１面は、排出口での印刷用テープの排出方向と交差する。 Another aspect of the present disclosure is a printing cassette comprising a printing tape and a case containing at least a part of the printing tape. The case has a first surface provided with a discharge port for discharging the printing tape to the outside, and a second surface arranged outside the case in the discharge direction of the printing tape at the discharge port. It has a third surface that connects the first surface and the second surface in the discharge direction of the printing tape at the discharge port. The first surface intersects the discharge direction of the printing tape at the discharge port.
　これらのような構成によれば、排出口を有する第１面が第２面よりもケースの内側に配置されることによって、印刷用テープの先端部が第１面、第２面及び第３面によって構成される溝に配置される。 According to these configurations, the first surface having the discharge port is arranged inside the case rather than the second surface, so that the tip end portion of the printing tape is the first surface, the second surface, and the third surface. Arranged in a groove composed of.
　そのため、第１面及び第２面を有するケースの側面を底面として印刷用カセットが載置された際に、印刷用テープが載置面に接触することを抑制できる。その結果、印刷用テープがケースと載置面とに挟まれることによって発生する不具合が抑制される。また、印刷用テープをガイドする規制部をケースの側面に設ける必要がないため、印刷用カセットの大型化が抑制される。 Therefore, when the printing cassette is placed with the side surfaces of the case having the first side and the second side as the bottom surface, it is possible to prevent the printing tape from coming into contact with the mounting surface. As a result, problems caused by the printing tape being sandwiched between the case and the mounting surface are suppressed. Further, since it is not necessary to provide a regulating portion for guiding the printing tape on the side surface of the case, the size of the printing cassette can be suppressed.
図１Ａ、図１Ｂ及び図１Ｃは、実施形態における印刷装置において印刷用カセットを印刷装置本体から取り外した状態を示す模式的な斜視図である。1A, 1B, and 1C are schematic perspective views showing a state in which the printing cassette is removed from the main body of the printing apparatus in the printing apparatus according to the embodiment. 図２Ａ、図２Ｂ及び図２Ｃは、図１Ａの印刷装置における印刷用カセットの模式的な斜視図である。2A, 2B and 2C are schematic perspective views of a printing cassette in the printing apparatus of FIG. 1A. 図３は、図２Ａの印刷用カセットの模式的な分解斜視図である。FIG. 3 is a schematic exploded perspective view of the printing cassette of FIG. 2A. 図４は、図２ＣのＩＶ－ＩＶ線での模式的な断面図である。FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV of FIG. 2C. 図５は、図２Ｃの印刷用カセットの第１蓋部を取り外した状態を示す模式的な斜視図である。FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view showing a state in which the first lid portion of the printing cassette of FIG. 2C is removed. 図６は、図２Ａの印刷用カセットの模式的な斜視図である。FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view of the printing cassette of FIG. 2A. 図７は、図２Ａの印刷用カセットにおける印刷用テープ及びインクリボンの経路を説明する模式図である。FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating the paths of the printing tape and the ink ribbon in the printing cassette of FIG. 2A. 図８Ａは、図２ＣのＶＩＩＩＡ－ＶＩＩＩＡ線での模式的な断面図であり、図８Ｂは、図２ＣのＶＩＩＩＢ－ＶＩＩＩＢ線での模式的な断面図であり、図８Ｃは、図２ＣのＶＩＩＩＣ－ＶＩＩＩＣ線での模式的な断面図であり、図８Ｄは、図２ＣのＶＩＩＩＤ－ＶＩＩＩＤ線での模式的な断面図である。8A is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line VIIIA-VIIIA of FIG. 2C, FIG. 8B is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line VIIIB-VIIIB of FIG. 2C, and FIG. 8C is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line VIIIB-VIIIB of FIG. 2C. -A schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line VIIIC, FIG. 8D is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line VIIID-VIIID of FIG. 2C. 図９は、図１Ａの印刷装置における印刷装置本体の模式的な平面図である。FIG. 9 is a schematic plan view of the printing apparatus main body in the printing apparatus of FIG. 1A. 図１０は、図１Ａの印刷装置における出力ギアとプラテンギアとの係合状態を示す模式図である。FIG. 10 is a schematic view showing an engaged state between the output gear and the platen gear in the printing apparatus of FIG. 1A. 図１１Ａは、印刷用テープの切断前のカッターを示す模式図であり、図１１Ｂは、印刷用テープの切断時のカッターを示す模式図である。FIG. 11A is a schematic view showing a cutter before cutting the printing tape, and FIG. 11B is a schematic view showing a cutter at the time of cutting the printing tape.
　［１．第１実施形態］
　［１－１．構成］
　図１Ａ，１Ｂ，１Ｃに示す印刷装置１は、印刷用カセット１０と、印刷装置本体１００とを備える。印刷装置１は、テープ状の印刷媒体に印刷を行う装置である。 [1. First Embodiment]
[1-1. Constitution]
The printing apparatus 1 shown in FIGS. 1A, 1B, and 1C includes a printing cassette 10 and a printing apparatus main body 100. The printing device 1 is a device that prints on a tape-shaped printing medium.
　本実施形態では、印刷用カセット１０の出力ギア１８の軸方向を上下方向とし、上下方向と直交する方向のうち出力ギア１８と入力スプール１６とが並ぶ方向を前後方向とし、上下方向と前後方向との双方に直交する方向を左右方向とする。 In the present embodiment, the axial direction of the output gear 18 of the printing cassette 10 is the vertical direction, and the direction in which the output gear 18 and the input spool 16 are lined up is the front-rear direction among the directions orthogonal to the vertical direction, and the vertical direction and the front-rear direction. The direction orthogonal to both of the above is defined as the left-right direction.
　＜印刷装置本体＞
　印刷装置本体１００は、図１Ｂに示すように、カセット挿入部１０１と、印刷ヘッド１０２と、プラテンローラ１０３と、プラテンギア１０４と、駆動シャフト１０５と、カッター１０６と、筐体１１０とを備える。 <Printing device body>
As shown in FIG. 1B, the printing apparatus main body 100 includes a cassette insertion portion 101, a printing head 102, a platen roller 103, a platen gear 104, a drive shaft 105, a cutter 106, and a housing 110.
　（カセット挿入部）
　カセット挿入部１０１は、印刷用カセット１０が装着される凹部である。カセット挿入部１０１は、印刷用カセット１０の位置決め機能を有する。カセット挿入部１０１は、筐体１１０に設けられている。 (Cassette insertion part)
The cassette insertion portion 101 is a recess in which the printing cassette 10 is mounted. The cassette insertion unit 101 has a positioning function for the printing cassette 10. The cassette insertion portion 101 is provided in the housing 110.
　（印刷ヘッド）
　印刷ヘッド１０２は、カセット挿入部１０１の内部に配置されている。印刷ヘッド１０２は、個別に発熱が制御される複数の発熱素子を有する。 (Print head)
The print head 102 is arranged inside the cassette insertion portion 101. The print head 102 has a plurality of heat generating elements whose heat generation is individually controlled.
　（プラテンローラ）
　プラテンローラ１０３の回転軸心Ｌ１は、上下方向と平行である。プラテンローラ１０３は、カセット挿入部１０１の内部において、印刷ヘッド１０２と対向するように印刷ヘッド１０２の近傍に配置されている。プラテンローラ１０３は、印刷ヘッド１０２に対し、近づく方向又は離れる方向に揺動可能である。 (Platen roller)
The rotation axis L1 of the platen roller 103 is parallel to the vertical direction. The platen roller 103 is arranged in the vicinity of the print head 102 so as to face the print head 102 inside the cassette insertion portion 101. The platen roller 103 can swing in a direction toward or away from the print head 102.
　（プラテンギア）
　プラテンギア１０４は、プラテンローラ１０３に連結されている。本実施形態では、プラテンギア１０４の回転軸心Ｌ２は、プラテンローラ１０３の回転軸心Ｌ１と同一線上に配置されている。 (Platen gear)
The platen gear 104 is connected to the platen roller 103. In the present embodiment, the rotation axis L2 of the platen gear 104 is arranged on the same line as the rotation axis L1 of the platen roller 103.
　（駆動シャフト）
　駆動シャフト１０５は、入力スプール１６に挿入される。駆動シャフト１０５は、入力スプール１６を回転させる。 (Drive shaft)
The drive shaft 105 is inserted into the input spool 16. The drive shaft 105 rotates the input spool 16.
　駆動シャフト１０５は、カセット挿入部１０１の内部に配置されている。駆動シャフト１０５の回転軸心Ｌ３は、上下方向と平行である。駆動シャフト１０５は、図示しない駆動源（例えばモータ）によって回転軸心Ｌ３を中心に回転する。 The drive shaft 105 is arranged inside the cassette insertion portion 101. The rotation axis L3 of the drive shaft 105 is parallel to the vertical direction. The drive shaft 105 rotates about a rotation axis L3 by a drive source (for example, a motor) (not shown).
　（カッター）
　カッター１０６は、カセット挿入部１０１の内部において、筐体１１０に設けられたテープ排出口１１０Ａの近傍に配置されている。 (cutter)
The cutter 106 is arranged inside the cassette insertion portion 101 in the vicinity of the tape discharge port 110A provided in the housing 110.
　＜印刷用カセット＞
　印刷用カセット１０は、印刷媒体を格納している。印刷用カセット１０は、印刷装置本体１００に着脱可能である。印刷用カセット１０の交換により、印刷媒体の補給、及び印刷媒体の種類（例えば、色、材質等）の変更ができる。 <Printing cassette>
The print cassette 10 stores a print medium. The printing cassette 10 can be attached to and detached from the printing apparatus main body 100. By exchanging the printing cassette 10, the printing medium can be replenished and the type (for example, color, material, etc.) of the printing medium can be changed.
　印刷用カセット１０は、図２Ａ，２Ｂ，２Ｃに示すように、印刷用テープ１１Ａ、インクリボン１４Ａ等を格納するケース３５を備える。印刷用カセット１０の外形（つまり、ケース３５の形状）は、上下方向に平行な辺と、前後方向に平行な辺と、左右方向に平行な辺とを有する直方体状である。 As shown in FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 2C, the printing cassette 10 includes a case 35 for storing the printing tape 11A, the ink ribbon 14A, and the like. The outer shape of the printing cassette 10 (that is, the shape of the case 35) is a rectangular parallelepiped having a side parallel to the vertical direction, a side parallel to the front-rear direction, and a side parallel to the left-right direction.
　ケース３５は、第１蓋部３１と、第１枠部３２と、第２枠部３３と、第２蓋部３４とを有する。また、ケース３５は、排出口３５Ａと、第１面３５Ｂと、第２面３５Ｃと、第３面３５Ｄとを有する。 The case 35 has a first lid portion 31, a first frame portion 32, a second frame portion 33, and a second lid portion 34. Further, the case 35 has a discharge port 35A, a first surface 35B, a second surface 35C, and a third surface 35D.
　印刷用カセット１０は、図３に示すように、第１ロール１１と、第１供給スプール１２と、スペーサフィルム１３Ａ，１３Ｂと、第２ロール１４と、第２供給スプール１５と、入力スプール１６と、クラッチバネホルダ１７と、出力ギア１８と、入力ギア１９と、アイドルギア２０とを備える。 As shown in FIG. 3, the printing cassette 10 includes a first roll 11, a first supply spool 12, spacer films 13A and 13B, a second roll 14, a second supply spool 15, and an input spool 16. A clutch spring holder 17, an output gear 18, an input gear 19, and an idle gear 20 are provided.
　（第１ロール）
　第１ロール１１は、印刷が行われる印刷用テープ１１Ａを第１供給スプール１２に巻回したものである。第１ロール１１は、上下方向と平行な巻回軸心を有する。印刷用テープ１１Ａの表面には、印刷装置本体１００の印刷ヘッド１０２及びインクリボン１４Ａによって印刷が行われる。 (1st roll)
The first roll 11 is a printing tape 11A on which printing is performed wound around a first supply spool 12. The first roll 11 has a winding axis parallel to the vertical direction. Printing is performed on the surface of the printing tape 11A by the printing head 102 of the printing apparatus main body 100 and the ink ribbon 14A.
　第１ロール１１の上下方向の外側には、第１ロール１１を挟むように２つのスペーサフィルム１３Ａ，１３Ｂが配置されている。スペーサフィルム１３Ａ，１３Ｂは、第１ロール１１と第１蓋部３１との間と、第１ロール１１と第１枠部３２との間とに配置されている。 Two spacer films 13A and 13B are arranged on the outside of the first roll 11 in the vertical direction so as to sandwich the first roll 11. The spacer films 13A and 13B are arranged between the first roll 11 and the first lid portion 31 and between the first roll 11 and the first frame portion 32.
　（第１供給スプール）
　第１供給スプール１２は、回転軸心Ｌ４周りに回転可能である。第１供給スプール１２は、印刷装置本体１００のプラテンローラ１０３による印刷用テープ１１Ａの搬送に伴って回転することで、印刷用テープ１１Ａを印刷ヘッド１０２に供給する。 (1st supply spool)
The first supply spool 12 is rotatable around the rotation axis L4. The first supply spool 12 rotates with the transfer of the printing tape 11A by the platen roller 103 of the printing apparatus main body 100 to supply the printing tape 11A to the printing head 102.
　（第２ロール）
　第２ロール１４は、印刷用テープ１１Ａの印刷に用いられるインクリボン１４Ａを第２供給スプール１５に巻回したものである。 (2nd roll)
The second roll 14 is formed by winding the ink ribbon 14A used for printing the printing tape 11A around the second supply spool 15.
　インクリボン１４Ａは、ヘッド開口３３Ｂにおいて、印刷用テープ１１Ａと重ね合わされ、印刷ヘッド１０２による印刷に供される。印刷に使用されたインクリボン１４Ａは、入力スプール１６に巻き取られる。 The ink ribbon 14A is overlapped with the printing tape 11A at the head opening 33B and is used for printing by the printing head 102. The ink ribbon 14A used for printing is wound around the input spool 16.
　第２ロール１４には、クラッチバネホルダ１７に保持されたクラッチバネによって回転抵抗が付される。第２ロール１４の少なくとも一部は、上下方向において、第１ロール１１と重なる位置に配置されている。 Rotational resistance is attached to the second roll 14 by the clutch spring held by the clutch spring holder 17. At least a part of the second roll 14 is arranged at a position overlapping with the first roll 11 in the vertical direction.
　（第２供給スプール）
　第２供給スプール１５は、回転軸心Ｌ５周りに回転可能である。第２供給スプール１５の回転軸心Ｌ５は、第１供給スプール１２の回転軸心Ｌ４と平行、つまり上下方向と平行である。 (2nd supply spool)
The second supply spool 15 is rotatable around the rotation axis L5. The rotation axis L5 of the second supply spool 15 is parallel to the rotation axis L4 of the first supply spool 12, that is, parallel to the vertical direction.
　第２供給スプール１５は、インクリボン１４Ａの入力スプール１６による巻き取りに伴って回転することで、インクリボン１４Ａを印刷ヘッド１０２に供給する。 The second supply spool 15 supplies the ink ribbon 14A to the print head 102 by rotating along with the winding of the ink ribbon 14A by the input spool 16.
　（入力スプール）
　入力スプール１６は、回転軸心Ｌ６周りに回転可能である。入力スプール１６の回転軸心Ｌ６は、第２供給スプール１５の回転軸心Ｌ５と平行である。 (Input spool)
The input spool 16 is rotatable around the rotation axis L6. The rotation axis L6 of the input spool 16 is parallel to the rotation axis L5 of the second supply spool 15.
　入力スプール１６は、円筒状であり、内周面１６Ａで規定される中空部を有する。入力スプール１６の内周面１６Ａにはスプライン歯１６Ｂが設けられている。スプライン歯１６Ｂには、印刷装置本体１００の駆動シャフト１０５が連結される。入力スプール１６は、駆動シャフト１０５によって回転される。 The input spool 16 has a cylindrical shape and has a hollow portion defined by an inner peripheral surface 16A. Spline teeth 16B are provided on the inner peripheral surface 16A of the input spool 16. The drive shaft 105 of the printing apparatus main body 100 is connected to the spline teeth 16B. The input spool 16 is rotated by the drive shaft 105.
　（出力ギア）
　出力ギア１８は、印刷用テープ１１Ａを搬送するための駆動力を外部に出力するためのシングルギアである。出力ギア１８は、入力ギア１９及びアイドルギア２０と共に、印刷用カセット１０と印刷装置本体１００との間で駆動力の入出力を行う伝達機構を構成している。 (Output gear)
The output gear 18 is a single gear for outputting a driving force for conveying the printing tape 11A to the outside. The output gear 18, together with the input gear 19 and the idle gear 20, constitutes a transmission mechanism for inputting and outputting driving force between the printing cassette 10 and the printing apparatus main body 100.
　具体的には、出力ギア１８は、印刷装置本体１００のプラテンギア１０４に駆動力を出力する。出力ギア１８の回転軸心Ｌ７は、第２供給スプール１５の回転軸心Ｌ５と平行である。また、出力ギア１８は、上下方向においてカバー部３２Ｂと重なっている。 Specifically, the output gear 18 outputs a driving force to the platen gear 104 of the printing apparatus main body 100. The rotation axis L7 of the output gear 18 is parallel to the rotation axis L5 of the second supply spool 15. Further, the output gear 18 overlaps with the cover portion 32B in the vertical direction.
　出力ギア１８は、ヘッド開口３３Ｂに一部が露出している。つまり、出力ギア１８の一部は、ケース３５の外に位置している。出力ギア１８は、印刷用カセット１０が印刷装置本体１００に装着された状態で、ヘッド開口３３Ｂにおいてプラテンギア１０４に係合する。 A part of the output gear 18 is exposed at the head opening 33B. That is, a part of the output gear 18 is located outside the case 35. The output gear 18 engages with the platen gear 104 at the head opening 33B with the printing cassette 10 mounted on the printing apparatus main body 100.
　図４に示すように、第２供給スプール１５、出力ギア１８、及び第１ロール１１は、上下方向において、第２供給スプール１５、出力ギア１８、及び第１ロール１１の順に並んで配置されている。つまり、出力ギア１８は、上下方向において、第２供給スプール１５と第１ロール１１との間に位置する。 As shown in FIG. 4, the second supply spool 15, the output gear 18, and the first roll 11 are arranged side by side in the vertical direction in the order of the second supply spool 15, the output gear 18, and the first roll 11. There is. That is, the output gear 18 is located between the second supply spool 15 and the first roll 11 in the vertical direction.
　（入力ギア）
　図３に示すように、入力ギア１９は、アイドルギア２０を介して出力ギア１８と間接的に係合し、駆動力を出力ギア１８に伝達する。 (Input gear)
As shown in FIG. 3, the input gear 19 indirectly engages with the output gear 18 via the idle gear 20 and transmits a driving force to the output gear 18.
　入力ギア１９は、ギア１９Ａと、ギア１９Ａの回転軸心と直交する面に固定されると共に、内周面にスプライン歯を有する円筒状のスプール１９Ｂとを有する。ギア１９Ａは、スプール１９Ｂに入力された駆動力によってスプール１９Ｂと一体回転する。 The input gear 19 has a gear 19A and a cylindrical spool 19B fixed to a surface orthogonal to the rotation axis of the gear 19A and having spline teeth on the inner peripheral surface. The gear 19A rotates integrally with the spool 19B by the driving force input to the spool 19B.
　入力ギア１９の回転軸心Ｌ８（つまり、ギア１９Ａの回転軸心及びスプール１９Ｂの回転軸心）は、入力スプール１６の回転軸心Ｌ６と同一線上に配置されている。図４に示すように、入力スプール１６、入力ギア１９、及び第１ロール１１は、上下方向において、入力スプール１６、入力ギア１９、及び第１ロール１１の順に並んで配置されている。 The rotation axis L8 of the input gear 19 (that is, the rotation axis of the gear 19A and the rotation axis of the spool 19B) is arranged on the same line as the rotation axis L6 of the input spool 16. As shown in FIG. 4, the input spool 16, the input gear 19, and the first roll 11 are arranged side by side in the vertical direction in the order of the input spool 16, the input gear 19, and the first roll 11.
　つまり、入力ギア１９は、上下方向において、入力スプール１６と第１ロール１１との間に位置する。また、入力ギア１９の少なくとも一部は、上下方向において、第１ロール１１と重なる位置に配置されている。 That is, the input gear 19 is located between the input spool 16 and the first roll 11 in the vertical direction. Further, at least a part of the input gear 19 is arranged at a position overlapping with the first roll 11 in the vertical direction.
　入力ギア１９の回転軸心Ｌ８は、上下方向において、入力スプール１６の中空部と重なる。そのため、駆動シャフト１０５が入力スプール１６と入力ギア１９とに同時に挿通される。その結果、入力ギア１９は、入力スプール１６と直接連結はされていないが、入力スプール１６と共通の駆動源（つまり駆動シャフト１０５）によって回転される。 The rotation axis L8 of the input gear 19 overlaps with the hollow portion of the input spool 16 in the vertical direction. Therefore, the drive shaft 105 is inserted into the input spool 16 and the input gear 19 at the same time. As a result, the input gear 19 is not directly connected to the input spool 16, but is rotated by a drive source (that is, a drive shaft 105) common to the input spool 16.
　（アイドルギア）
　アイドルギア２０は、入力ギア１９と出力ギア１８とに係合する。アイドルギア２０は、入力ギア１９に入力された駆動力を出力ギア１８に伝達する。 (Idle gear)
The idle gear 20 engages the input gear 19 and the output gear 18. The idle gear 20 transmits the driving force input to the input gear 19 to the output gear 18.
　アイドルギア２０は、出力ギア１８に係合した第１ギア２０Ａと、入力ギア１９に係合した第２ギア２０Ｂとが同軸上に並んで配置された段ギアである。第２ギア２０Ｂは、第１ギア２０Ａよりも径が大きい。 The idle gear 20 is a stage gear in which the first gear 20A engaged with the output gear 18 and the second gear 20B engaged with the input gear 19 are arranged coaxially. The second gear 20B has a larger diameter than the first gear 20A.
　また、第１ギア２０Ａは、上下方向において、第２ギア２０Ｂよりも第１ロール１１に近い位置（つまり上方）に配置されている。アイドルギア２０は、入力ギア１９に入力された駆動力の回転速度を減速させる減速機構を構成している。 Further, the first gear 20A is arranged at a position closer to the first roll 11 (that is, above) than the second gear 20B in the vertical direction. The idle gear 20 constitutes a reduction mechanism that reduces the rotational speed of the driving force input to the input gear 19.
　（ケース）
　図３に示すように、第１蓋部３１は、印刷用カセット１０の上端部を構成している。第１枠部３２は、第１蓋部３１の下側に配置され、第１蓋部３１と上下方向に連結されている。第２枠部３３は、第１枠部３２の下側に配置され、第１枠部３２と上下方向に連結されている。第２蓋部３４は、印刷用カセット１０の下端部を構成している。第２蓋部３４は、第２枠部３３と上下方向に連結されている。 (Case)
As shown in FIG. 3, the first lid portion 31 constitutes the upper end portion of the printing cassette 10. The first frame portion 32 is arranged below the first lid portion 31 and is connected to the first lid portion 31 in the vertical direction. The second frame portion 33 is arranged below the first frame portion 32 and is connected to the first frame portion 32 in the vertical direction. The second lid portion 34 constitutes the lower end portion of the printing cassette 10. The second lid portion 34 is vertically connected to the second frame portion 33.
　第１蓋部３１と第１枠部３２とは、第１ロール１１を収容する第１ケース部４１を構成している。つまり、第１ロール１１は、第１蓋部３１と第１枠部３２とで囲まれた空間に配置されている。 The first lid portion 31 and the first frame portion 32 constitute a first case portion 41 for accommodating the first roll 11. That is, the first roll 11 is arranged in the space surrounded by the first lid portion 31 and the first frame portion 32.
　第２蓋部３４と第２枠部３３とは、第２ロール１４、第２供給スプール１５、及び入力スプール１６を収容する第２ケース部４２を構成している。つまり、第２ロール１４、第２供給スプール１５、及び入力スプール１６は、第２蓋部３４と第２枠部３３とで囲まれた空間に配置されている。 The second lid portion 34 and the second frame portion 33 constitute a second case portion 42 that accommodates the second roll 14, the second supply spool 15, and the input spool 16. That is, the second roll 14, the second supply spool 15, and the input spool 16 are arranged in a space surrounded by the second lid portion 34 and the second frame portion 33.
　第１枠部３２と第２枠部３３とは、出力ギア１８の一部、入力ギア１９、及びアイドルギア２０が収容された第３ケース部４３を構成している。つまり、出力ギア１８の一部、入力ギア１９、及びアイドルギア２０は、第１枠部３２と第２枠部３３とで囲まれた空間に配置されている。第３ケース部４３は、上下方向において、第１ケース部４１と第２ケース部４２との間に配置されている。 The first frame portion 32 and the second frame portion 33 constitute a third case portion 43 in which a part of the output gear 18, the input gear 19, and the idle gear 20 are housed. That is, a part of the output gear 18, the input gear 19, and the idle gear 20 are arranged in the space surrounded by the first frame portion 32 and the second frame portion 33. The third case portion 43 is arranged between the first case portion 41 and the second case portion 42 in the vertical direction.
　第１蓋部３１は、ケース３５の右端面の一部を構成する第１右端面３１Ａを有する。第１右端面３１Ａは、左右方向と直交する。 The first lid portion 31 has a first right end surface 31A that forms a part of the right end surface of the case 35. The first right end surface 31A is orthogonal to the left-right direction.
　第１枠部３２は、第１側壁３２Ａと、カバー部３２Ｂと、第１ガイド３２Ｃと、第１ギア支持部３２Ｄと、第２ギア支持部３２Ｅと、第３ギア支持部３２Ｆとを有する。 The first frame portion 32 has a first side wall portion 32A, a cover portion 32B, a first guide 32C, a first gear support portion 32D, a second gear support portion 32E, and a third gear support portion 32F.
　第１側壁３２Ａは、印刷用カセット１０の上下方向と平行な側面を構成する。第１側壁３２Ａは、ケース３５の右端面の一部を構成する第２右端面３２Ｇを有する。第２右端面３２Ｇは、左右方向と直交する平面である。 The first side wall 32A constitutes a side surface parallel to the vertical direction of the printing cassette 10. The first side wall 32A has a second right end surface 32G that forms a part of the right end surface of the case 35. The second right end surface 32G is a plane orthogonal to the left-right direction.
　カバー部３２Ｂは、上下方向と直交する表面を有する部位である。カバー部３２Ｂは、上下方向において出力ギア１８と重なる位置に配置されている。本実施形態では、カバー部３２Ｂは、第１枠部３２の右前方の角部に配置されている。出力ギア１８、カバー部３２Ｂ、及び第１ロール１１は、上下方向において、出力ギア１８、カバー部３２Ｂ、及び第１ロール１１の順に並んで配置されている。 The cover portion 32B is a portion having a surface orthogonal to the vertical direction. The cover portion 32B is arranged at a position where it overlaps with the output gear 18 in the vertical direction. In the present embodiment, the cover portion 32B is arranged at the right front corner portion of the first frame portion 32. The output gear 18, the cover portion 32B, and the first roll 11 are arranged side by side in the vertical direction in the order of the output gear 18, the cover portion 32B, and the first roll 11.
　第１ガイド３２Ｃは、図５に示すように、第１ロール１１から引き出された印刷用テープ１１Ａが巻き掛けられる部位である。第１ガイド３２Ｃは、第１ロール１１の周方向に沿って離れて配置された複数の板状のリブを有する。複数のリブは、第１ロール１１の径方向に突出しており、下方に向かうほど突出量（つまり板幅）が大きくなっている。 As shown in FIG. 5, the first guide 32C is a portion around which the printing tape 11A drawn from the first roll 11 is wound. The first guide 32C has a plurality of plate-shaped ribs arranged apart from each other along the circumferential direction of the first roll 11. The plurality of ribs project in the radial direction of the first roll 11, and the amount of protrusion (that is, the plate width) increases toward the lower side.
　図３に示す第１ギア支持部３２Ｄは、出力ギア１８を回転可能に支持する。第２ギア支持部３２Ｅは、入力ギア１９を回転可能に支持する。第３ギア支持部３２Ｆは、アイドルギア２０を回転可能に支持する。 The first gear support portion 32D shown in FIG. 3 rotatably supports the output gear 18. The second gear support portion 32E rotatably supports the input gear 19. The third gear support portion 32F rotatably supports the idle gear 20.
　第２枠部３３は、第２側壁３３Ａと、ヘッド開口３３Ｂと、第１スリット３３Ｃと、第２ガイド３３Ｄと、開口用出口３３Ｅと、第１排出面３３Ｆと、第１連結面３３Ｇと、第４面３３Ｈとを有する。 The second frame portion 33 includes a second side wall 33A, a head opening 33B, a first slit 33C, a second guide 33D, an opening outlet 33E, a first discharge surface 33F, a first connecting surface 33G, and the like. It has a fourth surface 33H.
　第２側壁３３Ａは、印刷用カセット１０の上下方向と平行な側面を構成する。第２側壁３３Ａは、ケース３５の右端面の一部を構成する第３右端面３３Ｉを有する。第３右端面３３Ｉは、左右方向と直交する平面である。 The second side wall 33A constitutes a side surface parallel to the vertical direction of the printing cassette 10. The second side wall 33A has a third right end surface 33I that forms a part of the right end surface of the case 35. The third right end surface 33I is a plane orthogonal to the left-right direction.
　ヘッド開口３３Ｂは、第２側壁３３Ａの一部を切り欠いた部位である。ヘッド開口３３Ｂは、印刷用カセット１０が印刷装置本体１００に装着された状態で、印刷ヘッド１０２が下方から挿入されることで、内部に印刷ヘッド１０２が配置される空間である。ヘッド開口３３Ｂにおいて、印刷用テープ１１Ａの印刷が行われる。ヘッド開口３３Ｂは、印刷用カセット１０の下方に開口している。 The head opening 33B is a portion cut out from a part of the second side wall 33A. The head opening 33B is a space in which the print head 102 is arranged by inserting the print head 102 from below with the print cassette 10 mounted on the printing apparatus main body 100. The printing tape 11A is printed in the head opening 33B. The head opening 33B opens below the printing cassette 10.
　第１スリット３３Ｃは、印刷用テープ１１Ａが左右方向に通過可能に構成されている。第１スリット３３Ｃは下端が開放されている。第１スリット３３Ｃは、開口用出口３３Ｅ及び出力ギア１８よりも右側に配置されている。 The first slit 33C is configured so that the printing tape 11A can pass in the left-right direction. The lower end of the first slit 33C is open. The first slit 33C is arranged on the right side of the opening outlet 33E and the output gear 18.
　第２ガイド３３Ｄは、第１ガイド３２Ｃを通過した印刷用テープ１１Ａが巻き掛けられる部位である。第２ガイド３３Ｄは、第１ガイド３２Ｃと同様に、第２ロール１４の周方向に沿って離れて配置された複数の板状のリブを有する。複数のリブは、第２ロール１４の径方向に突出しており、下方に向かうほど突出量（つまり板幅）が小さくなる。 The second guide 33D is a portion around which the printing tape 11A that has passed through the first guide 32C is wound. Like the first guide 32C, the second guide 33D has a plurality of plate-shaped ribs arranged apart from each other along the circumferential direction of the second roll 14. The plurality of ribs project in the radial direction of the second roll 14, and the amount of protrusion (that is, the plate width) decreases toward the lower side.
　開口用出口３３Ｅは、第１スリット３３Ｃ（つまり排出口３５Ａ）よりも印刷用テープ１１Ａの排出方向上流側に配置されている。開口用出口３３Ｅは、ヘッド開口３３Ｂに連通している。 The opening outlet 33E is arranged on the upstream side of the printing tape 11A in the discharge direction with respect to the first slit 33C (that is, the discharge port 35A). The opening outlet 33E communicates with the head opening 33B.
　第１排出面３３Ｆは、左右方向と直交し、第３右端面３３Ｉよりも左側に配置されている。第１排出面３３Ｆの上部には、第１スリット３３Ｃが設けられている。 The first discharge surface 33F is orthogonal to the left-right direction and is arranged on the left side of the third right end surface 33I. A first slit 33C is provided above the first discharge surface 33F.
　第１連結面３３Ｇは、前後方向と直交し、第１排出面３３Ｆと第３右端面３３Ｉとを左右方向に連結している。第１連結面３３Ｇは、左右方向において入力スプール１６と重なる位置に配置されている。 The first connecting surface 33G is orthogonal to the front-rear direction, and connects the first discharging surface 33F and the third right end surface 33I in the left-right direction. The first connecting surface 33G is arranged at a position overlapping the input spool 16 in the left-right direction.
　第４面３３Ｈは、上下方向と直交し、第１排出面３３Ｆと第３右端面３３Ｉとを左右方向に連結している。また、第４面３３Ｈの後端は、第１連結面３３Ｇの上端と連結されている。 The fourth surface 33H is orthogonal to the vertical direction, and connects the first discharge surface 33F and the third right end surface 33I in the horizontal direction. Further, the rear end of the fourth surface 33H is connected to the upper end of the first connecting surface 33G.
　第２蓋部３４は、第４右端面３４Ａと、第２排出面３４Ｂと、第２連結面３４Ｃと、第２スリット３４Ｄとを有する。
　第４右端面３４Ａは、ケース３５の右端面の一部を構成し、左右方向と直交する。 The second lid portion 34 has a fourth right end surface 34A, a second discharge surface 34B, a second connecting surface 34C, and a second slit 34D.
The fourth right end surface 34A forms a part of the right end surface of the case 35 and is orthogonal to the left-right direction.
　第２排出面３４Ｂは、左右方向と直交し、第４右端面３４Ａよりも左側かつ前方に配置されている。第２排出面３４Ｂは、第２蓋部３４が第２枠部３３に組み付けられた状態で第２枠部３３の第１排出面３３Ｆと面一となるように配置されている。つまり、第２排出面３４Ｂの上端は、第１排出面３３Ｆの下端と連結される。 The second discharge surface 34B is orthogonal to the left-right direction and is arranged on the left side and in front of the fourth right end surface 34A. The second discharge surface 34B is arranged so as to be flush with the first discharge surface 33F of the second frame portion 33 in a state where the second lid portion 34 is assembled to the second frame portion 33. That is, the upper end of the second discharge surface 34B is connected to the lower end of the first discharge surface 33F.
　第２連結面３４Ｃは、前後方向と直交し、第４右端面３４Ａの上端と連結されている。第２連結面３４Ｃは、第２蓋部３４が第２枠部３３に組み付けられた状態で第２枠部３３の第１連結面３３Ｇと面一となるように配置されている。つまり、第２連結面３４Ｃの上端は、第１連結面３３Ｇの下端と連結される。 The second connecting surface 34C is orthogonal to the front-rear direction and is connected to the upper end of the fourth right end surface 34A. The second connecting surface 34C is arranged so as to be flush with the first connecting surface 33G of the second frame portion 33 in a state where the second lid portion 34 is assembled to the second frame portion 33. That is, the upper end of the second connecting surface 34C is connected to the lower end of the first connecting surface 33G.
　第２スリット３４Ｄは、印刷用テープ１１Ａが左右方向に通過可能に構成されている。第２スリット３４Ｄは上端が開放されている。第２スリット３４Ｄは、開口用出口３３Ｅ及び出力ギア１８よりも右側に配置されている。 The second slit 34D is configured so that the printing tape 11A can pass in the left-right direction. The upper end of the second slit 34D is open. The second slit 34D is arranged on the right side of the opening outlet 33E and the output gear 18.
　図６に示すように、排出口３５Ａは、上下方向に互いに突き付けられた第１スリット３３Ｃと第２スリット３４Ｄとによって構成されている。ヘッド開口３３Ｂを通過した印刷用テープ１１Ａは、排出口３５Ａから外部に排出される。排出口３５Ａにおいて、印刷用テープ１１Ａは、幅方向が上下方向と平行となる向きで排出される。 As shown in FIG. 6, the discharge port 35A is composed of a first slit 33C and a second slit 34D that are abutted against each other in the vertical direction. The printing tape 11A that has passed through the head opening 33B is discharged to the outside from the discharge port 35A. At the discharge port 35A, the printing tape 11A is discharged in a direction in which the width direction is parallel to the vertical direction.
　第１面３５Ｂは、上下方向に連結された第１排出面３３Ｆ及び第２排出面３４Ｂによって構成され、排出口３５Ａでの印刷用テープ１１Ａの排出方向（つまり左右方向）と交差している。第１面３５Ｂには、排出口３５Ａが設けられている。 The first surface 35B is composed of a first discharge surface 33F and a second discharge surface 34B connected in the vertical direction, and intersects the discharge direction (that is, the left-right direction) of the printing tape 11A at the discharge port 35A. A discharge port 35A is provided on the first surface 35B.
　また、第１面３５Ｂは、ヘッド開口３３Ｂの内部に配置されている。つまり、第１面３５Ｂの前端は、カバー部３２Ｂ（つまりケース３５）の前端よりも後方に位置している。また、第１面３５Ｂは、上下方向において、カバー部３２Ｂ及び出力ギア１８よりも下方に位置している。 Further, the first surface 35B is arranged inside the head opening 33B. That is, the front end of the first surface 35B is located behind the front end of the cover portion 32B (that is, the case 35). Further, the first surface 35B is located below the cover portion 32B and the output gear 18 in the vertical direction.
　本実施形態の第１面３５Ｂは、排出口３５Ａが設けられた第１部３５１と、第１部３５１の下方に配置された第２部３５２と、第２部３５２の一部を左側にオフセットした第３部３５３とを有する。第１部３５１は、第２部３５２よりも右側に突出している。第３部３５３は、第３面３５Ｄと第４面３３Ｈとに連結されている。 In the first surface 35B of the present embodiment, the first part 351 provided with the discharge port 35A, the second part 352 arranged below the first part 351 and a part of the second part 352 are offset to the left. It has a third part 353 and the like. The first part 351 protrudes to the right side of the second part 352. The third part 353 is connected to the third surface 35D and the fourth surface 33H.
　第２面３５Ｃは、上下方向に連結された第１右端面３１Ａ、第２右端面３２Ｇ、第３右端面３３Ｉ及び第４右端面３４Ａによって構成されている。第２面３５Ｃは、左右方向において第１面３５Ｂよりもケース３５の外側（つまり右側）に配置されている。 The second surface 35C is composed of a first right end surface 31A, a second right end surface 32G, a third right end surface 33I, and a fourth right end surface 34A connected in the vertical direction. The second surface 35C is arranged outside (that is, on the right side) of the case 35 with respect to the first surface 35B in the left-right direction.
　第３面３５Ｄは、上下方向に連結された第１連結面３３Ｇ及び第２連結面３４Ｃによって構成されている。第３面３５Ｄは、第１面３５Ｂと第２面３５Ｃとを左右方向に連結すると共に、排出口３５Ａでの印刷用テープ１１Ａの幅方向（つまり上下方向）において第４面３３Ｈに連結されている。 The third surface 35D is composed of a first connecting surface 33G and a second connecting surface 34C connected in the vertical direction. The third surface 35D connects the first surface 35B and the second surface 35C in the left-right direction, and is also connected to the fourth surface 33H in the width direction (that is, the vertical direction) of the printing tape 11A at the discharge port 35A. There is.
　第３面３５Ｄの少なくとも一部は、上下方向において排出口３５Ａと同じ位置に配置されている。具体的には、第３面３５Ｄの上端は排出口３５Ａの上端よりも上方に位置し、第３面３５Ｄの下端は排出口３５Ａの下端よりも下方に位置している。 At least a part of the third surface 35D is arranged at the same position as the discharge port 35A in the vertical direction. Specifically, the upper end of the third surface 35D is located above the upper end of the discharge port 35A, and the lower end of the third surface 35D is located below the lower end of the discharge port 35A.
　第４面３３Ｈは、上下方向において、排出口３５Ａとずれた位置（つまり上方）に配置されている。また、第４面３３Ｈは、排出口３５Ａよりも後方に配置されている。第１ロール１１は、上下方向において第４面３３Ｈを挟んで排出口３５Ａとは反対に配置されている。 The fourth surface 33H is arranged at a position (that is, above) deviated from the discharge port 35A in the vertical direction. Further, the fourth surface 33H is arranged behind the discharge port 35A. The first roll 11 is arranged in the vertical direction opposite to the discharge port 35A with the fourth surface 33H interposed therebetween.
　第１面３５Ｂ、第２面３５Ｃ、第３面３５Ｄ及び第４面３３Ｈは、非印刷時に印刷用テープ１１Ａの先端部が配置されると共に、印刷時にカッター１０６が印刷用テープ１１Ａの切断を行う溝を構成している。 The tip of the printing tape 11A is arranged on the first surface 35B, the second surface 35C, the third surface 35D, and the fourth surface 33H during non-printing, and the cutter 106 cuts the printing tape 11A during printing. It constitutes a groove.
　図７に示すように、第１ロール１１から引き出された印刷用テープ１１Ａは、開口用出口３３Ｅから印刷用テープ１１Ａの印刷が行われるヘッド開口３３Ｂに排出される。ヘッド開口３３Ｂにおいて、印刷用テープ１１Ａ及びインクリボン１４Ａが左右方向に架け渡される。また、排出口３５Ａを通過した印刷用テープ１１Ａは、第１面３５Ｂから離間するように移動する。 As shown in FIG. 7, the printing tape 11A drawn out from the first roll 11 is discharged from the opening outlet 33E to the head opening 33B on which the printing tape 11A is printed. At the head opening 33B, the printing tape 11A and the ink ribbon 14A are bridged in the left-right direction. Further, the printing tape 11A that has passed through the discharge port 35A moves so as to be separated from the first surface 35B.
　左右方向における第１面３５Ｂのうち排出口３５Ａが設けられた部分（つまり第１部３５１）と第２面３５Ｃとの距離Ｄ１は、左右方向における開口用出口３３Ｅと排出口３５Ａとの距離Ｄ２よりも小さい。 The distance D1 between the portion of the first surface 35B in the left-right direction in which the discharge port 35A is provided (that is, the first part 351) and the second surface 35C is the distance D2 between the opening outlet 33E and the discharge port 35A in the left-right direction. Smaller than
　図８Ａ，８Ｂ，８Ｃ，８Ｄに示すように、第１ガイド３２Ｃ及び第２ガイド３３Ｄは、第１ロール１１を構成する印刷用テープ１１Ａを第１ケース部４１から第２ケース部４２に送る通路を構成している。 As shown in FIGS. 8A, 8B, 8C, and 8D, the first guide 32C and the second guide 33D are passages for sending the printing tape 11A constituting the first roll 11 from the first case portion 41 to the second case portion 42. Consists of.
　具体的には、図８Ａに示すように、第１ロール１１から引き出された印刷用テープ１１Ａは、螺旋を描くように第１ガイド３２Ｃに第１ロール１１の径方向外側から当接しながら第１ケース部４１内で下後方に向かって搬送される。印刷用テープ１１Ａは、さらに図８Ｂに示すように、第３ケース部４３を上下方向に跨ぎつつ、左下方に向かって搬送される。 Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8A, the printing tape 11A drawn out from the first roll 11 abuts on the first guide 32C in a spiral manner from the outside in the radial direction of the first roll 11. It is conveyed downward and rearward in the case portion 41. As shown in FIG. 8B, the printing tape 11A is further conveyed toward the lower left while straddling the third case portion 43 in the vertical direction.
　第２ケース部４２に到達した印刷用テープ１１Ａは、図８Ｃに示すように、第２ガイド３３Ｄに径方向外側から当接しながら下前方に向かって搬送される。印刷用カセット１０の下端部に到達した印刷用テープ１１Ａは、図８Ｄに示すように、ヘッド開口３３Ｂを通過して排出口３５Ａから排出される。 As shown in FIG. 8C, the printing tape 11A that has reached the second case portion 42 is conveyed downward and forward while abutting on the second guide 33D from the outside in the radial direction. As shown in FIG. 8D, the printing tape 11A that has reached the lower end of the printing cassette 10 passes through the head opening 33B and is discharged from the discharge port 35A.
　このように、印刷用テープ１１Ａは、ケース３５内において、排出口３５Ａでの印刷用テープ１１Ａの排出方向（つまり左右方向）及び幅方向（つまり上下方向）の双方に交差する向きに傾斜して架け渡され、排出口３５Ａに向けて搬送される。 As described above, the printing tape 11A is inclined in the case 35 in a direction intersecting both the discharging direction (that is, the left-right direction) and the width direction (that is, the vertical direction) of the printing tape 11A at the discharge port 35A. It is bridged and transported toward the discharge port 35A.
　出力ギア１８は、図８Ａに示すように、上下方向と直交する第１方向（つまり前後方向）におけるケース３５の第１領域Ａ１に設けられている。一方、印刷用テープ１１Ａは、第１方向におけるケース３５の第１領域Ａ１とは異なる第２領域Ａ２において、上下方向及び第１方向に直交する第２方向（つまり左右方向）に交差する向きに傾斜して架け渡されている。本実施形態の第１領域Ａ１は、第２領域Ａ２よりも前方の領域である。 As shown in FIG. 8A, the output gear 18 is provided in the first region A1 of the case 35 in the first direction (that is, the front-rear direction) orthogonal to the vertical direction. On the other hand, the printing tape 11A is oriented in a second region A2 different from the first region A1 of the case 35 in the first direction, in a direction intersecting the vertical direction and the second direction (that is, the left-right direction) orthogonal to the first direction. It is sloping and bridged. The first region A1 of the present embodiment is a region in front of the second region A2.
　さらに、印刷用テープ１１Ａは、第１領域Ａ１のうち、上下方向において出力ギア１８を挟んで第１ロール１１とは反対側の領域で、第２方向に沿って排出口３５Ａに向けて搬送される。 Further, the printing tape 11A is conveyed toward the discharge port 35A along the second direction in the area of the first area A1 opposite to the first roll 11 with the output gear 18 sandwiched in the vertical direction. To.
　＜印刷装置本体によるテープ搬送及び印刷＞
　印刷ヘッド１０２は、印刷用カセット１０が保持する印刷用テープ１１Ａに印刷する。　印刷ヘッド１０２は、印刷用カセット１０が印刷装置本体１００に装着された状態でヘッド開口３３Ｂにおいて、印刷用テープ１１Ａ及びインクリボン１４Ａと前後方向に重なる位置に配置される。 <Tape transfer and printing by the printing device body>
The print head 102 prints on the printing tape 11A held by the printing cassette 10. The print head 102 is arranged at a position where the printing cassette 10 is mounted on the printing apparatus main body 100 and overlaps with the printing tape 11A and the ink ribbon 14A in the front-rear direction in the head opening 33B.
　プラテンローラ１０３によってヘッド開口３３Ｂに搬送された印刷用テープ１１Ａは、インクリボン１４Ａを介して発熱素子が発熱した印刷ヘッド１０２に押し付けられる。これにより、インクリボン１４Ａの表面に配置されたインクの一部が印刷用テープ１１Ａに転写され、印刷用テープ１１Ａに文字、記号等が印刷される。 The printing tape 11A conveyed to the head opening 33B by the platen roller 103 is pressed against the printing head 102 in which the heat generating element generates heat via the ink ribbon 14A. As a result, a part of the ink arranged on the surface of the ink ribbon 14A is transferred to the printing tape 11A, and characters, symbols and the like are printed on the printing tape 11A.
　プラテンローラ１０３は、印刷用テープ１１Ａを印刷用カセット１０内から外部に向けて搬送する。プラテンローラ１０３は、ヘッド開口３３Ｂにおいて印刷用テープ１１Ａに当接し、印刷用テープ１１Ａを印刷ヘッド１０２に押し当てる。 The platen roller 103 conveys the printing tape 11A from the inside of the printing cassette 10 to the outside. The platen roller 103 abuts on the printing tape 11A at the head opening 33B and presses the printing tape 11A against the printing head 102.
　プラテンギア１０４は、プラテンローラ１０３に連結され、出力ギア１８と係合する。プラテンローラ１０３及びプラテンギア１０４は、図９に示す印刷用カセット１０と離れた位置と、図１０に示すプラテンギア１０４が出力ギア１８に係合した位置との間で揺動可能である。 The platen gear 104 is connected to the platen roller 103 and engages with the output gear 18. The platen roller 103 and the platen gear 104 can swing between a position separated from the printing cassette 10 shown in FIG. 9 and a position where the platen gear 104 shown in FIG. 10 engages with the output gear 18.
　駆動シャフト１０５は、入力スプール１６に挿入されると共に入力ギア１９に係合し、入力スプール１６と入力ギア１９とを回転させる。 The drive shaft 105 is inserted into the input spool 16 and engages with the input gear 19 to rotate the input spool 16 and the input gear 19.
　印刷用カセット１０が印刷装置本体１００に装着された状態で、駆動シャフト１０５が入力ギア１９に係合すると共にプラテンギア１０４が出力ギア１８に係合する。具体的には、駆動シャフト１０５を印刷用カセット１０の入力スプール１６及び入力ギア１９に挿入する。その後、プラテンローラ１０３及びプラテンギア１０４を印刷用カセット１０のヘッド開口３３Ｂに向けて揺動させる。 With the printing cassette 10 mounted on the printing apparatus main body 100, the drive shaft 105 engages with the input gear 19 and the platen gear 104 engages with the output gear 18. Specifically, the drive shaft 105 is inserted into the input spool 16 and the input gear 19 of the printing cassette 10. After that, the platen roller 103 and the platen gear 104 are swung toward the head opening 33B of the printing cassette 10.
　印刷用カセット１０が装着された状態で駆動シャフト１０５により入力ギア１９が回転されることで出力ギア１８が回転され、出力ギア１８の回転によりプラテンギア１０４が回転し、プラテンギア１０４の回転によりプラテンローラ１０３が回転する。 The output gear 18 is rotated by rotating the input gear 19 by the drive shaft 105 with the printing cassette 10 mounted, the platen gear 104 is rotated by the rotation of the output gear 18, and the platen roller 103 is rotated by the rotation of the platen gear 104. Rotates.
　カッター１０６は、図１１Ａに示す第１刃１０６Ａと第２刃１０６Ｂとが前後方向離れた開状態と、図１１Ｂに示す第１刃１０６Ａと第２刃１０６Ｂとが左右方向に重なった閉状態とに変位可能なハサミ型のカッターである。カッター１０６は、印刷用テープ１１Ａを厚み方向に挟み込んで切断する。 The cutter 106 has an open state in which the first blade 106A and the second blade 106B shown in FIG. 11A are separated in the front-rear direction, and a closed state in which the first blade 106A and the second blade 106B shown in FIG. 11B overlap in the left-right direction. It is a scissors type cutter that can be displaced to. The cutter 106 sandwiches and cuts the printing tape 11A in the thickness direction.
　印刷用カセット１０が印刷装置本体１００に装着された状態で、カッター１０６は、左右方向における第１面３５Ｂと第２面３５Ｃとの間に配置されている。カッター１０６は、左右方向における第１面３５Ｂと第２面３５Ｃとの間の位置にて、一部が筐体１１０のテープ排出口１１０Ａから排出された印刷用テープ１１Ａを切断することで、印刷用テープ１１Ａの印刷された部分を印刷用カセット１０に収容された部分から切り離す。 With the printing cassette 10 mounted on the printing apparatus main body 100, the cutter 106 is arranged between the first surface 35B and the second surface 35C in the left-right direction. The cutter 106 prints by cutting a part of the printing tape 11A discharged from the tape discharge port 110A of the housing 110 at a position between the first surface 35B and the second surface 35C in the left-right direction. The printed portion of the printing tape 11A is separated from the portion housed in the printing cassette 10.
　切断後の印刷用テープ１１Ａの先端は、第２面３５Ｃよりも左右方向におけるケース３５の内側（つまり左側）に位置する。つまり、印刷用テープ１１Ａの先端は、第１面３５Ｂ、第３面３５Ｄ及び第４面３３Ｈで画定される空間内に位置する。 The tip of the printing tape 11A after cutting is located inside the case 35 (that is, on the left side) in the left-right direction from the second surface 35C. That is, the tip of the printing tape 11A is located in the space defined by the first surface 35B, the third surface 35D, and the fourth surface 33H.
　［１－２．効果］
　以上詳述した実施形態によれば、以下の効果が得られる。
　（１ａ）排出口３５Ａを有する第１面３５Ｂが第２面３５Ｃよりもケース３５の内側に配置されることによって、印刷用テープ１１Ａの先端部が第１面３５Ｂ、第２面３５Ｃ及び第３面３５Ｄによって構成される溝に配置される。 [1-2. effect]
According to the embodiment described in detail above, the following effects can be obtained.
(1a) By arranging the first surface 35B having the discharge port 35A inside the case 35 with respect to the second surface 35C, the tip end portion of the printing tape 11A becomes the first surface 35B, the second surface 35C, and the third surface. It is arranged in a groove formed by the surface 35D.
　そのため、第１面３５Ｂ及び第２面３５Ｃを有するケース３５の側面（例えば第２面３５Ｃ）を底面として印刷用カセット１０が載置された際に、印刷用テープ１１Ａが載置面に接触することを抑制できる。 Therefore, when the printing cassette 10 is placed with the side surface (for example, the second side 35C) of the case 35 having the first surface 35B and the second surface 35C as the bottom surface, the printing tape 11A comes into contact with the mounting surface. Can be suppressed.
　その結果、印刷用テープ１１Ａがケース３５と載置面とに挟まれることによって発生する不具合が抑制される。また、印刷用テープ１１Ａをガイドする規制部をケース３５の側面に設ける必要がないため、印刷用カセット１０の大型化が抑制される。 As a result, the trouble that occurs when the printing tape 11A is sandwiched between the case 35 and the mounting surface is suppressed. Further, since it is not necessary to provide a regulating portion for guiding the printing tape 11A on the side surface of the case 35, the size of the printing cassette 10 can be suppressed.
　（１ｂ）第１面３５Ｂ、第２面３５Ｃ及び第３面３５Ｄによって構成される溝においてカッター１０６が印刷用テープ１１Ａを切断するため、切断時の印刷用テープ１１Ａの移動を規制するための規制部をケース３５の外面に設ける必要がない。そのため、印刷用カセット１０の大型化を抑制しつつ、印刷用テープ１１Ａの切断の信頼性を高めることができる。 (1b) Regulations for restricting the movement of the printing tape 11A during cutting because the cutter 106 cuts the printing tape 11A in the groove composed of the first surface 35B, the second surface 35C, and the third surface 35D. It is not necessary to provide the portion on the outer surface of the case 35. Therefore, it is possible to improve the reliability of cutting the printing tape 11A while suppressing the increase in size of the printing cassette 10.
　（１ｃ）第４面３３Ｈによって第１面３５Ｂ、第２面３５Ｃ及び第３面３５Ｄの連結が補強されるため、第１面３５Ｂ、第２面３５Ｃ及び第３面３５Ｄによって構成される溝の強度が向上する。 (1c) Since the connection of the first surface 35B, the second surface 35C and the third surface 35D is reinforced by the fourth surface 33H, the groove formed by the first surface 35B, the second surface 35C and the third surface 35D is formed. Strength is improved.
　（１ｄ）第１ロール１１が上下方向において第４面３３Ｈを挟んで排出口３５Ａとは反対に配置されることで、印刷用カセット１０を左右方向及び前後方向において小型化することができる。 (1d) By arranging the first roll 11 in the vertical direction opposite to the discharge port 35A with the fourth surface 33H interposed therebetween, the printing cassette 10 can be miniaturized in the horizontal direction and the front-rear direction.
　（１ｅ）左右方向における第１面３５Ｂと第２面３５Ｃとの距離Ｄ１が左右方向における開口用出口３３Ｅと排出口３５Ａとの距離Ｄ２よりも小さいことで、印刷用テープ１１Ａの先端部を保護しつつ、印刷用カセット１０を左右方向において小型化することができる。 (1e) The distance D1 between the first surface 35B and the second surface 35C in the left-right direction is smaller than the distance D2 between the opening outlet 33E and the discharge port 35A in the left-right direction, thereby protecting the tip of the printing tape 11A. At the same time, the printing cassette 10 can be miniaturized in the left-right direction.
　［２．他の実施形態］
　以上、本開示の実施形態について説明したが、本開示は、上記実施形態に限定されることなく、種々の形態を採り得ることは言うまでもない。 [2. Other embodiments]
Although the embodiments of the present disclosure have been described above, it goes without saying that the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiments and can take various forms.
　（２ａ）上記実施形態の印刷装置は、インクリボンを用いて印刷するものに限定されない。印刷装置は、第１実施形態における印刷用テープとして帯状の感熱紙を用いると共に、インクリボンの代わりとしてラミネートテープ（つまり保護テープ）を用いてもよい。 (2a) The printing apparatus of the above embodiment is not limited to printing using an ink ribbon. The printing apparatus may use a strip-shaped thermal paper as the printing tape in the first embodiment, and may use a laminated tape (that is, a protective tape) instead of the ink ribbon.
　また、印刷装置は、印刷用テープとしてサーマルヘッドによって印刷パターンの穿孔が行われるステンシルテープを用いると共に、インクリボンに代えてステンシルテープを保護及び支持する帯状の合紙を用いてもよい。この場合、ヘッド開口において、印刷用テープはステンシルテープよりも印刷ヘッドに近い位置で（つまり上層として）ステンシルテープに重ね合わせられてもよいし、印刷用テープはステンシルテープよりも印刷ヘッドから離れた位置で（つまり下層として）ステンシルテープに重ね合わせられてもよい。 Further, the printing apparatus may use a stencil tape in which a printing pattern is perforated by a thermal head as a printing tape, and may use a strip-shaped interleaving paper that protects and supports the stencil tape instead of the ink ribbon. In this case, at the head opening, the printing tape may be superimposed on the stencil tape at a position closer to the print head than the stencil tape (that is, as an upper layer), and the printing tape may be separated from the stencil tape by the printing head. It may be overlaid on the stencil tape in position (ie as a lower layer).
　（２ｂ）上記実施形態の印刷用カセットは、駆動力の伝達機構（つまり、出力ギア、入力ギア、及びアイドルギア）を備えなくてもよい。つまり、プラテンローラは、印刷用カセットを介さずに駆動源によって回転されてもよい。 (2b) The printing cassette of the above embodiment does not have to include a driving force transmission mechanism (that is, an output gear, an input gear, and an idle gear). That is, the platen roller may be rotated by the drive source without going through the printing cassette.
　（２ｃ）上記実施形態の印刷用カセットにおいて、第１ロール、伝達機構、及び第２ロールは、上下方向において、必ずしも第１ロール、伝達機構、及び第２ロールの順に並んで配置されなくてもよい。例えば、第１ロールと第２ロールとが左右方向又は前後方向に並んで配置されてもよい。 (2c) In the printing cassette of the above embodiment, the first roll, the transmission mechanism, and the second roll do not necessarily have to be arranged side by side in the order of the first roll, the transmission mechanism, and the second roll in the vertical direction. Good. For example, the first roll and the second roll may be arranged side by side in the left-right direction or the front-back direction.
　（２ｄ）上記実施形態の印刷用カセットにおいて、ケースは必ずしも第４面を有しなくてもよい。例えば、上述の伝達機構が配置されない場合、第１ロールと第２ロールとが左右方向又は前後方向に並んで配置される場合等では、第４面を省略することができる。 (2d) In the printing cassette of the above embodiment, the case does not necessarily have to have the fourth surface. For example, when the above-mentioned transmission mechanism is not arranged, or when the first roll and the second roll are arranged side by side in the left-right direction or the front-rear direction, the fourth surface can be omitted.
　（２ｅ）上記実施形態の印刷用カセットは、透明テープに印字した後に印字面側に基材テープを貼り付けるいわゆるラミネート型のテープを作るための印刷カセットや、感熱テープに印字を行ういわゆる感熱型のテープを作るための印刷カセットにおいても適用することができる。 (2e) The printing cassette of the above embodiment is a printing cassette for making a so-called laminated tape in which a base tape is attached to the printing surface side after printing on a transparent tape, or a so-called heat-sensitive type for printing on a heat-sensitive tape. It can also be applied to printing cassettes for making tapes.
　（２ｆ）上記実施形態における１つの構成要素が有する機能を複数の構成要素として分散させたり、複数の構成要素が有する機能を１つの構成要素に統合したりしてもよい。また、上記実施形態の構成の一部を省略してもよい。また、上記実施形態の構成の少なくとも一部を、他の上記実施形態の構成に対して付加、置換等してもよい。なお、特許請求の範囲に記載の文言から特定される技術思想に含まれるあらゆる態様が本開示の実施形態である。 (2f) The functions of one component in the above embodiment may be dispersed as a plurality of components, or the functions of the plurality of components may be integrated into one component. Further, a part of the configuration of the above embodiment may be omitted. Further, at least a part of the configuration of the above embodiment may be added or replaced with the configuration of the other embodiment. It should be noted that all aspects included in the technical idea specified from the wording described in the claims are embodiments of the present disclosure.
　１，１Ａ…印刷装置、１０，１０Ａ…印刷用カセット、１１…第１ロール、
　１１Ａ…印刷用テープ、１２…第１供給スプール、１４…第２ロール、
　１４Ａ…インクリボン、１５…第２供給スプール、１６…入力スプール、
　１８…出力ギア、１９…入力ギア、２０…アイドルギア、２１…第３ロール、　２２…巻取スプール、２３…巻取ギア、３１…第１蓋部、３２…第１枠部、
　３３…第２枠部、３３Ｂ…ヘッド開口、３３Ｅ…開口用出口、３３Ｈ…第４面、　３４…第２蓋部、３５…ケース、３５Ａ…排出口、３５Ｂ…第１面、３５Ｃ…第２面、
　３５Ｄ…第３面、１００，１００Ａ…印刷装置本体、１０１…カセット挿入部、　１０２…印刷ヘッド、１０３…プラテンローラ、１０４…プラテンギア、
　１０５…駆動シャフト、１０６…カッター。 1,1A ... Printing device, 10,10A ... Printing cassette, 11 ... First roll,
11A ... Printing tape, 12 ... 1st supply spool, 14 ... 2nd roll,
14A ... ink ribbon, 15 ... second supply spool, 16 ... input spool,
18 ... Output gear, 19 ... Input gear, 20 ... Idle gear, 21 ... Third roll, 22 ... Winding spool, 23 ... Winding gear, 31 ... 1st lid, 32 ... 1st frame,
33 ... 2nd frame, 33B ... Head opening, 33E ... Opening outlet, 33H ... 4th surface, 34 ... 2nd lid, 35 ... Case, 35A ... Discharge port, 35B ... 1st surface, 35C ... 2nd surface,
35D ... 3rd surface, 100, 100A ... Printing device body, 101 ... Cassette insertion part, 102 ... Printing head, 103 ... Platen roller, 104 ... Platen gear,
105 ... drive shaft, 106 ... cutter.

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  1. 　印刷装置本体と、
    　前記印刷装置本体に着脱可能な印刷用カセットと、
    　を備え、
    　前記印刷用カセットは、
    　印刷用テープと、
    　前記印刷用テープの少なくとも一部が収容されたケースと、
    　を備え、
    　前記印刷装置本体は、
    　前記印刷用テープに印刷するための印刷ヘッドと、
    　前記印刷用テープを挟み込んで切断するためのカッターと、
    　を備え、
    　前記ケースは、
    　前記印刷用テープを外部に排出する排出口が設けられた第１面と、
    　前記排出口での前記印刷用テープの排出方向において前記第１面よりも前記ケースの外側に配置された第２面と、
    　前記第１面と前記第２面とを前記排出口での前記印刷用テープの排出方向に連結する第３面と、
    　を有し、
    　前記第１面は、前記排出口での前記印刷用テープの排出方向と交差し、
    　前記カッターは、前記印刷用カセットが前記印刷装置本体に装着された状態で、前記排出口での前記印刷用テープの排出方向における前記第１面と前記第２面との間に配置される、印刷装置。     With the main body of the printing device
    A printing cassette that can be attached to and detached from the printing device body,
    With
    The printing cassette is
    Printing tape and
    A case containing at least a part of the printing tape and a case
    With
    The printing device main body is
    A print head for printing on the printing tape,
    A cutter for sandwiching and cutting the printing tape,
    With
    The case is
    The first surface provided with the discharge port for discharging the printing tape to the outside, and
    A second surface arranged outside the case with respect to the first surface in the discharge direction of the printing tape at the discharge port, and
    A third surface that connects the first surface and the second surface in the discharge direction of the printing tape at the discharge port, and
    Have,
    The first surface intersects the discharge direction of the printing tape at the discharge port.
    The cutter is arranged between the first surface and the second surface in the ejection direction of the printing tape at the ejection port with the printing cassette mounted on the printing apparatus main body. Printing equipment.
  2. 　印刷用テープと、
    　前記印刷用テープの少なくとも一部が収容されたケースと、
    　を備え、
    　前記ケースは、
    　前記印刷用テープを外部に排出する排出口が設けられた第１面と、
    　前記排出口での前記印刷用テープの排出方向において前記第１面よりも前記ケースの外側に配置された第２面と、
    　前記第１面と前記第２面とを前記排出口での前記印刷用テープの排出方向に連結する第３面と、
    　を有し、
    　前記第１面は、前記排出口での前記印刷用テープの排出方向と交差する、印刷用カセット。     Printing tape and
    A case containing at least a part of the printing tape and a case
    With
    The case is
    The first surface provided with the discharge port for discharging the printing tape to the outside, and
    A second surface arranged outside the case with respect to the first surface in the discharge direction of the printing tape at the discharge port, and
    A third surface that connects the first surface and the second surface in the discharge direction of the printing tape at the discharge port, and
    Have,
    The first surface is a printing cassette that intersects the discharge direction of the printing tape at the discharge port.
  3. 　前記ケースは、前記排出口での前記印刷用テープの幅方向において前記排出口とずれた位置に配置される第４面をさらに有する、請求項２に記載の印刷用カセット。 The printing cassette according to claim 2, wherein the case further has a fourth surface arranged at a position deviated from the discharge port in the width direction of the printing tape at the discharge port.
  4. 　前記印刷用テープのロールをさらに備え、
    　前記ロールは、前記排出口での前記印刷用テープの幅方向において前記第４面を挟んで前記排出口とは反対に配置される、請求項３に記載の印刷用カセット。     Further provided with a roll of the printing tape
    The printing cassette according to claim 3, wherein the roll is arranged opposite to the discharge port with the fourth surface sandwiched in the width direction of the printing tape at the discharge port.
  5. 　前記ロールは、前記排出口での前記印刷用テープの幅方向と平行な巻回軸心を有し、　前記印刷用テープは、前記ケース内において、前記排出口での前記印刷用テープの排出方向及び幅方向の双方に交差する向きに傾斜して架け渡され、前記排出口に向けて搬送される、請求項４に記載の印刷用カセット。 The roll has a winding axis parallel to the width direction of the printing tape at the discharge port, and the printing tape has a discharge direction of the printing tape at the discharge port in the case. The printing cassette according to claim 4, wherein the printing cassette is slanted in a direction intersecting both the width direction and the width direction, and is transported toward the discharge port.
  6. 　前記第３面は、前記排出口での前記印刷用テープの幅方向において前記第４面に連結され、
    　前記第３面の少なくとも一部は、前記排出口での前記印刷用テープの幅方向において前記排出口と同じ位置に配置される、請求項３から請求項５のいずれか１項に記載の印刷用カセット。     The third surface is connected to the fourth surface in the width direction of the printing tape at the outlet.
    The printing according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein at least a part of the third surface is arranged at the same position as the discharge port in the width direction of the printing tape at the discharge port. Cassette for.
  7. 　前記印刷用テープに印刷するための印刷ヘッドと、前記印刷用テープを挟み込んで切断するためのカッターとを備える印刷装置本体に着脱可能であり、
    　前記印刷装置本体に装着された状態で、前記カッターは、前記排出口での前記印刷用テープの排出方向における前記第１面と前記第２面との間に配置される、請求項２から請求項６のいずれか１項に記載の印刷用カセット。     It can be attached to and detached from a printing apparatus main body including a printing head for printing on the printing tape and a cutter for sandwiching and cutting the printing tape.
    According to claim 2, the cutter is arranged between the first surface and the second surface in the discharge direction of the printing tape at the discharge port while being mounted on the printing device main body. Item 6. The printing cassette according to any one of items 6.
  8. 　前記カセットは、前記排出口よりも前記印刷用テープの排出方向上流側に配置された開口用出口を有し、
    　前記印刷用テープは、前記開口用出口から前記印刷用テープの印刷が行われるヘッド開口に排出される、請求項２から請求項７のいずれか１項に記載の印刷用カセット。     The cassette has an opening outlet arranged on the upstream side of the printing tape in the discharge direction with respect to the discharge port.
    The printing cassette according to any one of claims 2 to 7, wherein the printing tape is discharged from the opening outlet to a head opening on which the printing tape is printed.
  9. 　前記排出口での前記印刷用テープの排出方向における前記第１面のうち前記排出口が設けられた部分と前記第２面との距離は、前記排出口での前記印刷用テープの排出方向における前記開口用出口と前記排出口との距離よりも小さい、請求項８に記載の印刷用カセット。 The distance between the portion of the first surface in the discharge direction of the printing tape at the discharge port where the discharge port is provided and the second surface is the discharge direction of the printing tape at the discharge port. The printing cassette according to claim 8, which is smaller than the distance between the opening outlet and the discharge port.
  10. 　前記第１面は、前記印刷用テープの印刷が行われるヘッド開口の内部に配置される、請求項２から請求項９のいずれか１項に記載の印刷用カセット。 The printing cassette according to any one of claims 2 to 9, wherein the first surface is arranged inside a head opening on which the printing tape is printed.
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