B41J35/04

TAPE CASSETTE INCLUDING PARTITION PLATE PARTITIONING INTERNAL SPACE OF HOUSING INTO FIRST SPACE IN WHICH TAPE ROLL IS POSITIONED AND SECOND SPACE IN WHICH FIRST AND SECOND GEARS ARE POSITIONED
20260091600 · 2026-04-02 ·

A tape cassette includes: a tape roll in which a tape is wound; a ribbon spool about which an ink ribbon is wound; a housing having a first opening; a first gear; and a second gear configured to operate in response to an operation of the first gear. The ribbon spool is rotatable about a first axis extending in a first direction. The housing includes: a partition plate partitioning an internal space of the housing into a first space in which the tape roll and the ribbon spool are positioned and a second space in which the first gear and the second gear are positioned; and an arm having a second opening allowing the tape and the ink ribbon to be discharged through the second opening to an outside of the housing. The second gear is exposed to the outside of the housing through the first opening.