JP2001180060A - Printing apparatus and recording paper - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To use a recording paper as a label after arbitrary characters are printed on it. SOLUTION: A paper roll 1 having a thermosensitive paper 3 stacked t a release paper 4 via an adhesive is used as the recording paper. Perforations 6 are formed at predetermined intervals to the paper roll 1. A cutting line 7 is formed for every region separated by the perforations 6. Marks 8 for determining printing positions are applied at predetermined intervals on the release paper 4. The mark 8 is detected when printing is carried out. The printing is executed to the region on the thermosensitive paper 3 at the upstream or downstream side of the cutting line 7, and transfer of the paper roll 1 is stopped at a cutting position by a cutting means of the downstream side than the cutting line 7. When the printing is carried out to the region on the thermosensitive paper 3 corresponding to the downstream side of the cutting line 7 and the paper 1 is cut at the downstream side of the cutting line 7 by the cutting means, the release paper 4 is divided at the cutting line 7 and a printed matter where the printing is carried out to the region on the thermosensitive paper 3 corresponding to the one side obtained. The release paper 4 corresponding to the thermosensitive paper 3 not printed is released to expose the adhesive, whereby the paper can be used as the label with beautiful characters expressed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a printing apparatus for performing printing using a recording paper having a recording layer laminated on a release layer via an adhesive layer, and a recording apparatus for the printing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a sticky note used by writing an arbitrary character on the surface of a strip of paper and pasting it on a specific page of a book or printed matter with glue applied to a part of the back of the paper has been used. It's being used.

On the other hand, using a printing tape in which a recording layer is laminated on a release layer via an adhesive layer, an input character string is printed on the tape, and after printing, a label is formed by cutting to a required length. Label printing devices are also commonly used.

[0004]

The label produced by the above label printing apparatus is suitable for sticking to a target as a label because the adhesive layer is exposed on the entire back surface of the recording layer when the release layer is peeled off. However, it cannot be used like a sticky note with glue applied only to a part of the back of the paper.

[0005] In the above-mentioned sticky note, characters are written by hand and cannot be displayed in clear printed characters.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a printing apparatus capable of producing a printed matter in which arbitrary characters can be displayed by printing beautiful characters and used as a sticky note, and a recording paper used therefor. I do.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a printing apparatus comprising: an input unit for inputting an arbitrary character string; a conveying unit for conveying recording paper; and a character string input from the input unit. A printing unit that prints on the recording paper conveyed by the conveying unit, and a cutting unit that cuts the recording paper, wherein the recording layer is laminated on a release layer via an adhesive layer as the recording paper; Are cut in the width direction at predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction, and control information for determining the printing position on the recording layer is displayed on the release layer at predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction. It is a device that uses a long recording sheet, and includes a detection unit that detects the control information when the recording sheet is conveyed by the conveyance unit, and a control unit that controls the printing unit and the conveyance unit. , The control means controls the detection. The printing unit is controlled based on the control information detected by the unit, and is input from the input unit to an area on the recording layer corresponding to at least one of an upstream side and a downstream side of a cutting position of the release layer. A character string is printed, and the conveyance of the recording paper is stopped at a cutting position of the cutting unit downstream of the cutting position of the release layer by controlling the conveyance unit.

According to the printing apparatus having such a configuration, the input character string is printed in an area on the recording layer corresponding to the upstream or downstream of the cutting position of the release layer. If the recording paper is cut by cutting means on the downstream side of
The release layer is cut and divided into a plurality of pieces, and a printed matter in which a character string is printed in a region on the recording layer corresponding to one side of the divided release layer is obtained. Therefore, by peeling off the release layer corresponding to the area on the recording layer where the character string is not printed, the adhesive layer on the back surface of the recording layer is partially exposed, and a clear printed arbitrary character string is written. It can be used as a sticky note.

In the above-mentioned printing apparatus, there is provided designation means for designating a position where the printed matter obtained by the present apparatus is to be attached to the object, and the printed matter is attached to the position of the object designated by the designation means. In such a case, by forming the print image on the recording layer so that the print image is displayed upright, it is possible to obtain a sticky note printed matter which is easy to see and use.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a printing apparatus for inputting an arbitrary character string, and transporting a long recording paper having a recording layer laminated on a release layer via an adhesive layer. Conveying means, a printing means for printing the character string input from the input means on the recording paper conveyed by the conveying means, and a character string printed by the printing means by cutting all layers of the recording paper. A recording sheet cutting means for separating the part as a label, a release layer cutting means for cutting the release layer in the label, and a control means for controlling the transport means and the printing means. The control unit controls the transport unit and the printing unit to stop transporting the recording paper at a cutting position by the release layer cutting unit and the recording paper cutting unit, and controls the release layer cutting unit. Cutting position Characterized by printing a character string input from said input means in an area on the recording layer corresponding to at least one of the upstream side or downstream side.

According to this printing apparatus, similarly to the printing apparatus of the first aspect, the release layer corresponding to the area on the recording layer where the character string of the obtained printed matter is not printed is peeled off.
Since the adhesive layer on the back surface of the recording layer is partially exposed, the adhesive layer can be used as a sticky note on which a clearly printed arbitrary character string is written. Moreover, it is not necessary to use recording paper cut in the width direction at a predetermined interval on the release paper as in the printing apparatus of the first aspect.

In the printing apparatus according to the present invention, there is provided a margin setting means for inputting and setting the length from the end of the label to the cutting position of the peeling layer cutting means as the length of the margin. Thus, the length of the glue margin may be changed.

Further, the recording paper according to claim 6 of the present invention is supplied to a printing device, where printing is performed in a region set along the longitudinal direction, and the recording paper is cut in units of the region. Wherein the recording layer is laminated on the release layer via an adhesive layer, and the release layer is cut in the width direction at predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction, and on the release layer in the longitudinal direction. Control information for determining a printing position on the recording layer at predetermined intervals along the recording layer.

By supplying this recording paper to a printing device that prints on an area on the recording layer corresponding to at least one of the upstream and downstream of the cutting position of the release layer based on control information that determines the printing position, A printed matter that can be used as a sticky note can be obtained.

[0015]

(First Embodiment) A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the printing apparatus of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a rear view of the printing apparatus of the present invention showing an internal mechanism of the apparatus.

As shown in FIG. 1, a character input key, a mode designating key for designating a printing mode, a printing key for instructing printing, an execution key for executing processing, etc. are provided on the front of a main body case 11 of the printing apparatus 10. A key input unit 12 having necessary keys and a display unit 13 for displaying input characters and messages necessary for printing processing are provided, and a discharge port 14 for discharging printed roll paper is provided on a side surface. Is provided.

FIG. 2 shows a state in which a cover provided on the back of the main body case 11 has been removed. Inside the upper half of the main body case 11, a holder 15 for accommodating the roll paper 1 and printing on the roll paper 1 are shown. Is provided, and a drive battery and an electronic circuit of a device (not shown) are accommodated in the lower half of the main body case 11.

The holder 15 is formed in a container shape having an opening on the back side of the main body case 11.
The paper tube 2 is rotatably inserted into the support shaft 17 of the fifth and the roll paper 1 is mounted.

The printing mechanism 16 includes a thermal head 18, a platen roller 19, a step motor 20, and a drive transmission mechanism 21 for transmitting the drive of the step motor 20 to the platen roller 19.

The thermal head 18 is supported by a head support 22, and an operation lever 23 is connected to the head support 22. The operation lever 23 is supported by a support frame 24 attached to the main body case 11, and a pressure spring 25 that constantly presses the thermal head 18 against the platen roller 19 is provided between the support frame 24 and the head support 22. ing. When the roll paper 1 is replaced, the thermal head 18 is separated from the platen roller 19 by operating the operation lever 23, and the roll paper 1 is set between the thermal head 18 and the platen roller 19.

The transport path of the roll paper 1 is
Is provided, and a cutter 27 is provided in the paper discharge port 14 at the end of the transport path. Although the cutter 27 is fixedly provided at the edge of the paper discharge port 14, the cutter 27 may simply have an edge of the paper discharge port 14 with an acute cross section.

FIGS. 3 to 5 show a roll paper 1 according to the present invention.

The roll paper 1 is formed by laminating a heat-sensitive paper (heat-sensitive recording layer) 3 having an adhesive (adhesive layer) 5 applied on the back surface thereof with a release paper (release layer) 4 having a release-treated surface and winding it around a paper tube 2. It was dressed.

The roll paper 1 is provided with cutting perforation lines 6 (dashed cuts) in which cuts are formed in the width direction with broken lines at predetermined equal intervals along the longitudinal direction. I have. The perforation line 6 is formed to penetrate the roll paper 1 in the thickness direction including the thermal paper 3 and the release paper 4. The roll paper 1 is to be cut by the perforation line 6 and the area delimited by the perforation line 6 is to be used as one sticker label or sticky note.

The release paper 4 is cut at predetermined equal intervals along the longitudinal direction of the roll paper 1. That is,
It is divided into a predetermined length and laminated on the thermal paper 3. Reference numeral 7 denotes a cutting line of the release paper 4, and the cutting line 7 is provided in each area of the release paper 4 separated by the sewing line 6.
Are formed in the width direction. This cutting line 7 corresponds to the sewing line 6
The cut is not a broken line as shown in FIG. 2 but is a cut continuous in the width direction of the roll paper 1 and is formed only on the release paper 4.

A mark 8 for determining a printing position on the thermal paper 3 is printed on the back surface of the roll paper 1, that is, on the surface of the release paper 4 opposite to the surface on which the adhesive is peeled off. The mark 8 is provided for each area divided by the sewing line 5. Note that the mark 8 and the cutting line 7 have a fixed distance relationship.

Since the roll paper 1 is provided with a perforation line 6 for cutting so as to be easily cut using a cutter 27 disposed at the paper discharge port 14 of the printing apparatus 10,
The printing device 10 conveys the roll paper 1 so that the position of the sewing line 6 matches the position of the cutter 27 after printing. Then, holding the leading end of the roll paper 1 discharged out of the apparatus,
Then, the sewing machine wire 6 hits the cutter 27 and is cut at that portion.

In the printing device 10, labels or sticky notes are created in units of areas separated by the perforation line 6 of the roll paper 1. Then, in the case of a label or the like created by being divided for each perforation line 6, the release paper 4 on the back surface of the thermal paper 3 is peeled off and adhered to an object. Since the cutting line 7 is formed on the release paper 4, the peeling operation can be easily performed, which is convenient. The release paper 4 may be completely peeled off to expose the entire adhesive surface of the label back surface and adhered on the entire surface.
Is divided into two pieces of release paper, and only one of them may be peeled off and the other may be left behind, and may be adhered to an object using a partially exposed adhesive surface. It can be used like this.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electronic circuit of the printing apparatus according to the present invention.

The control unit 30 activates a system program stored in the ROM 31 in advance in response to a key operation signal from the key input unit 12, and controls the operation of each circuit.

The control unit 30 includes a RAM 32 for storing various data relating to the printing process of the printing device, a display character generator 33 for generating pattern data of a display font, and a print for generating pattern data of a font for printing. A character generator 34, a display unit 13 for displaying input document data and data necessary for print processing, and a printer unit 35 are connected. The printer section 35 is provided with a thermal head 18 and a driving circuit 36 for the thermal head 18.
Motor 20 for driving the motor and its driving circuit 3
7 are provided. Further, a detection signal from the optical sensor 26 for detecting the mark 7 on the roll paper 1 is output to the control unit 30.

The RAM 32 has an input buffer 32a for storing key-input data, a display buffer 32b for storing display data to be displayed on the display unit 13, a print buffer 32c for storing print data, and other data necessary for print processing. A register, a flag, a counter, and the like are provided.

The printing apparatus of the present invention has two printing modes, "label printing" and "sticky note printing". “Label printing” is printing for creating a normal label to be attached to an object, and one area divided by the perforation line 6 of the roll paper 1 is irrespective of the cutting line 7 existing on the release paper 4. This is used to print characters on the thermal paper 3. On the back surface of the created label, all the two pieces of release paper separated by the cutting line 7 are peeled off, and the adhesive 5 is entirely exposed and attached to an object for use.

On the other hand, "print on sticky note paper" is a print for creating a label which can be used as a sticky note, and is printed only on an area on the heat-sensitive paper 3 corresponding to one side of the cut line 7 of the release paper 4 as a boundary. Is what you do. On the back side of the created label, of the two release paper pieces divided by the cutting line 7, the release paper piece on the thermal paper 3 not printed is peeled, and the thermal paper corresponding to the other side is removed. In the area on the third paper 3, characters are printed on the thermal paper 3 using one area separated by the perforation line 6 of the roll paper 1 irrespective of printing. Then, by removing the area corresponding to the glue margin portion, the thermal paper 3
Prints characters on top. In one label area divided by the perforation line 6, only one of the two release paper pieces divided by the cutting line 7 is peeled off, and only a part of the adhesive 5 is exposed and attached to the object.

FIG. 7 shows an example of use of labels (sticky notes) 41a to 41d attached to an object 40 such as a book.
As shown in FIG. 7, the release paper on one side is peeled off from the cutting line 7 to form a glue margin 42, which is attached to the object 40 using this portion.

Hereinafter, the printing process of the printing apparatus of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a printing process of the printing apparatus according to the first embodiment. 9 and 10 are explanatory diagrams of a printing process and a printing example. 9 and 10, as shown in FIG. 1, the printed matter discharged from the paper discharge port 14 provided on the left side of the apparatus main body 11 when viewed from the front of the apparatus 10, with the release paper 4 as the back side. This shows a state viewed from the thermal paper 3 side.

When a character string to be printed is input from the key input unit 12 and a print key is operated, a printing process is started.

First, a setting screen for setting one of the printing modes of the "label printing" and the "sticky note printing" is displayed on the display section 13. The user selects one of the printing modes and presses the execution key. Is operated, the selected print mode is set in the RAM 32. That is, when the label print mode is set, the print mode flag M is set to "0", and when the sticky note print mode is set, the print mode flag M is set to "1" (step S1).

Next, the print mode flag M is determined (step S2). If M is "0", the process proceeds to the label print mode. If M is "1", the process proceeds to the sticky note print mode.

In the label printing mode, each character of "ABC" which is a character string to be printed, which is input from the key input unit 12 and stored in the input buffer 32a, is developed into pattern data by the printing character generator 34, and is printed. 32c. This pattern data is developed in the order of the input character string and without rotating each character (rotation angle 0 °) (step S3).

FIG. 9A shows the relationship between the roll paper 1 and the cutter 27, the thermal head 18, and the optical sensor 26 at the start of printing. In the figure, the cutter, thermal head, and optical sensor
The symbols C, H, and S are used. Note that the thermal paper 3 side of the roll paper 1 is the front side.

At the start of printing, the leading end of the roll paper 1 is at the position of the cutter C, and the mark 8 of the roll paper 1 is located upstream of the sensor S.

In the state shown in FIG.
0 is driven to rotate the platen roller 19 to convey the roll paper 1 (step S4). While the roll paper 1 is being conveyed, the detection of the mark 8 by the sensor 26 is determined (step S5). Printing is started when the mark 8 is detected by the sensor 26.

FIG. 9B shows a state when the mark 8 is detected. In this example, when the mark 8 is detected, the thermal head H
(18) is on the downstream side of the cutting line 7 of the release paper. The distance from the mark 8 to the sewing machine line 6 on the downstream side is X, and the distance between the cutter C (27) and the optical sensor S (26) is Y.
And

When the mark 8 is detected in the state shown in FIG. 9B, the transport of the roll paper 1 is continued by the rotation of the platen roller 19 and the input character string corresponding to the input character string stored in the print buffer 31c. The pattern data is read out one line at a time from the head address and transferred to the thermal head 18, and the printing elements of the thermal head 18 are driven to generate heat based on the pattern data. Also,
The number of driving steps of the step motor 20 for driving the platen roller 19 is counted from the time when the mark 8 is detected (step S6). The printing operation is continued until all the printing pattern data of the input character string stored in the printing buffer 31c is printed (steps S6 and S7). When the end of the printing is determined, the roll paper 1 is further conveyed for discharging. The process ends when the value of the number of drive steps of the step motor 20 counted from the time of detection of the mark 8 becomes a value corresponding to the distance of X + Y (step S
7, S8, S9).

The distance X + Y is, as shown in FIG. 9B, a distance from the mark 8 of the roll paper 1 to the sewing line 6 on the downstream side thereof, from the cutter C (27) to the optical sensor S (2).
This is a distance obtained by adding the distance Y to 6). Thereby, in the roll paper 1, the sewing line 6 on the downstream side of the printed character string
Coincides with the position of the cutter 27.

After the printing, if the sewing machine wire 6 is applied to the cutter 27 so as to tear it, a printed matter as shown in FIG. 9C is obtained. Each part of the roll paper 1 and the printing device 10 is shown in FIG.
In the positional relationship as shown in FIG. 3A, the character string input across the position of the cutting line 7 is printed on the thermal paper 3 by driving the thermal head 18 together with the detection of the mark 8. . Then, the release layer 4a divided into two by the cutting line 7,
4b can be peeled off and attached to the object as a label.

Returning to step S2, if it is determined that the print mode flag M is "1", the process proceeds to the sticky note print mode, and a selection screen for the position to be attached to the target is displayed on the display unit 13. . On this screen, reference numerals 41a to 41d in FIG.
As shown in the figure, the label (sticky note) to be created is to be attached to the object 40 by selecting one of four up, down, left and right attachment positions. When the execution key is operated after the selection, the selected position is selected. The sticking position flag P is set to "0" to "3" according to the sticking position of up, down, left and right (step S10).

Subsequently, the sticking position flag P set in the RAM 32 is determined (step S11). When the sticking position flag P is “0” and the sticking position is “up”, the input character string of “ABC” to be printed is the reverse of the character order, and the pattern data in which each character is rotated 270 ° is The image data is developed using the print character generator 34 and stored in the print buffer 32c (step S12).

When the sticking position flag P is "1" and the sticking position is "down", the input character string "ABC" is in the character order, and pattern data in which each character is rotated by 90 degrees is printed. It is developed using the character generator 34 and stored in the print buffer 32c (step S13).
When the sticking position flag P is “2” and the sticking position is “left”, the pattern data in which the input character string of “ABC” is in reverse character order and each character is rotated by 180 ° is the printing character. The data is developed using the generator 34 and stored in the print buffer 32c (step S14). When the sticking position flag P is “3” and the sticking position is “right”,
The input character string of "ABC" is in the character order, and each character is expanded without rotation and stored in the print buffer 32c (step S15).

FIG. 10A shows the positional relationship between the roll paper 1 at the start of printing, the cutter C (27), the thermal head H (18), and the optical sensor S (26). 7 is Z, the optical sensor S and the mark 8
Is W.

Thus, from the state shown in FIG. 10A, the step motor 20 is driven to rotate the platen roller 19 to convey the roll paper 1 (step S16). At the start of conveyance, the mark 8 attached to the release paper 4 of the roll paper 1
Is upstream of the sensor 26. It is determined whether the mark 8 is detected by the sensor 26 while the roll paper 1 is being conveyed (step S17). When the mark 8 is detected by the sensor S (26), the roll paper 1 has moved leftward by a distance W as shown in FIG.

At the time when the mark 8 is detected by the sensor 26, the counting of the number of drive steps of the step motor 20 for driving the platen roller 19 starts (step S1).
8). Then, it is determined whether or not the count value of the number of drive steps has reached the transport distance corresponding to the distance of ZW (step S19).

As shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B, the mark 8
When the roll paper 1 has been conveyed by a distance of ZW from the time point when is detected by the sensor S (26), the thermal head H
(18) is almost at the position of the cutting line 7. Actually ZW
May slightly exceed the distance. Then, the cutting line 7 is on the downstream side of the thermal head H (18). FIG. 10B shows this state. If "YES" is determined in the step S19, the print data stored in the print buffer 32c is transferred to the thermal head 18 and printing is started (step S6), and the print data developed in the print buffer 32c is sequentially stored in the print buffer 32c starting from the top address by one. The data is read out line by line, and thereafter, printing is performed according to the above-described procedure (steps S6 to S9).

FIGS. 10 (c) to 10 (f) show the pasting positions created in the sticky note printing mode in the order of “up”, “down”,
This represents a printed matter when "left" and "right" are designated. By peeling off the other release paper 4a while leaving one of the release papers 4b, this portion is used as a glue allowance for sticky note paper. It can be used by sticking it to an object.

In the sticky note printing mode described above, printing is performed only on the area of the thermal paper 3 corresponding to the upstream side of the cutting line of the release paper. Printing may be performed only in the area. That is, in this example, the cutting line 7 is provided near the downstream side of the roll paper 1 separated by the sewing line, so that the downstream side becomes the margin and the upstream side becomes the printing area, but the cutting line 7 is shifted to the upstream side. If the printing is controlled so that the printing is settled from the printing start position on the downstream side to the position of the cutting line 7 provided on the upstream side, the downstream side is used as the printing area and the upstream side is used as a margin. it can. The position of the cutting line 7 may be provided at the center of the label area.

In the sticky note printing mode described above, the character string is changed or rotated in accordance with the designation of the sticking position, and is developed in the RAM 32. When reading data or transferring data to the thermal head 18, the address order may be changed, the matrix may be read, or the transfer order of one line may be changed so that a print image corresponding to the designation is formed. By doing so.

The adhesive 5 is preferably a pressure-sensitive adhesive having a low adhesive strength. When used as a sticky note, an object such as paper can be repeatedly peeled or adhered without damaging it.

According to the printing apparatus having such a configuration, the input character string is printed in an area on the thermal paper 3 corresponding to the downstream side of the cutting line 7 of the release paper 4. If the roll paper 1 is cut by the cutter 27 on the downstream side of the position, the release paper 4 is divided by the cutting line 7 and a character string is printed in an area on the thermal paper 3 corresponding to one side of the cutting line 7. A printed matter is obtained. Therefore, by peeling off the release paper 4a corresponding to the area on the thermal paper 3 on which the character string is not printed, the adhesive 5 on the back surface of the thermal paper 3 is partially exposed, so that any arbitrary printed image can be obtained. It can be used as a sticky note on which a character string is written.

When the position where the printed matter printed by the present apparatus is to be attached to the object is designated, the pattern data of the character string is rotated and developed according to the designation, and the printed matter is attached to the object. By printing so that the printed image is formed upright so that the printed image is displayed upright, a sticky note that is easy to see and use can be obtained.

(Second Embodiment) In the first embodiment, the roll paper 1 provided with the perforation line 6 and the release paper 4 provided with the cutting line 7 is used. In the roll paper 1, the length of the sticky note that can be created is determined in advance by the interval between the perforation lines 6, and the length of the glue allowance of the sticky note is determined in advance by the position of the cutting line 7. In the second embodiment, it is possible to arbitrarily determine the length of the sticky note and the length of the adhesive margin without providing the sewing line 6 and the cutting line 7 on the roll paper 1.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a configuration of a main part of a printing apparatus and roll paper according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

The roll paper 1a is the same as the roll paper 1 of the first embodiment in that the roll paper 1a has a laminated structure of a heat-sensitive paper 3a, an adhesive 5a, and a release paper 4a, and a sewing line 6 and a cutting line 7 are formed. The only difference is that there is nothing. Further, the configuration of the cutter is different from that of the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 11, a roll paper cutter 50 for cutting all layers of the roll paper 1a and a release paper cutter 51 for cutting only the release paper 4a of the roll paper 1a are provided near the paper discharge port 14 of the main body case 11. Provided. The respective cutters are provided with cutters 50 and 51,
3, the roll paper 1 a is cut individually. The cradle 52 of the roll paper cutter 50 is formed flat, but the cradle 53 of the release paper cutter 51 is peeled. In order to make it possible to cut only the layer, a concave portion for the adhesive is provided for the thermal paper 4a or in addition thereto.
Each of these cutters operates using a motor as a drive source.

The roll paper cutter 50 and the release paper cutter 51 may be provided with a common cutter blade as the same mechanism operated by the same drive source, and the moving stroke of the cutter blade with respect to the receiving table may be changed.

In FIG. 11, the thermal head 1
The distance between the roll 8 and the roll paper cutter 50 is L, and the distance between the thermal head 18 and the release paper cutter 51 is L / 2.

Although not shown, the electronic circuit of the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, and a drive motor for the roll paper cutter 50 and the release paper cutter 51 and a drive circuit therefor are added. The drive motor is controlled by the control unit 30.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the processing in the sticky note printing mode of the printing apparatus according to the second embodiment.

In the sticky note printing mode, the length of the glue margin can be set to be large or small. "Large" is the distance L between the thermal head 18 and the roll paper cutter 50, and "Small" is half the length L.
/ 2. The length of the set margin is stored in the RAM 32 (step T1).

Each character of the character string "ABC" input from the key input section 12 and stored in the input buffer 32a is developed into pattern data by the print character generator 34 and stored in the print buffer 32c (step T).
2).

Then, the step motor 20 is driven to rotate the platen roller 19 to convey the roll paper 1a, and the pattern data corresponding to the input character string stored in the print buffer 32c is sequentially line by line. The print element is transferred to the thermal head 18 and the printing element of the thermal head 18 is driven to generate heat based on the pattern data. Further, the number of driving steps of the step motor 20 is counted (step T3).

It is determined whether or not the roll paper 1a has been conveyed by a distance of L / 2 (step T4).
Is determined, the printing is interrupted (step T5), and the margin flag N is determined (step T6). If N is “1” corresponding to the glue margin “large”, the drive motor of the cutter is operated to operate the release paper cutter 51, and the release paper 4a is cut (step T7).
Therefore, in this case, a cutting line is formed on the release paper 4a at a distance of L from the leading end of the roll paper 1a, and a margin of L length is secured at the leading end.

On the other hand, if N is "0" corresponding to the glue margin "small", the release paper cutter 51 is operated to cut the release paper 4a, and the roll paper cutter 50 is operated to remove the roll paper 1a. Cut (step T8). As a result, a cutting line is formed on the release paper 4a at a distance of L from the leading end of the roll paper 1a before printing starts, and the leading end of the roll paper 1a is cut at a distance of L / 2. As a result, the roll paper 1a
The length of L / 2 at the leading end of the roll paper 1a is cut off as unnecessary, so that the length of the release paper
A cutting line is formed at a, and a margin of L / 2 length is secured at the end.

Thereafter, printing is restarted and printing is performed until the end of the print data (steps T9 and T10). When the printing is completed, the paper is discharged, and the roll paper cutter 50 is operated to activate the roll paper 1.
a, and the processing is terminated (step T1).
1, T12, END).

Also in the case of the second embodiment, steps S10 to S15 in FIG. 6 of the first embodiment may be added so that the position where the object is to be pasted can be designated.

According to the device of the second embodiment, the first
Similarly to the apparatus of the embodiment, by peeling off the release paper 4a corresponding to the area on the recording paper 3a where the character string of the obtained printed matter is not printed, the adhesive 5a on the back surface of the recording paper 3a is removed.
Is partially exposed, and can be used as a sticky note on which an arbitrary character string printed beautifully is written. In addition, as in the device of the first embodiment, the sticky paper is separated from the release paper at a predetermined interval. It is not necessary to use recording paper cut in the width direction, and the length of the glue margin can be selected.

[0078]

As described above in detail, the first aspect of the present invention is as follows.
In the printing apparatus, the input character string is printed in an area on the recording layer corresponding to the upstream or downstream of the cutting position of the release layer. Is cut, the release layer is cut and divided into a plurality of pieces, and a printed matter in which a character string is printed in a region on the recording layer corresponding to one side of the divided release layer is obtained. Therefore, by peeling off the release layer corresponding to the area on the recording layer where the character string is not printed, the adhesive layer on the back surface of the recording layer is partially exposed, and a clear printed arbitrary character string is written. It can be used as a sticky note.

Further, in the printing apparatus according to the second aspect, the printed image is formed on the recording layer so that the printed image is displayed upright when the printed material is attached to the designated position of the object. It is possible to obtain a sticky note printed matter which is easy to see and use.

According to the printing apparatus of the fourth aspect, the peeling layer corresponding to the area on the recording layer where the character string of the obtained printed matter is not printed is peeled off, so that the back surface of the recording layer is adhered. The layer is partially exposed, so that it can be used as a sticky note on which an arbitrary character string printed beautifully is written, and at a predetermined interval on a release paper as in the printing device of claim 1. It is not necessary to use the recording paper cut in the width direction.

Further, the recording paper according to claim 6 is supplied to a printing device for printing on an area on the recording layer corresponding to at least one of the upstream and downstream of the cutting position of the release layer based on the control information for determining the printing position. By using this, a printed matter that can be easily used as a sticky note can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a rear view showing a part of the internal configuration of the printing apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of roll paper used for the printing apparatus.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of the roll paper.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the roll paper.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electronic circuit of the printing apparatus.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of use of a printed matter created by a printing apparatus.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a printing process of the printing apparatus.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a label printing process and a printing example of the printing apparatus.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of sticky note printing processing and a printing example of the printing apparatus.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a main part of a printing apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a printing process of the printing apparatus according to the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Roll paper 2 ... Paper tube 3 ... Thermal paper (thermal recording layer) 4 ... Release paper (release layer) 5 ... Adhesive (adhesive layer) 6 ... Sewing line 7 ... Cutting line 8 ... Mark 10 ... Printing device 11 ... Main body case 12 Key input unit 13 Display unit 14 Paper discharge port 15 Holder 16 Printing mechanism 17 Support shaft 18 Thermal head 19 Platen roller 20 Step motor 21 Drive transmission mechanism 22 Head support member 23 ... Operation lever 24 ... Support frame 25 ... Pressure spring 26 ... Optical sensor 27 ... Cutter 30 ... Control unit 31 ... ROM 32 ... RAM 33 ... Display character generator 34 ... Printing character generator 35 ... Printer unit 36 ... Head drive circuit 37: motor drive circuit 40: target object 41a to 41d: label (sticky note) 42: glue allowance 50: roll paper cutter 51: peeling Paper cutter 52, 53 ... cradle

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. An input unit for inputting an arbitrary character string, a conveying unit for conveying a recording sheet, and a printing unit for printing the character string input from the input unit on a recording sheet conveyed by the conveying unit. Cutting means for cutting the recording paper, wherein, as the recording paper, a recording layer is laminated on a release layer via an adhesive layer, and the release layer is cut in a width direction at predetermined intervals along a longitudinal direction. A printing apparatus that uses a long recording paper on which control information for determining a printing position on the recording layer is displayed at predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction on the release layer. Means for detecting the control information when the recording paper is conveyed by means, and control means for controlling the printing means and the conveyance means, wherein the control means detects the control information, Based on control information Controlling the printing means to print a character string input from the input means in an area on the recording layer corresponding to at least one of an upstream side and a downstream side of a cutting position of the release layer, and And controlling the recording paper to stop at a cutting position by the cutting means downstream of the cutting position of the release layer. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a designation unit for designating a position where a printed matter on which a character string is printed by the printing device is attached to an object, wherein the control unit is located upstream or downstream of a cutting position of the release layer. In an area on the recording layer corresponding to one of the sides,
2. The print image is formed on the recording layer so that the print image is displayed upright when the print is attached to the position of the object specified by the specifying unit. Printing device. 3. The developing device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit includes a developing unit configured to rotate a character string input from the input unit at a predetermined angle in accordance with a position of an object specified by the specifying unit and develop a print pattern. The printing device according to claim 2, wherein: 4. An input device for inputting an arbitrary character string, a conveying device for conveying a long recording paper having a recording layer laminated on a release layer via an adhesive layer, and an input device for inputting the character string. A printing unit that prints a character string on the recording paper conveyed by the conveyance unit, a recording paper cutting unit that cuts all layers of the recording paper and separates a portion where the character string is printed by the printing unit as a label, A printing apparatus comprising: a release layer cutting unit that cuts the release layer within the label; and a control unit that controls the transport unit and the printing unit. The control unit includes the transport unit and Controlling the printing means to stop the conveyance of the recording paper at a cutting position by the peeling layer cutting means and the recording paper cutting means, and at least one of an upstream side and a downstream side of the cutting position of the peeling layer cutting means; A character string input from the input means is printed in an area on the recording layer corresponding to (1). 5. A glue margin setting unit for inputting and setting a length from an end of the label to a cutting position of the peeling layer cutting unit as a glue margin length, the control unit comprising: Stops conveyance of the recording paper at a position corresponding to the length of the margin set by the margin setting means, and adds a margin of a length corresponding to the length of the margin to the recording layer area. The printing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the printing unit is provided to print a character string input from the input unit. 6. A long recording paper which is supplied to a printing device and prints in an area set along a longitudinal direction, and is cut in units of the area, wherein the recording layer is adhered. The release layer is laminated via a layer, and the release layer is cut in the width direction at predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction, and the recording layer is disposed on the release layer at predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction. A recording sheet characterized by displaying control information for determining a printing position of the recording paper. 7. The recording paper according to claim 6, wherein a perforated cutting line for dividing the area is formed on the recording paper.