JP4678205B2 - Label making device with cartridge - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a label producing apparatus with a cartridge for producing a label attached for classification and organization of various documents and articles, for example.

  For example, a label creating apparatus that continuously generates labels by printing on a strip-shaped label tape has already been proposed as a label to be attached for classification and organization of various documents and articles. In this label producing apparatus, for example, a roll containing a label tape (printed tape) wound around a substantially cylindrical reel member is stored in a label cartridge, and the cartridge is placed in a label producing apparatus equipped with a print head or the like. Installing. Then, the label tape is driven and unwound from the roll to perform predetermined printing with the print head to generate a printed tape, which is cut inside or outside the label producing device, thereby producing a printed label. To do. At this time, when the label tape or the like which is a consumable item is exhausted, the consumable item (a roll of label tape or the like) can be easily and easily replenished by replacing the entire tape cartridge.

  When the tape stored in such a tape cartridge is not used, if the operator carelessly touches or vibrates, the reel member rotates and the label tape loosens, which is more wasted than the tape cartridge. There are concerns that can be drawn to. Therefore, for example, a technique described in Patent Document 1 is conventionally known as a technique for preventing the tape from being pulled out (sagging) from the cartridge.

  In this prior art, when the tape is not used, the tape loosening prevention member provided rotatably on the housing side is pressed and abutted, and when the tape is used, the tape loosening prevention member is separated from the tape. The tape can be prevented from being pulled out when not in use while ensuring a smooth running of the tape during use.

Japanese Patent Publication No. 6-34331

  However, in the above prior art, a tape slack preventing member provided rotatably on the housing side is pressed against the tape to prevent the tape from rotating when not in use. That is, a new member for preventing rotation (tape loosening prevention member) needs to be added to the cartridge separately from the reel member around which the tape is wound, which makes it difficult to save space and reduce costs in the cartridge. It was.

An object of the present invention is to provide a label producing apparatus with a cartridge capable of realizing a tape detent function when not in use without newly adding another member in the cartridge .

In order to achieve the above object, a first invention is a cartridge housing for removably storing a label tape, and a reel wound around the label tape and rotatably disposed in the cartridge housing. A label cartridge having a member and an elastic boss member integrally provided in the cartridge housing and elastically deformable toward a radially inner side of the reel member, wherein the elastic boss member is the label When the cartridge for cartridge is removed from the cartridge holder portion , the rotation preventing portion that engages with the inside of the reel member in the radial direction to make the reel member non-rotatable, and the label cartridge is attached to the cartridge holder portion In this case, the reel member can be rotated by releasing the engagement with the reel member of the rotation stopper by being driven radially inward. A driven operation portion, wherein the rotation stop portion is a protrusion protruding outward in the radial direction of the elastic boss member, and the driven operation portion is elastically deformed radially inward of the elastic boss member. a possible claw portion, the reel member, the protrusion from the radially inner side of the reel member is provided with a groove for non-rotatable the reel member by engaging a label cartridge, the label Keru Attach the use cartridge detachably having a main body housing provided with the cartridge holder portion, a cartridge with the label producing apparatus, the reel member of the label cartridge held in the cartridge holder portion Drive means for driving and feeding out the label tape, wherein the cartridge holder portion moves the claw portion radially inward of the elastic boss member. And a drive operation unit that enables the reel member to rotate by elastically deforming the elastic boss member radially inward, and the drive operation unit moves radially inward as the claw portion penetrates. A substantially tapered surface that guides the claw when the label cartridge is attached to the cartridge holder, and the label cartridge is removed from the cartridge holder when the label cartridge is removed from the cartridge holder; The protrusion is engaged with the groove .

In the first invention of this application , the reel member is driven by the driving means in a state where the label cartridge is attached to the cartridge holder portion, and a label is produced using the fed label tape. Here, on the cartridge side, the elastic boss member is elastically deformable in the radially inner direction of the reel member . When the cartridge is deformed inward in the radial direction , the reel member can be rotated. The reel member can be rotated by engaging the engaging convex portion provided on the radially outer side of the rotation stop portion of the member with the engaging concave portion provided on the radially inner side of the reel member so that the reel member cannot be rotated. Alternatively, it is possible to realize a function of supporting switching to disable. As a result, the reel member can be rotated during label production so that the label tape can be fed out from the reel member. In other cases, the reel member cannot be rotated, and the label tape is unintentionally pulled out by an operator or vibration. Can be prevented in advance. At this time, since the elastic boss member is integrally provided in the housing of the cartridge containing the label tape, unlike the conventional structure, the tape detent function can be performed without adding another member to the cartridge. Therefore, cost reduction and space saving can be achieved.
In particular, when the cartridge is attached to the cartridge holder portion with respect to the reel member in which the rotation preventing portion is engaged with the inner side in the radial direction in the non-deformed elastic boss member, the driven operation portion is By driving the drive operation portion radially inward, the driven operation portion can release the engagement of the rotation stop portion with the reel member, and the reel member can be rotated.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the engaging protrusions of the rotation stopper are provided at a plurality of locations in the circumferential direction, and the engaging recesses of the reel member have the same number of positions of the engaging protrusions. It is characterized by being provided at an integer multiple.

  By providing the engagement recesses of the reel member by an integral multiple of the engagement protrusions of the rotation stopper, the engagement recesses and the engagement protrusions that are relatively rotatable in the circumferential direction in the non-engagement state And a smooth and quick engagement operation can be realized.

In order to achieve the above object, the third invention provides a cartridge housing for storing a label tape so that the label tape can be fed, and a reel member wound around the label tape and rotatably disposed in the cartridge housing. When the cartridge housing to be provided integrally with, a label cartridge having, an elastically deformable elastic boss member inward in the radial direction of the reel member, the elastic boss member, for the label When the cartridge is removed from the cartridge holder portion , the rotation stop portion that makes contact with the inside of the reel member in the radial direction and makes the reel member non-rotatable, and the label cartridge is attached to the cartridge holder portion , Driven inward in the radial direction to release contact of the rotation stop portion with the reel member, and the reel member can be rotated. Comprising a driven operating unit, the that, the driven operating unit, said a radially inwardly elastically deformable claw portion of the elastic boss member, the rotation stopper portion, radially outward of said resilient boss member the has a rough surface region in contact with the radially inner reel member nonrotatable the reel member includes a label cartridge, possible with Keru the cartridge holder portion takes detachably the label cartridge A label producing apparatus with a cartridge having drive means for driving the reel member of the label cartridge held in the cartridge holder portion to feed out the label tape. The cartridge holder portion drives the claw portion radially inward of the elastic boss member to elastically deform the elastic boss member radially inward. And a drive operation unit that allows the reel member to rotate, and the drive operation unit is a substantially tapered surface that guides radially inward as the claw portion is inserted, and the label cartridge is The claw portion is inserted into the substantially tapered surface when being attached to the cartridge holder portion, and the rough surface area of the rotation stopping portion is the diameter of the reel member when the label cartridge is removed from the cartridge holder portion. It is characterized by contacting the inside in the direction .

In the third invention of the present application, similarly to the above, the reel member is driven by the driving means with the label cartridge attached to the cartridge holder portion, and the label is produced by using the fed label tape. Here, on the cartridge side, the elastic boss member is elastically deformable in the radially inner direction of the reel member. When the cartridge is deformed inward in the radial direction, the reel member can be rotated. A function of switching and supporting the reel member to be rotatable or impossible by making the reel member non-rotatable by bringing the rough surface area provided on the radially outer side of the rotation stop portion of the member into contact with the inside of the reel member in the radial direction. realizable. As a result, the reel member can be rotated during label production so that the label tape can be fed out from the reel member. In other cases, the reel member cannot be rotated, and the label tape is unintentionally pulled out by an operator or vibration. Can be prevented in advance. At this time, since the elastic boss member is integrally provided in the housing of the cartridge containing the label tape, unlike the conventional structure, the tape detent function can be performed without adding another member to the cartridge. Therefore, cost reduction and space saving can be achieved.
In particular, in the non-deformed elastic boss member, the driven operation unit is driven when the cartridge is attached to the cartridge holder unit with respect to the reel member in which the rotation stop unit cannot be rotated due to contact inward in the radial direction. By driving the operation portion radially inward, the driven operation portion releases contact with the reel member of the rotation stop portion, and the reel member can be rotated.

The fourth invention is the first to Oite to any one of the third invention, the drive means, positioning accuracy of the label tape at the time of driving thereof, the radially inner or outer reel member of the label cartridge And a control means for controlling the driving so as to be larger than a margin dimension at the time of engagement between the engaging concave portion provided on the elastic boss member and the engaging convex portion provided radially outside or inside the elastic boss member. .

  The reel member cannot be rotated by making a margin dimension (backlash) at the time of engagement between the engaging concave portion of the reel member and the engaging convex portion of the elastic boss member smaller than the positioning accuracy of the label tape of the driving means ( Even if a positional deviation occurs when the state is set to the locked state and then returned to the rotatable state, the positioning when starting the label production by driving the driving means can be prevented.

The fifth invention is the first to Oite to any of the fourth aspect of the present invention, the information via wireless communication between the plurality positioned radio tag circuit element in the tag tape at a predetermined pitch as the label tape A device side antenna for performing transmission and reception and access information to the IC circuit unit of the RFID circuit element are generated and transmitted to the RFID circuit element via the device antenna, and the IC circuit unit of the RFID circuit element And an information access means for reading information from or reading information from the IC circuit section.

  When the label tape is a tag tape in which a plurality of RFID circuit elements are arranged at a predetermined pitch, the RFID circuit elements arranged at the predetermined pitch are positioned and generated by the information access means for the RFID circuit elements The access information is transmitted from the antenna on the device side, and the RFID label is created by writing or reading the information. For this reason, by preventing inadvertent pulling out of the label tape due to an operator or vibration, the positioning error of the RFID circuit element can be prevented, and the reliability of tag label production can be improved.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to realize a tape detent function when not in use without adding another member in the cartridge.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram illustrating a wireless tag generation system to which a label producing apparatus including a label cartridge according to the present embodiment is applied.

  In the RFID tag generating system 1 shown in FIG. 1, a label producing device 2 is connected to a route server 4, a terminal 5, a general-purpose computer 6, and a plurality of information servers 7 via a wired or wireless communication line 3. .

  FIG. 2 is a conceptual configuration diagram showing the detailed structure of the label producing apparatus 2.

  2, the apparatus body 8 of the label producing apparatus 2 is provided with a cartridge holder portion (not shown) as a recess, and a cartridge (label cartridge) 100 is detachably attached to the holder portion. Yes.

  The apparatus main body 8 includes a print head (printing means, thermal head) 10 for performing predetermined printing (printing) on the print-receiving tape 103 fed from the second roll (print-receiving tape roll) 104, and printing on the print-receiving tape 103. The ribbon take-up roller drive shaft 11 for driving the ink ribbon 105, and the base tape (the tape for label) fed out from the print-receiving tape 103 and the first roll (base tape roll) 102 as the label tape roll. A pressure roller driving shaft (driving means) 12 for feeding out from the cartridge 100 as a printed tag label tape 110 while the tag tag 101 is bonded, and a RFID circuit element To (provided in detail) provided on the printed tag label tape 110 (See below) for transmitting and receiving signals by radio communication using high frequency such as UHF band An antenna (device-side antenna) 14, a cutter 15 for cutting the printed tag label tape 110 into a predetermined length at a predetermined timing to generate a label-like RFID label T (details will be described later), and a RFID label T A carry-out port (discharge port) 16 to be carried out, and a housing (housing) 9 having an outer shell so as to store them and the cartridge holder part into which the cartridge 100 is detachably fitted and the carry-out port 16 are provided. Have.

  The antenna 14 is composed of a directional antenna (in this example, a so-called patch antenna) having directivity on one side (in this example, the front side of the paper in FIG. 2), and is extended from the first roll 102. A surface that intersects the tape surface of the transport path (between the feed position from the roll and the pressure roller drive shaft 12) of the base tape 101 (a surface that is orthogonal in this example; but is not limited to this, other than 90 °) The crossing angle may be 45 °, 60 °, etc.) in the vicinity of the conveyance path.

  On the other hand, the apparatus main body 8 also processes the signal read from the RFID circuit element To and the RF circuit 21 for accessing (writing or reading) the RFID circuit element To via the antenna 14. A signal processing circuit 22 for the above, a cartridge motor 23 for driving the ribbon take-up roller driving shaft 11 and the pressure roller driving shaft 12 described above, a cartridge driving circuit 24 for controlling the driving of the cartridge motor 23, and the printing A print drive circuit 25 that controls energization to the head 10, a solenoid 26 that drives the cutter 15 to perform a cutting operation, a solenoid drive circuit 27 that controls the solenoid 26, the high-frequency circuit 21, and a signal processing circuit 22, the cartridge drive circuit 24, the print drive circuit 25, the solenoid drive circuit 27, etc. And a control circuit 30 for controlling the Le device 2 overall operation. The signal processing circuit 22 and the transmission unit 32 of the high frequency circuit 21 generate access information to the IC circuit unit of the RFID circuit element and transmit it to the RFID circuit element via the device-side antenna. An information access means for writing information into or reading information from the IC circuit unit is configured.

  The control circuit 30 is a so-called microcomputer, and although not shown in detail, is composed of a central processing unit such as a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM, and is stored in advance in the ROM while using a temporary storage function of the RAM. Signal processing is performed according to the program. The control circuit 30 is connected to, for example, a communication line via the input / output interface 31, and is connected to the route server 4, the other terminal 5, the general-purpose computer 6, the information server 7 and the like connected to the communication line. It is possible to exchange information.

  3 and 4 are a top view and a perspective view, respectively, showing the external structure of the label producing apparatus 2 with the cartridge 100 mounted on the cartridge holder (however, the state in which the upper cover portion on the front side is removed).

  3 and 4, the cartridge 100 includes a casing 100A, the first roll 102 around which the strip-shaped base tape 101 is wound and disposed in the casing 100A, and the base tape 101. Ribbon supply side roll for feeding the second roll 104 around which the transparent print-receiving tape 103 having substantially the same width is wound, and the ink ribbon 105 (thermal transfer ribbon, but not required if the print-receiving tape is a thermal tape) 111, a ribbon take-up roller 106 that takes up the ribbon 105 after printing, a pressure roller 107, a guide roller 112, and a base tape 101 are inserted through the through space 113A, and the antenna 14 moves toward the first roll 102. And a shield member 113 for reducing leakage of radio wave signals.

The housing 100A includes the upper cover portion 100AU (not shown, see FIG. 7 described later), a lower cover portion 100AL facing the upper cover portion 100AU, and a side between the upper cover portion 100AU and the lower cover portion 100AL. Side cover part 100AS arrange | positioned so that the circumference | surroundings may be enclosed. The side cover part 100AS includes a substantially arcuate part 100ASo arranged along the outer peripheral side of the first roll 102. A substantially arcuate portion 9A provided in the housing 9 of the apparatus main body 8 is located on the outer peripheral side of the substantially arcuate portion 100ASo of the side cover portion 100AS. Note that the housing 9 of the apparatus body 8 corresponds to the body housing described in the claims.

  The pressure roller 107 presses and adheres the base tape 101 and the print-receiving tape 103 and feeds the tape in the direction indicated by the arrow A while serving as the printed tag label tape (= also functions as a tape feed roller). .

  The first roll 102 has a plurality of RFID tag circuits in the longitudinal direction on the outer periphery of a reel member 102a (schematically shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 whose detailed structure will be described later) whose axial direction is substantially orthogonal to the tape longitudinal direction. The base tape 101 in which the elements To are sequentially formed at predetermined equal intervals is wound.

  The second roll 104 has the print-receiving tape 103 wound around a reel member 104a. The print-receiving tape 103 fed out from the second roll 104 is driven by the ribbon supply side roll 111 and the ribbon take-up roller 106 arranged on the back side thereof (that is, the side to be bonded to the base tape 101). The ribbon 105 is brought into contact with the back surface of the print-receiving tape 103 by being pressed by the print head 10.

  The ribbon winding roller 106 and the pressure roller 107 are driven by the driving force of the cartridge motor 23 (see FIG. 2 described above), for example, a pulse motor provided outside the cartridge 100. By being transmitted to the roller drive shaft 12, it is rotationally driven.

  In the cartridge 100 configured as described above, the base tape 101 fed out from the first roll 102 is supplied to the pressure roller 107. On the other hand, the print-receiving tape 103 fed out from the second roll 104 is driven by a ribbon supply-side roll 111 and a ribbon take-up roller 106 disposed on the back side thereof (that is, the side to be bonded to the base tape 101). The ink ribbon 105 is pressed by the print head 10 and brought into contact with the back surface of the print-receiving tape 103.

  When the cartridge 100 is mounted on the cartridge holder portion of the apparatus main body 8 and the roll holder RH is moved from the separation position (position shown in the figure) to the contact position, the print-receiving tape 103 and the ink ribbon 105 are connected to the print head 10. While sandwiched between the platen roller 108, the base tape 101 and the print-receiving tape 103 are sandwiched between the pressure roller 107 and the sub roller 109. The ribbon take-up roller 106 and the pressure roller 107 are rotationally driven in synchronization with the directions indicated by the arrows B and D by the driving force of the cartridge motor 23, respectively. At this time, the pressure roller driving shaft 12 is connected to the sub roller 109 and the platen roller 108 by a gear (not shown), and the pressure roller 107, the sub roller 109, and the platen roller are driven by the driving of the pressure roller driving shaft 12. The roller 108 rotates, the base tape 101 is fed out from the first roll 102, and is supplied to the pressure roller 107 as described above. On the other hand, the print-receiving tape 103 is fed out from the second roll 104, and the plurality of heating elements of the print head 10 are energized by the print drive circuit 25. As a result, a print R (see FIG. 14 described later) corresponding to the RFID circuit element To on the base tape 101 to be bonded is printed on the back surface of the print-receiving tape 103. The base tape 101 and the print-receiving tape 103 after the printing are bonded and integrated by the pressure roller 107 and the sub-roller 109 to form a tag label tape with print, and the cartridge in the direction indicated by the arrow C. It is carried out of 100. The ink ribbon 105 that has finished printing on the print-receiving tape 103 is taken up by the ribbon take-up roller 106 by driving the ribbon take-up roller drive shaft 11.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the conceptual structure of the cartridge 100 shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 4 together with the detailed enlarged structure of the base tape 101.

  In FIG. 5, the base tape 101 has a four-layer structure in this example (see a partially enlarged view in FIG. 5), and is on the opposite side (right side in FIG. 5) from the side wound inside (left side in FIG. 5). ), An adhesive layer (adhesion treated surface) 101a made of an appropriate adhesive material, a colored base film 101b made of PET (polyethylene terephthalate), an adhesive layer 101c made of an appropriate adhesive material, a release paper (release material) ) 101d are stacked in order.

  An antenna (tag side antenna) 152 that transmits and receives information is integrally provided on the back side (right side in FIG. 5) of the base film 101b, and an IC circuit unit 151 that stores information so as to be connected thereto is provided. The RFID circuit element To is formed by these. On the front side (left side in FIG. 5) of the base film 101b is formed the adhesive layer 101a for later bonding the print-receiving tape 103, and on the back side (right side in FIG. 5) of the base film 101b is a RFID circuit. The release paper 101d is bonded to the base film 101b by the adhesive layer 101c provided so as to enclose the element To. The release paper 101d is one that can be adhered to the product or the like by the adhesive layer 101c when the RFID label T finally completed in a label shape is attached to a predetermined product or the like by peeling it off. It is.

  Further, the guide roller 112 moves from the first roll 102 even if the base tape 101 feed position from the first roll 102 varies as the base tape 101 is consumed (see the two-dot chain line in FIG. 5). The transport path of the fed base tape 101 is guided so that the distance from the antenna 14 is always regulated within a predetermined range.

  FIG. 6A is a side sectional view showing the mounting structure of the cartridge housing 100A of the reel member 102a of the first roll 102, which is the main part of the present embodiment, and FIG. ) It is a bottom view seen from the middle P direction. FIG. 7 is a partially broken exploded perspective view showing the mounting structure.

These diagrams 6 (a), FIG. 6 (b), the and 7, the upper cover portion 100AU of the housing 100A, is inserted and arranged radially inside the reel member 102a, the boss portion 301 (elastic boss member ) Are provided integrally.

The boss portion 301 is provided so that slits 304 are cut in the axial direction at a plurality of circumferential locations (eight locations in this example), whereby four narrow piece portions 301a and four substantially arc-shaped tongue pieces are formed. Wide piece portions 301b are respectively formed,
As a result, the boss portion 301 as a whole (in particular, the narrow piece portion 301a) can be elastically deformed in the radial direction.

  The boss portion 301 is opened outward at a plurality of radially outer locations (four locations in this example, specifically, the distal end side of the narrow piece portion 301a) on the distal end side (lower side in FIGS. 7 and 6A). An overhanging projection (engagement convex portion, anti-rotation portion) 302 is provided. Further, at a plurality of radially outer locations (four locations in this example) of the tip portion (the lower end portion in FIGS. 7 and 6A), a claw that can be driven and operated radially inward using the elastic deformation. Part (driven operation part) 303 is provided. Note that the protrusions 302 and the claw portions 303 may be arranged in three places.

  The reel member 102a can be engaged with the protrusions 302 of the boss portion 301 at a plurality of circumferential locations on the radially inner side (in this example, eight locations that are an example of an integral multiple of four locations of the boss portion). A groove portion 401 (engagement recess) is provided. It should be noted that the number of grooves 401 may be 6, 9, 12,..., Which is an integral multiple of the number of protrusions 302 when there are three as described above.

  With the structure as described above, in the cartridge 100, as shown in FIG. 7, the boss portion 301 is inserted through the inside of the reel member 102a around which the base tape 101 is wound in the radial direction, and the claw portion 303 on the tip side thereof is inserted. Is located in the cylindrical part 501 provided in the lower cover part 100AL, and faces the cartridge holder part side provided in the casing 9 of the label producing apparatus 2.

  FIG. 8 is an essential part extraction perspective view showing a detailed structure of a portion corresponding to the claw portion 303 located in the vicinity of the substantially arcuate portion 9A in the cartridge holder portion of the housing 9. As shown in FIG. In FIG. 8, the cartridge holder portion of the housing 9 is provided with a substantially tapered (mortar shape) surface 601 (drive operation portion) through which the claw portion 303 of the boss portion 301 is inserted. Reference numeral 9L denotes the bottom surface of the housing 9. FIG. 9 is a perspective view conceptually showing a state where the cartridge 100 including the reel member 102a shown in FIG. 7 is attached so that the claw portion 303 penetrates into the substantially tapered surface 601. As shown in FIG.

  FIGS. 10A and 10B are explanatory views showing the attachment behavior when the cartridge 100 configured as described above is attached to the cartridge holder portion of the housing 9.

  FIG. 10A shows a state in which the cartridge 100 is not attached to the cartridge holder portion of the housing 9. In this state, the boss portion 301 is in a normal state (non-deformed state) that does not deform radially inward as will be described later, and all the protrusions 302 of the boss portion 301 correspond to being radially inward of the reel member 102a. Respectively engaged with the grooves 401, the reel member 102a is made non-rotatable.

  From this state, as shown in FIG. 10B, when the cartridge 100 is attached to the cartridge holder portion of the housing 9, the claw portion 303 of the boss portion 301 is substantially tapered as it penetrates into the substantially tapered surface 601. The shaped surface 601 drives and operates the claw portion 303 inward in the radial direction, whereby the entire boss portion 301 is elastically deformed inward in the radial direction. As a result, the engagement between the protrusion 302 of the boss 301 and the groove 401 of the reel member 102a is released, and the reel member 102a can be rotated.

  Thereafter, when the cartridge 100 is removed from the cartridge holder portion, the boss portion 301 is restored to the state shown in FIG. 10A by the elastic force of the boss portion 301, and the reel member 102a becomes non-rotatable again.

  In the present embodiment, the elastic deformation property of the boss portion 301 toward the inside in the radial direction is used as described above. When the cartridge 100 is attached to the cartridge holder portion, the boss portion 301 is deformed in the radial direction inside to form the reel member 102a. The reel member 102a is switched to be non-rotatable by returning from the above-described deformation when it is detached from the cartridge holder portion.

  FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram showing detailed functions of the high-frequency circuit 21. In FIG. 11, the high-frequency circuit 21 receives a transmission unit 32 that transmits a signal to the RFID circuit element To through the antenna 14 and a reflected wave from the RFID circuit element To that is received by the antenna 14. The unit 33 and the transmission / reception separator 34 are configured.

The transmitting unit 32 generates a carrier wave for accessing (writing or reading) the RFID tag information (RFID tag control information) of the IC circuit unit 151 of the RFID circuit element To, a crystal resonator 35, and a PLL (Phase
The generated carrier wave is modulated on the basis of a signal supplied from the signal processing circuit 22 (Locked Loop) 36 and VCO (Voltage Controlled Oscillator) 37 (in this example, a “TX_ASK” signal from the signal processing circuit 22 A transmission multiplication circuit 38 (amplitude modulation based on the above) (however, in the case of amplitude modulation, an amplification factor variable amplifier or the like may be used), and a modulation wave modulated by the transmission multiplication circuit 38 is sent from the control circuit 30 to “TX_PWR”. And a variable transmission amplifier 39 that determines and amplifies the amplification factor according to the signal. The generated carrier wave preferably uses a frequency in the UHF band, and the output of the transmission amplifier 39 is transmitted to the antenna 14 via the transmission / reception separator 34, and the IC circuit of the RFID circuit element To Supplied to the unit 151. Note that the RFID tag information is not limited to the signal modulated as described above, but may be only a carrier wave.

  The reception unit 33 is necessary from the reception first multiplication circuit 40 that multiplies the reflected wave from the RFID circuit element To received by the antenna 14 and the generated carrier wave, and the output of the reception first multiplication circuit 40. Received by the antenna 14, the first band-pass filter 41 for extracting only a signal in a wide band, the reception first amplifier 43 that amplifies the output of the first band-pass filter 41 and supplies the amplified signal to the first limiter 42. Required from the reception second multiplication circuit 44 that multiplies the reflected wave from the RFID circuit element To and the carrier wave generated by the transfer unit 49 and delayed in phase by 90 °, and the output of the reception second multiplication circuit 44. A second bandpass filter 45 for extracting only a signal in a wide band, and an output of the second bandpass filter 45 is inputted and amplified to be a second limiter. And a second receiving amplifier 47 for supplying to 46. The signal “RXS-I” output from the first limiter 42 and the signal “RXS-Q” output from the second limiter 46 are input to the signal processing circuit 22 and processed.

  The outputs of the reception first amplifier 43 and the reception second amplifier 47 are also input to an RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator) circuit 48, and a signal “RSSI” indicating the strength of these signals is input to the signal processing circuit 22. It has become so. In this way, the label producing apparatus 2 demodulates the reflected wave from the RFID circuit element To by IQ orthogonal demodulation.

  FIG. 12 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration of the RFID circuit element To. In FIG. 12, the RFID circuit element To includes the antenna 152 that performs non-contact transmission / reception of signals with the antenna 14 on the label producing apparatus 2 side using a high frequency such as a UHF band, and the antenna 152 that is connected to the antenna 152. IC circuit portion 151.

  The IC circuit unit 151 includes a rectification unit 153 that rectifies the carrier wave received by the antenna 152, and a power supply unit 154 that accumulates energy of the carrier wave rectified by the rectification unit 153 and serves as a driving power source for the IC circuit unit 151. A clock extraction unit 156 that extracts a clock signal from the carrier wave received by the antenna 152 and supplies the clock signal to the control unit 155; a memory unit 157 that can store a predetermined information signal; and a modulation / demodulation unit connected to the antenna 152 158, and the control unit 155 for controlling the operation of the RFID circuit element To through the rectifying unit 153, the clock extracting unit 156, the modem unit 158, and the like.

  The modem 158 demodulates the communication signal received from the antenna 14 of the label producing apparatus 2 received by the antenna 152 and modulates and reflects the carrier wave received from the antenna 152 based on the response signal from the controller 155. To do.

  The control unit 155 interprets the received signal demodulated by the modulation / demodulation unit 158, generates a return signal based on the information signal stored in the memory unit 157, and performs basic control such as returning by the modulation / demodulation unit 158. Execute proper control.

  FIGS. 13A and 13B show the appearance of the RFID label T formed by completing the information writing (or reading) of the RFID circuit element To and the cutting of the printed tag label tape 110 as described above. FIG. 13A is a top view, and FIG. 13B is a bottom view. FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view taken along the XIV-XIV ′ section in FIG.

  13A, 13B, and 14, the RFID label T has a five-layer structure in which the print-receiving tape 103 is added to the four-layer structure shown in FIG. From the 103 side (upper side in FIG. 14) to the opposite side (lower side in FIG. 14), the print-receiving tape 103, the adhesive layer 101a, the base film 101b, the adhesive layer 101c, and the release paper 101d constitute five layers. Yes. As described above, the RFID circuit element To including the antenna 152 provided on the back side of the base film 101b is provided in the adhesive layer 101c and printed on the back surface of the print-receiving tape 103 (in this example, the RFID tag T). "RF-ID" indicating the type) is printed.

  FIG. 15 shows a screen displayed on the terminal 5 or the general-purpose computer 6 when accessing (writing or reading) the RFID tag information of the IC circuit unit 151 of the RFID circuit element To by the label producing apparatus 2 as described above. It is a figure showing an example.

  In FIG. 15, in this example, the tag label type, the printed character R printed corresponding to the RFID circuit element To, the access (write or read) ID that is the ID unique to the RFID circuit element To, the information server 7 and the storage address of the corresponding information in the route server 4 can be displayed on the terminal 5 or the general-purpose computer 6. Then, the label producing apparatus 2 is operated by the operation of the terminal 5 or the general-purpose computer 6 so that the print character R is printed on the print-receiving tape 103 and the information such as the write ID and article information is written on the IC circuit unit 151. Is written (or wireless tag information such as article information stored in advance in the IC circuit unit 151 is read). Note that “writing / reading” of RFID tag information in this case is not only broadly so-called data writing / reading, but also transmission of a signal to pause a response such as a signal based on the “Kill” and “Sleep” commands. Including.

  At the time of writing (or reading) as described above, the ID of the generated RFID label T and the information read from the IC circuit unit 151 of the RFID label T (or information written to the IC circuit unit 151) The correspondence relationship is stored in the route server 4 and can be referred to as necessary.

  FIG. 16 shows the production of the RFID label T described above, that is, the substrate tape 101 is conveyed and the RFID tag information is written while the printing tape 103 is conveyed and the printing head 10 performs predetermined printing, and these printing tapes are printed. 103 and the base tape 101 are pasted together to form a printed tag label tape 110, and then the printed tag label tape 110 is cut by the RFID circuit element To to form the RFID label T, which is executed by the control circuit 30. It is a flowchart showing a control procedure.

  In FIG. 16, for example, when the writing operation of the label producing apparatus 2 is performed via the terminal 5 or the general-purpose computer 6, this flow is started. First, in step S105, the RFID tag information to be written to the RFID circuit element To, which has been input via the terminal 5 or the general-purpose computer 6, and the RFID tag label T by the print head 10 corresponding to the RFID tag information. Print information to be printed is read through the communication line 3 and the input / output interface 31.

  Thereafter, in step S110, when there is no response from the RFID circuit element To, variables M and N for counting the number of times of retry (retry) and a flag F indicating whether communication is good or bad are initialized to zero. .

  In step S 115, a control signal is output to the cartridge driving circuit 24, and the ribbon take-up roller 106 and the pressure roller 107 are driven to rotate by the driving force of the cartridge motor 23. As a result, the base tape 101 is fed out from the first roll 102 and supplied to the pressure roller 107, and the print-receiving tape 103 is fed out from the second roll 104. As a result, as described above, the base tape 101 and the print-receiving tape 103 are bonded and integrated with the pressure roller 107 (and by the sub-roller 109), and the printed tag label tape 110 is moved outward from the cartridge body 100. It is conveyed.

  Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S120, where the base tape 101 and the print-receiving tape 103 are set to a predetermined value C (for example, the writing and printing of the RFID tag information to the print area of the preceding RFID circuit element To and the print-receiving tape 103 corresponding thereto are completed. Then, it is determined whether or not the next RFID circuit element To has been transported by a transport distance that reaches a position substantially opposite to the antenna 14). The conveyance distance at this time may be determined by, for example, detecting with a known tape sensor separately provided with an appropriate identification mark provided on the base tape 101. If the determination is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S200.

  In step S200, tag information writing / printing processing is performed, memory initialization (erasing) for writing is performed, and then a transmission signal including the RFID tag information is transmitted to the RFID circuit element To on the base tape 101 for writing. In addition, the print head 10 prints the print R on the corresponding area of the print tape 103 (see FIG. 17 described later for details). When step S200 is completed, the process proceeds to step S125.

  In step S125, it is determined whether or not flag F = 0. If the writing process has been completed normally, F = 0 remains (see step S385 in the flow shown in FIG. 17 described later), so this determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to step S130.

  In step S130, the combination of the information written in the RFID circuit element To in step S200 and the print information already printed by the print head 10 corresponding to this is sent via the input / output interface 31 and the communication line 3. The data is output via the terminal 5 or the general-purpose computer 6 and stored in the information server 7 or the route server 4. The stored data is stored and held in, for example, a database so that it can be referred to from the terminal 5 or the general-purpose computer 6 as necessary.

  After that, in step S135, it is confirmed that all the printing on the area corresponding to the RFID circuit element To which is the processing target at this time of the tape to be printed 103 is completed, and then the process proceeds to step S140.

  In step S125 described above, if the writing process is not normally completed for some reason, F = 1 is set (see step S385 in the flow shown in FIG. 17 described later), so the determination in S125 is satisfied. In step S137, a control signal is output to the print drive circuit 25 to stop energizing the print head 10 and stop printing. In this way, it is clearly displayed that the RFID circuit element To is not a normal product due to the suspension of printing. In addition, you may be made to perform the printing of special modes, such as an alarm and alerting to that effect, not stop during printing.

  After step S137 ends, the process proceeds to step S140.

  In step S140, the printed tag label tape 110 further has a predetermined amount (for example, all of the target RFID circuit elements To and the corresponding print area of the print-receiving tape 103 have a cutter 15 with a predetermined length (margin amount). ) Judge whether it has been transported by a transport distance that only exceeds a minute). Similar to step S120 described above, the conveyance distance at this time may be determined by, for example, detecting the marking with a tape sensor. If the determination is satisfied, the process moves to step S145.

  In step S145, a control signal is output to the cartridge drive circuit 24, the drive of the cartridge motor 23 is stopped, and the rotation of the ribbon take-up roller 106 and the pressure roller 107 is stopped. As a result, the feeding of the tag label tape 110 with print by the feeding of the base tape 101 from the first roll 102 and the feeding of the print-receiving tape 103 from the second roll 104 is stopped.

  Thereafter, in step S150, a control signal is outputted to the solenoid drive circuit 27 to drive the solenoid 26, and the printed tag label tape 110 is cut by the cutter 15. As described above, at this time, for example, the RFID tag circuit element To to be processed and the printed tag label tape 110 to which the print area of the print-receiving tape 103 corresponding thereto is pasted sufficiently exceed the cutter 15. When the cutter 15 is cut, the RFID tag label T in the form of a label in which the RFID tag information is written in the RFID circuit element To and the predetermined printing is performed corresponding thereto is generated. Thus, the RFID label T generated in the form of a label in step S150 is discharged out of the device 2 from the carry-out port 16.

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure of step S200 described above.

  In FIG. 17, first, in step S300, a control signal is output to the print drive circuit 25, the print head 10 is energized, and the area (corresponding to the RFID circuit element To to be processed in the print target tape 103 ( A print R such as characters, symbols, barcodes, and the like read in step S105 of FIG. 16 is printed on the surface of the RFID tag circuit element To attached to the back surface of the RFID circuit element To by the pressure roller 107.

  In step S310, an identification number ID assigned to the RFID circuit element To to be written is set by a known appropriate method.

  Thereafter, in step S320, an “Erase” command for initializing information stored in the memory unit 157 of the RFID circuit element To is output to the signal processing circuit 22. Based on this, an “Erase” signal as access information is generated in the signal processing circuit 22 and transmitted to the RFID tag circuit element To to be written through the high frequency circuit 21 to initialize the memory unit 157.

  Next, in step S 330, a “Verify” command for checking the contents of the memory unit 157 is output to the signal processing circuit 22. Based on this, a “Verify” signal as access information is generated by the signal processing circuit 22 and transmitted to the RFID circuit element To as an information write target via the high frequency circuit 21 to prompt a reply. Thereafter, in step S340, a reply signal transmitted from the RFID tag circuit element To to be written in response to the “Verify” signal is received via the antenna 14 and taken in via the high frequency circuit 21 and the signal processing circuit 22.

  Next, in step S350, based on the reply signal, information in the memory unit 157 of the RFID circuit element To is confirmed, and it is determined whether or not the memory unit 157 has been normally initialized.

  If the determination is not satisfied, the process moves to step S360, 1 is added to M, and it is further determined in step S370 whether M = 5. If M ≦ 4, the determination is not satisfied and the routine returns to step S320 and the same procedure is repeated. If M = 5, the process proceeds to step S380, where an error display signal is output to the terminal 5 or the general-purpose computer 6 via the input / output interface 31 and the communication line 3, and a corresponding writing failure (error) display is performed. Exit. In this way, even if initialization is not successful, retry is performed up to five times. Even when the base tape 101 wound around the first roll 102 is completely consumed, the reply signal in S340 is not received due to the absence of the RFID circuit element To, and therefore the determination in step S350 is not satisfied. In step S380, the above display is performed.

  When the determination in step S350 is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S390, and a “Program” command for writing desired data in the memory unit 157 is output to the signal processing circuit 22. Based on this, a “Program” signal as access information including ID information to be written by the signal processing circuit 22 is generated and transmitted to the RFID circuit element To as the information writing target via the high frequency circuit 21, and is stored in the memory unit 157. Information is written.

  Thereafter, a “Verify” command is output to the signal processing circuit 22 in step S400. Based on this, a “Verify” signal as access information is generated by the signal processing circuit 22 and transmitted to the RFID circuit element To as an information write target via the high frequency circuit 21 to prompt a reply. Thereafter, in step S 410, a reply signal transmitted from the RFID tag circuit element To to be written in response to the “Verify” signal is received via the antenna 14 and taken in via the high-frequency circuit 21 and the signal processing circuit 22.

  Next, in step S420, based on the reply signal, the information stored in the memory unit 157 of the RFID circuit element To is confirmed, and whether or not the transmitted predetermined information is normally stored in the memory unit 157. Determine whether.

  If the determination is not satisfied, the process moves to step S430, 1 is added to N, and it is further determined in step S440 whether N = 5. If N ≦ 4, the determination is not satisfied and the routine returns to step S390 and the same procedure is repeated. In the case of N = 5, the process proceeds to the above-described step S380, and the writing failure (error) display corresponding to the terminal 5 or the general-purpose computer 6 is similarly performed. In step S385, the above-described flag F = 1 is set, and this flow is performed. finish. In this way, even if information writing is not successful, retry is performed up to five times.

  If the determination in step S420 is satisfied, the process moves to step S450, and a “Lock” command is output to the signal processing circuit 22. Based on this, a “Lock” signal is generated in the signal processing circuit 22 and transmitted to the RFID circuit element To as the information writing target via the high frequency circuit 21, and writing of new information to the RFID circuit element To is prohibited. Is done. As a result, the writing of the RFID tag information to the RFID circuit element To to be written is completed, the RFID circuit element To is discharged as described above, and this flow is finished.

  By the above routine, the corresponding RFID tag information is written to the RFID tag circuit element To to be written on the base tape 101 in the cartridge 100, and the RFID tag is written to the corresponding area on the print-receiving tape 103. The print R corresponding to the information can be printed.

  In the label producing apparatus 2 of the present embodiment configured as described above, the print-receiving tape 103 fed from the second roll 104 of the cartridge 100 mounted on the cartridge holder portion of the housing 9 and the first roll 102 are used. The fed base tape 101 is bonded to each other by a pressure roller 107 to form a tag label tape 110 with print, and the RFID label T is generated using the tag label tape 110.

  At this time, in this embodiment, the reel member 102a around which the base tape 101 is wound is switched to be rotatable or impossible by using the elastic deformation of the boss portion 301 as described above. Thereby, when the RFID label T is produced (when the cartridge 100 is mounted on the cartridge holder), the reel member 102a can be rotated so that the base tape 101 can be fed from the reel member 102a. When the cartridge is removed from the cartridge holder portion), it is possible to prevent the reel member 102a from rotating and prevent the operator from inadvertently pulling out the base tape 101 or the tag label tape 110 with print due to vibration. At this time, the base tape 101 is prevented from rotating by the boss portion 301 provided integrally with the housing 9 of the cartridge 100 in which the base tape 101 is stored. Since the tape detent function can be realized without adding a new member, cost reduction and space saving can be achieved.

  Further, the present embodiment has the following effects in particular. That is, in the case of the base tape 101 in which the RFID circuit elements To are arranged at a predetermined pitch, as described above, the RFID circuit elements To arranged at the predetermined pitch are positioned and information is transmitted to the RFID circuit elements To. The RFID label T is created by writing (or reading). For this reason, it is possible to prevent unintentional pulling of the tape due to an operator or vibration, thereby preventing the positioning error of the RFID circuit element To and improving the reliability of the RFID label T production.

  In this embodiment, in particular, by providing the groove portions 401 of the reel member 102a by an integral multiple of the number of the protrusion portions 302 of the boss portion 301, the groove portions 401 and the protrusions that are relatively rotatable in the circumferential direction in the disengaged state. The engagement opportunity of the part 302 can be increased, and a smooth and quick engagement operation can be realized.

  At this time, in particular, when the control circuit 30 is driven via the cartridge drive circuit 24 and the cartridge motor 23, the positioning accuracy of the base tape 101 during driving is such that the groove portion 401 of the reel member 102a and the protrusion portion 302 of the boss portion 301. If the pressure roller driving shaft 12 is driven and controlled so as to be larger than the margin dimension (backlash) at the time of engagement, the reel member 102a is made non-rotatable (locked) and then returned to the rotatable state. In this case, even if a positional deviation occurs, it is possible to prevent the positioning when the pressure roller driving shaft 12 is driven and label production is started.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and technical idea of the present invention. Hereinafter, such modifications will be described in order.

(1) Variation of reel rotation stop structure (Part 1)
In the above embodiment, the rotation stop function of the reel member 102a is realized by engaging the protrusion 302 as the rotation stop provided on the narrow piece 301a of the boss 301 and the groove 401 provided on the reel member 102a. However, the structure is not limited to this, and other structures may be used.

  18A is a side sectional view showing the mounting structure of the cartridge housing 100A of the reel member 102a of the first roll 102 of such a modification, and FIG. 18B is a view from the Q direction in FIG. 18A. It is the bottom view seen, and is a figure corresponding to Drawing 6 (a) and Drawing 6 (b) of the above-mentioned embodiment, respectively.

  18 (a) and 18 (b), in this modification, a plurality of radially outer locations on the distal end side of the boss portion 301 (in this example, four locations, specifically, the distal end side of the narrow piece portion 301a). Is provided with a protruding portion with gear (engagement convex portion, anti-rotation portion) 302 'having an outwardly extending shape. Correspondingly, the reel member 102a can be engaged (engaged) with the gears of the projections 302 with gears of the boss portion 301 at a plurality of locations in the circumferential direction over substantially the entire inner circumference in the radial direction (inner). Tooth) Gear portion 402 (engagement recess) is provided.

  In the present modification, the above-described embodiment is achieved by engaging (meshing) the geared protrusion 302 of the boss 301 with the radially inward deformability with the radially inner gear 402 of the reel member 102a. Similarly to the above, the reel member 102a can be reliably made non-rotatable to prevent the operator from inadvertently pulling out the tape.

(2) Variation of reel rotation stop structure (part 2)
Instead of executing the rotation stop of the reel member 102a with the engagement structure as in the above embodiment or the modification of (1), the rotation stop may be performed by friction due to contact.

  FIG. 19A is a side sectional view showing the mounting structure of the cartridge housing 100A of the reel member 102a of the first roll 102 of such a modification, and FIG. 19B is a view from the R direction in FIG. 19A. It is the bottom view which looked, and is a figure corresponding to Drawing 18 (a) and Drawing 18 (b) of the modification of Drawing 6 (a) and Drawing 6 (b) of the above-mentioned embodiment, or the above-mentioned (1), respectively. .

  19A and 19B, in this modification, a rough surface region (rotation stop portion) 305 having a high friction coefficient is provided outside the boss portion 301 in the radial direction. This rough surface region is obtained by performing known rough surface processing or rough surface finishing, and may be provided only on the outside of the narrow piece portion 301a, or may be provided on the outside of the wide narrow portion 301b as an auxiliary. It is done.

  In the present modification, the rough member 305 of the boss portion 301 having a deformability inward in the radial direction is brought into contact with the inner side in the radial direction of the reel member 102a, so that the reel member 102a can be reliably secured as in the above embodiment. It is possible to prevent the tape from being inadvertently pulled out by the operator. It should be noted that the region 403 in contact with the rough surface region 305 on the radially inner side of the reel member 102a may be a similar rough surface region in order to increase the frictional resistance.

  In addition, as described above, the axial length of the boss part 301 is not brought into contact with the radially inner side of the reel member 102a, but at least a part of the corresponding boss part 301 is formed in a stepped shape, and only a part in the axial direction is brought into contact. May be.

  FIG. 20A and FIG. 20B show such an example, and correspond to FIG. 19A and FIG. 19B. In this example, the narrow piece portion 301a has a stepped structure including a large diameter portion 301aA and a small diameter portion 301aB, and a rough surface region 305 ′ provided in the large diameter portion 301aA is brought into contact with a corresponding region 403 ′ of the reel member 102a. To prevent rotation.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 21A and 21B, the narrow piece portion 301a has a shape that increases in diameter toward the distal end side (the lower end side in FIG. 21A) (in this case, the wide piece is also combined). The portion 301b may have such a shape), and the rough surface region 305 ′ provided in a predetermined region near the tip may be brought into contact with the corresponding region 403 ′ of the reel member 102a to prevent rotation.

  In these modified examples, the rough surface regions 305 and 305 ′ provided on the radially outer side of the boss portion 301 having the radially inward deformability are brought into contact with the radially inner regions 304 and 304 ′ of the reel member 102a. Thus, similarly to the above-described embodiment, the reel member 102a can be reliably made non-rotatable, and inadvertent withdrawal of the tape by the operator can be prevented beforehand.

(3) In the case of only reading information from the RFID circuit element To In the above description, the case where the RFID tag information is transmitted to the RFID circuit element To and written to the IC circuit unit 151 has been described as an example. Not limited. That is, there is a case where the label T is created by performing printing corresponding to this while reading the RFID tag information from the read-only RFID circuit element To in which predetermined RFID tag information is stored and retained so as not to be rewritten, It is applicable also in such a case.

  In this case, only the print information is read in step S105 in FIG. 16, and the RFID tag information reading / printing process is performed in step S200 (refer to FIG. 22 described later for details). Thereafter, in step S130, the combination of the print information and the read RFID tag information is stored.

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of the RFID tag information reading / printing process.

  22, first, in step S500, as in step S300 in FIG. 17, a control signal is output to the print drive circuit 25, the print head 10 is energized, and the RFID circuit element to be processed in the print-receiving tape 103. In the region corresponding to To (the region to be bonded to the back surface of the RFID circuit element To by the pressure roller 107), the print R of characters, symbols, barcodes and the like read in step S105 in FIG. 16 is printed. Let

Thereafter, in step S 501, a “Scroll All ID” command for reading information stored in the RFID circuit element To is output to the signal processing circuit 22. Based on this, the signal processing circuit 22 uses “Scroll” as RFID tag information.
An “All ID” signal is generated and transmitted to the RFID circuit element To to be read via the high frequency circuit 21 to prompt a reply.

  Next, in step S502, a reply signal (RFID tag information including tag ID information) transmitted from the RFID tag circuit element To to be read in response to the “Scroll All ID” signal is received via the antenna 14. Then, the high-frequency circuit 21 and the signal processing circuit 22 are used.

  Next, in step S503, it is determined using a known error detection code (CRC code; Cyclic Redundancy Check, etc.) whether or not there is an error in the reply signal received in step S502.

  If the determination is not satisfied, the process moves to step S504, 1 is added to N, and it is further determined in step S505 whether N = 5. If N ≦ 4, the determination is not satisfied and the routine returns to step S501 and the same procedure is repeated. If N = 5, the process proceeds to step S506, where an error display signal is output to the terminal 5 or the general-purpose computer 6 via the input / output interface 31 and the communication line 3, and the corresponding reading failure (error) display is performed. In step S507, the flag F is set to 1, and this routine is terminated. Thus, even if information reading is unsuccessful, retrying is performed up to five times, so that the reading reliability can be ensured to ensure completeness.

  If the determination in step S503 is satisfied, reading of the RFID tag information from the RFID circuit element To to be read is completed, and this routine ends.

  By the above routine, the RFID tag circuit element To to be read in the cartridge can be accessed and read out of the RFID tag information (tag identification information etc.) of the IC circuit unit 152.

  Also in this modified example, the same effect as the above embodiment is obtained.

(4) Structure engaging radially outward In the above, the boss portion 301 (elastic boss member) of the housing upper cover portion 100AU is provided on the radially inner side of the reel member 102a, and the protruding portion provided on the radially outer side. 302 (engagement convex part, anti-rotation part) is engaged with a groove part 401 (engagement concave part) provided on the radially inner side of the reel member 102a (in the example of FIG. 19, provided on the radially outer side of the boss part 301). By making the rough surface region 305 as the rotation stop portion in contact with the inside of the reel member 102a to be non-rotatable, and further driving the boss portion 301 radially inward with the substantially tapered surface 601 (drive operation portion), The engagement (contact in the example of FIG. 19) is released, and the reel member 102a can be rotated. However, the application of the present invention is not limited to such a mode, and the relationship between the inside and the outside may be reversed (engaged (or contacted)).

  FIG. 23 shows a schematic structure of such a modified example, and FIG. 23 (a) is a side sectional view showing the mounting structure of the reel member in this modified example, which is shown in FIG. 6 (a) and FIG. FIG. 23 (b) is a perspective view from above (from the direction of XXIII in FIG. 23 (a)) that shows the reel member 102a 'in FIG. 23 (a) extracted. is there.

  In FIG. 23A and FIG. 23B, in this example, a boss portion 301 ′ (elastic boss member) of the housing upper cover portion 100AU is provided on the radially outer side of the reel member 102a ′, and the radially inner side thereof. A groove 401 ′ (= engagement recess, not shown here, or without a groove) provided with a protrusion 302 ′ (engagement protrusion, rotation stopper) provided on the outer side in the radial direction of the reel member 102a ′. (If the example of FIG. 19 is modified, the rough surface area as a rotation stop provided on the radially inner side of the boss is brought into contact with the outside of the reel member 102a), and rotation is disabled. By driving the boss portion 301 'radially outward with an appropriate driving operation portion (see the arrow in FIG. 23 (a)), the engagement (or contact) is released and the reel member 102a' can be rotated. This is the case.

  Also in this modified example, by preventing the rotation of the base tape 101 by the boss portion 301 ′, the tape rotation prevention function can be achieved without adding another member to the cartridge 100, unlike the conventional structure, as described above. It is possible to achieve the original effect of the present invention that can be realized and cost reduction and space saving can be achieved.

  Although not described in detail, in this modification as well, as described above, the positioning accuracy of the base tape 101 during driving is controlled by the control circuit 30 via the cartridge driving circuit 24 and the cartridge motor 23. If the pressure roller driving shaft 12 is driven and controlled to be larger than a margin (backlash) at the time of engagement between the reel member 102a 'and the boss portion 301', the reel member 102a 'cannot be rotated (locked). ) State, and after that, even if it is returned to the rotatable state, it is possible to prevent the positioning when starting the label production by driving the pressure roller driving shaft 12 even if the displacement occurs. The same effect is obtained.

(5) Others In the above, the example in which the RFID tag information is read / written and printed with respect to the tapes 101 and 103 moving inside the cartridge 100 has been shown. The printing, reading and writing may be performed by stopping at the position (further reading and writing are held by a predetermined conveyance guide).

  In the above description, the case where the base tape 101 provided with the RFID circuit element To is used as the label tape has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the normal tape without such an RFID circuit element To is used. The present invention may be applied to a base tape, or to such a label producing apparatus (without the antenna 14, the signal processing circuit 22 and the high frequency circuit 21 corresponding thereto). Also in this case, the effect of the present invention, which is the original effect of the present invention, is that the tape detent function can be realized without adding another member to the cartridge, and the cost can be reduced and the space can be saved.

Furthermore, the “Scroll” used above
The “All ID” signal, the “Erase” signal, the “Verify” signal, the “Program” signal, the “Kill” signal, and the “Sleep” signal are assumed to conform to the specifications established by the EPC global. EPC global is a non-profit corporation established jointly by the International EAN Association, which is an international organization of distribution codes, and the United Code Code Council (UCC), which is an American distribution code organization. Note that signals conforming to other standards may be used as long as they perform the same function.

  In addition, although not illustrated one by one, the present invention is implemented with various modifications within a range not departing from the gist thereof.

1 is a system configuration diagram showing a wireless tag generation system to which a label producing apparatus including a label tape roll according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. It is a notional block diagram showing the detailed structure of the label production apparatus shown in FIG. It is a top view showing the external appearance structure of the label production apparatus shown in FIG. It is a perspective view showing the external appearance structure of the label production apparatus shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing showing the conceptual structure of the cartridge shown in FIG. 2 with the detailed enlarged structure of a base tape. It is the sectional side view showing the attachment structure of the cartridge housing | casing of the reel member of a 1st roll, and the bottom view seen from the P direction in Fig.6 (a). It is a partially broken exploded perspective view showing the mounting structure of the cartridge housing of the reel member of the first roll. It is a principal part extraction perspective view showing the detailed structure of the part corresponding to the nail | claw part located in the substantially arc-shaped part vicinity of a cartridge holder part. FIG. 8 is a perspective view conceptually showing a state where a cartridge including the reel member shown in FIG. 7 is attached. It is explanatory drawing showing the attachment behavior when attaching a cartridge to the cartridge holder part of a housing | casing. It is a functional block diagram showing the detailed function of the high frequency circuit shown in FIG. It is a functional block diagram showing the functional structure of a wireless tag circuit element. It is the upper surface figure and bottom view showing an example of the appearance of a RFID tag label. It is a cross-sectional view by the XIV-XIV 'cross section in FIG. It is a figure showing an example of the screen displayed on a terminal or a general purpose computer at the time of writing or reading of RFID tag information. 3 is a flowchart showing a control procedure executed by the control circuit shown in FIG. 2. It is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure of step S200 in FIG. FIG. 19 is a side cross-sectional view showing a cartridge housing mounting structure of a reel member in a modified example related to a reel rotation stop structure, and a bottom view as seen from the Q direction in FIG. FIG. 20 is a side sectional view showing a mounting structure of a cartridge housing of a reel member in another modified example related to the reel rotation stop structure, and a bottom view seen from the R direction in FIG. FIG. 21 is a side sectional view showing a mounting structure of a cartridge housing of a reel member in still another modified example related to the reel rotation stop structure, and a bottom view seen from the S direction in FIG. FIG. 22 is a side sectional view showing a cartridge housing mounting structure of a reel member in a modified example related to the reel rotation stop structure, and a bottom view seen from the T direction in FIG. It is a flowchart showing the RFID tag information reading / printing processing procedure executed by the control circuit. It is the sectional side view and principal part extraction perspective view showing the principal part schematic structure of the modification which reversed the relationship of radial direction inner side outer side.

Explanation of symbols

2 Label making device 14 Antenna (device side antenna)
12 Pressure roller drive shaft (drive means)
21 High-frequency circuit 22 Signal processing circuit (information access means)
30 Control circuit (control means)
32 Transmitter (information access means)
100 cartridge (label cartridge)
100A Housing 101 Base tape (tag tape, label tape)
102 1st roll (label tape roll)
102a reel member 151 IC circuit portion 301 boss portion (elastic boss member, switching support mechanism)
302 Protrusion (engagement projection, rotation stop)
302 'Projection with gear (engagement projection, rotation stop)
303 Claw part (driven operation part)
305 Rough surface area (rotation stop)
305 'Rough surface area (rotation stop)
401 Groove (engagement recess)
402 Gear portion 601 Substantially tapered surface (drive operation portion)
To RFID tag circuit element

Claims (5)

A cartridge housing for storing the label tape so as to be payable , a reel member wound around the label tape and rotatably disposed in the cartridge housing, and provided integrally with the cartridge housing; a label cartridge having, an elastically deformable elastic boss member inward in the radial direction of the reel member, when the elastic boss member, removed the label cartridge from the cartridge holder portion, the reel An anti-rotation portion that engages with the inside of the member in the radial direction and makes the reel member non-rotatable, and the anti-rotation portion that is driven and operated radially inward when the label cartridge is attached to the cartridge holder portion A driven operation portion that releases the engagement with the reel member and allows the reel member to rotate. Parts, the a projection which projects radially outward of the elastic boss member, said driven operating unit, the an elastic deformable claw portion radially inside the elastic boss member, the reel member, the the protrusion from the radially inner side of the reel member is provided with a groove for non-rotatable the reel member by engaging a label cartridge,
A main housing having a Keru Replacing detachable the label cartridge the cartridge holder portion,
A label producing apparatus with a cartridge ,
Drive means for driving the reel member of the label cartridge held in the cartridge holder portion to feed out the label tape;
The cartridge holder portion is
A drive operation unit that allows the reel member to rotate by driving the claw portion radially inward of the elastic boss member and elastically deforming the elastic boss member radially inward;
The drive operation unit is
It is a substantially tapered surface that guides radially inward as the claw portion penetrates,
When attaching the label cartridge to the cartridge holder portion, the claw portion is inserted into the substantially tapered surface,
The protrusion is engaged with the groove when the label cartridge is removed from the cartridge holder.
A label producing apparatus with a cartridge. The label producing apparatus with a cartridge according to claim 1,
The engaging protrusions of the rotation stopper are provided at a plurality of locations in the circumferential direction,
2. The label producing apparatus with a cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the engaging concave portion of the reel member is provided at a location that is an integral multiple of the number of the engaging convex portions. A cartridge housing for storing the label tape so as to be payable , a reel member wound around the label tape and rotatably disposed in the cartridge housing, and provided integrally with the cartridge housing; a label cartridge having, an elastically deformable elastic boss member inward in the radial direction of the reel member, when the elastic boss member, removed the label cartridge from the cartridge holder portion, the reel A rotation stop portion that makes contact with the inside of the member in the radial direction and prevents the reel member from rotating, and when the label cartridge is attached to the cartridge holder portion, the rotation stop portion is driven and operated radially inward. A driven operation unit that releases contact with the reel member and allows the reel member to rotate; Work unit, said a radially inwardly elastically deformable claw portion of the elastic boss member, the rotation stopper portion, radially outward of said resilient boss member contacts the radially inner side of the reel member such A label cartridge having a rough surface area that renders the reel member unrotatable ;
A main housing having a Keru Replacing detachable the label cartridge the cartridge holder portion,
A label producing apparatus with a cartridge ,
Drive means for driving the reel member of the label cartridge held in the cartridge holder portion to feed out the label tape;
The cartridge holder portion is
A drive operation unit that allows the reel member to rotate by driving the claw portion radially inward of the elastic boss member and elastically deforming the elastic boss member radially inward;
The drive operation unit is
It is a substantially tapered surface that guides radially inward as the claw portion penetrates,
When attaching the label cartridge to the cartridge holder portion, the claw portion is inserted into the substantially tapered surface,
When removing the label cartridge from the cartridge holder portion, the rough surface region of the rotation stop portion contacts the radially inner side of the reel member.
A label producing apparatus with a cartridge. In the label production apparatus with a cartridge according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
The positioning accuracy of the label tape at the time of driving the drive means is provided on the engagement recess provided on the inside or outside in the radial direction of the reel member of the label cartridge and on the outside or inside in the radial direction of the elastic boss member. A label producing apparatus with a cartridge , characterized by comprising control means for controlling the driving so as to be larger than a margin dimension at the time of engagement with the engaging convex portion. The label producing apparatus with a cartridge according to any one of claims 1 to 4 ,
A device-side antenna that transmits and receives information by wireless communication with a plurality of RFID tag circuit elements arranged at a predetermined pitch on a tag tape as the label tape;
Access information to the IC circuit part of the RFID circuit element is generated, transmitted to the RFID circuit element via the device-side antenna, and information writing to the IC circuit part of the RFID circuit element or the IC circuit part An apparatus for producing a label with a cartridge , comprising: an information access means for reading information from the cartridge .

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