JP2021133560A - cartridge - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a cartridge which can properly position a cartridge case to a cartridge attachment part.SOLUTION: A ribbon cartridge 101 which is attached to a cartridge attachment part of a tape printer including a platen shaft and a first positioning protrusion comprises: a cartridge case 109; a platen roller 103 to which the platen shaft is inserted when the ribbon cartridge 101 is attached to the cartridge attachment part; a movement member which is engaged with the platen roller 103 and can move in a first direction and in a reverse direction to the first direction with respect to the cartridge case; and a first positioning hole 147 which is provided on a positioning surface 151 being one outer surface of the cartridge case 109 and to which the first positioning protrusion is inserted when the ribbon cartridge 101 is attached to the cartridge attachment part. The first positioning hole 147 is a long hole that is long in the first direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

The present invention relates to a cartridge mounted on a cartridge mounting portion of a tape printing apparatus.

Conventionally, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, a ribbon cartridge including a cartridge case and a platen roller is known. When the ribbon cartridge is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion, the platen shaft provided on the cartridge mounting portion is inserted into the platen roller.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2019-171842

A moving member is further provided with respect to the conventional ribbon cartridge. The moving member is engaged with the platen roller and can move in the first direction with respect to the cartridge case. Further, the cartridge mounting portion is provided with a positioning convex portion, and the cartridge case is provided with a positioning hole into which the positioning convex portion is inserted. When the platen shaft is inserted into the platen roller while such a ribbon cartridge is being mounted on the cartridge mounting portion, the platen roller and the moving member engaged with the platen roller are positioned by the platen shaft. At this time, the cartridge case may move in the first direction with respect to the moving member. In this case, if the positioning hole is circular, the positioning convex portion is not inserted into the positioning hole, and the cartridge case cannot be positioned with respect to the cartridge mounting portion.

The cartridge of the present invention is a cartridge mounted on a cartridge mounting portion of a tape printing device provided with a platen shaft and a first positioning convex portion, and the cartridge case and the cartridge are mounted on the cartridge mounting portion. Occasionally, a platen roller into which the platen shaft is inserted, a moving member that is engaged with the platen roller and can move in the first direction and the opposite direction of the first direction with respect to the cartridge case, and an outer surface of the cartridge case. The first positioning hole is provided on the positioning surface, and the first positioning convex portion is inserted when the cartridge is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion. The first positioning hole is provided in the first direction and the first. It is a long hole that is long in the opposite direction.

It is the figure which looked at the tape printing apparatus in the state which the ribbon cartridge is not attached from the + Z direction. It is the figure which looked at the tape printing apparatus with the ribbon cartridge attached from the + Z direction. It is a perspective view of a ribbon cartridge. It is the figure which looked at the ribbon cartridge from the + Z direction. It is the figure which looked at the ribbon cartridge from the −Z direction.

Hereinafter, the ribbon cartridge 101, which is an embodiment of the cartridge, will be described with reference to the attached drawings. In the following, the direction seen from the ribbon cartridge 101 or the direction seen from the tape printing device 1 on which the ribbon cartridge 101 is mounted will be described using the directions according to the XYZ Cartesian coordinate system shown in each figure. Is for convenience of explanation only, and does not limit the following embodiments in any way.

[Overview of tape printing equipment and ribbon cartridges]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the tape printing apparatus 1 includes an apparatus case 3 and a mounting portion cover 5. The device case 3 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. A device-side tape introduction port 7 is provided on the surface of the device case 3 in the + X direction, and a device-side tape discharge port 9 is provided on the surface of the device case 3 in the −X direction. A tape 201 unwound from a tape roll (not shown) provided outside the tape printing apparatus 1 is introduced into the apparatus case 3. That is, the tape 201 unwound from the tape roll is introduced into the device case 3 from the device-side tape introduction port 7, and is discharged from the device-side tape discharge port 9 to the outside of the device case 3.

The mounting portion cover 5 is rotatably attached to the end portion of the device case 3 in the + Y direction, and opens and closes the cartridge mounting portion 11. The ribbon cartridge 101 is detachably mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 11. The cartridge mounting portion 11 is formed in a concave shape with the + Z direction open. A head portion 14 is provided on the mounting bottom surface 13 which is the bottom surface of the cartridge mounting portion 11. The head portion 14 includes a thermal head 15 and a head cover 16. The thermal head 15 includes a heat generating element (not shown). The head cover 16 covers a part of the thermal head 15. Further, the mounting bottom surface 13 is provided with a platen shaft 17, a feeding shaft 19, and a winding shaft 21.

The head cover 16 and the platen shaft 17 have a larger amount of protrusion in the + Z direction than the feeding shaft 19 and the winding shaft 21. When the ribbon cartridge 101 is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 11, the head cover 16 and the platen shaft 17 are inserted into the head insertion hole 113 and the platen roller 103, which will be described later, respectively, to guide the mounting of the ribbon cartridge 101. Further, the mounting bottom surface 13 is provided with a first hook 23, a second hook 25, and a third hook 27.

Further, the mounting bottom surface 13 is provided with a first positioning convex portion 29 and a second positioning convex portion 31. The first positioning convex portion 29 and the second positioning convex portion 31 are provided at diagonal positions when the mounting bottom surface 13 is viewed as a virtual rectangle. That is, the first positioning convex portion 29 is provided near the corners in the −X direction and the + Y direction of the mounting bottom surface 13, and the second positioning convex portion 31 is provided in the + X direction and the −Y direction of the mounting bottom surface 13. It is provided near the corner of the. Further, the first positioning convex portion 29 is located in the + Y direction with respect to the platen shaft 17, and is located in the −X direction with respect to the substrate connecting portion 33 described later.

When the ribbon cartridge 101 is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 11, the first positioning convex portion 29 and the second positioning convex portion 31 have a first positioning hole 147 and a second positioning hole 149 (see FIG. 5), which will be described later, respectively. Is inserted into. The first positioning convex portion 29 and the second positioning convex portion 31 have a smaller amount of protrusion in the + Z direction than the platen shaft 17. The second positioning convex portion 31 has a larger amount of protrusion in the + Z direction than the first positioning convex portion 29. Therefore, when the ribbon cartridge 101 is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 11, the platen shaft 17, the second positioning convex portion 31, and the first positioning convex portion 29 are in this order, respectively, the platen roller 103 and the second positioning. It is inserted into the hole 149 and the first positioning hole 147.

A board connecting portion 33 is provided on the inner surface of the cartridge mounting portion 11 in the + X direction. The board connecting portion 33 is located in the + X direction with respect to the first positioning convex portion 29. The board connection portion 33 includes a plurality of contact terminal portions 35. The plurality of contact terminal portions 35 come into contact with a plurality of electrodes 139 provided on the circuit board 137, which will be described later. The contact terminal portion 35 is a metal elastic member having a shape that is folded back and curved in a substantially “U” shape, and can be elastically displaced in the + X direction and the −X direction. That is, when the ribbon cartridge 101 is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 11, the contact terminal portion 35 is elastically displaced in the + X direction by receiving a force from the ribbon cartridge 101. Therefore, the contact terminal portion 35 pushes the circuit board 137 in the −X direction due to the force accompanying the elastic displacement.

As shown in FIG. 2, the ribbon cartridge 101 includes a platen roller 103, a feeding core 105, a winding core 107, and a cartridge case 109 containing these. An ink ribbon 111 is wound around the feeding core 105. The ink ribbon 111 unwound from the feeding core 105 is wound around the winding core 107. The tape printing apparatus 1 can also rewind the ink ribbon 111 to the feeding core 105 by rotating the feeding shaft 19. The cartridge case 109 is provided with a head insertion hole 113 penetrating in the Z direction. When the ribbon cartridge 101 is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 11, the head portion 14, the platen shaft 17, the feeding shaft 19 and the winding shaft 21 are respectively equipped with the head insertion hole 113, the platen roller 103, the feeding core 105 and the winding core. It is inserted in 107.

A first hook engaging portion 131, a second hook engaging portion 133, and a third hook engaging portion 135 are provided on the peripheral wall portion of the cartridge case 109 (see FIG. 5). When the ribbon cartridge 101 is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 11, the first hook 23 and the second hook 25 are attached to the first hook engaging portion 131, the second hook engaging portion 133, and the third hook engaging portion 135, respectively. And the third hook 27 engages.

The cartridge case 109 is provided with a groove-shaped tape path 115 whose + Z direction is open. The tape path 115 extends diagonally with respect to the X direction. The end of the tape path 115 in the + X direction is referred to as a cartridge-side tape introduction port 123, and the end of the tape path 115 in the −X direction is referred to as a cartridge-side tape discharge port 125. The tape 201 introduced into the device case 3 from the device-side tape introduction port 7 is introduced into the tape path 115 from the cartridge-side tape introduction port 123. The tape 201 introduced into the tape path 115 is discharged from the cartridge-side tape discharge port 125 toward the device-side tape discharge port 9. The tape path 115 passes between the head insertion hole 113 and the platen roller 103.

In the tape path 115, before the ribbon cartridge 101 is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 11, the tape 201 is moved by the user from one end face in the width direction of the tape 201, that is, the end face in the −Z direction to the −Z direction. Will be inserted. The ribbon cartridge 101 is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 11 with the tape 201 inserted in the tape path 115.

Further, a circuit board 137 (see FIG. 3) is attached to the peripheral wall portion of the cartridge case 109 in the + X direction. The circuit board 137 is provided with a memory element (not shown) such as an IC package or an IC chip. Further, a plurality of electrodes 139 are provided on the surface in the + X direction, which is the outer surface of the circuit board 137. When the ribbon cartridge 101 is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 11, the plurality of electrodes 139 come into contact with the plurality of contact terminal portions 35 described above. As a result, the tape printing device 1 can read various information stored in the memory element and can write various information in the memory element.

When the mounting portion cover 5 is closed after the ribbon cartridge 101 is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 11, the thermal head 15 moves toward the platen shaft 17 by the head moving mechanism (not shown). As a result, the tape 201 and the ink ribbon 111 are sandwiched between the thermal head 15 and the platen roller 103. In this state, the tape printing device 1 performs a printing process based on the print data generated by the operation of inputting characters or the like into the tape printing device 1 or the print data received by the tape printing device 1 from a personal computer or the like. .. That is, the tape printing device 1 prints a printed image based on the print data on the tape 201 by generating heat from the thermal head 15 while feeding the tape 201 and the ink ribbon 111 by the platen roller 103.

[Cartridge case]
As shown in FIG. 3, the cartridge case 109 includes a first front side case 116, a second front side case 118, and a back side case 120. When the ribbon cartridge 101 is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 11, the first front case 116 and the second front case 118 are on the front side in the mounting direction of the ribbon cartridge 101, and the back case 120 is the ribbon cartridge. It is on the back side in the mounting direction of 101. The mounting direction of the ribbon cartridge 101 means the direction in which the ribbon cartridge 101 is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 11, that is, the −Z direction, and is parallel to the direction in which the platen shaft 17 extends. The front side in the mounting direction of the ribbon cartridge 101 means the + Z direction, and the back side in the mounting direction of the ribbon cartridge 101 means the −Z direction.

The first front case 116 is combined with the back case 120. Similarly, the second front case 118 is combined with the back case 120. A tape path 115 is provided between the first front case 116 and the second front case 118. That is, the first front side case 116 is provided in the −Y direction with respect to the tape path 115, and the second front side case 118 is provided in the + Y direction with respect to the tape path 115.

[Tape holder and slide plate]
As shown in FIG. 4, the ribbon cartridge 101 includes a tape holding portion 117 and a slide plate 119.

The tape holding portion 117 with respect to the first front side case 116 so that the tape 201 pre-inserted into the tape path 115 does not come out of the tape path 115 when the ribbon cartridge 101 is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 11. That is, the tape 201 is pressed against the first side wall portion 127, which is the side wall in the −Y direction of the tape path 115. The side wall of the tape path 115 in the + Y direction is referred to as a second side wall portion 129.

The tape pressing portion 117 can be displaced between a pressing position for pressing the tape 201 with respect to the first side wall portion 127 and a non-pressing position (see FIG. 4) that is farther from the first side wall portion 127 than the pressing position. It is provided. When the tape pressing portion 117 is displaced to the pressing position, the tape pressing portion 117 presses the tape 201 against the first side wall portion 127. When the tape pressing portion 117 is displaced to the non-pressing position, the pressing of the tape 201 by the tape pressing portion 117 is released. A force is applied to the tape pressing portion 117 toward the pressing position by a tape pressing spring (not shown).

The slide plate 119 constitutes the outer shell of the ribbon cartridge 101 together with the cartridge case 109, and can slide in the + Y direction and the −Y direction with respect to the cartridge case 109. That is, the slide plate 119 is in the + Y direction between the closed position (see FIGS. 2 and 3) that partially closes the tape insertion port 121 and the open position (see FIG. 4) that opens the tape insertion port 121. And it can slide in the -Y direction. Further, the slide plate 119 is provided with a finger hook portion 141 protruding in the + Z direction. The user can easily slide the slide plate 119 in the + Y direction and the −Y direction by hooking his / her finger on the finger hook portion 141.

The slide plate 119 is engaged with the tape holding portion 117. When the user moves the slide plate 119 to the open position, the tape pressing portion 117 is pushed by the slide plate 119 in the + Y direction and is displaced to the non-pressing position against the tape pressing spring. The slide plate 119 moved to the open position is engaged with the case-side engaging portion (not shown) provided in the second front-side case 118, so that even if the user releases his / her finger from the finger hook portion 141, the slide plate 119 may be disengaged from the finger hook portion 141. It remains in the open position against the tape retainer spring. When the user moves the slide plate 119 to the closed position, the tape holding portion 117 is displaced to the holding position by the tape holding spring.

If the user moves the slide plate 119 to the open position to open the tape insertion port 121 before the ribbon cartridge 101 is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 11, the tape pressing portion 117 is displaced to the non-pressing position. In this state, the user inserts the tape 201 into the tape path 115 and then moves the slide plate 119 to the closed position. As a result, the tape pressing portion 117 is displaced to the pressing position, and the tape pressing portion 117 presses the tape 201 against the first side wall portion 127. Therefore, the user can mount the ribbon cartridge 101 on the cartridge mounting portion 11 in a state where the tape 201 inserted in the tape path 115 is pressed by the tape pressing portion 117 so as not to come out.

When the ribbon cartridge 101 is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 11, the presser foot release mechanism (not shown) displaces the tape presser portion 117 to the non-pressing position, so that the tape 201 is released from the presser foot by the tape presser portion 117. .. At this time, the slide plate 119 remains in the closed position. By releasing the presser foot of the tape 201, the tape printing apparatus 1 can smoothly feed the tape 201 without the tape presser portion 117 hindering the feed of the tape 201.

Further, the slide plate 119 is engaged with the platen roller 103. That is, the slide plate 119 is provided with a front roller engaging portion 143 that is opened substantially in a circular shape, and the front roller engaging portion 143 is engaged with the end portion of the platen roller 103 in the + Z direction. .. The end of the platen roller 103 in the −Z direction is engaged with the rear roller engaging portion 145 (see FIG. 5) provided on the positioning surface 151, which will be described later. When the slide plate 119 moves to the closed position, as shown in FIG. 2, the platen roller 103 takes an upright posture in which the axes of the platen roller 103 are parallel to the + Z direction and the −Z direction. When the slide plate 119 moves to the open position, the front roller engaging portion 143 is located in the + Y direction with respect to the rear roller engaging portion 145. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, the platen roller 103 is inclined so that the end portion of the platen roller 103 in the + Z direction is more inclined in the + Y direction, that is, in the direction away from the ink ribbon 111 than the end portion in the −Z direction. Become a posture. Therefore, the user can easily insert the tape 201 between the platen roller 103 and the ink ribbon 111 from the tape insertion slot 121, that is, from the + Z direction with respect to the tape path 115.

When the ribbon cartridge 101 is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 11 with the slide plate 119 in the open position, the slide plate 119 is due to the rigidity of the platen shaft 17 inserted into the platen roller 103 in an inclined posture. And the case side engaging portion are disengaged, and the slide plate 119 moves to the closed position. Therefore, even if the user forgets to return the slide plate 119 to the closed position before mounting the ribbon cartridge 101 on the cartridge mounting portion 11, when the ribbon cartridge 101 is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 11, the slide plate 119 automatically returns to the closed position. Further, since the platen roller 103 returns to the upright posture as the slide plate 119 moves to the closed position, the platen shaft 17 is damaged by inserting the platen shaft 17 into the platen roller 103 in the tilted posture. It can be suppressed.

[Positioning hole]
The first positioning hole 147 and the second positioning hole 149 will be described with reference to FIG. The first positioning hole 147 and the second positioning hole 149 are provided on the positioning surface 151 of the cartridge case 109. The positioning surface 151 is the outer surface of the cartridge case 109, which is the inner surface of the ribbon cartridge 101 in the mounting direction. The positioning surface 151 faces the mounting bottom surface 13 when the ribbon cartridge 101 is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 11.

The first positioning hole 147 and the second positioning hole 149 are provided at positions corresponding to the first positioning convex portion 29 and the second positioning convex portion 31, respectively. The first positioning hole 147 and the second positioning hole 149 are provided at diagonal positions when the positioning surface 151 is viewed as a virtual rectangle. That is, the second positioning hole 149 is provided on the positioning surface 151 at a portion distal to the first positioning hole 147. Therefore, the ribbon cartridge 101 can be positioned with high accuracy with respect to the cartridge mounting portion 11. The first positioning hole 147 is provided near the corner of the positioning surface 151 in the −X direction and the + Y direction, and the second positioning hole 149 is provided near the corner of the positioning surface 151 in the + X direction and the −Y direction. It is provided in. Further, the first positioning hole 147 is located in the + Y direction with respect to the platen roller 103, and is located in the −X direction with respect to the circuit board 137.

The first positioning hole 147 is an elongated hole that is long in the moving direction of the slide plate 119, that is, in the + Y direction and the −Y direction. That is, the longitudinal direction of the first positioning hole 147 and the moving direction of the slide plate 119 are parallel. In addition, in this embodiment, "parallel" does not mean only parallel in a strict sense, but includes a range of errors allowed in the technical field to which this embodiment belongs.

The second positioning hole 149 is an elongated hole long in the + X direction and the −X direction. That is, the longitudinal direction of the first positioning hole 147 and the longitudinal direction of the second positioning hole 149 are orthogonal to each other. In the present embodiment, "orthogonal" does not mean only orthogonality in a strict sense, but includes a range of errors allowed in the technical field to which the present embodiment belongs.

The first virtual line 153 connecting the center of the first hook engaging portion 131 and the center of the second hook engaging portion 133 when viewed from the −Z direction passes over the feeding core 105 and the winding core 107. .. The first positioning hole 147 is located on the opposite side of the first virtual line 153 from the second positioning hole 149. Further, the second virtual line 155, which passes through the center of the third hook engaging portion 135 and is parallel to the + Y direction and the −Y direction, passes between the feeding core 105 and the winding core 107. The first positioning hole 147 is located on the opposite side of the second virtual line 155 from the second positioning hole 149. The cartridge is provided by arranging the first positioning hole 147 and the second positioning hole 149, the first hook engaging portion 131, the second hook engaging portion 133, and the third hook engaging portion 135 in this way. The ribbon cartridge 101 can be accurately positioned with respect to the mounting portion 11, and the ribbon cartridge 101 can be appropriately held by the first hook 23, the second hook 25, and the third hook 27.

Here, when the platen shaft 17 is inserted into the platen roller 103 while the ribbon cartridge 101 is being mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 11, the platen roller 103 and the slide plate 119 engaged with the platen roller 103 are moved by the platen shaft 17. Positioned. At this time, the cartridge case 109 may move in the + Y direction or the −Y direction with respect to the slide plate 119. For example, as described above, when the slide plate 119 located in the open position automatically moves to the closed position, the cartridge case 109 may also move in the + Y direction or the −Y direction with respect to the slide plate 119. .. Therefore, unlike the present embodiment, if the first positioning hole 147 is circular, the first positioning convex portion 29 is not inserted into the first positioning hole 147, and the cartridge case 109 is positioned with respect to the cartridge mounting portion 11. You may not be able to do it.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, since the first positioning hole 147 is a long hole that is long in the + Y direction and the −Y direction, the cartridge case 109 is a slide plate while the ribbon cartridge 101 is being mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 11. Even if it moves in the + Y direction or the −Y direction with respect to 119, it is suppressed that the first positioning convex portion 29 is not inserted into the first positioning hole 147. Therefore, the cartridge case 109 can be appropriately positioned with respect to the cartridge mounting portion 11.

Further, in the state where the ribbon cartridge 101 is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 11, as described above, the circuit board 137 is pushed in the −X direction by the contact terminal portion 35, so that the ribbon cartridge 101 rotates in the XY plane with respect to the ribbon cartridge 101. Directional force is applied. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the first positioning hole 147 is provided in the −X direction, that is, the direction in which the circuit board 137 is pushed with respect to the circuit board 137. Further, the first positioning hole 147 is a long hole that is long in the + Y direction and the −Y direction, that is, a long hole that is long in the direction orthogonal to the direction in which the circuit board 137 is pushed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the ribbon cartridge 101 from rotating due to the force of the contact terminal portion 35 pushing the circuit board 137.

Further, since the longitudinal direction of the first positioning hole 147 and the longitudinal direction of the second positioning hole 149 are orthogonal to each other, the first positioning convex portion 31 is inserted into the second positioning hole 149. The positioning protrusion 29 is smoothly inserted into the first positioning hole 147. Therefore, the mountability of the ribbon cartridge 101 to the cartridge mounting portion 11 can be improved.

[Other variants]
Needless to say, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various configurations can be adopted without departing from the spirit. For example, the above embodiment can be changed to the following form in addition to the above. Further, the configuration may be a combination of embodiments and modifications.

The direction in which the circuit board 137 is pushed by the contact terminal portion 35 is not limited to the configuration orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the first positioning hole 147, and may be a configuration that intersects the longitudinal direction of the first positioning hole 147.

The second positioning hole 149 is not limited to a configuration that is long in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the first positioning hole 147, as long as it is a long hole that is long in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the first positioning hole 147. good.

Unlike the present embodiment, the ribbon cartridge 101 does not include the slide plate 119, and the first positioning hole 147 is long in the direction intersecting the direction in which the circuit board 137 is pushed by the contact terminal portion 35. It may be a long hole.

[Additional Notes]
The cartridge will be added below.
The cartridge is a cartridge mounted on the cartridge mounting portion of the tape printing device provided with the platen shaft and the first positioning convex portion, and when the cartridge case and the cartridge are mounted on the cartridge mounting portion, A platen roller into which the platen shaft is inserted, a moving member that is engaged with the platen roller and can move in the first direction and the opposite direction of the first direction with respect to the cartridge case, and positioning which is one outer surface of the cartridge case. It is provided on the surface and includes a first positioning hole into which the first positioning protrusion is inserted when the cartridge is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion, and the first positioning hole is the reverse of the first direction and the first direction. It is a long hole that is long in the direction.

According to this configuration, even if the cartridge case moves in the first direction or the opposite direction of the first direction with respect to the moving member while the cartridge is being mounted on the cartridge mounting portion, the first positioning hole is in the first direction. Since the hole is long in the opposite direction of the first direction, it is possible to prevent the first positioning convex portion from being inserted into the first positioning hole. Therefore, the cartridge case can be appropriately positioned with respect to the cartridge mounting portion.
The + Y direction is an example of the "first direction". The −Y direction is an example of “the opposite direction of the first direction”. The slide plate 119 is an example of a "moving member". The ribbon cartridge 101 is an example of a "cartridge". The “cartridge” may be configured without an ink ribbon or may be configured with a tape as a printing medium.

In this case, the cartridge mounting portion is provided with a substrate connecting portion having a contact terminal portion that can be elastically displaced in the second direction intersecting the first direction and the opposite direction of the second direction, and the first positioning convex portion is A circuit board is provided in the opposite direction of the second direction with respect to the board connection portion, and the cartridge is pushed in the opposite direction of the second direction by the elastically displaced contact terminal portion while the cartridge is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion. , And the first positioning hole is preferably provided in the direction opposite to the second direction with respect to the circuit board.
The + X direction is an example of the "second direction". The −X direction is an example of “the opposite direction of the second direction”.

According to this configuration, the circuit board is pushed in one direction in the second direction by the contact terminal portion, but since the first positioning hole is long in the first direction intersecting the second direction, the contact terminal portion pushes the circuit board. It is possible to suppress the rotation of the cartridge by force.

In this case, the cartridge mounting portion is provided with a second positioning convex portion, the cartridge is provided on the positioning surface, and the second positioning convex portion is inserted when the cartridge is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion. A positioning hole is provided, and the second positioning hole is preferably an elongated hole that is long in the opposite direction of the third direction and the third direction that intersects the first direction.

According to this configuration, the mountability of the cartridge to the cartridge mounting portion can be improved.
The + X direction is an example of the "third direction". The −X direction is an example of “the opposite direction of the third direction”. Further, the third direction may be parallel to the second direction or may intersect with the second direction.

In this case, it is preferable that the second positioning hole is provided at a portion distal to the first positioning hole on the positioning surface.

According to this configuration, the cartridge can be positioned with higher accuracy with respect to the cartridge mounting portion.

11 ... Cartridge mounting part, 17 ... Platen shaft, 29 ... First positioning convex part, 31 ... Second positioning convex part, 33 ... Board connection part, 35 ... Contact terminal part, 101 ... Ribbon cartridge, 103 ... Platen roller 119 ... slide plate, 137 ... circuit board, 147 ... first positioning hole, 149 ... second positioning hole, 151 ... positioning surface.

Claims (4)

A cartridge mounted on a cartridge mounting portion of a tape printing apparatus provided with a platen shaft and a first positioning convex portion.
Cartridge case and
When the cartridge is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion, the platen roller into which the platen shaft is inserted and the platen roller
A moving member that is engaged with the platen roller and can move in the first direction and in the opposite direction of the first direction with respect to the cartridge case.
It is provided on a positioning surface which is an outer surface of the cartridge case, and includes a first positioning hole into which the first positioning convex portion is inserted when the cartridge is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion.
A cartridge characterized in that the first positioning hole is an elongated hole that is long in the first direction and the opposite direction of the first direction. The cartridge mounting portion is provided with a substrate connecting portion having a contact terminal portion that can be elastically displaced in a second direction intersecting the first direction and in the opposite direction of the second direction.
The first positioning convex portion is provided in the opposite direction of the second direction with respect to the substrate connecting portion.
The cartridge is
A circuit board, which is pushed in the opposite direction of the second direction by the contact terminal portion elastically displaced while the cartridge is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion, is provided.
The cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the first positioning hole is provided in the opposite direction of the second direction with respect to the circuit board. A second positioning convex portion is provided on the cartridge mounting portion.
The cartridge is
It is provided on the positioning surface and includes a second positioning hole into which the second positioning convex portion is inserted when the cartridge is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion.
The cartridge according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the second positioning hole is an elongated hole that is long in the third direction intersecting the first direction and in the opposite direction of the third direction. The cartridge according to claim 3, wherein the second positioning hole is provided at a portion distal to the first positioning hole on the positioning surface.

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