JP2010100377A - Tape cassette - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tape cassette capable of eliminating labor for tearing off a separator when sticking a tape after printing. <P>SOLUTION: The separator 53D is separated from a double-sided adhesive tape 53 press-fitted to a film tape 51, and reaches a winding spool 61 by being guided so as to form a plan view U-shaped passage along an outer peripheral surface of respective guide rollers 66 after being guided to the double-sided adhesive spool 56 side, that is, in the extraction side direction along an outer peripheral surface of a tape sending roller 63. The separator 53D is superposed on an ink ribbon 52, and is wound on the winding spool 61 rotatingly driven by a ribbon winding shaft 15. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a tape cassette used in a tape printer.

Conventionally, various tape cassettes used in tape printers have been proposed.
For example, a printing tape and an ink ribbon are accommodated, and a receptor type printing tape wound around a tape spool is guided by four rollers and conveyed from the discharge section through the printing section. The ink cassette wound around the ribbon spool is attached substantially parallel to the printing tape in the discharge portion and the printing portion through the detection path, and is configured to be wound around the ribbon take-up spool. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
JP-A-7-68814 (paragraphs (0010) to (0018), FIG. 2)

Here, in the tape cassette described in Patent Document 1 described above, the printing tape is printed on the surface facing the ink ribbon, and an adhesive layer is applied in advance on the back side of the printing tape. A separator is affixed to.
However, since the separator is composed of thin release paper, film tape, or the like, there is a problem that it takes time to remove the separator when a printing tape after printing is applied.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a tape cassette that can save the trouble of peeling off the separator when a tape after printing is applied. .

  In order to achieve the above object, the tape cassette according to claim 1 is detachably mounted on a tape printing apparatus comprising a tape conveying means for conveying a long tape and a printing means for printing on the tape. In the tape cassette, a tape spool that is provided so that the printing tape is wound and rotated, and a ribbon spool that is rotatably provided by winding an ink ribbon that contacts one surface of the printing tape; A winding spool on which the leading end of the ink ribbon is fixed and the ink ribbon is wound up, and a double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape that is covered with a separator on one side and is attached to one printed surface of the printing tape In cooperation with a double-sided adhesive spool that is wound and rotated with the separator facing outward, and a tape sub-roller of the tape printer A tape feed roller for pulling out and transporting the print-receiving tape wound around the tape spool and the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape wound around the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive spool; A guide member provided on a path for guiding the separator peeled from the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape pressure-bonded to the print-receiving tape by a tape feeding roller to the take-up spool, and the guide member to the take-up spool. The guided separator is wound on the winding spool so as to overlap the ink ribbon.

  A tape cassette according to claim 2 is the tape cassette according to claim 1, wherein the tape discharge port for discharging the print-receiving tape to which the double-sided adhesive tape is pressure-bonded to the outside, and the tape feed roller A feeding roller that is rotatably provided on the tape transport path on the tape discharge port side and contacts the double-sided adhesive tape from which the separator has been peeled to guide the print-receiving tape to the tape discharge port; It is characterized by.

  The tape cassette according to claim 3 is the tape cassette according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the take-up spool is disposed between the tape spool and the double-sided adhesive spool, and the guide member Is characterized in that the separator is guided from the tape feed roller to the pull-out side of the double-sided adhesive tape wound around the double-sided adhesive spool and then guided to the take-up spool through the outer peripheral edge of the double-sided adhesive tape. To do.

  The tape cassette according to claim 4 is the tape cassette according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a tip portion of the separator wound around the take-up spool is an outer peripheral surface of the take-up spool. The ink ribbon is fixed at a position different from the position at which the leading end of the ink ribbon is fixed.

  The tape cassette according to claim 5 is the tape cassette according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a leading end portion of the separator wound on the winding spool is at a leading end portion of the ink ribbon. It is overlapped and fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the take-up spool.

  In addition, the tape cassette according to claim 6 is the tape cassette according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the end portion is fixed to a leading end portion wound on the take-up spool of the separator, A tip end portion is guided to the take-up spool by the guide member, and a contact tape that is wound on the take-up spool so as to overlap the ink ribbon is provided.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the tape cassette according to the sixth aspect, the front end portion of the contact tape is different from a position where the front end portion of the ink ribbon on the outer peripheral surface of the take-up spool is fixed. It is fixed to a position.

  The tape cassette according to claim 8 is the tape cassette according to claim 6, wherein the front end portion of the joining tape is overlapped with the front end portion of the ink ribbon and fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the take-up spool. It is characterized by that.

  Furthermore, the tape cassette according to claim 9 is the tape cassette according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the separator is peeled from the double-sided adhesive tape that is pressure-bonded to the print-receiving tape by the tape feeding roller. A peeling member provided between the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape in the vicinity of the peeling position and the separator is provided.

In the tape cassette according to claim 1, the double-sided adhesive tape is transported in a state where the separator is peeled off after being pressure-bonded to one printed surface of the tape to be printed by the tape feeding roller and the tape sub-roller. It will be. Thereby, when sticking the to-be-printed tape after printing on goods etc., the effort which peels a separator can be saved.
In addition, since the separator is guided to the take-up spool by the guide member and is wound to overlap the ink ribbon, it is possible to store the peeled separator in the tape cassette, and the user can remove the separator peeled from the double-sided adhesive tape. The time and effort for disposal can be saved.

  Further, in the tape cassette according to claim 2, since the feeding roller comes into contact with the double-sided adhesive tape from which the separator is peeled and guides the printing tape to the tape discharge port, the printing tape is bent and clogged to the separator side. Therefore, it is possible to smoothly discharge the printing tape from the tape discharge port to the outside.

  In the tape cassette according to claim 3, since the take-up spool is disposed between the tape spool and the double-sided adhesive spool, the tape is wound around the take-up spool by performing tape printing by the tape printer. The maximum winding length of the possible separator and ink ribbon can be easily increased, and the tape cassette can be reduced in size. Further, after guiding the separator peeled by the guide member from the tape feed roller to the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape drawn side wound around the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive spool, by guiding the separator to the take-up spool through the outer peripheral edge of the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape, The gap space in the tape cassette can be used effectively, and the tape cassette can be further miniaturized.

  In the tape cassette according to the fourth aspect, the leading end portion of the separator and the leading end portion of the ink ribbon can be separately fixed to the take-up spool, and the fixing operation of each leading end portion to the take-up spool is easily performed. It becomes possible.

  Further, in the tape cassette according to the fifth aspect, since the leading end of the separator and the leading end of the ink ribbon are overlapped and fixed to the take-up spool, it is possible to wind each tip on the take-up spool in advance. Thus, it is possible to speed up the assembly work.

  Further, in the tape cassette according to the sixth aspect, it is possible to use a joining tape that is cheaper than the separator at the tip of the separator, and it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost.

  In the tape cassette according to the seventh aspect, the front end portion of the joining tape and the front end portion of the ink ribbon can be separately fixed to the take-up spool, and the fixing operation of each front end portion to the take-up spool can be easily performed. Can be done.

  Further, in the tape cassette according to the eighth aspect, since the leading end portion of the joining tape and the leading end portion of the ink ribbon are overlapped and fixed to the take-up spool, each of the front end portions can be wound around the take-up spool and mounted in advance. This makes it possible to speed up the assembly work.

  In the tape cassette according to claim 9, the separator can be smoothly peeled off from the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape by the peeling member, and the separator peeled off from the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape is again attached to the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape by vibration or the like. This can be reliably prevented by the peeling member.

  DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, a tape cassette according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings based on an embodiment.

First, a schematic configuration of a tape printer to which a tape cassette according to the present embodiment is mounted will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 is a plan view of the tape printer according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a right side view of the tape printer. FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part showing a state in which the tape cassette is mounted in the cassette housing part of the tape printer.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the tape printer 1 according to the present embodiment includes a character input key 2 for creating text composed of document data, a print key 3 for instructing printing of text, and the like. There are provided a return key 4 for instructing a line feed, executing various processes, selecting, a cursor key 5 for moving the cursor up and down, left and right on a liquid crystal display (LCD) 7 for displaying characters such as characters over a plurality of lines. A cassette housing portion 8 for housing the keyboard 6 and the tape cassette 21 is covered with a housing cover 13.

  A control board 12 that constitutes a control circuit section is disposed below the keyboard 6. In addition, a label discharge port 16 is formed on the left side surface of the cassette housing portion 8 through which the printed tape from which the separator has been peeled is discharged as will be described later. Further, an adapter insertion port 17 to which a power adapter is attached and a connector 18 to which a USB cable for connection to a personal computer (not shown) is attached are provided on the right side surface of the cassette housing portion 8.

  The cassette housing 8 includes a thermal head 9, a platen roller 10 facing the thermal head 9, a tape sub-roller 11 downstream of the platen roller 10, and a metal facing the tape sub-roller 11. In addition to the tape drive roller shaft 14 made of the ribbon, a ribbon take-up shaft 15 for feeding the ink ribbon 52 (see FIG. 4) accommodated in the tape cassette 21 is also arranged.

  The thermal head 9 is a flat plate having a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the front, and a predetermined number of heating elements R1 to Rn (n is, for example, 128 or 256) are provided on the left end edge of the front surface. It is arranged in a line along the side of the left edge. Further, the thermal head 9 is arranged on the left end edge of the front surface of a substantially square heat sink 9A formed of a plated steel plate, a stainless steel plate, or the like so that the arrangement direction of the heat generating elements R1 to Rn is the heat sink 9A. It is fixed with an adhesive or the like so as to be parallel to the side of the left edge. The heat radiating plate 9A is inserted into the cassette by screws or the like so that the arrangement direction of the heating elements R1 to Rn is substantially perpendicular to the transport direction of the film tape 51 (see FIG. 4) in the opening 22 of the tape cassette 21. It is attached to the lower side of the storage unit 8.

  The ribbon take-up shaft 15 is rotationally driven via a suitable drive mechanism from a tape feed motor (not shown) constituted by a stepping motor or the like. The tape drive roller shaft 14 is rotationally driven from a tape feed motor through an appropriate transmission mechanism, and is provided with a tape feed roller 63 (see FIG. 4) and is rotationally driven.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, in the vicinity of the tape outlet 27 (see FIG. 4) of the tape cassette 21, a printed tape 28 from which the separator 53D (see FIG. 6) has been peeled off at a predetermined timing is provided with a predetermined length. A scissor cutter unit 30 is arranged as a tape cutting device that generates a label with a double-sided adhesive tape from which the separator 53D has been peeled off. The cutter unit 30 includes a fixed blade 30A and a movable blade 30B that operates on the fixed blade 30A by a cutting motor (not shown) to cut the printed tape 28.

  Further, two positioning pins 45 and 46 are erected at the same height on the bottom surface of the cassette housing 8. When the tape cassette 21 is mounted in the cassette storage unit 8, the tape cassette 21 is properly positioned in the cassette storage unit 8 by the positioning pins 45 and 46.

  Next, a schematic configuration of the tape cassette 21 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view of a main part when the upper case of the tape cassette 21 is removed in a state where the tape cassette 21 is mounted in the cassette storage unit 8 of the tape printer 1. FIG. 5 is a view showing an example in which the leading ends of the ink ribbon 52 and the separator 53D are fixed to the take-up spool. FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing a state in which the separator 53D is peeled after the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape 53 is pressure-bonded to the film tape 51. In FIG. 5, the ink ribbon 52 is notched so that the tip of the separator 53D can be seen, but is not actually cut away.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the tape cassette 21 has an upper case 38 and a lower case 23. The tape cassette 21 is formed with a support hole 41 that rotatably supports a tape spool 54 wound with a transparent film tape 51 as a print-receiving tape. Also, the tape cassette 21 has a support hole for rotatably supporting a double-sided adhesive spool 56 in which a separator 53D (see FIG. 6) formed from a release paper or film of the double-sided adhesive tape 53 is wound outward. 42 is formed.

  The tape cassette 21 has a support hole 43 that rotatably supports a take-up spool 61 disposed between the tape spool 54 and the double-sided adhesive spool 56. The take-up spool 61 pulls out the ink ribbon 52 from the ribbon spool 55 when characters or the like are printed on the film tape 51 by the thermal head 9, and also separates the separator 53D and the ink ribbon 52 peeled from the double-sided adhesive tape 53 from each other. Wind up.

  Further, the tape cassette 21 has a substantially cylindrical shape spaced apart from the tape feeding roller 63 in the tape conveying direction, that is, the tape discharge port 27 side, and a support shaft is erected at the center position of both end faces. In addition, a support hole 48 for rotatably supporting the feed roller 65 having a silicone resin film formed on the outer peripheral surface is formed. The feed roller 65 contacts the adhesive layer 53C (see FIG. 6) of the printed tape 28 from which the separator 53D has been peeled, and guides the printed tape 28 to the tape discharge port 27.

  Further, the tape cassette 21 has a position outside the maximum diameter of the double-sided adhesive tape 53 wound around the double-sided adhesive spool 56, a position near the inner side surface of the corner on the double-sided adhesive spool 56 side, and an opening 22. A guide roller 66 having a pair of substantially cylindrical shapes disposed in the vicinity of the side wall surface facing the take-up spool 61 of the side wall portion 23A facing the guide shaft 66 and having support shafts erected at the center positions of both end surfaces is rotatable. Each support hole 49 to support is formed.

  In FIG. 3, only the support holes 41, 42, 43, 48, and 49 formed in the upper case 38 are shown, but the support holes 41 of the upper case 38 are similarly applied to the lower case 23. , 42, 43, 48, 49 are formed in the respective support holes 41, 42, 43, 48, 49.

  As shown in FIG. 4, in the tape cassette 21, a film tape 51 which is a print-receiving tape made of a transparent tape or the like, an ink ribbon 52 for printing on the film tape 51, and further printing is performed. The double-sided adhesive tape 53 to be backed on the film tape 51 is wound around a tape spool 54, a ribbon spool 55, and a double-sided adhesive spool 56, respectively, and a cassette boss 58, a reel boss 59, The cassette boss 60 is rotatably inserted and stored, and further includes a take-up spool 61 that winds up the used ink ribbon 52 and the separator 53D peeled off from the double-sided adhesive tape 53.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 5, the leading end of the separator 53D and the leading end of the ink ribbon 52 are fixed to the take-up spool 61 at different positions on the outer peripheral surface by adhesive tapes 67 and 68, respectively. Yes. Accordingly, the ribbon take-up shaft 15 inserted into the take-up spool 61 is rotationally driven, whereby the separator 53D and the ink ribbon 52 are overlapped and taken up by the take-up spool 61.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a clutch spring 64 is attached to the lower part of the take-up spool 61. The clutch spring 64 prevents the ink ribbon 52 and the separator 53D that have been wound up by reversing the take-up spool 61 from being loosened.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the unused ink ribbon 52 wound around the ribbon spool 55 and pulled out from the ribbon spool 55 is overlapped with the film tape 51 and enters the opening portion 22 together with the film tape 51, and the thermal It passes between the head 9 and the platen roller 10. Thereafter, the ink ribbon 52 is separated from the film tape 51, reaches a take-up spool 61 that is rotationally driven by the ribbon take-up shaft 15, and is taken up by the take-up spool 61.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape 53 wound around the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive spool 56 with the separator 53D on the outside has a four-layer structure. Each layer of the double-sided adhesive tape 53 includes an adhesive layer 53A for adhering the film tape 51 from the lower side to the upper side in FIG. 6, a colored base film 53B made of PET (polyethylene terephthalate), etc. The adhesive layer 53C for attaching to the object to be attached and the separator 53D covering the attachment side of the adhesive layer 53C are laminated in this order.

  4 and 6, the double-sided adhesive tape 53 drawn from the double-sided adhesive spool 56 passes between the tape feed roller 63 and the tape sub-roller 11 that are rotationally driven by the tape drive roller shaft 14. Then, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 53 </ b> A on the side where the separator 53 </ b> D is not superimposed is pressure-bonded to the film tape 51.

  Thereafter, the separator 53D is peeled off from the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape 53 pressure-bonded to the film tape 51, and is directed to the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive spool 56 side along the outer peripheral surface of the tape feed roller 63, that is, the pull-out side direction (upward direction in FIG. 4). Are guided to form a U-shaped path in plan view along the outer peripheral surface of each guide roller 66 to reach the take-up spool 61. The separator 53 </ b> D is overlapped with the ink ribbon 52 and is taken up by a take-up spool 61 that is rotationally driven by the ribbon take-up shaft 15.

  Further, after the film tape 51 passes between the tape feed roller 63 and the tape sub-roller 11 that are rotationally driven by the tape drive roller shaft 14, the adhesive layer 53A, the base film 53B, and the adhesive layer 53C are laminated on the printing surface. In this state, it reaches the feed roller 65. Then, the film tape 51 in which the adhesive layer 53A, the base film 53B, and the adhesive layer 53C are laminated on the printing surface, that is, the printed tape 28 is guided by the feed roller 65 that contacts the adhesive layer 53C, and the tape discharge port 27. Is sent to the outside of the tape cassette 21 and is sent to the outside through the cutter unit 30 from the label discharge port 16 of the tape printer 1.

  Then, after the printed tape 28 is conveyed for a predetermined length, the cutting blade (not shown) is driven to operate the movable blade 30B, whereby the printed tape 28 with the adhesive having a predetermined length from which the separator 53D has been peeled off. It is discharged from the label discharge port 16.

  Here, the tape drive roller shaft 14, the tape feed roller 63, and the tape sub-roller 11 constitute an example of a conveying unit. The thermal head 9 and the platen roller 10 constitute an example of a printing unit. The film tape 51 functions as an example of a print-receiving tape. Each guide roller 66 functions as an example of a guide member.

  Therefore, in the tape cassette 21 according to the present embodiment, the double-sided adhesive tape 53 is pressed against the printed surface of the film tape 51 by the tape feeding roller 63 and the tape sub-roller 11, and then the separator 53D is peeled off. It will be conveyed in the state which was done. Thereby, when sticking the printed tape 28 cut | disconnected by the predetermined length to goods etc., the effort which removes separator 53D can be saved.

  Further, since the separator 53D is guided to the take-up spool 61 by each guide roller 66 and overlapped with the ink ribbon 52, the separated separator 53D can be accommodated in the tape cassette 21, and the user can double-side the separator 53D. The trouble of discarding the separator 53D peeled off from the adhesive tape 53 can be saved.

  Further, since the feeding roller 65 comes into contact with the adhesive layer 53C of the double-sided adhesive tape 53 from which the separator 53D has been peeled and guides the printed tape 28 to the tape discharge port 27, the printed tape 28 is bent and clogged toward the separator side. Thus, the printed tape 28 can be smoothly discharged from the tape outlet 27 to the outside.

  Further, since the take-up spool 61 is disposed between the tape spool 54 and the double-sided adhesive spool 56, the separator 53D that can be wound around the take-up spool 61 by performing tape printing by the tape printer 1. In addition, the maximum winding length of the ink ribbon 52 can be easily increased, and an increase in the size of the tape cassette 21 can be prevented.

  Further, after the separator 53D peeled off by each guide roller 66 is guided from the tape feed roller 63 to the drawing side of the double-sided adhesive tape 53 wound around the double-sided adhesive spool 56, the separator 53D is taken up through the outer peripheral edge of the double-sided adhesive tape 53. By guiding to the spool 61, the gap space in the tape cassette 21 can be used effectively, which helps to prevent an increase in size.

  Further, the leading end portion of the separator 53D and the leading end portion of the ink ribbon 52 can be separately fixed to the take-up spool 61 by the adhesive tapes 67 and 68, and the fixing work of the respective end portions to the take-up spool 61 is easy. Can be performed.

  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 following may be used.

  (A) An example in which the leading ends of the ink ribbon 52 and the separator 53D are fixed to the take-up spool 61 according to another embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the description of FIG. 7, the same reference numerals as those of the tape cassette 21 and the tape printer 1 according to the present embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 denote the same as those of the tape cassette 21 and the tape printer 1 according to the present embodiment. This indicates the same or corresponding part as the above-described configuration. In FIG. 7, the ink ribbon 52 is cut out so that the tip of the separator 53D can be seen, but is not actually cut out.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the front end portion of the ink ribbon 52 may be fixed to the take-up spool 61 by the adhesive tape 68, and the front end edge portion of the separator 53 </ b> D may be fixed to the take-up spool 61 by the adhesive 71. . Accordingly, the ribbon take-up shaft 15 inserted into the take-up spool 61 is rotationally driven, whereby the separator 53D and the ink ribbon 52 are overlapped and taken up by the take-up spool 61. Further, by providing the pressure-sensitive adhesive 71 in advance at the leading edge of the separator 53D, it is possible to quickly fix it to the take-up spool 61.

  (B) An example in which the leading ends of the ink ribbon 52 and the separator 53D are fixed to the take-up spool 61 according to another embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the description of FIG. 8, the same reference numerals as those of the tape cassette 21 and the tape printer 1 according to the present embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 denote the same as those of the tape cassette 21 and the tape printer 1 according to the present embodiment. This indicates the same or corresponding part as the above-described configuration.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the front end of the separator 53 </ b> D and the front end of the ink ribbon 52 may be overlapped and fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the take-up spool 61 with an adhesive tape 73. As a result, the leading end portion of the separator 53D and the leading end portion of the ink ribbon 52 can be wound around the take-up spool 61 in advance, and the assembling work can be speeded up.

  (C) Instead of the guide rollers 66 described above, a guide pin having a circular or elliptical cross section may be erected on the bottom surface of the lower case 23, and the upper end may be fitted into the support holes 49, 49. . As a result, it is possible to omit the work of mounting each guide roller 66, and it is possible to reduce the number of parts.

  (D) An example in which a contact tape is connected to the tip of the separator 53D of the tape cassette 81 according to another embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the description of FIG. 9, the same reference numerals as those of the tape cassette 21 and the tape printer 1 according to the present embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 are used for the tape cassette 21 and the tape printer 1 according to the present embodiment. This indicates the same or corresponding part as the above-described configuration.

As shown in FIG. 9, the configuration of the tape cassette 81 is substantially the same as the configuration of the tape cassette 21 according to this embodiment.
However, the end portion of the contact tape 82 made of a film tape such as PET (polyethylene terephthalate) is connected to the front end portion of the separator 53D by a tape stopper 83 formed of an adhesive tape or the like.

  Further, the leading end portion of the contact tape 82 is guided to the take-up spool 61 by the guide rollers 66, is fixed to the take-up spool 61, and is taken up overlapping the ink ribbon 52. As a result, it is possible to use the contact tape 82 that is less expensive than the separator 53D at the tip of the separator 53D, and to reduce the manufacturing cost.

  Note that the front end portion of the joining tape 82 may be fixed to the take-up spool 61 with an adhesive tape 67 (see FIG. 5). Moreover, you may make it fix the front-end edge part of the joining tape 82 to the winding spool 61 with the adhesive 71 (refer FIG. 7). Further, the front end portion of the contact tape 82 and the front end portion of the ink ribbon 52 may be overlapped and fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the take-up spool 61 by the adhesive tape 73 (see FIG. 8).

  (E) An example of a tape cassette 91 according to another embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and FIG. 11, the same reference numerals as those of the tape cassette 21 and the tape printer 1 according to the present embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 denote the tape cassette 21 and the tape printer according to the present embodiment. It shows the same or corresponding parts as the configuration of 1 etc.

The configuration of the tape cassette 91 is substantially the same as the configuration of the tape cassette 21 according to this embodiment.
However, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the downstream side in the tape transport direction in the vicinity of the peeling position where the separator 53D is peeled off from the double-sided adhesive tape 53 pressure-bonded to the film tape 51 by the tape feeding roller 63, that is, the printed tape. A peeling pin 92 as an example of a peeling member is provided between the tape 28 and the separator 53D to separate the printed tape 28 and the separator 53D.

  The peeling pin 92 has a substantially cylindrical shape with a circular cross section longer than the tape width of the printed tape 28, and each support shaft 92A is erected at the center position of both end faces. Further, a silicone resin film is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the peeling pin 92. It is noted that the peeling pin 92 is provided to be rotatable so that the effect is greater. In other words, the upper case 38 and the lower case 23 of the tape cassette 91 are provided with support holes for rotatably supporting the support shafts 92A of the peeling pin 92. 93 is formed.

  As a result, both ends of the peeling pin 92 are rotatably supported and contact is made across the entire width of the printed tape 28 and the separator 53D, so that the separator 53D is smoothly peeled from the double-sided adhesive tape 53 by the peeling pin 92. It becomes possible to make it. Further, it is possible to reliably prevent the separator 53D peeled from the double-sided adhesive tape 53 from adhering to the adhesive layer 53C of the double-sided adhesive tape 53 again due to vibration or the like by the peeling pin 92.

It is a top view of the tape printer concerning this embodiment. It is a right view of a tape printer. It is a principal part expansion perspective view which shows the state which mounts a tape cassette in the cassette storage part of a tape printer. It is a principal part enlarged plan view at the time of removing the upper case of a tape cassette in the state which mounted | wore the cassette storage part of the tape printer. It is a figure which shows an example which fixed each front-end | tip part of an ink ribbon and a separator to the winding spool. It is a figure which shows typically the state from which a separator peels, after crimping | bonding a double-sided adhesive tape to a film tape. It is a figure which shows an example which fixed each front-end | tip part of the ink ribbon and the separator to the winding spool which concerns on other embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example which fixed each front-end | tip part of the ink ribbon and the separator to the winding spool which concerns on other embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the tape cassette which concerns on other embodiment. It is a principal part enlarged view which shows an example of the tape cassette which concerns on other embodiment. It is the A arrow partial enlarged view of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

21, 81, 91 Tape cassette 27 Tape discharge port 51 Film tape 52 Ink ribbon 53 Double-sided adhesive tape 53A, 53C Adhesive layer 53B Base film 53D Separator 54 Tape spool 55 Ribbon spool 56 Double-sided adhesive spool 61 Take-up spool 63 Tape feed roller 65 Feed roller 66 Guide rollers 67, 68, 73 Adhesive tape 82 Contact tape 83 Tape stopper 92 Peeling pin

Claims (9)

In a tape cassette that is detachably attached to a tape printing device comprising a tape conveying means for conveying a long tape and a printing means for printing on the tape,
A tape spool around which the tape to be printed is wound and provided rotatably;
A ribbon spool that is rotatably provided by winding an ink ribbon that is in contact with one surface of the printing tape;
A winding spool on which the tip of the ink ribbon is fixed and the ink ribbon is wound;
A double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive spool that is provided with a double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape that is covered with a separator and is attached to one surface of the tape to be printed, which is wound around the separator and rotated.
In cooperation with the tape sub-roller of the tape printer, the printing tape wound around the tape spool and the double-sided adhesive tape wound around the double-sided adhesive spool are pulled out and conveyed, and A tape feed roller for crimping the double-sided adhesive tape;
A guide member provided on a path for guiding the separator peeled from the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape pressure-bonded to the print-receiving tape by the tape feed roller to the take-up spool;
With
The tape cassette, wherein the separator guided to the take-up spool by the guide member is wound on the take-up spool so as to overlap the ink ribbon. A tape discharge port for discharging the printing tape to which the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape is pressure-bonded to the outside;
Feed that guides the print-receiving tape to the tape discharge port by contacting a double-sided adhesive tape that is rotatably provided on the tape transport path on the tape discharge port side with respect to the tape feed roller and from which the separator has been peeled off Koro,
The tape cassette according to claim 1, further comprising: The take-up spool is disposed between the tape spool and the double-sided adhesive spool;
The guide member guides the separator from the tape feed roller to the drawing side of the double-sided adhesive tape wound around the double-sided adhesive spool, and then guides the separator to the take-up spool through the outer peripheral edge of the double-sided adhesive tape. The tape cassette according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by the above.   2. The front end of the separator wound on the take-up spool is fixed at a position different from a position where the front end of the ink ribbon is fixed on the outer peripheral surface of the take-up spool. The tape cassette according to claim 3.   4. The front end portion of the separator wound on the take-up spool is overlapped with the front end portion of the ink ribbon and fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the take-up spool. Crab tape cassette.   The end portion is fixed to the leading end portion of the separator wound on the take-up spool, and the leading end portion is guided to the take-up spool by the guide member and overlaps the take-up spool with the ink ribbon. The tape cassette according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a connecting tape to be used.   The tape cassette according to claim 6, wherein the front end portion of the joining tape is fixed at a position different from a position where the front end portion of the ink ribbon is fixed on the outer peripheral surface of the take-up spool.   The tape cassette according to claim 6, wherein a front end portion of the contact tape is overlapped with a front end portion of the ink ribbon and fixed to an outer peripheral surface of the take-up spool.   It is provided with a peeling member provided between the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape and the separator in the vicinity of a peeling position where the separator is peeled off from the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape pressure-bonded to the printing tape by the tape feeding roller. The tape cassette according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

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