JP2006142835A - Tape printer - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tape printer capable of good continuous printing and cutting without blocking a tape discharging outlet by a tape cut after printing. <P>SOLUTION: A bonding tape 50 consisting of a printed transparent tape 11 bonded with a releasing paper 12 is cut by a cutting mechanism part 10, and is then forcibly discharged by a discharging mechanism part 76. Consequently, since the cut bonding tape 50 can be forcibly discharged from the tape discharging outlet 52, the tape discharging outlet 52 is not blocked by the cut bonding tape 50. Even when the tape is to be continuously printed and cut, good printing and cutting operations can be ensured. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention has a mechanism for loading a cassette for storing a printing tape, printing characters or figures corresponding to previously input data on the tape, and forcibly discharging the printed tape. The present invention relates to a tape printer.

  As this type of tape printer, for example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-25756, a tape cassette containing a printing tape and an ink ribbon is detachably mounted in a cassette housing portion in a casing. Characters and figures corresponding to data input in advance on the tape drawn out from the tape cassette are printed by a thermal head provided in the storage section and a swingable platen roller that presses the thermal head. Is described. And in the tape printer described in this Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 8-25756, the printed tape is cut to arbitrary lengths with a fixed blade and a movable blade, and it is from the discharge port which opened the casing in the rectangular shape. I'm trying to cut it off.

  However, when continuous printing is performed by a tape printer, the tape that has been cut off gradually accumulates in the vicinity of the discharge port and may block the discharge port. For this reason, the tape that has been cut once does not fall down, but remains between the fixed blade and the movable blade as it is, which may cause a problem such as being cut again.

  In addition, such a tape printer is not intended to print on standard-size paper, and the length of the tape to be cut is appropriately determined depending on the amount of data to be printed. It is also impossible to provide a receiving tray for aligning the tapes cut off so as not to block them in advance corresponding to the length of the tape.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and the object of the present invention is to make it possible to perform good continuous printing and cutting without blocking the outlet of the tape by the tape cut after printing. To provide a printer.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention described in claim 1 includes a printing means for printing on a tape, a cutting means for cutting the printed tape into an arbitrary length, and discharging the tape to the outside. In a tape printer comprising a tape discharge port for carrying out and a tape transport unit for transporting the tape, a discharge unit for forcibly discharging the tape cut by the cutting unit from the tape discharge port is provided, The discharge means is a position along an extended line in the transport direction in which the printed tape is transported by the tape transport means, and is disposed between the tape discharge port and the cut means. It is said.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the tape printer according to the first aspect, the cutting means includes a driving source for operating the cutting means, and the discharging means is interlocked with the operation of the driving source. It is characterized by being configured.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the tape printer according to the first or second aspect, the discharge unit and the tape transport unit are configured to be operated by independent drive sources. .

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the tape printer according to any one of the first to third aspects, the spring force is accumulated in relation to the cutting operation of the cutting means, and the cutting operation of the cutting means is canceled. Spring means for releasing the spring force accumulated in relation to the transmission means, and transmission means for transmitting the spring force released by the spring means to the discharge means, wherein the discharge means is transmitted via the transmission means. The tape is discharged based on the spring force applied.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the tape printer according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the discharge means includes a discharge roller for discharging the tape.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the tape printer of the fifth aspect, a guide wall for guiding the tape is provided between the tape discharge port and the cutting means, and a part of the guide wall is provided. Is characterized in that a notch is provided to allow the discharge roller to face the discharge position.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the tape printer according to the fifth or sixth aspect, the discharge roller includes a driving roller interlocked with the operation of the driving source and a driven roller operated by the driving roller. It is characterized by becoming.

  According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the tape printer according to the seventh aspect, at least one outer peripheral portion of the driving roller and the driven roller is formed of a rubber member.

  As is apparent from the above description, the invention described in claim 1 includes a printing means for printing on a tape, a cutting means for cutting the printed tape into an arbitrary length, and the tape outside. In a tape printer comprising a tape discharge port for discharging to the tape and a tape transport unit for transporting the tape, a discharge unit for forcibly discharging the tape cut by the cutting unit from the tape discharge port The discharge means is a position along an extended line in the transport direction in which the printed tape is transported by the tape transport means, and is disposed between the tape discharge port and the cutting means. It is.

  Therefore, since the discharge means is disposed between the tape discharge opening and the cutting means and the tape cut after printing is forcibly discharged from the tape discharge opening by the discharge means, the discharge opening is blocked by the cut tape. Even when printing and cutting are repeated continuously, good printing and cutting operations can be secured, and the tape transport direction is extended between the tape discharge port and the cutting means. Since the discharge means is disposed at a position along the line, the forced discharge operation is smoothly performed following the tape cutting operation in the process in which the printed tape is conveyed toward the discharge port. .

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the tape printer according to the first aspect, the cutting means further includes a drive source for operating the cut means, and the discharge means is interlocked with the operation of the drive source. Since it is configured, since the discharge operation of the discharge means is also performed by the operation of the drive source in which the cutting operation of the cutting means is performed, there is an effect that it is not necessary to provide a special drive source for the tape discharge operation. Play.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the tape printer according to the first or second aspect, the discharge means and the tape transport means are further configured to operate by independent drive sources. And the tape transport can be driven independently.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the tape printer according to any one of the first to third aspects, the spring force is accumulated in relation to the cutting operation of the cutting means, and the cutting operation of the cutting means is canceled. Spring means for releasing the spring force accumulated in relation to the transmission means, and transmission means for transmitting the spring force released by the spring means to the discharge means. The discharge means is transmitted via the transmission means. Further, the tape is discharged based on the spring force.

  Accordingly, since the discharging means operates after the cutting operation by the cutting means is performed, there is no problem that the tape is pulled during the tape cutting, and the discharging means is continuously stored in the spring means. Based on the spring force released at once by the release of the cutting operation, the cut tape is forcibly discharged, so the tape outlet is not blocked, even when printing and cutting are repeated continuously, There is an effect that good printing and cutting operations can be secured.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the tape printer according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the discharge means includes a discharge roller for discharging the tape. Can be discharged more smoothly.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the tape printer according to the fifth aspect, a guide wall for guiding the tape is provided between the tape discharge port and the cutting means, and a part of the guide wall is provided. Is provided with a notch for allowing the discharge roller to face the discharge position.

  Therefore, since a part of the guide wall for guiding the tape is cut out and the discharge roller faces the cutout, the tape is surely guided to the discharge roller between the tape discharge port and the cutting means. Therefore, it is guided more reliably and the effect of discharge by the discharge roller is further increased.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the tape printer according to the fifth or sixth aspect, the discharge roller is composed of a driving roller interlocked with the operation of the driving source and a driven roller operated by the driving roller. The tape can be discharged smoothly because the discharging operation is performed while both of them rotate.

  According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the tape printer according to the seventh aspect, since at least one outer peripheral portion of the driving roller and the driven roller is made of a rubber member, the forced discharge is further increased by the frictional force of the rubber member. There is an effect that it can be performed reliably.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an embodiment of a tape printer of the present invention. The tape printer 1 includes a keyboard 3a provided on the upper surface of the front portion of the main casing 2, a liquid crystal display 3b provided in the central portion behind the keyboard 3a, and a printing unit 4 provided behind the liquid crystal display 3b. I have. In the printing unit 4, a cassette storage unit 6 for detachably storing a tape cassette 5 to be described later, a transport mechanism unit 8, a printing mechanism unit 9 as a printing unit, and a cutting mechanism unit as a cutting unit are described below. 10 etc. are provided. The cassette housing 6 is provided with an opening / closing lid 7 for covering the tape cassette 5. Further, a curved tape receiving portion 51 is provided on the left side of the printing unit 4 in the main body casing 2, and a rectangular tape discharge port 52 is opened on the left side wall of the printing unit 4 in the main body casing 2. ing.

  FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a main part configuration in the printing unit 4. In FIG. 2, the printing unit 4 is used for carrying a transparent printing tape 11 (described later) accommodated in a tape cassette 5 and winding an ink ribbon 13 (described later). A transport mechanism 8, a printing mechanism 9 for printing on the transparent tape 11, and an adhesive tape 50 (described later) on which the transparent tape 11 is printed and a release paper 12 (described later) is bonded. A cutting mechanism 10 for cutting is provided.

  The transport mechanism unit 8 includes a transport roller drive shaft 25 and a take-up roller drive shaft 26 that are independently arranged in an upright manner in the cassette storage unit 6, and a transport motor 27 that is disposed outside the cassette storage unit 6. (A driving source related to the tape conveying means) and a gear train 28 provided below the bottom wall of the cassette housing 6. The drive from the transport motor 27 is transmitted to the transport roller drive shaft 25 and the take-up roller drive shaft 26 via the gear train 28, whereby the transport roller drive shaft 25 and the take-up roller drive shaft 26 are rotated.

  The printing mechanism 9 includes a thermal head 29 as a printer head, a platen holder 32 on which the platen roller 30 and the movable transport roller 31 are rotatably supported, and the platen holder 32 in pressure contact with the thermal head 29 or And a pressing operation mechanism 33 for releasing the pressure contact. The thermal head 29 is arranged upright in the cassette storage unit 6.

  The platen holder 32 includes a roller support 34 for supporting the platen roller 30 and the movable transport roller 31 in parallel in the vertical direction, and the platen roller 30 and the movable transport roller 31 supported by the roller support 34. , And a pivot portion 35 pivotably supported so as to face the thermal head 29 and the fixed-side transport roller 20 (described later).

  A pivot hole is formed at the end of the pivot portion 35, and this pivot hole is supported by a pivot 36 provided upright in the cassette unit 4, whereby the platen holder 32 is supported by the pivot 36. It is supported so that it can swing around. Further, a spring 38 having one end fixed thereto is locked to the pivotal support portion 35, and the urging force of the spring 38 causes the platen holder 32 to be placed on the back side of the platen holder 32 and inside the printing unit 4. It is made to contact | abut to the support plate 37 provided in an upright form.

  The roller support part 34 is formed with a platen roller support part 39 for supporting the platen roller 30 and a movable conveyance roller support part 40 for supporting the movable conveyance roller 31. The platen roller support portion 39 has a U-shaped cross section, and supports a lower end portion of the roller shaft of the platen roller 30 on one side thereof, and forms a long groove 42 on the other side so that the upper side of the roller shaft is formed. The end 43 is received in the long groove 42. In addition, a spring (not shown) that presses the platen roller 30 from the back is provided in the platen roller support portion 39. Accordingly, even when the platen roller 30 is pressed against the thermal head 29 when the platen roller 30 is pressed against the thermal head 29, the upper end 43 of the roller shaft inserted into the long groove 42 moves. Thus, the platen roller 30 is pressed against the thermal head 29 with equal pressure in the vertical direction. Further, a gear (not shown) provided at the end of the roller shaft 41 of the platen roller 30 is rotatably supported at the lower end of the platen roller support 39, and the platen holder 32 is connected to the thermal head 29. This gear engages with one gear 41 of the gear train 28 of the transport mechanism unit 8 when being pressed against the platen roller 30, and the drive from the transport motor 27 is transmitted to the platen roller 30. .

  Similarly, the movable conveyance roller support portion 40 has a U-shaped cross section, and supports the lower end portion of the roller shaft of the movable conveyance roller 31 on one side, and a long groove 45 is formed on the other side. The upper end 46 of the roller shaft is received in the long groove 45. A spring (not shown) that presses the movable conveyance roller 31 from the back is also provided in the movable conveyance roller support portion 40. Accordingly, even when the movable conveyance roller 31 is pressed against the conveyance roller 20 in the tape cassette 5 described later, even if the movable conveyance roller 31 abuts against the conveyance roller 20 obliquely, it is inserted into the long groove 45. By moving the upper end 46 of the roller shaft, the movable conveyance roller 31 is pressed against the fixed-side conveyance roller 20 with equal pressure in the vertical direction. Further, a gear (not shown) provided at the end of the roller shaft of the movable conveyance roller 31 is rotatably supported at the lower end portion of the movable conveyance roller support portion 40, and the platen holder 32 is connected to the thermal head. This gear engages with one gear 44 in the gear train 28 of the transport mechanism 8 when pressed against the motor 29, and the drive from the transport motor 27 is transmitted to the movable transport roller 31. ing.

  The pressing mechanism 33 is engaged with the slide plate member 47 provided on the support plate 37 so as to be slidable in the left-right direction, and rotates in the vertical direction in conjunction with the opening / closing of the opening / closing lid 7. A release lever 48 that is moved, and a cassette contact member 49 that engages with the release lever 48 and is rotated in the horizontal direction are provided. As shown in FIG. 3, when the tape cassette 5 is mounted in the cassette housing portion 6, the front end portion of the tape cassette 5 comes into contact with the cassette contact member 49, and the cassette contact member 49 moves the pivot shaft 61. The release lever 48 is pivoted slightly downward about the pivot shaft 53. Further, in this state, when the opening / closing lid 7 is closed, the release lever 48 rotates further downward about the support shaft 53 in conjunction with the opening / closing lid 7, whereby the slide plate member 47 is moved to the left in the sliding direction. By sliding, the left end of the slide plate member 47 presses the back surface of the platen holder 32. As a result, the platen holder 32 is swung against the urging force of the spring 38, and the platen roller 30 and the thermal head 29 are pressed against each other.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the cutting mechanism unit 10 includes a fixed blade 64, a movable blade 65 that performs a cutting operation together with the fixed blade 64, and a link mechanism unit 72 that is coupled to the movable blade 65. And a cutting motor 67 (a driving source related to the cutting means and the discharging means) connected to the link mechanism portion 72 via a gear train 66. The fixed blade 64 is fixed to a first side plate 71 provided upright on the left side of the cassette housing portion 6 in the printing unit 4. The movable blade 65 is substantially V-shaped, and the bent portion of the V-shape is supported by the first side plate 71 in a state where the movable blade 65 can rotate with the bent portion as a fulcrum. As shown in FIG. 10, the link mechanism portion 72 includes a link gear 73 that meshes with one gear of the gear train 66, and one of a movable blade 64 that protrudes from the link gear 73 and has a V shape. A link shaft 74 that is inserted into a long hole 63 formed on the side, and a cam 75 that protrudes from the link gear 73 to the opposite side. When the link gear 73 is rotated via the gear train 66 by the driving of the cutting motor 67, the movable blade 65 connected to the link shaft 74 swings around its bent portion as a fulcrum, thereby The wearing tape 50 is cut.

  FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the main configuration of the tape cassette 5 stored in the cassette storage unit 6. Next, the tape cassette 5 housed in the cassette housing portion 6 of the printing unit 4 configured as described above will be described. In FIG. 4, a transparent tape reel 14 is rotatably provided at the right rear portion in the tape cassette 5, and a release paper reel 15 is rotatably provided at the left rear portion adjacent to the transparent tape reel 14. It has been. A cylindrical take-up roller 17 is rotatably provided at the central portion between the transparent tape reel 14 and the release paper reel 15, and an ink ribbon reel is disposed on the diagonally right front side adjacent to the take-up roller 17. 16 is rotatably provided. Further, a fitting portion 18 into which the thermal head 29 is fitted is formed in the front portion of the tape cassette 5, and a part of the fitting portion 18 is opened toward the front so that the print processing portion 19 is opened. Is formed. Further, a cylindrical transport roller 20 is rotatably provided at the left front portion adjacent to the fitting portion 18.

  In this tape cassette 5, three types of tapes, a transparent tape 11 for printing, a release paper 12 and an ink ribbon 13, are wound around a transparent tape reel 14, a release paper reel 15 and an ink ribbon reel 16, respectively. Is housed in. The transparent tape 11 is pulled out from the transparent tape reel 14 to the print processing unit 19 via the rollers 21 and 22 provided at the right front part. Further, the ink ribbon 13 is drawn out from the ink ribbon reel 16 to the print processing unit 19, and then taken up by the take-up roller 17 through the rollers 23. Further, the release paper 12 is drawn from the release paper reel 15 between the roller 24 and the transport roller 20.

  The tape cassette 5 configured as described above is set in the cassette housing 6 so that the take-up roller drive shaft 26 is fitted into the take-up roller 17 and the carry roller drive shaft 25 is fitted to the carry roller 20. The take-up roller 17 and the carry roller 20 are rotationally driven in accordance with the drive of the carry motor 27, whereby the printing transparent tape 11 and the ink ribbon 13 are taken up. The transparent tape 11 is sandwiched between the thermal head 29 and the platen 30 in a state in which the transparent tape 11 is in close contact with the ink ribbon 13, and corresponds to data input in advance by the heating element of the thermal head 29. After the characters and figures are printed, and then the release paper 12 is pasted to form the adhesive tape 50, the cut mechanism unit 10 has an arbitrary length according to the length of the printed data. Is cut.

  In such a tape printer 1, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the tape printer 1 is disposed in the vicinity of the tape discharge port 51 opened in the main body casing 2, and is attached after being cut by the cutting mechanism unit 10. A discharge mechanism 76 that functions as discharge means for forcibly discharging the tape 50 from the tape discharge port 52 is provided.

  2 and 6, the discharge mechanism 76 includes a fixed roller 77, a movable roller 78 as a discharge roller facing the fixed roller 77 with the adhesive tape 50 interposed therebetween, and the movable roller. In conjunction with a pressing operation mechanism 79 as a pressing operation means that is operated to press 78 against the adhesive tape 50 or to release the pressing, A forcible sending mechanism unit 80 is provided as a forcible sending means for rotating the movable roller 78 so as to discharge the sticking tape 50. Note that the fixed roller 77 and the movable roller 78, which are the main body of the discharging means, in the state of jointly discharging the adhesive tape 50, as shown in FIGS. 2, 9, 11, 13, and 15, as shown in FIG. It is provided along an extended line in the transport direction of the tape 50.

  As shown in FIG. 6, two guide walls 81 and 82 for guiding the discharge of the sticking sheet 50 are provided inside the tape discharge port 52. The two guide walls 81 and 82 are disposed so as to be spaced apart from each other at the discharge position of the adhesive tape 50 cut by the fixed blade 64 and the movable blade 65. The middle portions of the two guide walls 81 and 82 are cut out, and a fixing roller 77 is provided on one guide wall 81 so as to face the discharge position of the adhesive tape 50 from the cut portions. Yes. On the other hand, on the other guide wall 82, a movable roller 78 is supported by a roller holder 83 that constitutes the forced delivery mechanism 80 so as to face the discharge position of the adhesive tape 50 from this notch.

  7 to 9, the roller holder 83 includes a roller holder main body 84, a roller support member 85 that rotatably supports the movable roller 78, a roller pressing member 86 that presses the movable roller 78, and 2 The two biasing springs 87 and 88 are constituted. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8, the movable roller 78 includes a roller body 90 and a ring-shaped roller rubber 91 fitted in an outer peripheral groove 92 formed in the roller body 90. Below the outer peripheral groove 92 in the roller main body 90, as shown in FIG. 9, a first projecting portion 94 provided at a position where two step portions 93 are displaced from each other by 180 °, and under the first projecting portion 94, A second protrusion 95 having a substantially rectangular cross section provided on the side is formed.

  The roller support member 85 rotatably supports the movable roller 78 so as to be sandwiched from above and below, and is attached to the roller holder main body 84 with the biasing spring 87 inserted into the shaft portion 89. . The roller pressing member 86 is also attached to the roller holder main body 84 with the biasing spring 88 interposed, and the tip of the roller pressing member 86 always presses the stepped portion 93 of the first protruding portion 94 of the movable roller 78. Further, the roll holder main body 84 is provided with a hook member 99 that is movable in the direction toward the fixed roller 77 and whose tip is bent toward the movable roller 78. As shown in FIG. In the standby state, the tip of the hook member 99 is in contact with the side surface of the second protrusion 95 of the movable roller 78. In addition, two elongated holes 96 and 97 are formed in a state of being arranged side by side at the lower portion of the roll holder main body 84, and two locking members 98 are provided at the upper end portion thereof. Here, the roller support member 85, the roller pressing member 86, the shaft portion 89, the step portion 93, the first projecting portion 94, and the second projecting portion 95 correspond to transmission means, and the urging spring 87 and the urging spring 88 are This corresponds to the spring means.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a second side plate 68 is provided upright on the left side of the first side plate 71 in the printing unit 4, and as shown in FIG. By moving the two long holes 96 and 97 formed in the roll holder main body 84 into the two pins 69 and 70 provided side by side on the second side plate 68, the movable roller is moved with respect to the fixed roller 77. 78 is supported so as to be slidable in the direction of approaching or separating.

  In addition, one end of the swing arm 54 is slidably attached between the two locking members 98 provided at the upper end of the roll holder main body 84. The other end of the swing arm 54 is attached to a pivot shaft 55 that stands up from the bottom wall of the printing unit 4. A locking hole 56 is provided in the middle of the link hole, and a link arm 57 for interlocking the swinging operation of the swinging arm 54 and the swinging operation of the movable blade 65 to the locking hole 56. One end of is inserted. As shown in FIG. 10, the link arm 57 has a substantially J shape, is fitted into a cam 75 provided on the link gear 73, and a lower end portion thereof is rotatably supported by a locking shaft 58. Yes.

  When the link gear 73 is rotated by driving the cutting motor 67, the link arm 57 is swung along the outer peripheral surface of the cam 75 with the locking shaft 58 as a fulcrum. 54 is swung. Further, the roll holder 83 is slid in accordance with the swing of the swing arm 54, whereby the movable roller 78 is slid in a direction approaching or separating from the fixed roller 77. As described above, the pressing mechanism 79 includes the cam 75, the link arm 57, the swing arm 54, the roll holder 83, and the like.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 9 to 20, a mechanism for forcibly ejecting the adhesive tape 50 from the tape ejection port 52 after the adhesive tape 50 is cut by the cut mechanism 10 and the ejection mechanism 76 configured as described above will be described. To explain.

  In FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, a standby state waiting for cutting of the adhesive tape 50 is shown. In this standby state, as shown in FIG. 10, the fixed blade 64 and the movable blade 65 are held in the most open state, and accordingly, the movable roller 78 is at a position farthest from the fixed roller 77. Is retained. The roller pressing member 86 presses one step 93 of the first projecting portion 94 of the movable roller 78 by the action of the biasing spring 88 to rotate the movable roller 78 counterclockwise. Since the tip end surface of the member 99 is in contact with the side surface of the second protrusion 95 of the movable roller 78, the rotation of the movable roller 78 in the counterclockwise direction is prevented, and the movable roller 78 is stopped.

  Next, when the cutting operation is started by driving the cutting motor 67 from this standby state, the movable blade 65 is swung in the direction approaching the fixed blade 64 via the link shaft 74 by the rotation of the link gear 73. The At the same time, the swing arm 54 is swung through the link arm 57 by the rotation of the link gear 73, whereby the roller holder 83 is slid and the movable roller 78 is pressed against the fixed roller 77. This state is shown in FIG. 11 and FIG. As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, in the present embodiment, before the sticking tape 50 is cut, the movable roller 78 is first pressed against the fixed roller 77 in a state where the sticking tape 50 is sandwiched. 13 and 14 show a state in which the adhesive tape 50 is cut in a state where the adhesive tape 50 is sandwiched between the movable roller 78 and the fixed roller 77. FIG. In this state, as shown in FIG. 13, when the movable roller 78 is pressed against the fixed roller 77, the roller support member 85 is pressed against the roller holder main body 84, thereby the shaft portion of the roller support member 85. The urging spring 87 inserted into 89 is in a state in which the urging force is stored. At the same time, the tip of the roller pressing member 86 is strongly pressed by the urging force of the urging spring 88 against the stepped portion 93 of the first protrusion 94 formed on the roller body 90. The hook member 99 moves toward the fixed roller 77 along with the cutting operation, but the tip end surface thereof is still in contact with the side surface of the second projecting portion 95, so that the movable roller 78 is rotated counterclockwise. As a result, the movable roller 78 remains stopped.

  When the cutting of the adhesive tape 50 is completed, the contact between the hook member 99 and the second projecting portion 95 is released as shown in FIGS. Since the urging is released, the roller pressing member 86 presses the stepped portion 93 of the first projecting portion 94 by the spring force of the urging spring 88 to rotate the roller body 90 in the direction in which the adhesive sheet 50 is discharged, As a result, the sticking sheet 50 is discharged by the amount of rotation of the roller body 90. Further, by the rotation of the roller body 90, the second protrusion 95 can be hooked on the bent portion of the hook member 99. Subsequently, when the movable blade 65 is moved away from the fixed blade 64, the movable roller 78 is operated so as to release the pressure on the fixed roller 77 in conjunction with this. This state is shown in FIG. 17 and FIG. As shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, when the movable roller 78 is operated so that the pressing against the fixed roller 77 is released, the biasing spring 87 inserted into the shaft portion 89 of the roller support member 85. Since the urging force is released, the roller holder 83 is moved away from the movable roller 78, whereby the hook member 99 moves away from the fixed roller 77, and the bent portion of the second protrusion protrudes. Engage with the portion 95.

  When the movable blade 65 is operated so as to be further away from the fixed blade 64, the movable roller 78 is operated so that the pressing of the fixed roller 77 is further released. The This state is shown in FIG. 19 and FIG. As shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, when the pressing force of the movable roller 78 against the fixed roller 77 is released to a certain level or higher, the biasing spring 87 inserted into the shaft portion 89 of the roller support member 85 is attached. The force is released all at once, and the movable roller 78 moves in a direction in which the hook member 99 moves away from the fixed roller 77 while maintaining the contact state with the fixed roller 77. As a result of this movement, the bent portion of the hook member 99 hooks one end of the second protrusion 95 and rotates the second protrusion 95 counterclockwise. As a result, the roller body 90 is vigorously rotated in the direction in which the sticking sheet 50 is discharged, and the sticking sheet 50 is forcibly discharged. When the discharge of the sticking sheet 50 is completed, the movable blade 65 and the movable roller 78 are again swung to the standby state shown in FIGS.

  According to such a configuration, the adhesive tape 50 is discharged from the tape discharge port 52 by the forcible discharge operation of the discharge mechanism portion 76, so that the tape discharge port 52 is blocked by the cut adhesive tape 50. Even when printing and cutting continuously, good printing and cutting operations can be ensured.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, since the discharge mechanism part 76 discharge operation and the cut operation of the cut mechanism part 10 are interlocked by the link mechanism part 72, the link arm 57, and the swing arm 54, the adhesive tape to be cut Even if the length of 50 is changed each time, the cut adhesive tape 50 can be reliably discharged each time.

  Further, in the discharge mechanism portion 76 of the present embodiment, after the end of cutting, the roll body 90 is first rotated by the pressing force of the roller pressing member 86, and then the pressing force of the movable roller 78 against the fixed roller 77 is released above a certain level. Sometimes, the urging force of the urging spring 87 inserted into the shaft portion 89 of the roller support member 85 is released all at once, and the roller main body 90 is rotated vigorously in the direction of discharging the adhering sheet 50, so Therefore, a reliable discharge operation can be secured with a simple configuration. Moreover, the sticking tape 50 can be reliably discharged | emitted by such stepwise discharge | emission.

  In the above-described embodiment, the discharge mechanism unit 76 is provided as a component of the tape printer 1. For example, the fixed roller 77, the movable roller 78, and the pressing operation mechanism that constitute the discharge mechanism unit 76 are provided. The sheet discharge device for discharging the sheet may be configured by the unit 79 and the forced delivery mechanism unit 80, and the sheet discharge device may be applied to, for example, a stamp device that presses a stamp on the sheet.

1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an embodiment of a tape printer of the present invention. It is a top view which shows the principal part structure in the printing unit of the tape printer shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, it is a principal part top view which shows the state in which the tape cassette was mounted | worn. It is a top view which shows the principal part structure in the tape cassette accommodated in the cassette accommodating part of the printing unit shown in FIG. It is a principal part perspective view which shows the cut mechanism part and discharge mechanism part in FIG. It is a principal part perspective view which shows the discharge | emission mechanism part in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the roller holder in FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the roller holder in FIG. It is a principal part top view explaining the mechanism forcibly discharged by the discharge mechanism after the sticking tape is cut. It is a principal part side view which shows the cutting mechanism part of the state shown in FIG. It is a principal part top view explaining the mechanism forcibly discharged by the discharge mechanism after the sticking tape is cut. It is a principal part side view which shows the cutting mechanism part of the state shown in FIG. It is a principal part top view explaining the mechanism forcibly discharged by the discharge mechanism after the sticking tape is cut. It is a principal part side view which shows the cutting mechanism part of the state shown in FIG. It is a principal part top view explaining the mechanism forcibly discharged by the discharge mechanism after the sticking tape is cut. It is a principal part side view which shows the cutting mechanism part of the state shown in FIG. It is a principal part top view explaining the mechanism forcibly discharged by the discharge mechanism after the sticking tape is cut. It is a principal part side view which shows the cutting mechanism part of the state shown in FIG. It is a principal part top view explaining the mechanism forcibly discharged by the discharge mechanism after the sticking tape is cut. It is a principal part side view which shows the cutting mechanism part of the state shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Tape printer 5 Tape cassette 9 Printing mechanism part 10 Cut mechanism part 33 Press action mechanism part 50 Adhesive tape 52 Tape discharge port 76 Discharge mechanism part 79 Press action mechanism part 80 Forced sending mechanism part

Claims (8)

Printing means for printing on a tape, cutting means for cutting the printed tape into an arbitrary length, a tape discharge port for discharging the tape to the outside, and a tape conveying means for conveying the tape A tape printer comprising:
A discharge means for forcibly discharging the tape cut by the cutting means from the tape discharge port;
The discharge means is a position along an extended line in the transport direction in which the printed tape is transported by the tape transport means, and is disposed between the tape discharge port and the cut means. And a tape printer.   2. The tape printer according to claim 1, wherein the cutting means includes a driving source for operating the cutting means, and the discharging means is configured to be interlocked with the operation of the driving source.   3. The tape printer according to claim 1, wherein the discharge unit and the tape transport unit are configured to operate by independent drive sources. A spring means for accumulating a spring force related to the cutting operation of the cutting means, and a spring means for releasing the accumulated spring force related to the release of the cutting operation of the cutting means;
Transmission means for transmitting the spring force released by the spring means to the discharge means,
4. The tape printer according to claim 1, wherein the discharging unit is configured to discharge the tape based on the spring force transmitted through the transmitting unit.   5. The tape printer according to claim 1, wherein the discharge means includes a discharge roller for discharging the tape.   A guide wall for guiding the tape is provided between the tape discharge port and the cutting means, and a cutout portion is provided on a part of the guide wall so that the discharge roller faces the discharge position. The tape printer according to claim 5.   The tape printer according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the discharge roller includes a drive roller interlocked with the operation of the drive source and a driven roller operated by the drive roller. 8. The tape printer according to claim 7, wherein an outer peripheral portion of at least one of the driving roller and the driven roller is made of a rubber member.

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