JP2019174638A - Tape, tape cartridge, printer - Google Patents

Abstract

To support a wide variety of applications of a user using a perforation or the like and to improve the convenience for the user.SOLUTION: A printed tape To includes: a peeling material layer 23 in which the length in a first direction is longer than that in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction; and a substrate layer 21 pasted on the peeling material layer 23. The substrate layer 21 includes: an outside fragile portion G1 that extends in the first direction and is formed of a hole, a gap, a hole string, or a gap string; and an inside fragile portion G2 that extends in the first direction on one side of the second direction of the outside fragile portion G1, is formed of a hole, a gap, a hole string, or a gap string, and has an aspect different from that of the outside fragile portion G1.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a tape for producing a label, a tape cartridge that can supply the tape, and a printing apparatus that performs printing on the tape.

  Provided with a label base material affixed to a sheet and provided with holes, cuts, rows of holes, rows of cuts, etc. (so-called perforations, etc., hereinafter simply referred to as “perforations, etc.” as appropriate) The structure is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2017-44908 A

  In the above prior art, a single perforation or the like is provided on a label made using a tape, and when used by a user, the label base material is folded and used with the perforation or the like as a folding line. .

  Here, the perforation and the like can be used for various purposes depending on the user, such as being used for the purpose of breaking a part of the label base material, in addition to being used for the purpose of bending as described above. Therefore, it is convenient to provide a plurality of perforations or the like on the label and selectively use them appropriately so that the user can cope with various uses. However, in the above-described conventional technology, no particular consideration has been given to such a point.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a tape, a tape cartridge, and a printing apparatus that can cope with various uses of a user who uses perforations and the like and can improve convenience for the user.

  In order to achieve the above object, the tape of the present invention is a strip-like sheet having a length in the first direction longer than the length in the second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and a label substrate pasted on the sheet. And the label base material extends in the first direction and is configured by a hole, a cut, a row of holes, or a row of cuts, and the second direction than the first portion. And a second portion that is different from the first portion and is formed by a hole, a cut, a row of holes, or a row of cuts. To do.

  In the tape of this invention, the label base material affixed on a sheet | seat has the 1st part and 2nd part comprised by the hole or the cut | interval or the row | line | column of a hole, or the row | line | column of a cut, respectively. The first portion and the second portion have different aspects. This allows the user to use the label base material by selectively folding it at the first part or the second part, the use of selectively breaking the label base material at the first part or the second part, etc. Since it can respond appropriately to various applications, it is possible to improve convenience for the user.

  In order to achieve the above object, the tape of the present invention comprises a strip-shaped sheet having a length in the first direction longer than the length in the second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and a label base affixed to the sheet. The label base material extends in the first direction, and has a third part constituted by a hole, a cut, a row of holes, or a row of cuts, and the second part more than the third part. A first portion extending in the first direction on one side of the direction and configured by a hole or a cut or a row of holes or a row of cuts, and provided from an end of the tape in the second direction The third distance to the third part is larger than a fourth distance between the third part and the fourth part in the second direction.

  In the present invention, in a use in which the end portion side of the first portion is folded and used with the first portion as a boundary, the bent portion can be overlapped to protect the second portion. This makes it possible to prevent the second part from being inadvertently broken when the bent part is gripped in order to peel off the used label. Convenience for the user can be improved.

  In order to achieve the above object, a printing apparatus according to the present invention includes a strip-shaped sheet having a length in the first direction longer than a length in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and a label attached to the sheet. A first base portion extending in the first direction and configured by a hole, a cut, a row of holes, or a row of cuts, and the first portion than the first portion. A transport section that transports the tape, and is provided with a second portion that extends in the first direction on one side in two directions and is configured by a hole, a cut, a row of holes, or a row of cuts; and the transport portion A printing section for printing on the tape conveyed in the first mode; a first mode corresponding to folding in the first portion; a second mode corresponding to folding in the second portion; folding in the first portion or the second portion. The third that does not correspond to A control unit that controls the transport unit and the printing unit in one mode among a plurality of modes including a printing mode, wherein the control unit is any of the plurality of modes. The size in the second direction of the printing area formed on the tape is variably controlled by the printing unit depending on whether the mode is selected.

  In the printing apparatus of the present invention, the label base material of the tape transported by the transport unit has a first portion and a second portion configured by holes, cuts, rows of holes, or rows of cuts, respectively. At this time, the control unit that controls the transport unit and the printing unit that prints on the tape performs the first mode corresponding to the bending in the first part, the second mode corresponding to the bending in the second part, and the bending. A plurality of modes such as a third mode that is not supported are provided. Further, the control unit variably controls the size of the printing area by the printing unit depending on which of the plurality of modes. This allows the user to use the label base material by selectively folding it at the first part or the second part, the use of selectively breaking the label base material at the first part or the second part, etc. Since the print area can be appropriately increased or decreased according to various uses, the convenience for the user can be improved.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it can respond to the various use of the user who uses a perforation etc., and can improve the convenience for a user.

It is explanatory drawing showing schematic structure of the label production apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view showing the to-be-printed tape before printing formation. It is a top view showing the to-be-printed tape after the printing formation by the 1st mode. FIG. 5 is a plan view and a cross-sectional view of a print label corresponding to the first mode, and a plan view and a conceptual side view showing a state when the print label is used. It is a top view showing the to-be-printed tape after the printing formation by the 2nd mode. FIG. 6 is a plan view and a cross-sectional view of a print label corresponding to a second mode, and a plan view and a conceptual side view showing a state when the print label is used. It is a top view showing the to-be-printed tape after the printing formation by the 3rd mode. It is a conceptual side view showing the state at the time of use of the top view of a print label corresponding to the 3rd mode, a transverse cross section, and a print label. FIG. 7 is a plan view and a cross-sectional view of a print label corresponding to a fourth mode, and a plan view and a conceptual side view showing a state when the print label is used. FIG. 10 is a plan view and a cross-sectional view of a print label corresponding to a fifth mode, and a plan view and a conceptual side view showing a state when the print label is used. FIG. 6 is a plan view and a cross-sectional view of a print label and a plan view and a conceptual side view showing a state when the print label is used in a modified example in which the label end is bent to the opposite side to the adherend. Plan view and cross-sectional view of a print label, a plan view and a conceptual side view showing the state of the print label in use, and a concept showing the state after use of the print label in a modified example in which the label end is broken when used FIG. It is the top view showing the to-be-printed tape before printing formation in the modification using the to-be-printed tape from which the non-label part was peeled off, and the top view showing the to-be-printed tape after printing formation.

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

<Label making device>
First, the functional configuration of a label producing apparatus to which this embodiment is applied will be described with reference to FIG.

  In FIG. 1, a label producing device 1 (corresponding to a printing device) includes a control circuit 2, an operation unit 3 that allows a user (operator) to perform an appropriate operation, a display unit 4 that performs predetermined display, and various types of information. A RAM 5 for storing, a transport roller 6 (corresponding to a transport unit), a print head 7 (corresponding to a print unit), a cut lever 8 and a cutter 9 are provided.

  The label producing apparatus 1 is provided with a cartridge holder 12. A tape cartridge 10 in which a tape roll 10 </ b> A (originally a spiral shape but is simplified and shown as a concentric circle) is housed in the cartridge holder 12 is detachable. The tape to be printed To is wound around the tape roll 10A. At this time, the tape cartridge 10 includes a so-called die-cut label type in which a print-receiving tape To provided with a cut HC (corresponding to a cut frame; see FIG. 2 described later) by half cut is wound around the tape roll A, There is a so-called indefinite length type (not shown) in which the print-receiving tape To without the cut HC is wound around the tape roll A. Either type of tape cartridge 10 can be used in the label producing apparatus 1. Hereinafter, unless otherwise specified, a case where the above-described die cut label type tape cartridge 10 is used will be described as an example.

  The control circuit 2 includes a CPU (corresponding to a control unit) and a ROM (not shown). The control circuit 2 executes various programs stored in advance in the ROM while using the temporary storage function of the RAM 5 and controls the entire label producing apparatus 1.

  The transport roller 6 is provided to face the print head 7 and sandwiches the print-receiving tape To fed from the tape roll 10 </ b> A with the print head 7. The conveyance roller 6 conveys the print-receiving tape To while being fed from the tape roll 10A by rotating.

  The print head 7 prints a desired print object such as a character / graphic image intended by the user on each label portion (details will be described later) of the print-receiving tape To transported by the transport roller 6.

  The cutter 9 is actuated by a user's operation of the cut lever 8 and cuts a print-receiving tape T (details will be described later) after printing on which a plurality of print labels L are formed along the transport direction.

<Printed tape>
A detailed configuration of the print-receiving tape To is shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, the to-be-printed tape To is a transport direction (in other words, a longitudinal direction of the tape; hereinafter referred to as “first direction” as appropriate) in the left-right direction in the figure, and the vertical direction in the figure orthogonal to the first direction is the tape. The strip-shaped release material layer 23 (refer to FIGS. 4B and 6B described later) in which the width direction (hereinafter referred to as “second direction” as appropriate) is the tape thickness direction. 8 (b), FIG. 13, etc. (corresponding to a sheet) and an adhesive layer 22 (see FIG. 4 (b), FIG. 6 (b), FIG. 8 (b), FIG. 13), and a base material layer 21 (corresponding to a label base material).

  The base material layer 21 has a belt-like shape in which the length in the first direction is longer than the length in the second direction, and the inner region is a label portion via a substantially rectangular cut HC. LA (corresponding to the inside of the frame), the outer region is a non-label part LB (corresponding to the outside of the frame). In addition, you may use as the said to-be-printed tape To from which the non-label part LB was peeled beforehand (refer FIG. 13 mentioned later).

  A plurality of the label portions LA are provided along the tape length direction, and each label portion LA has a length Lo along the second direction. In addition, the label portion LA extends in the first direction and includes an outer fragile portion G1 (corresponding to a first portion and a third portion) configured by a row of cuts (so-called perforations), and an outer fragile portion G1. An inner fragile portion G2 (corresponding to a second portion and a fourth portion) that extends in the first direction on one side (the lower side in the drawing) of the second direction and is configured by a row of cuts (so-called perforations). Is provided. In addition, you may form the outer weak part G1 and the inner weak part G2 not only in the label part LA but in the non-label part LB. At this time, the inner fragile portion G2 has a different aspect (details will be described later) from the outer fragile portion G1, which has a different strength from the outer fragile portion G1.

  At this time, the strength of the outer fragile portion G1 and the inner fragile portion G2 is, for example, that the strength of the inner fragile portion G2 is greater than the strength of the outer fragile portion G1, or They are preliminarily configured in different modes so that the strength of G1 is greater than the strength of the inner fragile portion G2. Specifically, by increasing the length (along the longitudinal direction) of each of the cuts constituting the row of cuts, the strength is reduced or the length of each cut (along the longitudinal direction) is shortened. The strength can be increased, and the strength can be increased by increasing the length between the cuts in the row of cuts, or the length can be reduced by reducing the length between the cuts. Furthermore, the strength can be reduced by increasing the width (along the short direction) of each cut, or the strength can be increased by decreasing the width (along the short direction) of each cut, The strength can be increased by decreasing the depth by increasing the depth of the cut or by decreasing the depth of each cut. The same applies to the hole rows. The same applies to the case where the inner fragile portion G2 and the outer fragile portion G1 are configured by a single cut or hole. In the example of the present embodiment, the strength of the inner fragile portion G2 is greater than the strength of the outer fragile portion G1.

  Further, in each label portion LA, the size of the outer edge portion distance l1 (corresponding to the third distance) from the end portion in the second direction (the upper end portion in the example in the example) to the outer fragile portion G1 is as described above. The perforation distance l2 (corresponding to the fourth distance) between the outer fragile portion G1 and the inner fragile portion G2 in the two directions is larger. As a result, a deviation l1-l2 obtained by subtracting the perforation distance l2 from the outer edge distance l1 is a positive value.

<Various print modes>
As one of the features of the present embodiment, the label producing apparatus 1 has a plurality of print modes. The plurality of printing modes include a first mode (see FIGS. 3 and 4 to be described later) corresponding to the case where the user bends and uses the outer fragile portion G1, and the user folds and uses the inner fragile portion G2. A second mode corresponding to the case (see FIGS. 5 and 6 described later), and a third mode corresponding to the case where the outer weak portion G1 and the inner weak portion G2 are used without being bent (see FIG. 7 and FIG. 8), and a fourth mode (see FIG. 9 described later) different from the first mode, corresponding to the case where the user bends and uses the outer fragile portion G1 as in the first mode. The fifth mode (see FIG. 10 described later) different from the second mode, corresponding to the case where the user bends and uses the inner weak portion G2 in the same manner as the second mode, Murrell.

  The CPU controls the transport roller 6 and the print head 7 according to one designated print mode among the plurality of print modes. Specifically, the CPU performs the second direction of a print area (details will be described later) formed on the print-receiving tape To by the print head 7 according to which of the plurality of print modes. The size at is variably controlled. The designation of the one print mode may be performed based on a user mode selection operation via the operation unit 3, the attribute of the print-receiving tape To, the content of printing on the print-receiving tape To, or the like. Depending on the situation, it may be automatically performed appropriately.

<First mode>
FIG. 3 shows a detailed configuration of the print-receiving tape T after the print is formed on the print-receiving tape To with the first mode selected as the print mode.

  In the print-receiving tape T shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of print labels are formed by printing the text objects R (characters “ABCDEFGHI” in this example) as the print objects on the plurality of label portions LA described above. L is generated.

  At this time, the print area AR1 (corresponding to the first range) on the print-receiving tape T in which the text object R is formed is a range not including the outer fragile portion G1 and the inner fragile portion G2 (at least the inner fragile portion). The range is located below G2 in the figure).

<Details and usage of printed labels>
FIG. 4A shows a plan view showing the detailed structure of the print label L generated as described above, and FIG. 4B shows a side view. As shown in FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b), the print label L has a base layer 21 and an adhesive layer 22 as described above in the tape thickness direction (the vertical direction in the figure). The release material layer 23 is laminated in this order.

  And the top view showing the state at the time of use of the printed label L which peeled off the peeling material layer 23 and was affixed on the to-be-adhered body 300 is shown in FIG.4 (c), and a conceptual side view is shown in FIG. d). In FIG. 4D, in order to avoid complication of the illustration, the three-layer structure including the base material layer 21, the adhesive layer 22, and the release material layer 23 is omitted (described later). The same applies to FIGS. 6 (d), 8 (c), 9 (d), and 10 (d). As shown in FIGS. 4 (c) and 4 (d), the printed label L is folded in a mountain fold at the outer fragile portion G1 so that the adhesive layer 22 is on the inner side when used by the user. As a result, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layers 22 are bonded to each other. The portion that is not bent is adhered to the adherend 300 with the adhesive layer 22 in the form of a flat plate as it is. The portion on the front end side (the right side in FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b)) from the outer fragile portion G1 is opposite to the front end side (FIG. 4 (a) and FIG. 4 (b)). The left side of the substrate is disposed so as to sink into the adherend 300 side (lower side in FIG. 4D) (because the adhesive layer 22 does not face the adherend 300). It comes into contact. As a result, the bent portion H bent at the outer fragile portion G1 as described above becomes a non-adhesive contact portion to the adherend 300 having a relatively large thickness, and therefore the print label L is pulled. It can be used as a gripping part when peeling off.

  At this time, the lap amount Δl in the horizontal direction in the figure between the position of the inner fragile portion G2 and the position of the leading end Le of the print label L after the bending is equal to the deviation l1-l2. It becomes a positive value. In particular, in this example, the wrap amount Δl is 10 times or more the thickness t of the print-receiving tape To and 1/2 or less of the length Lo of the print-receiving tape To in the second direction.

<Second mode>
FIG. 5 shows a detailed configuration of the print-receiving tape T after the print is formed on the print-receiving tape To in a state where the second mode is selected as the print mode.

  On the print-receiving tape T shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of print labels L are generated by printing text objects R (characters “ABCDEFGHI”) on a plurality of label portions LA, respectively, as in FIG. . Further, the print area AR2 (corresponding to the second range) on the print-receiving tape T where the text object R is formed is a range (at least the inner fragile portion G2) that does not include the outer fragile portion G1 and the inner fragile portion G2. The range in the second direction is smaller than the print area AR1 in the first mode.

<Details and usage of printed labels>
A plan view showing the detailed structure of the print label L generated as described above is shown in FIG. 6 (a), a side view is shown in FIG. 6 (b), and a plane showing the state when the print label L is used. The figure is shown in FIG. 6 (c), and the conceptual side view is shown in FIG. 6 (d).

  As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the print label L has the same three-layer structure as described above. In addition, as shown in FIGS. 6C and 6D, when the print label L is used, the adhesive layer 22 is folded in a mountain fold at the inner fragile portion G2 so as to be on the inner side. Thus, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layers 22 are bonded to each other. The portion that is not bent is adhered to the adherend 300 with the adhesive layer 22 in the form of a flat plate as it is. And the part of the front end side (the right side in FIG. 6 (a) and FIG.6 (b)) rather than the inner weak part G2 is an anti-tip side side (FIG.6 (a) and FIG.6 (b)) rather than the part. The left side of the substrate is disposed so as to sink into the adherend 300 side (lower side in FIG. 6D), and is in contact with the adherend 300. As a result, the bent portion H bent at the inner fragile portion G2 as described above becomes a non-adhesive contact portion to the adherend 300 having a relatively large thickness dimension, and the above FIG. ), It can be used as a gripping part when the printed label L is peeled off.

<Third mode>
FIG. 7 shows a detailed configuration of the print-receiving tape T after the print is formed on the print-receiving tape To with the third mode selected as the print mode.

  On the print-receiving tape T shown in FIG. 7, as in FIGS. 3 and 5, text objects R (characters “ABCDEFGHI”) are respectively printed on the plurality of label portions LA, thereby generating a plurality of print labels L. Has been. Further, the print area AR3 (corresponding to the third range) on the print-receiving tape T where the text object R is formed is a range including the outer fragile portion G1 and the inner fragile portion G2, and in the second direction. The size is larger than the print area AR1 of the first mode.

<Details and usage of printed labels>
A plan view showing the detailed structure of the print label L generated as described above is shown in FIG. 8 (a), a side view is shown in FIG. 8 (b), and a concept showing the state when the print label L is used. A typical side view is shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the print label L has the same three-layer structure as described above. Further, as shown in FIG. 8 (c), when the print label L is used, it is not folded in a mountain fold shape as in the first mode or the second mode, and is attached in a substantially flat shape. Affixed to the body 300.

<4th mode>
FIG. 9A is a plan view showing the detailed structure of the print label L generated using the print-receiving tape T in which the print is formed on the print-receiving tape To in the state where the fourth mode is selected as the print mode. FIG. 9B shows a side view, FIG. 9C shows a plan view showing a state when the print label L is used, and FIG. 9D shows a conceptual side view.

  As shown in FIGS. 9A to 9D, text objects R (characters “ABCDEFGHIJKL”) are respectively printed and formed on a plurality of label portions LA (not shown) of the print-receiving tape T, and a print label L is formed. Generated. At this time, the print area AR4 (corresponding to the fourth range) on the print-receiving tape T in which the text object R is formed is a range that does not include the outer fragile portion G1 but includes the inner fragile portion G2, and the second region. The size in the direction is larger than the print area AR1 in the first mode. As a result, in this example, in the text object R, the characters “F” and “L” are formed on the inner vulnerable portion G2.

  At this time, as shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, the print label L has the same three-layer structure as described above. Further, as shown in FIGS. 9C and 9D, when the print label L is used, it is folded in a mountain fold shape at the outer fragile portion G1 so that the adhesive layer 22 is on the inner side. Thus, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layers 22 are bonded to each other. The portion that is not bent is adhered to the adherend 300 with the adhesive layer 22 in the form of a flat plate as it is. The portion on the front end side (the right side in FIGS. 9 (a) and 9 (b)) from the outer fragile portion G1 is on the side opposite to the front end (in FIGS. 9 (a) and 9 (b)). The left side of the substrate is disposed so as to sink into the adherend 300 side (the lower side in FIG. 9D) and is in contact with the adherend 300. As a result, the bent portion H bent at the outer fragile portion G1 as described above becomes a non-adhesive contact portion to the adherend 300 having a relatively large thickness dimension, and the above FIG. ) And FIG. 6D, it can be used as a gripping part when the print label L is peeled off.

  Similarly to the first mode, the wrap amount Δl between the position of the inner fragile portion G2 and the position of the leading end Le of the print label L is 10 times or more the thickness t of the print-receiving tape To, and the print-receiving tape It is ½ or less of the above-mentioned length Lo of To.

<Fifth mode>
FIG. 10A is a plan view showing the detailed structure of the print label L generated using the print-receiving tape T in which the print is formed on the print-receiving tape To in the state where the fifth mode is selected as the print mode. FIG. 10B shows a side view, FIG. 10C shows a plan view showing a state when the print label L is used, and FIG. 10D shows a conceptual side view.

  As shown in FIGS. 10A to 10D, a text object R (character “ABCDEFGHIJK”) is printed on each of a plurality of label portions LA (not shown) of the print-receiving tape T, and a print label L is formed. Generated. At this time, the print area AR5 (corresponding to the fifth range) on the print-receiving tape T on which the text object R is formed is a range that does not include the outer fragile portion G1 and the inner fragile portion G2, and in the second direction. Is larger than the print area AR2 in the second mode.

  At this time, as shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B, the print label L has the same three-layer structure as described above. Further, as shown in FIGS. 10C and 10D, when the print label L is used, it is folded in a mountain fold shape at the inner fragile portion G2 so that the adhesive layer 22 is on the inner side. Thus, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layers 22 are bonded to each other. The portion that is not bent is adhered to the adherend 300 with the adhesive layer 22 in the form of a flat plate as it is. The portion on the tip side (the right side in FIGS. 10 (a) and 10 (b)) from the inner fragile portion G2 is on the side opposite to the tip (FIG. 10 (a) and FIG. 10 (b)). Are arranged so as to sink into the adherend 300 side (the lower side in FIG. 10D), and are in contact with the adherend 300. As a result, the bent portion H bent at the inner fragile portion G2 as described above becomes a non-adhesive contact portion to the adherend 300 having a relatively large thickness dimension, and the above FIG. 6 (d) and FIG. 9 (d), it can be used as a gripping part when the print label L is peeled off.

<Effect of embodiment>
As described above, in the present embodiment, the base material layer 21 attached to the release material layer 23 includes the outer fragile portion G1 and the inner fragile portion G2, and the outer fragile portion G1 and the inner fragile portion G2 are: Different aspects are provided. Thereby, according to a user's various use, the use (corresponding to the above-mentioned first mode and the fourth mode) in which the base material layer 21 is bent at the outer fragile portion G1, and the base material layer 21 at the inner fragile portion G2. Therefore, it is possible to accurately cope with any of the uses (corresponding to the second mode and the fifth mode) in which the user is bent and the convenience for the user can be improved.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, the strength of the inner fragile portion G2 is greater than the strength of the outer fragile portion G1. Thereby, when the end portion side of the outer fragile portion G1 is folded at the outer fragile portion G1 as a boundary, and the bent portion H is gripped to peel off the used print label L ( 4 (d) and FIG. 9 (d)), the inner fragile portion G2 can be prevented from being carelessly broken.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, in each label portion LA, the size of the outer edge portion distance l1 from the end portion in the second direction to the outer fragile portion G1 is the same as that of the outer fragile portion G1 in the second direction. It is larger than the perforation distance l2 between the weak part G2 (that is, the wrap amount Δl> 0). Thereby, in the use which bends and uses the edge part side rather than the outer weak part G1 by using the outer weak part G1 as a boundary, the inner part weak part G2 can be protected by making the folded part overlap (FIG.4 (d) ), See FIG. 9D). This also makes it possible to prevent the inner fragile portion G2 from being inadvertently broken when the folded portion H is gripped to peel off the used print label L.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, the wrap amount Δl is not less than 10 times the thickness t of the print-receiving tape To and 1/2 or less of the length Lo in the second direction of the print-receiving tape To. Yes. Thereby, it is possible to avoid waste and inconvenience due to the dimension of the overlapping portion being too long while ensuring the overlapping action of the outer fragile portion G1 on the inner fragile portion G2.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, the CPU of the label producing apparatus 1 variably controls the sizes of the print areas AR1 to AR7 formed by the print head 7 in accordance with any of the above-described modes. To do. Accordingly, the base layer 21 is folded and used at the outer fragile portion G1 (corresponding to the first mode and the fourth mode), and the base layer 21 is folded and used at the inner fragile portion G2 (the first mode). Since the print areas AR1 to AR7 can be appropriately increased or decreased according to various uses of the user (such as 2 mode and 5th mode), the convenience for the user can also be improved.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, in the first mode, the print area AR1 does not include the outer fragile part G1 and the inner fragile part G2, and in the second mode, the print area AR1 does not include the outer fragile part G1 and the inner fragile part G2. The print area AR2 is small, and in the third mode, the print area AR3 is larger than the print area AR1 including the outer weak portion G1 and the inner weak portion G2. As a result, when the base material layer 21 is bent and used at the outer fragile portion G1 and the inner fragile portion G2 (first mode and second mode), the printed content is visible without printing on the bent portion H. It can suppress becoming difficult. Further, when the above bending is not performed (third mode), the print area AR3 can be secured widely.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, in the fourth mode, the outer weak portion G1 is not included and the inner weak portion G2 is included and the print region AR4 is larger than the print region AR1, and in the fifth mode, the outer weak portion G1 and the inner weak portion are included. A print area AR5 that does not include G2 and is larger than the print area AR2. Thereby, when the base material layer 21 is bent and used at the outer fragile portion G1 and the inner fragile portion G2, a part of the print is intentionally formed on the bent portion H (see FIGS. 9D and 10D). ), A three-dimensional printing notation can be realized.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, the base material layer 21 is divided into the label portion LA and the non-label portion LB by the cut HC, and the outer fragile portion G1 and the inner fragile portion G2 are at least the label portion. It is formed in LA. Accordingly, in the so-called die-cut type label that is used by peeling only the inside of the cut HC, it is possible to deal with various uses of the above-mentioned user.

  In the above description, the case where all of the first mode to the fifth mode are provided in the label producing apparatus 1 has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, only the first mode to the third mode except for the fourth mode and the fifth mode may be provided, and one of these modes may be selectively executed. Furthermore, the third mode may be omitted and only the first mode and the second mode may be provided, and one of these modes may be selectively executed.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, 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 label end is bent and used on the opposite side of the adherend, the plan view showing the detailed structure of the label L ′ (not printed in this example) in this modification is shown in FIG. FIG. 11 (a) corresponding to a) and a side view are shown in FIG. 11 (b) corresponding to FIG. 4 (b). Although not described in detail, the label L ′ is generated (without printing) using the print-receiving tape To shown in FIG. 2 and the like, similarly to the print label L of the above embodiment. . As shown in FIG. 11 (a) and FIG. 11 (b), the label L ′ is in the direction of the thickness of the tape (vertical direction in the drawing) as described above, as in FIG. The base material layer 21, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 22, and the release material layer 23 are laminated in this order.

  Then, FIG. 11C shows a plan view showing a state when the label L ′ used when the release material layer 23 is peeled off and attached to the adherend 300, and FIG. d). In addition, in FIG.11 (d), in order to avoid complication of illustration similarly to the said FIG.4 (d), the 3 layer structure which consists of the above-mentioned base material layer 21, the adhesive layer 22, and the peeling material layer 23 is shown. Classification is omitted. As shown in FIG. 11 (c) and FIG. 11 (d), the label L ′ is used in the outer fragile portion G1 and the inner fragile portion G2 so that the base material layer 21 is on the inner side when used by the user. By being folded into a valley fold, it is bent into a roll shape so as to warp upward in FIG. 11 (d), and more than the adhesive layer 22 and the inner fragile portion G2 at the tip side of the outer fragile portion G1. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 22 on the opposite end side is bonded to each other to generate a bent portion H ′, which is self-supporting. The portion that is not bent (the portion on the left side of the above-described bent portion H ′) is attached to the adherend 300 with the adhesive layer 22 as it is in a flat plate shape.

  In this modification, the self-supporting label L ′ can be generated by folding the outer fragile portion G1 and the inner fragile portion G2, and the convenience for the user can be improved as in the above embodiment.

(2) In the case where the end of the label is broken when it is used A plan view showing the detailed structure of the label L ′ in this modified example (same as above, not printed in this example) corresponds to FIG. 12 (a), and a side view is shown in FIG. 12 (b) corresponding to FIG. 4 (b). Similarly to the above, the label L ′ is generated using the print-receiving tape To shown in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 12 (a) and 12 (b), the label L ′ is formed in the same manner as described above in the direction of the thickness of the tape (vertical direction in the drawing) as described above. The agent layer 22 and the release material layer 23 are laminated in this order.

  Similarly to the above embodiment, the base material layer 21 includes an outer fragile portion G1 (first portion) that extends in the first direction and includes a row of cuts (so-called perforations), and an outer fragile portion G1. Also, on one side of the second direction, there is provided an inner fragile portion G2 (second portion) that extends in the first direction and is constituted by a row of cuts (so-called perforations). And in this modification, the intensity | strength of the said outer weak part G1 is larger than the intensity | strength of the inner weak part G2 by the above-mentioned method. Further, in the label L ′, the outer edge distance l4 (corresponding to the first distance) from the end portion in the second direction (the right end portion in FIGS. 12A and 12B) to the outer fragile portion G1. Is less than or equal to the perforation distance l5 (corresponding to the second distance) between the outer fragile portion G1 and the inner fragile portion G2 in the second direction.

  And the top view showing the state at the time of use of label L 'peeled off the peeling material layer 23 and affixed to the to-be-adhered body 300 is shown in FIG.12 (c), and a conceptual side view is shown in FIG. FIG. 12E shows a state after the fracture of the inner fragile portion G2, which is shown in d) and will be described later. 12D and 12E, as described above, in order to avoid complication of the illustration, a three-layer structure including the base material layer 21, the adhesive layer 22, and the release material layer 23 described above. The category of is omitted. As shown in FIGS. 12 (c) and 12 (d), when used by the user, the label L ′ is valley-folded at the inner weakened portion G2 so that the base material layer 21 is on the inner side ( And is bent in a mountain fold at the outer fragile portion G1 so that the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 22 is on the inner side. The portion that is not bent is adhered to the adherend 300 with the adhesive layer 22 while still having a flat plate shape.

  In this modification, when the label L ′ is in a used state, as shown in FIG. 12E, the bent portion H ″ is removed by breaking the inner fragile portion G2. For example, this label L ′ is used in place of a bookmark or sticky note of a book or the like, and when it is not used, the inner fragile portion G2 is not broken and the bent portion H ″ is projected to the outside of the page. The inner fragile portion G2 can be broken and removed from the bent portion H ″ to fit within the page.

  In the present modification, as described above, according to the user's application, the base layer 21 can be appropriately broken and used at the inner fragile portion G2 (note that the outer fragile portion G1 is broken and used). Therefore, it is possible to improve the convenience for the user.

  In the present modification, in particular, the strength of the outer fragile portion G1 is greater than the strength of the inner fragile portion G2. As a result, when the outer fragile portion G1 is folded at the inner fragile portion G2 as described above and used, the inner fragile portion G2 is broken when it is used. When gripped, it is possible to prevent the outer fragile portion G1 that is not the inner fragile portion G2 originally intended to be broken from being carelessly broken.

  In the present modification, in particular, the size of the outer edge distance l4 is not more than the perforation distance l5. As a result, when the outer fragile portion G1 side is folded with the inner fragile portion G2 as described above, the end of the bent portion H ″ protrudes to the other portion side or interferes with the adherend 300. (See FIG. 12D).

(3) When using a print-receiving tape from which the non-label portion has been peeled: That is, in the above-described embodiment described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 10, the print-receiving tape To shown in FIG. As shown in a), the non-label part LB is peeled off in advance (in other words, only the label part LA remains), and the print-receiving tape in which the print is formed on the print-receiving tape To as described above. The above-described print label L may be generated using T (FIG. 13B). Also in this case, as in the above-described embodiment, the above-described die-cut type label that is used by peeling only the inside of the notch HC of the print-receiving tape To from which the non-label portion LB has been peeled off in advance is used for various uses of the above-mentioned user. Can respond.

(4) Others In the above-described embodiment and each modification, the outer fragile portion G1 and the inner fragile portion G2 are formed by so-called perforations, but are not limited thereto. That is, it is sufficient that the outer fragile portion G1 and the inner fragile portion G2 are subjected to some processing process (a process that is easy to bend or break) along the predetermined path in the print label L in the second direction. Instead of the row of cut lines, a row of holes having a desired shape may be used. Or it may be constituted by one slit provided in the shape of a flat opening, for example, instead of the line-shaped one, for example, one slit cut from the end (corresponding to a cut).

  In addition, in the above description, when there are descriptions such as “vertical”, “parallel”, and “plane”, the descriptions are not strict. That is, the terms “vertical”, “parallel”, and “plane” are acceptable in design and manufacturing tolerances and errors, and mean “substantially vertical”, “substantially parallel”, and “substantially plane”. .

  In addition, in the above description, when there are descriptions such as “same”, “equal”, “different”, etc., in terms of external dimensions and sizes, the descriptions are not strict. That is, the terms “identical”, “equal”, and “different” mean that “tolerance and error in manufacturing are allowed in design and that they are“ substantially identical ”,“ substantially equal ”, and“ substantially different ”. .

  In addition, in the above, the arrow shown in FIG. 1 etc. shows an example of a signal flow, and does not limit the signal flow direction.

  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 (printing device)
2 Control circuit 6 Transport roller (transport section)
7 Print head (printing section)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Tape cartridge 10A Tape roll 21 Base material layer (label base material)
22 Adhesive layer 23 Release material layer (sheet)
AR1 print area (first range)
AR2 print area (second range)
AR3 print area (third range)
AR4 print area (4th range)
AR5 print area (5th range)
G1 outer fragile part (first part, third part)
G2 inner weak part (second part, fourth part)
HC cutting (cutting frame)
L Print label LA Label part (inside the frame)
LB Non-label part (outside the frame)
l1 Outer edge distance (third distance)
l4 Outer edge distance (first distance)
l2 Perforation distance (4th distance)
l5 Perforation distance (second distance)
△ l Wrapping amount T Printed tape to be printed To Tape to be printed

Claims (12)

A strip-shaped sheet having a length in the first direction longer than the length in the second direction orthogonal to the first direction;
A label substrate affixed to the sheet;
Have
For the label substrate,
A first portion extending in the first direction and constituted by holes or cuts or rows of holes or rows of cuts;
A second portion extending in the first direction on one side of the second direction from the first portion and configured by a hole, a cut, a row of holes, or a row of cuts, and having a different aspect from the first portion; ,
A tape characterized by being provided. The tape according to claim 1, wherein
The tape according to claim 1, wherein the strength of the second portion is greater than the strength of the first portion. The tape according to claim 1, wherein
The strength of the first part is greater than the strength of the second part. The tape according to claim 3,
The magnitude of the first distance from the end of the tape in the second direction to the first part is not more than the second distance between the first part and the second part in the second direction. Tape characterized by. A strip-shaped sheet having a length in the first direction longer than the length in the second direction orthogonal to the first direction;
A label substrate affixed to the sheet;
Have
For the label substrate,
A third portion extending in the first direction and constituted by a hole or cut or a row of holes or a row of cuts;
A fourth portion that extends in the first direction on one side of the second direction from the third portion, and is constituted by a hole or cut or a row of holes or a row of cuts;
Is provided,
The third distance from the end of the tape in the second direction to the third portion is greater than the fourth distance between the third portion and the fourth portion in the second direction. Tape characterized by. The tape according to claim 5, wherein
The deviation obtained by subtracting the fourth distance from the third distance is
More than 10 times the thickness of the tape, and
The tape characterized by being not more than 1/2 of the dimension in the second direction of the tape. A housing,
The length of the first direction has a strip-like sheet longer than the length of the second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and a label base material affixed to the sheet, the label base material, A first portion that extends in a first direction and is configured by a hole or a cut or a row of holes or a row of cuts, and extends in the first direction on one side of the second direction with respect to the first portion; Alternatively, a tape provided with a second portion different from the first portion, which is constituted by a row of holes or a row of cuts, is wound in a roll shape and stored in the housing Tape roll,
A tape cartridge comprising: A housing,
The length of the first direction has a strip-like sheet longer than the length of the second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and a label base material affixed to the sheet, the label base material, A third portion that extends in the first direction and is configured by a hole or cut or a row of holes or a row of cuts, and extends in the first direction on one side of the second direction with respect to the third portion; Or a fourth portion constituted by a row of holes or a row of cuts, and a third distance from the end portion of the tape in the second direction to the third portion is the first portion. A tape having a tape larger than a fourth distance between the third portion and the fourth portion in two directions is wound in a roll shape and has a tape roll housed in the housing. Tape cartridge. The length of the first direction has a strip-like sheet longer than the length of the second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and a label base material affixed to the sheet, the label base material, A first portion that extends in a first direction and is configured by a hole or a cut or a row of holes or a row of cuts, and extends in the first direction on one side of the second direction with respect to the first portion; Or a second part constituted by a row of holes or a row of cuts, and a transport unit for transporting the tape,
A printing unit for printing on the tape conveyed by the conveyance unit;
A plurality of modes including a first mode corresponding to bending in the first portion, a second mode corresponding to bending in the second portion, and a third mode not corresponding to bending in the first portion or the second portion. Among them, a control unit that controls the transport unit and the printing unit in one mode;
A printing device comprising:
The controller is
A printing apparatus that variably controls the size of the print area formed on the tape by the printing unit in the second direction according to which of the plurality of modes. The printing apparatus according to claim 9.
The controller is
In the first mode, a first range that does not include the first part and the second part in the tape is set as the print area,
In the second mode, the second area of the tape that does not include the first part and the second part and whose size in the second direction is smaller than the first range is set as the print area.
In the third mode, a third range of the tape including the first portion and the second portion and having a size in the second direction larger than the first range is set as the print region. Printing device. The printing apparatus according to claim 10.
The plurality of modes of the control unit are further
A fourth mode different from the first mode corresponding to bending in the first part, and a fifth mode different from the second mode corresponding to bending in the second part,
In the fourth mode, a fourth range of the tape that does not include the first portion but includes the second portion and that is larger in the second direction than the first range is defined as the print area.
In the fifth mode, the fifth area of the tape not including the first part and the second part and having a size in the second direction larger than the second range is set as the print area. Printing device to do. The length of the first direction has a strip-like sheet longer than the length of the second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and a label base material affixed to the sheet, the label base material, A transport section for transporting the tape, which extends in the first direction and is provided with a first portion constituted by a hole or a cut or a row of holes or a row of cuts;
A printing unit for printing on the tape conveyed by the conveyance unit;
A control unit that controls the transport unit and the printing unit in one mode among a plurality of modes including a first mode corresponding to bending in the first portion and a second mode not corresponding to bending in the first portion. When,
A printing device comprising:
The controller is
A printing apparatus that variably controls the size of the print area formed on the tape by the printing unit in the second direction according to which of the plurality of modes.

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