CN210415948U

CN210415948U - Tape cassette for label printing apparatus and label printing apparatus

Info

Publication number: CN210415948U
Application number: CN201920755429.XU
Authority: CN
Inventors: 贺沿凯
Original assignee: Zhuhai Ninestar Management Co Ltd
Current assignee: Zhuhai Ninestar Management Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-05-24
Filing date: 2019-05-24
Publication date: 2020-04-28
Anticipated expiration: 2029-05-24

Abstract

The application discloses a tape box for a label printing device and the label printing device, wherein the tape box comprises a box body and a tape outlet assembly, the box body is provided with an accommodating cavity and a tape outlet, and the tape outlet is communicated with the accommodating cavity; the belt outlet assembly comprises an installation step, a belt passing wheel, a positioning column and a belt passing part, the installation step is arranged in the containing cavity and is located at a belt outlet, the belt passing wheel is installed on the installation step, the positioning column is arranged on one side of the installation step, a gap is formed between the positioning column and the installation step, the belt passing part is sleeved on the positioning column, and a first belt outlet channel is formed between the belt passing wheel and the belt passing part. This application makes to be provided with the interval between reference column and the installation step, will cross the tape-recorder cover again and locate on the reference column for the reference column can set up enough long, and then can the enough long tape-recorder of crossing of adaptation, and the tape-recorder of crossing of enough long can the multiple bandwidth of adaptation, improves the reference column and the commonality of crossing the tape-recorder.

Description

Tape cassette for label printing apparatus and label printing apparatus

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of printing equipment, in particular to a tape box for a label printing device.

Background

A tape cassette for a label printing apparatus is known in which a tape passing member is provided in a cassette body, the tape passing member being disposed on a glue column of a housing on a tape passing path of a viscous medium tape for reducing a tape discharging force of the medium tape and reducing a possibility that the viscous medium tape sticks to the cassette body.

However, existing tape cassettes for label printing devices typically have a variety of tape width specifications, such as 6mm, 9mm, 12mm, 18mm, 24mm, 36mm, etc., with different specifications corresponding to different widths of carbon tape and different widths of media tape. However, due to the limitation of the printing device, the external dimension of the tape box does not change below a certain width, and the structure in the box body is only changed to adapt to the carbon tape or the medium tape with different widths. For example, the tape cassettes with the tape width of less than 12mm (6mm, 9mm and 12mm) all adopt the same external dimensions as the 12mm tape cassette, and in this case, the cassette body with the tape width of less than 12mm needs to be matched with the smaller tape width by raising the tape passing path, and the tape passing piece and the glue column on the tape passing path also need to be adjusted, which affects the universality of the tape passing piece and the glue column.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In order to overcome the problems of the prior art, the present application has a primary object to provide a tape cassette for a label printing apparatus, which has a tape passing member with versatility.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the following technical solutions are specifically adopted in the present application:

the present application provides a tape cassette for a label printing apparatus, the tape cassette comprising:

the box body, the box body is provided with holding chamber and play area mouth, go out the area mouth with holding chamber intercommunication.

Go out the area subassembly, go out the area subassembly including installation step, cross band pulley, reference column and cross the area piece, the installation step set up in the holding intracavity is located go out the area mouth, cross the band pulley install in the installation step, the reference column set up in one side of installation step, and the reference column with be provided with the interval between the installation step, cross the area piece cover and locate the reference column makes cross the band pulley with cross and form first play area passageway between the area piece.

Preferably, a gap is provided between the tape passing member and a side wall of the mounting step.

Preferably, a groove is formed in the side of the mounting step, and the positioning column is arranged at the groove.

Preferably, the height of the positioning column corresponds to the height of the box body.

Preferably, the belt passing part comprises a hollow cylinder and an annular rib, the hollow cylinder is sleeved on the positioning column, and the annular rib is arranged on the outer surface of the hollow cylinder.

Preferably, the belt outlet assembly further comprises a support rib, the support rib is arranged in the accommodating cavity, and the support rib is located at the belt inlet end of the first belt outlet channel.

Preferably, the belt outlet assembly further comprises an adjusting piece, the adjusting piece is arranged on the mounting step, and a second belt outlet channel is formed between the adjusting piece and the belt passing wheel.

Preferably, the adjusting piece is arranged to be a rough surface on one side close to the over-belt wheel.

Preferably, the tape cassette further comprises a tape passing assembly and a tape roll, the tape passing assembly is arranged in the accommodating cavity, and the tape roll is mounted on the tape passing assembly.

Correspondingly, the application also provides a label printing device, which comprises a shell, a cover box cover and the tape box, wherein the shell is provided with a mounting cavity, and the tape box is mounted in the mounting cavity; the box cover is hinged with the shell and used for covering or opening the installation cavity.

Compared with the prior art, the tape box of this application sets up the reference column in one side of installation step to make and be provided with the interval between reference column and the installation step, will cross the tape unit cover again and locate on the reference column, make the reference column can set up enough long, and then can the enough long tape unit of crossing of adaptation, and the long enough tape unit of crossing can the multiple bandwidth of adaptation, promptly, this application improves the reference column and crosses the commonality of tape unit.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a lower cover of a case body according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 is a top view of the lower cover of the box body according to the embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the lower cover of the case body without the tape passing member according to the embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a tape cassette according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a lower cover of a tape cassette according to the prior art.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a label printing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application.

1. A box body; 10. an accommodating cavity; 11. a lower cover of the box body; 12. the box body is covered; 13. a tape outlet; 14. A support hole; 2. a threading assembly; 21. a belt core; 22. a limiting wall; 23. a spacing pin; 24. a supply wheel; 25. a winding wheel; 26. a label wheel; 27. a first barrier wall; 28. a second barrier wall; 29. a rib; 3. a tape discharging assembly; 31. mounting a step; 311. a groove; 32. a belt passing wheel; 33. a positioning column; 34. a tape passing member; 35. a first tape outlet channel; 36. a second tape outlet channel; 37. a support rib; 38. An adjustment member; 4. a coil of tape; 41. a carbon tape roll; 42. printing the film roll; 43. a roll of media tape; 5. an arm portion; 51. an outer wall; 52. a partition wall; 53. an inner wall; 54. a first threading channel; 55. a second threading channel; 6. the long hole is opened; 100. a printing device; 110. a box cover; 111. an exhaust window; 120. a housing; 121. a slit; 130. a main unit cover; 140. a keyboard; 150. a display; 160. a drive shaft; 170. a support shaft; 200. and (7) installing a cavity.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more apparent, the present application is described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the present application and are not intended to limit the present application.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the embodiment of the present application discloses a tape cassette for a label printing apparatus, which includes a cassette body 1, a tape passing assembly 2, a tape discharging assembly 3, and a tape roll 4. The case body 1 has a substantially rectangular body structure having four corners, and the belt case is supported by the corners. And one of the corners is provided with a detection mechanism of the tape cassette for detecting the type of the tape cassette; the other corner part is provided with a belt outlet. The box body 1 is provided with a plurality of supporting holes 14, and each supporting hole 14 is arranged corresponding to a supporting shaft or a rotating shaft on the printing device.

Specifically, the box body 1 comprises a box body lower cover 11 and a box body upper cover 12, wherein the box body lower cover 11 and the box body upper cover 12 are connected in a matching manner to form an accommodating cavity 10 inside; the box body 1 is also provided with a tape outlet 13, and the tape outlet 13 is communicated with the accommodating cavity 10. The threading assembly 2 is arranged in the accommodating cavity 10 and is used for installing the tape roll 4 or guiding the tape roll 4 to move. The tape discharging assembly 3 is disposed in the accommodating chamber 10 and located at the tape discharging port 13, and is used for guiding the tape body on the tape roll 4 to be discharged from the tape discharging port 13.

The tape roll 4 comprises a carbon tape roll 41, a printing film roll 42 and a media tape roll 43, and the cassette further comprises an arm 5, the arm 5 being used to guide the movement of the printing film and the carbon tape. The arm 5 is arranged on one side of the box body 1 and is integrally formed with the box body 1, and a long hole opening 6 is arranged between the arm 5 and the box body, so that a printing head of the printing device can penetrate into the long hole opening 6, and then carbon powder on the carbon ribbon is transferred to a printing film at the long hole opening 6 through heating the printing head. The arm portion 5 includes an outer wall 51, a partition wall 52, and an inner wall 53, a first threading passage 54 is formed between the outer wall 51 and the partition wall 52, and a second threading passage 55 is formed between the partition wall 52 and the inner wall 53. The threading assembly 2 comprises a tape core 21, a limiting wall 22, a limiting pin 23, a supply wheel 24, a winding wheel 25 and a label wheel 26. The tape discharging assembly 3 comprises an installation step 31, a tape passing wheel 32, a positioning column 33 and a tape passing piece 34, wherein the height of the positioning column 33 is equal to the height of the box body 1. During assembly, the tape core 21, the supply wheel 24 and the tag wheel 26 are respectively arranged in the accommodating cavity 10 and located in the corresponding support holes 14, the limit wall 22 and the limit pin 23 are respectively arranged in the accommodating cavity 10, and the winding wheel 25 is rotatably arranged in the accommodating cavity 10 and located in the corresponding support holes 14. The mounting step 31 is arranged in the accommodating cavity 10 and positioned at the belt outlet 13, the belt passing wheel 32 is rotatably mounted on the mounting step 31, and the belt passing wheel 32 is positioned at the corresponding support hole 14. The positioning column 33 is disposed in the accommodating chamber 10 and located at one side of the mounting step 31, so that a space is formed between the positioning column 33 and the side wall of the mounting step 31, the belt passing member 34 is sleeved on the positioning column 33, and a first belt outlet channel 35 is formed between the belt passing member 34 and the belt passing wheel 32.

When the printing film roll 42, the carbon tape roll 41 and the medium tape roll 43 are mounted, the printing film is wound around the tape core 21 to form the printing film roll 42, and the printing film can be guided by the limiting wall 22 and the limiting pin 23, then passes through the first passing channel 54, is guided by the first passing channel 54 and the passing wheel 32, and then passes out of the tape outlet 13. Winding the carbon tape on the supply wheel 24 to form a carbon tape roll 42, and connecting the carbon tape with the winding wheel 25 after passing through the second tape passing channel 55 and surrounding the long hole opening 6; when the winding wheel 25 is driven to rotate, the carbon ribbon is guided to the winding wheel 25 through the second ribbon passing passage 55 and is wound around the winding wheel 25. The ribbon overlaps the print film at the slot opening 6 and is transferred by the print head. The adhesive medium tape is wound around the label roller 26 to form a medium tape roll 43, and the medium tape is guided by the tape passing member 34 into the first tape outlet passage 35, is guided by the tape roller 32 into the second tape outlet passage 36, and is then discharged from the tape outlet 13 after being adhered to the print film on the front side of the tape roller 32.

As shown in fig. 5, in the prior art, the positioning column is directly disposed on the mounting step, and since the height of the passing channel on the mounting step is substantially the same as the bandwidth, the positioning column and the passing member on the step need to be changed along with the change of the bandwidth, which results in low versatility of the component. Meanwhile, as the positioning column is arranged on the step, the height of the positioning column needs to be reduced so as to ensure that the lower cover of the box body is matched with the upper cover of the box body, but the height of the belt passing part needs to be basically the same as the bandwidth. That is, the height that probably makes the height ratio reference column of taking over the piece is higher than a lot, and then makes the piece of taking over can't obtain the support of abundant high reference column, leads to taking over the piece slope or drop, and then leads to the assembly positioning inaccurate, makes the casing whitish or glue the post fracture, arouses the defect of product.

This application is through setting up the reference column in one side of installation step to make the interval have between the lateral wall of reference column and installation step, will cross the belting cover again and locate on the reference column, make the reference column can set up long enough, and then can the long enough belting of crossing of adaptation, and long enough cross the belting can the multiple bandwidth of adaptation, promptly, this application improves the reference column and crosses the commonality of belting. Simultaneously, because the reference column of this application is enough, so when locating the reference column with passing the belting cover, pass the belting and can obtain the support of the reference column of abundant height, avoid passing the slope of belting or drop.

Specifically, the side of the mounting step 31 is provided with a groove 311, the positioning column 33 is located at the groove 311, and a space is provided between the positioning column 33 and the side wall of the groove 311, the space is slightly larger than the thickness of the tape passing part 34, so that when the tape passing part 34 is sleeved on the positioning column 33, a gap is provided between the tape passing part 34 and the side wall of the groove 311, and the tape passing part 34 is conveniently sleeved in the positioning column 33.

This application is through the setting of installation step 31, raises the medium area, makes the medium area keep at suitable height, prevents to make medium area and printing the membrane bonding inaccurate because the difference in height, leads to the emergence of tunica media phenomenon partially.

In order to prevent the media tape from being trapped in the gap between the tape passing member 34 and the sidewall of the recess 311 when passing through the first tape outlet channel 35, the tape outlet assembly 3 of the present application further includes a support rib 37, and the support rib 37 is disposed in the accommodating cavity 10 and located at the tape inlet end of the first tape outlet channel 35. The medium belt passes through the supporting rib 37 before entering the first belt outlet channel 35, so that the medium belt is prevented from entering a gap between the belt member 34 and the side wall of the groove 311 to cause abnormal conditions of the belt box, and the belt outlet of the belt box is more stable.

The tape discharging assembly 3 further comprises an adjusting member 38, the adjusting member 38 is disposed on the mounting step 31, the adjusting member 38 is used for separating the carbon tape passing path from the medium tape passing path, and a second tape discharging channel 36 is formed between the adjusting member 38 and the tape passing wheel 32. The adjusting member 38 is provided with an uneven rough surface on one side close to the over-pulley 32, and a smooth surface on the other side of the adjusting member 38. The setting of the rough surface through adjusting part 38 for the medium is taken out of the area more smoothly, simultaneously, crosses and takes piece 34 to include cavity cylinder and annular rib, and the reference column is located to the cavity cylinder cover, and the annular rib sets up in the surface of cavity cylinder.

The threading assembly 2 further comprises a first barrier wall 27 and a second barrier wall 28, the first barrier wall 27 being used to separate the threading path of the ribbon from the mounting area of the media tape, and the second barrier wall 28 being used to separate the mounting area of the media tape from the mounting area of the print film. Meanwhile, for the tape body with a smaller tape width, such as the media tape with a smaller tape width and the printing film, in order to keep the printing film roll and the media tape roll at a proper height to ensure the printing handwriting to be centered, the tape passing assembly 2 further includes a rib 29, and the rib 29 is disposed at the periphery of the tape core 21 and the label wheel 26 to raise the media tape roll and the printing film roll.

As shown in fig. 6, the present application also discloses a label printing apparatus 100, the label printing apparatus 100 including a box cover 110, a housing 120, a main unit cover 130, a keyboard 140, a display 150, a driving shaft 160, a supporting shaft 170, and the above-described tape cassette, the keyboard 140 including character keys for characters, various function keys, etc., and the display 150 for displaying inputted characters. The housing 120 is provided with a mounting chamber 200 for mounting a tape cassette; a slit 121 is arranged at the side of the shell 120 for the belt body to pass through; one side of the box cover 110 is provided with a discharge window 111, and the discharge window 111 corresponds to the slit 121, so that the belt body can sequentially pass through the slit 121 and the discharge window 111. When the box cover 110 is assembled, the box cover 110 is hinged to the housing 120, so that the box cover 110 can cover or open the installation cavity 200. The main unit cover 130 is disposed at an upper portion of the case 120, and the keypad 140 and the display 150 are respectively disposed at an outer surface of the main unit cover 130. The driving shaft 160 supporting the shaft 170 is disposed in the installation cavity 200.

The above description is only for the preferred embodiment of the present application, but the scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope of the present application should be covered within the scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A cartridge for a label printing apparatus, comprising:

the box body is provided with an accommodating cavity and a tape outlet, and the tape outlet is communicated with the accommodating cavity;

2. The tape cassette of claim 1, wherein a gap is provided between the tape passing member and a sidewall of the mounting step.

3. The cartridge as in claim 1, wherein a side of the mounting step is provided with a recess, the positioning post being disposed at the recess.

4. The cartridge of claim 1, wherein the height of the positioning post corresponds to the height of the case.

5. The tape cassette of claim 1, wherein the tape passing member includes a hollow cylindrical body and an annular rib, the hollow cylindrical body is disposed on the positioning post, and the annular rib is disposed on an outer surface of the hollow cylindrical body.

6. The tape cassette of claim 1, wherein the tape outlet assembly further comprises a support rib disposed within the receiving cavity and located at the tape inlet end of the first tape outlet channel.

7. The tape cassette of claim 1, wherein the tape outlet assembly further comprises an adjustment member disposed on the mounting step, the adjustment member and the tape passing wheel forming a second tape outlet channel therebetween.

8. The cartridge of claim 7, wherein the adjustment member is provided with a roughened surface on a side adjacent the over-sheave.

9. The cartridge of claim 1, further comprising a threading assembly disposed in the receiving cavity and a tape roll mounted to the threading assembly.

10. A label printing apparatus comprising a housing, a cover, and a cassette as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, said housing being provided with a mounting cavity in which said cassette is mounted; the box cover is hinged with the shell and used for covering or opening the installation cavity.