Patent ID: 9132682
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A tape unit that holds a tape roll that has a wound tape that is a print medium, and that is adapted to be mounted in and removed from a cassette case, the tape unit being characterized by comprising: a holder shaft portion that is inserted into a shaft hole formed in a winding center of the tape roll and that rotatably supports the tape roll; an indicator portion that is disposed radially outside the tape roll which is supported by the holder shaft portion, and that includes at least one hole portion and indicates a type of the tape; a path wall that is provided underneath the tape that is pulled out from the tape roll, and that extends along the feed path of the tape and forms a bottom surface of the tape unit; a bottom side recessed portion that is a recessed portion that is formed by causing a part of the bottom surface in the path wall to be recessed upward, and that has a reference surface that is a flat surface positioned above the bottom surface; and a bottom restraining portion that is provided on the feed path on the path wall, and that restrains a movement of the tape in a downward direction, in a position separated from the reference surface in an up-down direction of the tape unit by a predetermined distance.