Patent ID: 11932011
Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A printing cassette that is to be attached to and detached from a printing apparatus main body, the printing apparatus main body including a drive shaft that rotates around an axis, the printing cassette comprising:
a first roll in which a first tape is wound around a winding center axis parallel to a first direction; and
an input gear that is disposed at a different position from the first roll in the first direction, engaging another gear, and configured to transmit a driving force of the drive shaft to the another gear,
wherein the first roll has a cylindrical shape in which a hollow portion is defined by an inner peripheral surface,
wherein the drive shaft is inserted into the hollow portion of the first roll in a state where the printing cassette is attached to the printing apparatus main body, and
wherein the input gear is engaged with the drive shaft in a state where the printing cassette is attached to the printing apparatus main body.