JP2007070035A - Tape for tape printer, and tape printer using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and reliably prevent jam of a tape for a tape printer which occurs while printing the tape. <P>SOLUTION: A roll tape 300 is subjected to the die-cutting in which a plurality of label pieces are continuously arranged at a predetermined spacing, and a long tape consisting of a recording medium 301, an adhesive layer 307, and a release paper 302 is wound in a roll with the recording medium 301 on the inner side and the release paper 302 on the outer side. A cut part 308 is formed in the surface of the recording medium 301 in the tape width direction. By opening the cut part 308 formed in the surface of the recording medium 301, a fore-end side of the roll tape 300 is bent to the release paper 302 side. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a tape for a tape printer and a tape printer using the tape, and more particularly, a tape for a tape printer capable of preventing jamming of the tape for a tape printer during tape printing and a tape printer using the tape. About.

  2. Description of the Related Art Various types of tape printing apparatuses that print characters or the like on a roll tape, which is a long tape in which a release paper is bonded to an adhesive tape, have been proposed. Usually, this roll tape is wound around a cylindrical core and mounted as a tape cassette which is a cartridge for attaching to and detaching from a tape printer.

  Here, the conventional tape printer 100 will be described. FIG. 26 is a schematic diagram of a conventional tape printer 100. As shown in FIG. 26, in the conventional tape printer 100, the core of the tape cassette is rotatably attached to the roll tape holder. At the time of tape printing, the roll tape 110 inserted into the insertion slot 102 is drawn out and conveyed from the roll tape holder by the rotational drive of the platen roller 101, and the image data is sequentially printed on the print surface by the drive control of the thermal head 103. The The printed roll tape 110 is discharged from the discharge port 107 formed by the guide members 105 and 106 immediately below the lower end portion of the upper cover 108 to the outside of the tape printer 100, and the cutter unit 104 is moved by operating the cut lever. It is cut by.

  By the way, in the tape cassette provided in the tape printer 100, since the roll tape 110 is wound around the cylindrical winding core, the winding outer diameter and the winding inner diameter have different curls. Therefore, when the roll tape 110 is pulled out and conveyed during tape printing, depending on the curl of the roll tape 110, the roll tape 110 is directed in a direction different from the direction in which the discharge port 107 is formed (upper left direction in FIG. 26). The tip portion of the wire is easily bent (in the lower left direction in FIG. 26). Then, there is a problem that the front end portion of the printed roll tape 110 cannot be properly led out from the discharge port 107 and the roll tape 110 is jammed near the discharge port 107 (so-called jam occurs).

Therefore, a roll paper storage unit for storing the roll-shaped thermal paper, and a cylindrical platen, a print head, a cutter, and a delivery roller sequentially installed in the travel path of the thermal paper to be fed out from the roll paper storage unit are provided. There is known a thermal printer that includes a curl correction mechanism that corrects curl wrinkles of thermal paper between the print head and the print head so as not to bend the roll paper in the reverse direction (for example, Patent Documents). 1).
JP-A-10-203701

  In the above prior art, it is necessary to provide the tape printing apparatus itself with a correction mechanism for correcting the curl of the roll tape. However, when such a correction mechanism is provided, there is a problem that the labor and cost of manufacturing the tape printer increase. In addition, depending on the configuration and specifications of the tape printer, there may be cases where the correction mechanism cannot be provided for structural reasons. Conversely, the provision of such a correction mechanism is a limitation in the structural design of the tape printer. There was a problem that it might become.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and tape for a tape printer capable of easily and surely preventing a tape jam for a tape printer that occurs during tape printing, and tape printing using the tape. The purpose is to provide a device.

  In order to achieve the above object, the tape for a tape printer of the invention according to claim 1 is subjected to die-cut processing in which a plurality of label pieces previously formed in a label shape are continuously arranged at regular intervals. A long tape comprising a printing medium on which characters, symbols, images, etc. are printed on the surface by a printing means of a printing apparatus, an adhesive layer provided on the back surface of the printing medium, and a release layer covering the adhesive layer In a tape printer tape wound in a roll shape, the leading end side of each label piece in the transport direction of the tape printer tape is bent to the outer surface side in the state where the tape printer tape is wound. A bendable part is formed.

  A tape for a tape printer according to a second aspect of the present invention is the tape for a tape printer according to the first aspect, wherein the tape for a tape printer has the print medium on the inside and the release layer on the outside. The bendable portion is a cut portion formed on the surface of the print medium.

  The tape for a tape printer according to a third aspect of the invention is characterized in that, in addition to the configuration of the invention according to the second aspect, the bendable portion is formed in a short direction of the print medium. To do.

  The tape for a tape printer according to a fourth aspect of the invention is characterized in that, in addition to the configuration of the invention according to the second aspect, the print medium is cut at the bendable portion.

  The tape for a tape printer according to a fifth aspect of the invention is characterized in that, in addition to the configuration of the second aspect of the invention, the bendable part is formed in a broken line shape or an arc shape.

  A tape for a tape printer according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the tape for a tape printer according to the first aspect, wherein the tape for a tape printer has the print medium on the inner side and the release layer on the outer side. The bendable part is a fold part formed so as to bend toward the peeling layer side.

  A tape for a tape printer according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is the tape according to any one of the first to sixth aspects. In addition, a part of the print medium is peeled off as a circular label on the print medium. A circular cut portion is formed for this purpose.

  The tape printer of the invention according to claim 8 is the tape printer tape according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the tape printer is provided downstream in the transport direction of the tape for tape printer. A tape printer having a discharge port for discharging a tape for a device, wherein the discharge port is configured to wind the tape for a tape printer by bending the tip side of the tape for the tape printer. It is characterized by discharging in a direction different from the direction.

  In the tape for a tape printer of the invention according to claim 1, a long tape comprising a printing medium, an adhesive layer, and a release layer is rolled by die cutting in which a plurality of label pieces are continuously arranged at regular intervals. A bendable portion is formed that bends the leading end side of each label piece in the transport direction to the outer surface side in the wound state. Therefore, since the front end side of the tape for the tape printer is bent toward the outer surface side, the tape for the tape printer that has already been printed at the time of tape printing can be appropriately discharged, and the tape for the tape printer generated at the time of tape printing Can be prevented easily and reliably.

  Moreover, in the tape for tape printers of the invention according to claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 1, the tape for tape printers is wound with the print medium inside and the release layer outside. The bendable part is a cut part formed on the surface of the print medium. Therefore, when the bendable part formed on the print medium side (inside) opens, the leading end side of the tape for a tape printer can be bent toward the release layer side (outside).

  Moreover, in the tape for tape printers of the invention according to claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 2, the bendable part is formed in the short direction of the print medium. Therefore, the front end side of the tape for tape printers can be bent along the bendable part formed in the short direction (tape width direction).

  In the tape for a tape printer according to the invention of claim 4, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 2, the print medium is cut at the bendable portion. Therefore, in the bendable part of the tape for the tape printer, the print medium is cut and the cut reaches the adhesive layer, so that it is easy to open, and the tip side of the tape for the tape printer is more easily bent. Can do.

  Moreover, in the tape for tape printers of the invention which concerns on Claim 5, in addition to the effect of the invention of Claim 2, the bendable part is formed in the shape of a broken line or a circular arc. Therefore, the front end side of the tape for tape printers can be bent in any direction and degree.

  Moreover, in the tape for tape printers of the invention according to claim 6, in addition to the effects of the invention of claim 1, the tape for tape printers is wound with the print medium inside and the release layer outside. The bendable portion is a fold portion formed to bend toward the peeling layer side. Therefore, the front end side of the tape for a tape printer can be bent to the peeling layer side (outside) by bending the peeling layer side (outside) at the bendable portion.

  Moreover, in the tape for tape printers of the invention according to claim 7, in addition to the effect of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 6, a part of the print medium is peeled off as a circular label on the print medium. The circular cut portion is formed. Therefore, the present invention can be applied to tapes for tape printers that have been die-cut so that a plurality of circular labels are continuously arranged.

  Further, in the tape printer of the invention according to claim 8, the tape for tape printer according to any one of claims 1 to 7 is used, and a discharge for discharging the tape for tape printer downstream in the transport direction. An outlet is provided, and the tape for a tape printer is bent and discharged in a direction different from the winding direction at the discharge port. Therefore, the present invention can be applied to a tape printing apparatus in which the winding direction of the tape for a tape printing apparatus is different from the direction in which the tape for the tape printing apparatus is discharged at the discharge port.

  Hereinafter, a tape for a tape printer according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. First, a schematic configuration of a tape printing apparatus in which a tape for a tape printing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is used will be described. FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the tape printer 1. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where the roll tape holder 3 having the maximum roll tape width is mounted on the tape printer 1 with the upper cover 5 removed. FIG. 3 is a side view showing a state in which the roll tape holder 3 having the maximum roll tape width is attached to the tape printer 1 with the upper cover 5 removed. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX of FIG. 5A and 5B are diagrams illustrating a state in which the upper cover 5 of the tape printer 1 is removed. FIG. 5A is a schematic perspective view, and FIG. 5B is an enlarged perspective view of a W portion surrounded by a dashed line. is there. FIG. 6 is a schematic rear perspective view of the tape printer 1 with the upper cover 5 removed. FIG. 7 is a side sectional view showing the state in which the roll tape holder 3 is mounted on the tape printer 1 with the upper cover 5 removed. FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged view in which the vicinity of the platen roller 26 is enlarged.

  As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the tape printer 1 covers the upper side of a main body housing 2 and a roll tape holder housing portion 4 that houses a roll tape holder 3 around which a roll tape 3A having a predetermined width is wound. The transparent resin upper cover 5 attached to the rear upper end edge so as to be freely opened and closed, the transparent resin tray 6 erected so as to face the front center of the upper cover 5, The power button 7 disposed on the front side of the tray 6 and a cut lever 9 that is provided on the front side surface so as to be movable left and right and moves the cutter unit 8 (see FIG. 7) to the left and right. In addition, a power cord 10 is connected to one side end of the back surface of the main body casing 2 and a USB (Universal Serial Bus) connected to a personal computer (not shown) or the like is connected to the other side end. The connector part 11 (refer FIG. 6) comprised from these is provided. The roll tape 3A includes a self-coloring long heat-sensitive tape (so-called thermal paper) or a long label tape in which a release paper is bonded to one side of the heat-sensitive tape via an adhesive. Etc., and is wound around the core 3B (see FIG. 4).

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 6, the tape printer 1 has one side edge portion (in FIG. 6, the left side edge portion in the direction substantially perpendicular to the transport direction of the roll tape holder storage portion 4). ) Is provided with a holder support member 15 into which a mounting member 13 having a substantially rectangular cross-section protruding from the positioning holding member 12 constituting the roll tape holder 3 described later can be fitted. The holder support member 15 is formed with a first positioning groove portion 16 that is open in an upward direction and is substantially U-shaped in front view. In addition, an engagement recess 15 </ b> A is formed at the inner base end of the holder support member 15 to engage with an elastic locking piece 12 </ b> A protruding from the lower end of the positioning holding member 12.

  Further, the guide member 20 that extends substantially horizontally from the rear end edge of the insertion port 18 into which the roll tape 3A is inserted to the front upper end edge of the roll tape holder housing 4 and constitutes the roll tape holder 3 described later. A placement portion 21 on which the tip portion is placed is provided. Further, four second positioning groove portions 22A to 22D having a substantially L-shaped cross section corresponding to a plurality of width dimensions of the roll tape 3A are formed at the edge corners on the rear side in the transport direction of the placement portion 21. Has been. As shown in FIG. 7, each of the second positioning groove portions 22 </ b> A to 22 </ b> D can be fitted from above with a part of the portion that comes into contact with the placement portion 21 of the guide member 20 constituting the roll tape holder 3. Is formed. Further, the distal end portion of the guide member 20 constituting the roll tape holder 3 extends to the insertion port 18.

  In addition, the bottom surface of the roll tape holder housing 4 has a positioning recess 4A having a horizontally long rectangular shape in a plan view substantially perpendicular to the transport direction from the inner base end of the holder support member 15 to a position facing the second positioning groove 22A. Is formed at a predetermined depth (in this embodiment, the depth is about 1.5 to 3 mm). The width direction of the positioning recess 4 </ b> A is formed so as to be substantially equal to the width dimension of the lower end edge portions of the positioning holding member 12 and the guide member 20 constituting the roll tape holder 3. Further, at the inner base end of the holder support member 15 of the positioning recess 4A, a tape discriminating unit 60 (see FIGS. 9 to 11), which will be described later, extends from the lower end edge of the positioning holding member 12 in a substantially perpendicular inner direction. A vertically long rectangular plan view in the conveying direction formed so that the facing portion is deeper than the positioning recess 4A by a predetermined depth (in the present embodiment, it is a depth of about 1.5 to 3 mm). The discriminating recess 4B is formed.

  In addition, the discrimination recess 4B is composed of a push-type microswitch or the like, and five tape discrimination sensors S1, S2, S3, S4, and S5 for discriminating the type of the roll tape 3A are L-shaped. Is provided. Each of the tape discrimination sensors S1 to S5 is a known mechanical switch composed of a plunger, a micro switch, and the like, and the upper end of each plunger extends from the bottom of the discrimination recess 4B to the bottom of the positioning recess 4A. It is provided so that it may protrude to the part vicinity. The tape discriminating sensors S1 to S5 detect whether or not there are sensor holes 60A to 60E (see FIG. 9), which will be described later, of the tape discriminating unit 60, and the roll tape holder is detected by the on / off signal. 3 is to detect the type of the roll tape 3 </ b> A attached to 3. In the case of this embodiment, the tape discrimination sensors S1 to S5 always have their plungers protruding from the bottom of the discrimination recess 4B to the vicinity of the bottom of the positioning recess 4A, and the microswitch is in the OFF state. . And when each sensor hole 60A-60E of the tape discrimination | determination part 60 exists in the position which opposes each tape discrimination | determination sensor S1-S5, since a plunger is not pressed down but a microswitch is in an OFF state, an OFF signal is sent. On the other hand, when the sensor holes 60A to 60E of the tape discriminating unit 60 are not at positions facing the tape discriminating sensors S1 to S5, the plunger is pressed and the microswitch is turned on. An ON signal is output.

  Further, the side edge (on the left edge in FIG. 6) of the insertion port 18 on the holder support member 15 side is formed at a position facing the inner end surface of the positioning member 12 fitted into the holder support member 15. . A guide rib portion 23 is erected on the side edge of the insertion port 18 on the holder support member 15 side.

  In addition, the vertical movement operation of the thermal head 31 (see FIG. 7) or the like is performed on the front end in the transport direction of the other side edge (the left side edge in FIG. 5) of the roll tape holder housing 4. A lever 27 for performing is provided. That is, when the lever 27 is rotated upward, the thermal head 31 is moved downward to be separated from the platen roller 26 (see FIG. 7), and when the lever 27 is rotated downward, the thermal head 31 is moved. Is moved upward, and the roll tape 3A is pressed against the platen roller 26 to be in a printable state.

  As a result, the roll tape holder 3 to which the roll tape 3A wound around the core 3B is fitted fits the mounting member 13 of the positioning member 12 into the first positioning groove 16 of the holder support member 15, and the positioning member 12 The elastic locking piece 12A protruding from the lower end is engaged with the engagement recess 15A formed at the inner base end of the holder support member 15, and the lower surface of the distal end of the guide member 20 is set to each second positioning groove 22A. The lower end portion of the guide member 20 is fitted into and brought into contact with the positioning recess 4A by being fitted into ˜22D, and is detachably attached to the roll tape holder storage portion 4. Further, the tape discriminating unit 60 provided at the inner lower edge of the positioning member 12 is inserted into the discriminating recess 4B, and the tape discriminating unit 60 facing the tape discriminating sensors S1 to S5 disposed in the discriminating recess 4B. It is possible to detect whether each of the sensor holes 60A to 60E is present. That is, it is possible to detect the type of the roll tape 3A attached to the roll tape holder 3. Then, the lever 27 is rotated upward so that one side edge of the roll tape 3A is brought into contact with the inner surface of the guide member 20, while the other side edge of the roll tape 3A is inserted into the insertion port 18. Printing is enabled by inserting into the insertion slot 18 while abutting against the guide rib portion 23 erected on the side edge portion of the first lever and rotating the lever 27 downward.

  Here, the platen roller 26 is driven to rotate by a stepping motor or the like (not shown), and the roll tape 3A is pulled out from the roll tape holder 3 accommodated in the roll tape holder accommodating portion 4 and directed from the insertion port 18 toward the tray 6. Transported. In the present embodiment, the transport direction of the roll tape 3A is downstream on the front side of the tape printer 1 and upstream on the back side of the tape printer 1. Therefore, in FIGS. 7 and 8, the platen roller 26 is driven to rotate in the clockwise direction. To do.

  The thermal head 31 sequentially prints image data on the printing surface of the roll tape 3 </ b> A conveyed by the platen roller 26. In the present embodiment, the thermal head 31 is mounted as a line-type thermal head that performs printing line by line in the tape width direction (short direction) of the roll tape 3A.

  An optical sensor 95 is disposed in the frame portion 96 between the insertion port 18 and the platen roller 26 so as to face the passage path of the roll tape 3A (see FIGS. 7 and 8). In this embodiment, the optical sensor 95 is a reflection type sensor. Light from the light emitting portion of the optical sensor 95 is applied to the outer surface of the release layer of the roll tape 3A, and the reflected light is configured by a phototransistor or the like. Light is received by the light receiving portion of the sensor 95, and a sensor mark printed on the outer surface of a release layer of the roll tape 3A described later and a non-printing portion between the sensor marks are read.

  A cutter unit 8 that cuts the roll tape 3A with a predetermined length to create a label piece is provided downstream of the platen roller 26 in the conveying direction of the roll tape 3A. The cutter unit 8 cuts the roll tape 3A in the tape width direction, and the user can cut the roll tape 3A at an arbitrary timing by moving the cut lever 9.

  Further, guide members 97 and 98 for discharging the leading end side of the roll tape 3A toward the tray 6 are provided downstream of the cutter unit 8 in the transport direction of the roll tape 3A. The guide member 97 is a plate-like member having a substantially triangular shape in a side view, and a plurality of guide members 97 are arranged in parallel with the longitudinal direction (tape transport direction) of the tape printer 1 at the lower edge of the inner surface of the upper cover 5. Yes. The guide member 98 is a plate-like member whose longitudinal direction is the lateral direction (tape width direction) of the tape printer 1. The guide members 97 and 98 are provided to face each other in the vertical direction. The gap between the lower end portion of each guide member 97 provided on the upper side and the upper end portion of the guide member 98 provided on the lower side is approximately the same as the thickness of the roll tape 3A in the conveyance path of the roll tape 3A. A discharge port 99 is formed so as to open toward the upper surface of the tray 6.

  When the roll tape 3 </ b> A is conveyed during tape printing, the leading end side of the roll tape 3 </ b> A is bent along the guide members 97 and 98 and inserted into the discharge port 99. Furthermore, this roll tape 3A is conveyed along the discharge port 99, and toward an obliquely forward direction (upper left direction in FIG. 8) different from the direction of winding of the roll tape 3A (winding direction of the roll tape 3A), The roll tape 3A is discharged onto the tray 6.

  A control board 32 on which a control circuit unit for driving and controlling each mechanism unit according to a command from an external personal computer or the like is provided below the roll tape holder storage unit 4.

  In the tape printer 1 described above, the roll tape 3A inserted from the insertion port 18 is pressed toward the platen roller 26 by the line-type thermal head 31 by rotating the lever 27 downward. Be energized by. At the time of tape printing, the roll tape 3A inserted into the insertion port 18 is pulled out and conveyed from the roll tape holder 3 by the rotational drive of the platen roller 26, and the image data is sequentially applied to the print surface by the drive control of the thermal head 31. Printed. The printed roll tape 3A is discharged onto the tray 6 from the discharge port 99 formed by the guide members 97 and 98 immediately below the lower end of the upper cover 5, and the cutter unit is moved by moving the cut lever 9 to the right. 8 is cut.

  Next, a schematic configuration of the roll tape holder 3 will be described. 9A and 9B are diagrams showing the roll tape holder 3 to which the roll tape 3A of the tape printer 1 is mounted. FIG. 9A is a perspective view from the upper front side, and FIG. 9B is a perspective view from the lower rear side. 10A and 10B are perspective views showing the roll tape holder 3 of the tape printer 1, wherein FIG. 10A is a perspective view from an oblique rear side, and FIG. 10B is a perspective view from an oblique front side. 11A and 11B are diagrams showing the roll tape holder 3 of the tape printer 1, wherein FIG. 11A is a left side view, FIG. 11B is a front view, and FIG. 11C is a right side view. FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view taken along line YY in FIG. FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line ZZ in FIG. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a sensor hole representing the type of the roll tape 3A is formed in the tape discriminating unit 60 of the positioning and holding member 12 constituting the roll tape holder 3 of the tape printer 1. 15A and 15B are views showing a state in which the roll tape holder 3 is mounted on the tape printer 1, FIG. 15A is a perspective view showing a state in which the maximum width roll tape 3A is mounted, and FIG. 15B is a minimum width roll tape. It is a perspective view which shows the state which mounted | wore 3A.

  As shown in FIG. 9 to FIG. 14, the roll tape holder 3 to which the roll tape 3A wound around the core 3B is mounted has a first end edge portion of the cylindrical hole of the core 3B of the roll tape 3A. The cylindrical member 35 is inserted and the guide member 20 is brought into contact with one end surface of the roll tape 3A, and the second cylindrical portion 37 is inserted and inserted into the other end side of the core 3B so that the other end of the roll tape 3A is inserted. A positioning and holding member 12 that is in contact with the end surface, and a flange portion 36 that is inserted into the first tube portion 35 of the guide member 20 and is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the end surface on one end side are outer end surfaces of the first tube portion 35. And a substantially cylindrical holder shaft member 40 fitted to the second cylindrical portion 37 of the positioning holding member 12 and fixed to the second cylindrical portion 37. ing. Therefore, by changing the length dimension of the holder shaft member 40, a plurality of types of roll tape holders 3 to which the roll tapes 3A having different width dimensions are mounted can be easily manufactured.

  Further, the guide member 20 extends downward from the lower outer peripheral portion of the outer end surface of the first cylindrical portion 35 and is fitted into a positioning recess 4 </ b> A formed on the bottom surface portion of the roll tape holder storage portion 4. Thus, a first extending portion 42 is formed in contact with the bottom surface of the positioning recess 4A. Further, the guide member 20 is formed with a second extending portion 43 extending in the outer direction so as to cover the outer end surface portion on the substantially ¼ circumference in the front direction of the roll tape 3A. Further, a third extending portion 44 is formed in which the upper edge extends from the outer periphery of the second extending portion 43 to the vicinity of the insertion port 18 (see FIG. 6) of the roll tape 3A. . The lower end surface of the distal end portion of the third extending portion 44 is formed substantially horizontally and abuts on the mounting portion 21 of the tape printer 1 so that the third extending portion 44 and the second extending portion 43 are in contact with each other. It is configured to guide one side edge of the roll tape 3 </ b> A attached by the inner surface to the insertion port 18. Further, a fourth extending portion 45 is formed that extends a predetermined length from the position facing the rear end edge in the transport direction of the mounting portion 21 on the lower end surface of the third extending portion 44 to the first extending portion 42. When the lower end surface of the third extending portion 44 is brought into contact with the mounting portion 21, the leading end portion in the transport direction of the fourth extending portion 45 is the tape width of the mounted roll tape 3A. It is comprised so that it may be inserted in either of each 2nd positioning groove part 22A-22D which opposes (refer FIG. 7).

  Further, the upper end portion of the first extending portion 42 of the guide member 20, that is, the left and right central portions of the outer peripheral portion of the outer end surface of the first cylindrical portion 35 are provided with notches 47 having a substantially square shape in front view, Each positioning projection 48 protruding from the inner surface of the flange portion 36 of the holder shaft member 40 is fitted. Further, the scales 43A, 43B, and 43C representing the winding lengths 10m, 20m, and 30m of the attached roll tape 3A are formed on the inner side surfaces of the extending portions 43, 44, and 45 of the guide member 20, respectively. Yes. The maximum winding length of the roll tape 3A wound around the roll tape holder 3 is about 30 m.

  In addition, a positioning rib portion 50 is provided at the distal end portion of the holder shaft member 40 which is inserted into the second cylindrical portion 37 of the positioning holding member 12 so as to project from the inner lower end portion of the second cylindrical portion 37 in the inner radial direction. A substantially longitudinal cutout 51 into which is inserted is formed. Accordingly, the positioning holding member 12 and the guide member 20 can be positioned via the holder shaft member 40 by fitting the positioning rib portion 50 of the positioning holding member 12 into the notch 51 of the holder shaft member 40. it can. Further, the core 3B around which the roll tape 3A is wound is rotatably held by the first cylinder part 35 and the second cylinder part 37. The holder shaft member 40 is provided with a plurality of types (four types in this embodiment) of length dimensions corresponding to the lengths of the core 3B.

  Further, the outer end surface of the second cylindrical portion 37 is closed by the positioning member 12. In addition, a flange portion 55 is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the second cylindrical portion 37, and an extending portion 56 that extends downward from the lower outer peripheral portion of the flange portion 55 is formed. The inner surfaces of the flange portion 55 and the extending portion 56 are in contact with the outer end surfaces of the roll tape 3A and the core 3B. Further, the flange portion 55 and the outer end surface portion of the extending portion 56 are substantially centered in the conveying direction (left and right direction in FIG. 12A), that is, from the end edge portion of the axis of the holder shaft member 40 to the shaft. A mounting member 13 having a vertically long cross section and a substantially rectangular shape is provided so as to project substantially vertically with respect to the center. The attachment member 13 is formed so as to be narrow in the downward direction when viewed from the front, and is formed so as to be able to closely contact the first positioning groove portion 16 that is narrow in the downward direction of the holder support member 15 of the tape printer 1. . Further, the protruding height dimension of the mounting member 13 is formed substantially equal to the width dimension of the first positioning groove 16.

  Further, the lower end portion of the attachment member 13 of the positioning member 12 has a predetermined length in the lateral direction from the lower end portion of the attachment member 13 in the lateral direction (in the present embodiment, it is about 1.5 mm to 3 mm). A projecting guide 57 having a substantially rectangular flat plate shape (in the present embodiment, a thickness dimension of about 1.5 mm to 3 mm) is formed. As a result, when the roll tape holder 3 is mounted, the mounting member 13 is brought into contact with the first positioning groove portion 16 while the guide portion 57 formed at the lower end portion of the mounting member 13 is brought into contact with the outer end surface of the holder support member 15. By inserting, the roll tape holder 3 can be mounted while being positioned easily.

  Further, the lower end edge of the extending portion 56 of the positioning member 12 protrudes in a lower direction than the lower end edge of the guide member 20 by a predetermined length (in this embodiment, about 1 mm to 2.5 mm). In addition, a substantially rectangular tape discriminating portion 60 is formed at the lower end edge portion so as to extend a predetermined length in a substantially perpendicular inner direction.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 10B and 15A to 15F, the tape discriminating unit 60 includes the sensors at predetermined positions facing the tape discriminating sensors S1 to S5 as described above. Holes 60A to 60E are arranged and drilled in a substantially L shape. As a result, since each sensor hole 60A-60E is perforated at a maximum of five, the roll tape attached to the roll tape holder 3 is made to correspond to “1” and “0” for each sensor hole. The 3A type can be displayed by a 5-bit code. In addition, a vertically long rectangular through hole 62 is formed in the extending portion 56 at the lower end portion of the mounting member 13 of the positioning member 12, and the upper end edge of the through hole 62 is directed downwardly toward the distal end and outwardly toward the distal end portion. An elastic locking piece 12 </ b> A in which a protruding portion is formed is provided.

  Next, attachment of the roll tape holder 3 configured as described above to the tape printer 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 15A, in the case of the roll tape holder 3 in which the roll tape 3A having the maximum width is wound around the core 3B, first, the mounting member 13 of the positioning holding member 12 of the roll tape holder 3 is moved. It is inserted into the positioning groove 16 of the holder support member 15. And while making the lower end surface of the 3rd extension part 44 of the guide member 20 of this roll tape holder 3 contact | abut on the mounting part 21, the 4th extension part 45 of this guide member 20 of the mounting part 21 is made to contact | abut. It is made to fit in the 2nd positioning groove part 21A formed in a conveyance direction rear side corner | angular part. Further, the lower end edge portion of the first extending portion 42 of the guide member 20 is fitted and brought into contact with a positioning recess 4 </ b> A formed on the bottom surface portion of the roll tape holder storage portion 4. At the same time, the tape discriminating portion 60 formed at the lower end portion of the extending portion 56 of the positioning holding member 12 of the roll tape holder 3 is inserted into the discriminating recess portion 4B formed inside the base end portion of the holder support member 15. At the same time, the elastic locking piece 12 </ b> A is engaged with an engagement recess 15 </ b> A formed at the base end portion of the holder support member 15. Thereby, the roll tape holder 3 is detachably attached to the roll tape holder storage portion 4. Moreover, the presence or absence of each sensor hole 60A-60E of the tape discrimination | determination part 60 which opposes via each tape discrimination | determination sensor S1-S5 becomes detectable.

  Subsequently, in a state where the lever 27 is rotated upward, the one side edge of the roll tape 3A is brought into contact with the inner surface of the guide member 20, and the roll tape 3A is pulled out. The other side edge portion is inserted into the insertion port 18 while being brought into contact with the guide rib portion 23 erected on the side edge portion of the insertion port 18. Thereafter, by rotating the lever 27 downward, the leading end of the roll tape 3A is pressed against the platen roller 26 by the thermal head 31, and printing is possible.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 15B, in the case of the roll tape holder 3 in which the roll tape 3A having the minimum width is wound around the core 3B, first, the mounting member of the positioning holding member 12 of the roll tape holder 3 is used. 13 is inserted into the positioning groove 16 of the holder support member 15. And while making the lower end surface of the 3rd extension part 44 of the guide member 20 of this roll tape holder 3 contact | abut on the mounting part 21, the 4th extension part 45 of this guide member 20 of the mounting part 21 is made to contact | abut. It is made to fit in 2nd positioning groove part 21D formed in a conveyance direction rear side corner | angular part. Then, the lower end edge portion of the first extending portion 42 of the guide member 20 is fitted and brought into contact with a positioning recess 4 </ b> A formed on the bottom surface portion of the roll tape holder storage portion 4. At the same time, the tape discriminating portion 60 formed at the lower end portion of the extending portion 56 of the positioning holding member 12 of the roll tape holder 3 is inserted into the discriminating recess portion 4B formed inside the base end portion of the holder support member 15. At the same time, the elastic locking piece 12 </ b> A is engaged with an engagement recess 15 </ b> A formed at the base end portion of the holder support member 15. Thereby, the roll tape holder 3 is detachably attached to the roll tape holder storage portion 4. Moreover, the presence or absence of each sensor hole 60A-60E of the tape discrimination | determination part 60 which opposes via each tape discrimination | determination sensor S1-S5 becomes detectable.

  Subsequently, in a state where the lever 27 is rotated upward, the one side edge of the roll tape 3A is brought into contact with the inner surface of the guide member 20, and the roll tape 3A is pulled out. The other side edge portion is inserted into the insertion port 18 while being brought into contact with the guide rib portion 23 erected on the side edge portion of the insertion port 18. Thereafter, by rotating the lever 27 downward, the leading end of the roll tape 3A is pressed against the platen roller 26 by the thermal head 31, and printing is possible.

  Next, details of each embodiment of the roll tape 3A (corresponding to a tape for a tape printer), which is a main part of the present invention, will be described with reference to the drawings.

  (First Embodiment) First, the roll tape 300 which is the first embodiment of the roll tape 3A will be described. 16 is a plan view of the state in which the leading end side of the roll tape 300 is expanded, FIG. 17 is a rear view of the state in which the leading end side of the roll tape 300 is expanded, and FIG. It is the side view which looked at from the tape width direction. Of the roll tape 300, one end wound around the roll tape holder 3 is a rear end side of the roll tape 300, and the other end inserted into the insertion port 18 is a front end side of the roll tape 300. Further, the upward direction in FIGS. 16 and 17 and the right direction in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 16 and 18, a recording medium 301 (corresponding to a printing medium) made of thermal paper is continuously provided in a tape shape on the surface of the roll tape 300, and an adhesive layer 307 is provided on the back surface of the recording medium 301. The release paper 302 (corresponding to a release layer) is detachably adhered to the adhesive layer 307. As an example of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 307, an acrylic emulsion-type pressure-sensitive adhesive can be used. Therefore, the roll tape 300 has a three-layer structure. The roll tape 300 is wound in a roll shape with the release paper 302 on the outside and the recording medium 301 on the inside, and the same applies to the other embodiments described below.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 16, both ends of the recording medium 301 in the tape width direction (the short direction of the recording medium 301) are each separated by a width of 2 mm, and the surface of the release paper 302 is exposed. Casting parts 303 and 304 are formed. Even if the adhesive oozes out from the adhesive layer of the recording medium 301 by the cast parts 303 and 304, the adhesive does not reach the end of the roll tape 300 in the tape width direction, and enters the transport path of the tape printer 1. Adhesives do not adhere to the roll tape 300 and cause no trouble.

  The roll tape 300 is provided with a plurality of identical circular cuts at equal intervals on the recording medium 301 so that each circular label 301A can be peeled off. The roll tape 300 is cut by the cutter unit 8 in the tape width direction at a cutting portion 309 located approximately in the middle between the adjacent circular labels 301A, so that one label piece is created. ing. That is, the roll tape 300 is subjected to die cutting processing in which a plurality of label pieces previously formed in a label shape are continuously arranged at a constant interval. The roll tape 300 of this embodiment has a tape width of 32 mm, and the diameter of each circular label 301A is 12 mm.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 17, on the back surface of the release paper 302, sensor marks 305, which are painted black in a rectangular shape, are provided at predetermined intervals on one end side in the tape width direction of the roll tape 300 (left side in FIG. 17). Separately, printing is continuously performed at regular intervals in the longitudinal direction of the roll tape 300. As an example, the sensor mark 305 is a rectangle having a long side of 13 mm and a short side of 5 mm, and each sensor mark 305 is printed at a pitch of 12 mm.

  This sensor mark 305 is printed approximately in the middle of each adjacent circular label 301A so as to be equidistant from each adjacent circular label 301A. Note that the sensor mark 305 does not necessarily have to be printed approximately in the middle of each adjacent circular label 301A, and the sensor mark 305 and the circular label 301A only need to be associated one-to-one. . A character 306 as identification information is also printed 5 mm away from the sensor mark 305.

  A character 306 indicating the tape width and the like, which is identification information of the roll tape 300, is printed at a position 4 mm inside from the right end portion (in FIG. 17) of the sensor mark 305. As this identification information, a tape type, a tape width, a label size, and the like are printed. In addition, since the character 306 which is identification information is printed 5 mm away from the sensor mark 305 which can take a lot of ink, the printing of the character 306 does not become light.

  Further, in the roll tape 300 of this embodiment, a cut portion 308 is formed in the tape width direction between each adjacent circular label 301A on the surface of the recording medium 301. In each cut portion 308, the recording medium 301 is cut across both end portions (castries 303 and 304) in the tape width direction, and the cut reaches the adhesive layer 307. As an example, each cut portion 308 is formed at a position of 5 mm toward the rear end side of the roll tape 300 as viewed from each cut portion 309.

  Since the roll tape 300 having the above-described configuration is normally wound around the cylindrical core 3B, the roll tape 300 has different winding diameters at the winding outer diameter and the winding inner diameter. Therefore, when the roll tape 300 is pulled out from the roll tape holder 3, the roll tape 300 is bent so as to warp toward the recording medium 301 by the curl directed toward the inside of the roll tape holder 3. On the other hand, in the roll tape 300, a cut portion 308 is formed on the leading end side thereof, and the cut portion 308 is opened, and the leading end portion of the roll tape 300 is bent so as to warp the release paper 302 side. That is, the front end portion of the roll tape 300 is bent in a direction different from the winding direction (winding direction) of the roll tape 300. As described above, since the cut portion 308 is formed for each label piece, even if the tip portion of the roll tape 300 is cut to create a label piece, the cut portion 308 corresponding to the next label piece The tip of the roll tape 300 is bent.

  When the tape printer 1 performs tape printing using the roll tape 300, the roll tape 300 drawn out and conveyed from the roll tape holder 3 is in front of the guide members 97 and 98 led out from the platen roller 26. The front end portion is bent obliquely forward (upper left direction in FIGS. 8 and 9) so as to warp toward the release paper 302 by the cut portion 308. The bending direction of the tip of the roll tape 300 has a small angle difference from the direction in which the discharge port 99 is formed. Therefore, when the roll tape 300 is further transported, the leading end of the roll tape 300 is properly inserted into the discharge port 99 without causing jamming in the vicinity of the discharge port 99, and the printed roll tape 300 is securely attached. It can be discharged onto the tray 6.

  As described above, according to the roll tape 300 according to the first embodiment, a die cut process in which a plurality of label pieces are continuously arranged at a constant interval is performed, and the length composed of the recording medium 301, the adhesive layer 307, and the release paper 302 is long. The cut tape 308 was wound in a roll shape, and a cut portion 308 was formed to bend the leading end side of each label piece in the transport direction to the outer surface side in the wound state. Therefore, since the front end side of the roll tape 300 is bent toward the outer surface side, the printed roll tape 300 can be appropriately discharged at the time of tape printing, and the jam of the roll tape 300 occurring at the time of tape printing can be easily and easily performed. It can be surely prevented.

  The roll tape 300 is wound with the recording medium 301 on the inside and the release paper 302 on the outside, and the cut portion 308 is formed on the surface of the recording medium 301. Therefore, when the cut portion 308 formed on the recording medium 301 side (inside) is opened, the leading end side of the roll tape 300 can be bent toward the release paper 302 side (outside).

  Furthermore, since the cut portion 308 is formed in the tape width direction (short direction) of the recording medium 301, the leading end side of the roll tape 300 can be bent along the tape width direction (short direction). . Further, since the recording medium 301 is cut at the cut portion 308 and the cut reaches the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 307, the cut portion 308 is more easily opened, and the leading end side of the roll tape 300 is more easily bent. Can do.

  (Second Embodiment) Next, a roll tape 310 which is a second embodiment of the roll tape 3A will be described. 19 is a plan view of the state in which the front end side of the roll tape 310 is expanded, FIG. 20 is a rear view of the state in which the front end side of the roll tape 310 is expanded, and FIG. It is the side view which looked at from the tape width direction. Of the roll tape 310, one end wound around the roll tape holder 3 is a rear end side of the roll tape 310, and the other end inserted into the insertion port 18 is a front end side of the roll tape 310. Further, the upward direction in FIGS. 19 and 20 and the right direction in FIG. 21 correspond to the leading end side of the roll tape 310.

  The roll tape 310 is basically configured similarly to the roll tape 300 of the first embodiment. That is, the adhesive layer 317 is provided on the back surface of the recording medium 311 (corresponding to the printing medium), and the release paper 312 (corresponding to the peeling layer) is adhered to the adhesive layer 317 so as to be peelable. Yes. Further, at both ends of the recording medium 311 in the tape width direction (short direction of the recording medium 311), cast portions 313 and 314 are formed, respectively. Further, on the back surface of the release paper 312, a sensor mark 315 is printed on one end side in the tape width direction (left side in FIG. 20), and a character 316 is printed on the other end side in the tape width direction (right side in FIG. 20). Is printed.

  The roll tape 310 of this embodiment is also provided with a plurality of identical circular cuts at equal intervals on the recording medium 311 so that each circular label 311A can be peeled off. The roll tape 310 is cut by the cutter unit 8 in the tape width direction at a cutting portion 319 located approximately in the middle between the adjacent circular labels 311A, so that one label piece is created. ing. That is, the roll tape 310 is subjected to die cutting processing in which a plurality of label pieces previously formed in a label shape are continuously arranged at a constant interval.

  The difference between the roll tape 310 and the roll tape 300 of the first embodiment is that, as shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, folds 318 are formed in the tape width direction between adjacent circular labels 311A. Is formed. In each fold portion 318, the roll tape 310 is bent so as to be bent toward the release paper 312 over both end portions (castries 303 and 304) in the tape width direction. As an example, each crease portion 318 is formed at a position of 5 mm toward the rear end side of the roll tape 310 when viewed from each cut portion 319.

  Since the roll tape 310 having the above-described configuration is normally wound around the cylindrical core 3B, the roll tape 310 has different winding ridges depending on the winding outer diameter and winding inner diameter. Therefore, when the roll tape 310 is pulled out from the roll tape holder 3, the roll tape 310 is bent so as to warp toward the recording medium 311 due to the curl directed toward the inside of the roll tape holder 3. On the other hand, the roll tape 310 has a fold portion 318 formed on the tip side thereof, and the fold portion of the fold portion 318 bends the tip portion of the roll tape 310 so as to warp the release paper 312 side. That is, the tip of the roll tape 310 is bent in a direction different from the winding direction (winding direction) of the roll tape 310. As described above, since the crease portion 318 is formed for each label piece, even if the tip portion of the roll tape 310 is cut to create a label piece, the crease portion 318 corresponding to the next label piece The tip of the roll tape 310 is bent.

  Then, when tape printing is performed using the roll tape 310 in the tape printer 1, the roll tape 310 pulled out and conveyed from the roll tape holder 3 is in front of the guide members 97 and 98 led out from the platen roller 26. The front end portion is bent obliquely forward (upper left direction in FIGS. 8 and 9) so that the crease portion 318 warps toward the release paper 312 side. The bending direction of the tip of the roll tape 310 has a small angle difference from the direction in which the discharge port 99 is formed. Therefore, when the roll tape 310 is further conveyed, jamming of the roll tape 310 does not occur in the vicinity of the discharge port 99, and the leading end portion is appropriately inserted into the discharge port 99, so that the printed roll tape 310 can be securely attached. It can be discharged onto the tray 6.

  As described above, according to the roll tape 310 according to the second embodiment, a die cutting process is performed in which a plurality of label pieces are continuously arranged at regular intervals, and a long length composed of the recording medium 311, the adhesive layer 317, and the release paper 312. A fold portion 318 was formed in which the tape was wound in a roll shape, and the leading end side of each label piece in the transport direction was bent to the outer surface side in the wound state. Therefore, since the front end side of the roll tape 310 is bent toward the outer surface side, the printed roll tape 310 can be appropriately discharged during tape printing, and jamming of the roll tape 310 that occurs during tape printing can be easily and easily performed. It can be surely prevented.

  The roll tape 310 is wound with the recording medium 311 on the inside and the release paper 312 on the outside, and the fold portion 318 is formed on the surface of the recording medium 311. Therefore, the front end side of the roll tape 300 can be bent to the release paper 312 side (outside) by bending at the crease portion 318 formed on the recording medium 311 side (inside).

  (Third Embodiment) Next, a roll tape 320 which is a third embodiment of the roll tape 3A will be described. FIG. 22 is a plan view of the state in which the front end side of the roll tape 320 is expanded, FIG. 23 is a rear view of the state in which the front end side of the roll tape 320 is expanded, and FIG. It is the side view which looked at from the tape width direction. Of the roll tape 320, one end wound around the roll tape holder 3 is a rear end side of the roll tape 320, and the other end inserted into the insertion port 18 is a front end side of the roll tape 320. Further, the upward direction in FIGS. 22 and 23 and the right direction in FIG. 24 correspond to the leading end side of the roll tape 320.

  The roll tape 320 is basically configured in the same manner as the roll tape 300 of the first embodiment. That is, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 327 is provided on the back surface of the recording medium 321 (corresponding to a printing medium), and a release paper 322 (corresponding to a peeling layer) is detachably adhered to the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 327. Yes. Further, at both ends of the recording medium 321 in the tape width direction (short direction of the recording medium 321), cast portions 323 and 324 are formed, respectively. Further, on the back surface of the release paper 322, a sensor mark 325 is printed on one end side in the tape width direction (left side in FIG. 23), and a character 326 is printed on the other end side in the tape width direction (right side in FIG. 23). Is printed.

  The roll tape 320 of this embodiment also has a plurality of identical circular cuts formed at equal intervals on the recording medium 321 so that each circular label 321A can be peeled off. The roll tape 320 is cut by the cutter unit 8 in the tape width direction at the cutting portion 329 located approximately in the middle between the adjacent circular labels 321A, so that one label piece is created. ing. That is, the roll tape 320 is subjected to die-cut processing in which a plurality of label pieces previously formed in a label shape are continuously arranged at a constant interval.

  As shown in FIGS. 22 and 23, in the roll tape 320, a cut portion 328a is formed in the tape width direction between the adjacent circular labels 321A on the surface of the recording medium 321. Each cut portion 328a is cut across both ends (castries 323 and 324) of the recording medium 321 in the tape width direction, but the cut is deep enough not to reach the adhesive layer 327. . Further, the roll tape 320 is formed such that the crease portion 328b coincides with each cut portion 328a in the tape width direction between the adjacent circular labels 321A. In each fold portion 328b, the roll tape 320 is bent so as to be bent toward the release paper 322 over both end portions (castries 323 and 324) in the tape width direction. As an example, each cut portion 328 a and each fold portion 328 b are formed at a position of 5 mm toward the rear end side of the roll tape 320 when viewed from each cut portion 329.

  Since the roll tape 320 having the above-described configuration is normally wound around the cylindrical core 3B, the roll tape 320 has different winding diameters at the winding outer diameter and the winding inner diameter. Therefore, when the roll tape 320 is pulled out from the roll tape holder 3, the roll tape 320 is bent so as to warp toward the recording medium 321 due to the curl directed toward the inside of the roll tape holder 3. On the other hand, in the roll tape 320, a cut portion 328a and a fold portion 328b are formed on the leading end side thereof, and the leading end portion of the roll tape 320 is warped toward the release paper 322 by the cut portion 328a and the fold portion 328b. Bend. That is, the front end portion of the roll tape 320 is bent in a direction different from the winding direction (winding direction) of the roll tape 320. As described above, since the cut portion 328a and the crease portion 328b are formed for each label piece, even if the leading end portion of the roll tape 320 is cut to create a label piece, it corresponds to the next label piece. The leading end of the roll tape 320 is bent at the cut portion 328a and the fold portion 328b.

  When the tape printer 1 performs tape printing using the roll tape 320, the roll tape 320 drawn out and conveyed from the roll tape holder 3 is in front of the guide members 97 and 98 led out from the platen roller 26. The front end portion is bent obliquely forward (upper left direction in FIGS. 8 and 9) so as to warp toward the release paper 322 by the cut portion 328a and the crease portion 328b. The bending direction of the tip of the roll tape 320 has a small angle difference from the direction in which the discharge port 99 is formed. Therefore, when the roll tape 320 is further conveyed, jamming of the roll tape 320 does not occur in the vicinity of the discharge port 99, and the leading end portion is appropriately inserted into the discharge port 99, so that the printed roll tape 320 can be securely attached. It can be discharged onto the tray 6.

  As described above, the roll tape 320 according to the third embodiment can be more reliably jammed by combining the roll tape 300 according to the first embodiment and the roll tape 310 according to the second embodiment. I was able to discharge without. Moreover, in the cut | interruption part 328a, it illustrated that the depth of the notch | incision to the recording medium 321 can be made arbitrary.

  As described above, according to the roll tape 320 according to the third embodiment, a die cut process in which a plurality of label pieces are continuously arranged at a constant interval is performed, and a long length composed of the recording medium 321, the adhesive layer 327, and the release paper 322. The tape was wound in a roll shape, and a cut portion 328a and a fold portion 328b were formed to bend the leading end side of each label piece in the transport direction to the outer surface side in the wound state. Therefore, since the front end side of the roll tape 320 is bent toward the outer surface side, the printed roll tape 320 can be appropriately discharged at the time of tape printing, and the jam of the roll tape 320 that occurs at the time of tape printing can be easily and easily performed. It can be surely prevented.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, Of course, various improvement and deformation | transformation are possible within the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention. For example, the optical sensor 95 may be a transmission type instead of a reflection type. Further, the “tape for a tape printer” of the present invention is not limited to those of the first to third embodiments, and the present invention can be applied to roll tapes of various shapes. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the tape for a tape printing apparatus for creating a label piece from which a circular label is peeled has been exemplified. However, the tape may have any shape such as a label shape, a rectangular shape, or a star shape. Also, the size and position of the label can be arbitrarily set.

  Furthermore, the “bendable portion” of the present invention can be in various forms as long as the tip side of the “tape for a tape printing apparatus” can be effectively bent. To do. FIG. 25 is a plan view of a state in which the leading end side of the roll tape 300 ′ is developed.

  As shown in FIG. 25, the roll tape 300 ′ has the same configuration as the roll tape 300 according to the first embodiment, but the form of the cut portion 308 is different. That is, the cut portion 308 of the roll tape 300 ′ is formed in a perforated shape (dotted line shape) so as to form an arc shape in the tape width direction. As described above, the cut portion 308 formed in the recording medium 321 does not need to be a straight line, and can have an arbitrary shape. Further, it is not necessary to form it over both end portions in the tape width direction (castries 303 and 304), and it can be formed at an arbitrary position and length in the recording medium 321. Similarly, the crease portion 318 can be in any form.

  The tape for tape printing apparatus of the present invention and the tape printing apparatus using the tape are tapes for tape printing apparatus subjected to die-cut processing in which a plurality of label pieces previously formed in a label shape are continuously arranged at regular intervals. And a tape printer using the same.

1 is a schematic perspective view of a tape printer 1. FIG. It is a perspective view which removes the upper cover 5 and shows the state with which the roll tape holder 3 of the maximum roll tape width was mounted | worn with the tape printer 1. FIG. It is a side view which removes the upper cover 5 and shows the state with which the roll tape holder 3 of the maximum roll tape width was mounted | worn with the tape printer 1. FIG. It is XX arrow sectional drawing of FIG. It is a figure which shows the state which removed the upper cover 5 of the tape printer 1, (A) is a schematic perspective view, (B) is an expansion perspective view of W part enclosed with the dashed-dotted line of (A). 3 is a schematic rear perspective view of the tape printer 1 with an upper cover 5 removed. FIG. FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing a state where the roll tape holder 3 is mounted on the tape printer 1 with the upper cover 5 removed. FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged view in which the vicinity of the platen roller 26 is enlarged. It is a figure which shows the roll tape holder 3 with which the roll tape 3A of the tape printer 1 was mounted | worn, (A) is a perspective view from the front upper side, (B) is a perspective view from the lower back. It is a perspective view which shows the roll tape holder 3 of the tape printer 1, (A) is a perspective view from diagonally back side, (B) is a perspective view from diagonally forward side. It is a figure which shows the roll tape holder 3 of the tape printer 1, (A) is a left view, (B) is a front view, (C) is a right view. It is a YY arrow sectional view of Drawing 11 (A). FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line ZZ in FIG. It is ZZ arrow sectional drawing of FIG. 11 (A). It is a figure which shows the example of perforation of the sensor hole showing the kind of roll tape 3A in the tape discrimination | determination part 60 of the positioning holding member 12 which comprises the roll tape holder 3 of the tape printer 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the state which mounted | wore the tape printer 1 with the roll tape holder 3, (A) is a perspective view which shows the state which mounted | wore with the maximum width roll tape 3A, (B) mounted | worn with the minimum width roll tape 3A. It is a perspective view which shows a state. 3 is a plan view of a state in which a leading end side of the roll tape 300 is developed. FIG. FIG. 3 is a rear view of a state in which the leading end side of the roll tape 300 is developed. FIG. 3 is a side view of the front end side of the roll tape 300 as viewed from the tape width direction. FIG. 3 is a plan view of a state in which the leading end side of the roll tape 310 is developed. FIG. 4 is a rear view of a state in which a front end side of the roll tape 310 is developed. It is the side view which looked at the front end side of the roll tape 310 from the tape width direction. 3 is a plan view of a state in which a leading end side of a roll tape 320 is developed. FIG. FIG. 6 is a rear view of a state in which the leading end side of the roll tape 320 is developed. FIG. 4 is a side view of the front end side of the roll tape 320 as viewed from the tape width direction. It is a top view of the state which expand | deployed the front end side of roll tape 300 '. 1 is a schematic diagram of a conventional tape printer 100. FIG.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Tape printer 3 Roll tape holder 3A Roll tape 3B Core 4 Roll tape holder accommodating part 26 Platen roller 31 Thermal head 97, 98 Guide member 99 Outlet 300,310,320 Roll tape 301,311,321 Recording medium 301A, 311A, 321A Label 302, 312, 322 Release paper 303, 313, 323 Casting part 304, 314, 324 Casting part 305, 315, 325 Sensor mark 306, 316, 326 Characters 307, 317, 327 Adhesive layers 308, 318, 328 Cut part 309, 319, 329 Cut part

Claims (8)

A printing medium in which a plurality of label pieces formed in advance in a label shape are subjected to die-cut processing continuously arranged at regular intervals, and characters, symbols, images, etc. are printed on the surface by a printing means of a tape printer; In a tape for a tape printer in which a long tape composed of a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided on the back surface of the printing medium and a release layer covering the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is wound in a roll shape,
Tape printing characterized in that a bendable portion is formed to bend the leading end side of each label piece in the transport direction of the tape for a tape printer to the outer surface side in the state where the tape for the tape printer is wound. Tape for equipment. The tape for a tape printer is wound with the print medium on the inside and the release layer on the outside,
The tape for a tape printer according to claim 1, wherein the bendable portion is a cut portion formed on a surface of the print medium.   The tape for a tape printer according to claim 2, wherein the bendable portion is formed in a short direction of the print medium.   The tape for a tape printer according to claim 2, wherein the print medium is cut at the bendable portion.   The tape for a tape printer according to claim 2, wherein the bendable portion is formed in a broken line shape or an arc shape. The tape for a tape printer is wound with the print medium on the inside and the release layer on the outside,
The tape for a tape printer according to claim 1, wherein the bendable portion is a fold portion formed to bend toward the release layer side.   The tape for a tape printer according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the print medium is formed with a circular cut portion for peeling a part of the print medium as a circular label. . The tape for tape printers according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the tape is provided with a discharge port for discharging the tape for tape printers downstream in the transport direction of the tape for tape printers. A printing device,
The discharge port is configured to bend the leading end side of the tape for tape printer, thereby discharging the tape for tape printer in a direction different from the winding direction.

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