Patent ID: 8974132
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A tape cartridge that is configured to be mounted on a tape printer having a print head, the tape cartridge comprising: a platen arranged to be positioned adjacent to the print head of the tape printer and to be pressed by the print head, when the tape cartridge is mounted on the tape printer, the platen is rotatably supported by a first bearing hole arranged at an upper side of the platen and a second bearing hole arranged at a bottom side of the platen, and, an insertion space for receiving the print head when the tape cartridge is mounted on the tape printer defined in a cartridge case that houses a print tape, an ink ribbon, and the platen, wherein the insertion space has a lower insertion opening, and the second bearing hole communicates with the lower insertion opening at a position facing the print head when the tape cartridge is mounted on the tape printer.