Abstract: A tape feed roller 63 made of a conductive plastic material is formed with a stepwise part 71 having a predetermined width in an axial direction which is formed to recess radially inward to the depth larger than the thickness dimension of a wireless tag circuit element 32 over the entire circumference of the outer peripheral portion opposed to the wireless tag circuit element 32. Further, a tapered part 71A is formed at the opposite edge portions in the axial direction of the stepwise part 71. The outer peripheral portion of the stepwise part 71 and the tapered parts 71A are covered with a cylindrical covering part 74 made of a conductive elastic member in a dimension substantially equal to the outer diameter dimension of the tape feed roller 63.

Abstract: An antenna 33 is located downstream of a tape transferring direction of a tape discharging port 27 through which a printed label tape 28 of a tape cassette 21 mounted to a cassette housing part 8 is discharged. A reflective sensor 35 that detects a sensor marks 65 provided on the back surface of the printed label tape 28 is arranged at the opposite side of the antenna 33 interposing the printed label tape 28. At the upstream of the antenna 33 and the reflective sensor 35 in the tape transferring direction, a cutter unit 30 for cutting the printed label tape 28 discharged through the tape discharging port 27 of the tape cassette 21 at a predetermined interval is arranged.

Abstract: On the back side surface of a release paper of a double-sided adhesive tape 53, sensor marks 65 each in a rectangular shape elongated in the tape width direction when viewed from its front are printed beforehand at a predetermined pitch L along the tape transferring direction to be vertical and symmetric with each other with respect to the center line in the tape width direction. Further, on the double-sided adhesive tape 53, wireless tag circuit element 32 is provided between adjacent sensor marks 65 on the center line in the tape width direction and at a position equal to the distance l1 from each sensor mark 65 in the tape discharging direction (a direction shown by an arrow A1). An antenna 33 and a reflective sensor 35 are distanced from a cutter unit 30 by a distance l1 in the tape transfer direction. The cutter unit 30 and a thermal head 9 are distanced from each other by a distance l2 in the tape transfer direction.

Abstract: A CPU 81 displays a virtual tape 201 of a length obtained by subtracting a length (l1+l2) from an antenna 33 to a thermal head 9 from a data value of an “IC chip pitch length L” when it determines that a printing object tape 531 of type 1 is accommodated in a tape cassette 21. A “tape width” is displayed on the right side of the virtual tape 201. A tape length of the virtual tape 201 is displayed below it. A “tape type” is displayed below it. Then, the CPU 81 displays a print area 202 on the virtual tape 201 from a data value of the “print area” while a right side portion thereof serves as a non-print area. It displays the print data inputted into the print area 202 and waits for the return key 4 to be pressed.

Abstract: The CPU 81 of the tape printer 1, when the tape printer 1 is turned on, reads the “model name” and the power supply type of “drive power supply” corresponding to each “model name” of the parameter table 131 from the wireless tag circuit element 25 provided in the tape cassette 21 via the R/W module 93, and next, displays on the LCD 7 a request for selecting the model name and the drive power supply of the tape printer and wait for a selection of the model name and the drive power supply. Then, the CPU 81 reads the print control parameters corresponding to the selected model name and the drive power supply from the wireless tag circuit element 25 via the R/W module 93. If the print control parameter read from the wireless tag circuit element 25 is not stored in the ROM 83 or the EEPROM 84, the CPU 81 stores the print control parameter and executes print control based on the print control parameter (S1 to S9).

Abstract: On the back side surface of a release paper of a double-sided adhesive tape 53, sensor marks 65 each in a rectangular shape elongated in the tape width direction when viewed from its front are printed beforehand at a predetermined pitch L along the tape transferring direction to be vertical and symmetric with each other with respect to the center line in the tape width direction. Further, on the double-sided adhesive tape 53, wireless tag circuit element 32 is provided between adjacent sensor marks 65 on the center line in the tape width direction and at a position equal to the distance l1 from each sensor mark 65 in the tape discharging direction (a direction shown by an arrow A1). An antenna 33 and a reflective sensor 35 are distanced from a cutter unit 30 by a distance l1 in the tape transfer direction. The cutter unit 30 and a thermal head 9 are distanced from each other by a distance l2 in the tape transfer direction.

Abstract: A CPU 81 displays a virtual tape 201 of a length obtained by subtracting a length (l1+l2) from an antenna 33 to a thermal head 9 from a data value of an “IC chip pitch length L” when it determines that a printing object tape 531 of type 1 is accommodated in a tape cassette 21. A “tape width” is displayed on the right side of the virtual tape 201. A tape length of the virtual tape 201 is displayed below it. A “tape type” is displayed below it. Then, the CPU 81 displays a print area 202 on the virtual tape 201 from a data value of the “print area” while a right side portion thereof serves as a non-print area. It displays the print data inputted into the print area 202 and waits for the return key 4 to be pressed.

Abstract: A wireless tag circuit element 25 is arranged at a center position in the height direction of a tape cassette 21 of an outer peripheral wall surface 24 of the tape cassette 21. Information on the tape cassette 21 are stored in an IC circuit part 67 of the wireless tag circuit element 25. The IC circuit part 67 is connected to an antenna 68 so as to transmit and receive information on the tape cassette 21 to or from the outside. On the other hand, the antenna 26 of the tape printer 1 is provided on a side wall part 8A of a cassette housing part 8 so as to be opposed to the wireless tag circuit element 25, creating a space 49 therebetween. The antenna 26 is connected to a control circuit 80 via read/write module 93.

Abstract: An antenna 33 is located downstream of a tape transferring direction of a tape discharging port 27 through which a printed label tape 28 of a tape cassette 21 mounted to a cassette housing part 8 is discharged. A reflective sensor 35 that detects a sensor marks 65 provided on the back surface of the printed label tape 28 is arranged at the opposite side of the antenna 33 interposing the printed label tape 28. At the upstream of the antenna 33 and the reflective sensor 35 in the tape transferring direction, a cutter unit 30 for cutting the printed label tape 28 discharged through the tape discharging port 27 of the tape cassette 21 at a predetermined interval is arranged.

Abstract: The CPU 81 of the tape printer 1, when the tape printer 1 is turned on, reads the “model name” and the power supply type of “drive power supply” corresponding to each “model name” of the parameter table 131 from the wireless tag circuit element 25 provided in the tape cassette 21 via the R/W module 93, and next, displays on the LCD 7 a request for selecting the model name and the drive power supply of the tape printer and wait for a selection of the model name and the drive power supply. Then, the CPU 81 reads the print control parameters corresponding to the selected model name and the drive power supply from the wireless tag circuit element 25 via the R/W module 93. If the print control parameter read from the wireless tag circuit element 25 is not stored in the ROM 83 or the EEPROM 84, the CPU 81 stores the print control parameter and executes print control based on the print control parameter (S1 to S9).

Abstract: A word processor including a main unit, a connector for connecting the main unit to a large-sized display, and a display controller for controlling the large-sized display. The main unit includes an input device for entering character data representative of characters, a memory for storing the character data, and a small-sized display capable of displaying up to a predetermined number of characters entered through the input device. The large-sized display has a larger display capacity than the small-sized display, and is controlled by the display controller so as to display the characters according to the character data stored in the memory.