JP2861775B2 - Laminated fabric tape roll, method for producing the same, and laminated fabric tape cassette - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a laminated fabric tape roll for printing on a laminated fabric tape having a fabric layer and an adhesive layer without causing clogging of the fabric, a method of manufacturing the same, and a method of manufacturing the same. The present invention relates to a laminated fabric tape cassette containing a laminated fabric tape roll.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In many cases, ready-made clothes and the like are usually affixed with a fabric label indicating a brand, a manufacturer name and the like. As a method of manufacturing the fabric label, a brand or the like is printed at regular intervals while rewinding the laminated fabric tape from a laminated fabric tape roll in which a laminated fabric tape having a fabric layer and an adhesive layer is wound into a roll, and the fragment is printed. It is conceivable to cut it into a label. The label thus produced is placed at a predetermined position on ready-made clothes or the like, heated with an iron or the like to melt the adhesive layer, and then attached to the ready-made clothes or the like for use.

[0003]

However, since the rigidity of the fabric is smaller than that of paper or film, printing on the fabric layer using a conventional paper or film printer is difficult. There has been a problem that the tape may not be smoothly transported and the cloth may be clogged, and the printing operation may not be performed.

The inventors of the present invention have conducted intensive studies on the cause of clogging of the fabric when printing such a laminated fabric tape with a normal paper or film printer. One of the causes is as follows: a) The ink on the thermal transfer ribbon melts. Poor peelability caused by fusing with the fabric layer of the laminated fabric tape, and b) poor peelability between the laminated fabric tape and a roll such as a platen roll due to the strong adhesion of the adhesive layer of the laminated fabric tape. , Or

As shown in FIG. 5, consider a case where printing is performed on a laminated fabric tape 12 in which a fabric tape 10 and an adhesive tape 11 are laminated by a conventional thermal transfer printer for paper or film.

In such a printer, the laminated fabric tape 12 is moved between the platen roll 30 and the thermal head 31 together with the thermal transfer ribbon 21. At this time, a head pressure is applied, and the thermal transfer ribbon 21 is
Is heated, and the ink is melted and adhered to the fabric tape 10 to perform printing. At the time of this printing, the thermal transfer ribbon 21 and the fabric tape 1 are melted via the melted ink.
0 may be fused. In such a case, a force in the direction of arrow B is applied to the laminated fabric tape 12. When the force in the direction of the arrow B is strong, the laminated fabric tape 12 having a small rigidity may be wound up together with the thermal transfer ribbon 21 while being fused to the thermal transfer ribbon 21, resulting in a fabric clogging. in this way,
This type of fabric clogging is caused by fusion of the thermal transfer ribbon 21 and the fabric tape 10.

On the other hand, a head pressure is applied at the time of printing, and the thermal transfer ribbon 21 is heated by the thermal head 31.
A force in the direction of arrow A that is to be attached to zero is applied. When the adhesive force of the adhesive tape 11 is large and the force in the direction of arrow A is larger than the force in the direction of arrow B, the laminated fabric tape 12 having low rigidity is wound around the platen roll 30 to cause fabric clogging. In some cases. In particular, in the vicinity of the platen roll 30, a force such as the head pressure of the thermal head 31 is applied and the running of the tape becomes unstable.
Fabric clogging is likely to occur. Thus, this type of fabric clogging occurs due to the strong adhesive force of the adhesive tape 11.

As described above, which of the two types of fabric clogging is more likely to occur depends on the strength of fusion between the fabric tape 10 and the thermal transfer ribbon 21 and the adhesive force of the adhesive tape 11 to a platen roll or the like. Depends on which is stronger.

On the other hand, when the material on the front side of the tape to be printed is paper or a resin film instead of fabric, the strength of the fusion between the front side of the printing tape and the thermal transfer ribbon and the adhesive on the back side of the tape are assumed. Even if the tape had a strong adhesive force to the platen roll, the tape itself had high rigidity, so that the tape was hardly wound around the platen roll or wound together with the thermal transfer ribbon.

Therefore, as a countermeasure for preventing the clogging of the cloth, it is conceivable to increase the rigidity by coating the cloth tape with a resin or the like thickly. However, if the rigidity of the fabric tape is increased in this way, the "flexibility" inherent in the fabric is lost, and when applied to clothing as a label, adverse effects such as deterioration of the feeling of wearing the clothing occur.

[0011] In order to solve this problem, the present inventors, when winding a laminated fabric tape composed of a fabric tape and an adhesive tape around a core, adhere to the fabric tape in accordance with the more likely fabric clogging of the above two types. There has been proposed a laminated fabric tape roll wound by determining which of the tapes is to be placed on the outside (Japanese Patent Application Nos. 5-231166 and 5-23116).
7). That is, a curl (a tendency to bend in the winding direction) naturally applied to the laminated fabric tape is used to generate a force in a direction opposite to a force that causes fabric clogging, which is likely to occur. For example, when there is a possibility that the clogging of the fabric due to the fusion of the thermal transfer ribbon and the fabric layer may occur, the laminated fabric tape is wound with the fabric layer facing outward to produce a laminated fabric tape roll. Then, since the direction of the curl at this time is a direction in which the fabric tape side tends to separate from the thermal transfer ribbon after printing by the printer, it is possible to suppress the curl in the thermal transfer ribbon.

However, if the rigidity of the fabric tape is extremely low due to the material of the fabric tape, the clogging of the fabric may occur even with such a laminated fabric tape roll. Further, when printing is performed after a long time has elapsed since the last printing, the above-described curl is weakened because the leading end of the laminated fabric tape is stretched linearly, and the effect of suppressing fabric clogging is reduced. May fade.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to make it possible to more reliably perform printing without causing fabric clogging when printing on a laminated fabric tape while maintaining the original "flexibility" of the fabric. It is an object of the present invention to provide a laminated fabric tape roll, a method of manufacturing the same, and a laminated fabric tape cassette containing such a laminated fabric tape roll.

[0014]

The gist of the present invention to achieve the above object is as follows.

That is, the laminated fabric tape roll of the present invention is a laminated fabric tape roll in which a laminated fabric tape having a fabric layer and an adhesive layer is wound around a laminated fabric tape core. The adhesive layer is characterized in that at least one of them is bent in the winding direction and subjected to a heat setting treatment.

A preferred embodiment of the laminated fabric tape roll of the present invention is characterized in that the fabric layer is composed mainly of ultrafine fibers having a single fiber fineness of 0.001 to 1 denier.

Further, another preferred embodiment of the laminated fabric tape roll of the present invention is characterized in that the surface of the fabric tape is smoothed.

Further, the laminated fabric tape cassette of the present invention comprises: a laminated fabric tape roll in which a laminated fabric tape having a fabric layer and an adhesive layer is wound around a laminated fabric tape core; A laminated fabric tape cassette in which a heat transfer ribbon roll wound around the tape is housed in a cassette, and at least one of the fabric layer and the adhesive layer is bent in the winding direction and heat is applied. It is characterized by being subjected to a setting process.

Further, a preferred embodiment is characterized in that the thermal transfer ribbon contains a sublimation dye.

The method for producing a laminated fabric tape roll according to the present invention is a method for producing a laminated fabric tape roll in which a laminated fabric tape having a fabric layer and an adhesive layer is wound around a core for a laminated fabric tape. The heat setting process is performed by bending at least one of the fabric layer and the adhesive layer in the winding direction.

[0021]

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a laminated fabric tape roll and a production method according to the present invention. Here, an example will be described in which there is a risk of fabric clogging due to fusion of the thermal transfer ribbon and the fabric layer of the laminated fabric tape.

First, an adhesive tape roll 3 in which an adhesive tape 11 is wound around an adhesive tape core 6b and a fabric tape roll 2 in which a fabric tape 10 is wound around a fabric tape core 6a are prepared. The adhesive tape 11 of the adhesive tape roll 3 and the fabric tape 10 of the fabric tape roll 2 are cut into a tape having a required width by a fusing cutter 40, laminated, wound around a laminated fabric tape core 5, and laminated. The roll 1 is manufactured. At this time, the fusing portion of the adhesive tape 11 is melted by the heat of the fusing cutter 40, and the fabric tape 10 and the adhesive tape 11 are bonded only in the vicinity of the fusing portion. Cloth tape 12
Can be manufactured.

Next, the laminated fabric tape roll 1 is placed in a constant temperature oven 45 for a laminated fabric tape roll, and is internally exposed to a dry heat or steam atmosphere to perform a heat setting process. When the heat setting process is performed on the laminated fabric tape roll 1 in this manner, the fabric tape 10 and the adhesive tape 11 are exposed to high heat while being bent along a curved surface, so that the curl for maintaining the shape as it is is strengthened. Is done. Moreover, the curl actively strengthened in this way is unlikely to be weakened even if the tip is straightened and held for a long time. Therefore, the effect of significantly suppressing the clogging of the fabric is enhanced as compared with the case where the heat setting is not performed. In addition, in this method, when the conditions of the heat setting process of the adhesive tape 11 and the fabric tape 10 are similar, not only the adhesive tape 11 but also the fabric tape 10 can be simultaneously subjected to the heat setting process. The curl of the tape 10 can be strengthened at the same time.

Further, since the laminated fabric tape roll 1 is already cut to a required width before the heat setting treatment, it is necessary to arrange the individual laminated fabric tape rolls 1 at a sufficient interval to perform the heat setting treatment. Can be. Therefore, compared to the method described below, heat is easily transmitted to the inside of the laminated fabric tape roll 1, and the time required for the heat setting process can be shortened.

In the method of applying heat setting treatment to a laminated fabric tape roll, the adhesive layer cannot be wound alone in a roll like a laminated fabric tape produced by applying an adhesive to the fabric tape. Even if applicable.

FIG. 2 shows another example of the method for producing the laminated fabric tape roll of the present invention. Here, the case where there is a possibility that the clogging of the fabric occurs due to the fusion of the thermal transfer ribbon and the fabric layer of the laminated fabric tape will be described as an example.

First, an adhesive tape roll 3 in which an adhesive tape 11 is wound around an adhesive tape core 6b and a fabric tape roll 2 in which a fabric tape 10 is wound around a fabric tape core 6a are prepared. The adhesive tape roll 3 is placed in a constant temperature oven 44 for the adhesive tape roll, and is internally exposed to a dry heat or steam atmosphere to perform a heat setting process. Here, if necessary, the cloth tape roll 2 may be further placed in a constant temperature furnace 43 for a cloth tape roll and subjected to a heat setting process. In this case, the effect of suppressing the clogging of the fabric is further increased. Next, the adhesive tape 11 of the adhesive tape roll 3 and the fabric tape 10 of the fabric tape roll 2 are cut into a tape of an appropriate width by a fusing cutter 40, and wound around the laminated fabric tape core 5 while being laminated. I do. When the fabric tape roll 2 and the adhesive tape roll 3 are subjected to the heat setting process as described above, the fabric tape 10 and the adhesive tape 11 are exposed to high heat while being bent along the curved surface in the winding direction. Try to keep the curl strengthened. Therefore, as in the case of the embodiment of FIG. 1, the effect of remarkably suppressing the clogging of the fabric is enhanced as compared with the case where the heat setting is not performed.

In the case where the clogging of the adhesive tape 11 is strengthened as described above, but the clogging of the cloth still occurs, it is preferable that the cloth tape 10 is further subjected to the same heat setting treatment. In this case, since the heat setting processing conditions such as the temperature at which the heat setting is performed on the fabric tape 10 can be set completely independently of the heat setting processing conditions for the adhesive tape 11, FIG.
The effect of suppressing the clogging of the fabric can be enhanced as compared with the case of the embodiment.

The above two embodiments did not include the case where only the fabric layer of the laminated fabric tape was subjected to the heat setting treatment. This is because the strength of the curl that can be given when the fabric is bent and subjected to the heat setting process is generally weaker than when the adhesive layer is subjected to the heat setting process. However, in the case where the fabric layer is made of a material which is easy to impart curl by such a heat setting process, or when it is desired to impart a weak curl (for example, when the curl is too strong, another fabric clogging may occur) In some cases, it may be optimal to apply the heat setting treatment only to the fabric layer.

In the above two embodiments, the case where the clogging of the fabric due to the fusion of the thermal transfer ribbon and the fabric layer of the laminated fabric tape is likely to occur, but the fabric due to the adhesive force of the adhesive layer of the laminated fabric tape is used. If there is a risk of clogging, simply winding the tape with the adhesive tape on the outside may be the same.

In each of the above-mentioned two embodiments, the adhesive tape is bent in the winding direction in the form of winding the adhesive tape, placed in a constant temperature furnace, and exposed to a dry heat or steaming atmosphere therein to perform a heat setting treatment. Was given. However, the method of bending the adhesive tape or the fabric tape in the winding direction and performing the heat setting process is not limited to such a method. For example, a desired curl can be given to the tape by heating the adhesive tape, the fabric tape, or the laminated fabric tape while contacting the tape along the curved surface such as a rod having a curved surface such as a cylindrical surface. Further, it is also preferable to spirally wind the rod having such a curved surface and heat it, because the contact time between the curved surface and the tape can be lengthened.

In the case where the heat setting treatment is performed by these methods, unevenness of the curl strength due to the portion of the tape which may occur when the heat setting treatment is performed in the state of being wound into a roll (from the outer periphery of the roll to the inner periphery of the roll). (Due to a delay in the conduction of heat to the roll, or a difference in the radius of curvature between the outer circumference of the roll and the inner circumference of the roll). Therefore, almost the same effect of suppressing the clogging of the fabric can be obtained at any part of the completed laminated fabric tape roll.

As described above, each of the methods of the heat setting treatment for imparting or strengthening the curl to the adhesive layer and the fabric layer of the laminated fabric tape has advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, considering the properties of the fabric layer and the adhesive layer of the laminated fabric tape, the strength of the fusion between the thermal transfer ribbon and the fabric layer causing the clogging of the fabric, the adhesive force of the adhesive layer to the platen roll, etc., and the cost, etc. You can choose the method.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a method of printing with a printer using the laminated fabric tape roll manufactured by the method described in FIG. 1 or FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, the laminated fabric tape roll 1 is mounted on a thermal transfer printer. The laminated fabric tape 12 unwound from the laminated fabric tape roll 1 moves with the thermal transfer ribbon 21 while being guided between the platen roll 30 and the thermal head 31 of the thermal transfer printer. 12 fabric tapes 10
It is mounted so that the side faces the thermal transfer ribbon 21. In this mounting state, the laminated fabric tape 12 of the laminated fabric tape roll 1 is wound so that the fabric tape 10 is arranged on the outside, and the curl that bends in the direction of arrow C is forcibly performed by the heat setting process. Has been granted. Therefore, when the sheet is pulled out for printing, a force in the direction of arrow C is applied so as to separate from the thermal transfer ribbon 21, thereby improving the releasability of the thermal transfer ribbon 21 and suppressing the occurrence of clogging of the cloth.

When there is a possibility that the adhesive layer of the laminated fabric tape may be clogged due to the adhesive force of the adhesive layer to the platen roll, the adhesive layer of the laminated fabric tape is subjected to a heat setting treatment so as to impart curl in the direction opposite to that of FIG. What is necessary is just to use what wound the laminated fabric tape with the adhesive layer disposed outside.

The laminated fabric tape roll of the present invention can be used for a laminated fabric tape cassette that can be attached to and detached from a printer with a single touch. FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of such a laminated fabric tape cassette.

In the laminated fabric tape cassette 4, the laminated fabric tape roll 1 and the thermal transfer ribbon roll 20 manufactured as described above are rotatably supported in the cassette. The thermal transfer ribbon roll 20 is configured by winding a thermal transfer ribbon 21 containing a dye around a thermal transfer ribbon core 7a. In the printing operation, the laminated fabric tape 12 of the laminated fabric tape roll 1 is pulled out from the laminated fabric tape cassette 4 as the printing is performed, but the thermal transfer ribbon 21 of the thermal transfer ribbon roll 20 is wound separately provided in the same cassette. Transfer ribbon core 7b
Is to be wound up.

Although the platen roll normally belongs to the printer, the platen roll may be provided in a cassette. This is because the occurrence of clogging of the fabric due to the following causes can be prevented. That is, if a platen roll is provided on the printer side, the same platen roll is usually used as it is even when the laminated fabric tape cassette is replaced. When the platen roll is used for a long period of time, the adhesive component of the adhesive layer of the laminated fabric tape adheres to and deposits on the platen roll, and the clogging of the laminated fabric tape into the platen roll is more likely to occur than at the beginning of use. Furthermore, when the platen roll is used continuously for a long period of time, the running of the laminated fabric tape becomes unstable due to deterioration of the material of the surface thereof, and the fabric may be easily clogged.

If there is a risk of such fabric clogging, providing a platen roll in the cassette means that when the laminated fabric tape cassette is replaced, the platen roll is replaced at the same time and the platen roll is used continuously. There is no. Therefore, the clogging of the cloth due to the adhesion component of the adhesive layer of the laminated cloth tape being deposited on the platen roll and the clogging of the cloth due to the unstable running of the laminated cloth tape due to the deterioration of the surface material of the platen roll occur. It becomes difficult.

In the present invention, performing the heat setting treatment means
This refers to holding the resin at a temperature equal to or lower than the melting point of the resin of the material of the fabric layer and the adhesive layer of the laminated fabric tape subjected to the heat setting treatment and equal to or higher than the glass transition point. As a heating method, as described above, a method of holding in a constant temperature furnace in a dry heat or steaming atmosphere or abutting a laminated fabric tape or the like along the curved surface such as a rod having a curved surface such as a cylindrical surface. Heating (the heating may be performed by heating the curved surface itself or by using light from the outside), and furthermore, by contacting a contact roll or the like when the laminated fabric tape or the like is wound around the core. Preferably, a method in which the contact roll is heated at this time while the contact roll is heated is preferably used. If the temperature is kept sufficiently lower than the heating temperature (for example, room temperature) after the heating, the effect of the heat setting treatment can be enhanced. The heat setting treatment may be performed before the fabric layer and the adhesive layer are laminated, or may be performed before the lamination.

When the heat setting treatment is performed before lamination, even if the thermal characteristics such as the melting points of the fabric layer and the adhesive layer do not match, the heat setting treatment is performed under the optimum conditions (that is, the strongest curl can be imparted). Is easy to apply.
Therefore, it is effective when it is necessary to impart a very strong curl to the laminated fabric tape. Further, when the heat setting treatment is performed after the lamination, it is economical in that curling can be imparted to both the fabric layer and the adhesive layer by performing the heat setting treatment only once. Therefore, it is effective when curl of sufficient strength can be imparted to each layer under the same heat setting conditions, for example, when the thermal characteristics such as the melting points of the fabric layer and the adhesive layer are similar.

In the present invention, the laminated fabric tape having a fabric layer and an adhesive layer is a laminated fabric tape obtained by laminating a fabric tape and an adhesive tape made of an adhesive and fixing all or a part of the laminated portion. Alternatively, a material obtained by applying or coating an adhesive on a fabric tape is preferably used.

In the present invention, as the fabric constituting the fabric layer, a sheet-like fabric composed of fibers such as woven fabric, knitted fabric and non-woven fabric is used. As the cloth, a cloth to which processing such as coating processing is appropriately added can be used.

The fibers constituting the fabric layer can be any of natural fibers such as silk and cotton, synthetic fibers such as polyester, polyamide and polyacrylonitrile, and regenerated and semi-synthetic fibers of cellulose and protein. It is. In particular, polyester-based synthetic fibers are preferred.

The fineness of the fibers constituting the fabric layer is preferably ultrafine fibers (filaments) having a single fiber fineness of 0.001 to 2 denier, more preferably 0.001 to 1 denier. It is preferable to form a fabric layer mainly with. By using such ultrafine fibers for the fabric layer, it is possible to improve the clarity of printing and to obtain a very "flexible" label.

In addition to the use of such ultrafine fibers, it is preferable that the woven density of the fabric be 100 yarns / inch or more, and these can be synergized to further improve the clarity of printing. In this case, the definition corresponding to the weaving density in a nonwoven fabric or knitted fabric is defined as the number of fibers crossing a fabric length of 1 inch. Further, in order to further emphasize these effects, it is preferable that the fabric layer is subjected to high-speed fluid treatment (water jet punch) so that the fibers are randomly entangled with each other.

The surface of the fabric layer used in the present invention can be further improved by smoothing the surface. In particular, when the printing method is the thermal transfer method, the thermal transfer ribbon is difficult to be transferred to the recessed portion. Therefore, a thermal calender treatment is desirable as a means for imparting surface smoothness.

In the present invention, the material of the adhesive layer is not particularly limited, but a hot melt adhesive is preferably used, and a polyester adhesive is particularly preferred.

When the printing system of the printer for printing on the laminated fabric tape of the present invention is a thermal transfer system, it is preferable to use a dye-containing thermal transfer ribbon as the thermal transfer ribbon. As the dye-containing thermal transfer ribbon, one having a resin film such as polyethylene terephthalate as a base material and a dye-containing ink layer formed on the resin film is preferably used. The dye-containing ink layer preferably has a configuration containing three types of wax, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, and sublimation type dye. Further, as a dye, a dye-containing thermal transfer ribbon coated in two or more colors such as yellow, magenta, and cyan can also be preferably used.

The dye constituting the dye-containing ink layer is preferably a sublimation type dye. By using this sublimation type dye, dyeing can be performed by heating for a short time, and washing with water can be omitted. By heating the fabric layer by an appropriate method after printing, the fabric tape is dyed, and a fabric label having extremely excellent fastness can be obtained.

Here, the sublimation dye is not particularly limited as long as it has a sublimation property such as a disperse dye or a basic dye.
Those having a temperature of 300 ° C. are preferred, and more preferably 200 to
250 ° C. is preferred. Here, the sublimation temperature refers to a temperature at which the vapor pressure (sublimation pressure) of the sublimation dye becomes equal to the atmospheric pressure (1 atm).

[0054]

【Example】

Example 1 A laminated fabric tape cassette shown in FIG. 3 was manufactured. As described below, the method of FIG. 1 was used as a method of manufacturing a laminated fabric tape roll. That is, as a fabric tape for forming a fabric layer, a high-density fabric (melting point: 260 ° C.) made of ultrafine polyester filament fibers of 0.06 denier, which was subjected to a water jet punch treatment and then subjected to a heat calender treatment was used. The fabric tape was wound around a core for a fabric tape and kept in a dry heat atmosphere at 190 ° C. for 60 minutes. As an adhesive tape for forming an adhesive layer, a polyester hot melt adhesive: KEMIT, KF-2000, # 80 (melting point 110 ° C.) manufactured by Toray Industries, Inc. was used. The adhesive tape was wound around a core for the adhesive tape and kept in a dry heat atmosphere at 90 ° C. for 60 minutes. As shown in FIG. 2, the fabric layer and the adhesive tape are simultaneously cut by a hot-melt cutter, cut into a tape shape, wound around a laminated fabric tape core so that the fabric tape is arranged outside, and a laminated fabric tape roll. Was manufactured. The adhesive strength of the adhesive layer of the laminated fabric tape is relatively small. The laminated fabric tape roll manufactured as described above and a thermal transfer ribbon roll in which a thermal transfer ribbon containing a sublimation type dye was wound around a core for a thermal transfer ribbon were housed in a cassette to manufacture a laminated fabric tape cassette.

After the cassette was mounted on the printer and printing was repeated, the mounted state was maintained for one week and left at normal room temperature. Thereafter, even when printing was started again, no clogging of the fabric occurred, and good printing results could be obtained.

Example 2 A laminated fabric tape cassette was manufactured in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the fabric tape and the adhesive tape were laminated and then subjected to a heat setting treatment. That is, the same fabric tape and adhesive tape as in Example 1 were laminated, then cut simultaneously with a hot-melt cutter, cut into a tape shape, wound around a laminated fabric tape core so that the fabric tape was disposed outside, and It was kept in a dry heat atmosphere at 60 ° C. for 60 minutes to produce a laminated fabric tape roll. The laminated fabric tape roll manufactured as described above and a thermal transfer ribbon roll in which a thermal transfer ribbon containing a sublimation type dye was wound around a core for a thermal transfer ribbon were housed in a cassette to manufacture a laminated fabric tape cassette.

After the cassette was mounted on the printer and printing was repeated, the mounted state was maintained for one week and left at normal room temperature. Thereafter, even when printing was started again, no clogging of the fabric occurred, and good printing results could be obtained.

Example 3 A laminated fabric tape cassette was manufactured in the same manner as in Example 2 except that the laminated fabric tape was heat-set along the circumference of the heating roll. That is, after the same fabric tape and adhesive tape as in Example 2 were laminated, they were simultaneously cut with a hot-melt cutter and cut into a tape shape.
C.) while being in contact therewith, and wound around a core for a laminated fabric tape so that the fabric tape is disposed outside, to produce a laminated fabric tape roll. At this time, the time during which one point on the laminated fabric tape was in contact with the circumference of the heating roll was 30 seconds. Except for the above, all were manufactured in the same manner as in Example 2.

After the cassette was mounted on the printer and printing was repeated, the mounted state was maintained for one week and left at normal room temperature. Thereafter, even when printing was started again, no clogging of the fabric occurred, and good printing results could be obtained.

Comparative Example A laminated fabric tape cassette was manufactured in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the heat setting treatment was not applied to the fabric layer and the adhesive layer.

When this cassette was mounted on the printer and the printer was kept in the mounted state for one week and then printing was performed, fabric clogging occurred.

[0062]

As described above, according to the laminated fabric tape roll, the method of manufacturing the same and the laminated fabric tape cassette according to the present invention, at least one of the fabric layer and the adhesive layer of the laminated fabric tape is wound in the winding direction. In this case, the laminated fabric tape can be forcibly curled. Therefore, it is possible to effectively suppress the occurrence of the clogging of the fabric due to the fusion of the thermal transfer ribbon and the fabric layer of the laminated fabric tape and the clogging of the fabric due to the adhesive force of the adhesive layer. Further, the curl due to the heat setting treatment is hardly weakened even if left for a long time in a state where the cloth is stretched linearly, so that the effect of suppressing the clogging of the fabric due to the curl is maintained for a long time.

Further, in the present invention, since the clogging of the fabric is suppressed without giving special rigidity to the fabric layer, the "flexibility" inherent in the fabric can be given to the fabric label.

Further, according to a preferred embodiment, since the fabric layer is a fabric mainly composed of ultrafine fibers having a single fiber fineness of 0.001 denier or more and 1 denier or less, the print clarity can be improved. Can also be improved.

Further, according to a preferred embodiment, since the fabric layer is subjected to a smoothing treatment by a heat calendering treatment or the like, the print clarity can be improved. In particular, when the printing method of the printer is a thermal transfer method, the print clarity can be dramatically improved.

Further, according to the preferred embodiment, since the thermal transfer ribbon contains a sublimation type dye, it is possible to dye by heating for a short time, and it is also possible to omit washing with water.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a model diagram showing one embodiment of a laminated fabric tape roll and a method for producing the same according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a model diagram showing another example of the laminated fabric tape roll of the present invention and a method for producing the same.

FIG. 3 is a model diagram showing an embodiment of the laminated fabric tape cassette of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a case where printing is performed using the laminated fabric tape roll of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing one cause of a fabric jam.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: laminated fabric tape roll 2: fabric tape roll 3: adhesive tape roll 4: laminated fabric tape cassette 5: laminated fabric tape core 6a: fabric tape core 6b: adhesive tape core 7: thermal transfer ribbon core 10: fabric Tape 11: Adhesive tape 12: Laminated fabric tape 20: Thermal transfer ribbon roll 21: Thermal transfer ribbon 30: Platen roll 31: Thermal head 40: Fusing cutter 41: Dancer roll 42: Fusing roll 43: Constant temperature oven 44 for fabric tape roll : Constant temperature furnace for adhesive tape roll 45: constant temperature furnace for laminated fabric tape roll

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] A laminated fabric tape roll in which a laminated fabric tape having a fabric layer and an adhesive layer is wound around a core for a laminated fabric tape, and at least one of the fabric layer and the adhesive layer is at least one of them. A laminated fabric tape roll, which is bent in the winding direction and subjected to a heat setting process. 2. The laminated fabric tape roll according to claim 1, wherein said fabric layer is composed mainly of ultrafine fibers having a single fiber fineness of 0.001 denier to 1 denier. 3. The laminated fabric tape roll according to claim 1, wherein the surface of the fabric tape is smoothed. 4. A laminated fabric tape roll in which a laminated fabric tape having a fabric layer and an adhesive layer is wound around a core for a laminated fabric tape, and a thermal transfer ribbon roll in which a thermal transfer ribbon is wound around a core for a thermal transfer ribbon. Is a laminated fabric tape cassette housed in a cassette, and at least one of the fabric layer and the adhesive layer is bent in the winding direction and subjected to a heat setting process. A laminated fabric tape cassette, comprising: 5. The laminated fabric tape cassette according to claim 4, wherein said thermal transfer ribbon contains a sublimation dye. 6. A method for producing a laminated fabric tape roll, wherein a laminated fabric tape having a fabric layer and an adhesive layer is wound around a core for a laminated fabric tape, and wherein at least one of the fabric layer and the adhesive layer is provided. A method for producing a laminated fabric tape roll, characterized in that one of the two is bent in the winding direction and subjected to a heat setting treatment.