JP4388498B2 - Printing and cutting equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention prints a picture or / and characters on a belt-like long medium with an ink jet printer, and continuously prints the medium on which the picture or / and characters are printed with a cutting plotter along a desired cut line. The present invention relates to a printing and cutting apparatus for cutting.

As shown in FIG. 4, the inkjet head 30 is moved relative to the X-Y direction (the left-right direction and the front-rear direction in the drawing) above the platen 20 surface, which is substantially parallel to the surface of the platen 20. 2. Related Art Ink jet printers that eject ink from lined ink discharge ports (not shown) and land the ink on the surface of a medium 10 such as a sheet mounted on a platen 20 in a dot shape are well known. According to this printer, a picture or / and a character comprising an array of a plurality of ink dots can be printed on the surface of the medium 10.
In the printer shown in FIG. 4, the inkjet head 30 is reciprocally moved in the Y direction (front and back direction in the figure) repeatedly over the platen 20 with a certain movement stop time. On the other hand, the medium 10 is moved forward on the platen 20 by a predetermined distance in the X direction (left direction in the figure) only in the positive direction. Then, the inkjet head 30 is moved relative to the XY direction above the medium 10.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a head that moves relative to the X-Y direction (the left-right direction and the front-rear direction in the drawing) above the horizontally long platen 20 that is also substantially bowl-shaped, is substantially parallel to the surface of the platen 20. A cutting plotter in which a cutter 42 is attached to 40 is well known. According to this cutting plotter, with the tip of the cutter 42 attached to the head 40 pressed against the medium 10 mounted on the platen 20, the head 40 is relatively moved above the platen 20 in the XY direction. The medium 10 can be cut along the desired cut line by the cutter 42.
In the cutting plotter shown in FIG. 5, the head 40 is repeatedly reciprocated above the platen 20 in the Y direction. On the other hand, the medium 10 is reciprocally moved in the X direction on the platen in the forward and reverse directions. Then, the head 40 to which the cutter 42 is attached is moved relatively in the XY direction above the medium 10.

When these pictures and / or characters are printed on the medium 10 using these printers and cutting plotters, and the medium 10 on which the pictures or / and characters are printed is cut along a desired cut line, it is conventional. 4 exclusively prints pictures and / or characters on the medium 10 by the ink jet printer shown in FIG.
Subsequently, a picture or / and a character are printed by the ink jet printer, and the belt-like long medium 10 sent out from the printer is wound around the winding means 50 of the printer in a roll shape.
After that, the medium 10 wound up in the roll shape is re-supported so that it can be rewound onto the support means 60 of the cutting plotter shown in FIG.
Next, the media 10 wound up in the roll shape and supported by the support means 60 are rewound in order, and the media 10 is fed onto the platen 20 of the cutting plotter. The medium 10 sent to the plotter is cut by a cutter 42 along a desired cut line such as a picture or / and a character outline printed on the medium 10.
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  However, as described above, the printer 10 and the cutting plotter are used separately and separately, and after the pictures or / and characters are printed on the medium 10 by the inkjet printer, the media 10 on which the pictures or / and the characters are printed. Is cut along a desired cut line by a cutting plotter, the time from the start of the work to the finishing is the throughput time required to print a picture or / and character on the medium 10 by a printer (picture) Or / and the time taken from the start of printing the character to the end of printing the picture or / and the character) and the medium 10 on which the picture or / and the character has been printed along the desired cut line by the cutting plotter. Throughput required to cut During (from the start of cutting along the desired cutting line, the cut line time consuming to until you cut) I had hanging and the combined time or both. Further, it is necessary to re-support the medium 10 on which the drawing or / and the characters are printed by the printer and wound up in the roll-up means 50 on the support means 60 of the cutting plotter. It took time and effort.

As a method for solving such a problem, an ink jet printer and a cutting plotter are juxtaposed side by side, and a long medium 10 is continuously moved in the X direction on the platen 20 of the printer and the plotter. The method of making it think is possible. Then, a method of cutting the media 10 on which pictures or / and characters are printed by an ink jet printer continuously into a plotter is conceivable.
However, as described above, in the ink jet printer, the medium 10 is moved forward on the platen 20 in the forward X direction only. On the other hand, in the plotter, the medium 10 is cut by the cutter 42 while reciprocating the medium 10 on the platen 20 in the forward and reverse X directions.
Therefore, between the printer and the plotter, it is impossible to continuously convey the medium 10 on the platen 20 as it is in the X direction.
In addition, the throughput time required to print a picture or / and character on the medium 10 by a printer and the medium 10 on which the picture or / and character is printed are cut along a desired cut line by the plotter. The throughput time is generally different.
Therefore, from this point, as described above, it is almost impossible to cut the medium 10 on which the pictures or / and characters are printed by the printer continuously as it is and cut it. In other words, in such a case, wrinkles are generated in the media 10 portion that is continuously conveyed between the printer and the plotter, and the media 10 portion is fed into the plotter in a folded state. The portion of the medium 10 that is continuously conveyed between the plotters is strongly pulled and stretched and broken. Then, the media 10 cannot be accurately cut along a desired cut line, or the media 10 is pulled on the printer side to cause jitter, thereby degrading the image quality of pictures or / and characters printed on the media 10. Or cause it to occur.

Therefore, as a method of solving such a problem, the present inventors have adjusted the amount of slack by giving slack to the part of the medium 10 that is continuously conveyed between the printer and the plotter as a method of solving such a problem. Thus, a method has been developed for shortening the throughput time of the printing operation of the image or character of the medium 10 by the printer and the throughput time of the cutting operation of the medium 10 by the plotter.
That is, by doing so, for example, even if the drawing work of the media 10 by the plotter is slower than the printing work of the picture or / and characters of the media 10 by the printer, continuous conveyance between the printer and the plotter is possible. The present inventors have conceived that wrinkles are not generated in the media 10 portion only by increasing the amount of slack in the media 10 portion. On the other hand, even if the printing operation of the pictures or / and characters on the medium 10 by the printer is slower than the cutting operation of the medium 10 by the plotter, the portion of the medium 10 that is continuously conveyed between the printer and the plotter will be described. It has been conceived that the media 10 portion is strongly pulled and torn only by reducing the amount of slack, so that unqualified cuts, picture quality deterioration and / or image quality deterioration of characters and the like are eliminated.

In addition, as another method for solving such a problem, the print work time of the picture or / and character of the medium 10 by the printer is adjusted by slowing the print work speed of the picture or / and character of the medium 10 by the printer. And a method of shortening the throughput time of the entire work of cutting the medium 10 by the plotter.
Specifically, in the ink jet printer, as described above, the ink jet head 30 is repeatedly reciprocated in the Y direction over the platen 20 with a certain movement stop time. Therefore, in the ink jet printer, if the fixed movement stop time of the ink jet head 30 in the Y direction is adjusted to be long or short, the time for printing the picture or / and characters on the medium 10 by the printer can be adjusted freely. . Then, for example, even if the cutting work of the medium 10 by the plotter is slower than the printing operation of the picture or / and characters of the medium 10 by the printer, continuous conveyance between the printer and the plotter is possible. I came up with the idea that a large slack was generated in the 10 parts of the media and the wrinkles were not approached. On the other hand, even if the printing operation of the pictures or / and characters on the medium 10 by the printer is slower than the cutting operation of the medium 10 by the plotter, the portion of the medium 10 that is continuously conveyed between the printer and the plotter is It was conceived that it was strongly pulled and torn, so that unacceptable cuts, picture quality and / or text quality degradation, etc. did not occur.
Then, based on such an idea, a print and a medium for continuously sending the medium 10 on which a picture or character is printed by a printer to the plotter as it is, and continuously cutting the medium 10 by the plotter. A cutting device was developed.

  That is, the present invention is an apparatus that continuously feeds media on which pictures or / and characters are printed by a printer to a plotter, and continuously cuts the media using the plotter. It is an object of the present invention to provide a printing and cutting apparatus capable of greatly simplifying the work of printing and cutting the media along a desired cut line and greatly shortening the work time.

In order to achieve such an object, a printing and cutting apparatus according to the present invention continuously feeds an ink jet printer and the above-mentioned medium that is printed with pictures or / and characters by the printer. A cutting plotter for cutting the media along a desired cutting line, and the media portion conveyed continuously between the two printers and the plotter is substantially U-shaped downwardly to the media portion, W It is characterized by being juxtaposed through a passage that passes through with slack such as a letter shape.
The ink jet printer and the cutting plotter may be either arranged side by side or arranged side by side.

  In the printing and cutting apparatus having such a configuration, even if the media cutting work by the plotter is slower than the printing work of the media drawings or / and characters by the printer, continuous conveyance between both printers and the plotter is possible. By increasing the amount of slack in the media portion, it is possible to prevent wrinkles from occurring in the media portion. On the other hand, even if the printing of media pictures and / or characters by the printer is slower than the media cutting operation by the plotter, the amount of slack in the media portion that is continuously conveyed between both printers and the plotter is reduced. By adjusting it to a small value, it is possible to prevent the media portion from being strongly pulled and torn and causing an unsuitable cut, picture quality deterioration and / or image quality degradation of characters.

  Further, in the printing and cutting apparatus of the present invention, a picture or / and a character is printed by an ink jet printer, the printing speed of the medium sent out from the printer, the medium is continuously fed, and the medium is By adjusting the ratio of the cutting speed cut by the cutting plotter along the desired cutting line to a large or small size, the passage between the ink jet printer and the cutting plotter is lowered downward, etc., so that the U-shaped slack is reduced. It is preferable to adopt a structure provided with a holding means that keeps the slack amount of the media portion to be held within a desired range.

  In the printing and cutting apparatus having such a configuration, for example, even if the media cutting work by the plotter is slower than the printing work of the media drawings or / and characters by the printer, both the printer and the plotter The holding means can prevent a large slack from occurring in the media portion that is continuously conveyed between them. Then, a large load is generated in the media portion where the large slack is generated, a large tension is applied to the media portion in the plotter or printer connected to the media portion, and the media portion slips in the plotter or the printer. Can be prevented. On the other hand, the printing of media pictures and / or characters by the printer is slower than the media cutting operation by the plotter, and there is no slack in the media portion that is continuously conveyed between both printers and the plotter. It is possible to prevent the media portion from being strongly pulled and torn between the printer and the plotter and causing unsuitable cuts, picture quality deterioration and / or image quality degradation of characters.

In the printing and cutting apparatus of the present invention, the ink jet printer repeatedly moves the ink jet head back and forth in the Y direction above the platen with a certain movement stop time, or moves the medium on the platen in the X direction. It has a structure that moves the inkjet head relatively in the X and Y directions by moving it forward, and the holding means adjusts the movement stop time of the inkjet head in the Y direction to be long or short. By doing so, it is preferable to have a structure that adjusts the print speed of the medium on which the picture or / and characters are printed out from the inkjet printer.
The holding means preferably has a structure using an optical level sensor.

In the printing and cutting apparatus having such a configuration, by adjusting the fixed movement stop time in the Y direction of the ink jet head of the printer to be longer or shorter, it is possible to print the picture or / and characters on the media by the printer. Can be adjusted to long or short. For example, even if the media cutting work by the plotter is slower than the printing work of the media drawings and / or characters by the printer, there is a large slack in the media portion that is continuously conveyed between the printer and the plotter. It can be prevented that a large load is applied to the media portion and the media portion in the printer or plotter connected to the media portion slips. On the other hand, even if the printing work of pictures or / and characters by the printer is slower than the cutting work of the media by the plotter, the slack of the media part continuously conveyed between both printers and the plotter is eliminated. It is possible to prevent the media portion from being strongly pulled and torn and causing an unacceptable cut, picture or / and character image quality degradation, or the like.
Further, by using an optical level sensor for the holding means, it is possible to accurately and easily grasp the slack amount of the media portion continuously conveyed between the printer and the plotter using the optical level sensor.

  In the printing and cutting apparatus according to the present invention, the ink for image drawing and / or character printing ejected from the ink jet head of the ink jet printer and landing on the medium is the medium before and / or after the ink landing point. It is preferable to adopt a structure provided with a heating means for heating via a heat sink.

  In the printing and cutting apparatus having such a configuration, ink for drawing or / and character printing that lands on the medium can be indirectly heated via the medium to reduce the viscosity of the ink. Then, the ink wettability to the media is improved, the dot diameter of the ink is stabilized, or the color density, color tone, color of the picture or / or character printed on the media using the ink The freshness and the like can be made almost uniform with no color unevenness. Further, it is possible to print a clear picture or / and character with no ink rub on the medium.

As described above, according to the printing and cutting apparatus of the present invention, the operation of printing a picture or / and character on a medium and cutting the medium along a desired cut line is continuously performed with a low waiting time. Can do. Then, the printing and cutting work can be greatly simplified, and the printing and cutting work time can be greatly shortened.
In that case, a wrinkle occurs in the media part continuously conveyed between the printer and the platen, and the medium part continuously conveyed between the printer and the platen is pulled strongly. It is possible to prevent tearing, inadequate cutting, picture quality deterioration and / or image quality degradation of characters.

  FIG. 1 shows a preferred embodiment of a printing and cutting apparatus of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram thereof. The printing and cutting apparatus will be described below.

This printing and cutting apparatus continuously feeds a long medium 10 into a desired shape after an inkjet printer 100 and a figure or / and a character are printed by the printer and are fed out from the printer 100. A cutting plotter 200 that cuts along the cut line is a vertically long, predetermined width that allows the medium 10 continuously conveyed between the printer and the plotter to pass downward with a substantially U-shaped slack 10a. They are juxtaposed side by side on the common base 400 via the passage 300.
Note that the inkjet printer 100 and the cutting plotter 200 can be juxtaposed side by side on separate platforms 400 that are detachably connected. And it is also possible to make it the structure which can use the inkjet printer 100 mounted on the separate mount frame 400 and the cutting plotter 200 separately independently, respectively.
Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the inkjet printer 100 and the cutting plotter 200 can be arranged side by side on the common base 400. And it is also possible to narrow the width of the floor occupation area for juxtaposing the inkjet printer 100 and the cutting plotter 200. At this time, the medium 10 provided between the ink jet printer 100 and the cutting plotter 200 and continuously conveyed between the two printers and the plotter 200 is passed through with a slack 10a such as a substantially U-shape on the lower side. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the passage 300 is preferably provided in a space in front of the platen 20 of both the printer and the plotter.

The printing and cutting apparatus shown in FIG. 1 is configured as described above.
Next, an example of use of this printing and cutting apparatus and its operation will be described.
First, the belt-like long medium 10 wound in a roll shape is supported so as to be rewound by the rewinding means 70 installed in the front space of the platen 20 of the printer 100. At the same time, as shown in FIG. 1, the front portion of the medium 10 supported by the rewinding means 70 is sequentially and continuously placed on the platen 20 of the printer 100 and the platen 20 of the plotter 200. Leave it mounted. The tip of the medium 10 extending behind the platen 20 of the plotter 200 is wound around the winding means 80 installed in the space behind the platen 20 of the plotter 200, and the medium 10 is wound around the winding means 80 in a roll shape. Be ready for In the passage 300 interposed between the printer 100 and the plotter 200, the medium 10 located between the two printers and the plotter 200 is allowed to hang down with a slack 10a such as a U-shape on the lower side. .
Next, the media 10 wound in a roll supported by the rewinding means 70 are sequentially rewound and sequentially fed onto the platen 20 of the printer 100. Then, a picture or / and a character consisting of an array of dots of a plurality of inks is ejected from the ink discharge port of the inkjet head 30 onto the medium 10 sent onto the platen 20 and landed in a dot shape on the surface of the medium 10. Are printed in order in a predetermined width in the X direction. Then, the media 10 on which the drawings or / and characters are printed in order of a predetermined width is sequentially sent out to the passage 300 behind the platen 20 of the printer 100.
The media 10 in which pictures or / and characters are printed in order by a predetermined width by the printer 100 and sent to the passage 300 in order, as shown in FIG. 1, the passage 10 between the printer 100 and the plotter 200 is moved downward, for example, In this state, the printer 100 is moved from the printer 100 side to the plotter 200 side with a substantially U-shaped slack 10a.
Next, the media 10 in which the passage 300 is moved toward the plotter 200 with a substantially U-shaped slack is sequentially fed onto the platen 20 of the plotter 200. Then, while the media 10 is reciprocated in the forward and reverse directions in the X direction, the media 10 on which the pictures or / and characters are printed is cut along a desired cut line by the cutter 42 attached to the head 40. To do.
Then, in this printing and cutting apparatus, even if the cutting work of the medium 10 by the plotter 200 is slower than the printing work of the pictures or / and characters of the medium 10 by the printer 100, the distance between both printers and the plotter is reduced. By increasing the amount of slack 10a of the continuously conveyed media, wrinkles can be prevented from occurring on the media 10. On the other hand, even if the printing operation of the pictures or / and characters on the medium 10 by the printer 100 is slower than the cutting operation of the medium 10 by the plotter 200, the medium continuously conveyed between both printers and the plotter will be described. By adjusting the amount of the slack 10a to be small, it is possible to prevent the media 10 from being strongly pulled and torn.
As a result, if this printing and cutting device is used, the printer 100 prints pictures or / and characters in order by a predetermined width, and the media 10 that is sequentially sent out to the plotter 200 causes wrinkles or tears. The plotter 200 can continuously and smoothly cut along the desired cutting line without any trouble without slipping or slipping.

In this printing and cutting apparatus, as shown in FIG. 1, the printing speed of the medium 10 on which pictures or / and characters are printed by the inkjet printer 100 and sequentially sent out from the platen 20 of the printer, The medium is continuously fed onto the platen 20 of the cutting plotter, and the ratio with the cutting speed at which the medium 10 is cut by the cutter 42 mounted on the head 40 of the cutting plotter 200 along a desired cutting line is set to a large or small ratio. The amount of slack 10a of the medium that passes through the passage 300 interposed between the ink jet printer 100 and the cutting plotter 200 with a substantially U-shaped slack is maintained within a desired range. It is assumed that the holding means 500 is provided. And good.
Then, for example, even if the cutting work of the medium 10 by the plotter 200 is slower than the printing work of the picture or / and characters of the medium 10 by the printer 100, the passage 300 interposed between the printer 100 and the plotter 200 is slow. It is preferable that the holding means 500 prevent the slack 10a of the continuously conveyed medium from being greatly generated in a state where the medium is suspended downward in a substantially U shape. It is preferable to prevent a large load from being generated by the medium 10 in which the large slack 10a is generated. Then, it is preferable to prevent a large tension from being applied to the medium 10 in the plotter 200 or the printer 100 connected to the slack 10a of the medium, and the medium 10 to slip in the X direction or the like in the plotter 200 or the printer 100. On the other hand, the printing operation of the pictures or / and characters on the medium 10 by the printer 100 is slower than the cutting operation of the medium 10 by the plotter 200, and the medium is continuously conveyed between the printer 100 and the plotter 200. The slack 10a is eliminated, and the slack 10a of the media is strongly pulled between the printer 100 and the plotter 200 and is broken to prevent an unacceptable cut, picture quality deterioration, and / or character image quality deterioration. And good.

In this printing and cutting apparatus, as shown in FIG. 1, the inkjet printer 100 repeatedly moves the inkjet head 30 back and forth in the Y direction over the platen 20 with a certain movement stop time. The inkjet head 30 may be configured to move relatively above the medium 10 in the X-Y direction by moving the medium 10 forward in the X direction on the platen 20. Then, the holding means 500 adjusts the fixed movement stop time in the Y direction of the ink jet head 30 of the ink jet printer 100 so that pictures or / and characters are printed on the platen 20 of the ink jet printer 100. A structure in which the print speed of the medium 10 that is sequentially sent to the rear of the platen 20 is adjusted to a large or small is preferable.
Then, by using the holding unit 500, the fixed time for stopping the movement of the inkjet head 30 in the Y direction of the printer is adjusted to be longer or shorter. It is good to have a structure that can be adjusted. Then, for example, even if the cutting work of the medium 10 by the plotter 200 is delayed as compared with the printing operation of the picture or / and the characters of the medium 10 by the printer 100, the printer 100 is continuously conveyed between the printer 100 and the plotter 200. It is preferable to prevent the occurrence of large slack in the slack 10a of the media. Then, it is preferable to prevent the medium 10 in the printer 100 or the plotter 200 connected to the medium 10 from slipping in the X direction due to a large load applied to the slack 10a of the medium. On the other hand, even if the printing operation of the pictures or / and characters on the medium 10 by the printer 100 is slower than the cutting operation of the medium 10 by the plotter 200, it is continuously conveyed between both printers 100 and the plotter 200. It is preferable to prevent the slack 10a of the media from being lost, and the media 10 from being strongly pulled and torn.
The holding unit 500 may be configured using an optical level sensor 510 formed of a combination of a light emitting element and a light receiving element, an electronic circuit, and the like as shown in FIG.
The optical level sensor 510 may be used to accurately and easily grasp the amount of media slack 10a continuously conveyed between the printer 100 and the plotter 200.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram relating to the above description, and represents a control example based on a sensor signal from the optical level sensor 510.
The sensor signal is sent as a pulse signal at regular intervals to detect the sensor state. In the sensor state detection, the medium 10 is monitored from the signal state, and if it is determined that the medium 10 is not present, the printer operation is continued and the plotter operation is stopped. If the operation time 2 of the printer operation continuation / plotter operation stop is longer than the set integration time, the printer operation continuation / plotter operation stop is continued. Conversely, if it is short, the printer and plotter operate at a cutting speed <printing speed.
If the sensor state detection determines that the medium 10 is present, the plotter and printer are simultaneously operated. Even in this simultaneous operation, if the operation time 1 is longer than the set integration time, the printer operation is stopped and the plotter operation is continued. On the contrary, if the operation time 1 is shorter than the set integration time, the printer and the plotter operate at the cutting speed> printing speed.
The operation time 1 and the operation time 2 are arbitrarily set as the continuous integration time during which the operation continues in consideration of the size of the picture or character to be cut and the range that does not affect the quality of work by the print and the plotter.
In order to enable these operations of the printer 100 and the plotter 200 connected to the medium 10, it is necessary to provide a communication unit between the printer 100 and the plotter 200.

In this printing and cutting apparatus, as shown in FIG. 1, a picture or / and character printing ink that is ejected from the ink discharge port of the ink jet head 30 of the ink jet printer 100 and landed on the medium 10 in a dot shape, A structure provided with a heating means 600 for heating through the medium 10 before and / or after the ink landing point is preferable.
The ink that lands on the medium 10 is preferably heated indirectly by the heating unit 600 via the medium 10 so that the viscosity of the ink can be reduced. Then, the wettability of the ink with respect to the medium 10 is improved, the dot diameter of the ink is stabilized, or the color density and color tone of a picture or / and character printed on the medium 10 using the ink. In addition, it is preferable to make the color freshness and the like almost uniform in a state where there is no color unevenness. Furthermore, it is preferable to be able to print a clear picture or / and character without ink rub on the medium 10.
For example, the heating unit 600 indirectly uses the platen 20 and the medium 10 mounted on the platen 20 and the medium 10 mounted on the platen 20 indirectly by an electric heater or the like provided in the printer platen 20 as shown in FIG. It is good to comprise from what heats automatically.

  The printing and cutting apparatus according to the present invention prints a figure or / and characters in order by a predetermined width by an ink jet printer, and cuts a medium which is sequentially sent out from the printer by a cutting plotter without taking time. It can be widely used in an apparatus for cutting smoothly and quickly continuously along a line.

It is a schematic block diagram of the printing and cutting apparatus of this invention. It is a schematic block diagram of the printing and cutting apparatus of this invention. It is a block diagram of the example of control of the printing and cutting apparatus of this invention. It is a schematic block diagram of an inkjet printer. It is a schematic block diagram of a cutting plotter.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Media 20 Platen 30 Inkjet head 40 Head 42 Cutter 50 Winding means 60 Support means 70 Rewinding means 80 Winding means 100 Inkjet printer 200 Cutting plotter 300 Passage 400 Base 500 Holding means 510 Optical level sensor 600 Heating means

Claims (5)

An ink jet printer that prints pictures or / and characters on a long belt-like medium, and prints the pictures or / and characters printed by the printer, and continuously sends the media sent out from the printer. A cutting plotter that cuts along the cutting line of the printer, and is placed side by side through a passage that allows the media portion that is continuously conveyed between the printer and the plotter to pass through the media portion with a slack. A printing and cutting device comprising:
The apparatus includes holding means for adjusting the ratio between the printing speed and the cutting speed of the media so as to keep the slack amount of the media that is allowed to pass through the passage in a desired range.
The holding means detects presence / absence of media having conditions necessary for the plotter to operate,
1) When there is no media having the above condition, the printer is operated while the operation of the plotter is stopped. When the operation time is longer than the set time, the stop is continued and the set When the time is shorter than the time, the adjustment is performed by operating the printer and the plotter so that the cutting speed with respect to the printing speed becomes slow,
2) When there is a medium having the above condition, operate the printer and the plotter at the same time. If the operation time is longer than the set time, operate the plotter while stopping the operation of the printer. When the time is shorter than the set time, the adjustment is performed by operating the printer and the plotter so that the printing speed with respect to the cutting speed becomes slower.
Printer and cutting apparatus . 2. The printing and cutting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the ink jet printer and the cutting plotter are juxtaposed side by side. 2. The printing and cutting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the ink jet printer and the cutting plotter are juxtaposed side by side. 2. The printing and cutting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein an optical level sensor is used for the holding means. There is provided a heating means for heating the ink that is ejected from the ink jet head of the ink jet printer and landed on the medium, and / or ink for character printing, via the medium at or near the ink landing point. The printing and cutting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

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