JP3213158B2 - Protector for ink ribbon cartridge - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a protector for an ink ribbon cartridge which is provided in an ink ribbon cartridge in which a part of a pass line of the ink ribbon is exposed to the outside of the cartridge, and which protects the ink ribbon from the outside of the cartridge.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of an ink ribbon cartridge, and FIG. 11 is a sectional view of the ink ribbon cartridge.

In the figure, 1 is a concave upper half and 2 is a concave lower half having the same shape as the upper half 1. Six shafts 3 are provided in a space formed by the upper half 1 and the lower half 2 that constitute the case of the ink ribbon cartridge. Rollers 4 are rotatably provided on these shafts 3, respectively. Also, this is the space, the feed core 5 in which the ink ribbon 6 is wound, the winding core 7 for winding up the ink ribbon 6 which is fed from the feed core 5 is rotatably provided.

[0004] As shown in FIG. 11, the ink ribbon 6 fed from the feeding core 5 is guided by the roller 4 and is once exposed to the outside of the cartridge. Here, an image is printed on a recording medium, and is again printed. A pass line that enters the cartridge and reaches the winding core 7 is formed.

As described above, the ink ribbon cartridge has the exposed portion 8 from which the ink ribbon 6 is exposed from the cartridge, and if no protective means is taken for the exposed portion of the ink ribbon 6, the exposed portion is exposed. The ink ribbon 6 in the portion 8 may be touched by hand, causing the ink ribbon to be scratched, broken, broken, or the like, or may be damaged, broken, cut, or the like due to vibration during transportation or impact when dropped. There is.

Therefore, in order to prevent such a situation, the following packaging method is used for the cartridge. (1) A method in which the cartridge is packaged in a bag-like packaging bag 11 made of a plastic film or the like so as not to be directly exposed to the outside, and the packaging bag is stored in the individual box 12 (FIG. 12).

(2) Like the VHS standard video tape, an openable / closable protector 13 is provided on the cartridge, and the ink ribbon 6 of the exposed portion 8 is exposed when used, and the protector 13 is used by the protector 13 when not used. A method of hiding the ink ribbon 6 (FIG. 13).

(3) A method of storing a cartridge in a resin-made opening / closing case 14 as typified by a micro cassette tape (FIG. 14).

[0009]

However, the above-mentioned packaging method has the following problems. (1) In the case of the method shown in FIG. 12, the strength of the individual packaging box 12 is not sufficient, and the ink ribbon 6 is scratched, broken, cut or the like at the exposed portion 8.

Furthermore, if the packaging bag is degassed in consideration of the volume reduction of the package, the ink ribbon 6 of the exposed portion 8 may be bent or the ink ribbon 6 of the exposed portion 8 may be bent when the ink ribbon cartridge is taken out. A problem that the ink ribbon 6 of the exposed portion 8 is scratched, broken, or cut by being gripped together with the packaging bag 11 or by movement of the cartridge in the individual packaging box 12 due to vibration, dropping, or other impact during transportation. was there.

(2) In the case of the method shown in FIG. 13, there is no problem with respect to the protection of the ink ribbon 6 at the exposed portion 8, but the protector 1 is mounted on the device side where the ink ribbon cartridge is set.
A mechanism for opening and closing the cartridge 3 is required, and the cost of the cartridge is greatly increased.

(3) In the case of the method shown in FIG. 14, there is no problem with respect to protection of the ink ribbon 6 at the exposed portion 8. However, the size of the cartridge is, for example, 300 mm x 200 mm x 100 mm
When the size of the case 14 is increased, the size of the openable / closable case 14 to be housed is increased accordingly, which leads to an increase in cost and a problem in handling the case 14 when the case is opened and closed.

An object of the present invention is to provide a protector for an ink ribbon cartridge which protects an exposed portion of an ink ribbon at low cost.

[0014]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an ink ribbon cartridge in which a part of a pass line of an ink ribbon is exposed to the outside of the cartridge. In the cartridge
Is mounted, the protector der ink ribbon cartridge to protect the cartridge outer exposed portion of the ink ribbon
And Tsu, an opening surface on which the ink ribbon cartridge is inserted, the box-shaped having a, a surface covering at least the ink ribbon exposed outside portion of the ink ribbon cartridge formed
The corners of the protector are rounded and the ridges are open.
It is characterized by doing .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the ink ribbon
Incremental exposure of part of the line outside the cartridge
Ink ribbon wrapped in an inner bag with a Bon Cartridge
The ink ribbon cartridge attached to the cartridge
For the ink ribbon cartridge that protects the exterior of the cartridge
A protector, wherein the ink ribbon cartridge is
An opening surface into which the ink ribbon cartridge is inserted;
At least a surface covering the exposed portion of the ink ribbon.
The protector has an obtuse angle,
Are open .

[0016]

According to the first and second aspects of the present invention , the incremental
The exposed portion of the ink cartridge
Wound, covered by a ribbon cartridge protector ,
Protected from damage, cutting, etc.

Further, since the corners of the protector are formed to be round or obtuse and the ridges are open, when the inner bag is wrapped, the inner bag may be broken at the corners and the contact portions with the ridges. There is no breakage.

[0018]

Next, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a view illustrating a state where the protector in FIG. 1 is folded.

In these figures, reference numeral 21 denotes an ink ribbon cartridge. Reference numeral 22 denotes a protector for protecting the ink ribbon 23 of the externally exposed portion 24 of the cartridge 21.

Further, an opening 27 is formed in the ridge on the short side of the protection surface 26 by forming a radius at a corner. The protector 22 has an opening surface 25 into which the ink ribbon cartridge 21 is inserted, and a protection surface 26 formed on a surface facing the opening surface 25 to cover the external exposure portion 24 and protect the ink ribbon 23 of the external exposure portion 24. Are formed. The protector 22 is provided with a fold line 28. By folding along the fold line 26, a shape as shown in FIG. 2 is obtained.

According to the protector 22 having the above structure, the externally exposed portion 2 of the ink ribbon cartridge 21 can be manufactured at low cost.
4 can protect the ink ribbon 23. Further, by folding the protector 22 along the fold line 28, the volume of the protector 22 can be reduced, and the space can be saved during storage and storage.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
An example will be described. FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a view illustrating a state where the protector in FIG. 3 is folded.

The difference between the protector 29 of the present embodiment and the protector 22 of the first embodiment is that the method of attaching the fold line 30 of the protector 29 is different, the corners are obtuse, and the opening 31 is formed at the ridge. Is provided.

According to the protector 29 having the above configuration, the first
As in the embodiment, the ink ribbon 23 at the externally exposed portion of the ink ribbon cartridge can be protected at low cost. Further, by folding the protector 22 along the fold line 28, the volume of the protector 22 can be reduced, and the space can be saved during storage and storage.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The difference between the protector 40 of the present embodiment and the protector 22 of the first embodiment is the positions of the opening 41 into which the ink ribbon cartridge 21 is inserted and the opening 42 at the ridge.

Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The difference between the protector 50 of the present embodiment and the protector 40 of the third embodiment is that two openings 51 and 5 are provided.
2 is provided.

Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The difference between the protector 60 of the present embodiment and the protector 50 of the fourth embodiment is that the two openings 61 and 6 are provided.
2 position.

In the third to fifth embodiments, the same effects as in the first and second embodiments can be obtained.
Although there is no particular designation for the base material of the protectors of the first to fifth embodiments, if a paper material is used, in the case of paperboard, it is kraft as white paperboard, coated cardboard, uncoated cardboard, or colored paperboard. Cardboard, colored cardboard, chip cardboard, high-grade white paperboard include coated ivory paper, uncoated ivory paper, coated card paper, uncoated card paper, coated manila paper, uncoated manila paper, etc. It is not limited to these. Further, a resin such as polyethylene or polyvinyl alcohol may be laminated on the surface in order to suppress the dust generation of the paperboard. Also,
For cardboard, A flute, B flute, C flute,
Examples include, but are not limited to, E flutes, AB flutes, and AA flutes.

When a resin material is used, PE (polyethylene), PP (polypropylene), GPPS (general purpose polystyrene) which does not contain rubber such as butadiene, or HIPS (high impact polystyrene) containing rubber But are not limited to these.

Preferred among the above-mentioned materials is paperboard made of paper material, and particularly preferred in terms of quality, workability and cost.
The uncoated card paper of 100% virgin pulp is preferable, and the basis weight of the uncoated card paper of 100% virgin pulp is preferably 200 to 450 g / m ² .

[0031] In addition, after the protector mounted to protect the ink ribbon 23 of the ink ribbon cartridge 21 from moisture from the outside, the push from the link using a bag of packaging and plastic film and heat-sealing the open mouth packaging as packaging of the interior preferable.

At this time, since the corners are round or obtuse, it is possible to prevent the package from being damaged. Equipment used for shrink packaging includes, but is not limited to, PE, PP, PVC (polyvinyl chloride), and PVDC (polyvinylidene chloride). Regarding the material and layer structure of the plastic film bag, polyolefin
Single-layer films such as HDPE, LDPE, LLDPE, OPP, CPP and PVC, or co-extrusion blown polyolefin materials, PET (polyethylene terephthalate), Ny (nylon)
, But is not limited thereto. Further, PET and Ny may be subjected to silica vapor deposition, Al vapor deposition, and Al foil lamination processing. Examples of the form of the plastic film bag include, but are not limited to, a flat bag and a gusset bag.

It should be noted that it is preferable to have transparency in order to make it possible to easily identify the contents after the interior packaging after moisture proofing, environmental suitability, and interior packaging. Silica / LLDPE is a flat film packaging of a plastic film composed of LLDPE.Moreover, from the viewpoint of strength, the thickness of LLDPE is 60 to 100 μm, and the total thickness of PET / silica / LLDPE is particularly preferably 75 to 115 μm. . Regarding the method of heat sealing the opening of the flat bag of plastic film, normal heat sealing may be performed or heat sealing may be performed after degassing the inside of the bag, but consideration is given to reducing the volume of the package. Then, it is preferable to perform deaeration packaging.

Further, in order to prevent the inner surface of the protector from coming into contact with the ink ribbon 23 of the ink ribbon cartridge 21, as shown in FIGS. 9 (a) and 9 (b), a stopper 80 is provided on the ink ribbon cartridge 21 and a protector 81 is provided with a protrusion 80. As shown in FIGS.
May be provided to restrict insertion of the ink ribbon cartridge 21 into the protector 81.

Here, experimental results when the protectors shown in the first to fifth embodiments are actually adopted are shown. Experiment (1): Protector not mounted Without mounting the protector for the ink ribbon on the ink ribbon cartridge, 0.1μ of silicon oxide was vapor-deposited on 12μ of PET film, and LLDPE80μ was bonded by dry lamination using a polyester-based adhesive. Using an interior bag made of film, each of the degassed and non-degassed ink ribbon cartridges is stored in an individual packaging box, and a total amplitude of 2.0 mm, a vibration frequency of 17.0 Hz, and a vibration time of 15 min are applied. A vibration test was performed.

In both the deaerated packaging and the non-aerated packaging, scratches were found on the exposed portions of the ink ribbon. Experiment (2): 100% protector corners on the protector for quadrature ink ribbon virgin pulp Nokoto card paper, not have the space to ridges composed of a basis weight of 390 g / m ^2, corners at right angles Protector is attached, PET film 12μ silicon oxide is deposited 0.1μ, using polyester-based adhesive, LLDPE80μ bonded by dry lamination using an inner bag composed of a film, deaeration packaging and Each of the ink ribbon cartridges which had not been degassed and packed was housed in an individual packaging box, and subjected to a vibration test at a total amplitude of 2.0 mm, a frequency of 17.0 Hz and a vibration time of 15 min.

No damage was found on the exposed portion of the ink ribbon in any of the deaerated packaging and the non-aerated packaging, but scratches and holes were found on the inner bag. Experiment (3): Nokoto card paper 100% virgin pulp protector ink ribbon cartridge of the present embodiment, consists of a basis weight of 390 g / m ^2, has an opening to the ridge, the corner portion is rounded or obtuse Attach the protector formed in, and add silicon oxide to PET film 12μ.
Using a polyester-based adhesive, vapor-deposited μ, and using an interior bag composed of a film laminated with LLDPE80μ by dry lamination, using an interior bag made of deaerated packaging and non-aerated packaging. And subjected to a vibration test at a total amplitude of 2.0 mm, a frequency of 17.0 Hz, and a vibration time of 15 min.

In any of the deaerated packaging and the non-aerated packaging, no damage was found on the exposed portion of the ink ribbon, and no damage or holes were found on the inner bag.

[0039]

As described above, according to the present invention, the shape of the protector is changed to a box having an opening surface into which the ink ribbon cartridge is inserted, and a surface covering at least the ink ribbon externally exposed portion of the ink ribbon cartridge . The ink ribbon cartridge at a low cost.
The external exposed part can be protected. Moreover, this protector
The corners are round or obtuse and the ridges are open
Therefore, if the inner packaging is performed,
No damage such as tearing occurs at the contact portion with the ridge and ridge.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the protector in FIG. 1 is folded.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the protector in FIG. 3 is folded.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a third embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a fifth embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining another embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining another embodiment.

FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the ink ribbon cartridge.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional configuration diagram of an ink ribbon cartridge.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a conventional cartridge packaging method.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a conventional cartridge packaging method.

FIG. 14 is a view illustrating a conventional cartridge packaging method.

[Explanation of symbols]

 22 Protector 23 Ink ribbon 24 Externally exposed part 25 Opening surface

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] An ink ribbon cartridge in which a part of a pass line of an ink ribbon is exposed outside the cartridge .
Mounting of <br/> is the ink ribbon cartridge to be packaged in packing pouch, met protector ink ribbon cartridge to protect the cartridge outer exposed portion of the ink ribbon, and an opening surface on which the ink ribbon cartridge is inserted,
A surface covering at least the ink ribbon externally exposed portion of the ink ribbon cartridge , and a round shape is formed at a corner portion of the protector, and a ridge portion is opened.
Ink ribbon protector cartridge characterized by Tei Rukoto. 2. A part of a pass line of an ink ribbon is a car.
An ink ribbon cartridge exposed outside the cartridge.
Attached to the ink ribbon cartridge packed in the inner bag
Protects the exposed portion of the ink ribbon from the cartridge
An ink ribbon cartridge protector, the opening surface into which the ink ribbon cartridge is inserted,
At least an ink ribbon of the ink ribbon cartridge
The protector has a box shape with a surface that covers the externally exposed portion, the corner of the protector is obtuse, and the ridge is open.
And a protector for an ink ribbon cartridge.