JP2920939B2 - Tape printer - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a tape printer for a small printer.

[Prior Art] As shown in FIG. 8, a conventional tape printer of a small printer prints on a tape having a backing paper on a side opposite to a printing surface, and after finishing printing, pulls out the tape from a storage member. It was cut, the backing paper was peeled off, and the tape was manually stuck to the member to be stuck.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the above-described related art, the operation and time required for manually peeling off the backing paper from the tape after printing and for attaching the tape manually are required. There are problems that a cutter is required, an operation for cutting the tape and time are required, and the tape is wastefully used.

Therefore, the present invention is to solve such conventional problems, the purpose is to print the tape, together with the operation of attaching the tape, the operation of cutting the tape, the operation of peeling the backing paper, It is an object of the present invention to provide a small-sized printer in which time and labor can be reduced by performing the operation, and the tape can be used without waste by performing the operation of printing on the tape and the operation of cutting the tape.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The tape printing apparatus of the present invention is to feed a tape composed of an adhesive tape and a backing paper adhered to the adhesive tape from a state wound in a roll shape, and print the tape on the adhesive tape. In a tape printing apparatus that performs the adhesive tape and the backing paper while performing the above, a tape support member wound around the tape in a roll, a printing mechanism that performs printing on the adhesive tape, and the adhesive tape A separating mechanism for separating the paper from the backing paper, wherein the separating mechanism is disposed between the tape supporting member and the printing mechanism on a tape traveling path.

In this case, the separation mechanism faces a branch portion of the tape that has been separated into the adhesive tape and the backing paper in advance, and guides the traveling backing adhesive tape in different directions while separating the backing paper. It is preferable to have

In these cases, it is preferable to further include an attaching mechanism for attaching the separated adhesive tape to the member to be attached.

In these cases, it is preferable to further include a cutting mechanism for cutting the separated adhesive tape.

Further, another tape printing apparatus of the present invention is to feed a tape composed of an adhesive tape and a backing paper adhered to the adhesive tape from a state wound in a roll shape, print the adhesive tape, and print the adhesive tape. In a tape printing apparatus that separates the tape and the backing paper, a printing mechanism that performs printing on the adhesive tape, and a separation mechanism that separates the adhesive tape and the backing paper, the separation mechanism is, Faced with a branch portion of the tape separated into the adhesive tape and the backing paper, the guide portion has a guide portion for guiding the running adhesive tape in a different direction while separating the backing paper, wherein the guide portion is It is characterized in that it slides on and guides the surface of the backing paper on the side of the adhesive tape.

[Operation] According to the above configuration of the present invention, time and labor can be reduced by performing the operation of attaching the tape, the operation of cutting the tape, and the operation of peeling off the backing paper together with the operation of printing on the tape. In addition, by performing the operation of printing on the tape and the operation of cutting the tape, the tape can be used without waste.

[Examples] Hereinafter, details of the present invention will be described based on examples shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side view thereof. A print head 13 is stored in a case 11, and a tape member 14 is stored in a storage member 12. , Tape support member 17, pressing member 15, roller member 19, pressing spring
16, the cutting member 20, and the cutting spring 21 are stored. The tape support member 17 is fixed to the storage member 12, and the tape support member 17 is fixed.
The tape member 14 is fitted in the tape. The roller member 19 is attached to the pressing member 15 and can rotate freely. The pressing member 15 is a storage member via a pressing spring 16.
It is fixed inside 12 and is pressed in the direction of arrow A by a pressing spring 16. The cutting member 20 is fixed to the inside of the storage member 12 via a cutting spring 21, and a part of the cutting member 20 protrudes from the storage member 12, and the protruding portion is pushed from outside the storage member 12. Thereby, the cutting member 20 can be moved. The storage member 12 is integrated with the case 11 or fixed to the case 11. When the case 11 and the storage member 12 are moved in the direction of arrow D while simultaneously pressing the case 11 and the storage member 12 against the member to be pasted 18 from the state where the tip of the tape member 14 is at the point B, the tape member 14 is a roller member pressed by the pressing member 15.
By means of 19, it is attached to the member 18 to be attached. Thereafter, the tape member 14 attached thereto is printed with information by the print head 13 moved from the point C to the point B. Immediately before printing on the tape member 14, the cutting member 20 is pushed in the direction of arrow H to cut the tape member 14. As a method of attaching the tape member 14 to the member 18 to be attached, a method in which the tape member 14 is formed into a tape with an adhesive, or a method in which the tape member 14 is attached by static electricity or the like is considered.

With the structure as described above, the operation of attaching the tape together with the printing operation is performed, so that the time and labor required for the attachment can be reduced. In addition, since the tape cutting operation is performed together with the printing operation, the time and labor required for cutting the tape can be reduced.
Cutting tools are no longer needed. Further, since the cutting position of the tape member 14 is the point E in the prior art, at least the section C-
The tape member 14 having the length of E is wasted, but according to the present embodiment, the cutting position of the tape member 14 is on the tape support member 17 side from the printing point C, so that the printing of the tape member 14 is completed in advance. Cutting the tape member 14 at the position eliminates waste of the tape member 14.

FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view of an integral member 28 of the present invention in which the pressing member 15 and the roller member 19 are integrated.

Because of the structure described above, it is conceivable that the functions of the pressing member and the roller member can be performed by one component.

FIG. 4 is a partial front view of the cutting member 20 of the present invention.
It is also conceivable to cut the tape member 14 while rotating in the direction of arrow F about the support pin 27.

FIG. 5 is a side view of another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
The figure is a sectional view of the tape member 23. The tape member 23 includes a tape member 14 and a backing paper 24. Storage member 12
A separating member 25 is fixed to the inside, and the tape member 23 is divided into a tape member 14 and a backing paper 24, and only the tape member 14 is attached to the member 18 to be adhered and printed.

Due to the above structure, the tape member 23 with the backing paper 24 could not be used in the embodiment of FIG. 1, but the tape member 23 can be used in the present embodiment. In addition, the number of types of tapes that can be used is increased, and the operation of peeling off the backing paper is performed together with the printing operation.

FIG. 7 is a side view of another embodiment of the present invention, in which a tape member 23 has a seal member 26 attached to a backing paper 24,
At the point, print on the seal member 26, and at the point E,
Only the seal member 26 is peeled off and adhered to the adhered member 18 by the roller member 19 pushed by the pushing member 16.

With the above structure, the tape member 23 with the seal member 26 can be simultaneously printed and pasted, and the types of tapes that can be used are increased.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the present invention saves time and labor by performing an operation of attaching a tape, an operation of removing a backing paper, and an operation of cutting a tape in addition to an operation of printing on a tape. There is a need to provide a small printer that can use the tape without waste.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of the embodiment of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is a side view of another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 6 is a partial sectional view of the embodiment of FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a conventional example. 15 Pressing member 17 Tape support member 20 Cutting member 25 Separating member

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A tape comprising an adhesive tape and a backing paper adhered to the adhesive tape is unwound from a state wound in a roll, printed on the adhesive tape, and separated from the adhesive tape and the backing paper. In a tape printing apparatus, a tape supporting member wound around the tape in a roll, a printing mechanism for printing on the adhesive tape, and a separation mechanism for separating the adhesive tape and the backing paper, The tape printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the separating mechanism is provided between the tape supporting member and the printing mechanism on a tape traveling path. 2. The separating mechanism guides the backing paper in a different direction while separating the backing paper with respect to the traveling adhesive tape, facing a branch portion of the tape previously separated into the adhesive tape and the backing paper. The tape printer according to claim 1, further comprising a guide portion. 3. The tape printing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an attaching mechanism for attaching the separated adhesive tape to a member to be attached. 4. The tape printing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a cutting mechanism for cutting the adhesive tape after separation. 5. A tape comprising an adhesive tape and a backing paper adhered to the adhesive tape is unwound from a state wound in a roll, printed on the adhesive tape, and separated from the adhesive tape and the backing paper. In the tape printing apparatus, a printing mechanism that performs printing on the adhesive tape, and a separation mechanism that separates the adhesive tape and the backing paper, the separation mechanism, the adhesive tape and the backing paper in advance A guide portion that faces the branched portion of the separated tape and guides the backing paper in a different direction while separating the backing paper with respect to the running adhesive tape, wherein the guide portion is on the side of the backing paper that is closer to the adhesive tape. A tape printing device which slides on and guides the surface of the tape.