JP4389705B2 - Sheet processing apparatus and sheet processing method of sheet processing apparatus - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a sheet processing apparatus capable of displaying braille and ink characters on a processing sheet based on the same character information, and a sheet processing method of the sheet processing apparatus .

  Conventionally, for a tape-like label (processing sheet), Braille is printed by a printing device (printing means) and printed with Braille using a printing device (braille printing means) based on the same character information. A label writer (sheet processing apparatus) is known. Since labels created with such a Braille label writer display both Braille and ink characters, the blind can recognize the information displayed there from Braille, and those with sight seeing from ink characters. The information shown there can be recognized.

By the way, generally used Braille is expressed by one square Braille with a bit pattern of six embossed convex parts, and one ink letter which is a normal kana character is one square Braille (one square Braille). Although expressed, one ink letter, which is a kana character such as muddy sound or roaring sound, is expressed by two square braille characters (two square braille characters). Therefore, in particular, when a plurality of braille characters in which one square braille and two square braille characters are mixed and a plurality of ink characters corresponding thereto are displayed on the processing sheet, for those who do not have knowledge of braille, braille and ink characters. It is difficult to identify the correspondence between characters and characters. Therefore, in the conventional Braille label writer, in order to identify the correspondence between Braille and ink characters, the ink characters are not printed at regular intervals, but are printed along with the corresponding braille characters. (See Patent Document 1).
Utility Model Registration No. 3054580 (paragraph [0021], FIG. 2)

  However, even if printing is performed by adding ink characters to the corresponding Braille characters, as in the case of a conventional Braille label writer, for those who do not know the rules of Braille (especially the presence of two square Braille characters) Since it is not known that it corresponds to two braille squares, it is impossible to accurately identify the correspondence between braille and ink characters. On the other hand, it is suspicious that ink characters are not printed at regular intervals. It was supposed to be.

The present invention is, with respect to the process sheet, the sheet processing apparatus and sheet processing apparatus braille label displaying the braille and ink character so as to easily identify the correspondence between each character can be made between the Braille and ink characters It is an object to provide a sheet processing method.

According to the sheet processing apparatus of the present invention, one square braille represented by one braille square and two braille squares are represented by braille embossing means on the processing sheet based on the same input character information. A sheet processing apparatus for printing a braille string composed of a plurality of braille characters mixed with two square brailles to be expressed, and printing a string of ink characters composed of a plurality of ink characters by a printing means, wherein the braille and the ink characters Storage means for storing the corresponding display data for printing the corresponding display for identifying the character unit correspondence relationship, and the printing means prints the ink character string on the processing sheet and is stored in the storage means The correspondence display is printed based on the correspondence display data .

The sheet processing method of the sheet processing apparatus of the present invention is expressed by one braille cell represented by one braille cell and two braille cells based on the same input character information with respect to the processing sheet. This is a sheet processing method of a sheet processing apparatus for printing a braille string composed of a plurality of braille characters mixed with two square braille characters and printing an ink character string composed of a plurality of ink characters. At the same time, it is characterized in that the corresponding display data for printing the corresponding display for identifying the character-to-character correspondence between Braille and ink characters stored in advance is read and the corresponding display is printed.

  According to these configurations, it is possible to produce a braille label that can easily identify the correspondence between the braille and the ink characters in units of characters by printing the ink characters and the corresponding display on the processing sheet. it can. For this reason, it is possible to easily identify the character-to-character correspondence between Braille and ink characters, even for those who lack knowledge of Braille. Therefore, the user can confirm whether or not the braille displayed on the braille label is imprinted based on the same character information as the printed ink characters. Further, a person who sees the Braille label attached to the adherend can acquire knowledge of Braille using the printed correspondence display as a clue. That is, a label for enlightening the rules of Braille can be produced for sighted people.

  In the above sheet processing apparatus, it is preferable that the correspondence display includes a braille decoration display attached to at least two square braille characters and an ink letter decoration display attached to the corresponding ink characters.

  According to this configuration, the braille decoration display is attached to the two square braille characters, and the ink character decoration display is attached to the ink characters such as muffled sound corresponding thereto, so that even those who do not have knowledge of Braille, It is possible to recognize the rule of braille that one character may be expressed by two square braille characters, and to easily identify which ink character corresponds to the two square braille characters Can do.

  Further, in this case, the correspondence display includes an ink decoration display attached to every other ink character in the ink character string, and a braille decoration display attached to every other Braille character corresponding to the ink character in the Braille character string. It is preferable to consist of.

  According to this configuration, even in the case of a braille string composed of a plurality of brailles in which one square braille and two square brailles are mixed, it is possible to easily identify a character unit delimiter. It can be easily identified whether it corresponds to a character.

  In this case, it is preferable that the correspondence display includes a dividing line that divides a plurality of Braille characters in Braille units or a surrounding line that encloses a plurality of Braille characters in Braille units.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to easily identify character-by-character breaks in the braille string, and it is not necessary to print anything other than the ink characters based on the input character information on the ink character string. The readability of the characters is not impaired.

  In these cases, it is preferable that the printing unit prints the ink character string and the corresponding display, and prints the attribute display for identifying the attribute specified braille for the attribute specified braille that specifies the attribute of the subsequent braille. .

According to this configuration, even a person who does not have knowledge of Braille can recognize the presence of an attribute-defined Braille that defines the attribute of the subsequent Braille.
The attribute-defined braille includes, for example, a numeral mark indicating that the subsequent braille is a number, an external character mark indicating that it is an alphabet, an uppercase mark indicating that the alphabet is an uppercase letter, and the like.

  In these cases, it is preferable that the printing unit prints the ink characters along with the corresponding braille characters.

  According to this configuration, the braille and ink characters corresponding to each other are displayed close to each other, so that the character unit correspondence between the braille and the ink characters can be more accurately identified. In this case, since the user can identify the correspondence between the braille characters and the ink characters in character units, there is no suspicion that the ink characters are not printed at equal intervals. Can make a label to enlighten them to understand braille.

  In this case, it is preferable that the printing unit prints the ink character string in parallel with the braille string at any position in the vertical direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the plurality of braille characters.

  According to this configuration, since the ink characters are printed without overlapping the braille characters, the readability of the ink characters is not impaired.

  Hereinafter, a label manufacturing apparatus to which a sheet processing apparatus of the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. This label producing apparatus performs the stamping of a braille string composed of a plurality of braille characters and the printing of a ink character string composed of a plurality of ink characters on the Braille tape based on the same input character information. A label is produced by printing a correspondence display for identifying the correspondence between braille and ink characters in character units. Therefore, Braille displayed on the Braille tape by the label producing apparatus will be described first.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining Braille B (6 braille representing kana character “shi”) stamped on the Braille tape T. FIG. As shown in the figure, the braille B is expressed by a bit pattern of the stamped convex portion 202 in which one square 200 is stamped on the stamp points 201 in two rows and three stages (2 horizontal × 3 vertical). In other words, Braille B is divided into 6 stamping points 201a to 201f in an arrangement pattern of two rows and three rows in one square 200, and when displaying the kana character “shi”, six stamping points are displayed. Of the 201a to 201f, four stamping points 201a, 201b, 201e, and 201f are selectively stamped to form four stamped convex portions 202a, 202b, 202e, and 202f. Note that the marking point (the marking convex portion 202) is represented by a solid circle, and the non-printing point is represented by a dashed circle.

  Of the six stamped convex portions 202 constituting the bit pattern, the pitch of the three stamped convex portions 202 (vertical pitch Pa) is, for example, approximately 2.4 mm. Moreover, the pitch (inter-row pitch Pb) of the two horizontal embossing projections 202 is, for example, approximately 2.1 mm, and the pitch (inter-mass pitch Pc) of the embossing projections 202 of adjacent cells is, for example, approximately 3. 3 mm. The interval between the braille B adjacent to each other (braille pitch Pd) is equal to the sum of the inter-column pitch Pb and the inter-cell pitch Pc, for example, approximately 5.4 mm.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in Braille B, one square Braille Bs that represents one character of ink P by one Braille square 200 and one character P of ink P that represents two Braille squares 200. There are two square braille Bw. For example, a normal kana character (a, i, u, e, o, ka, ki, k, k, ke, ko, etc.) is a single square braille Bs (see (a) in the figure), but a muffled sound ( Kana characters such as gi, gu, ge, go, etc., semi-voiced sounds (pa, pi, pu, pe, po), roar (kya, kyu, kyo, etc.) are two square braille characters Bw (Fig. ( b)). Note that the roar “Kya” is represented by a large “ki” and a small “ya” in the ink letter, but it is considered as one ink letter.

Further, there is also an attribute defining braille Bc that defines the attribute of the following braille B. The attribute-defined Braille Bc includes, for example, a number mark Bcf indicating that the subsequent Braille B represents a number (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc.), and a subsequent Braille B is an alphabet (a, b, c, d). , E, etc.), and the following Braille B represents the capital letter (A, B, C, D, E, etc.) (capital letter Bcc, etc.). reference). These attribute defining braille Bc is one square braille Bs.
For example, in the case of the numeral mark Bcf, the attribute-defined braille Bc is, as a general rule, the braille B used for numerals (the braille B corresponding to the letters A, I, U, R, E, R, E, R, O, O. ) Is valid for all following Braille B as long as it continues. However, as for the capital letter Bcc, only one first character is valid in the case of one, and it is valid in all the braille B that follows in the case of two. In addition, when representing an uppercase alphabet, a combination of an external character Bce and an uppercase character Bcc is used.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, an ink character string Lp composed of only a plurality of ink characters P, which is a normal kana character, and a braille character string Lb composed of a plurality of one-square braille characters Bs corresponding thereto are And Braille B correspond one-to-one (see (a) in the figure), but an ink character string Lp composed of a plurality of ink characters P including kana characters such as muddy sounds and numbers, and one square braille corresponding thereto The braille string Lb in which Bs (including the attribute-defined braille Bc) and the two square braille Bw are mixed does not correspond to the ink letter P and the braille B on a one-to-one basis.

  Next, the label manufacturing apparatus 1 according to the present invention will be described. 4 is an external perspective view of the label manufacturing apparatus 1 in a closed state, and FIG. 5 is an external perspective view of the label manufacturing apparatus 1 in an open state. As shown in both drawings, the label producing apparatus 1 includes an apparatus main body 2 that performs ink-printing and Braille marking, and a tape cartridge C that accommodates the Braille tape T and the ink ribbon R and is attached to the apparatus main body 2. I have.

  The apparatus main body 2 has an outer shell formed by an apparatus case 3, and the apparatus case 3 is integrally formed with a front case 4 and a rear case 5 in which a grip portion 4 a is formed. The front case 4 has a print character printing unit 102, and the rear case 5 has a Braille stamping unit 104. The ink character printing unit 102 performs ink character printing on the Braille tape T fed out from the attached tape cartridge C based on character information input from a keyboard 11 (described later) or the like, and performs Braille embossing. The unit 104 performs Braille stamping on the Braille tape T manually inserted by the user based on the same character information.

  A keyboard 11 having various input keys is disposed on the front upper surface of the front case 4, and an opening / closing lid 12 is attached to the rear upper surface. In addition, a rectangular display 13 is formed on the opening / closing lid 12, and a cartridge mounting portion 14 for mounting the tape cartridge C is recessed in the left side of the opening / closing lid 12. The tape cartridge C is detachably mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 14 with the opening / closing lid 12 being opened by pressing the lid opening button 15. Further, the opening / closing lid 12 is formed with a viewing window 12a for visually confirming whether the tape cartridge C is mounted or not mounted in the closed state.

  A power supply port 16 for supplying power and a connection port 17 (interface) for connecting to an external device such as a personal computer (not shown) are formed on the right side of the front case 4. By connecting an external device to the printer, ink-character printing or braille printing can be performed based on character information generated by the external device.

  Further, a printing tape discharge port 18 is formed on the left side of the front case 4 so as to communicate the cartridge mounting portion 14 with the outside. The Braille tape T fed from the tape cartridge C is inserted into the printing tape discharge port 18. The cutting part 103 for cutting is facing. Then, by cutting the rear end portion of the Braille tape T by the cutting unit 103, the Braille tape T after the ink-character printing is discharged from the printing tape discharge port 18.

The ink character printing unit 102 is disposed in the cartridge mounting unit 14 and includes a print head 21 having a heating element and covered by a head cover 21a, and a platen drive shaft for feeding the braille tape T and the ink ribbon R of the tape cartridge C. 22 and a take-up drive shaft 23, and a print feed motor 24 (see FIG. 7), a gear train, and the like that are built in the back side of the cartridge mounting portion 14 and drive the platen drive shaft 22 and the take-up drive shaft 23. .
Note that a tape identification sensor 25 (see FIG. 7) formed of a microswitch is provided at a corner of the cartridge mounting portion 14.

  The tape cartridge C accommodates a braided tape T having a constant width and an ink ribbon R having the same width as a roll wound inside a cartridge case 30 that is divided into upper and lower parts. Corresponding to the head cover 21 a, the platen drive shaft 22 and the take-up drive shaft 23, the cartridge case 30 has a substantially rectangular through-opening 31 which penetrates the cartridge case 30 up and down, a platen roller 32 and a ribbon take-up reel 33. Are arranged respectively. A ribbon supply reel 35 is disposed adjacent to the ribbon take-up reel 33. When the tape cartridge C is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 14, the print head 21 is inserted into the through-opening 31 from the apparatus side, and the platen drive shaft 22 and the winding drive are driven by the platen roller 32 and the ribbon winding reel 33. When the shafts 23 are engaged with each other, the print head 21 sandwiches the Braille tape T and the ink ribbon R and comes into contact with the platen roller 32, so that ink characters can be printed.

  The ink character printing unit 102 performs ink character printing by the print head 21 based on the input character information while driving the platen roller 32 and feeding the braille tape T. After printing ink characters, only the Braille tape T is discharged to the outside from the tape delivery port 36 of the tape cartridge C, and the ink ribbon R is wound inside (ribbon take-up reel 33).

For the Braille tape T accommodated in the tape cartridge C, a plurality of types (12 mm, 18 mm, 24 mm, etc.) having different tape widths are prepared. Although not shown, a plurality of small holes are formed on the back surface of the cartridge case 30, and the plurality of holes are identified by the tape identification sensor 25 to identify the type of the braille tape T.
For each tape width, Braille tapes T of different types (white, red, blue, yellow, transparent, etc.) are prepared.

  Although not shown, the braille tape T is provided with a recording sheet made of a resin such as polyethylene terephthalate, and a release sheet made of a resin such as polyethylene, which is affixed to the recording sheet by the adhesive layer. It is configured. The release sheet makes it easy to handle the Braille tape T until use, and protects the adhesive layer from dust and the like, and has a silicon treatment on the surface. Therefore, the adhesive force exerted on the release sheet by the adhesive layer is extremely smaller than the adhesive force exerted on the recording sheet. However, the adhesive layer has an adhesive strength that prevents the release sheet from being peeled off during the tape feeding operation during ink-printing, the tape transport during Braille stamping, and the storage of the Braille tape T. Has. The recording sheet has a thickness of, for example, approximately 60 μm, the release sheet has a thickness of, for example, approximately 80 μm, and the entire Braille tape T has a thickness of approximately 140 μm.

  The cutting unit 103 is disposed between the cartridge mounting unit 14 and the printing tape discharge port 18, and includes a full cutter 41 (see FIG. 7) and a half cutter provided downstream of the full cutter 41 in the tape feeding direction. 42 (see FIG. 7). Although not shown, the full cutter 41 is a scissor type cutter having a movable blade and a fixed blade, and cuts both the recording sheet and the release sheet of the Braille tape T by a motor drive (see the full cutter motor 43, see FIG. 7). Full cut. The half cutter 42 is a slide type cutter having a cutting blade and a blade receiving member that receives the cutting blade, and recording is performed while leaving a release sheet of the Braille tape T by a motor drive (half cutter motor 44, see FIG. 7). The sheet is cut, that is, half cut. The release sheet can be easily peeled off using this half-cut portion as a clue.

  The keyboard 11 is arranged with a character key group, a power key for turning on / off the power, and a function key group for designating various operation modes. The character key group is used for inputting character information for performing ink-printing and / or braille printing, and has a full key configuration based on the JIS layout. The function key group includes an execution key for executing printing and / or braille printing, a feed start key for instructing the start of feeding of the braille tape T in the braille stamping unit 104, and a text key at the time of text input. Selection keys for selecting instructions such as data confirmation, line feed, and various modes on the selection screen are included. In addition to these, the function key group includes a cancel key for canceling processing, a cursor key for moving a cursor, and the like, as in a general word processor.

  The display 13 can display 192 dots × 80 dots of display image data inside a rectangular shape of about 12 cm in the horizontal direction (X direction) × about 5 cm in the vertical direction (Y direction). It is used when inputting information and creating / editing ink character data for printing ink characters, Braille data for performing Braille embossing, and selecting various modes. Various errors and messages (instruction contents) are displayed and notified to the user.

  On the other hand, the rear case 5 incorporates a Braille stamping portion 104 for performing Braille stamping therein. The braille embossed portion 104 is located so as to be exposed at the center of the upper surface of the rear case 5 and the tape traveling path 61 formed so as to cross the upper surface of the rear case 5 to the left and right. A tape feed mechanism 62 that feeds the Braille tape T that is manually inserted from the provided stamping tape insertion port 61 a toward the stamping tape discharge port 61 b provided at the left end of the tape running path 61, and an upstream side of the tape feeding mechanism 62. A stamping unit 63 is provided in the vicinity of the side (the right side in the figure) and performs the Braille stamping on the Braille tape T fed on the tape running path 61.

  The tape feed mechanism 62 includes a feed roller 65 for feeding the braille tape, and a stamping feed motor 66 (see FIG. 7) for rotating the feed roller 65. The feed roller 65 is configured by a grip roller including a driving roller (not shown) and a driven roller 65a disposed above and below, and the driven roller 65a corresponds to the three vertical marking convex portions 202 of Braille B. Three constricted portions 67 are formed in the width direction (tape width direction) of the tape running path 61 so as not to crush the stamped convex portion 202 formed on the Braille tape T.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the stamping unit 63 includes a stamping head 71 having three stamping pins 81, and three stamps received on a stamped surface 72 a facing the three stamping pins 81. And a stamping pin 81 from the back side with respect to the Braille tape T introduced between the stamping head 71 and the stamping receiving member 72 from the tape running path 61. Are selectively driven to form the stamped convex portion 202 of Braille B. An arrow 68 in the figure indicates the direction in which the Braille tape T is fed by the tape feeding mechanism 62 described above.

The embossing heads 71 are arranged at intervals of approximately 2.4 mm along the width direction of the tape travel path (direction perpendicular to the tape feeding direction) corresponding to the longitudinal pitch Pa of the three longitudinal embossing projections 202. Three stamping pins 81, three solenoids 82 that serve as driving sources for each stamping pin 81, and three arm members that connect the three stamping pins 81 and the three solenoids 82, respectively. 83 and a guide member 84 that holds the three punching pins 81 perpendicular to the surface 72a to be stamped of the stamping receiving member 72 and guides the linear motion of each stamping pin 81. .
The stamping head 71 faces the lower end of the vertical direction perpendicular to the tape feeding direction with respect to the Braille tape T fed through the tape running path 61, and is placed at the lower end of the Braille tape T. Braille stamping is performed.

  The punching pin 81 is made of stainless steel or the like, and its head is formed in a hemispherical shape. One end of the arm member 83 is semi-fixedly connected to the tail portion of the stamping pin 81, and the other end is rotatably connected to the tip end portion of the plunger 85 of the solenoid 82. Furthermore, a support tool 86 that rotatably supports the intermediate portion is provided at the intermediate portion of the arm member 83. The plunger 85 of the solenoid 82 and the stamping pin 81 are arranged in parallel. Therefore, when the solenoid 82 is energized and the plunger 85 moves forward, and when the solenoid 82 is demagnetized and the plunger 85 moves backward by a spring (not shown), the arm member 83 rotates around the support 86 to be stamped. The pin 81 performs a linear motion (stamping) in a direction perpendicular to the braille tape T. The applied voltage to the solenoid 82 is set so that the height of the stamped convex portion 202 is an appropriate value (approximately 0.4 mm) (for example, 18V).

  Further, the mounting position of each solenoid 82 and the mounting position of each support 86 can be adjusted within a predetermined range in the longitudinal direction of each arm member 83, and the operation stroke of the stamping pin 81 can be adjusted. it can. Therefore, the height of the stamping convex portion 202 can be adjusted by adjusting the operation stroke according to the material, thickness, etc. of the Braille tape T to be used.

  The stamp receiving member 72 is used for receiving a stamp on the Braille tape T by the stamp pin 81, and is made of aluminum or the like and made by a die press. The to-be-cut surface 72a facing the three punching pins 81 has three stamping recesses 91 corresponding to the three stamping pins 81. Is formed in a shape (hemispherical shape) substantially complementary to the head of the embossing pin 81. In addition, on the back surface of the stamp receiving member 72, three hemispherical convex portions 92 corresponding to the three stamp receiving concave portions 91 are formed.

  Then, as described above, when the braille tape T is fed using the stamp feed motor 66 as a drive source and the solenoid 82 is driven in response to the braille data from the control unit 107, the stamp head 71 and The Braille tape T introduced between the stamp receiving member 72 is stamped from the back side by the stamp pin 81 to form the stamped convex portion 202 on the surface.

  Next, the control configuration of the label manufacturing apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The label producing apparatus 1 includes a keyboard 11 and a display 13, and includes an operation unit 101 that controls a user interface such as input of character information and display of various information by a user, a tape cartridge C, a print head 21, and a print feed motor 24. The ink-printing unit 102 that prints ink-character data based on character information input on the Braille tape T while feeding the Braille tape T and the ink ribbon R, and the full cutter 41 and the half-cutter 42 are driven. It has a full cutter motor 43 and a half cutter motor 44, and has a cutting portion 103 that performs full cut and half cut on a printed Braille tape T, a solenoid 82, a stamp pin 81, and a stamp feed motor 66, and Braille Braille data based on character information on braille tape T while feeding tape T It has various sensors such as a Braille stamping unit 104 for marking, a tape identification sensor 25 for detecting the type of the Braille tape T (tape cartridge C), a detection unit 105 for performing various detections, a display driver 111, and a head driver 112. , A print feed motor driver 113, a cutter motor driver 114, an engraving driver 115, and an engraving feed motor driver 116, and a drive unit 106 that drives each unit, and a control that controls the entire label producing apparatus 1 connected to each unit. Part 107.

  The control unit 107 includes a CPU 121, a ROM 122, a RAM 123, and an input / output control device 124 (IOC: Input Output Controller), which are connected to each other via an internal bus 125. The ROM 122 stores a control program block 131 that stores a control program for controlling various processes such as ink-printing processing and Braille printing processing by the CPU 121, and performs character font data and Braille printing for printing ink characters. And a control data block 132 for storing data for printing a corresponding display 150 (see FIGS. 10 and 11) to be described later, control data for stamping control of Braille data, and the like. is doing.

The RAM 123 includes various work area blocks 141 used as flags and the like, an ink character print data block 142 that stores the generated ink character print data, and a braille character data block that stores the generated braille character data. 143, a display data block 144 for storing display data to be displayed on the display 13, and a layout data block 145 for storing the layout of the set ink character printing region Rp and Braille embossing region Rb. Used as a work area for processing. Note that the RAM 123 is always backed up so as to retain stored data even when the power is turned off.

  In the IOC 124, a logic circuit that complements the functions of the CPU 121 and handles interface signals with various peripheral circuits is configured and configured by a gate array, a custom LSI, or the like. As a result, the IOC 124 receives the input data and control data from the keyboard 11 as they are or processes them and imports them into the internal bus 125. In conjunction with the CPU 121, the data and control signals output from the CPU 121 to the internal bus 125 are The data is output to the driving unit 106 as it is or after being processed.

  The CPU 121 inputs various signals and data from each part in the label producing apparatus 1 via the IOC 124 according to the control program in the ROM 122 with the above configuration. In addition, various data in the RAM 123 is processed based on the various signals and data that are input, and various signals and data are output to each part in the label producing apparatus 1 via the IOC 124, so that the ink-character printing process and Braille printing are performed. Control the time stamping.

  For example, when the printing operation and the stamping operation are performed based on the input character information, when the character information is input from the keyboard 11, the CPU 121 generates the ink character print data based on the character information and prints the ink character. The data is temporarily stored in the data block 142, and the braille stamp data is also generated based on the character information and is temporarily stored in the braille stamp data block 143. In addition, when ink-printing and braille marking instructions (execution key input) are acquired from the keyboard 11, the print feed motor 24 is started and the print head 21 is driven, whereby the ink-print data block 142. The ink character string Lp is printed based on the ink character data (character information). At this time, the correspondence display 150 (based on data stored in the control data block 132 in advance) is printed together with the ink character string Lp. Further, the tape is fed by a predetermined length based on the ink print data, the half cutter 42 performs half cut, and the full cutter 41 cuts the rear end of the tape, and then the Braille tape T is discharged from the print tape discharge port 18. To do.

  Following this (with no reset operation or power-off operation), when the user inserts the Braille tape T cut into a strip shape into the stamping tape insertion slot 61a and the feed start key is pressed. As described above, the embossing unit 63 and the tape feeding mechanism 62 are driven, and the braille string Lb is imprinted based on the braille embossing data (character information identical to the ink character data) in the braille embossing data block 143. I do. After the engraving is completed, the braille tape T is discharged from the embossing tape discharge port 61b by feeding the tape of a predetermined length based on the braille embossing data by driving the engraving feed motor 66.

  As described above, the label producing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment performs both ink-character printing and braille printing based on the same character information. Therefore, for example, while viewing the display 13, the user uses the selection key on the keyboard 11 to select the position of the ink character printing region Rp for performing ink character printing and the braille embossing region Rb for performing character printing. Can be set (layout setting). Furthermore, the character spacing of the ink letter P can be set together with the braille B.

As shown in FIG. 8, the layout of the ink print region Rp and the Braille stamping region Rb on the Braille tape T is the first layout in which the ink character print region Rp is in the upper stage and the Braille stamping region Rb is in the lower stage. Print area Rp is lower, Braille stamping area Rb is the second layout, ink print area Rp is left, Braille stamp area Rb is the third layout, ink print area Rp is right, Braille stamp area If Rb is the fourth layout on the left side, and the fifth layout in which the ink character print region Rp and the braille stamping region Rb are in the same position, and the detection result of the tape width is 24 mm, one of these is Selected. In the first layout and the second layout, the braille string Lb and the ink character string Lp are arranged in parallel vertically, and in the fifth layout, the braille character string Lb and the ink character string Lp are overlapped.
Even when the tape width detection result is 18 mm, one of the first layout to the fifth layout is selected. In this case, the ink width print region Rp in the tape width direction is selected according to the tape width. The length is shortened. When the tape width detection result is 12 mm, the ink-printing region Rp and the braille embossing region Rb cannot be allocated in the top and bottom, so that one of the third to fifth layouts is selected. It will be.

  Note that, as described above, the label producing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment performs braille stamping on the lower end portion of the Braille tape T that is being sent, so when setting the second layout, the Braille tape T Is turned upside down and manually inserted into the stamping tape insertion slot 61a. Of course, the ink-printing region Rp and the braille embossing region Rb may be assigned vertically by making the embossing head 71 movable in a direction orthogonal to the tape feeding direction with respect to the Braille tape T.

  Further, when any one of the first layout, the second layout, and the fifth layout is selected, that is, when the ink character string Lp and the Braille character string Lb are allocated vertically or printed at the same position, The user sets the character spacing of the ink letter P.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the setting items of the character spacing of the ink letter P include an equal interval mode for printing the ink letter P at equal intervals (see FIG. 9A), and the ink letter P to the corresponding braille B. There is a Braille appendage mode (see FIG. 5B) for printing with one of them, and any one is selected. When the braille appendage mode is selected, as described above, the braille string Lb includes one square braille Bs (including attribute-defined braille Bc) and two square braille Bw, so that the ink letter P becomes braille. Even when there is no one-to-one correspondence with B, braille B and ink P corresponding to each other are displayed so as to be attached (close to each other). That is, the ink characters P are printed at non-uniform intervals, and the interval between the two ink characters P corresponding to the two one-cell braille characters Bs is substantially equal to the braille pitch Pd. The interval between the two characters P corresponding to the braille Bw is approximately equal to 1.5 times the length of the braille pitch Pd, and the two characters P corresponding to the two two-cell braille Bw respectively. The interval is substantially equal to twice the length of the braille pitch Pd.

  Furthermore, the label producing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment prints the ink character string Lp based on the input character information, and prints the correspondence display 150 for identifying the character unit correspondence between the braille B and the ink character P. can do.

  FIG. 10 shows the printing of the ink character string Lp and the Braille character string Lb based on the input character information “Azusa 12 Go” when the first layout is set and the braille appendage mode is selected. It is a figure which shows the braille tape T (label) produced by printing the corresponding | compatible display 150 while engraving. As shown in the figure, the correspondence display 150 includes a braille underline 151 attached to two square braille characters Bw (here, braille characters B corresponding to “z” and “go”), and ink characters corresponding thereto. It consists of an underlined ink character 152 attached to P (here “z” and “go”). According to this, even for those who have little knowledge of Braille B, it is possible to recognize the rule of Braille B that one character P may be represented by two squares of Braille B, Since it is obvious at a glance that the two square braille characters Bw with the braille underline 151 correspond to the ink characters P “zu” and “go” with the ink underline 152, the braille B and the ink character P Can be easily identified. Therefore, even when the number of characters of Braille B printed on the label (the number of squares) is different from the number of characters of the printed ink letter P, the user has not made a printing mistake (or a printing mistake). Without being suspicious of it, it is based on the rule of Braille B, and based on the same character information, it can be confirmed that the printing of the ink characters and the Braille embossing were performed correctly.

  Further, in addition to the correspondence display 150, the braille tape T is printed with an attribute display 160 indicating that the numeral mark Bcf is the attribute-defined braille Bc with respect to the numeral mark Bcf. Here, as the attribute display 160, a stipulated underline 161 is printed. According to this, even the person who does not have knowledge of Braille B can recognize the presence of the attribute-defined Braille Bc that defines the attribute of the subsequent Braille B. Of course, the attribute display 160 may have other forms such as the double underline 162 (see FIG. 11A) and the background (see FIG. 11B) in addition to the reference wave underline 161. . Furthermore, the attribute display 160 may be changed according to the type of the attribute defining braille Bc.

Further, by setting the first layout and selecting the braille appendage mode, the braille B and the ink letter P corresponding to each other can be displayed close to each other. According to this, compared with the case where the braille B and the ink letter P corresponding to each other are displayed separately (for example, the third and fourth layouts), the correspondence in character units between the braille B and the ink letter P is greater. It can be identified more accurately.
In addition to this, the second layout or the fifth layout may be set in addition to the first layout, but in order not to impair the readability of the ink letter P, the ink letter P is overlapped with the braille letter B. It is preferable to set either the first layout or the second layout in order to print without any problem.

  Next, another example of the correspondence display 150 printed by the ink character printing unit 102 will be described with reference to FIG. That is, the correspondence display 150 is not limited to the display composed of the braille underline 151 attached to the above-described two square braille Bw and the ink underline 152 attached to the ink letter P corresponding thereto (see FIG. 10), but other forms It may be.

  For example, FIG. 11A shows the correspondence display 150 as a two-point character underline 153 attached to the two-square braille Bw, a two-point character underline 154 attached to the corresponding ink character P, and a one-cell braille. A (single) braille underline 151 attached to Bs and a (single) ink underline 152 attached to the corresponding ink letter P are printed. In this case as well, it is possible to recognize the rule of Braille B in which one character P may be represented by two squares of Braille B, and in addition, 2 with the Braille underline 151 attached. Since it is obvious at a glance that the square braille Bw corresponds to the ink letters P “z” and “go” with the ink underline 152, the correspondence between the braille B and the ink letter P in character units is easy. Can be identified.

  Further, FIG. 6B is attached to every other ink letter P (here, “a”, “sa”, “2”, and “u”) as the correspondence display 150 in the ink character string Lp. Ink-printed underline 152 and Braille underline 151 printed on every other Braille B corresponding to the ink-print P in the Braille string Lb are printed. According to this, even in the Braille string Lb composed of a plurality of Braille B in which 1 square Braille Bs and 2 square Braille Bw are mixed, it is possible to easily identify a character unit break. Furthermore, it is possible to easily identify which ink letter P each braille B corresponds to.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 6C, as the correspondence display 150, a dividing line 153 that divides a plurality of Braille characters B in units of Braille may be printed. Also, as shown in FIG. As 150, an enclosing line 154 that surrounds a plurality of braille B in braille units may be printed. According to these, the character unit breaks in the braille string Lb can be easily identified, and other than the ink letter P based on the input character information is not printed on the ink character string Lp. The readability of P is not impaired.
In addition, when attaching the surrounding line 154, you may attach | subject only 2 square braille Bw. In addition, when the other correspondence display 150 shown in FIGS. 9A to 9D is printed, it is preferable to print the attribute display 160 on the attribute defining braille Bc (numeric mark Bcf).

  As described above, according to the label producing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, the Braille B and the ink letter P are used for the Braille tape T so that the correspondence between the character units of the Braille B and the ink letter P can be easily identified. By displaying, a Braille label that can enlighten the ruler of Braille B to sighted people can be produced.

It is a figure explaining the Braille stamped on the Braille tape. It is a figure explaining the rule of Braille. It is a figure explaining the correspondence between Braille and ink characters. It is an external appearance perspective view of the label production apparatus of a closed lid state. It is an external appearance perspective view of the label production apparatus in an open state. (A) is a top view of an embossing unit, (b) is a sectional view of an embossing unit. It is a control block diagram of a label production apparatus. It is a figure explaining the layout of an ink character printing field and a braille stamping field. It is a figure explaining the setting of the character space | interval of an ink character. It is a figure of the braille tape on which the correspondence display was printed. It is a figure of the braille tape on which another correspondence display was printed.

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  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Label production apparatus 102 ... Ink-printing part 104 ... Braille stamping part 150 ... Correspondence display 151 ... Braille underline (single) 152 ... Ink-printing underline (single) 153 ... Braille under-line (double) 154 ... Ink-printing Underlined (double) 155 ... Separator line 156 ... Fence line 160 ... Attribute display B ... Braille Bc ... Attribute specified braille Bs ... 1 square braille Bw ... 2 square braille Lb ... Braille string Lp ... Ink letter string P ... Ink letter T ... Processing sheet

Claims (9)

Based on the same character information entered for the processing sheet,
With the braille marking means, a braille string consisting of a plurality of brailles in which one square braille represented by one braille square and two square braille represented by two braille squares are mixed,
A sheet processing apparatus that prints an ink character string composed of a plurality of ink characters by a printing means,
Storage means for storing correspondence display data for printing the correspondence display for identifying the correspondence between the braille and the ink characters in character units;
The sheet processing apparatus , wherein the printing unit prints the ink character string on the processing sheet and prints the correspondence display based on the correspondence display data stored in the storage unit .   2. The correspondence display includes a braille decoration display attached to at least the two square braille characters and an ink character decoration display attached to the ink letters corresponding to the display. The sheet processing apparatus according to the description.   The correspondence display includes an ink decoration display attached to every other ink character in the ink character string, and a braille decoration display attached to every other braille character corresponding to the ink character in the braille character string. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, comprising:   The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the correspondence display includes a dividing line that divides the plurality of braille characters in units of braille.   The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the correspondence display includes a surrounding line that surrounds the plurality of Braille characters in Braille units.   The printing means prints the ink character string and the corresponding display, and prints an attribute display for identifying attribute braille as the attribute defining braille that defines the attribute of the subsequent braille. A sheet processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5.   The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the printing unit prints the ink characters along with the corresponding braille characters.   8. The printing unit according to claim 7, wherein the printing unit prints the ink character string in parallel with the braille string at any position in the vertical direction orthogonal to the arrangement direction of the plurality of Braille characters. Sheet processing equipment. Based on the same character information entered for the processing sheet,
Imprinting a braille string consisting of a plurality of brailles in which one square braille represented by one braille square and two square brailles represented by two braille squares are mixed,
A sheet processing method of a sheet processing apparatus that prints an ink character string composed of a plurality of ink characters ,
Printing the ink character string, reading correspondence display data for printing a correspondence display for identifying the correspondence between the braille characters and the ink characters stored in advance, and printing the correspondence display A sheet processing method for a sheet processing apparatus .

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