Patent ID: 9555654
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: B41J

Claim:
1. A tape cartridge which is mounted on a mounting section of a tape printer, the tape printer having a print head configured to perform a printing operation on a tape-shaped printing medium, a drive shaft configured to provide a conveying force to the printing medium, and an identification portion configured to identify a type of a cartridge containing the printing medium, the tape cartridge comprising: a tape roll around which the printing medium is wound; a platen roller that has a first fitting portion to be fitted to the drive shaft when the tape cartridge is mounted on the mounting section of the tape printer; and a second fitting portion that is disposed at a center of the tape roll in an axial direction of the tape roll and is fitted to the identification portion when the tape cartridge is mounted on the mounting section of the tape printer, wherein when the tape cartridge is mounted on the mounting section of the tape printer, the second fitting portion is disposed in a depressed portion facing the mounting section.