EP0426116A2 - Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Aufbringen von Markierungen auf ein Band - Google Patents

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EP0426116A2
EP0426116A2 EP90120810A EP90120810A EP0426116A2 EP 0426116 A2 EP0426116 A2 EP 0426116A2 EP 90120810 A EP90120810 A EP 90120810A EP 90120810 A EP90120810 A EP 90120810A EP 0426116 A2 EP0426116 A2 EP 0426116A2
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Kazuhisa Hirono
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Brother Industries Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J3/00—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed
    • B41J3/407—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
    • B41J3/4075—Tape printers; Label printers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/315—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material
    • B41J2/32—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads
    • B41J2/325—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads by selective transfer of ink from ink carrier, e.g. from ink ribbon or sheet

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  • the present invention relates generally to an apparatus and a method for producing a display tape. More particularly, an apparatus and a method for directly or indirectly printing on the surface of a magnetic tape is disclosed.
  • Printing devices for printing on print tape are generally known.
  • the print tape is designed to be stuck on stationery, the back cover of files, or the like.
  • Such printing devices typically print on the front surface of the print tape.
  • An adhesive may then be applied to the back of the print tape.
  • a double-sided adhesive tape is stuck on the back surface.
  • print tape is not generally reusable. This is because the adhesive strength of the adhesive substantially decreases if the print tape is removed after having been applied to stationery or the like. This makes it difficult to restick the print tape after separation.
  • print tape is generally not reusable.
  • a magnetic bulletin boards having rubber magnets with characters inscribed thereon are reusable in that the position of the attachment to metallic plates may be changed numerous times.
  • magnetic tapes which have similar attributes and such tapes have been developed.
  • a display tape producing apparatus includes magnetic tape holding means for holding a magnetic tape in a feedable manner, display processing means for printing on the magnetic tape to display information, such as characters, and tape feeding means for feeding the magnetic tape.
  • a display tape producing method comprising the steps of feeding a magnetic tape held on a roll, and printing on the magnetic tape to display information, such as characters, during feeding of the magnetic tape.
  • a magnetic tape roll 15 is provided around which a magnetized tape 13 (hereinafter referred to as magnetic tape) is wound.
  • the magnetic tape roll 15 is rotatably mounted rotatable on a rotary shaft 21 within the machine frame.
  • An ink tape 17 is wound around an ink tape roll 19.
  • the tape 17 is coated with ink of a different color than the magnetic tape 13.
  • the ink tape roll 19 is rotatably mounted on a rotary shaft 23.
  • the magnetic tape 13 is made of rubber, such as styrene­ butadiene rubber, or nitrobutadiene rubber, mixed with a ferromagnetic material such as ferrite.
  • the tape is rolled and further magnetized after the rolling by a strong magnetic field.
  • the ink tape 17 in use is a well known thermal ribbon.
  • the magnetic tape 13 is guided by a free roller 25 to a discharge port 27 on the left side in Fig. 2.
  • the ink tape 17 is guided to a winding roller 33 by free rollers 29 and 31, and has one end engaged with the winding roller 33.
  • the winding roller 33 is fitted over a drive shaft 35.
  • a recess is formed in the internal surface of the winding roller 33.
  • the recess receives a projection formed on the outer surface of the drive shaft 35 so as to permit the winding roller 33 and the drive shaft 35 to rotate together.
  • the drive shaft 35 is rotated by a motor 10 (see Fig. 1).
  • a well-known slide clutch system which slides when pressed by a predetermined amount of force, is employed as a mechanism to transmit the drive force of the motor 10 to the drive shaft 35.
  • the clutch system when the amount of ink tape 17 wound around the winding roller 33 becomes greater than a predetermined value, the number of rotations or the speed of the winding roller 33 is adjusted by the clutch slide so as to wind the ink tape 17 by a constant amount.
  • Leaf springs are secured to the printing apparatus.
  • the free ends of the leaf springs press on the outermost surfaces of the magnetic tape roller 15 and the ink tape roller 19 with a predetermined force.
  • the leaf springs apply predetermined tensions to the magnetic tape 13 and the ink tape 17 respectively, which are fed from the tape rolls 15 and 19.
  • a print head 9 is arranged between the free rollers 29 and 31 for melting ink on the ink tape 17 and transferring it onto the magnetic tape 13.
  • a guide roller 37 is mounted on a drive shaft 37a before the discharge port 27. The drive shaft 37a is driven by the aforementioned motor 10.
  • a holder 43 faces the print head 9 and the guide roller 37 with the magnetic tape 13 in between.
  • a platen roller 39 and a driven roller 41 are rotatably held on the holder 43.
  • the platen roller 39 and the coupled driving roller 41 are positioned opposite the print head 9 and the guide roller 37 respectively.
  • the holder 43 can selectively be set at pressing and releasing positions. In the pressing position, the rollers 39 and 41 press the magnetic tape 13 against the print head 9 and the guide roller 37. In the releasing position such urging is released. When the holder 43 is at the releasing position, neither the magnetic tape 13 nor the ink tape 17 is held between the print head 9 and the platen roller 39. This allows the tapes 13 and 17 to be replaced.
  • the magnetic tape 13 and the ink tape 17 are held between the ink head 9 and the platen roller 39.
  • the print head 9 can directly print characters on the print surface of the magnetic tape 13 using the ink on the ink tape 17. In such a manner, printing is very easily performed by thermal transfer.
  • the printed magnetic tape 13 passes between the guide roller 37 and the coupled driving roller 41. Rotation of the guide roller 37 sends the magnetic tape toward the discharge port 27.
  • a cutter 45 is provided immediately before the discharge port 27 to cut the printed magnetic tape 13, when a cutting edge is lowered as illustrated by dotted line, to provide a printed piece 46.
  • a controller 20 and its peripheral components utilized to drive the thus constituted printing apparatus will now be described referring to Fig. 1.
  • the controller 20 comprises a CPU 1, a read-only memory (ROM) 3, and a random-access memory (RAM) 5.
  • the CPU 1 starts its operation when a main switch 100 for operating the entire apparatus is activated. It functions in accordance with a control program stored in the ROM 3, with the results of arithmetic operations being temporarily stored in the RAM 5.
  • the CPU 1 Upon receiving print data from a data input switch 101, the CPU 1 temporarily stores the data in the RAM 5. When a print-start switch 4 is switched on, the CPU 1 reads the print data from the RAM 5. Then, the CPU 1 retrieves a dot pattern associated with the print data from a character generator 3a in the ROM 3, and drives the print head 9 through a print head driver 11.
  • the CPU 1 causes a motor drive 7 to drive the motor 10, rotating the drive shaft 37a, i.e., the guide roller 37.
  • the magnetic tape 13 is fed out from the tape roll 15 by means of the guide rol!er 37 and the driven roller 41 of the holder 43 set in advance at the pressing position.
  • the CPU 1 also causes the motor 10 to drive the drive shaft 35, (i.e., the winding roller 33), and sends the ink tape 17 to the winding roller 33 from the tape roll 19.
  • the CPU 1 is arranged to communicate with external devices through an interface 102.
  • One suitable external device is a host computer, which enables this apparatus to be used in a factory production line.
  • the print head 9 melts the ink on the ink tape 17 based on the drive command from the CPU 1, and prints characters on the magnetic tape 13 which is fed out along a predetermined path.
  • the printed portion of the magnetic tape 13 is sent to the discharge port 27, and is cut off with the cutter 45, providing the printed piece 46.
  • the printed piece 46 is a segment of the magnetic tape 13 which has been cut after the printing.
  • the printed piece 46 is therefore attachable to a metal plate. It can be readily separated from the metal plate and reattached at any time.
  • a transparent printing tape 47 is rolled up on a tape roll 49, which is mounted on the rotary shaft 21.
  • the tape 47 is held between the print head 9 and the platen roller 39.
  • Mirror-imaged or inverted characters are printed on the tape 47 so that the characters are natural when seen from the reverse side of the printed surface.
  • a double-sided adhesive tape 51 is wound around a roll 53.
  • the double-sided adhesive tape 51 is then affixed to the printed surface of the tape 47 after printing.
  • the tape 47 is guided to the discharge port 27 by a free roller 57 which is located between the print head 9 and the guide roller 37 on a rotary shaft 55.
  • the magnetic tape roll 15 is fitted over a rotary shaft 59 which is provided rotatable at the vicinity of the discharge port 27.
  • the magnetic tape 13 is led out of the discharge port 27 by the guide roller 37.
  • a driven roller 63 which contacts the free roller 57 is supported rotatable on a holder 61 between the platen 39 and the coupled driving roller 41.
  • the print head 9 and the platen roller 39 hold the printing tape 47 and the ink tape 17 therebetween, making it ready for printing.
  • the tape 47 and the double-sided adhesive tape 51 are adhered together with pressure by the free roller 57 and the driven roller 63.
  • the tape 47 adhered with the tape 51 and the magnetic tape 13 are further adhered together with pressure by the guide roller 37 and the driven roller 41.
  • the print tape 47 produced in this embodiment has a three-layered structure, and has the double-sided adhesive tape 51 on its printed surface. This ensures that the printed surface of the printed tape 47 will be protected as it is adhered to another tape, preventing the ink from coming off of the tape 47.
  • this embodiment illustrates a method of indirectly printing characters on the magnetic tape 13
  • an adhesive may be applied to one surface of the transparent tape to cover the printed surface of the magnetic tape 13.
  • This embodiment is an improvement of the second embodiment, which permits the printed tape in the second embodiment to be stuck on materials other than metal plates.
  • the magnetic tape 13 is pressed between a free roller 65 and a driven roller 67 of a holder 75, both of which are newly added.
  • a double-sided adhesive tape 69 is adhered to the bottom surface of the tape 13.
  • a separate paper is then adhered to the top surface of the magnetic tape 13.
  • the tape 69 cannot not be attached to any member until the separate paper is peeled off.
  • a tape roll 71 carrying the double-sided adhesive tape 69 is rotatably carried by a rotary shaft 73.
  • the tape roll 71 is located closer to the discharge port 27 than the tape roll 15 is.
  • the printed tape 47, the double-sided adhesive tape 51, the magnet tape 13, and the double-sided adhesive tape 69 with the separate paper are pressed between the guide roller 37 and the driven roller 41 to be adhered together.

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EP0733482A3 (de) * 1993-07-12 1996-10-16 Esselte N.V. Kassette für Thermo-Drucker
EP0988987A2 (de) * 1998-09-21 2000-03-29 Casio Computer Co., Ltd. Kassette mit einem magnetisch haftbaren Druckstreifen und Streifenprinter mit einer solchen Kassette
EP0988984A2 (de) * 1998-09-21 2000-03-29 Casio Computer Co., Ltd. Kassette mit einem magnetisch haftbaren Druckstreifen
WO2007088422A2 (en) * 2005-12-19 2007-08-09 Dymo Magnetic tape

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EP0733482A3 (de) * 1993-07-12 1996-10-16 Esselte N.V. Kassette für Thermo-Drucker
EP0988987A2 (de) * 1998-09-21 2000-03-29 Casio Computer Co., Ltd. Kassette mit einem magnetisch haftbaren Druckstreifen und Streifenprinter mit einer solchen Kassette
EP0988984A2 (de) * 1998-09-21 2000-03-29 Casio Computer Co., Ltd. Kassette mit einem magnetisch haftbaren Druckstreifen
EP0988987A3 (de) * 1998-09-21 2000-05-17 Casio Computer Co., Ltd. Kassette mit einem magnetisch haftbaren Druckstreifen und Streifenprinter mit einer solchen Kassette
EP0988984A3 (de) * 1998-09-21 2000-05-17 Casio Computer Co., Ltd. Kassette mit einem magnetisch haftbaren Druckstreifen
US6190067B1 (en) 1998-09-21 2001-02-20 Casio Computer., Ltd. Cassette containing magnetically affixable printing tape
US6341906B2 (en) 1998-09-21 2002-01-29 Casio Computer Co., Ltd. Cassette containing magnetically affixable printing tape and tape printer which use the cassette
WO2007088422A2 (en) * 2005-12-19 2007-08-09 Dymo Magnetic tape
WO2007088422A3 (en) * 2005-12-19 2008-12-31 Dymo Nv Magnetic tape

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