JP2016185575A - Cut-off material preparation device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress the disadvantage that a cut-off material is carelessly blown far away when discharged.SOLUTION: A CPU 111 of a control circuit 110 of a label preparation device 1 executes first processing for cutting a printed label tape 109 with a movable blade 41 while abutting a press roller 52 against the printed label tape 109 and holding the tape between the press roller and a drive roller 51 by executing energization to rotate a drive motor 43 in one direction; second processing for reducing the rotation speed of the drive motor 43 by interrupting energization during a predetermined interruption period t after the first processing; and third processing for restarting energization after the second processing, to discharge a cut-off material of the printed label tape 109 held between the press roller 52 and the drive motor 51 out of a device body 2.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 20

Description

  The present invention relates to a cut material creating apparatus for creating a cut material by cutting a recording medium.

  2. Description of the Related Art A cut object creating apparatus that cuts a recording medium to create a cut object is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In this prior art, the cutting blade advances with respect to the recording medium conveyed to the appropriate position on the conveyance path by the conveyance means, and a cut product is formed. The cut material created in this way is sandwiched between a driven roller and a drive roller that are provided so as to be able to advance and retreat, and discharged out of the housing. At this time, the advancing / retreating operation of the driven roller and the advancing / retreating operation of the movable blade are interlocked with each other by the interlocking means, and the two advancing / retreating operations and the rotation of the driving roller are performed by a driving force from one common motor. Done.

  That is, when the motor is driven to rotate in one direction, the driving roller connected via the gear mechanism rotates, while the driven roller advances toward the conveyance path, and the recording medium is sandwiched between the driving roller. In this state, the movable blade moves back and forth with respect to the tape transport path to cut the recording medium. After cutting, the rotational driving force of the driving roller acts on the cut piece of the recording medium sandwiched as described above via the frictional force and is sent in the discharging direction.

JP 2012-139778 A

  However, as described above, when the driven roller advances with the rotational driving force of one motor, the cutting with the movable blade, and the ejection with the driving roller, the recording medium is transported downstream in the conveyance direction as the motor rotates in the one direction ( That is, the discharge driving force in the discharge direction) is continuously received from the drive roller. As a result, the discharging speed by the roller during discharging (the speed given to the cut object when passing through the roller) becomes relatively high, and the cut object gets too vigorous and is inadvertently moved far away from the housing. Inconvenience can occur.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a cut object creating apparatus capable of suppressing the adverse effect of inadvertently flying far away when the cut object is discharged.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a casing that forms the outer shell of the apparatus, a transport unit that transports a long recording medium along a transport path, and advances and retreats with respect to the transport path. A movable blade that cuts the recording medium located at a position, a drive roller disposed in the conveyance path downstream of the movable blade, and a side opposite to the drive roller across the conveyance path with respect to the conveyance path A follower roller provided so as to be capable of advancing and retreating, a motor for generating a driving force for rotational drive of the drive roller, advance / retreat operation of the follower roller, and advance / retreat operation of the movable blade, and a predetermined for the motor An energizing means for energizing to rotate in one direction, a gear mechanism for transmitting the driving force to the driving roller so that the driving roller rotates with the rotation of the motor in the one direction, and the motor The control means includes interlocking means for interlocking the advance / retreat operation of the driven roller and the advance / retreat operation of the movable blade accompanying the rotation in the one direction, and a control means for controlling the energization means, Performing the energization, rotating the motor in the one direction, bringing the driven roller into contact with the recording medium and sandwiching the driven roller with the driving roller, and cutting the recording medium with the movable blade; A first process; after the first process, the energization is stopped for a predetermined stop period to reduce the rotation speed of the motor; a second process; after the second process, the energization is resumed; And a third process of discharging a cut piece of the recording medium sandwiched between the driven roller and the driving roller to the outside of the casing.

  In the present invention, when the motor is driven to rotate in one direction, the driving roller coupled via the gear mechanism rotates, while the driven roller advances toward the conveyance path, and the recording medium is sandwiched between the driving roller. . In this state, the movable blade moves back and forth with respect to the tape transport path, and cuts the recording medium (first process). After cutting, the rotational driving force of the driving roller acts on the cut piece of the recording medium sandwiched as described above via the frictional force and is sent in the discharging direction.

  In the present invention, the energization is stopped for a predetermined period (stop period) by the control means in the second process after the first process. Normally, even if the energization of the motor is stopped, the motor is not immediately stopped due to the inertia of the rotor or the like, but at least the rotation speed is reduced (that is, decelerated or stopped). Thereafter, the energization is resumed by the control means (third process). At the time of resuming energization, the motor does not immediately reach the maximum speed due to the inertia of the rotor or the like as described above. Therefore, by temporarily stopping energization as described above and reducing the speed, the speed given to the cut object when the roller passes is reduced as compared with at least the case where the motor continues to rotate without decelerating. Can be reduced. As a result, it is possible to suppress the adverse effect of inadvertently flying far as described above.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to suppress the adverse effect of inadvertently flying far away when the cut object is discharged.

It is a system configuration figure showing a label production system provided with a label creation device of one embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view showing the whole structure of a label production apparatus. It is a top view showing the structure of an internal unit. FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view schematically showing a detailed structure of a cartridge. It is the front view which looked at the discharge mechanism and cutting mechanism of an internal unit from the tape conveyance direction downstream. It is the rear view which looked at the discharge mechanism and cutting | disconnection mechanism of an internal unit from the tape conveyance direction upstream. It is a functional block diagram showing the control system of a label production apparatus. It is the upper side figure and bottom view showing an example of the external appearance of the label in the case of the produced half cut and without half cut. It is the figure which rotated the cross-sectional view by the IXA-IXA 'cross section and IXB-IXB' cross section in (a) of FIG. 8 90 degrees counterclockwise. It is a perspective explanatory view showing each operation stage for explaining cooperation between advance / retreat operation of the movable blade and advance / retreat operation of the pressing roller. It is a perspective explanatory view showing each operation stage for explaining cooperation between advance / retreat operation of the movable blade and advance / retreat operation of the pressing roller. It is a perspective explanatory view showing each operation stage for explaining cooperation between advance / retreat operation of the movable blade and advance / retreat operation of the pressing roller. It is a perspective explanatory view showing each operation stage for explaining cooperation between advance / retreat operation of the movable blade and advance / retreat operation of the pressing roller. It is a perspective explanatory view showing each operation stage for explaining cooperation between advance / retreat operation of the movable blade and advance / retreat operation of the pressing roller. It is a flowchart showing the control procedure performed by CPU of a control circuit. It is explanatory drawing showing the comparative example which does not perform discharge speed control. It is a table showing the setting of the energization stop time and discharge speed of a drive motor. It is a figure showing the behavior of the rotational speed of a drive roller at the time of energization stop and resumption of a drive motor. It is a figure showing an example of a circuit structure of a motor drive circuit, and switch switching. It is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure of step S55 of FIG. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating the behavior of the rotational speed of the drive roller when stopping and resuming energization of the drive motor in the case where the tape width is 36 mm in the modification in which the stop period is variable according to the tape width. It is a figure showing the characteristic of the stop time of the drive motor according to a tape width, and the rotational speed of a drive roller. It is a figure showing the characteristic of the stop time of a drive motor at the time of a short circuit brake and the time of inertia stop, and the rotational speed of a drive roller in contrast.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  In the label generation system LS shown in FIG. 1, the label producing apparatus 1 (corresponding to the cut object producing apparatus) of the present embodiment is connected to the terminal 118a and the general-purpose computer 118b via a wired or wireless communication line NW in this example. It is connected. Note that the terminal 118a and the general-purpose computer 118b are collectively referred to as “PC 118” as appropriate hereinafter. In this example, the label producing apparatus 1 produces a desired print label L based on the operation from the PC 118.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the label producing apparatus 1 includes an apparatus main body 2 (corresponding to a casing) that constitutes the outer shell of the apparatus, and an opening / closing lid 3 provided on the upper surface of the apparatus main body 2 so as to be openable and closable. Yes.

  The apparatus main body 2 is located on the front side (left front side in FIG. 2), and has a label discharge port 11 for discharging a print label L (corresponding to a printed cut or cut) created in the apparatus main body 2 to the outside. A front wall 10 provided, and a front lid 12 provided below the label discharge port 11 in the front wall 10 and having a lower end rotatably supported.

  The front lid 12 includes a pressing portion 13, and the front lid 12 is opened forward by pushing the pressing portion 13 from above. A power button 14 for turning on / off the power of the label producing apparatus 1 is provided at one end of the front wall 10. A cutter driving button 16 for driving a cutting mechanism 15 (see FIG. 3 described later) disposed in the apparatus main body 2 by a user's manual operation is provided below the power button 14. Is pressed, the printed label tape 109 (details will be described later) is cut to separate the printed label L from the apparatus main body.

  The opening / closing lid 3 is pivotally supported at the end of the apparatus main body 2 on the right back side in FIG. 2 and is always urged in the opening direction via an urging member such as a spring. Then, when the open / close button 4 disposed on the upper surface of the apparatus main body 2 so as to be adjacent to the open / close lid 3 is pressed, the lock between the open / close lid 3 and the apparatus main body 2 is released and opened by the action of the biasing member. Is done. A see-through window 5 covered with a transparent cover is provided at the center side of the opening / closing lid 3.

<Internal unit>
Next, the structure of the internal unit 20 inside the label producing apparatus 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the internal unit 20 generally includes a cartridge holder 6 that accommodates the cartridge 7, a printing mechanism 21 that includes a print head 23 (corresponding to a printing unit) as a printing unit, and a cutting unit. As a cutting mechanism 15, a half-cut unit 35 having a half-cutter 34, and a label discharge mechanism 22 for discharging the generated print label L from the label discharge port 11 (see FIG. 2).

<Cartridge holder and printing mechanism>
The cartridge holder 6 accommodates the cartridge 7 so that the direction of the width direction of the printed label tape 109 discharged from the label discharge port 11 (see FIG. 2) is the vertical direction.

  Next, the detailed structure of the cartridge 7 will be described. As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 3 described above, the cartridge 7 includes a housing 7A and a first roll 102 around which a belt-like (long-shaped) base tape 101 is wound. And a second roll 104 around which a belt-like (long) transparent cover film 103 having substantially the same width as the base tape 101 is wound, and an ink ribbon 105 (thermal transfer ribbon, where the print-receiving tape is a thermal tape) In this case, the ribbon supply side roll 111 for feeding out the ribbon 105, the ribbon take-up roller 106 for taking up the ribbon 105 after printing, and the tape feed roller 27 rotatably supported in the vicinity of the tape discharge portion 30 of the cartridge 7 are provided. And a guide roller 112.

  The tape feed roller 27 presses and adheres the base tape 101 and the cover film 103 to form the printed label tape 109 and feeds the tape in the direction indicated by the arrow A (= also functions as a pressure roller). ). The printed label tape 109 and the cover film correspond to the long recording medium described in each claim.

  The first roll 102 has the base tape 101 wound around a reel member 102a. In this example, the base tape 101 has a four-layer structure (see a partially enlarged view in FIG. 4), from the side wound inside (right side in FIG. 4) to the opposite side (left side in FIG. 4), An adhesive layer 101a made of an appropriate adhesive material, a colored base film 101b made of PET (polyethylene terephthalate), an adhesive layer 101c made of an appropriate adhesive material, and a release paper 101d are laminated in this order.

  The adhesive layer 101a for later bonding the cover film 103 is formed on the front side (right side in FIG. 4) of the base film 101b, and the adhesive layer 101c is formed on the back side (left side in FIG. 4) of the base film 101b. Thus, the release paper 101d is adhered to the base film 101b.

  The release paper 101d can be adhered to the product or the like by the adhesive layer 101c when the printed label L finally finished in a label shape is attached to a predetermined product or the like by peeling it off.

  The second roll 104 has the cover film 103 wound around a reel member 104a. The cover film 103 fed out from the second roll 104 is a ribbon driven by the ribbon supply side roll 111 and the ribbon take-up roller 106 arranged on the back side thereof (that is, the side to be bonded to the base tape 101). 105 is pressed against the print head 23 to be brought into contact with the back surface of the cover film 103.

  The ribbon take-up roller 106 and the tape feed roller 27 are respectively driven by a ribbon take-up roller via a gear mechanism (not shown) driven by a conveying motor 119 (see FIG. 7 described later), for example, a pulse motor provided outside the cartridge 7. By being transmitted to the shaft 107 and the tape feed roller drive shaft 108, they are driven to rotate together. The tape feed roller drive shaft 108 functions as a transport unit.

  On the other hand, the print head 23 having a large number of heat generating elements is attached to a head attaching portion 24 erected on the cartridge holder 6 and arranged upstream of the tape feed roller 27 in the transport direction of the cover film 103. .

  Further, a roller holder 25 is pivotally supported by a support shaft 29 in front of the cartridge 7 in the cartridge holder 6 (lower side in FIG. 3), and a printing position (see FIG. 3) and release by a switching mechanism. Switching to a position is possible. In the roller holder 25, a platen roller 26 and a pressure roller 28 are rotatably arranged. When the roller holder 25 is switched to the print position, the platen roller 26 and the pressure roller 28 are moved to the print head. 23 and the tape feed roller 27 are pressed against each other.

  In the above configuration, the base tape 101 fed out from the first roll 102 is supplied to the tape feed roller 27. On the other hand, as described above, the ink ribbon 105 is pressed against and brought into contact with the back surface of the cover film 103 fed out from the second roll 104. When the cartridge 7 is mounted on the cartridge holder 6 and the roll holder 25 is moved from the release position to the print position, the cover film 103 and the ink ribbon 105 are sandwiched between the print head 23 and the platen roller 26. At the same time, the base tape 101 and the cover film 103 are sandwiched between the tape feed roller 27 and the pressure roller 28. The ribbon take-up roller 106 and the tape feed roller 27 are rotationally driven in synchronization with directions indicated by arrows B and C in FIG. At this time, the tape feed roller drive shaft 108, the pressure roller 28 and the platen roller 26 are connected by a gear mechanism (not shown), and the tape feed roller 27, The pressure roller 28 and the platen roller 26 rotate, and the base tape 101 is fed out from the first roll 102 and supplied to the tape feed roller 27 as described above. On the other hand, the cover film 103 is fed out from the second roll 104, and a plurality of heating elements of the print head 23 are energized by the print drive circuit 120 (see FIG. 7 described later). As a result, a label print R (see FIG. 8 described later) is printed on the back surface of the cover film 103. Then, the base tape 101 and the cover film 103 after the printing are bonded and integrated by the tape feeding roller 27 and the pressure roller 28 to form a printed label tape 109. It is carried out of the cartridge 7. The ink ribbon 105 that has finished printing on the cover film 103 is taken up by the ribbon take-up roller 106 by driving the ribbon take-up roller drive shaft 107.

  Note that, on the upper surface of the housing 7A of the cartridge 7, for example, a tape specifying display portion 8 (see FIG. 3) for displaying the tape width, tape color, etc. of the base tape 101 incorporated in the cartridge 7. Is provided.

  On the other hand, as described above, the internal unit 20 includes the cutting mechanism 15 and the label discharge mechanism 22. The printed label tape 109 is cut by the cutting mechanism 15 by operating the cutter driving button 16 (see FIG. 2) with respect to the printed label tape 109 bonded and produced as described above (or as appropriate). In this case, the print label L is generated. The printed label L is then discharged from the label discharge port 11 formed on the front wall 10 (see FIG. 2) by the label discharge mechanism 22.

<Cut mechanism>
Next, the cutting mechanism 15 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6 and FIG. In FIGS. 5 and 6, in order to avoid the complexity of illustration, a state in which a half-cut unit described later is excluded is illustrated. As shown in the figure, the half cut unit may be omitted.

  As a result of pasting as described above, the printed label tape 109 is formed by laminating the cover film 103, the adhesive layer 101a, the base film 101b, the adhesive layer 101c, and the release paper 101d in this order along the layer direction. Has been. The cutting mechanism 15 cuts all these layers, thereby creating a print label L provided with the print. That is, the cutting mechanism 15 includes a fixed blade 40, a movable blade 41 that performs a cutting operation together with the fixed blade 40, a cutter helical gear (movable blade drive gear) 42 that is engaged with the movable blade 41, and the cutter helical blade. A drive motor 43 (corresponding to a motor) that is operatively connected to the gear 42 by a gear train 43A (corresponding to a gear mechanism) composed of a plurality of gears and rotates in one direction is provided.

  The cutter helical gear 42 is provided with a boss (first pin) 50 formed in a protruding shape at a portion other than the center of rotation, and the boss 50 is formed on the handle 46 (base) of the movable blade 41. It is inserted into and engaged with a long hole (engagement hole) 49 (see FIG. 6). The boss 50 and the long hole 49 constitute conversion means for converting the rotation of the drive motor 43 in one direction into the forward / backward movement of the movable blade 41. Thereby, the rotational motion based on the rotational drive of the drive motor 43 is converted into the motion in the forward / backward direction using the engagement structure of the boss 50 and the long hole 49, and the movable blade 41 is the tape of the label tape 109 with print. The advancing / retreating operation can be performed with respect to the conveyance path.

  The fixed blade 40 is fixed to a side plate 44 (see FIG. 3) provided upright on the side of the cartridge holder 6 with a screw or the like through a fixing hole.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the movable blade 41 has a substantially V shape, a blade portion 45 provided at the cutting portion, a handle portion 46 positioned opposite to the blade portion 45, a bent portion 47, Consists of A shaft hole 48 is provided in the fixed blade. The movable blade 41 is supported by the side plate 44 so that the movable blade 41 can be rotated about a bent portion 47 via a rotating shaft (not shown) provided in the shaft hole 48. The elongated hole 49 is formed in the handle 46 on the opposite side of the blade 45 of the movable blade 41. The blade portion 45 is formed by, for example, a two-stage blade, and the blade surface is constituted by two inclined surfaces having different inclination angles of the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface that gradually reduce the thickness of the blade portion 45. Yes.

  In the cutting mechanism 15 having the above-described configuration, when the cutter helical gear 42 is rotated by the drive motor 43, the movable blade 41 swings around the rotation axis of the shaft hole 48 by the boss 50 and the long hole 49, and the printed label The printed label tape 109 is cut by advancing toward the conveyance path of the tape 109 for printing.

  That is, first, when the boss 50 of the cutter helical gear 42 is positioned on the inner side (right side in FIG. 6), the blade portion 45 of the movable blade 41 is positioned away from the fixed blade 40 (initial state). Then, in this initial state, when the drive motor 43 is driven and the cutter helical gear 42 rotates clockwise (in the direction of the arrow 70) in FIG. 6, the boss 50 moves outward and the movable blade 41 moves the rotation shaft. 6 rotates in the clockwise direction (in the direction of arrow 73) in FIG. 6, and cuts the label tape 109 with print in cooperation with the fixed blade 40 (see also FIGS. 10 to 14 described later for details).

<Label discharge mechanism>
On the other hand, the label discharge mechanism 22 is disposed in the vicinity of the label discharge port 11 provided on the front wall 10 (see FIG. 2) of the apparatus main body 2 and is printed with the label tape after being cut by the cutting mechanism 15. 109 (in other words, the print label L, the same applies hereinafter) is forcibly discharged from the label discharge port 11. That is, the label discharge mechanism 22 is provided on the downstream side of the tape conveyance path from the movable blade 41, and the drive roller 51 for discharging in contact with the printed label tape 109, and the drive roller 51 has been printed. And a pressing roller (driven roller) 25 facing each other across the conveyance path of the label tape 109.

  The driving roller 51 is rotationally driven by the driving force of the driving motor 43 being transmitted to the roller shaft 51a by the gear train 43A (gear mechanism).

  At this time, first guide walls 55 and 56 and second guide walls 63 and 64 for guiding the printed label tape 109 to the label discharge port 11 are provided inside the label discharge port 11 ( (See FIG. 3). The first guide walls 55 and 56 and the second guide walls 63 and 64 are integrally formed, and at a discharge position of the printed label tape 109 cut by the fixed blade 40 and the movable blade 41, a predetermined distance from each other. It is arranged to be separated.

  At this time, the first guide wall 55 is provided with a protruding rib-shaped tape guide portion 55A (tape guide member). The tape guide portion 55A is provided when the printed label tape 109 is discharged from the cartridge 7 in a state where the pressing roller 52 (corresponding to the driven roller) provided so as to be able to advance and retreat with respect to the tape transport path is separated from the tape transport path. The leading end of the label tape 109 with print and the drive roller 51 (which has stopped since the movable blade 41 has not moved at this time) perform a function of guiding so as not to contact. It should be noted that the tape guide portion 55A does not obstruct the pinching of the printed label tape 109 by the drive roller 51 and the pressing roller 52 in a state where the pressing roller 52 is in contact with the printed label tape 109 in the tape conveyance path. The first guide wall 55 is provided separately at two locations on both sides of the drive roller 51.

<Half cut unit>
Next, a detailed configuration of the half cut unit will be described. As described above, the printed label tape 109 has the cover film 103, the adhesive layer 101a, the base film 101b, the adhesive layer 101c, and the release paper 101d laminated in this order along the layer direction. A half cut unit cut | disconnects layers (the cover film 103, the adhesion layer 101a, the base film 101b, and the adhesion layer 101c) other than the release paper 101d among these layers. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the half-cut unit is arranged on the movable blade 41 side facing the cradle 38 and the cradle 38 arranged in accordance with the fixed blade 40 in this example. A half cutter 34 that cuts layers other than 101d, a first guide portion 36 that is disposed between the fixed blade 40 and the pedestal 38 so as to be aligned with the fixed blade 40, and is movable facing the first guide portion 36. And a second guide portion 37 arranged together with the blade 41.

  In the above basic configuration, in the present embodiment, the rotational drive of the drive roller 51 and the advance / retreat operation of the blade portion 45 of the movable blade 41 are performed by the drive force from one common drive motor 43. That is, in the present embodiment, as the drive motor 43 rotates in one direction, the above-described advance / retreat operation of the movable blade 41 with respect to the tape transport path and the advance / retreat operation of the pressing roller 52 with respect to the drive roller 51 are performed. , Done in conjunction with each other. Hereinafter, the details will be described in order.

  In the above-described cooperation, for example, a so-called crank / swinging mechanism that converts rotational motion into forward / backward (translational reciprocating) motion is used. That is, the substantially inverted triangular support member 60 that rotatably supports the pressing roller 52 pressed against the driving roller 51 at one end can be rotated (oscillated) via the rotating shaft 163 provided at the end. Are arranged as follows.

  The support member 60 is urged by a spring member 62 wound around the rotation shaft 163 so that the back side of the tape transport path, that is, the pressing roller 52 is separated from the driving roller 51. Further, the lower end of the support member 60 protrudes toward the movable blade 41 and can come into contact with a corner-side outer edge portion 46A of the handle portion 46 that is bent into a substantially U shape of the movable blade 41 (second cam). Pin) 61 is provided. With such a configuration, the outer edge portion 46A of the handle portion 46 of the movable blade 41 is connected to the boss 61 of the discharge cam in conjunction with the advance / retreat operation of the blade portion 45 of the movable blade 41 due to the rotation of the drive motor 43 in the one direction. The support member 60 can be rotated (oscillated) around the rotation shaft 163 by contacting or dissociating the contact member. That is, the support member 60 and the boss 61 function as interlocking means described in each claim.

  With the above configuration, the support member 60 is swung around the rotation shaft 163 in conjunction with the advance / retreat operation of the movable blade 41 to realize the advance / retreat operation of the pressing roller 52 with respect to the drive roller 51. That is, the pressing roller 52 comes into contact with the printed label tape 109 located on the tape conveyance path from the side opposite to the driving roller 51 and can be sandwiched with the driving roller 51 together with the printed label tape 109, and the tape. It is possible to advance and retreat between separated positions separated from the printed label tape 109 located on the conveyance path by a predetermined distance (the entire area from the farthest position to the slightly separated position) (detailed operation mode is (See FIGS. 10 to 14 described later).

<Control system>
Next, the control system of the label producing apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 7, a control circuit 110 is arranged on a control board (not shown) of the label producing apparatus 1.

  The control circuit 110 includes a CPU 111 having an internal timer 111A for controlling each device, an input / output interface 113 connected to the CPU 111 via a data bus 112, a CGROM 114, ROMs 115 and 116, and a RAM 117. It has been.

  In the CGROM 114, for example, dot pattern data relating to each of a large number of characters is stored in association with code data.

  In a ROM (dot pattern data memory) 115, for each of a large number of characters for printing characters such as alphabet letters and symbols, printing dot pattern data is provided for each typeface (Gothic typeface, Mincho typeface, etc.). Each typeface is classified and stored in correspondence with the code data for the print character size. In addition, graphic pattern data for printing a graphic image including gradation expression is also stored.

  Note that the dot pattern data for display and printing stored in the CGROM 114 and ROM 115 can be read from the PC 118 side via the communication line NW, and displayed or printed on the PC 118 side receiving the data. You may make it perform.

  The ROM 116 reads print buffer data in correspondence with character code data such as characters and numbers input from the PC 118, print drive control program for driving the print head 23 and the transport motor 119, and each print Pulse number determination program for determining the number of pulses corresponding to the amount of dot formation energy. When printing is completed, the printed label tape 109 is transported by driving the transport motor 119 to the cutting position, and the drive motor 43 is driven. Then, a cutting drive control program for cutting the printed label tape 109, and the cut printed label tape 109 (= print label L) is forcibly discharged from the label discharge port 11 by driving the drive motor 43. Tape discharge program and other various programs necessary for controlling the label producing apparatus 1 It is. The CPU 111 performs various calculations based on various programs stored in the ROM 116.

  The RAM 117 is provided with a text memory 117A, a print buffer 117B, a parameter storage area 117E, and the like. The text memory 117A stores document data input from the PC 118. The print buffer 117B stores dot patterns for printing such as a plurality of characters and symbols as dot pattern data, and the print head 23 performs dot printing according to the dot pattern data stored in the print buffer 117B. Various calculation data are stored in the parameter storage area 117E.

  The input / output interface 113 includes a PC 118, the print drive circuit 120 for driving the print head 23, a transport motor drive circuit 121 for driving the transport motor 119, and a drive motor 43. A drive circuit 122 (corresponding to energization means), a half cutter motor drive circuit 128 for driving the half cutter motor 129, a tape cut sensor 124, and a cut release detection sensor 125 are connected to each other. When the half cutter 34 is not provided as described above, the half cutter motor 129 and the half cutter motor drive circuit 128 are omitted.

  In such a control system having the control circuit 110 as the core, when character data or the like is input via the PC 118, the text (document data) is sequentially stored in the text memory 117A, and the print head 23 is driven by the drive circuit. 120, each of the heat generating elements is selectively driven to generate heat corresponding to the print dots for one line, and the dot pattern data stored in the print buffer 117B is printed, and in synchronization with this, for carrying The motor 119 performs tape transport control via the drive circuit 121.

  At this time, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the tape cut sensor 124 and the cut release detection sensor 125 are provided in a cutter helical bar which protrudes in a flange shape from a cylindrical outer wall of the cutter helical gear 42. The gear cam 42A and the micro switch 126 are included.

  Specifically, in the normal standby state (home position), the micro switch 126 is pushed by the action of the cutter helical gear cam 42A (see FIG. 10 described later). From this state, when the above-described label tape 109 with print is cut, the cutter helical gear 42 is rotated in one direction (in the direction of arrow 70 in FIG. 6) by the drive motor 43, and the blade portion 45 of the movable blade 41 advances. To do. Thereafter, at the timing when cutting of the printed label tape 109 is completed by the advancement of the blade portion 45 of the movable blade 41, the micro switch 126 is not pushed because the cutter helical gear cam 42A does not exist at the circumferential position. The state returns from the on state to the off state (see step S65 in FIG. 20 described later). As a result, it is detected that cutting of the printed label tape 109 by the movable blade 41 is completed. Thus, the tape cut detection sensor 124 is configured.

  Further, when the cutter helical gear 42 further rotates in one direction (the direction of the arrow 70 in FIG. 6), the cutter helical gear cam 42A appears again at a certain circumferential position, the micro switch 126 is pushed, and the micro switch 126 is activated. The state is switched from the off state to the on state (see step S70 in FIG. 20 described later). As a result, it is detected that the movable blade 41 has returned to the home position. Thus, the cut release detection sensor 125 is configured.

<Label configuration>
Cutting of the printed label tape 109 is completed by the label producing apparatus 1 configured as described above, and the formed printed label L is shown in FIGS. 8A, 8B, 8C, and 8C. As shown in (d), FIG. 9 (a), and FIG. 9 (b), as described above, the four-layer structure shown in FIG. 4 has a five-layer structure in which a cover film 103 is added. That is, from the cover film 103 side (upper side in FIG. 9) to the opposite side (lower side in FIG. 9), the cover film 103, the adhesive layer 101a, the base film 101b, the adhesive layer 101c, and the release paper 101d have five layers. It is configured. A label print R (in this example, “ABCD” characters) is printed on the back surface of the cover film 103.

  As shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the cover film 103, the adhesive layer 101a, the base film 101b, and the adhesive layer 101c are formed in the tape width direction by the half cutter 34 as described above. Half-cut lines HC (two in this example, the front half-cut line HC1 and the rear half-cut line HC2) are formed substantially along. In the cover film 103, an area sandwiched between the half-cut lines HC1 and HC2 is a print area S on which the label print R is printed, and both sides in the longitudinal direction of the tape sandwiching the half-cut lines HC1 and HC2 from the print area S Are a front margin area S1 and a rear margin area S2.

  When the half-cut unit is omitted as described above, the appearance without the half-cut lines HC1 and HC2 is obtained as shown in FIGS. 8C and 8D.

<Cooperation between movable blade advance and retreat and press roller advance and retreat>
Next, the details of the cooperation between the advance / retreat operation of the blade 45 of the movable blade 41 with respect to the tape transport path and the advance / retreat operation of the pressing roller 52 with respect to the drive roller 51 will be described.

  Hereinafter, based on FIG. 10 thru | or FIG. 14, said cooperation aspect is demonstrated in order.

  First, as described above, the blade portion 45 of the movable blade 41 of the cutting mechanism 15 is in a standby state at a home position separated from the printed label tape 109 located in the transport path (see FIG. 10). In this example, in this state, the boss 50 is at the same height in the horizontal direction when viewed from the center of the cutter helical gear 42. As described above, at this time, the micro switch 126 of the cut release detection sensor 125 is already in the ON state.

  Thereafter, the drive motor 43 starts to rotate. This rotational driving force is transmitted to the cutter helical gear 42 via the gear train 43A as described above, and the blade 45 of the movable blade 41 advances toward the printed label tape 109 by the rotation of the cutter helical gear 42. To start. The rotational driving force is transmitted to the roller shaft 51a by the gear train 43A (gear mechanism), whereby the driving roller 51 also starts to rotate. However, at this time, the outer edge portion 46 </ b> A of the handle portion 46 of the movable blade 41 is in a state separated from the boss 61 of the support member 60. As a result, when the support member 60 is biased by the spring member 62, the pressing roller 52 maintains the initial state in which the pressing roller 52 moves backward from the tape conveyance path and is separated from the driving roller 51. Therefore, although the drive roller 51 positioned on one side of the printed label tape 109 positioned in the tape conveyance path is rotated in the immediate vicinity of the printed label tape, the pressing roller 52 positioned on the other side is the printed label. Since it is away from the tape 109 for printing, the frictional force hardly acts between the printed label tape 109 and the driving roller 51, and the rotation of the driving roller 51 is not transmitted to the printed label tape 109 (if driving It slides even if the roller 51 comes into contact). Therefore, the printed label tape 109 is not conveyed toward the label discharge port 11.

  Thereafter, the cutter helical gear 42 is further rotated by the rotation of the drive motor 43, and the blade portion 45 of the movable blade 41 starts to cut the printed label tape 109 when the cutter motor rotates by 85 ° from the position of the home position ( (Not shown). Even in this state, the outer edge portion 46 </ b> A of the movable blade 41 is separated from the boss 61 of the support member 60.

  Thereafter, the cutter helical gear 42 is further rotated by the rotation of the drive motor 43, and the blade portion 45 of the movable blade 41 cuts and advances the printed label tape 109 in the width direction (vertical direction in the figure). When the cutter helical gear 42 rotates 102 ° from the position of the home position, the outer edge portion 46A of the movable blade 41 contacts the boss 61 of the support member 60 (not shown).

  After that, due to the contact between the outer edge 46A and the boss 61, the support member 60 starts rotating around the rotation shaft 163 in the clockwise direction as the blade 45 of the movable blade 41 advances to the tape conveyance path. To do. As a result, the pressing roller 52 starts to advance toward the tape conveyance path and approaches the driving roller 51. Further, when the cutter motor 42 is further rotated by the rotation of the drive motor 43 and rotated by 132 ° from the position of the home position, the pressing roller 52 advanced as described above contacts the label tape 109 with print. As a result, the pressed label tape 109 is sandwiched and pressed between the pressing roller 52 and the driving roller 51, and the rotation of the driving roller 51 is started to be transmitted to the printed label tape 109. At this time, the blade portion 45 of the movable blade 41 has been cut to a length of, for example, about ½ of the width-direction dimension of the printed label tape 109, and the remaining ½ is still unfinished. It remains cut. That is, the printed label tape 109 is gripped by the blade portion 45 of the movable blade 41 in the middle of the width direction, so that even if the rotation of the drive roller 51 is transmitted as described above, Is not conveyed in the direction of the label discharge port 11 (see FIG. 11).

  Thereafter, the cutter helical gear 42 is further rotated by the rotation of the drive motor 43, and the blade portion 45 of the movable blade 41 advances. When the cutter helical gear 42 rotates 170 ° from the home position, the blade of the movable blade 41 is rotated. The cutting (full cut) of the full width direction dimension of the printed label tape 109 by the portion 45 is completed (not shown). Actually, when the width of the printed label tape 109 is relatively narrow, the cutting in the full width direction may be completed at a timing earlier than this timing (see FIG. 18 described later). Thus, thereafter, the printed label tape 109 is started to be conveyed toward the label discharge port 11 by the transmission of the rotation of the driving roller 51 by the driving force of the driving motor 43. At this time, the fixed blade 40 and the blade portion 45 of the movable blade 41 are in a state where the overlap amount is zero without biting into each other.

  Thereafter, the cutter helical gear 42 is further rotated by the rotation of the drive motor 43, and when rotated 183 ° from the home position, the cutter helical gear cam 42A of the cutter helical gear 42 that has pushed the micro switch 126 so far disappears. (Alternatively, the height is lowered. See FIG. 12). Thereby, the micro switch 126 is turned off, and the control circuit is in a state where the relative position of the movable blade 41 with respect to the fixed blade 40 is a predetermined closed position (hereinafter referred to as “movable blade closed” as appropriate). Detect (see also step S65 of FIG. 20 described later).

  Thereafter, the cutter helical gear 42 is further rotated by the rotation of the drive motor 43, and the fixed blade 40 and the blade portion 45 of the movable blade 41 bite each other and overlap each other by a predetermined amount when rotated by 205 ° from the position of the home position. (Not shown).

  Thereafter, when the cutter helical gear 42 is further rotated by the rotation of the drive motor 43, the movable blade 41 is centered on the rotation axis after a certain point due to the action of the shape and direction of the elongated hole 49 of the handle portion 46 of the movable blade 41. Begins to rotate in a direction (counterclockwise in the figure) in which the blade portion 45 moves away from the tape transport path. Thereby, the blade portion 45 starts to be separated from the printed label tape 109. At the same time, the support member 60 that has been swung integrally with the boss 61 in contact with the outer edge portion 46A of the movable blade 41 is also in the opposite direction around the rotation shaft 163 (in the drawing). Start rotating (counterclockwise). When the cutter helical gear 42 rotates 268 ° from the position of the home position, the pressing roller 52 supported by the support member 60 causes the printed label tape 109 of the printed label tape 109 to be rotated by the rotation of the support member 60 in the reverse direction. It leaves | separates from a tape conveyance path | route to back side (illustration left side) (refer FIG. 13). That is, after the rotation of the driving roller 51 by the driving force of the driving motor 43 is transmitted and the printed label tape 109 is transported, the printed label tape 109 is cut until the state shown in FIG. The conveyance speed and the shape, dimensions, material, etc. of each part are set so that the rear end of the print label L generated at least reaches the position of the drive roller 51. It is intended to be discharged from the outlet 11.

  Thereafter, the cutter helical gear 42 is further rotated by the rotation of the drive motor 43, the blade portion 45 of the movable blade 41 is further retracted and separated from the tape conveyance path, and the cutter helical gear 42 is rotated by 284 ° from the position of the home position. At this time, the support member 60 returns to the initial state corresponding to the home position described above. Thereby, after that, the contact between the outer edge portion 46 </ b> A of the movable blade 41 and the boss 61 of the support member 60 is eliminated, and the outer edge portion 46 </ b> A is separated from the boss 61.

  Thereafter, the cutter helical gear 42 is further rotated by the rotation of the drive motor 43, and when it is rotated 354 ° from the home position, the cutter helical gear cam 42A of the cutter helical gear 42 appears (or the height is shown in FIG. 14). And the micro switch 126 is pressed to turn it on. Thus, the control circuit detects that the movable blade 41 has returned to the home position (see also step S70 in FIG. 20 described later).

<Control procedure>
Next, a control procedure executed by the CPU 111 of the control circuit 110 in order to realize the cooperative operation will be described with reference to FIG.

  In FIG. 15, for example, when a label producing operation is performed from the PC 118, this flow is started. First, in step S1, an operation signal from the PC 118 is input (via the communication line NW and the input / output interface 113), and based on this operation signal, print data is generated, and front / rear half-cut positions and full-cut positions are set. , Etc. are executed. At this time, the print data includes a print length L1 described later.

  In step S <b> 5, the CPU 111 outputs a control signal to the transport motor drive circuit 121 via the input / output interface 113, and rotationally drives the tape feed roller 27 and the ribbon take-up roller 106 with the drive force of the transport motor 121. As a result, the base tape 101 is fed out from the first roll 102 and supplied to the tape feed roller 27, and the cover film 103 is fed out from the second roll 104. The base tape 101 and the cover film 103 are bonded and integrated by the tape feeding roller 27 and the sub-roller 109 to form a printed label tape 109, and further from the outside of the cartridge 7 to the outside of the label producing apparatus 1. It is conveyed in the direction.

  Thereafter, in step S10, the CPU 111 determines whether or not the transport amount D by the tape transport started from step S5 has reached a predetermined Do. This Do is based on the above-mentioned print data, whether or not the downstream end portion (tip portion) in the transport direction of the print region S has reached the position facing the print head 23 (in other words, the cover film 103 is attached to the print head 23). To determine whether or not the print start position has been reached. The value of Do is determined in the preparation process in step S1 together with the setting of the print area S. Until D = Do and the cover film 103 reaches the print start position, the determination in step S10 is not satisfied (S10: NO), and the loop waits. When the print start position is reached, the determination in step S10 is satisfied (S10). : YES), the process proceeds to step S15.

  In step S15, the CPU 111 outputs a control signal to the print drive circuit 120 via the input / output interface 113, energizes the print head 23, and prints the print generated in step S1 in the above-described print region S of the cover film 103. Printing of the label print R having a print length L1 of characters, symbols, barcodes and the like corresponding to the data is started.

  Thereafter, in step S20, the CPU 111 determines whether the printed label tape 109 has been transported to the previous half-cut position set in step S1 (in other words, the half-cutter 34 of the half-cut mechanism 35 has been set in step S1). It is determined whether or not the printed label tape 109 has reached the position facing the half-cut line HC1. The determination at this time, for example, counts the number of pulses output from the conveyance motor drive circuit 121 that drives the conveyance motor 119, which is a pulse motor, after the timing of step S10, and sets the count to a predetermined value. It is sufficient to detect whether or not it has been reached. The determination is not satisfied until the front half-cut position is reached (S20: NO). This procedure is repeated, and when it reaches, the determination is satisfied (S20: YES), and the process proceeds to step S25.

  In step S25, the CPU 111 outputs a control signal to the conveyance motor drive circuit 121 via the input / output interface 113, stops driving the conveyance motor 119, and rotates the tape feed roller 27 and the ribbon take-up roller 106. Stop. As a result, in the process in which the printed label tape 109 fed out from the cartridge 7 moves in the discharge direction, the half cutter 34 of the half cut mechanism 35 faces the front half cut line HC1 set in step S1, The feeding of the base tape 101 from the first roll 102, the feeding of the cover film 103 from the second roll 104, and the conveyance of the printed label tape 109 are stopped. At this time, a control signal is also output to the print drive circuit 120 via the input / output interface 113, the energization of the print head 23 is stopped, and printing of the label print R is stopped (print interruption).

  Thereafter, in step S30, the CPU 111 outputs a control signal to the half cutter motor drive circuit 128 via the input / output interface 113 to drive the half cutter motor 129 and rotate the half cutter 34 to print the label tape on which printing has been performed. A pre-half cut process is performed in which the cover film 103, the adhesive layer 101a, the base film 101b, and the adhesive layer 101c 109 are cut to form the front half-cut line HC1.

  Then, the process proceeds to step S35, and the CPU 111 restarts the conveyance of the printed label tape 109 by rotating the tape feeding roller 27 and the ribbon take-up roller 106 in the same manner as in step S5, and also in the same manner as in step S15. Then, the print head 23 is energized to resume the printing of the label print R. When the half cutter 34 is not provided as described above, the above steps S20, S25, S30, and S35 are omitted.

  In step S250, the CPU 111 determines whether or not the carry amount D is equal to or longer than the print length L1, that is, whether the upstream end (rear end) of the print region S in the transport direction has reached the position facing the print head 23. (In other words, whether the cover film 103 has reached the print end position by the print head 23). The determination at this time may be performed by counting the number of pulses for driving the conveyance motor 119 as described above. The determination is not satisfied until D ≧ L1 and the cover film 103 reaches the print end position (S250: NO). This procedure is repeated, and when it reaches, the determination is satisfied (S250: YES), and the process proceeds to step S260.

  In step S260, the CPU 111 stops energization of the print head 23 and stops printing of the label print R in the same manner as in step S25. Thereby, the printing of the label print R on the print area S of the cover film 103 is completed.

  Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S270, where the CPU 111 is fixedly set at a predetermined position from the rear end portion of the print area S (set in step S1), and after half-cutting the tape to the rear half-cut position. The rear half cut line HC2 is formed by the half cutter 34 of the unit 35, and the rear half cut process is performed.

  Then, the process proceeds to step S45, and the CPU 111 determines whether the label tape 109 has reached the position where the cutting line CL (set in step S1) of the printed label tape 109 faces the movable blade 41 of the cutting mechanism 15 (in other words, paraphrase). For example, it is determined whether the printed label tape 109 has been transported to the full cut position). The determination at this time may be performed by counting the number of pulses for driving the conveyance motor 119 as described above. The determination is not satisfied until the full cut position is reached (S45: NO). This procedure is repeated, and when it reaches the determination, the determination is satisfied (S45: YES), and the process proceeds to step S50.

  In step S50, the CPU 111 stops the rotation of the tape feeding roller 27 and the ribbon take-up roller 106 in the same manner as in step S25, and stops the transport of the label tape 109 with print. Thus, the base tape 101 is fed out from the first roll 102 and the cover film 103 is fed out from the second roll 104 with the movable blade 41 of the cutting mechanism 15 facing the cutting line CL set in step S1. , And the transport of the printed label tape 109 is stopped.

  Thereafter, in step S55, the CPU 111 outputs a control signal to the motor drive circuit 122 to drive the drive motor 43, and the movable blade 41 of the cutting mechanism 15 is rotated to cover the cover film 103 of the printed label tape 109. Then, the adhesive layer 101a, the base film 101b, the adhesive layer 101c, and the release paper 101d are all cut (divided) to form a cutting line CL, and a cut / discharge process is performed to discharge the cut print label L (details) Will be described later). In this cutting / discharging process, the printed label L on which predetermined printing has been performed is generated by being cut off from the printed label tape 109 by dividing by the cutting mechanism 15. The generated print label L is sandwiched between the driving roller 51 and the pressing roller 52 and discharged from the label discharge port 11 to the outside of the apparatus main body 2 by the driving force of the driving roller 51. Thereafter, this flow is terminated.

  In the above basic configuration and operation, the feature of the present embodiment is the discharge speed control when the print label L is discharged from the label discharge port 11 as described above. Hereinafter, the details will be described in order.

<Comparative example>
First, a printing label producing process according to a comparative example in which the above discharge speed control is not particularly performed will be described with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 16, the base tape 101 is actually bonded to the cover film 103 printed by the print head 23 as described above by the tape feeding roller 27 and the pressure roller 28 (downstream from that). In FIG. 16 (a) to (h), the reference numeral “103 (109)” is attached to the tape for labeling 109 in order to avoid the complication of the drawing, and the tape is abbreviated as one tape. Show.

  FIG. 16A shows an initial position state (in a state where the print label L created in advance is cut). From this state, the tape feeding roller 27, the pressure roller 28, and the platen roller 26 are rotated by the driving force of the conveying motor 119, and the printing tape 103, the base tape 101, and the printed label tape 109 are conveyed ( Hereinafter, simply “tape conveyance” is started as appropriate. Accordingly, the print head 23 is energized to start printing of desired contents (in this example, alphabetic characters “ABCD”) in a predetermined print area S of the print-receiving tape 103. .

  FIG. 16B shows a state where the above-mentioned tape conveyance and print formation are continued and the printing of the characters “ABCD” is completed. When the printing is completed, the energization to the print head 23 is finished, and only the tape conveyance is continued (see FIG. 16C). Then, the tape conveyance is continued until the rear end portion of the print area S faces the movable blade 41. When the rear end portion of the print area S faces the movable blade 41, the tape conveyance by the platen roller 26 and the like is performed. It is stopped (see FIG. 16D). Until this timing, the drive motor 43 is not rotated and the drive roller 51 is not rotated and is in a stopped state. However, the print transported as described above by the guide function of the tape guide portion 55A described above. The used label tape 109 and the drive roller 51 are designed not to contact each other. Thereafter, the drive motor 43 is energized as described above in this tape transport state and rotated in the one direction, so that the movable blade 41 advances toward the fixed blade 40, and the printed label tape 109 is energized. Cutting (cutting) is started. At this time, as described above, the driving force of the driving motor 43 is also transmitted to the driving roller 51, and the driving roller 51 starts to rotate, but the pressing roller 52 is away from the tape conveyance path at this point (in other words, The printed label tape 109 is not sandwiched together with the drive roller 51), and the conveying force is not transmitted to the printed label tape 109.

  Thereafter, the rotation of the drive motor 43 is continued in the one direction, and the movable blade 41 moves forward to cut the printed label tape 109 to a certain extent (in this example, the tape width of the printed label tape 109 is reduced). When the pressure roller 52 has advanced to about 1/2, the pressing roller 52 reaches the printed label tape 109 on the tape conveyance path (in other words, the printed label tape 109 is sandwiched together with the drive roller 51). As a result, transmission of the conveying force from the driving roller 51 to the printed label tape 109 is started thereafter (by the rotational driving force of the driving roller 51 acting via the frictional force) (FIG. 16 (e)). ) And the aforementioned FIG. 11).

  Thereafter, the rotation of the drive motor 43 is further continued in the one direction, and the movable blade 41 is further advanced to complete the cutting of the printed label tape 109, thereby generating the print label L (FIG. 16 (f)). And see FIG. 12 above). As a result, the printed label L separated from the printed label tape 109 is started to be discharged by the conveying force transmitted from the driving roller 51 (= conveying to the label discharge port 11 side is started). This conveyance is continued until the upstream end (rear end) in the conveyance direction of the print label L passes through the driving roller 51 (which sandwiches the print label L facing the pressing roller 52). As a result, when the rear end portion passes through (removes from) the driving roller 51, the speed (discharge speed) given to the print label L may become relatively high (see FIG. 16G). In the above flow, after the transfer of the conveying force is started, the label tape 109 with roller printing and the printed label L after being cut continuously receive the discharging driving force in the discharging direction from the driving roller 51 continuously. This is partly due to this. In such a case, when the print label L is finally discharged from the label discharge port 11, there is a case where the momentum is excessively increased, and the print label L is carelessly distant from the apparatus main body 2 (FIG. 16 (h)). reference).

<Overview of the method of the embodiment>
Thus, in the present embodiment, when the printed label tape 109 is cut as described above, the discharge speed is suppressed by temporarily stopping energization of the drive motor 43. That is, energization of the drive motor 43 is stopped after the printed label tape 109 is completely cut and separated. For example, when the drive motor 43 is a DC motor, even if the energization is stopped, the drive motor 43 is not stopped immediately due to the inertia of the rotor or the like, but at least the rotation speed is reduced (ie, decelerated or stopped). Thereafter, when a predetermined stop period t (see FIGS. 17 and 20 described later) has elapsed, the energization is resumed. At the time of resuming energization, the drive motor 43 does not immediately reach the maximum speed due to the inertia of the rotor or the like as described above. Therefore, by temporarily stopping energization as described above and reducing the speed, the driving motor 43 passes through the driving roller 51 as compared with the case where the driving motor 43 continues to rotate without decelerating at least as in the comparative example. The speed given to the print label L can be reduced.

  At this time, in particular, by variably controlling the stop period t, the discharge speed of the print label L by the drive roller 51 and the pressing roller 52 after the energization is resumed (specifically, the rear end portion of the print label L is The initial speed when passing between the driving roller 51 and the pressing roller 52. Hereinafter, the initial speed when passing through the roller can be appropriately controlled.

<Specific example of discharge speed control>
A specific example of the discharge speed control will be described with reference to FIGS. In this example, the case where the tape width of each tape (the cover film 103, the base tape 101, the printed label tape 109) is 6 [mm] is taken as an example, and when the above-mentioned movable blade is closed ( The change behavior of the rotational speed of the drive roller 51 when the energization to the drive motor 43 is stopped at “movable blade closing timing” as appropriate and the energization is resumed after the stop period t has elapsed is shown.

<Set stage of discharge speed>
As shown in FIG. 17, in this example, in order to perform the variable control, the stop time t [sec] corresponds to Δt1 corresponding to the discharge speed “high” setting and the discharge speed “medium” setting. Three stages of Δt2 and Δt3 corresponding to the discharge speed “low” setting are provided. These three have a relationship of Δt1 <Δt2 <Δt3. For example, an appropriate operation unit (not shown) provided in the apparatus main body 2 or an appropriate operation unit of the PC 118 is assigned to the operator. However, the stop time t can be selectively set to any one of Δt1, Δt2, and Δt3 by manual operation as appropriate.

<Brake mechanism>
At this time, in the present embodiment, when the energization of the drive motor 43 is stopped, the drive circuit 122 includes the drive motor in order to more actively reduce the motor rotation speed (in other words, the rotation speed of the drive roller 51). A brake mechanism (corresponding to a brake means) for braking 43 is provided.

  An example of the drive circuit 122 provided with the brake mechanism is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 19, the brake mechanism of the drive circuit 122 includes four switches SW1, SW2, SW3, SW4 that can be switched ON / OFF between a drive motor 43 that is a DC motor and a power supply that supplies power to the drive motor 43. However, it is constituted by a closed circuit (a so-called bridge circuit) provided with a circled number in the figure (the same applies hereinafter).

  That is, in the drive circuit 122, the rotation direction of the drive motor 43 is controlled by performing ON / OFF switching of the switches SW1 to SW4 of the bridge circuit based on the control of the CPU 111. As shown in FIG. 19, for example, when the switch SW1 and the switch SW4 are turned “ON” and the switch SW2 and the switch SW3 are turned “OFF”, the drive motor 43 is driven to rotate in the forward rotation direction. Conversely, when the switches SW1 and SW4 are turned “OFF” and the switches SW2 and SW3 are turned “ON”, the drive motor 43 is driven to rotate in the reverse rotation direction.

  On the other hand, the brake mechanism is achieved by switching the switches SW1 to SW4 based on the control of the CPU 111 and short-circuiting the positive electrode side and the negative electrode side of the drive motor 43 as described above. For example, when the switches SW1 and SW2 are turned “ON” and the switches SW3 and SW4 are turned “OFF”, the “+ (plus)” terminal and the “− (minus)” terminal of the drive motor 43 are short-circuited. By making this connection to the rotating drive motor 43, the drive motor 43 is braked (so-called short-circuit brake). The same applies when the switches SW3 and SW4 are set to “ON” and the switches SW1 and SW2 are set to “OFF”.

  When all the switches SW1 to SW4 are turned “OFF”, neither the power source nor the drive motor 43 is connected to anything (open state). When this connection is made to the rotating drive motor 43, the drive motor 43 continues to rotate by inertia and then gently stops (in inertia stop state, see the modification of FIG. 23 described later).

<Each discharge speed behavior>
Returning to FIG. 18, in FIG. 18, the change behavior of the rotational speed N of the driving roller 51 in each of the three setting examples related to the stop time t is represented by the rotational speed [rpm] on the vertical axis and the time T [ sec].

  In FIG. 18, when the stop time t = Δt1, the rotational speed N decreases to the right from N0 at the movable blade closing timing (T = T0), and the timing after the lapse of Δt1 (T = T1). ) Decreases to N01. When the energization is restarted at this timing as described above, the rotational speed N starts to increase again. However, when the rotational speed N reaches N1, the rear end of the print label L is between the driving roller 51 and the pressing roller 52 (hereinafter referred to as appropriate). , Simply passing through “between rollers” (hereinafter referred to as “revolution rotational speed N1” or the like as appropriate). As a result, in this case, the initial speed when the roller passes is relatively high. In this case, unlike the case of the tape width of 36 [mm] shown in FIG. 21 described later, the tape width is relatively narrow, so that the timing (T = T0 ′) earlier than the movable blade closing timing (T = T0). Thus, the cutting advance by the movable blade 41 is completed, and the cutting of the printed label tape 109 is completed. Further, the time required for the rotational speed N to rise again from N01 to N1 and the transport distance therebetween correspond to the running period and running section from when the acceleration is again accelerated until the rear end of the print label T passes between the rollers. doing.

  When the stop time t = Δt2, the rotational speed N decreases from N0 to the lower right at the movable blade closing timing (T = T0) as in the above, and at T = T1 after the lapse of Δt1. After reaching N01, the timing further decreases to N02 at the timing after the lapse of Δt2 (T = T2). When the energization is resumed at this timing, the rotational speed N increases. When the rotational speed N reaches N2, the rear end portion of the print label L passes between the rollers (hereinafter referred to as “rotational speed N2 during discharge” or the like as appropriate). As a result, the initial speed at the time of passing through the roller is medium (lower than the case of t = Δt1). In this case, the time required for the rotational speed N to rise again from N02 to N2 and the transport distance during that time are re-accelerated until the trailing edge of the print label T passes between the rollers. It corresponds to the section.

  When the stop time t = Δt3, the rotational speed N decreases from N0 to the lower right at the movable blade closing timing (T = T0) as described above, and at T = T1 after the lapse of Δt1. N01, after becoming T02 at T = T2 after the lapse of Δt2, and further decreasing to N03 (= 0, ie, stopping) at the timing after the lapse of the Δt3 (T = T3). When the energization is resumed at this timing, the rotational speed N increases. When the rotational speed N reaches N3, the rear end of the print label L passes between the rollers (hereinafter referred to as “rotational speed N3 during discharge” or the like as appropriate). ) As a result, the initial speed when the roller passes is the slowest. In this case, the time required for the rotational speed N to rise again from N03 to N3 and the transport distance during that time are accelerated until the trailing edge of the print label T passes between the rollers. It corresponds to the section.

<Detailed procedures for cutting and discharging>
Next, the detailed procedure of step S55 (cut / discharge process) of the flow of FIG. 15 executed by the CPU 111 to realize the discharge speed control will be described with reference to the flow of FIG. As described above, when the flow starts, the movable blade 41 has returned to the home position, and the micro switch 126 of the cut release detection sensor 125 is pushed by the cutter helical gear cam 42A and is already turned on. ing.

  In FIG. 20, first, in step S60, the CPU 111 outputs a control signal to the motor drive circuit 122, and starts driving the drive motor 43 in the one direction. As a result, the cutter helical gear 42 rotates in the corresponding direction, and the forward movement of the movable blade 41 toward the printed label tape 109 and the rotation of the driving roller 51 associated therewith are started. When the leading edge of the movable blade 41 reaches the end in the width direction of the printed label tape 109 due to the advance, the movable blade 41 sandwiches the printed label tape 109 together with the fixed blade 40 thereafter. On the other hand, the printed label tape 109 advances while cutting (that is, starts cutting). In addition, transmission of the conveying force in the discharge direction is started by the driving roller 52 to the label tape 109 with print in the sandwiched state.

  Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S65, and the CPU 111 determines that the cutter helical gear cam 42A does not exist due to the rotation of the cutter helical gear 42 and the micro switch 126 is switched from the on state to the off state (in other words, the movable blade It is determined whether or not a closed state has been reached. If the ON state is not switched to the OFF state, this determination is not satisfied (S65: NO), and the loop waits until this determination is satisfied. If the on state is switched to the off state, the determination is satisfied (S65: YES), it is considered that the movable blade is closed, and the process proceeds to step S67. Note that the process of executing energization from the start of energization in step S60 until the determination in step S65 is satisfied corresponds to the first process described in each claim.

  In step S67, the CPU 111 outputs a control signal to the motor drive circuit 122, and stops energization of the drive motor 43 started in step S60. As a result, the rotational speed of the drive motor 43 is reduced (that is, decelerated or stopped; see FIG. 18), and the drive roller is transmitted to the print label L sandwiched between the drive roller 52 and the pressing roller 51 as described above. The conveyance force of 52 also decreases (or becomes 0).

  Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S68, and the CPU 111 determines whether or not the stop time t has elapsed after step S67. If the stop period t has not elapsed, the determination is not satisfied (S68: NO), and the loop waits until this determination is satisfied. If the stop period t has elapsed, the determination is satisfied (S68: YES), and the routine goes to Step S69. In addition, the process which performs energization stop until the determination by step S68 is satisfy | filled after the energization stop in said step S64 is equivalent to the 2nd process of each claim description.

  In step S <b> 69, the CPU 111 outputs a control signal to the motor drive circuit 122 and resumes energization of the drive motor 43. As a result, the rotation of the drive motor 43 is resumed, and the rotation of the drive motor 52 in the ejection direction by the drive roller 52 with respect to the print label L sandwiched between the drive roller 52 and the pressing roller 51 is resumed. Increases speed.

  Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S70, and the CPU 111 determines whether or not the micro switch 126 has been switched from the off state to the on state due to the appearance of the cutter helical gear gear 42A described above (by further rotating the cutter helical gear 42 from the above state). (In other words, whether or not the drive roller 52 has been separated from the printed label tape 109 and the printed label L and returned to the home position) is determined. If it is not switched from the off state to the on state, this determination is not satisfied (S70: NO), and the loop waits until this determination is satisfied. If it switches from an OFF state to an ON state, determination will be satisfy | filled (S75: YES), it will be considered that the movable blade 41 returned to the home position, and it will move to step S75. Note that the process of executing energization from the resumption of energization in step S69 until the determination in step S70 is satisfied corresponds to the third process described in each claim.

  In step S75, the CPU 111 outputs a control signal to the motor drive circuit 122, stops energization of the drive motor 43, and stops driving. As a result, the rotation of the cutter helical gear 42 is stopped, and the movable blade 41 enters a standby state for the next operation at the home position. In addition, CPU111 which performs each procedure shown in FIG. 20 functions as a control means as described in each claim.

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As described above, in this embodiment, the print label L is formed by moving the movable blade 41 forward and cutting the printed label tape 109 conveyed on the conveyance path after the print formation. . The printed label L created in this way is sandwiched between a pressing roller 52 and a driving roller 51 provided so as to be able to advance and retreat, and discharged out of the apparatus main body 2.

  At this time, the forward / backward movement of the pressing roller 52 and the forward / backward movement of the movable blade 41 are interlocked with each other by the support member 60 and the boss 61, and the two forward / backward movements and the rotation of the drive roller 51 are combined with each other. This is performed by a driving force from a common driving motor 43. That is, the drive roller 43 connected via the gear train 43A is rotated by the rotational drive in one direction of the drive motor 43, and then the pressure roller 52 is advanced toward the conveyance path to drive with the pressure roller 52. The printed label tape 109 is sandwiched between the rollers 51, and in this state, the movable blade 41 moves back and forth with respect to the tape transport path, cuts the printed label tape 109, and generates a printed label L. A rotational driving force of the driving roller 51 acts on the print label L via a frictional force and is sent in the discharge direction, and is discharged from the label discharge port 11 to the outside of the apparatus main body 2.

  When the printed label L is discharged after the printed label tape 109 is cut by the rotational drive of the drive motor 43 as described above, in the present embodiment, the drive motor 43 is temporarily energized. Stop. Thereby, at least the rotational speed of the drive motor 43 is reduced. Then, energization is resumed after a predetermined stop period t has elapsed. At this time, the drive motor 43 does not immediately reach the maximum speed when energization is resumed. Therefore, once the energization is stopped and the speed is reduced as described above, the speed given to the print label L when the drive roller 51 passes as compared with the case where the drive motor 43 continues to rotate without decelerating. Can be reduced. As a result, the discharge speed of the print label L can be suppressed, and the adverse effect that the printer label is inadvertently moved far from the apparatus body 2 as described above can be suppressed.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and technical idea of the present invention. Hereinafter, such modifications will be described in order.

(1) When the stop period is variable according to the tape width In the present modification, the stop period t is set according to the width dimension of the tape (base tape 101, cover film 103, printed label tape 109). Is variably controlled.

  FIG. 21 shows a drive roller similar to that in FIG. 18 when the tape width of each tape (cover film 103, base tape 101, printed label tape 109) is 36 [mm]. The change behavior of the rotational speed of 51 is shown. Similarly to FIG. 18, three stop periods t of Δt1, Δt2, and t3 corresponding to the discharge speeds “high”, “medium”, and “low” are set (Δt1 <Δ). t2 <Δt3). In addition, braking by the brake mechanism is also performed.

  In FIG. 21, in the case of this tape width 36 [mm], when the stop time t = Δt1, the rotational speed N is the same as that in FIG. 18 from N0 at the movable blade closing timing (T = T0). It decreases to the right and decreases to N04 at T = T1 after the lapse of Δt1. In this case, since the tape width is relatively wide unlike the case of the tape width of 6 [mm] shown in FIG. 18 described above, the cutting by the movable blade 41 is performed at almost the same timing as the movable blade closing timing (T = T0). The advancement is completed and the cutting of the printed label tape 109 is completed. When the energization is resumed at this timing, the rotational speed N increases. When the rotational speed N reaches N4, the rear end portion of the print label L passes through the rollers (hereinafter referred to as “rotational speed N4 during discharge” or the like as appropriate). ). As shown in the figure, the value of N4 is almost the same (slightly smaller) as N0 before the deceleration, and as a result, the initial speed when passing through the roller is relatively fast and is almost the same as when no energization was stopped. It will be about.

  When the stop time t = Δt2, the rotational speed N decreases from N0 to the lower right at the movable blade closing timing (T = T0) as in the above, and at T = T1 after the lapse of Δt1. After N04, at the timing after the lapse of Δt2 (T = T2), it further decreases to N05. When the energization is resumed at this timing, the rotational speed N increases. When the rotational speed N reaches N5, the rear end portion of the print label L passes through the rollers (hereinafter referred to as “rotational speed N5 during discharge” or the like as appropriate). As a result, the initial speed at the time of passing through the roller is slightly lower than in the case of t = Δt1.

  When the stop time t = Δt3, the rotational speed N decreases from N0 to the lower right at the movable blade closing timing (T = T0) as described above, and at T = T1 after the lapse of Δt1. N04, T = T2 after the lapse of Δt2 and N05, and then the timing after the lapse of the Δt3 (T = T3) further decreases to N06 (= 0, ie, stop). When the energization is resumed at this timing, the rotational speed N increases. When the rotational speed N reaches N6, the rear end portion of the print label L passes between the rollers (hereinafter referred to as “discharge rotational speed N6” or the like as appropriate). As a result, the initial speed at the time of passing through the roller is slightly lower than in the case of t = Δt2.

  In the above three cases, it is necessary until the rotational speed N rises again from N04 to N4, until the rotational speed N rises again from N05 to N5, and until the rotational speed N rises again from N06 to N6. The time and the transport distance between them correspond to a running period and a running section from when the acceleration is re-accelerated until the rear end of the print label T passes between the rollers.

  As can be seen by comparing FIG. 18 and FIG. 21, the change behavior of the rotational speed of the drive roller 51 is different when the tape width value is different. Specifically, the difference between the rotational speeds N1, N2, and N3 in the three-stage stop period t (Δt1, Δt2, Δt3) that occurs in the case of the tape width of 6 [mm] shown in FIG. In comparison, the difference between the rotational speeds N4, N5, and N6 in the three-stage stopping period t (Δt1, Δt2, Δt3) generated in the case of the tape width of 36 [mm] shown in FIG. 21 is smaller. This is for the following reason.

  That is, in the case where the tape width of the printed label tape 109 is 6 mm and the case where the tape width is 36 mm, after the conveyance is stopped and cut, the rear end portion of the print label L is located between the rollers (the driving roller 51 and the pressing roller 51). The distance to be conveyed and pushed out before passing through the roller 52 is different. That is, in the case of the label tape 109 with print having a tape width of 6 mm, when the movable blade 41 advances and cuts as described above (because the tape width is narrow), a relatively early timing (FIG. 18). The cutting is completed at a timing T = T0 ′. Accordingly, until the drive motor 43 stops due to the energization stop, the generated print label L advances slightly in the discharge direction (by continuing the rotation of the drive roller 51) and stops at a position near the discharge direction. Will be. As a result, after the energization is resumed, the distance that is left until the rear end of the tape passes between the rollers after re-acceleration is shortened (the aforementioned running section). That is, on the curve shown in FIG. 18, the curve rises from the rotational speed N01 to N1 corresponding to the time T01, the curve rises from N02 to N2 corresponding to the time T02, and from N03 to N3 corresponding to the time T03. The rising curves to the right are all relatively short, and the values of the rotational speeds N1, N2, and N3 at the right ends thereof tend to be greatly different from each other.

  In contrast, in the case of the label tape 109 with print having a tape width of 36 mm, the cutting completion timing by the movable blade 41 is delayed (compared to the case of the tape width of 6 mm) (T = T0 in FIG. 21). The movable blade closing timing). Therefore, unlike the foregoing, the generated print label L hardly stops in the discharge direction and stops. As a result, the distance (running section) remaining after energization is resumed becomes longer. That is, on the curve shown in FIG. 21, a rising curve from the rotational speed N04 to N4 corresponding to the time T04, a rising curve from N05 to N5 corresponding to the time T05, and N06 to N6 corresponding to the time T06. As a result of the relatively long rising curves, the values of the rotational speeds N4, N5, and N6 at the right ends thereof are values that do not change much.

  FIG. 22 summarizes the behaviors shown in FIG. 18 and FIG. 21, respectively, and the rotation by tape width represented by the stop time t on the horizontal axis and the rotation speed N [rpm] on discharge on the vertical axis. It is a figure showing a speed characteristic.

  As shown in FIG. 22, in the case of a tape width of 6 [mm], when the stop time t = 0 [sec] (that is, not stopped), the rotational speed N at ejection is N = 270 [rpm]. When the stop time t = 30 [sec], the discharging rotational speed N is greatly reduced to 150 [rpm], and when the stopping time t = 50 [sec], the discharging rotational speed N = 100. It is reduced to [rpm] (Note that when the stop time t = 100 [sec], the discharging rotation speed N is almost the same as N = 100 [rpm]). Thus, it can be seen that the value of the rotational speed at the time of discharge varies relatively greatly depending on the length of the stop time t due to the shortness of the above-described approach section.

  On the other hand, in the case of the tape width 36 [mm], when the stop time t = 0 [sec] (that is, without stopping), the rotational speed N at ejection is N = 320 [rpm], whereas the stop time t = 30 [sec], the discharging rotational speed N = 270 [rpm], and when the stopping time t = 50 [sec], the discharging rotational speed N = 250 [rpm], and the stopping time t = 100 [sec] ], The discharging rotational speed N is 220 [rpm]. As a result, it can be seen that the value of the rotational speed at the time of discharge does not change much even if the stop time t changes depending on the length of the above-described approach section. It can also be seen that the value of the rotational speed at the time of ejection is generally larger than that in the case of the tape width of 6 [mm].

  Therefore, in the present modification, in consideration of the above-described tendency, the stop period t is variably controlled according to the tape width. For example, the characteristic curve shown in FIG. 22 is stored at an appropriate location. For example, when the operator manually inputs a desired rotation speed value via the operation unit of the apparatus body 2 or the PC 118, the characteristic With reference to the curve, the corresponding stop time t is variably set. For example, when the value of the rotational speed at the time of discharge desired by the operator is 240 [rpm], when the tape width is 6 [mm], referring to FIG. 22, for example, the stop time t = 10 [sec. When the tape width is 36 [mm], for example, the stop time t is set to about 50 [sec] with reference to FIG. At this time, the tape width may be input manually by the operator, or may be automatically detected by a known method using a separately provided tape width sensor, tape type sensor, or the like (corresponding to detection means). .

  According to this modified example, since the stop time Δt suitable for the tape width is set, optimal discharge speed control can be executed.

(2) When the brake is not used In the above description, as described with reference to FIG. 19, the energization to the drive motor 43 is stopped and the drive motor 43 is braked by the brake mechanism. I can't. That is, braking may be performed only by stopping energization, and the drive motor 43 may be stopped by inertia. The change behavior of the rotational speed N of the driving roller 51 at this time is shown in FIG. 23 in comparison with the braking operation of the brake mechanism. As shown in the figure, in the inertia stop, the rotation speed N decreases more slowly than in the case where the braking of the brake mechanism is used together, but it does not change qualitatively. Therefore, when the drive motor 43 is stopped by inertia as described above, the above-described method may be applied, and in this case, the same effect as described above can be obtained.

(3) Others In the above, printing was performed on the cover film 103 different from the base tape 101 and pasted together. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the printing target provided on the base tape You may apply this invention to the system (type which does not perform bonding) which prints with respect to a tape layer. In this case, the base tape corresponds to the recording medium.

  In the above description, the label producing apparatus 1 is connected to the PC 118 via the communication line NW. However, the present invention is not limited to this. That is, all the functions of the PC 118 and the like may be provided on the label producing apparatus 1 side (a so-called stand-alone label producing apparatus).

  Moreover, the arrow shown in FIG. 7 shows an example of the signal flow, and does not limit the signal flow direction.

  Further, the flowcharts of FIGS. 15 and 20 do not limit the present invention to the procedure shown in the above-described flow, and the addition / deletion of the procedure or the change of the order within the scope of the gist and technical idea of the invention. May be.

  In addition to those already described above, the methods according to the above-described embodiments and modifications may be used in appropriate combination.

  In addition, although not illustrated one by one, the present invention is implemented with various modifications within a range not departing from the gist thereof.

1 Label making device (cutting material making device)
2 Device body (housing)
23 Print head (printing means)
41 Movable blade 43 Drive motor (motor)
43A Gear train (gear mechanism)
51 Driving roller 52 Pressing roller (driven roller)
60 Support member (interlocking means)
61 Boss (second pin, interlocking means)
103 Cover film 108 Tape feed roller drive shaft (conveying means)
109 Printed label tape (recording medium)
110 control circuit L label (printed cut, cut)

Claims (9)

A housing constituting the outer shell of the device;
Transport means for transporting the long recording medium along the transport path;
A movable blade that advances and retreats with respect to the transport path and cuts the recording medium located on the transport path;
A drive roller disposed in the transport path downstream from the movable blade;
A driven roller provided on the side opposite to the drive roller across the transport path so as to be capable of advancing and retracting with respect to the transport path;
A motor that generates a driving force for rotational driving of the driving roller, advance / retreat operation of the driven roller, and advance / retreat operation of the movable blade;
Energization means for energizing the motor to rotate in a predetermined direction;
A gear mechanism that transmits the driving force to the driving roller such that the driving roller rotates with the rotation of the motor in the one direction;
Interlocking means for interlocking the advance / retreat operation of the driven roller and the advance / retreat operation of the movable blade with the rotation of the motor in the one direction;
Control means for controlling the energization means;
Have
The control means includes
Performing the energization, rotating the motor in the one direction, bringing the driven roller into contact with the recording medium and sandwiching the driven roller with the driving roller, and cutting the recording medium with the movable blade; Processing and;
A second process for stopping the energization and reducing the rotation speed of the motor for a predetermined stop period after the first process;
After the second process, the energization is resumed, and a third process of discharging the cut piece of the recording medium sandwiched between the driven roller and the drive roller to the outside of the housing;
A cutting object creation device characterized by executing In the cutting object preparation apparatus of Claim 1,
The control means includes
The cutting object creation apparatus characterized by variably controlling the discharge speed of the cutting object by the driving roller and the driven roller in the third process by variably controlling the stop period. In the cut object preparation apparatus according to claim 2,
The control means includes
A cutting object creating apparatus characterized by variably controlling the speed at which the upstream end in the discharge direction of the cutting object passes between the driving roller and the driven roller. In the cutting object preparation apparatus of Claim 2 or Claim 3,
A cutting object creating apparatus comprising braking means for braking the motor in a state where the energization by the energization means is stopped in the second process. In the cutting object preparation apparatus of Claim 4,
The braking means includes
A cut material creating apparatus, which is a short-circuit means for short-circuiting a positive electrode side and a negative electrode side of the motor which is a DC motor. In the cutting object preparation apparatus of Claim 4 or Claim 5,
The braking means includes
The cut article creating apparatus that brakes the motor during the stop period. In the cut matter preparation apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 6,
The control means includes
The cut article producing apparatus, wherein the stop period is variably controlled according to a width dimension of the recording medium. In the cutting object preparation apparatus of Claim 7,
Detecting means for detecting a width dimension of the recording medium;
The control means includes
The cut object creating apparatus, wherein the stop period is variably controlled according to a detection result of the detection means. In the cut matter preparation apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
Printing means for performing printing on the recording medium conveyed by the conveying means;
The movable blade is
A cut article creating apparatus that cuts the recording medium after printing by the printing means to create a printed cut article.

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