JP2003248560A - Printing system, printer host and printer driver - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To set an appropriate width for cut off waste paper in a method cutting twice in between two images for printing without any margins. <P>SOLUTION: In a printer driver 520, the cut off waste paper width is set based on the set paper type set by printing condition taking into account the paper thickness and the paper width. At this time, setting is carried out so that if the thickness of the paper is thick, the cut off waste paper width is short and when the paper width is wide, the cut off waste paper width is made long. Furthermore, when a cut off waste paper container is provided, the cut off waste paper width is set taking into account its width, also. Then, a command to realize the set cut off waste paper width is generated and outputted to a printer 110. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a printing system, and more particularly to a printing system for automatically cutting a printing medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, technical development has been advanced and commercialized for realizing printing without margins on four sides of a printer. In the marginless printing, as shown in FIG. 8, the image to be printed is enlarged to generate an image 702 having a size slightly larger than the paper size 701, and the enlarged image is printed so that no margin is generated on the four sides. I am trying.

The marginless printing is mainly performed on fixed-size cut sheets such as A4 and B5, but the marginless printing is also put to practical use on continuous paper such as roll paper.

On the other hand, some printers that print on continuous paper such as rolls are provided with a cutter for automatically cutting the paper in a designated size after printing in a housing.

When it is desired to perform printing without margins on continuous paper such as roll paper with such a printer, for example,
As shown in FIG. 9A, it is conceivable that the front and rear images are continuously printed and cut at the boundary line.

However, since the cutting is performed mechanically and the cutting position is accompanied by an error, if the images are continuous, there is a possibility that the images before and after the cutting may be included in the image after the cutting. For example, if the previous image is an image based on black and the subsequent image is an image based on a bright color, the previous image will enter the cut position of the subsequent image,
This is the case when the black line becomes noticeable.

[0007] When such front and back images are included, the quality of the print result is deteriorated. Therefore, in a printer that prints without margins on continuous paper such as roll paper,
If necessary, as shown in FIG. 9B, a gap may be provided between the enlarged front and rear images, and printing may be performed, and the inner side of the image may be cut to prevent the front and rear images from entering. I am trying.

For this reason, it is necessary to cut twice between images, and as a result, chips are generated between the images before and after.

[0009]

In the double-cutting method, shorter chips are better in order to save paper. However, if you make it too short,
Chips curl due to static electricity. If the chips curl and curl, they may interfere with the discharge of paper or may enter the printing mechanism and affect the printing process.

On the other hand, in order to prevent the chips from curling, it is sufficient to increase the chip width. However, if the chip width is made longer than necessary, the waste of paper increases and In a model equipped with a chip holder that allows chips to fall on the paper path, the chips will not fall into the chip holder.

An object of the present invention is to set an appropriate chip width in a method of cutting between images twice for marginless printing.

[0012]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the first aspect of the present invention, images larger than the finished size are continuously printed on continuous paper, and the space between the images is In a printing system that cuts twice and prints without margins, the cutting width when cutting twice based on at least one of the paper thickness of the continuous paper, the length of the finished size in the cutting direction, and the paper quality of the continuous paper is set. Cutting width setting means to set,
There is provided a printing system comprising: a print start position adjusting unit that adjusts a print start position of an image on a continuous paper according to a set cutting width.

[0013] Here, the cutting width setting means shortens the cutting width as the paper thickness increases, based on the paper thickness, and cuts the finished size when based on the length of the finished size in the cutting direction. It is possible to set the cutting width to be longer as the length in the direction is longer, and to set the cutting width to be shorter as the paper is harder based on paper quality.

Further, there is further provided a setting receiving means for receiving the setting of the type and finish size of continuous paper,
When the cutting width setting means is based on the paper thickness, the cutting width setting means obtains information about the paper thickness of the continuous paper based on the received continuous paper type, and when it is based on the length of the finished size in the cutting direction, the cutting width setting means receives the information. Based on the finished size, information about the length of the finished size in the cutting direction can be acquired.

Further, there is further provided a gap for dropping the chips produced as a result of the double cutting on the paper discharge path, and the cutting width setting means sets a cutting width reference value determined according to the width of the gap. On the other hand, the cutting width can be set by performing adjustment based on at least one of the paper thickness of the continuous paper, the length of the finished size in the cutting direction, and the paper quality of the continuous paper.

In order to solve the above problems, according to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a printer host for controlling a printer equipped with a cutter for printing on continuous paper, which is based on a finished size. The cut command generation means includes means for generating print data for printing large images continuously and cut command generation means for generating a cut command for cutting between the images twice. , The thickness of the continuous paper, the length in the cutting direction of the finished size, and the paper quality of the continuous paper 2
There is provided a printer host characterized in that a cutting width at the time of cutting is set, and the print data generating means adjusts an interval between images according to the set cutting width.

Further, in order to solve the above problems, according to a third aspect of the present invention, a computer is caused to function as a printer host for controlling a printer having a cutter for printing on continuous paper. A printer driver, a process of generating print data for continuously printing images larger than the finish size, and a cut command generation process of generating a cut command for cutting between images twice. And let the computer execute
In the cut command generation process, a cutting width for cutting twice is set based on at least one of the paper thickness of the continuous paper, the length of the finished size in the cutting direction, and the paper quality of the continuous paper, and the print data generation is performed. In the processing, a printer driver is provided which is characterized in that the interval between images is adjusted according to the set cutting width.

[0018]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining the outline of the hardware configuration of a printing system to which the present invention is applied.

As shown in the figure, the printing system includes a computer 50 for realizing various processes by an application, a printing process by a printer driver, etc., and a printer 10 with a cutting function connected to the computer 50 (hereinafter, simply (Also referred to as "printer 10"). In this embodiment, the computer 50 functions as a printer host that generates print data and sends it to the printer 10. The printer 10 prints based on the print data received from the computer 50. The printer 10 has a cutting function for printing on printing paper such as roll paper and cutting it to a specified size. The configuration of the printing system is not limited to this. For example, a network printing system in which a plurality of computers 50 are connected may be used.

The computer 50 is a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 5 that performs processing based on various programs.
RA for temporarily storing data, programs, etc.
ROM (Read Only) in which M (Random Access Memory) 52, various data for controlling the computer 50, a startup program, etc. are stored in advance in a nonvolatile manner.
Memory) 53, and an interface 54 that controls data transmission / reception to / from a peripheral device such as the connected printer 10.

The computer 50 has a display device 61 such as a color display, an input device 62 such as a mouse and a keyboard, a media reading device 63 for reading data from a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, and a built-in or external device. The auxiliary storage device 64 is connected. However, the configuration of the computer 50 is not limited to this.

The printer 10 is, for example, an ink jet type color printer. An inkjet color printer includes a plurality of ink cartridges filled with ink in a housing, and sprays the ink from a recording head onto a printing medium such as printing paper to perform printing. However,
The printing method of the printer 10 is not limited to the inkjet method.

The printer 10 has an interface 11 that controls communication with the computer 50 such as reception of data.
And a CPU 12 that performs processing based on print data and various programs, and an R that temporarily stores print data and the like.
An AM 13, a ROM 14 in which various data and various programs for controlling the printer 10 are stored in a nonvolatile manner in advance, a print head for ejecting ink, a carriage drive mechanism for driving a carriage carrying the print head, and the like. The printing mechanism 15 includes a printing mechanism 15, a paper feeding mechanism 16 that feeds and discharges printing paper, and a cutting mechanism 17 that cuts the printing paper. However, the configuration of the printer 10 is not limited to this.

Next, an outline of the printing mechanism 15, the paper feeding mechanism 16 and the cutting mechanism 17 of the printer with cutting function 10 used in the present embodiment will be described. Here, a case where the roll paper 22 is used as the printing paper will be described as an example. Of course, the printing mechanism 15, the paper feeding mechanism 16 and the cutting mechanism 17 can also function similarly with respect to regular sheets such as cut sheets and other recording sheets.

FIG. 2 is a printer 1 for explaining the printing mechanism 15, the paper feeding mechanism 16 and the cutting mechanism 17.
It is a side sectional schematic diagram of 0. The printer with cutting function 10 includes a printing mechanism 15 for printing on a roll paper 22 as a printing paper, and a paper feeding mechanism 1 for feeding the printing paper.
6. An apparatus main body 23 having a cutting mechanism 17 for cutting printing paper and the like, and a roll paper cassette 24 in which the roll paper 22 is set. Printing paper other than roll paper is supplied from a paper tray (not shown) or a manual insertion slot.

The roll paper 22 is attached to the drum-shaped paper tube 27 while being pushed by the shaft portion 28 thereof, and the pair of front and rear rollers 2 arranged at the bottom of the roll paper cassette 24.
The flange portion 31 of the paper tube 27 is placed on the sheets 9 and 30, and is accommodated. A roll paper motor 32 that drives the drive roller 30 is disposed on the rear side of the bottom of the roll paper cassette 24. When the roll paper motor 32 is driven in the normal direction, the rotational force is transmitted from the drive roller 30 to the collar portion 31, and the roll paper 2
2 rotates in the direction of feeding the paper. On the other hand, when the roll paper motor 32 is driven in the reverse direction, the rotational force is transmitted from the drive roller 30 to the collar portion 31, and the roll paper 22 rotates in the paper winding direction.

At the front end of the roll paper cassette 24, a paper feed device 33 is arranged at a position corresponding to the transport path of the roll paper 22 delivered from the roll paper 22. Paper feeder 3
3 includes a paper feed driven roller 35 and a paper feed drive roller 36, and sends the roll paper 22 to the apparatus main body 23 side. A transport roller 37 and a paper discharge roller 38 are arranged in the apparatus main body 23 from the upstream side. These parts mainly constitute the paper feed mechanism 16.

The apparatus main body 23 includes a carriage shaft 40, and a carriage 41 is slidably supported on the carriage shaft 40. A recording head 43 is attached to the lower surface of the carriage 41, and ink droplets are ejected from nozzle holes (not shown) of the recording head 43 to print on the roll paper 22. The recording head 43 is connected to an ink cartridge (not shown) that is separate from the apparatus body 23, and receives the supply of ink from this ink cartridge.
A platen 39 is arranged between the transport roller 37 and the paper discharge roller 38 in the paper feeding direction. These parts mainly form the printing mechanism 15.

The apparatus main body 23 has a printed roll paper 2
A cutter device 45 for cutting 2 is built in. The cutter device 45 includes a cutter 46 as a processing unit, and the cutter 46 moves in the width direction of the roll paper 22 (direction orthogonal to the paper feed direction) with the movable blade 46a engaged with the fixed blade 46b in a cutable manner. Roll paper 2 by moving
Cut 2. The roll paper 22 cut by the cutter 46 is discharged to the outside of the apparatus main body 23 by the auxiliary drive roller 48 of the cutter device 45. These parts mainly constitute the cutting mechanism 17.

Further, in the present embodiment, a gap having a width w parallel to the cutting direction is provided on the paper discharge path between the cutter device 45 and the outside of the device main body 23 so as to function as a chip insert 49. It has become. The chips generated as a result of the double-cutting are pushed by the succeeding roll paper 22 toward the outside, and fall into the gap on the paper discharge path provided as the chip holder 49 and collect below. .

The printing mechanism 15 is controlled by the CPU 12 executing a print command in the print data sent from the computer 50. That is, the computer 5
0 can print an arbitrary image at an arbitrary position by transmitting print data including a drawing command to the printer 10.

Paper feed mechanism 16 and cutting mechanism 17
CPU 12 sends the roll paper feed command and cutting command in the print data sent from the computer 50.
Is controlled by executing. That is, the computer 50 sends print data including a roll paper feed command and a cutting command to the printer 10 to cause the printer 10 to feed the roll paper by an arbitrary amount and perform cutting at an arbitrary position. be able to.

Next, the functional configuration realized in the computer 50 and the printer 10 by the printing system will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG.

As shown in the figure, an application 510 and a printer driver 520 are installed on the computer 50.
And are built.

The application 510 has a function of causing the computer 50 to perform processing such as a word processor and graphics, and is constructed on the computer 50 by the CPU 51 executing the application program read by the RAM 52. .

The printer driver 520 reads image data generated by the application 510 based on an instruction from the user, converts the image data into print data in a format interpretable by the printer 10, and transmits the print data to the printer 10 via the interface 54. It has a function.

Therefore, the printer driver 520 performs rasterizer processing for expanding the image data generated by the application 510 into image data which is a set of dots, and halftone processing for performing color conversion processing and halftone processing of the image data. A print data generation unit 522 for performing command conversion processing for converting print data (including a cutting command) for controlling the printer 10 so that the processed image data is printed, and setting print conditions by the user, A user interface unit 521 for receiving a print command and the like is provided.

Further, in the present embodiment, the print data generation unit 522 performs processing for adjusting the width of the chips based on the setting of the printing conditions and the like.

The printer driver 520 loads the printer driver program read by the RAM 52 into the CPU 51.
Is executed to build on the computer 50. The printer driver program for this purpose can be distributed by being recorded in a portable recording medium such as a CD-ROM. And, this recording medium,
By reading with the media reading device 63, the printer driver program can be installed in the computer 50. It can also be installed via a computer network such as the Internet.

In FIG. 3, a print control unit 110 and a print execution unit 120 are built on the printer 10.

The print control unit 110 is realized by the CPU 12, interprets the print data transmitted from the computer 50, and controls the printer 10 to execute printing based on the print data.

The printing execution unit 120 is realized by the printing mechanism 15, the paper feeding mechanism 16 and the cutting mechanism 17, and executes printing on the printing paper according to the instruction of the printing control unit 110.

Next, the adjustment of the chip width performed in this embodiment will be described.

First, the elements for determining the chip width in this embodiment will be described.

As described above, from the viewpoint of paper saving,
A shorter chip width is better. However, if it is too short, it may curl and adversely affect the printing process. Therefore, it is necessary to secure at least a length that does not curl.

By the way, it is considered that the length of the paper that does not curl changes depending on the properties of the paper. For example, a thick paper sheet is less likely to curl than a thin paper sheet, and thus the chip width can be made shorter than that of a thin paper sheet. Further, since the paper having a short paper width is less likely to curl than the paper having a long paper width, the chip width can be made shorter than the paper having a long paper width. Further, since hard paper is less likely to curl, hard paper can have a smaller chip width than plain paper and the like.

Therefore, a reference value for a certain chip width is determined, a value corresponding to the paper thickness (paper thickness adjustment value), a value corresponding to the paper width (paper width adjustment value), and a value corresponding to the hardness of the paper. (Paper quality adjustment value)
It is possible to adjust with and to set the chip width.
However, it is not necessary to consider all of these. In the following example, for simplicity, the chip width is adjusted based on the paper thickness and the paper width among them. Of course, the factors for adjusting the chip width are not limited to the paper thickness, paper width and paper quality. For example, the material of the paper, the environment around the printer 10 (for example, temperature, humidity, etc.) may be taken into consideration.

Here, the paper thickness and the paper width can be determined based on the user's input in the setting of printing conditions described later. Specifically, the type of paper used for printing (plain paper, photo paper, etc.) and paper size (A4, B5, etc.)
It can be determined based on However, the present invention is not limited to these, and may be set based on other setting items.

The reference value of the chip width can be determined based on the width w of the chip insert 49, for example. This is because if the width of the chip is longer than necessary, it will not fall well in the chip box 49.
The reference value of the chip width is determined according to the width w of 9.

Of course, the method of determining the standard value of the chip width is not limited to this. For example, in the printer 10 that does not include the chip insert 49, a value determined experimentally in advance can be used as the reference value of the chip width.

Next, the operation of the printer driver 520 in this embodiment will be described with reference to the flow chart of FIG.

Prior to printing, the user interface section 521 of the printer driver 520 can accept the setting of printing conditions from the user (S101). In addition,
The user can print without setting the printing conditions, but in this case, the printing conditions set last time are inherited.

When the user interface unit 521 of the printer driver 520 receives a print condition setting command from the user via, for example, a menu command of the application 510, the print condition setting screen 300 as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed. Is displayed on the display device 61, and the setting of printing conditions is received from the user.

As shown in FIG. 5, the print condition setting screen 300 is displayed.
Is a screen for the user to set printing conditions. For example, the paper size 301, the paper feeding device 302, the paper type 3
03, print quality 304, automatic cut designation 305, and borderless print designation 306 can be set. However, the items set on the print condition setting screen 300 are not limited to these. For example, items relating to image processing that can be performed by the printer driver 520 may be included.

Here, the paper size 301 specifies the size of the image to be printed on the paper, for example, A
4, B4, postcard, etc. can be set by selecting from the menu. The paper feeding device designates a device for feeding paper, and can be set by, for example, selecting a roll paper, an A4 tray, or a manual feed from the menu. The paper type 303 is for specifying the type of printing paper, and can be set, for example, by selecting plain paper, photo paper, or the like from the menu.
The print quality 304 specifies the print quality, and can be set by selecting high resolution, low resolution, or the like from the menu, for example.

The automatic cut designation 305 is for designating whether or not the sheet is automatically cut. By clicking the check box, the automatic cut can be designated, and the sheet is automatically cut when printing is performed. Be cut off. The borderless print designation 306 is for designating whether or not printing is performed without the margins of the image (borderless printing), and borderless printing can be designated by clicking the check box. At this time, the print data generation unit 522 realizes an image of a full paper size by generating a large amount of image data.

In the print condition setting screen 300, an "OK" button 307 for ending the print condition setting and a "Cancel" button 308 for canceling the setting.
Is equipped with. Upon receiving the click of the “OK” button 307, the printer driver 520 stores the print condition set on the print condition setting screen 300 in a nonvolatile manner and reflects it in the subsequent print processing.

The printer driver 520 is sent by the user.
When a print command is received via the menu command or the like of the application 510, the print processing of the document being processed by the application 510 is started (S10).
2).

When the printing process is started, the printer driver 520 performs the process for setting the cut position and the printing position (S104) in addition to the conventional print data generating process (S103).

In the processing for setting the cutting position, first, in order to set the chip width, the paper thickness adjustment value based on the paper thickness of the printing paper and the paper width adjustment value based on the paper size are set (S1401). ).

Since the paper thickness for each paper type is known, the paper thickness can be acquired from the paper type 303 among the items set on the print condition setting screen 300. Further, since the paper width for each paper size is known, the paper width can be acquired from the paper size 301.

Therefore, the print data generation unit 522 of the printer driver 520 uses the correspondence between the paper type and the paper thickness as shown in FIG. 6A and the paper size and paper width as shown in FIG. 6B. A table (chip width setting table 522a) showing the correspondence relationship with the above can be referred to. The chip width setting table 522a may be indicated by a specific numerical value such that the paper thickness is 0.1 mm for plain paper and the paper width is 210 mm for A4 size. It may be indicated by dividing the paper width into medium / thin and the paper width into long / medium / short.

A chip width setting table 522a is also provided.
Also, the correspondence relationship between the paper thickness and the paper thickness adjustment value as shown in FIG. 6C and the correspondence relationship between the paper width and the paper width adjustment value as shown in FIG. 6D are recorded. ing. For example, if the paper thickness is 0.1 mm, the paper thickness adjustment value is 5 mm, and the paper width is 2 mm.
10 mm has a paper width adjustment value of 1 mm or paper thickness:
The thickness has a paper thickness adjustment value of 8 mm, and the paper width: short has a paper width adjustment value of 3 mm. The print data generation unit 522 of the printer driver 520 can set the paper thickness adjustment value and the paper width adjustment value from the paper thickness and the paper width by referring to the chip width setting table 522a.

However, the correspondence relationship between the paper thickness and the paper thickness adjustment value and the correspondence relationship between the paper width and the paper width adjustment value should be related not by using the table format shown in the figure but by using a relational expression. May be. For example, paper thickness adjustment value = paper thickness × α
(Predetermined coefficient).

The chip width setting table 522a
Does not use the paper thickness and the paper width to determine the paper type and the paper thickness adjustment value as shown in FIG. 6E and the paper size and the paper width adjustment value as shown in FIG. 6F. You may make it relate directly. For example, plain paper has a paper thickness adjustment value of 5 m.
In m, the A4 size has a paper width adjustment value of 1 mm. In this case, if the paper type and the paper size are acquired in the process (S1041), the paper thickness adjustment value and the paper width adjustment value can be obtained without obtaining the paper thickness and the paper width.

Next, the printer driver sets the chip width (S1042). In this process, the chip width is set by subtracting the paper thickness adjustment value and the paper width adjustment value from the chip width reference value. That is, chip width setting value = chip width reference value−paper width adjustment value−paper width adjustment value. Of course, the chip width setting method is not limited to this. For example, it can be calculated by adding the paper thickness adjustment value and the paper width adjustment value to the chip width reference value (in this case, the thicker the paper thickness, the smaller the paper thickness adjustment value, and the shorter the paper width, the smaller the paper width adjustment value. May be determined to be small), and the paper thickness adjustment value and the paper width adjustment value may be calculated by multiplying the respective values as a ratio to the chip width reference value.

The chip width reference value may be determined in advance and recorded in the chip width setting table 522a.

For example, in the printer 10 having the chip insert 49 with the width of 2 as in this embodiment, the chip width reference value = w × β (for example, a predetermined coefficient of about 0.6 to 0.8). Can be Of course, it is not limited to this,
A value determined experimentally in advance can be used as the standard value of the chip width.

When the chip width is set by the process (S1042), a command for instructing the printer 10 about the cutting position of the paper for the chip width and the print start position of the image is generated ( S1043).

The cut position and the print start position of the paper in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

This drawing schematically shows the start state of a job for printing two images, and it is assumed that the paper is fed upward. In the figure, S1 is the distance from the leading position of the sheet to the upper end cut position of the first sheet. h is the vertical width of the sheet after cutting. S2 is the distance from the cut position at the lower end of the first sheet to the cut position at the upper end of the second sheet.

In this embodiment, the widths of S1 and S2 are adjusted based on the chip width set by the process (S1042). Here, the set chip width is T. However, either one may be adjusted.

In the initial state, S1 is based on the characteristics of the printer 10, for example, the distance between the cutter 46 and the recording head 43, and has a known length. However, if S1 cannot be specified before the start of printing, the adjustment of S1 may not be performed.

In order to perform the adjustment of S1, the print data generating section 522 of the printer driver 520 makes the
A command for paper feeding or rewinding is generated so that S1 becomes T, and a position slightly above that position is set as the print start position of the first sheet. Then, a cut command is generated so that the upper edge of the first sheet is cut at the position S1 (= T) from the beginning of the sheet. Also, from the beginning of the paper, S1 + h (= T
A cut command is generated so that the lower edge of the first sheet is cut at the position + h).

Further, a cut command is generated so that the upper edge of the second sheet is cut at a position S1 + h + S2 (= h + 2T) from the beginning of the paper so that S2 becomes T, and S1 + h + S2 (= h + 2) from the beginning of the paper.
The print start position for the second sheet is set just above T). And
A cut command is generated so that the lower edge of the second sheet is cut at the position S1 + h + S2 + h (= 2h + 2T) from the beginning of the sheet.

Then, the printer driver 520 outputs a print command for printing the image and a command for designating the cut position to the printer 10 as print data (S105).

The printer 10 prints on the basis of the print data received from the computer 50, thereby cutting between images so that the set chip width is obtained.

[0079]

As described above, according to the present invention, an appropriate chip width can be set in a method of cutting between images twice for marginless printing.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining an outline of a hardware configuration of a printing system to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a schematic side sectional view of the printer 10 for explaining the printing mechanism 15, the paper feeding mechanism 16 and the cutting mechanism 17.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram for explaining a functional configuration realized by the computer 50 and the printer 10.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the processing of this embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an example of a print condition setting screen 300.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining a chip width setting table 522a.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining setting of a cut position and a print start position.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining image enlargement during marginless printing.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining a cut position when performing marginless printing on continuous paper such as roll paper.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... Printer with cutting function 11 ... Interface 15 ... Printing mechanism 16 ... Paper feed mechanism 17 ... Cutting mechanism 22 ... roll paper 23 ... Device body 24 ... Roll paper cassette 27 ... Paper tube 28 ... Shaft 29 ... Laura 30 ... Drive roller 31 ... Tsubabe 32 ... Roll paper motor 33 ... Paper feeding device 35 ... Paper feed driven roller 36 ... Paper feed drive roller 37 ... Conveyor roller 38 ... Paper ejection roller 39 ... Platen 40 ... Carriage shaft 41 ... Carriage 43 ... Recording head 45 ... Cutter device 46 ... Cutter 48 ... Auxiliary drive roller 50 ... Computer 53 ... Media reading device 54 ... Interface 61 ... Display device 62 ... Input device 63 ... Media reading device 64 ... Auxiliary storage device 110 ... Print control unit 120 ... Print execution unit 510 ... Application 520 ... Printer driver 521 ... User interface unit 522 ... Print data generation unit

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Claims (11)

[Claims] Claim: What is claimed is: 1. A printing system for continuously printing an image larger than a finished size on a continuous paper, and cutting the space between the images twice to perform marginless printing. Cutting width setting means for setting a cutting width when cutting twice based on at least one of the length in the cutting direction and the paper quality of the continuous paper, and the printing of the image on the continuous paper according to the set cutting width. A printing system, comprising: a print start position adjusting means for adjusting a start position. 2. The printing system according to claim 1, wherein the cutting width setting means, when based on the paper thickness, shortens the cutting width as the paper thickness becomes thicker, and adjusts the length in the cutting direction of the finished size. When based on the paper quality, the longer the cutting size of the finished size, the longer the cutting width.
A printing system characterized in that the harder the paper, the shorter the cutting width is set. 3. The printing system according to claim 1, further comprising setting receiving means for receiving setting of the type and finish size of continuous paper, wherein the cutting width setting means is based on paper thickness. Acquires information about the paper thickness of the continuous paper based on the accepted continuous paper type, and if it is based on the length of the finished size in the cutting direction, the length of the finished size in the cutting direction is based on the received finished size. A printing system characterized by acquiring information regarding the quality. 4. The printing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a gap for dropping chips generated as a result of double cutting on a paper discharge path, the cutting width setting unit. Adjusts based on at least one of the paper thickness of the continuous paper, the length of the finished size in the cutting direction, and the paper quality of the continuous paper, with respect to the cutting width reference value determined according to the width of the gap. A printing system characterized by setting a cutting width. 5. A printer host for controlling a printer having a cutter for printing on continuous paper, and means for generating print data for continuously printing images larger than a finished size, A cut command generating means for generating a cut command for cutting an image twice between the images, wherein the cut command generating means has a paper thickness of the continuous paper, a length of the finished size in the cutting direction, and A cutting width for cutting twice based on at least one of the paper qualities of continuous paper is set, and the print data generating unit adjusts a gap between images according to the set cutting width. The printer host to use. 6. The printer host according to claim 5, wherein the cut command generating means, when based on the paper thickness, shortens the cutting width as the paper thickness becomes thicker, and adjusts the length of the finished size in the cutting direction. The printer host is characterized in that, when based on the paper quality, the cut width is set to be shorter as the finished size is longer in the cutting direction, and when based on the paper quality, the cut width is set to be shorter as the paper is harder. 7. The printer host according to claim 5 or 6, further comprising setting receiving means for receiving setting of a type and finish size of continuous paper, wherein the cut command generating means is based on paper thickness. Acquires information about the paper thickness of the continuous paper based on the type of continuous paper received, and if it is based on the length of the finished size in the cutting direction, the length of the finished size in the cutting direction is based on the received finished size. A printer host, which is characterized in that it obtains information regarding the security. 8. A printer driver for causing a computer to function as a printer host for controlling a printer having a cutter, which prints on continuous paper, and continuously prints an image larger than a finished size. And a cut command generation process for generating a cut command for cutting between the images twice. The cut command generation process is performed by the computer. A cutting width for cutting twice based on at least one of the thickness, the length of the finished size in the cutting direction, and the paper quality of the continuous paper is set, and in the print data generation process, the cutting width is set according to the set cutting width. A printer driver, which is characterized by adjusting a space between images. 9. The printer driver according to claim 8, wherein in the cut command generation processing, when the paper thickness is used, the cutting width is shortened as the paper thickness increases, and the finished size is cut in the cutting direction. A printer driver characterized by setting the cutting width to be longer as the length of the finished size in the cutting direction is longer, and to be shorter as the paper is harder when being based on the paper quality. 10. The printer driver according to claim 8 or 9, further causing a computer to execute a setting acceptance process for accepting a setting of a continuous paper type and a finishing size. If it is based, the information about the paper thickness of the continuous paper is acquired based on the type of the continuous paper received, and if it is based on the length in the cutting direction of the finished size, the cut of the finished size is performed based on the received finished size. A printer driver, which acquires information about a length in a direction. 11. A computer-readable recording medium in which the printer driver according to claim 8 is recorded.