TAPE CASSETTE AND BELT PRINTER Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC B41J15/04 

FIELD: printing.

SUBSTANCE: present invention relates to a tape cassette which is detachably mounted in the belt printer which is made with the ability of removable placement in it of a tape cassette and which performs printing on a tape contained in the tape cassette. The housing 31 of the cassette in the tape cassette 30 has an opening of the roller support and guide opening 47 provided at diagonal positions on the top view. The first tape reel 40 wound with the heat-sensitive paper tape 55 is located in the cassette housing 31 in the first region of the cassette housing 31 at the rear side of the separation line K. The cassette housing 31 has a first opening of the tape support, which faces the shaft opening of the first tape reel 40. When the tape cassette 30 is mounted to or removed from the part 8 holding the cassette of the belt printer 1, three shafts provided in the part 8 holding the cassette, are inserted respectively into the opening of the roller support, the guide opening 47 and the first opening of the tape support. The tape cassette 30 is stably guided along the three shafts in the direction of the installation/removal.

EFFECT: providing of accurate and smooth installation in the belt printer and removal from it.

25 cl, 57 dwg