JP2001010181A - Ribbon cassette - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ribbon cassette with a means of cutting labels without using a cutting tool and damaging the interior of a printer. SOLUTION: When a ribbon cassette 1 is mounted on a carriage 13 and then when a printer mechanism section 12 is driven, a cutter 7 is pushed out to a chassis section 14 when the carriage 13 is moved back to the left end, and the cutter 7 is passed through a slit 10 and a printed label 4 is brought into contact with a steel plate 11 and cut thereon. The cutter 7, therefore, is stored in the ribbon cassette 1 by the force of a spring 8 when the label 4 is cut and the carriage 13 is moved in the right direction.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a ribbon cassette, and more particularly to a ribbon cassette provided with a label and a label cutting means.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 2, a conventional ribbon cassette has ribbon pulleys 3, 6 for winding an ink ribbon 2. As shown in FIG.
And a label pulley 5 for transferring the ink of the ink ribbon 2 taken up by the ribbon pulleys 3 and 6 and pulling out a label 4 moving in the vicinity of the ink ribbon 2.
When the label 4 printed with the ink ribbon 2 is cut, the operator uses a cutter such as scissors each time to cut the label, so that the inside of the printer is damaged or the cut portion is bent.

[0003]

In the conventional ribbon cassette, when a label is provided, an operator uses a cutter such as scissors or the like every time the label printed by the ink ribbon is cut. However, there is a problem that the inside of the printer is damaged, the cut portion is bent, and a cutter such as scissors is required for cutting.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a ribbon cassette provided with a means for cutting a label without using a cutting tool and without damaging the inside of the printer.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a ribbon cassette according to the present invention comprises a ribbon pulley for winding an ink ribbon, and an ink ribbon on which the ink of the ink ribbon wound by the ribbon pulley is transferred. A label pulley that pulls out a label that moves near the label, a slit that guides the label pulled out by the label pulley, a cutter that is provided near the slit by a spring, and a cutter that is provided through the label. An iron plate is provided in the vicinity of the slit so as to face and cut the label by pushing out the cutter.

[0006]

Next, a ribbon cassette according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram (A) of a ribbon cassette and a printer configuration diagram (B) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a ribbon cassette according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured such that ribbon pulleys 3 and 6 for winding the ink ribbon 2 and ink on the ink ribbon 2 wound by the ribbon pulleys 3 and 6 are transferred. A label pulley 5 for pulling out the label 4 that is moved near the ink ribbon 2, slits 9 and 10 for guiding the label 4 pulled out by the label pulley 5, and slits 9 and 1
A cutter 7 provided in the vicinity of 0 and fixed by a spring 8;
The slits 9 and 10 are opposed to the cutter 7 via the label 4.
An iron plate 11 is provided in the vicinity and cuts the label 4 by pushing the cutter 7.

Next, a mechanism of a ribbon cassette according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

The mechanism of the ribbon cassette according to one embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG.
, A label pulley 5 to which the ink of the ink ribbon 2 taken up by the ribbon pulleys 3 and 6 is transferred to draw a label 4 that moves near the ink ribbon 2, and a label pulley 5 that is drawn by the label pulley 5. Slits 9 and 10 for guiding the label 4, a cutter 7 provided in the vicinity of the slits 9 and 10 by a spring 8, and the vicinity of the slits 9 and 10 facing the cutter 7 via the label 4. The ribbon cassette 1 including the iron plate 11 for cutting the label 4 by pushing out the cutter 7 is mounted on the carriage 13.

Thereafter, when the printer mechanism 12 is driven, when the carriage 13 returns to the left end, the chassis 1
4, the cutter 7 is pushed out, and this cutter 7 is
The printed label 4 is pressed against the iron plate 11 and cut.

Therefore, after the label 4 is cut, when the carriage 13 moves rightward, the cutter 7 is stored in the ribbon cassette 1 by the force of the spring 8.

[0013]

As described above, according to the ribbon cassette of the present invention, since the cutter for cutting the label is housed in the ribbon cassette, the label is cut without using a cutting tool and without damaging the inside of the printer. Has the effect that it can be cut.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1A is a configuration diagram of a ribbon cassette according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a configuration diagram of a printer.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a conventional ribbon cassette.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ribbon cassette 2 Ink ribbon 3,6 Ribbon pulley 4 Label 5 Label pulley 7 Cutter 8 Spring 9,10 Slit 11 Iron plate 12 Printer mechanism 13 Carriage 14 Chassis

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A ribbon pulley for winding an ink ribbon, a label pulley on which ink of the ink ribbon wound on the ribbon pulley is transferred and which draws a label that moves near the ink ribbon, and a guide for a label drawn by the label pulley And a cutter provided near the slit by a spring and provided with a spring.
A ribbon cassette, comprising: an iron plate that is provided near the slit so as to face the cutter through the label and that cuts the label by pushing the cutter.