Patent ID: 8366264
Filing Date: 2013-02-05
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A handheld type print label producing apparatus configured to produce printed labels, comprising: a housing that has a dimension along a longitudinal direction that is longer than a dimension along a width direction, and has a grip portion to be gripped by a hand of an operator; a cartridge holder provided at one side of said housing along said longitudinal direction, in which a cartridge configured to supply a label tape is mountable; a power source holder provided at the other side of said housing along said longitudinal direction, in which a power source device is mountable; and a motor that drives at least one roller positioned on a feeding path of said label tape, that is driven by power supplied from said power source device; wherein: a plurality of mechanisms including said motor is disposed in the interior of said housing so that a position of the center of gravity along said longitudinal direction of said handheld type print label producing apparatus to which said cartridge and said power source device are mounted falls within a range of said longitudinal direction corresponding to said grip portion, by means of arranging that said motor and said power source holder are respectively disposed at said other side of said housing along said longitudinal direction, as well as at least one gear that transmits the power of said motor to said at least one roller, at least gear shaft that rotatably support said at least one gear, and at least one roller shaft that rotatably support said at least one roller are respectively formed by synthetic resin, and said cartridge holder is configured to mount said cartridge so that at least a part of said cartridge is positioned within a range along said longitudinal direction, the range corresponding to said grip portion.