JP2005231203A - Cartridge mounter and tape printer with cartridge mounter - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cartridge mounter capable of pressing both thick and thin cartridges appropriately and stably against a cartridge mounting section, and to provide a tape printer with the cartridge mounter. <P>SOLUTION: The cartridge mounter comprises a first leaf spring member 51 fixed to the inner surface on the rear end part side of an opening/closing lid 4 and extending forward obliquely, and a second leaf spring member 52 fixed to the inner surface of the first leaf spring member 51 and extending rearward obliquely. The first leaf spring member 51 presses a thin cartridge 46 mounted on a cartridge mounting section 6 preferentially to the second leaf spring member 52 as closing operation of the opening/closing lid 4 progresses. The second leaf spring member 52 presses a thick cartridge 47 mounted on the cartridge mounting section 6 preferentially to the first leaf spring member 51 as closing operation of the opening/closing lid 4 progresses. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a cartridge mounting device that prevents a thick cartridge and a thin cartridge from being lifted, and a tape printing device including the cartridge mounting device.

Conventionally, as a cartridge-type tape printer, a print head operation lever that raises and lowers the pressing center of the print head against the print tape according to the thickness of the cartridge (that is, the tape width of the print tape) is provided with an open / close lid. Those arranged in the cartridge mounting portion are known. The print head is pressed against the platen (printing tape) side by a head rotation mechanism that rotates the print head, and the press center of the print head is supported by a fulcrum pin provided at the upper and lower intermediate positions of the head pressing member. It can be adjusted. Also, there are several types of cartridges, such as thick and thin (standard) cartridges. Of these, the thick cartridges are especially different from the thin ones so that the print head operation lever can be pushed in. The part shape is changed.
In this case, when the thick cartridge is mounted, the print head operation lever is pushed by the bottom of the cartridge, the fulcrum pin is moved up and down, and the print head presses the center position of the print tape by the head pressing member. As a result, the press quality of the print head to the print tape is made uniform to improve the print quality (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2002-166606 A

  The above-described conventional tape printing apparatus has a problem that the print head operation lever cannot be pushed in sufficiently because there is no mechanism for pressing the print head operation lever side of the cartridge. However, in order to maintain print quality, it is desirable to stably press not only the thick cartridge but also the thin cartridge. In such a case, from the viewpoints of operability and space saving, it is conceivable to provide a plate-like spring member having the back side as a fixing portion on the back surface of the opening / closing lid and directly press and urge the cartridge from the upper side. However, in such a configuration, for example, when the dimension of the spring member is set so that the center of the thick cartridge can be pressed, the spring member is greatly inclined to push the back side with respect to the thin cartridge. On the contrary, when the dimension of the spring member is set so that the center of the thin cartridge can be pressed, the spring member is hardly tilted and the front side is pushed against the thick cartridge. That is, the single spring member provided on the open / close lid cannot properly press and urge both the thick and thin cartridges.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a cartridge mounting device capable of appropriately and stably pressing and urging each of the thick and thin cartridges against the cartridge mounting portion, and a tape printer having the cartridge mounting device. .

  The cartridge mounting device of the present invention is configured to be rotatable about a cartridge mounting portion on which a thick cartridge and a thin cartridge are detachably mounted and a hinge provided at a rear end portion, and opens and closes the cartridge mounting portion. An opening / closing lid, a first plate spring member attached to the inner surface of the rear end portion of the opening / closing lid and extending obliquely forward, and a second plate attached to the inner surface of the first plate spring member and extending obliquely rearward A first plate-like spring member that presses the thin cartridge attached to the cartridge attachment portion with the closing operation of the opening / closing lid in preference to the second plate-like spring member. The spring member preferentially presses the thick cartridge attached to the cartridge attachment portion with the closing operation of the opening / closing lid in preference to the first plate-like spring member.

  In addition, another cartridge mounting device of the present invention is configured to be rotatable about a cartridge mounting portion to which a thick cartridge and a thin cartridge are detachably mounted and a hinge provided at a rear end portion. An opening / closing lid that opens and closes the opening, a first plate spring member that is attached to the inner surface of the front end of the opening / closing lid and extends obliquely rearward, and a first plate that is attached to the inner surface of the first plate spring member and extends obliquely forward. A first plate spring member that preferentially presses the thin cartridge mounted on the cartridge mounting portion with the closing operation of the opening / closing lid in preference to the second plate spring member, The two-plate spring member is characterized by pressing the thick cartridge mounted on the cartridge mounting portion in preference to the first plate-shaped spring member in accordance with the closing operation of the opening / closing lid.

  According to these configurations, the first plate-like spring member presses the thin cartridge, and the second plate-like spring member presses the thick cartridge. Therefore, the thin plate and the thick cartridge are also pressed. Can do. That is, the extension dimension (pressing portion position) of the first plate spring member is set so that the pressing position by the first plate spring member matches the thin cartridge, and the pressing position by the second plate spring member is thick. By setting the extension dimension (pressing part position) of the second plate-like spring member so as to fit the mold cartridge, both thick and thin cartridges are pressed appropriately and stably against the cartridge mounting part. can do. Particularly, since both spring forces of the second plate-like spring member and the first plate-like spring member act on the thick cartridge, it can be stably pressed and urged. Therefore, the cartridge is fixedly and stably mounted on the cartridge mounting portion, and the print quality can be improved.

  In this case, the cartridge mounting portion is provided with a print head that faces the front part of both the thin and thick cartridges that are mounted, and a print head operation lever that is pressed by the rear of the mounted thick cartridge. It is preferable that the first plate-like spring member presses the front-rear intermediate position of the thin cartridge, and the second plate-like spring member presses the rear position of the thick cartridge.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to press the front and rear intermediate position relatively close to the print head for the thin cartridge, and the rear position relatively close to the print head operation lever for the thick cartridge. Can be pressed. Thereby, it is possible to adopt a pressing form that matches the mounting state of both the thin and thick cartridges.

  In this case, the first plate spring member includes a member main body pivotally attached to the inner surface of the rear end portion of the opening / closing lid, and a torsion coil spring provided on the axial attachment portion of the member main body. It is preferable.

  According to this configuration, the member main body is rotated about the inner surface of the rear end of the opening / closing lid by the coil spring, and exhibits springiness on the front end side. That is, as the opening / closing lid is opened and closed, the front end side of the member main body comes into contact with the thin cartridge and slides on the surface, and finally, the desired spring force is exerted in a state where the opening / closing lid is closed. In this case, by restricting the rotational end position of the first plate-like spring member, it does not obstruct the mounting of both the thin and thick cartridges. In addition, since the rotation fulcrum of the opening / closing lid is close to the rotation fulcrum of the first plate-like spring member, the closing operation of the opening / closing lid does not become extremely heavy, and when the opening / closing lid is opened, the first plate-like spring member Thus, the opening / closing lid can be flipped up to a predetermined opening angle.

  In this case, it is preferable that the second plate spring member has a member main body that contacts the thick cartridge and a wire spring that holds the member main body and is fixed to the first plate spring member.

  According to this configuration, since the member main body is held by the wire spring, the spring property can be exhibited with a simple structure via the member main body serving as a contact portion with the thick cartridge. As a result, the thick cartridge can be strongly pressed toward the cartridge mounting device. Further, since the wire spring does not directly contact the thick cartridge, the surface of the thick cartridge is not damaged.

  In these cases, the wire spring is composed of a spring part bent in a substantially inverted “U” shape that holds the member main body and presses it against the thick cartridge, and a pair of mounting legs connected to the base end of the spring part. It is preferable that they are formed integrally and fixed to the first plate spring member by a pair of mounting legs.

  According to this structure, the wire spring which has a spring part and a pair of attachment leg part can be easily formed by bending the wire (for example, piano wire) which has spring property. Moreover, the 2nd plate-shaped spring member can be fixed to the 1st plate-shaped spring member using the spring property which a pair of attachment leg part has.

  A tape printer according to the present invention includes the cartridge mounting device described above.

  According to this configuration, both the thin and thick cartridges can be pressed appropriately and stably, and the print quality is not deteriorated due to poor mounting of the cartridge.

  Hereinafter, a cartridge mounting device and a tape printer to which the cartridge mounting device according to the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The tape printer prints (prints) the desired characters and graphics on the print tape installed in the device via the cartridge, and cuts the printed portion of the print tape to a predetermined length to produce a label. To do.

  FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a tape printing apparatus 1 in an opened state. As shown in FIG. 1, the tape printing apparatus 1 has an outer shell formed by a device case 2 divided into upper and lower parts. A keyboard 3 having various input keys is disposed on the upper surface, and an opening / closing lid 4 is disposed on the upper surface of the rear portion. The device case 2 side (device main body) is provided with a display 5 and a cartridge 8. A cartridge mounting portion 6 is formed to be recessed. The cartridge 8 is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 6 with the opening / closing lid 4 opened. In this case, the cartridge 8 is roughly divided into a thick cartridge 47 and a thin cartridge 46 (actually three types), and the cartridge mounting portion 6 is configured to be able to mount any cartridge 8.

  The open / close lid 4 is configured to be rotatable about left and right hinges (hinges) 7 provided at the rear end of the device case 2, and the cartridge 8 is placed on the back surface of the open / close lid 4 with the cartridge mounting portion 6. There are provided a pressing spring mechanism 9 for pressing toward the bottom surface 48, a pair of pressing pieces 54, and a release lever 55 for operating a head release mechanism to be described later. Although the details will be described later, the pressing spring mechanism 9 includes a first plate spring member 51 attached to the opening / closing lid 4 and a second plate spring member 52 attached to the first plate spring member 51 in the reverse direction. Has been. Further, a viewing window 11 for visually recognizing the internal display 5 in a state where the opening / closing lid 4 is closed is formed in the right half of the opening / closing lid 4. The cartridge mounting device described in the claims includes the opening / closing lid 4, the cartridge mounting portion 6, the cartridge 8, and the pressing spring mechanism 9.

  A tape discharge port 12 is formed on the left side of the device case 2 to communicate the cartridge mounting portion 6 with the outside of the device. The tape discharge port 12 is provided with a tape cutter 19 for cutting the print tape 13 that has been sent out. The movable blade 20 and the fixed blade 29 are facing (see FIG. 2). Then, the printed printing tape 13 is sent out from the tape discharge port 12, whereby the printing tape 13 is cut by the tape cutter 19.

  On the other hand, the cartridge mounting portion 6 moves up and down the print head 15 having a heating element covered by the head cover 14, the platen drive shaft 17 facing the print head 15, and the pressing center of the print head 15 against the print tape 13. The print head operating lever 18, a winding drive shaft 45 of the ink ribbon 21 to be described later, and a positioning projection 23 of the tape reel 22 are arranged so as to face from below. The cartridge mounting portion 6 is formed with three step portions (not shown) that support the thin cartridge 46 in a raised state from the bottom surface 48. Further, below the cartridge mounting portion 6, although not shown, a motor-driven tape feeding mechanism that rotates the platen drive shaft 17 and the take-up drive shaft 45, and the print head 15 is rotated to the print tape 13 side. A head release mechanism that is in close contact with the printing tape 13 is incorporated.

  The print head operation lever 18 extends in the front-rear direction, and has a pressing piece 24 that is pushed down by the bottom surface of the thick cartridge 47 at one end and a pushing piece 25 that raises and lowers the pressing center of the print head 15 at the other end. (See FIG. 7). A lever support portion 26 is formed at the lower intermediate position of the print head operation lever 18, and when the pressing piece 24 protruding from the bottom surface 48 of the cartridge mounting portion 6 is pressed by the thick cartridge 47. Then, the print head operation lever 18 is rotated in a seesaw shape, and a fulcrum pin (not shown) of the print head 15 is moved upward by the push-up piece 25 to adjust the pressing center of the print head 15. As a result, the print head 15 comes into contact with the printing tape 13 of the thick cartridge 47 with a uniform pressing force. When the thin cartridge 46 is mounted, the print head operation lever 18 is not pressed due to the increase in the height.

  FIG. 2 is a plan view of the thin cartridge 46 in which a part of the upper case 27 is left broken. Since the basic structure of the thick cartridge 47 is the same as that of the thin cartridge 46, the thin cartridge 46 will be described in detail here, and only the different parts of the thick cartridge 47 will be described. As shown in the figure, the thin cartridge 46 is composed of a cartridge case 31 composed of an upper case 27 and a lower case 28, a printing tape 13 and an ink ribbon 21 each housed in a roll shape in the cartridge case 31, The platen roller 32 facing the print head 15 is accommodated.

  Also, in the cartridge case 31, there are a tape reel 22 around which the printing tape 13 is wound, a ribbon unwinding reel 34 around which the ink ribbon 21 is wound, and a take-up reel 35 around which the used ink ribbon 21 is wound. It is housed rotatably. Further, the cartridge case 31 is formed with a substantially rectangular through-opening 36 which is positioned in the vicinity of the platen roller 32 and penetrates the cartridge case 31 up and down, and when the user mounts the cartridge 8 on the cartridge mounting portion 6. The print head 15 faces the through opening 36 from the apparatus side and faces the platen roller 32. When the opening / closing lid 4 is closed, the head release lever 55 operates the head release mechanism to rotate the print head 15 toward the platen roller 32 with the print tape 13 and the ink ribbon 21 interposed therebetween (print standby state). ). In this state, the platen drive shaft 17 and the take-up drive shaft 45 are engaged with the platen roller 32 and the ribbon take-up reel 35 from the apparatus side, respectively.

  The printing tape 13 unwound from the tape reel 22 is guided by the tape guide pins 37 to reach the platen roller 32, and is printed at this portion and then sent out from the tape outlet 41 formed on the side surface of the cartridge case 31. On the other hand, the ink ribbon 21 unwound from the ribbon unwinding reel 34 reaches the platen roller 32 where it is overlapped with the printing tape 13 for printing, and further guided to the opening wall 44 that forms the through-opening 36. The U-turn is made, and the ribbon is taken up by the ribbon take-up reel 35. In this case, since the driving platen roller 32 and the ribbon take-up reel 35 rotate synchronously, the printing tape 13 and the ink ribbon 21 run simultaneously, and printing is performed while running on the printing tape 13.

  Then, the printing tape 13 delivered from the tape delivery port 41 is cut by the tape cutter 19 on the apparatus side and used as a label. In addition, on the lower surface of the thick cartridge 47, three recessed portions that escape the above-described three step portions are formed (not shown), and the step is raised from the bottom surface 48 of the cartridge mounting portion 6 The thick cartridge 47 is mounted in a state where it is seated on the bottom surface 48 of the cartridge mounting portion 6 with respect to the thin cartridge 46 mounted in FIG. Further, on the side surfaces and the front side surfaces of both cartridges 46 and 47, a projecting piece 49 and a recessed portion 53 are formed as a handle for pulling out (detaching), and the pressing piece 54 is provided on the projecting piece 49. It comes to contact. However, since the pressing piece 54 does not have springiness, the pressing becomes unstable due to a manufacturing error. Therefore, in this embodiment, the pressing spring mechanism 9 is provided separately from the pressing piece 54.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 3, the 1st plate-shaped spring member 51 and the 2nd plate-shaped spring member 52 which comprise the press spring mechanism 9 are demonstrated in detail. The first plate-like spring member 51 and the second plate-like spring member 52 (pressing spring mechanism 9) are attached to the inner surface of the rear end portion of the opening / closing lid 4, and are the thick cartridge 47 and the thin cartridge attached to the cartridge attachment portion 6. 46 is prevented from lifting.

  The first plate-like spring member 51 includes a resin member main body 61 and a torsion coil spring 62 that urges the member main body 61 to rotate downward. The member main body 61 includes a plate-like portion 63 formed in a plate shape having a substantially “L” shape in plan view, a columnar shaft-attaching portion 64 connected to the base end side of the plate-like portion 63, and a shaft-attaching portion 64. The adjacent spring accommodating portions 65 are integrally formed. The member main body 61 is pivotally attached to the rear end portion of the opening / closing lid 4 by a shaft attachment portion 64, and the plate-like portion 63 extends obliquely forward from the rear end portion of the opening / closing lid 4. A torsion coil spring 62 is mounted on the spring accommodating portion 65 of the member main body 61 so as to be wound around the shaft attachment portion 64. Further, a stopper 66 for restricting the position of the pivot end of the member body 61 that has been pivoted deeply is integrally formed on the rear side of the shaft attachment portion 64. The stopper 66 abuts on the inner surface base of the opening / closing lid 4 and regulates the rotation end position of the member main body 61.

  On the other hand, a pair of mounting ribs 70 are formed inside the opening / closing lid 4 so as to rotatably support the shaft mounting portion 64. When the open / close lid 4 is closed with the thin cartridge 46 attached, the distal end portion of the member main body 61, that is, the wide end portion 67 of the plate-like portion 63 comes into contact with the thin cartridge 46 and slides forward as it is. In this manner, a pressing force is applied to the thin cartridge 46. When the opening / closing lid 4 is completely closed, the distal end portion 67 of the member main body 61 reaches the front / rear intermediate position 68 of the thin cartridge 46, and this portion is pressed and urged toward the cartridge mounting portion 6.

  Further, a pair of left and right long grooves 69 are formed in the extending direction of the plate-like portion 63 of the member main body 61, and the second plate-like spring member 52 is attached to the pair of long grooves 69. The plate-like portion 63 is integrally formed with a pair of retaining projections 71 so as to face the upper side of each long groove 69 from the outside. As will be described in detail later, a pair of mounting legs 72 constituting the second plate-like spring member 52 are inserted and mounted in the pair of long grooves 69 so as to escape the retaining projection 71, and the mounting legs 72 after mounting. However, the retaining protrusion 71 causes the retaining state.

  The second plate spring member 52 includes a member main body 73 that is in direct contact with the thick cartridge 47, a wire spring 74 that holds the member main body 73 on the distal end side, and fixes the base end side to the first plate spring member 51. , Is composed of. The member body 73 is bent so as to warp toward the first plate spring member 51 in the middle, and the thick cartridge 47 is pressed by this bent portion. The wire rod spring 74 is formed of a spring portion 75 that is bent in a substantially inverted “U” shape and holds the member main body 73, and a pair of mounting leg portions 72 that are connected to the base end of the spring portion 75. The first plate-like spring member 51 is fixed to the member main body 61 (a pair of long grooves 69). The spring portion 75 is bent and formed with its tip end side aligned with the member main body 73, and extends obliquely toward the pair of attachment leg portions 72. The obliquely extending portion exerts a spring force for pressing and biasing the thick cartridge 47 (see FIG. 7). The second plate-like spring member 52 is attached to the inner surface of the first plate-like spring member 51, substantially at the center, but the spring portion 75 connected to the pair of attachment legs 72 is the same as that of the first plate-like spring member 51. It extends diagonally backward from the front position.

  The wire rod spring 74 has a shape in which the pair of attachment leg portions 72 are opened in a free state, and is attached to the pair of long grooves 69 so as to close the pair of attachment leg portions 72. Therefore, the pair of mounting legs 72 attached to the long grooves 69 urge both the long grooves 69 to the outside and do not come off the retaining protrusion 71. When the opening / closing lid 4 is closed with the thick cartridge 47 attached, the tip 67 of the member main body 73 comes into contact with the thick cartridge 47 and slides slightly backward as it is. Apply pressure. When the opening / closing lid 4 is completely closed, the bent portion of the member main body 73 reaches the rear position 76 of the thick cartridge 47 (substantially directly above the print head operation lever 18), and this portion is pressed toward the cartridge mounting portion 6. Energize.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6, the pressing operation to the thin cartridge 46 will be described. In FIG. 4, the thin cartridge 46 is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 6, and the opening / closing lid 4 is open. When the user performs an operation for closing the opening / closing lid 4, the front end portion 67 of the member main body 61 of the first plate-like spring member 51 is attached to the thin cartridge 46 before the opening / closing lid 4 is completely closed as shown in FIG. 5. It abuts on the front-rear intermediate position 68 on the upper surface of the upper case 27.

  When the user applies the closing operation of the opening / closing lid 4 as it is, the distal end portion 67 of the member main body 61 comes into contact with the front / rear intermediate portion position 68 of the thin cartridge 46. When the open / close lid 4 is further closed, the closing of the open / close lid 4 is completed while the distal end portion 67 of the member main body 61 slightly slides on the upper surface of the thin cartridge 46 while applying a pressing force (see FIG. 6). Even in the closed state of the open / close lid 4, the thin cartridge 46 is pressed and held by the first plate spring member 51 toward the cartridge mounting portion 6. In this state, the second plate-like spring member 52 does not contact the thin cartridge 46 because the first plate-like spring member 51 is largely rotated. Thus, in the closing operation when the thin cartridge 46 is mounted, the first plate spring member 51 presses the thin cartridge 46 in preference to the second plate spring member 52.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9, the pressing operation to the thick cartridge 47 will be described. As shown in FIG. 7, the thick cartridge 47 attached to the cartridge attachment portion 67 is higher in the position of the upper surface of the upper case 27 than when the thin cartridge 46 is attached. In this state, when the user performs a closing operation on the opening / closing lid 4, the member main body of the second plate spring member 52 comes into contact with the upper surface of the rear position 76 of the thick cartridge 47 as shown in FIG. 8.

  When the user further continues the closing operation of the opening / closing lid 4, the distal end portion of the member main body applies a pressing force to the thick cartridge 47. The member main body 73 of the second plate-like spring member 52 presses the rear position 76 of the thick cartridge 47, and the press operation lever 18 for the print head located below the thick cartridge 47 is pushed down by this pressing. The piece 24 is reliably pushed down. In this way, the closed state shown in FIG. 9 is obtained, and even in this state, the thick cartridge 47 is pressed and held on the cartridge mounting portion 6 side. Further, in this state, the first plate-like spring member 51 does not rotate greatly and therefore does not contact the thick cartridge 47.

  Thus, in the closing operation when the thick cartridge 47 is mounted, the second plate spring member 52 applies pressure to the thick cartridge 47 in preference to the first plate spring member 51. . However, although the first plate-like spring member 51 does not contact the thick cartridge 47, the second plate-like spring member 52 is attached to the first plate-like spring member 51. The first plate spring member 51 and the second plate spring member 52 are pressed and biased. Therefore, the pressing force for each cartridge is adjusted by adjusting the strength of the spring force of the first and second plate spring members.

  According to the present embodiment, since the first plate spring member 51 presses the thin cartridge 46 and the second plate spring member 52 presses the thick cartridge 47, the cartridge 8 can be used regardless of the thickness of the cartridge 8. The mounting portion 6 can be pressed to an appropriate position. Further, since the first plate-like spring member 51 presses the front-rear intermediate position 68 of the thin cartridge 46, the entire thin cartridge 46 can be pressed uniformly. On the other hand, since the member main body of the second plate-like spring member 52 presses the rear position 76 of the thick cartridge 47, the print head operating lever 18 located below the thick cartridge 47 is pushed down, and the print head 15 The pressing center (fulcrum pin) can be adjusted to an appropriate position.

  In the present embodiment, the first plate spring member 51 holds the front and rear intermediate portion 68 of the thin cartridge 46, that is, the center portion, and the second plate spring member 52 pushes the rear portion of the thick cartridge 47. Although 76 is pressed, any cartridge 8 may be configured to press the center thereof. Moreover, it is also possible to comprise both the 1st plate-shaped spring member 51 and the 2nd plate-shaped spring member 52, or the 2nd plate-shaped spring member 52 with a simple plate spring. In that case, you may form the 1st plate-shaped spring member 51 and the 2nd plate-shaped spring member 52 as an integral thing. In addition, the spring corresponding to the torsion coil spring 62 and the spring corresponding to the wire spring 74 may be configured as a single spring obtained by bending a wire having springiness.

  In the present embodiment, the first plate-like spring member 51 extends obliquely forward from the rear end portion of the opening / closing lid 4, and the second plate-like spring member 52 is positioned in front of the first plate-like spring member 51. The first plate-like spring member 51 extends obliquely rearward from the front end portion of the opening / closing lid 4 and the second plate-like spring member 52 is made to be the first plate-like spring. You may make it extend toward the diagonally forward from the rear position of the member 51.

It is an external appearance perspective view of the tape printer of an open state. It is a top view of the cartridge which left a part of upper case fractured. They are a back view perspective view (a) of a press spring mechanism, and a surface view perspective view (b). FIG. 6 is a left side view of the cartridge mounting device with the thin cartridge mounted in the opened state. It is a left side view during the lid closing operation of the cartridge mounting device mounted with a thin cartridge. It is a left view of the closed state of the cartridge mounting apparatus which mounted | wore with the thin cartridge. FIG. 6 is a left side view of the cartridge mounting device with the thick cartridge mounted in an opened state. FIG. 10 is a left side view of the cartridge mounting device on which the thick cartridge is mounted during the lid closing operation. It is a left side view of a closed state of a cartridge loading device loaded with a thick type cartridge.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Tape printer 7 Hinge 15 Print head 18 Print head operation lever 33 Cartridge mounting apparatus 46 Thin cartridge 47 Thick cartridge 51 First plate spring member 52 Second plate spring member 62 Torsion coil spring 64 Axis mounting portion 68 Intermediate position 76 Rear position 61 Member body 72 Mounting leg 73 Member body 74 Wire spring 75 Spring part

Claims (7)

A cartridge mounting portion on which a thick cartridge and a thin cartridge are detachably mounted; and
An opening / closing lid configured to be rotatable about a hinge provided at a rear end, and opening and closing the cartridge mounting portion;
A first plate-like spring member attached to the rear end side inner surface of the opening / closing lid and extending obliquely forward;
A second plate spring member attached to the inner surface of the first plate spring member and extending obliquely rearward;
The first plate spring member preferentially presses the thin cartridge mounted on the cartridge mounting portion with the closing operation of the opening / closing lid in preference to the second plate spring member,
The cartridge is characterized in that the second plate spring member preferentially presses the thick cartridge mounted on the cartridge mounting portion with the closing operation of the opening / closing lid in preference to the first plate spring member. Mounting device. The cartridge mounting portion is provided with a print head that faces the front portion of both the thin and thick cartridges that are mounted, and a print head operation lever that is pressed by the rear portion of the mounted thick cartridge. Has been established,
The first plate-like spring member presses the front and rear intermediate position of the thin cartridge,
The cartridge mounting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second plate spring member presses a rear position of the thick cartridge. The first plate spring member is a member body pivotally attached to the inner surface of the rear end portion of the opening / closing lid,
The cartridge mounting device according to claim 1, further comprising: a torsion coil spring provided at a shaft attachment portion of the member main body. The second plate spring member includes a member main body that contacts the thick cartridge,
The cartridge mounting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: a wire spring that holds the member main body and is fixed to the first plate spring member. The wire spring is integrally formed by a spring part bent in a substantially inverted “U” shape that holds the member main body and presses it against the thick cartridge, and a pair of mounting legs connected to the base end of the spring part. Formed,
The cartridge mounting device according to claim 4, wherein the pair of mounting legs are fixed to the first plate spring member. A cartridge mounting portion on which a thick cartridge and a thin cartridge are detachably mounted; and
An opening / closing lid configured to be rotatable about a hinge provided at a rear end, and opening and closing the cartridge mounting portion;
A first plate-like spring member attached to the front end side inner surface of the opening / closing lid and extending obliquely rearward;
A second plate spring member attached to the inner surface of the first plate spring member and extending obliquely forward;
The first plate spring member preferentially presses the thin cartridge mounted on the cartridge mounting portion with the closing operation of the opening / closing lid in preference to the second plate spring member,
The cartridge is characterized in that the second plate spring member preferentially presses the thick cartridge mounted on the cartridge mounting portion with the closing operation of the opening / closing lid in preference to the first plate spring member. Mounting device.   A tape printer comprising the cartridge mounting device according to claim 1.

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