Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a confirmation apparatus for thermal transfer printing tapes which confirms in a simple structure whether or not the thermal transfer printing tape of a predetermined quality is set at a printing apparatus. SOLUTION: A rotary shaft 3 rotated by a driving motor 7 is supported rotatably at a frame 1. A ribbon tape core 4 is mounted to the rotary shaft 3. A reflecting type photoelectric sensor 2 is secured to the frame 1 in a state to face an end face of the ribbon tape core 4. The reflecting type photoelectric sensor 2 detects side face information described at the end face of the ribbon tape core 4. The information is compared by a tape judgment device with preliminarily set information, so that whether the mounted ribbon tape core 4 is a predetermined one is judged. COPYRIGHT: (C)1999,JPO