JP2008114552A - Tape end trim cutting device and tape printer with the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tape end trim cutting device which cap freely adjust the cutting amount of the corners in a tape piece and a tape printer with the same. <P>SOLUTION: The tape end trim cutting device has a cutting mechanism 62 which trim cuts the corners of a label T3, side guides 102 positioning the label T3 fronting on the cutting mechanism 62 in the width direction, a stopper 101 positioning the label T3 fronting on the cutting mechanism 62 in the length direction. At least either of the side guides 102 or the stopper 101 is structured so as to be freely moved and adjusted in the positioning direction to the label T3. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a tape-shaped shaping / cutting device for shaping and cutting corner portions of a printed label-like tape piece and the like, and a tape printer provided with the same.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of tape end shaping / cutting device, a device having a positioning member for positioning a tape piece and a cutting mechanism for cutting both corners of the set tape piece into an R shape is known. (See Patent Document 1). The positioning member includes a side wall and a back wall (stopper) formed on the device case, and performs positioning by bringing the tip and side of the tape piece into contact with each other. The cutting mechanism includes a cutter plate having an R-shaped movable blade and a fixed blade, and a crank mechanism that reciprocates the movable portion of the cutter plate so as to bend. The movable blade is cut to cut the corners of the positioned tape piece. The cutting mechanism and the positioning member are fixedly provided on the apparatus frame, the apparatus case, and the like.
JP-A-8-323687

  However, in such a tape end shaping and cutting apparatus, the cutting mechanism and the positioning member are fixedly provided, and therefore the cutting position of the cutting mechanism relative to the set tape piece cannot be moved. Therefore, when the cutting amount with respect to the corner of the tape piece, that is, the dimension of the cutting piece cannot be adjusted and the width of the tape piece is large, the shaping portion is relatively small compared to the size of the tape piece. On the other hand, when the width of the tape piece is small, the shaping portion is relatively larger than the size of the tape piece, and a situation in which a well-balanced shaping / cutting process cannot be performed occurs. In other words, there is a problem that the shaping / cutting process with a good balance cannot be performed intentionally. Moreover, since the cutting amount with respect to the corner | angular part of a tape piece cannot be adjusted, there also existed a problem that the shaping cutting process with a high degree of freedom according to a user preference could not be performed.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for shaping and cutting a tape end that can freely adjust the cutting amount of a corner of a tape piece, and a tape printer including the same.

  The tape end shaping / cutting device of the present invention comprises a cutting means for shaping and cutting the corners of a tape piece, a width direction positioning means for positioning the tape piece facing the cutting means in the width direction, and a tape piece facing the cutting means. A length direction positioning means for positioning in the length direction, and at least one of the width direction positioning means and the length direction positioning means is configured to be movable and adjustable in the positioning direction with respect to the tape piece. Features.

  According to this structure, the cutting position of the cutting means with respect to the set tape piece can be indirectly moved by moving one or both positioning means. Thereby, the cutting amount of the corner | angular part in a tape piece can be adjusted freely.

  In this case, it is preferable that the cutting means shape and cut the corners of the tape piece in a straight line.

  According to this configuration, when the positioning means is moved to change the cutting amount of the corner portion of the tape piece, the cutting shape can always be similar, unlike the case of cutting into an R shape or the like. Also, the cutting means can be made simple.

  In this case, the width direction positioning means has a side guide for positioning by contacting the side of the tape piece, and the length direction positioning means is positioned by contacting the tip of the tape piece. It is preferable to have a stopper.

  According to this structure, each positioning means can be made a simple structure, and the alignment of the tape piece can be easily performed.

  In this case, the cutting means has a pair of cutter blade parts that respectively shape and cut both corners in the width direction of the tape piece, and the width direction positioning means is positioned by contacting both sides of the tape piece. It is preferable to have a pair of side guides.

  According to this configuration, the shaping and cutting of both corners in the width direction of the tape piece can be easily performed. That is, one side of the tape piece is aligned with one side guide, and one corner is shaped and cut, then the tape piece is shifted sideways, and the other side is positioned on the side guide. At the same time, the other corner is shaped and cut. As a result of adjusting the cutting amount, if the distance between the side guides is the same as the width of the tape piece, or if the distance between the side guides and the width of the tape piece are the same, move the stopper. When the cutting amount of both corners of the tape piece is adjusted, both sides of the tape piece are in contact with and positioned on the side guides, and both corners of the tape piece can be shaped and cut simultaneously.

  In this case, it is preferable that the width direction positioning means further includes a guide interlocking mechanism that moves the pair of side guides in conjunction with the approaching direction and the separation direction with respect to the tape piece.

  According to this configuration, since the pair of side guides move in conjunction with the approach direction and the separation direction with respect to the tape piece, the cutting amount of both corners in the width direction of the tape piece can be adjusted simultaneously, and The cutting amount can be adjusted to be substantially the same.

  The tape printer of the present invention comprises the above-mentioned tape end shaping and cutting device, printing means for printing on a printing tape, and full-cut means for cutting a printed portion of the printing tape to obtain a tape piece. It is characterized by.

  According to this configuration, by providing the tape end cutting / cutting device that can freely adjust the cutting amount of the corner of the tape piece, it corresponds to the width of various tape pieces and has a high degree of freedom. A shaping process can be performed.

Hereinafter, a tape printer to which a device for shaping and cutting a tape end according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. This tape printer prints characters or the like on the surface (recording surface) of a printing tape, and then cuts the printing tape at a predetermined length to create a label (tape piece). Further, the tape printer has a function of shaping and cutting the end portion of the produced label.
Here, before describing the details of the tape printer, the printing tape will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the printing tape T is composed of a recording tape T1 with a pressure-sensitive adhesive applied to the back surface and a release tape T2 attached to the back surface of the recording tape T1 with the pressure-sensitive adhesive. The user uses the label T3 by peeling off the release tape T2 of the created label T3 and attaching the remaining portion (recording tape T1 on which characters and the like are printed) to the adherend. The printing tape T includes, for example, 24 mm, 18 mm, 12 mm, and 9 mm widths. Correspondingly, as the tape cartridge C that stores the printing tape T, the printing tape T having a width of 24 mm, 18 mm, 12 mm, and 9 mm is used. A built-in one is available. That is, the user selects the width of the printing tape T by exchanging the tape cartridge C.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the tape printer 1 has an outer case formed by an apparatus case 11, and a keyboard 12 having various keys is disposed on the upper surface of the front half surface of the apparatus case 11. In addition, an open / close lid 13 is widely provided on the left side of the upper surface of the rear half of the device case 11 and a lid opening button 14 is provided. On the right side, an input result from the keyboard 12 and subsequent editing results are displayed. A rectangular display 15 is disposed. On the further right side of the display 15, a trimmer device (tape end shaping / cutting device) 16 for shaping and cutting the end portion of the produced label T <b> 3 into a so-called “C surface” is disposed.

  The lid opening button 14 is disposed on the front surface of the opening / closing lid 13 and opens the opening / closing lid 13 when pressed. Inside the opening / closing lid 13 opened by the lid opening button 14, a cartridge mounting portion 22 for detachably mounting the tape cartridge C containing the printing tape T and the ink ribbon is formed in a recessed manner. Note that a viewing window 21 is formed on the opening / closing lid 13 so that the user can visually confirm the presence or absence of the tape cartridge C.

  The cartridge mounting portion 22 is provided with a thermal head (printing means) 23 having a heating element. When the tape cartridge C is mounted, the thermal head 23 comes into contact with the platen roller 24 provided on the tape cartridge C with the printing tape T and the ink ribbon interposed therebetween, and enters a print standby state. Then, a printing process is performed on the printing tape T while feeding the printing tape T and the ink ribbon by a power transmission mechanism (not shown) configured by a feed motor, a gear train, etc. (thermal transfer of ink from the ink ribbon to the printing tape T). Is done.

  A tape discharge port 31 through which the printed printing tape T is discharged is formed on the left side of the device case 11. A cutter unit (full cut means) 32 is disposed inside the tape discharge port 31, whereby the printed printing tape T is cut linearly in the width direction.

  A power supply port (not shown) for supplying power, a connector 33 for connecting to an external device such as a personal computer (not shown), and the like are disposed on the back surface and the right side of the device case 11. For this reason, the tape printer 1 may acquire a print image created by a personal computer or the like in addition to a print image created based on input data from its keyboard 12 and print it on the print tape T. Is possible. Although not shown, a circuit board constituting a control unit that performs overall control of the tape printer 1 is mounted inside the apparatus case 11.

  The user inputs print data using the keyboard 12 while looking at the display 15, confirms the input print data, and then presses a print key in the keyboard 12 to perform print processing. When the print key is pressed, print data is printed on the surface of the print tape T by a feed mechanism (feed motor or the like) and a print mechanism (thermal head 23 or the like), and the print tape T is sent to the tape discharge port 31. . The printing tape T sent to the tape discharge port 31 is cut at a predetermined length by the cut unit 32 and discharged. As a result, a printed label T3 is created.

  Next, the trimmer device 16 will be described with reference to FIG. In order to facilitate the description of the trimmer device 16, a portion other than the trimmer device 16 of the tape printer 1 is referred to as a tape printer main body 1a. A label insertion passage 40 through which the user inserts the label T3 and a label insertion port 41 are formed in the externally exposed portion of the trimmer device 16, and the user inserts the label T3 along the label insertion passage 40 into the label insertion port. If it inserts in 41 and positions, the cut mechanism 62 of the trimmer apparatus 16 mentioned later will shape-cut the corner | angular part automatically. The label insertion port 41 of the trimmer device 16 is formed at the right rear portion of the device case 11 and facing the right side, and is arranged so as to insert the label T3 from the right side of the tape printer 1. (See FIG. 2).

  The trimmer device 16 includes a box-shaped main frame 51 that is directly fixed to a device frame (not shown), and a sub frame 52 (see FIG. 4) attached to the inside of the main frame 51. Components of the trimmer device 16 are attached to the main frame 51 and the sub frame 52. Further, a step portion 53 is formed on the upper surface of the main frame 51, and a slit-shaped label insertion port 41 is formed at the lower portion of the side wall of the step portion 53. Furthermore, the upper surface of the main frame 51 in front of the label insertion port 41 (the lower wall of the stepped portion 53) is formed to be inclined downward toward the label insertion port 41, and the upper surface of the main frame 51 and side sides described later. A label insertion guide 54 that guides the label T3 to the label insertion port 41 along the label insertion path 40 is formed with the guide 102.

  Positioned within the device case 11, the trimmer device 16 includes a positioning mechanism 61 that positions the label T3 inserted into the label insertion port 41, a cutting mechanism 62 that shapes and cuts corners of the positioned label T3, and a label T3. And a label detection mechanism 63 that detects whether or not is inserted into the label insertion port 41 (see FIGS. 4 and 5).

  The cutting mechanism 62 is horizontally disposed from below the label insertion guide 54 to the end of the label insertion passage 40, and includes a cutter plate 71 formed of a single plate and a movable portion 82 (described later) of the cutter plate 71. A cutting operation mechanism 72 that reciprocates up and down (cutting operation) and a drive motor 73 that cuts the cutter plate 71 via the cutting operation mechanism 72 are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the cutter plate 71 is formed by pressing and bending a metal flat plate (press molding), and is formed inside the cutter plate 71 and fixed to the main frame 51 and the subframe 52. A fixed portion 81 and a movable portion 82 that is formed outside the cutter plate 71 and moves up and down so as to bend with respect to the fixed portion 81 by the cutting operation mechanism 72 are provided.

  The fixing portion 81 includes a plurality of connection holes 85 for fixing the cutter plate 71 to the main frame 51 and the sub frame 52, and a pair of sensor openings 86, which face detection pieces 95 and 95 (described later) of the label detection mechanism 63. 86, and two linear fixed blades 87, 87 to be used for the cutting process are formed. The movable portion 82 is formed with two linear movable blades 88, 88 that are adjacent to and face each of the fixed blades 87, 87 and perform a cutting operation with respect to the fixed blades 87, 87. In other words, the cutter plate 71 is formed with a pair of cutter blade portions each composed of a fixed blade 87 and a movable blade 88. Further, the fixed blade 87 and the movable blade 88 are formed in a straight line with an angle of 45 ° with respect to the label T3 to be set, and the cutting operation is performed by sandwiching the corner portion of the label T3.

  The cutter plate 71 extends along the bottom wall of the label insertion guide 54 and is formed so as to continue to the label insertion passage 40. Therefore, the end portion of the label T3 guided by the label insertion guide 54 and inserted into the label insertion port 41 is placed on the fixing portion 81 of the cutter plate 71. When the label T3 is inserted as it is, it passes through the sensor openings 86, 86 and reaches the cutting positions of the fixed blades 87, 87 and the movable blades 88, 88.

  The drive motor 73 is disposed below the cutter plate 71, and is fixed to the main frame 51 and the sub frame 52 with the axial direction thereof being horizontal (see FIG. 4). The drive motor 73 is connected to the circuit board and is appropriately driven and controlled.

  The cutting operation mechanism 72 is a worm gear 91 that is pivotally attached to the drive shaft of the drive motor 73, meshes with the worm gear 91, changes the direction of the rotational axis of the drive by the drive motor 73, and has a worm wheel having an eccentric pin 92a on the end face. 92 and a slider 93 having a horizontally long slot into which the eccentric pin 92a of the worm wheel 92 is engaged (see FIG. 4C). The slider 93 is guided by a projecting piece 52a of the subframe 52 and a lid-like guide 52b screwed to the subframe 52 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction. It reciprocates (crank mechanism). Further, a cutter clamping head 93a fixed so as to sandwich an end portion of the movable portion 82 of the cutter plate 71 is provided on the upper portion of the slider 93, and the movable portion 82 of the cutter plate 71 is interposed via the cutter clamping head 93a. Reciprocates vertically. Thereby, the cutting operation of the label T3 by the cutter plate 71 is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 4B, the label detection mechanism 63 includes a pair of detection pieces 95 and 95 facing the pair of sensor openings 86 and 86 of the cutter plate 71, and both detection pieces 95 and 95 on the outer peripheral surface. The rotation arm 96 is fixed, the switch operation piece 97 is fixed to one end of the rotation arm 96, and the detection switch 98 with which the switch operation piece 97 abuts.

  The rotation arm 96 is positioned above the label insertion passage 40, and is pivotally supported by a component outside the figure so as to cross the label insertion passage 40 and to be rotatable. The switch end 98 a of the detection switch 98 is configured by a leaf spring, and is placed in a standby position where the detection pieces 95 and 95 face the corresponding sensor openings 86 and 86 via the switch operating piece 97 and the rotating arm 96. Energized. When the label T3 is inserted from this state, the detection pieces 95, 95 are pushed by the label T3, and the switch end 98a is pushed in via the rotating arm 96 and the switch operating piece 97. In this way, when the switch end 98a is pushed in and the detection switch 98 is "ON", the cutter operating mechanism 72 is driven to cut the cutter plate 71.

  On the other hand, the positioning mechanism 61 is fixed to the main frame 51 and is disposed on the main frame 51 and the stopper T101 for positioning the label T3 in the length direction and the label T3 in the width direction. And a pair of side guides 102 and 102 (see FIG. 3) that can be moved and adjusted in the positioning direction.

  The stopper 101 is positioned at the front end of the label insertion passage 40 and is fixed from the lower surface to the upper wall of the main frame 51, and performs positioning in the length direction (insertion direction) by contacting the front end portion of the label T3.

  The pair of side guides 102 and 102 are formed in an L-shaped cross section, and are disposed along the side of the label insertion passage 40 in front of the label insertion port 41, and the side walls thereof are respectively inserted into the labels. It arrange | positions so that it may come to the channel | path 40 side. Further, when positioning, it functions as a width direction positioning means for positioning by contacting the side of the label T3, and functions as a side wall of the label insertion guide 54 when inserting the label T3. Each side guide 102, 102 is movable in its positioning direction (a direction orthogonal to the insertion direction of the label T3), and both side guides 102, 102 are moved in conjunction with their proximity and separation directions. A mechanism 103 is included. The movement of the side guides 102 and 102 is restricted so that the distance between them is always longer than the maximum width of the existing printing tape T. Further, adjustment scales 131 and 131 are arranged on the upper wall of the main frame 51 along the movement region of the side guides 102 and 102, respectively. The guide 102 is moved and adjusted.

  Thus, by having the side guide 102 that can be adjusted in the positioning direction, the cutting position of the cutting mechanism 62 with respect to the set label T3 can be indirectly moved by moving the side guide 102. . Thereby, the cutting amount of the corner | angular part in label T3 can be adjusted freely (details are mentioned later).

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the guide interlocking mechanism 103 is arranged in such a manner that the pinion 111 is rotatably fixed to the upper wall of the main frame 51 from below, and engages with the pinion 111 and sandwiches the pinion 111. A pair of racks 112, 112, side guides 102, 102 and the corresponding racks 112, 112 are joined from two long holes 114, 114 formed in the upper wall of the main frame 51, respectively. Members 113 and 113 (see FIG. 5). Therefore, when one side guide 102 is moved, one rack 112 is moved via the joining member 113 and the pinion 111 is rotated. When the pinion 111 rotates, the other rack 112 moves in the opposite direction to the one rack 112, and the side guide 102 is moved in the direction opposite to the moved side guide 102. In this way, the side guides 102 and 102 move in conjunction with the separation / contact direction. Further, the long holes 114 and 114 extend under the side guides 102 and 102 in the moving direction of the side guides 102 and 102, and the width thereof is shorter than the width of the side guides 102 and 102. Has been. On the other hand, the joining members 113 and 113 have guide joining portions 113 a and 113 a having substantially the same width as the long holes 114 and 114, whereby the side guides 102 and 102 are positioned on the upper wall of the main frame 51. It is installed to move freely in the direction.

  In this way, by having the guide interlocking mechanism 103 that moves the side guides 102 and 102 in conjunction with each other in the approach and separation directions, the cutting amount at both corners in the width direction of the label T3 can be adjusted simultaneously, and The cutting amount can be adjusted.

  Next, the shaping / cutting process at the end of the label T3 in the trimmer device 16 will be described in detail. First, the user adjusts the cutting amount of the corner of the label T3 that is the processing target of the trimming process. Actually, the side guides 102 and 102 are moved (when one side guide 102 is moved, the other side guide 102 is also moved in conjunction). When the side guides 102 and 102 are moved, the label T3 is set in contact with the side guides 102 and 102, so that the set position of the label T3 is moved. Then, the cutting position of the cutting mechanism 62 with respect to the set label T3 moves in the width direction of the label T3. Since the cutting shape of the cutting mechanism 62 is a straight line having an oblique angle of 45 ° with respect to the label T3, the cutting amount at the corner portion of the label T3 changes when the cutting position with respect to the label T3 moves. In this embodiment, in order to always obtain a similar cut shape even when the cut amount of the label T3 corner is adjusted, or to simplify the structure of the cutter plate 71, the cut shape is linear. However, it is also possible to use an R shape or a corrugated cut shape.

  When the cutting amount adjustment of the corner portion of the label T3 by the side guide 102 is completed, the user inserts the label T3 created by the tape printer 1 into the label insertion port 41 along the label insertion path 40. In this insertion, the user then positions the label T3. The user brings the tip of the label T3 into contact with the stopper 101, and then makes one of the sides on the label T3 come into contact with the corresponding side guide 102. When the label T3 is inserted in this way, the label detection mechanism 63 detects the label T3 and drives the cutting mechanism 62. At this time, since the corner portion of the label T3 has entered the cutting region of the cutting mechanism 62, one corner portion of the label T3 is automatically cut and shaped.

  Next, positioning is performed again to shape and cut the other corner. The user moves the label T3 laterally (in its width direction) and brings the other side into contact with the corresponding side guide 102. As a result, the other corner is automatically cut and shaped. Finally, the user pulls out the label T3 from the label insertion port 41 and ends this operation. As a result of adjusting the cutting amount of the corner portion of the label T3, when the separation distance between the side guides 102 and the width of the label T3 to be shaped and cut are the same, both sides of the label T3 are the side guides 102, 102. Therefore, both corners of the label T3 can be shaped and cut at the same time.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, especially different parts will be mainly described in the tape printer 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The positioning mechanism 61 in the present embodiment is installed on the main frame 51, positions the label T3 in the length direction, is formed on the upper surface of the main frame 51, and a stopper 101 that can be moved and adjusted in the positioning direction. And a pair of side guides 102 and 102 for positioning the label T3 in the width direction.

  The side guides 102, 102 are formed on the upper surface of the main frame 51 and are formed in a plate shape along the label insertion passage 40. Further, the side guides 102 and 102 position the label T3 by bringing the side of the label T3 into contact with the side surface (basically, one side at a time).

  The stopper 101 is for positioning the label T3 in the length direction by bringing the tip of the label T3 into contact with the stopper 101. The stopper 101 is installed so as to be movable and adjustable in the insertion direction of the label T3 by the stopper moving mechanism 120. The stopper moving mechanism 120 protrudes from the upper surface of the main frame 51, and includes a slide knob 121 for manually moving the stopper 101, a stopper 101 and the slide knob 121, and a guide slot 123 formed in the upper wall of the main frame 51. A joining member 122 extending therethrough. The guide slot 123 extends in the insertion direction of the label T3 above the stopper 101 and guides the movement of the slide knob 121. An adjustment scale 132 is arranged on the upper surface of the main frame 51 along the side of the moving area of the slide knob 121, and the user adjusts the movement of the stopper 101 based on the adjustment scale 132.

  Next, the cutting amount adjusting operation at the corner of the label T3 in the shaping cutting process of the second embodiment will be described. The cut amount adjustment of the corner portion of the label T3 is performed by moving the stopper 101 by the slide knob 121. When the user moves the stopper 101, the set position of the label T3 moves in the insertion direction of the label T3. Thereby, the cutting position of the cutting mechanism 62 moves in the length direction of the label T3 with respect to the set label T3. Since the cutting shape of the cutting mechanism 62 is a straight line having an inclination of 45 ° with respect to the label T3, the cutting amount of the label corner T3 is adjusted accordingly.

  In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, each pair of the cutter blade portion (the fixed blade 87 and the movable blade 88) and the side guide 102 is provided in order to facilitate the shaping and cutting of both corner portions of the label T3. Although what has 2 sets is employ | adopted, you may use what has only 1 set of them. In that case, in order to cut both corners of the label T3, first, one side of the label T3 is brought into contact with the side guide 102 and the corner is shaped and cut, and then the label T3 is attached to the label insertion opening 41. Then, the other side is brought into contact with the side guide 102 and its corner is shaped and cut.

  In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, one of the stopper 101 and the side guide 102 that can be moved and adjusted in the positioning direction is used. Also good. For example, the side guide 102 is moved so that the distance between the side guides 102 is the same as the width of the label T3 to be shaped and cut, and then the stopper 101 is moved to adjust the cut amount at the corner of the label T3. Thus, both corners can be shaped and cut at the same time.

  According to such a structure, the cutting position of the cutting mechanism 62 with respect to the set label T3 can be moved indirectly by moving one or both positioning means. Thereby, the cutting amount of the corner | angular part in label T3 can be adjusted freely.

It is the perspective view which represented the printing tape typically. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing a tape printer according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is the perspective view which represented the trimmer device typically. It is the figure which showed typically the internal structure of the trimmer apparatus. It is a bottom view of the main frame upper wall in a trimmer device. It is the perspective view which represented typically the cutter board in a trimmer apparatus. It is the perspective view which represented typically the trimmer apparatus in 2nd Embodiment. It is a bottom view of the upper wall of the main frame of the trimmer device in the second embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

  1: Tape printer 16: Trimmer device 23: Thermal head 32: Cut unit 62: Cut mechanism 87: Fixed blade 88: Movable blade 101: Stopper 102: Side guide 103: Guide interlock mechanism T: Printing tape T3: Label

Claims (6)

Cutting means for shaping and cutting the corners of the tape piece;
A width direction positioning means for positioning the tape piece facing the cutting means in the width direction;
A lengthwise positioning means for positioning the tape piece facing the cutting means in the lengthwise direction;
At least one of the said width direction positioning means and the said length direction positioning means is comprised so that a movement adjustment is possible in the positioning direction with respect to the said tape piece, The shaping cutting device of the tape end part characterized by the above-mentioned.   2. The apparatus for shaping and cutting a tape end according to claim 1, wherein the cutting means shapes and cuts a corner of the tape piece in a straight line. The width direction positioning means has a side guide for positioning by contacting the side of the tape piece,
3. The apparatus for shaping and cutting a tape end according to claim 1, wherein the length direction positioning means has a stopper for positioning by abutting a leading end of the tape piece. The cutting means has a pair of cutter blades that respectively shape and cut both corners in the width direction of the tape piece,
The tape according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the width direction positioning means has a pair of side guides that are positioned by abutting both sides of the tape piece. End cutting device.   5. The width direction positioning unit further includes a guide interlocking mechanism that moves the pair of side guides in an interlocking direction and a separating direction with respect to the tape piece. The tape-cutting device for the tape end. The tape end cutting and cutting device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
Printing means for printing on a printing tape;
A tape printer comprising: full-cut means for cutting the printed portion of the printing tape to obtain the tape piece.

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