JP2001088381A - Printing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate a useless operation and a waste of a printing tape because of half cutting to the printing tape without a release paper. SOLUTION: A state of a tape type identification switch for detecting a type of a tape cassette is judged (S2). When setting of a printing tape with a release paper is judged in a state with the tape type identification switch turned on, the tape is printed in a predetermined manner and transferred to a cutting position, and at the same time, it is judged whether the tape is set by a user to be half cut or not (S7). Half cutting and full cutting are carried out in accordance with the presence/absence of the setting of the half cutting (S8 and S10). On the other hand, when setting of a printing tape without a release paper is judged in a state with the tape type identification switch turned off, only full cutting is carried out without executing half cutting irrespective of the presence/absence of the setting of the half cutting by the user (S10).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a printing apparatus provided with a cutting means for cutting a tape-shaped printing medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A tape printing apparatus which prints characters on a printing tape with an adhesive on which release paper is laminated and creates a title label or various labels to be attached to a video tape cassette or an audio tape cassette has become widespread. .

This tape printing apparatus includes a keyboard for inputting character data to be printed, a display unit for displaying the input data, a data control unit for creating print data from the input character data, and printing the print data on a print tape. The printer unit includes a tape feed mechanism for feeding a print tape, a thermal head for performing thermal transfer printing on the print tape via an ink ribbon, a tape cutting mechanism for cutting the print tape, and the like.

The tape cutting mechanism includes a full-cut mechanism for cutting the printing portion of the print tape by cutting the print tape together with the release paper, and a half-cut mechanism for cutting the print tape while leaving the release paper. There is also.

In a label produced by a tape printer having a full-cut mechanism and a half-cut mechanism, a notch is formed only at the printing tape portion by the half-cut mechanism at the end of the label cut out by the full-cut mechanism. The printing tape can be easily peeled off from the release paper using the cut as a clue, which is convenient.

[0006]

In the tape printing apparatus, a transfer printing tape is used in addition to a sticking printing tape in which an adhesive is provided on the back surface and release paper is laminated.
This transfer printing tape is for transferring the print image formed on the tape surface by pressure or heat from the tape surface to another, no adhesive is applied to the back side of the printing surface, The tape structure is different in that no release paper is laminated. Since the transfer printing tape has no release paper, it is not necessary to perform half-cutting, and it is sufficient to perform only full-cut processing.

However, when performing the half-cut processing with the tape printing apparatus, it is determined whether the tape mounted on the apparatus is a sticking tape having release paper or a tape having no release paper for transfer or the like. It is necessary to set whether or not to add half-cut processing to the tape, and if the setting of the half-cut processing is performed on the tape for transfer or the like, useless processing will be performed. Waste occurs.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and a printing medium having a structure in which a printing tape and a release paper are laminated is provided with a cutting process for cutting only the printing tape. An object of the present invention is to provide a printing apparatus that can eliminate unnecessary cutting processing and wasteful consumption of a printing medium by not applying the cutting processing to a printing medium having no release paper.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a printing apparatus comprising: a first tape cassette accommodating a first printing medium in which a release paper is laminated on a back surface of a print tape; The second for storing the second print medium that does not exist
A cassette accommodating section in which the tape cassette of the present invention is exchangeably mounted, a printing means provided in the cassette accommodating section for performing printing on the first print medium or the second print medium, and a downstream side from the printing means. A cutting means disposed to cut only the print tape of the first print medium, a cutting means for performing a full cut for cutting the first print medium and / or the second print medium, and the cutting means And a discriminating means for discriminating the type of the tape cassette mounted in the cassette accommodating portion. The control means, when the discriminating means discriminates the first tape cassette, Activating the cutting means to activate the first
Half-cut and full-cut are performed on the print medium, and when the second tape cassette is determined by the determination means, the cutting means is operated to perform only the full cut on the second print medium. It is composed.

According to this printing apparatus, the type of the tape cassette mounted in the cassette accommodating portion is determined, and according to the determination result, the first print medium having the release paper laminated on the back surface of the print tape is determined. Performs a half-cut to cut only the print tape and a full cut to cut the print tape and release paper, and applies the print tape to the second print medium without release paper on the back of the print tape. Only the full cut to be cut is performed, not the half cut.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a printing apparatus comprising: a first tape cassette accommodating a first print medium in which a release paper is laminated on a back surface of a print tape; A cassette accommodating portion in which a second tape cassette accommodating the first printing medium is exchangeably mounted, and printing means provided in the cassette accommodating portion for performing printing on the first printing medium or the second printing medium. A first cutting unit that is disposed downstream of the printing unit and performs a half cut that cuts only the printing tape of the first printing medium; and a first cutting unit that is disposed downstream of the printing unit. A second cutting unit for performing a full cut for cutting the first printing medium or the second printing medium; a control unit for controlling the first cutting unit and the second cutting unit; Attached to the part Discriminating means for discriminating the type of tape cassette, wherein the control means operates the first cutting means and the second cutting means when the discriminating means discriminates the first tape cassette. A half cut and a full cut are performed on the first print medium, and when the second tape cassette is determined by the determination means, the second cutting means is operated to apply a full cut to the second print medium. It is configured to perform cutting.

According to this printing apparatus, the type of the tape cassette mounted in the cassette accommodating portion is determined, and according to the determination result, the first print medium having the release paper laminated on the back surface of the print tape is determined. Performs a half cut for cutting only the printing tape by the first cutting means, and a full cut for cutting the printing tape and the release paper by the second cutting means,
For the second print medium having no release paper on the back surface of the print tape, only the full cutting is performed by operating only the second cutting means, and the half cut is not performed.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tape printing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a tape cassette accommodating portion and a tape cassette.

As shown in FIG. 1, a keyboard 3 and a liquid crystal display unit 4 are provided on an upper surface of an apparatus main body 2 of the tape printer 1, and a cassette accommodating unit 6 covered by a lid 5 which can be opened and closed is provided. Can be

The keyboard 3 has a power key for operating the power of the apparatus, a character / symbol input key for inputting characters and symbols,
Delete key to delete entered characters and symbols, cursor movement key to move the cursor up, down, left and right on the display screen, print key to instruct printing of created document, execution of selection on menu screen, etc. Keys required for the tape printing control processing of the tape printer 1 are provided, such as an execution key for instructing execution of processing or a cancel key for canceling execution of processing.

Further, a printing mechanism of a thermal transfer printer is provided in the cassette accommodating portion 6, and a printing tape 1 for printing is provided.
4 and a tape cassette 12 containing an ink ribbon 16 for thermal transfer.

The printing mechanism includes a thermal head 7 in which a heating element is driven to generate heat based on print data, and a platen roller which is driven to rotate when the thermal head 7 is driven to convey a printing tape 14 and an ink ribbon 16. 8
And a ribbon winding shaft 9 for winding the ink ribbon 16 used by thermal transfer.

The thermal head 7 includes a printing tape 14.
And a plurality of heating elements 10 arranged in a row in the width direction of the apparatus. The heating elements 10 are provided so as to be rotatable about a shaft 11 and pressed against and separated from the platen roller 8.

The platen roller 8 is rotated by a drive unit (not shown), and is driven to rotate by a predetermined angle for each printing of one line of the thermal head 7 to convey the tape 14 and the ink ribbon 16 by a predetermined distance. Along with the rotation, the ribbon winding shaft 9 is also driven to rotate by a drive unit (not shown), and the used ink ribbon 16 is wound.

The tape cassette 12 mounted in the cassette accommodating section 6 includes a cassette case 13, a tape supply reel 15 around which a tape 14 is wound, a ribbon supply reel 17 around which an ink ribbon 16 is wound, and a ribbon winding shaft. 9 and a ribbon take-up reel 18 driven to rotate. A head insertion portion 19 for accommodating the thermal head 7 is provided in a part of the cassette case 13. The tape 14 and the ink ribbon 16 are pulled out of the cassette case 13 in the head insertion portion 19 in a superposed manner. It is supplied between the platen rollers 8.

In this tape printer, the tape 14 and the ink ribbon 16 are conveyed by the rotation of the platen roller 8, and the used ink ribbon 16 is wound by the rotation of the ribbon winding shaft 9, while the thermal transfer is performed. The thermal transfer printing is performed by the heat generation drive of the head 7, and the data of the document composed of the character string is sequentially printed in the longitudinal direction of the print tape 14. The printed tape 14 is the tape outlet 2
The printed portion is discharged from 0 and the printed portion is cut by the tape cutting mechanism 21.

As the tape cassette 12 used in the tape printer 1, a plurality of tape cassettes having different types and widths of tapes housed therein are prepared.

For example, FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b) are views showing the structure of a printing tape. As shown in FIG. 3, as shown in FIG. The tape (tape) 14a is formed by laminating a release paper 14d on the back side of a printing tape 14b having an adhesive 14c applied on the back side of the printing surface, but a printing tape (transfer) for transferring a print image to another. (E.g. tape 14e), only the transfer printing tape 14f has no adhesive or release paper on the back surface of the printing tape 14f. A magnetic printing tape for producing a display label to be used by being attracted to a white board or the like by magnetic force is formed by attaching a magnetic tape to the back surface of the printing tape, and no release paper is used.

Such a plurality of types of tape cassettes 12
In order to show these types, the cassette case 13
The identification information is attached to the edge of. Reference numeral 22 in FIG.
A type identification information section for identifying the type of the printing tape provided at a predetermined position on the edge of the cassette case 13;
The identification information is detected by a tape type identification switch 23 provided in the cassette housing section 6 of the tape printer 1.

The tape type identification switch 23 is constituted by a micro switch,
The shape differs depending on whether or not the print tape accommodated in the cassette case 13 has release paper. If the print tape 14a has release paper like the printing tape 14a to be attached, a cutout is formed and Tape type identification switch 2
3 is turned off, and the tape type identification switch 23 is turned on without a cutout if there is no release paper like the transfer printing tape 14e.

Similarly, reference numeral 24 in FIG. 2 denotes a width identification information portion for identifying the width of the printing tape provided at another predetermined position on the edge of the cassette case 13. Identification information is detected by a tape width identification switch 25 provided in the cassette accommodating section 6.

The apparatus main body 2 is provided with a tape discharge port 20 for discharging the tape on which printing has been completed to the outside, and a tape cutting mechanism 21 is provided in a tape discharge path between the tape discharge port 20 and the printing mechanism. Can be This tape cutting mechanism 21
Is a full cut that separates the printed portion of the printed tape from the print tape after printing, and a half cut that cuts only the print tape while leaving the release paper on the tape to which the release paper is laminated. Perform disconnection processing.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the structure of the tape cutting mechanism 21. 4, reference numeral 26 denotes a cutter supporting portion for supporting the cutter blade 27; 28, a cutter receiving portion for receiving the cutter blade 27; 29, a cutter driving motor; 30, an output gear provided on a motor output shaft; A transmission gear for transmitting the rotation of 29, cams 35 and 36 are provided coaxially with the transmission gears 33 and 34, and 37 is a cutter support 26.
In the direction of the cutter receiving portion 28.

Slots 38 and 39 are formed in the cutter supporting portion 26 in the horizontal direction toward the cutter receiving portion 28.
Engagement pins 40, 4 projecting from cams 35, 36 at 8, 39
1 engage. Although not shown in FIG. 4, the cutter support 26 is configured to be movable in the up, down, left, and right directions, but is not moved in the forward and backward directions by the regulating member.

On both sides of the cutter blade 27 of the cutter support 26, legs 42 projecting from the cutter blade 27,
The cutter receiving portion 28 is provided with a pair of recesses 44 and 45.

The tips of the legs 42 and 43 of the cutter support 26 project from the tip of the cutter blade 27 by T.
Is a dimension substantially corresponding to the thickness of the release paper 14d. Further, the protrusion dimension T of the legs 42 and 43 with respect to the cutter blade 27 is set.
Is smaller than the depth of the concave portions 44 and 45 formed in the cutter receiving portion 28.

FIGS. 5A and 5B show the tape cutting mechanism 24.
It is a figure explaining operation | movement of full cut. The full cut is to completely cut the tape. For example, the print tape 14b, the adhesive 14c, and the release paper 14d are cut with the tape 14a to be attached, and the print tape 14f for transfer is cut with the transfer tape 14e. I do.

From the initial state of FIG.
Is rotated forward, the cams 35 and 36 rotate in the direction of arrow A, and the engaging pins 40 and 41 move on the circular arc trajectory in the circle indicated by the dashed line. Then, the engagement pins 40, 4
1 and the long holes 38 and 39 are engaged with each other.
8, the cutter supporting portion 26 supporting the cutter blade 27 moves toward the cutter receiving portion 28 while moving downward in FIG. 5A. Cutter drive motor 29
Is further rotated in the forward direction, so that the cutter supporting portion 26 moves upward in FIG. 5B in accordance with the movement of the arc trajectory of the engagement pins 40 and 41, and the printing tape 14 (the adhesive tape) on the cutter receiving portion 28 is moved. Fully cut the worn tape 14a or the transfer tape 14e). FIG. 5B shows a state at the time of completion of the full cut.

When the full-cut processing is completed, the cutter drive motor 29 rotates in the reverse direction, and the cutter support 26 returns to the initial position in FIG. The initial position and the end position of the full cutting of the cutter blade 27 are performed by detecting the rotation angles of the cams 35 and 36 by a sensor.

FIGS. 6A and 6B are views for explaining the half cutting operation of the tape cutting mechanism 21. FIG. Half-cutting is to partially cut a tape having a release paper.
The print tape 14b and the adhesive 14c are cut while leaving d. Half-cut is not performed on the transfer tape 14e because there is no release paper.

At the time of half cutting, the cutter driving motor 29 rotates in the reverse direction from the initial state shown in FIG.
In this direction, the engagement pins 40, 41 also move on an arc trajectory within the circle shown by the dashed line. Then, since the engaging pins 40 and 41 and the elongated holes 38 and 39 are engaged with each other and urged in the direction of the cutter receiving portion 28 by the spring 37, the cutter supporting portion 26 moves upward in FIG. Cutter receiving part 2 while moving
Move toward 8. Then, the legs 42 and 43 of the cutter support 26 come into contact with the cutter receiver 28. When the cutter driving motor 29 is further driven in the reverse direction, the cutter supporting portion 2 is rotated.
On the other hand, the printing paper 14 is directed downward to the cutter blade 27 on the cutter receiving portion 28 while moving downward in FIG.
Is performed to cut only the print tape 14b portion of the tape 14 arranged toward the cutter receiving portion 28.
As described above, the tips of the legs 42 and 43 of the cutter supporting portion 26 protrude from the tip of the cutter blade 27 by a dimension of T corresponding to the thickness of the release paper 14d, and the cutter receiving portion 28 and the cutter blade 2
Since there is a gap of T between 7, the tape 14
The printing tape 14b and the adhesive 14c are cut while leaving the release paper 14d of a. FIG. 6B shows a state at the end of the half cut.

When the half-cut processing is completed, the cutter drive motor 29 rotates forward and the cutter support 26 returns to the initial position in FIG. The initial position of the half-cut of the cutter blade 27 is the same as the initial position of the full-cut, and the initial position and the end position of the half-cut are performed by detecting the rotation angles of the cams 35 and 36 with a sensor.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the electronic circuit of the tape printer.

The control unit 50 activates a system program stored in the ROM 51 in advance in response to a key operation signal from the keyboard 3, and controls the operation of each circuit unit.

The control unit 50 includes a RAM 52 for storing various data relating to the printing process of the printing apparatus, a display character generator 53 for generating pattern data of a font for display, and a printing for generating pattern data of a font for printing. A character generator 54, a display unit 4 for displaying input document data and data necessary for print processing are connected, and a printer unit 55 is connected. The printer section 55 is provided with a thermal head 7 and a drive circuit 56 thereof, and a step motor 57 for rotating and driving the platen roller 8 and the ribbon winding shaft 9 and a drive circuit 58 thereof, for driving the tape cutting mechanism 24. The cutter driving motor 29 and its driving circuit 59 are provided.

A tape type identification switch 23 for detecting information of the type identification information section 22 provided on the cassette case 13 and a tape width identification switch 25 for detecting information of the width identification information section 24 provided on the cassette case 13 are provided. Can be

A plurality of sensors 60 for detecting the initial position, the end position of the full cut, and the end position of the half cut of the tape cutting mechanism 24 are also provided.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a print control process of the tape printer.

It is set beforehand whether or not to perform the half-cut processing before the start of printing. If the user desires half-cut, it is selected and set on the display screen to perform half-cut processing.

When printing of the input character string is instructed, the state of the tape type identification switch 60 is confirmed and determined (steps S1 and S2).

When it is determined that the tape type identification switch 60 is in the OFF state, the print tape stored in the tape cassette stored in the cassette storage section 6 is a sticking tape having release paper. In that case, the entire print data is printed (steps S3 and S4), and then the tape is conveyed by the margin secured at the rear of the character string (step S5). The tape is transported by the distance (step S
6) It is determined whether there is a half-cut setting (step S7). If there is a setting for half-cut, half-cut is performed by driving the cutter drive motor 29 in the reverse direction while the conveyance of the tape is stopped to operate the tape cutting mechanism 21 at the initial position. When the half cut is completed,
The cutter driving motor 29 is driven to rotate forward to perform the tape cutting mechanism 2.
1 is returned to the initial position (step S8). afterwards,
After the tape transport is resumed and transported by a predetermined distance (step S9), the transport of the tape is stopped and the cutter drive motor 2 is stopped.
9 is rotated forward to operate the tape cutting mechanism 21 from the initial position to perform a full cut. When the full cut is completed, the cutter drive motor 29 is driven in reverse to return the tape cutting mechanism 21 to the initial position (step S1).
0), the printing process ends.

If it is determined in step S7 that there is no half-cut setting, the half-cut is not performed.
A full cut is performed (step S10), and the process ends.

If it is determined in step S2 that the tape type identification switch 23 is in the ON state, the print tape accommodated in the tape cassette accommodated in the cassette accommodating section 6 is a tape without release paper. It is. In that case, all of the print data is printed (step S1).
1, S12), and thereafter, the tape is transported by a margin secured at the rear of the character string (step S13), and further, the tape is transported by the distance between the thermal head 7 and the tape cutting mechanism 21 (step S14). The transport of the tape is stopped, the cutter drive motor 29 is driven to rotate forward, and the tape cutting mechanism 21 is operated from the initial position to perform a full cut (step S9).
Is driven in the reverse direction to return the tape cutting mechanism 21 to the initial position, and the processing ends.

As described above, when it is determined in step S2 that the tape type identification switch 23 is in the ON state, that is, when the tape accommodated in the tape cassette 12 mounted on the cassette accommodating portion 6 is a release paper If the user does not have the setting, even if the user has set the half-cut processing, the setting is ignored and only the full cut is performed without performing the half-cut.

It should be noted that, although omitted, a mirror image is printed in the printing process of step S11 in the case of a transfer tape, and a normal image is printed in the case of the above-described magnetic tape in the same manner as in the case of the tape to be attached. These are processed according to the print mode setting of the normal image or the mirror image set at the time of printing.

FIGS. 9A, 9B and 9C show examples of printing.

FIG. 9A shows an example in which a print tape with release paper is processed with the setting of half-cut, and FIG.
FIG. 9C shows an example in which a print tape with release paper is processed without setting the half-cut, and FIG. 9C shows an example in which a print tape without release paper is processed.

In the figure, FC represents full cut, and HC represents half cut. L1 is the length of the margin set at the front of the character string to be printed. In this case, L1 is the distance between the thermal head 7 and the tape cutting mechanism 21. L
Reference numeral 2 denotes a margin length set at the rear of the character string to be printed, which is the same as L1. L3 is set in advance to an appropriate length.

According to the tape printer of this embodiment,
The type of the tape cassette 12 accommodated in the cassette accommodating section 6 is detected by the tape type identification switch 23 via the type identification information section 22 provided in the tape cassette 12, and whether or not the print tape has release paper is determined. Is determined, a half cut process and a full cut process are performed on the print tape having the release paper by the tape cutting mechanism 21, and only the full cut process is performed on the print tape having no release paper by the tape cut mechanism 21. Will be applied.

Accordingly, unnecessary half-cut processing is not performed on a print tape having no release paper, and the tape is not wasted.

The type identification information section provided on the tape cassette may be an optically readable mark, which may be read by an optical sensor to determine the type of the tape cassette.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the tape cutting mechanism is configured to perform both full cutting and half cutting, but may be provided independently of each other.

FIG. 10 shows another example of the tape cutting mechanism. In FIG. 10, a full-cut mechanism 70 and a half-cut mechanism 71 are independently provided along a tape discharge path.

The full-cut mechanism 70 has a support section 72 provided with a full-cut blade 73, and the support section 72 is configured to be able to advance and retreat with respect to a receiving table 82 by a moving mechanism including a rack 74 and a pinion gear 75. Further, the half-cut mechanism 71 protrudes from the legs 77 and 78 from the legs 77 and 78 to the support portion 76 in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment by a dimension of T to form a half-cut blade 79.
The blade 79 is provided between the rack 80 and the pinion gear 8.
1 is configured to be able to advance and retreat with respect to the receiving table 82.

The gears 75 and 81 are rotationally driven by two drive motors (not shown) and a power transmission mechanism thereof.
The full-cut blade 73 is driven by the forward and reverse rotation of the drive motor.
And the half-cut blade 79 is moved independently.

[0062]

As described above, according to the present invention, the type of the tape cassette mounted in the cassette accommodating portion is determined, and the first type in which the release paper is laminated on the back surface of the printing tape is determined according to the determination result. For the print medium, a half cut to cut only the print tape and a full cut to cut the print tape and release paper are performed. Performs only a full cut for cutting the print tape, and does not perform a half cut.

Therefore, it is possible to eliminate a useless cutting process for performing half-cutting on a print medium having no release paper and a wasteful use of a print medium caused by performing a half-cut on such a print medium.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tape printing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a tape cassette accommodating portion and a tape cassette of the tape printer according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 3A and 3B are diagrams showing a structure of a printing tape.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a tape cutting mechanism according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 5A and 5B are views for explaining a full cutting operation of the tape cutting mechanism.

FIGS. 6A and 6B are views for explaining the half-cutting operation of the tape cutting mechanism.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an electronic circuit of the tape printer.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a print control process of the tape printer.

FIGS. 9A, 9B and 9C are diagrams showing examples of printing.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing another example of the tape cutting mechanism.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Tape printing device 2 ... Device main body 3 ... Keyboard 4 ... Liquid crystal display part 5 ... Lid 6 ... Cassette accommodating part 7 ... Thermal head 8 ... Platen roller 9 ... Ribbon winding shaft 10 ... Heating element 11 ... Shaft 12 ... Tape cassette Reference Signs List 13 Cassette case 14, 14a, 14e Printing tape 14b Printing tape 14c Adhesive 14d Release paper 15 Tape supply reel 16 Ink ribbon 17 Ribbon supply reel 18 Ribbon take-up reel 19 Head insertion Unit 20: Tape discharge port 21: Tape cutting mechanism 22: Type identification information unit 23: Tape type identification switch 24: Width identification information unit 25: Tape width identification switch 26: Cutter support unit 27: Cutter blade 28: Cutter receiving unit 29 ... Cutter drive motor 35,36 ... Cam 37 ... Spring 38,39 ... Elongated hole 40 41, engagement pins 42, 43 ... legs 44, 45 ... recesses 50 ... control unit (CPU) 51 ... ROM 52 ... RAM 53 ... display character generator 54 ... print character generator 55 ... printer unit 56 ... print head Drive circuit 57 ... Step motor 58 ... Motor drive circuit 59 ... Motor drive circuit 60 ... Sensor 70 ... Full cut mechanism 71 ... Half cut mechanism 72 ... Support part 73 ... Full cut blade 76 ... Support part 77,78 ... Leg part 79 ... Half cut blade 82… Cradle

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A first tape cassette for storing a first print medium in which release paper is laminated on a back surface of a print tape, or a second tape medium for storing a second print medium without release paper on the back surface of a print tape. A cassette accommodating section in which a tape cassette is exchangeably mounted; a printing means provided in the cassette accommodating section for performing printing on the first print medium or the second print medium; A cutting unit arranged to cut only the print tape of the first print medium, a cutting unit for performing a full cut to cut the first print medium and / or the second print medium, Control means for controlling; and discriminating means for discriminating a type of the tape cassette mounted in the cassette accommodating portion, wherein the control means discriminates the first tape cassette by the discriminating means. In some cases, the cutting means is operated to perform a half cut and a full cut on the first print medium, and when the discriminating means determines the second tape cassette, the cutting means is actuated to activate the second tape cassette. 2. A printing apparatus, wherein only a full cut is performed on a printing medium. 2. A first tape cassette for accommodating a first print medium in which release paper is laminated on a back surface of a print tape or a second tape medium for accommodating a second print medium having no release paper on the back surface of a print tape. A cassette accommodating section in which a tape cassette is exchangeably mounted; a printing means provided in the cassette accommodating section for performing printing on the first print medium or the second print medium; A first cutting unit disposed to perform a half cut for cutting only a printing tape of the first printing medium; and a first cutting unit disposed downstream of the printing unit, the first printing medium and the first printing medium. A second cutting unit for performing a full cut for cutting the print medium of No. 2, a control unit for controlling the first cutting unit and the second cutting unit, and a type of a tape cassette mounted in the cassette accommodating portion. Determine A control unit that, when the determination unit determines the first tape cassette, activates the first cutting unit and the second cutting unit to control the first print medium. Half cutting and full cutting are performed, and when the second tape cassette is determined by the determining means, the second cutting means is operated to perform full cutting on the second print medium. Printer.