JP2016170623A - Label creation method, program, tape printing device and label for cable - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a label creation method for creating a label for cable in which flag parts are easily stuck to each other and the flag parts are hardly peeled from each other.SOLUTION: A PC 2 comprises: an information input part 51 which inputs information; and a print data generation part 53 which generates print data for creating a label for cable. The label for cable has a print region including a first print region and second print region in the first length adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction of a long or strip-like print medium, a winding region in the second length adjacent in the longitudinal direction to the print region, and a sticking region in the third length adjacent in the longitudinal direction to the winding region or print region. The print data generation part prints the information input by the information input part on at least one of the first print region and second print region.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a label creation method, a program, a tape printer, and a cable label for creating a cable label that is used by being wound around a cable or the like.

  Conventionally, various methods for creating a cable label (flag label) including a first print area and a second print area on which information for identifying a cable is printed, and a winding area wound around a cable or the like have been proposed. ing. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a cable in which each region is arranged in the order of a first print region, a winding region, and a second print region in the longitudinal direction of a long print medium in which a print layer and a release paper layer are bonded. Labels for cables (see FIG. 7) and cable labels (see FIG. 8) in which the respective areas are arranged in the order of the winding area, the first printing area, and the second printing area are disclosed. This type of cable label is used as a winding allowance in which a winding area is wound around a cable or the like, and a first printing area and a second printing area are used as a flag portion indicating identification information.

Japanese Patent No. 3885790

  By the way, although the cable label shown in FIG. 7 of Patent Document 1 is a general arrangement, it is difficult to completely stick together the flag part and to remove the label (operation to remove the unnecessary label). There is. If the flag part is displaced and pasted together, there are many inconveniences such as dust adhering to the adhesive part of the shifted part or sticking to other objects. There is also a problem that work delay occurs due to difficulty in removing the label. On the other hand, the cable label shown in FIG. 8 of Patent Document 1 can be easily attached to the flag part by folding the first print area and the second print area between the first print area and the second print area. There is an advantage that the label can be easily removed by holding and peeling. However, the cable label shown in FIG. 8 has a problem that the end of the flag part is easily peeled off, for example, when the length of the winding allowance is insufficient with respect to the peripheral length of the cable.

  In view of the above-described problems, the present invention provides a cable label that can be easily attached to a flag portion and hardly peeled off, and a label creation method, program, and tape printer capable of creating the cable label. The purpose is to provide.

  In the label producing method of the present invention, the information input step for inputting information, and the information input in the information input step has a length L1 adjacent to the longitudinal direction of the long or strip-shaped print medium. Printing on at least one of the print area and the second print area having the length L1, and the print area including the first print area and the second print area, and the winding having the length L2 adjacent to the print area in the longitudinal direction A label creating step of creating a cable label including a region and a bonding region having a length L3 adjacent to the winding region or the printing region in the longitudinal direction.

  The program of the present invention includes an information input step for inputting information, and a first print region having a length L1 adjacent to the longitudinal direction of a long or strip-shaped print medium, the information input in the information input step. And a print area including the first print area and the second print area, and a winding area having a length L2 adjacent to the print area in the longitudinal direction. A print data generation step for generating print data for generating a cable label comprising: a winding area or a bonding area having a length L3 adjacent to the winding area or the print area in the longitudinal direction; It is characterized by.

  The tape printer according to the present invention includes an information input unit for inputting information, and a first print having a length L1 adjacent to the longitudinal direction of a long or strip-shaped print medium, the information input by the information input unit. A print area including the first print area and the second print area, and a winding area having a length L2 adjacent to the print area in the longitudinal direction. And a label creating unit that creates a cable label including a winding region or a bonding region having a length L3 adjacent to the printing region in the longitudinal direction.

In the longitudinal direction of the print medium, the present invention includes a print area including a first print area and a second print area adjacent to each other, a winding area adjacent to the print area, and a bonding area adjacent to the winding area or the print area, Create a cable label with Thus, since the 1st printing area | region and 2nd printing area | region used as a flag part are provided adjacently, a flag part can be bonded together easily by carrying out a mountain fold according to a boundary position. . Moreover, the label for cables can be made difficult to peel off by using the bonding region as a bonding allowance for overlapping and bonding to the flag portion or the winding region.
Note that “adjacent” means that they are adjacent to each other, that is, there is no other region between them. In other words, since the print area is provided so that the first print area and the second print area are adjacent to each other, and the winding area is adjacent to the print area, the arrangement of the print area and the winding area is “the first print area, the first print area”. 2 printing area, winding area "and" winding area, first printing area, second printing area ". Further, since the bonding area is adjacent to the winding area or the printing area, the arrangement of the printing area, the winding area, and the bonding area is “first printing area, second printing area, winding area, bonding area”, “ Bonding area, winding area, first printing area, second printing area "," bonding area, first printing area, second printing area, winding area "and" wrapping area, first printing area, second printing area " , “Bonding area”. The arrangement of the first print area and the second print area can be interchanged.
The cable label may be created by cutting a long print medium in the width direction, or may be created using a cut label (strip-shaped print medium). In the latter case, a cut label in which the print area, the wrapping area, and the bonding area are partitioned in advance may be used, or a boundary mark indicating the boundary of each area is printed on a fixed-length cut label in which each area is not partitioned. May be used.

  In the above label production method, an edit step for designating the lengths L1, L2 and L3 is further executed, and the label production step is such that the label length of the cable label is (2L1 + L2 + L3). In addition, the print medium is cut.

  According to the configuration of the present invention, the lengths of the printing area, the winding area, and the bonding area can be arbitrarily set according to the thickness of the cable, the number of cables, the user's preference, and the like.

  In the label producing method, the label producing step is characterized in that the length L3 is variably set according to the tape width of the print medium.

  According to the configuration of the present invention, the bonding area can be set to an appropriate length according to the tape width of the print medium (which can maintain the effect of making it difficult to peel off while eliminating waste of the print medium). . In addition, the user can save time and effort for inputting the length of the bonding area.

  In the label producing method, the label producing step prints a boundary mark at each of the boundaries of the first print area, the second print area, the winding area, and the bonding area.

  According to the configuration of the present invention, since the boundary mark is printed, the user can distinguish each region. In addition, since the folding position of the flag portion can be confirmed, the first print area and the second print area can be accurately bonded.

  In the above label creation method, a layout selection step for selecting the layout of the print area, the winding area, and the bonding area from a plurality of options is further executed, and the label creation step is based on the selection result of the layout selection step. The method is characterized by producing a cable label.

  According to the configuration of the present invention, the arrangement of each region can be arbitrarily selected according to the user's preference and application.

  The cable label of the present invention has a first print region having a length L1 adjacent to the longitudinal direction of a long or strip-shaped print medium in which a print layer and a release paper layer are bonded, and a length L1. A printing area including two printing areas, a winding area having a length L2 adjacent to the printing area in the longitudinal direction, and a bonding area having a length L3 adjacent to the winding area or the printing area in the longitudinal direction are provided. In addition, a boundary mark indicating a boundary between the first printing area, the second printing area, the winding area, and the bonding area is printed.

  According to the structure of this invention, since the 1st printing area | region and 2nd printing area | region used as a flag part are provided adjacently, a flag part can be bonded together easily. Moreover, the label for cables can be made difficult to peel off by using the bonding region as a bonding allowance for overlapping and bonding to the flag portion or the winding region.

1 is a configuration diagram of a printing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of PC. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of a tape printer. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of PC and a tape printer. It is a figure which shows the creation example of the label for cables. It is a figure which shows an example of a label edit screen. It is a figure which shows the procedure which attaches the label for cables to a cable. It is a figure which shows the state which attached the label for cables to the cable. It is a figure which shows an example of the bonding allowance table which concerns on the modification 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of preparation of the label for cables concerning the modification 2. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the tape printer which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.

[First embodiment]
Hereinafter, a label producing method, a program, a tape printer, and a cable label according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the present embodiment, a case where the label producing method of the present invention is realized by a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as “PC”) 2 and a tape printer 3 is illustrated.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a printing system SY according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the printing system SY includes a PC 2 and a tape printer 3 that creates a label by printing on a long print medium (hereinafter referred to as “print tape T”). Yes.

  The PC 2 has a general computer configuration such as a PC main body 21, a display screen 22, a keyboard 23, and a mouse 24. The PC 2 communicates with the tape printer 3 via the USB cable 40. The communication between the PC 2 and the tape printer 3 is not limited to the USB standard, and other standards such as Ethernet (registered trademark) may be used. Further, a wireless communication standard such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) may be used.

  When the tape cartridge 31 containing the printing tape T and the ink ribbon is mounted and the print data is received from the PC 2, the tape printer 3 performs the printing process and the cutting process while feeding the printing tape T from the tape cartridge 31. The printed portion of the printing tape T is discharged from the tape discharge port 32 after cutting and used as a label. Note that the tape printer 3 of the present embodiment can create a cable label CL that is used by being wrapped around an object such as the cable 10 (see FIG. 8 and the like).

  Next, the hardware configuration of the PC 2 and the tape printer 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the PC 2. The PC 2 includes a USB communication unit 25, an HDD (Hard disk drive) 26, and a PC-side control unit 28 in addition to the display screen 22, keyboard 23, and mouse 24 shown in FIG.

  The display screen 22 displays various information such as a label editing screen D (see FIG. 6). The keyboard 23 and the mouse 24 are used for selecting and editing various options. The USB communication unit 25 communicates with the tape printer 3 based on the USB communication standard.

  The HDD 26 stores an OS (Operating System) 26a and a dedicated application 26b. The dedicated application 26 b is an application for generating print data to be output to the tape printer 3. The label editing screen D is displayed as a function of the dedicated application 26b.

  The PC-side control unit 28 is realized by a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like, and cooperates with each of the above-described units (reference numerals 22 to 26) to generate print data and the tape printer 3. Control communication.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the tape printer 3. The tape printing apparatus 3 includes a USB communication unit 33, a cartridge detection unit 34, a printing mechanism 35, and a printing device side control unit 36 as a hardware configuration.

  The USB communication unit 33 communicates with the PC 2 by USB communication. The cartridge detection unit 34 detects tape information related to the printing tape T accommodated in the tape cartridge 31. As tape information, the tape width of the printing tape T, tape material, etc. are detected. As a detection method, a method of reading a code image (bar code, two-dimensional code, etc.) or RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) affixed to or printed on the tape cartridge 31 or the presence or absence of one or more holes formed in the tape cartridge 31 is detected. A detection method is conceivable. The detected tape information (for example, tape width) is reflected in the preview display (see the preview display area 72 in FIG. 6), the selection of the number of lines for inputting text (see the line number selection column 87 in FIG. 6), and the like. Is done.

  The printing mechanism 35 includes a print head 41, a tape feed motor 42, a full cutter motor 43, and a full tape cutter 44. The print head 41 is a thermal head, and performs printing by sandwiching the fed printing tape T and ink ribbon with a platen roller (not shown). The tape feed motor 42 transports the fed print tape T from the print head 41 toward the tape discharge port 32 (see FIG. 1). The full cutter motor 43 drives the full tape cutter 44 and cuts the printed portion of the printing tape T in the tape width direction in a state where the tape feeding is temporarily stopped. Although not particularly illustrated, the printing tape T has a structure in which a printing layer and a release paper layer are bonded via an adhesive layer. The full tape cutter 44 cuts from the printing layer to the release paper layer.

  The printing apparatus side control unit 36 is realized by a CPU, a RAM, and the like, and performs communication control and print control with the PC 2 in cooperation with each of the above-described units (reference numerals 33 to 35). Specifically, the tape information detected by the cartridge detection unit 34 is transmitted to the PC 2 via the USB communication unit 33 when the tape cartridge 31 is mounted or when there is an inquiry from the PC 2. Also, print data is received from the PC 2 via the USB communication unit 33, and the printing mechanism 35 is controlled based on the print data.

  Next, functional configurations of the PC 2 and the tape printer 3 will be described with reference to FIG. The PC 2 includes an information input unit 51, an editing unit 52, a print data generation unit 53, and a print data output unit 54 as functional configurations. These are functions mainly provided by the dedicated application 26b (see FIG. 2). The tape printer 3 includes a print data acquisition unit 61, a printing unit 62, and a full cut unit 63 as functional configurations. The label creation step in the claims is realized by the print data generation unit 53, the print data output unit 54, the print data acquisition unit 61, the printing unit 62, and the full cut unit 63.

  The information input unit 51 inputs information (text, image, etc.) to be printed in the print area E1 that forms the flag part of the cable label CL. In this embodiment, one or more lines of text are input as information, but images such as symbols and marks may be inserted. The editing unit 52 designates the lengths of the print area E1, the winding area E2, and the bonding area E3. The winding area E <b> 2 constitutes a winding allowance to be wound around the cable 10. In addition, the bonding region E3 constitutes a pasting allowance to be overlapped or sandwiched between the flag portions. In addition, the editing unit 52 performs layout designation of the print area E1, selection of a boundary mark M1 (separator) indicating the boundaries of the areas E1, E2, and E3 (see the edit area 71 in FIG. 6).

  The print data generation unit 53 generates print data for creating the cable label CL. The print data is printed at the boundary between the areas E1, E2, and E3 based on a command for printing the information input by the information input unit 51 in the first print area E1a and / or the second print area E1b and the designation of the editing unit 52. A command for printing the boundary mark M1, a command for cutting the rear end of the cable label CL, and the like are included. The print data output unit 54 outputs the print data generated by the print data generation unit 53 to the tape printer 3.

  Here, the configuration of the cable label CL (arrangement of the areas E1, E2, E3) will be described. Fig.5 (a) is a figure which shows the example of preparation of the label CL for cables which concerns on this embodiment. The cable label CL shown in the figure has a first printing area E1a having a length L1 adjacent to the longitudinal direction of the printing tape T, a second printing area E1b having a length L1, and a length adjacent to the second printing area E1b. The label has a label length (2L1 + L2 + L3) having a winding region E2 having a length L2 and a bonding region E3 having a length L3 adjacent to the winding region E2. Note that “adjacent” means that they are adjacent to each other, that is, there is no other region between them. In addition, in the first print area E1a and the second print area E1b, a print image P based on the information input by the information input unit 51 (text “ABC” in the example in the figure) is printed, and each area A boundary mark M1 (a solid line extending in the width direction of the printing tape T in the example shown in the figure) is printed on the boundary between E1, E2, and E3. Further, a reference mark M2 (a broken line extending in the width direction of the printing tape T in the example in the figure) serving as a reference position when the winding region E2 is wound around the cable 10 is printed at the center in the longitudinal direction of the winding region E2. .

  The arrangement of the areas E1, E2, E3 of the cable label CL is not limited to that shown in FIG. 5A, and as shown in FIG. 5B, the areas E1 in FIG. , E2 and E3 may be arranged symmetrically. That is, any configuration may be used as long as the print area E1, the winding area E2, and the bonding area E3 are provided adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction of the print tape T.

  Returning to the description of FIG. The print data acquisition unit 61 of the tape printer 3 acquires print data from the PC 2. The printing unit 62 performs printing on the printing tape T based on the acquired print data. That is, the print image P, the boundary mark M1, and the reference mark M2 are printed at positions designated in the print data. Further, the full cut unit 63 cuts the print layer and the release paper layer of the print tape T in the width direction (so as to have a designated label length) based on the acquired print data.

  Next, the screen configuration of the label editing screen D will be described with reference to FIG. The label edit screen D includes an edit area 71, a preview display area 72, an information input area 73, an OK button 74, and a cancel button 75. When the OK button 74 is pressed, the editing content of the label editing screen D is reflected in the print data. Further, when the cancel button 75 is pressed, the editing content of the label editing screen D becomes invalid. Note that the print data may be output to the tape printer 3 when the OK button 74 is pressed.

  The editing area 71 includes a tape width selection field 81 for selecting the tape width, a printing area length selection field 82 for selecting the length L1 of the printing area E1, and a winding area length for selecting the length L2 of the winding area E2. A selection field 83, a bonding area length selection field 84 for selecting the length L3 of the bonding area E3, a layout selection field 85 for selecting the layout of the printing area E1, and a separator selection for selecting the type of the boundary mark M1 A column 86; The tape width selection field 81 may reflect the tape width detected by the tape printer 3 by a predetermined operation, instead of the user selecting the tape width.

  In the layout selection field 85, for example, when the option “AA | AA” is selected, the same print image P is printed in the first print area E1a and the second print area E1b, and the option “AA | BB” is selected. In this case, different print images P are printed in the first print area E1a and the second print area E1b. Therefore, in the latter case, two line number selection columns 87 and text input columns 88 described later are provided. In the layout selection field 85, the writing direction (vertical writing / horizontal writing) of the text may be selectable. The separator selection field 86 includes a solid boundary mark M1 shown in FIG. 5 and two (dot type) boundary marks as shown in the label image of the preview display area 72, as well as a broken boundary mark and boundary. Options such as no mark can be selected.

  The preview display area 72 displays a label image reflecting the editing / input results of the editing area 71 and the information input area 73. “L1”, “L2”, and “L3” indicate the lengths of the areas E1, E2, and E3. The print area length selection field 82, the winding area length selection field 83, and the bonding area This corresponds to the symbol displayed in each column of the length selection column 84.

  The information input area 73 includes a line number selection field 87 for selecting an input line for text and a text input field 88 for inputting text corresponding to each line. The text input field 88 displays input fields for each line corresponding to the number of lines selected in the line number selection field 87. The text input in the text input field 88 is reflected in the label image in the preview display area 72 in accordance with the input. In each of the columns 81 to 84 in the edit area 71 and the number of lines selection column 87 in the information input area 73, each edit item is specified by selecting a desired option from a plurality of options. You may enter.

  Next, a procedure for attaching the cable label CL to the cable 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7A shows the cable label CL in a state of being discharged from the tape printer 3. From this state, as shown in FIG. 5B, a mountain fold is made along the boundary mark M1 between the first print area E1a and the second print area E1b, and a crease (crease) is added. Subsequently, the release paper of the cable label CL is peeled off, and the adhesive layers of the first printing area E1a and the second printing area E1b are bonded together by folding at the crease as shown in FIG. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 4D, the winding position around the cable 10 is determined with reference to the reference mark M2 in the winding region E2. FIG. 8A shows a state where the winding region E2 is wound around the cable 10 from the state of FIG. From the state shown in the figure, the bonding region E3 is attached to the first printing region E1a so as to complete the attachment of the cable label CL.

  7B, the winding area E2 is wound around the cable 10 without bonding the first printing area E1a and the second printing area E1b, and finally the bonding area E3 is combined with the first printing area E1a and the first printing area E1a. It may be attached so as to be sandwiched between the two printing areas E1b (see FIG. 8B). According to this configuration, the print image P printed in the first print area E1a is not hidden by the bonding area E3.

  As described above, the cable label CL created by the printing system SY of the present embodiment includes the bonding region E3 that is superimposed on or sandwiched in the printing region E1, and therefore has a label that does not include the bonding region E3. There is a merit that it is much harder to peel. In addition, since the first print area E1a and the second print area E1b, which are the flag portions, are provided adjacent to each other, there is an advantage that the user can easily attach the flag portions.

  Further, since the boundary mark M1 is printed at the boundary between the areas E1, E2, and E3, and the reference mark M2 is printed at the center of the winding area E2, the user can set the folding position of the flag portion or the attachment position to the cable 10. I can grasp it. Further, in the label editing screen D, the length (L1, L2, L3) of the printing area E1, the winding area E2, and the bonding area E3 can be designated, so that it can be selected according to the thickness of the cable, the number of cables, user preference, etc. Thus, the length of each region E1, E2, E3 can be arbitrarily set.

Note that the following modifications can be employed regardless of the above-described embodiment.
[Modification 1]
In the above embodiment, the user specifies the length of each of the areas E1, E2, and E3. However, the length (L3) of the bonding area E3 may be variably set according to the tape width. In this case, a bonding margin table as shown in FIG. 9 is stored in the PC 2, and the bonding margin is uniquely determined according to the tape width detected by the tape printer 3 or the tape width designated by the user. The length (L3) of (bonding area E3) is set. According to this configuration, the bonding region E3 can be set to an appropriate length according to the tape width of the printing tape T (which can maintain the effect of making it difficult to peel off while eliminating waste of the printing tape T). it can. Further, the user can save time and effort for inputting the length of the bonding region E3.

  As a further modification, the user specifies the thickness (diameter, etc.) and the number of cables 10 that variably set the length of the print area E1 according to the input information (length in the longitudinal direction of the print image P). However, it is also possible to variably set the length of the winding area E2 in accordance with the designation.

[Modification 2]
In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the cable label CL connected in the order of the printing area E1, the winding area E2, and the bonding area E3 is created, but as shown in FIG. Alternatively, the cable label CL connected in the order of the bonding region E3, the printing region E1 (first printing region E1a + second printing region E1b), and the winding region E2 may be created. Further, as shown in FIG. 10B, the regions E3, E1, and E2 in FIG. 10A may be arranged symmetrically. In these cases, the bonding region E3 is attached so as to overlap the winding region E2.

  As a further modification, the user can select a desired arrangement from the arrangement shown in FIG. 5A, the arrangement shown in FIG. 5B, the arrangement shown in FIG. 10A, and the arrangement shown in FIG. (Allocation selection step). According to this configuration, the arrangement of the regions E1, E2, and E3 can be arbitrarily selected according to the user's preference and application.

[Modification 3]
In the above embodiment, the cable label CL is created by cutting the long print tape T. However, a cut label (strip-shaped print medium) that does not require cutting may be used. That is, the full cut unit 63 may be omitted from the configuration of the tape printer 3 shown in FIG. The cut label refers to a printing tape T on which a fixed-length label having a first printing area E1a, a second printing area E1b, a winding area E2, and a bonding area E3 is formed in advance. In this case, the cable label CL prints information in the first print area E1a and the second print area E1b with respect to the cut label in which the boundary mark M1 is printed in advance at the boundary between the areas E1, E2, and E3. create. In this configuration, the cut label before printing in the first print area E1a and the second print area E1b is also included in the scope of the right of the present invention (corresponding to the “cable label” of the present invention).

  As a further modification, the print area length (L1) and / or the wrapping area input by the user with respect to a fixed-length cut label in which the boundary mark M1 is not printed at the boundary between the areas E1, E2, and E3. A configuration may be adopted in which the lengths of the areas E1, E2, and E3 are assigned based on the length (L2), and the boundary mark M1 is printed according to the assignment result. In this case, as described in [Modification 2], the arrangement of the regions E1, E2, and E3 may be selectable.

[Modification 4]
In the above embodiment, printing is performed on the first print area E1a and the second print area E1b. However, only one of the print areas may be printed. In the layout selection field 85, the print areas E1a and E1b to be printed may be selectable.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the first embodiment, the cable label CL is created by the PC 2 and the tape printer 3. In this embodiment, the cable label CL is created only by the tape printer 3. Only differences from the first embodiment will be described below. In the present embodiment, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted. Moreover, the modification applied about the component similar to 1st Embodiment is applied similarly about this embodiment.

  FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the tape printer 3 according to the second embodiment. As shown in the figure, the tape printing apparatus 3 includes an information input unit 51, an editing unit 52, a print data generation unit 53, and a label generation unit 60. The information input unit 51 and the editing unit 52 perform information input / editing by operating means (keyboard, touch panel, etc.) (not shown) provided in the tape printer 3. The label creating unit 60 realizes a label creating step in claims, and includes a printing unit 62 and a full cut unit 63.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, the cable label CL can be easily created by the tape printer 3 alone. Also in this embodiment, as described in [Modification 3], a cut label can be applied, and in this case, the full cut portion 63 can be omitted.

  Although two embodiments and modifications have been described above, each component in the printing system SY (PC 2) or the tape printer 3 shown therein may be provided as a program. The program may be provided by being stored in various recording media (CD-ROM, flash memory, etc.). That is, a program for causing a computer to function as each component of the printing system SY or the tape printer 3, a recording medium on which the program is recorded, and a cable label CL created thereby are also included in the scope of the present invention. . In addition, other information processing terminals such as a tablet terminal can be used instead of the PC 2 of the first embodiment, or each part of the PC 2 can be realized by cloud computing, and the like can be appropriately changed without departing from the gist of the present invention. is there.

  2: PC 3: Tape printing device 26b: Dedicated application 51: Information input unit 52: Editing unit 53: Print data generation unit 54: Print data output unit 60: Label creation unit 61: Print data acquisition unit 62: Printing unit 63: Full cut portion 71: Edit area 72: Preview display area 73: Information input area CL: Cable label D: Label edit screen E1: Print area E1a: First print area E1b: Second print area E2: Winding area E3: Paste Alignment area M1: Boundary mark M2: Reference mark P: Print image SY: Printing system T: Printing tape

Claims (8)

An information input step for inputting information;
At least one of the first print area having the length L1 and the second print area having the length L1 adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction of the long or strip-shaped print medium is the information input in the information input step. A printing area including the first printing area and the second printing area, a winding area having a length L2 adjacent to the printing area in the longitudinal direction, and the winding area or the printing area and the longitudinal direction. A label creating step of creating a cable label comprising a bonding region having a length L3 adjacent to the labeling method. An edit step of designating the length L1, the length L2, and the length L3, respectively;
2. The label producing method according to claim 1, wherein in the label producing step, the print medium is cut so that a label length of the cable label is (2L1 + L2 + L3).   2. The label producing method according to claim 1, wherein in the label producing step, the length L3 is variably set according to a tape width of the print medium.   4. The label according to claim 2, wherein the label creating step prints a boundary mark at a boundary between the first printing area, the second printing area, the winding area, and the bonding area. 5. How to make. Further executing an arrangement selection step of selecting an arrangement of the print area, the winding area, and the bonding area from a plurality of options;
5. The label producing method according to claim 1, wherein the label producing step produces the cable label based on a selection result of the arrangement selecting step. An information input step for inputting information;
At least one of the first print area having the length L1 and the second print area having the length L1 adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction of the long or strip-shaped print medium is the information input in the information input step. A printing area including the first printing area and the second printing area, a winding area having a length L2 adjacent to the printing area in the longitudinal direction, and the winding area or the printing area and the longitudinal direction. A program for causing a computer to execute a print data generation step for generating print data for creating a cable label including a bonding region having a length L3 adjacent to the cable. An information input unit for inputting information;
The information input by the information input unit is applied to at least one of the first print area having the length L1 and the second print area having the length L1 adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction of the long or strip-shaped print medium. Printing, a printing area including the first printing area and the second printing area, a winding area having a length L2 adjacent to the printing area in the longitudinal direction, and the winding area or the printing area in the longitudinal direction. A tape printing apparatus comprising: a label creating unit that creates a cable label including a bonding region having an adjacent length L3. A print region including a first print region having a length L1 adjacent to the longitudinal direction of a long or strip-shaped print medium in which a print layer and a release paper layer are bonded, and a second print region having a length L1; A winding region having a length L2 adjacent to the printing region in the longitudinal direction; and a bonding region having a length L3 adjacent to the winding region or the printing region in the longitudinal direction;
A cable label, wherein a boundary mark indicating a boundary between the first printing area, the second printing area, the winding area, and the bonding area is printed.

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