JP5854309B2 - Print creation program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a printed matter created program for creating prints desired print is formed.

  2. Description of the Related Art There is known a printed material creation apparatus that can integrally create a plurality of printed materials each having a desired print formed thereon (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In this printed matter producing apparatus (label body producing apparatus), a printing means (printing head) forms a print on a conveyed printing medium (cover film), and the printing medium on which the printing has been performed is cut by a cutting means (cutting mechanism). ) Is cut, a printed matter (a RFID label or a normal label) is generated.

  In this prior art, when creating a printed product assembly (label body) in which a plurality of printed products are coupled, creation is performed based on the number of printed products (number of labels) designated by the operator. That is, when the printing unit performs printing on the printing medium in a predetermined order and a plurality of printed materials are sequentially generated, when the generation of the specified number of printed materials is completed, The print medium is cut. As a result, a printed product assembly in which the designated number of printed products are connected to each other is completed.

JP 2008-21282 A

  The above-described conventional techniques have the following problems. That is, the operator sets the printed material that constitutes the printed material assembly according to the number of printed materials. As a result, even if the printed matter link includes the same number of printed matter, if the length of each printed matter is long, it becomes a long printed matter conjugate, and if the length of each printed matter is short, it becomes a short printed matter conjugate. Depending on the length, the length of the printed product is not constant. Further, when the length of the printed matter also changes depending on the print length, the length of the printed matter connection body is not constant depending on the length of the printed length of each printed matter, as described above.

  As a result, for example, when the maximum length of the printed product assembly is determined due to restrictions at the time of storage, or when the minimum length to be secured in the printed product assembly is determined for convenience of handling, the maximum length or It has been difficult to create a printed assembly of the operator's desired length that fits the minimum length.

An object of the present invention is a printed matter producing apparatus can reliably creates a desired length prints coupled body of the intention of the operator is to provide a printed matter created program.

To achieve the above object, the printed material creation program of the present invention, conveying means for conveying a print medium relative to said printing medium conveyed by said conveying means, printing hand stage for printing based on print data, before SL cutting means for cutting the printing medium in which printing has been performed by the printing means, the housing having a discharge opening with configuring the device shell, and, based on the print data along the conveying direction of the conveying means desired operation terminal for operating the printed material connecting member comprising a plurality of printed materials with and desired printing is printed on the printing medium, respectively a length, discharge means for discharging from the discharge port, the printed matter producing apparatus having And a connection order determination procedure for determining a predetermined order in which the plurality of printed materials are connected to each other, and the print data relating to each of the plurality of printed materials. Are connected to each other by the first information acquisition procedure determined based on the first information acquisition procedure for acquiring the first length along the transport direction of each of the plurality of printed materials and the predetermined order determined by the connection order determination means. A second information acquisition procedure for acquiring a second length along the transport direction and a plurality of information acquired by the first information acquisition procedure to be set in one of the plurality of printed products. The total value obtained by adding the first lengths in the predetermined order is equal to or greater than the second length acquired in the second information acquisition procedure. The specified plurality of printed matter is determined in the predetermined order by controlling the printed matter determining procedure for determining the specified plurality of printed matter to be included and the transporting unit, the printing unit, and the cutting unit in cooperation with each other. Ream along To create the said one of the print connecting body, a printed matter created program Ru is executed and a cooperative control procedures, said printed material determination procedure, N-number of from 1 th along said predetermined sequence to N-th When the total value of the printed matter is less than the second length, and the total value of the N + 1 printed items up to N + 1 in the predetermined order is equal to or greater than the second length, the 1 The (N + 1) th printed materials from the Nth to the (N + 1) th are determined as the specific printed materials to be included in the printed material assembly.

  When the printed matter creation program of the present invention is executed by the computing means of the operation terminal, the print medium is transported by the transport means in the printed matter creation apparatus. The printing means performs desired printing on the conveyed printing medium, and the printed material is created by cutting the printing medium after printing by the cutting means.

  In this printed matter creating apparatus, a plurality of printed matter can be integrally produced in a mode (= printed product linked body) connected to each other along a predetermined order (= created order), and the connected printed matter The operator can also specify the length of. That is, the length specified by the operator is acquired as the second length in the transport direction of one printed product connected in the second information acquisition procedure in a predetermined order determined by the connection order determining means. The On the other hand, in the first information acquisition procedure, the first length in the transport direction of each printed matter determined based on the print data relating to each printed matter is obtained. Then, in the printed matter determination procedure, based on the total value obtained by summing the plurality of first lengths in the predetermined order, the specific plurality of the total values have a predetermined relationship with respect to the second length. The printed material is determined as the printed material constituting the printed material assembly. Then, by the cooperative control procedure, the transport unit, the printing unit, and the cutting unit of the printed material creation apparatus are controlled in cooperation, thereby creating a single printed material linked body in which the plurality of specific printed materials are connected to each other. The

  As described above, according to the present invention, when a plurality of printed materials are connected and created integrally, the printed material linked body is created based on the length specified by the operator. In other words, it is possible to adjust the order specified by the operator to determine which order of the plurality of printed materials created in a predetermined order is integrated into the printed material assembly.

  As a result, unlike the technique in which the sequentially produced printed matter is an integrated printed matter assembly for every predetermined number of sheets (in other words, the printed medium after printing is cut at a portion corresponding to the predetermined number of printed matter), the operator Thus, it is possible to reliably produce a printed product assembly that approximates the intended desired length.

  According to the present invention, in a printed material creation apparatus, a printed material assembly having a desired length intended by an operator can be reliably created.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram illustrating a print label generation system including a print label creation device operated by an operation terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view showing the whole structure of a printed label production apparatus. It is a perspective view showing the structure of the internal unit inside a printed label production apparatus. It is a top view showing the structure of the internal unit inside a printed label production apparatus. FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view schematically showing a detailed structure of a cartridge. It is a functional block diagram showing the control system of a printed label production apparatus. It is the upper side figure and bottom view showing an example of the external appearance of a label body. FIG. 8 is a view obtained by rotating a transverse cross-sectional view taken along a line XX ′ in FIG. 7 by 90 ° counterclockwise. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the cut setting of the label body in a comparative example. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the cut setting of the label body in a comparative example. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the cut setting of the label body in a comparative example. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the cut setting of the label body in the operating terminal of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart showing the control content of the cut setting process which an operation terminal performs. It is a flowchart showing the control content of the label body production process which a label production apparatus performs based on control of an operating terminal. It is a flowchart showing the control content of the cut setting process which an operating terminal performs in the modification which produces the label body including even the printing label when the label body length is exceeded at the time of total length. It is a flowchart showing the control content of the cut setting process which an operating terminal performs in the modified example which adds and adds the half of label length of the last printed label at the time of total length, and performs determination.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, the present invention is applied to a print label generation system.

  FIG. 1 shows a print label generation system including a print label generation apparatus, which is a print generation apparatus in the present embodiment, and a terminal connected to the print label generation apparatus in order to execute the print generation method in the present embodiment. Show. In the print label generation system TS, the print label production apparatus 1 is connected to a terminal 118 (operation terminal) made of a general-purpose computer, for example, via a wired or wireless communication line NW.

  The terminal 118 includes an operation unit 118a composed of a keyboard or a mouse, a display unit 118b composed of a liquid crystal display, a CPU (calculation means), RAM, ROM, HDD (all not shown), and the like. The CPU executes various programs stored in advance in the HDD while using the temporary storage function of the RAM. As a result, the entire print label producing apparatus 1 is controlled. In the stored program, between the print labels L when the print label creating apparatus 1 creates a label body LL (printed product link) in which a plurality of print labels L (see FIG. 7 described later) are linked. A program (a printed material creation program, see the flow of FIG. 13 to be described later) for performing the cutting setting (that is, for executing the printed material creation method of the present embodiment) is also included. FIG. 1 shows an example in which a plurality of terminals 118 and a plurality of print label producing apparatuses 1 are connected to a network. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and one terminal 118 and one print label producing apparatus 1 May only be connected.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the print label creating apparatus 1 creates a print label based on an operation from the terminal 118. The printed label producing apparatus 1 includes an apparatus main body 2 having a substantially hexahedral (substantially cubic) -shaped casing 200 on an outer shell, and an open / close lid provided on the upper surface of the apparatus main body 2 so as to be openable / closable (or removable). 3.

  The casing 200 of the apparatus main body 2 is located on the front side of the apparatus (the left front side in FIG. 2) and has a front wall 10 provided with a label discharge port 11 for discharging the label body LL created in the apparatus main body 2 to the outside. And a front lid 12 which is provided below the label discharge port 11 in the front wall 10 and whose lower end is rotatably supported.

  The front lid 12 includes a pressing portion 13, and the front lid 12 is opened forward by pushing the pressing portion 13 from above. A power button 14 for turning on / off the power of the print label producing apparatus 1 is provided on the front wall 10 below the opening / closing button 4. A cutter drive button 16 is provided below the power button 14 to enable the cutting mechanism 15 disposed in the apparatus main body 2 to be driven by a user's manual operation.

  The opening / closing lid 3 is pivotally supported at the end of the apparatus main body 2 on the right back side in FIG. 2 and is always urged in the opening direction via an urging member such as a spring. Then, when the open / close button 4 disposed on the upper surface of the apparatus main body 2 so as to be adjacent to the open / close lid 3 is pressed, the lock between the open / close lid 3 and the apparatus main body 2 is released and opened by the action of the biasing member. Is done. A see-through window 5 covered with a transparent cover is provided at the center side of the opening / closing lid 3.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the internal unit 20 of the print label producing apparatus 1 schematically includes a print mechanism including a cartridge holder 6 that houses a cartridge 7 and a print head (printing means) 23 that is a so-called thermal head. 21, a cutting mechanism (cutting means) 15 having a fixed blade 40 and a movable blade 41, and a cut unit 35 (half-half) which is located downstream of the fixed blade 40 and the movable blade 41 in the tape transport direction and has a half cutter 34. Cutting means).

  On the upper surface of the cartridge 7, for example, a tape specifying display portion 8 that displays a tape width, a tape color, and the like of a base tape 101 (see FIG. 5 and the like described later) built in the cartridge 7 is provided. . A roller holder 25 is pivotally supported on the cartridge holder 6 by a support shaft 29, and can be switched between a printing position (contact position, see FIG. 4 described later) and a release position (separation position) by a switching mechanism. It is said that. In the roller holder 25, a platen roller 26 and a tape pressure roller 28 are rotatably arranged. When the roller holder 25 is switched to the printing position, the platen roller 26 and the tape pressure roller 28 are The print head 23 and the tape feed roller 27 are pressed against each other.

  The print head 23 includes a large number of heating elements and is attached to a head attachment portion 24 that is erected on the cartridge holder 6.

  The cutting mechanism 15 includes a fixed blade 40 and a movable blade 41 made of a metal member. The driving force of the cutter motor 43 (see FIG. 6 to be described later) is transmitted to the handle portion 46 of the movable blade 41 through the cutter helical gear 42, the boss 50, and the long hole 49, and the movable blade rotates, together with the fixed blade 40. Perform cutting operation. This cutting state is detected by the micro switch 126 that is switched by the action of the cutter helical gear cam 42A.

  In the half-cut unit 35, the cradle 38 and the half cutter 34 are arranged to face each other, and the first guide portion 36 and the second guide portion 37 are further formed on the side plate 44 (see FIG. 4 described later) by the guide fixing portion 36A. It is attached. The half cutter 34 is rotated by a driving force of a half cutter motor 129 (see FIG. 6 described later) around a predetermined rotation fulcrum (not shown). A receiving surface 38 </ b> B is formed at the end of the receiving table 38.

  FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the structure of the internal unit 20 shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, the cartridge holder 6 is arranged such that the width direction of the printed label tape 109 discharged from the tape discharge portion 30 of the cartridge 7 and further discharged from the label discharge port 11 is the vertical vertical direction. The cartridge 7 is stored.

  The internal unit 20 is provided with a label discharge mechanism 22. The label discharge mechanism 22 discharges the printed label tape 109 (in other words, the label body LL, hereinafter the same) after being cut by the cutting mechanism 15 from the label discharge port 11 (see FIG. 2). That is, the label discharge mechanism 22 includes a drive roller 51 that is rotated by a driving force of a tape discharge motor 65 (see FIG. 6 described later), and a pressing roller 52 that faces the drive roller 51 with the printed label tape 109 interposed therebetween. And have. At this time, first guide walls 55 and 56 and second guide walls 63 and 64 for guiding the printed label tape 109 to the label discharge port 11 are provided inside the label discharge port 11. The first guide walls 55 and 56 and the second guide walls 63 and 64 are integrally formed, respectively, at the discharge position of the printed label tape 109 (label body LL) cut by the fixed blade 40 and the movable blade 41. Are arranged so as to be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance.

  The tape feed roller driving shaft (conveying means) 108 and the ribbon take-up roller driving shaft 107 respectively apply the conveyance driving force for the printed label tape 109 and the ink ribbon 105 (described later), and are rotationally driven in conjunction with each other. The

  FIG. 5 is an enlarged plan view schematically showing the detailed structure of the cartridge 7. In FIG. 5, a cartridge 7 includes a housing 7A and a first roll 102 (in fact, spiral, which is disposed in the housing 7A and wound with a band-shaped base tape 101). And a second roll 104 wound with the transparent cover film 103 having substantially the same width as the base tape 101 (actually, it is a spiral shape, but is simply shown as a concentric circle in the figure) A ribbon supply side roll 211 for feeding out the ink ribbon 105 (thermal transfer ribbon, but not required when the print-receiving tape is a thermal tape), a ribbon take-up roller 106 for winding the ribbon 105 after printing, and a tape discharge of the cartridge 7 A tape feed roller 27 is rotatably supported near the portion 30 (see FIG. 4). The cover film 103 and the printed label tape 109 in which the base tape 101 is bonded to the cover film 103 constitute a print-receiving tape and a print-receiving medium described in each claim.

  The tape feeding roller 27 feeds the tape in the direction indicated by the arrow A in FIG. 5 while pressing and bonding the base tape 101 and the cover film 103 to form the printed label tape 109.

  The first roll 102 has the base tape 101 wound around a reel member 102a. In this example, the base tape 101 has a four-layer structure (see a partially enlarged view in FIG. 5), from the side wound inside (right side in FIG. 5) to the opposite side (left side in FIG. 5), Adhesive layer 101a made of an appropriate adhesive material, colored base film 101b (base material layer) made of PET (polyethylene terephthalate), adhesive layer 101c (adhesive layer for attachment) made of an appropriate adhesive material, release paper (Release material layer) Laminated in the order of 101d.

  The adhesive layer 101a for later bonding the cover film 103 is formed on the front side (right side in FIG. 5) of the base film 101b, and the adhesive layer 101c is formed on the back side (left side in FIG. 5) of the base film 101b. Thus, the release paper 101d is adhered to the base film 101b.

  The release paper 101d can be adhered to the product or the like by the adhesive layer 101c by peeling off the printed label L that is finally completed in a label shape to the predetermined product or the like.

  The second roll 104 has the cover film 103 wound around a reel member 104a. The cover film 103 fed out from the second roll 104 is placed on the back surface of the cover film 103 when the ribbon 105 driven by the ribbon supply side roll 211 and the ribbon take-up roller 106 is pressed by the print head 23. Contacted.

  The ribbon take-up roller 106 and the tape feeding roller 27 are respectively connected to the ribbon through a gear mechanism (not shown) driven by a conveying motor 119 (see FIG. 3 and FIG. 6 to be described later), for example, a pulse motor provided outside the cartridge 7. By being transmitted to the take-up roller drive shaft 107 and the tape feed roller drive shaft 108, they are driven to rotate together. The print head 23 is disposed upstream of the tape feed roller 27 in the transport direction of the cover film 103.

  In the above configuration, the base tape 101 fed out from the first roll 102 is supplied to the tape feed roller 27. On the other hand, the ink ribbon 105 driven as described above contacts the back surface of the cover film 103.

  When the cartridge 7 is mounted on the cartridge holder 6 and the roller holder 25 (see FIG. 4) is moved from the release position to the print position, the cover film 103 and the ink ribbon 105 are moved to the print head 23, the platen roller 26, and the like. In addition, the base tape 101 and the cover film 103 are sandwiched between the tape feed roller 27 and the tape pressure roller 28. Then, the ribbon take-up roller 106 and the tape feed roller 27 are rotationally driven in synchronization with directions indicated by arrows B and C in FIG. At this time, the tape feed roller drive shaft 108 is connected to the tape pressure roller 28 and the platen roller 26 by a gear mechanism (not shown), and the tape feed roller 27 is driven by the drive of the tape feed roller drive shaft 108. Then, the tape pressure roller 28 and the platen roller 26 rotate, and the base tape 101 is fed out from the first roll 102 and supplied to the tape feed roller 27 as described above. On the other hand, the cover film 103 is fed out from the second roll 104, and a plurality of heating elements of the print head 23 are energized by the print drive circuit 120 (see FIG. 6 described later). As a result, a desired print R (see FIG. 8 described later) corresponding to the print data transmitted from the terminal 118 is printed on the back surface of the cover film 103. Then, the base tape 101 and the cover film 103 after the printing are bonded and integrated by the tape feeding roller 27 and the tape pressure roller 28 to form a printed label tape 109, and the tape discharge unit 30. (Refer to FIG. 4), the cartridge 7 is unloaded. The ink ribbon 105 that has finished printing on the cover film 103 is taken up by the ribbon take-up roller 106 by driving the ribbon take-up roller drive shaft 107.

  A cartridge sensor 81 for detecting the mounting state of the cartridge 7 is provided at a corresponding position of the cartridge holder 6, and a detection signal of the cartridge sensor 81 is input to the control circuit 110 (see FIG. 6 described later). The

  The printed label tape 109 bonded and produced as described above is half-cut line HC (see FIG. 7 described later) by a half-cut unit 35 between a plurality of print labels constituting the label body LL. Reference) is formed. At this half-cut portion, the label tape 109 with print is in a state where the cover film 103, the adhesive layer 101a, the base film 101b, and the adhesive layer 101c are cut, but only the release paper 101d is left uncut. Thereby, as above-mentioned, the some printing labels which comprise the label body LL are connected through the said release paper 101d. Then, a full cut line CL (cutting portion; see FIG. 7 described later) is formed by the cutting mechanism 15 at a position that becomes the rear end portion of the print label that is located at the rearmost end in the transport direction among the print labels constituting the label body LL. ) Is formed and cut. As a result, a label body LL that is integrally provided in a manner in which a plurality of print labels are connected as described above is generated, and the generated label body LL is generated by the label discharge port 22 (FIG. 2, FIG. 2). (See FIG. 4).

  A control system of the print label producing apparatus 1 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 6, a control circuit 110 is arranged on a control board (not shown) of the print label producing apparatus 1.

  The control circuit 110 includes a CPU 111 that controls each device, an input / output interface 113 connected to the CPU 111 via a data bus 112, a CGROM 114, ROMs 115 and 116, and a RAM 117.

  The ROM 116 reads a print buffer data in response to an operation input signal from the terminal 118 and prints a print drive control program for driving the print head 23 and the conveyance motor 119. The cutting drive control program for driving the transporting motor 119 to the cutting position to transport the tape 109 and driving the cutter motor 43 to cut the printed label tape 109, and the cut label tape 109 with print (= A tape discharge program for forcibly discharging the label body LL) from the label discharge port 11 by driving the tape discharge motor 65 and other various programs necessary for controlling the print label producing apparatus 1 are stored. The CPU 111 performs various calculations based on various programs stored in the ROM 116.

  The RAM 117 is provided with a text memory 117A, a print buffer 117B, a parameter storage area 117E, and the like. Print data input from the terminal 118 is stored in the text memory 117A. In the print buffer 117B, a dot pattern for printing such as a plurality of characters and symbols, the number of applied pulses that is the amount of energy for forming each dot, and the like are stored as dot pattern data. The print head 23 is stored in the print buffer 117B. Dot printing is performed according to the existing dot pattern data. Various calculation data and the like are stored in the parameter storage area 117E.

  In the input / output interface 113, the terminal 118, the print drive circuit 120 for driving the print head 23, the transport motor drive circuit 121 for driving the transport motor 119, and the cutter motor 43 are driven. The cutter motor driving circuit 122, the half cutter motor driving circuit 128 for driving the half cutter motor 129, the tape discharging motor driving circuit 123 for driving the tape discharging motor 65, and the mounting state of the cartridge 7 are detected. The cartridge sensor 81 is connected.

  In such a control system having the control circuit 110 as a core, when print data is input via the terminal 118, the text (document data) is sequentially stored in the text memory 117A and the print head 23 is driven by the drive circuit. 120, each of the heat generating elements is selectively driven to generate heat corresponding to the print dots for one line, and the dot pattern data stored in the print buffer 117B is printed, and in synchronization with this, for carrying The motor 119 performs tape transport control via the drive circuit 121.

  A label body LL formed by cutting the printed label tape 109 by the print label producing apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 (a), 7 (b), and 8. FIG. The label body LL is composed of a plurality (four in this example) of print labels L1 to L4 (printed matter).

  Each print label L constituting the label body LL has a five-layer structure in which the cover film 103 is added to the four-layer structure shown in FIG. That is, from the cover film 103 side (upper side in FIG. 8) to the opposite side (lower side in FIG. 8), the cover film 103, the adhesive layer 101a, the base film 101b, the adhesive layer 101c, and the release paper 101d have five layers. It is configured. Then, the cover film 103, the adhesive layer 101a, the base film 101b, and the adhesive layer 101c are divided into the tape width direction by the half-cut unit 35 as described above so as to divide the print labels L constituting the label body LL. A half-cut line HC (half-cut site) is formed substantially along the line. That is, in the label body LL, a plurality (four in this example) of print labels L1 to L4 are connected via the release paper 101d at the half-cut line HC obtained by cutting layers other than the release paper 101d in the width direction. It has a configuration.

  Each print label L includes a print area S on which the label print R is printed on the cover film 103. In each print label L, a desired label print R (characters “ABCDEF”, “AB”, “ABCDEFGH”, “ABC” in this example) is printed on the back surface of the cover film 103 in the print area S. That is, the print labels L1 to L4 have different print contents in this example, and as a result, the lengths (label lengths) along the transport direction are different.

  The main part of the present embodiment is that when a plurality of printed labels L are sequentially created using the printed label tape 109 being conveyed, the length of the label body LL corresponds to the length designated by the operator. Thus, the number of print labels L included in each label body LL is automatically set. In other words, whether the rear end portion (boundary with the subsequent print label L) of each print label L that is sequentially printed and conveyed as described above is the half-cut line HC or the full-cut line CL. Are automatically set according to the length specified by the operator. Hereinafter, the details will be described in order.

<Comparative example>
First, as a comparative example of the present invention, a case where an operator creates a label body LL by setting the number of print labels L will be described with reference to FIGS. Parts equivalent to those in the above embodiment are given the same reference numerals. In this comparative example, the print label L ′ constituting the label body LL ′ is set only by the number of print labels L ′. As a result, even if the label body LL ′ includes the same number (three in this example) of print labels L ′, the length X of each print label L1 ′ is long as shown in FIG. 9A. If the length X of each print label L2 'is short as shown in FIG. 9B, the label body LL2' becomes short. That is, the length of the label body LL ′ is not constant depending on the length of each print label L ′.

  As a result, for example, when the maximum length Y of the label body LL ′ is determined due to restrictions at the time of storage or the like (FIGS. 10A and 10B), the operator can adjust the maximum length Y so as to match the maximum length Y. The number of print labels L ′ to be created is calculated in advance based on the label length X of each print label L ′. Then, it is necessary to input an instruction to the print label producing apparatus so as to produce the label body LL ′ using the number of print labels L ′. Conversely, the same applies to the case where the minimum length Y to be secured by the label body LL ′ is determined for convenience of handling (FIGS. 11A and 11B). As a result, the labor and labor for the operator increases, which is inconvenient.

<Method of the present invention>
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 12, in this embodiment, the operator simply inputs an instruction for the desired length of the label body LL (the maximum length Y in the illustrated example). The type and number of print labels L1 and L2 constituting the label body LL are automatically determined (according to the length of each print label L1 and L2 known to the printer), and the label body is determined by the number of print labels L1 and L2 LL is created. That is, in the example shown in FIG. 12A, a label body LL in which two print labels L1 are connected is automatically created when the label body LL is created by only one type of print label L1. . Specifically, among a plurality of print labels L1 (which are not cut without full cut or half cut), the prints of “ABCDEF” are respectively formed on the printed label tape 109 and sequentially conveyed. A half-cut line HC is formed at the rear end portion (right end portion in the drawing) of the print label L1 located at the front end (left end in the drawing) in the transport direction. Thereafter, a full cut line CL is formed at the rear end portion of the print label L1 conveyed next. As a result, a label body LL composed of the first and second print labels L1 and L1 is formed, which does not include the third print label L1 conveyed next.

  Further, the example shown in FIG. 12B is a case where the label body LL is created by only one type of print label L2, and the label body LL in which five print labels L2 are connected is automatically created. . More specifically, among the plurality of print labels L2 (uncut) that are each formed with a print of “AB” on the printed label tape 109 and are sequentially conveyed, follow the conveyance direction (left direction in the figure). Thus, a half cut line HC is formed at the rear end portion (right end portion in the drawing) of the first, second, third, and fourth print labels L2. Thereafter, a full cut line CL is formed at the rear end of the fifth print label L2 conveyed next. As a result, a label body LL made up of five print labels L2 that does not include the sixth print label L2 conveyed next is formed.

  And in this embodiment, as shown in FIG.12 (c), it can respond also when the label body LL is formed with several types of printing labels from which label length and printing content mutually differ. In this example, a label body LL in which one print label L1 and two print labels L2 (three in total) are connected is automatically created. Specifically, on the printed label tape 109, the print label L1 of “ABCDEF”, the print label L2 of “AB”, the print of “AB” are printed in a predetermined order based on the print data from the terminal 118. The label L2 and the print label L2 of “AB” (both are uncut) are transported in this order, and the first print label L1 and the second print label L1 are transported in the transport direction. Half-cut lines HC are formed at the rear ends of the print label L2. Thereafter, a full cut line CL is formed at the rear end portion of the third print label L2 conveyed next. As a result, the label body LL composed of the three print labels L1 and L2 is formed which does not include the print label L2 which is further conveyed (in the predetermined order) (see the two-dot chain line).

<Control contents of operation terminal>
The cut setting process for each print label constituting the label body, which is executed by the CPU of the terminal 118 to realize the above, will be described with reference to FIG.

First, in step S5, the CPU, for example, has a length (in the second direction) along the conveyance direction of the M print labels L that the operator intends to create, which is input by appropriately operating the operation unit 118a. 1 length. properly hereinafter acquires "label length" _hereinafter) X _1, X 2, · ·, a _{X M} respectively. Note that, at this point in time, print data corresponding to the print contents of each of the M print labels L has been generated by the operator's input, and the print contents of the print label L (in other words, the type of label) And the order in which the printed labels L are arranged and printed on the printed label tape 109 is also determined. Therefore, this step S5 corresponds to the connection order determination procedure described in each claim and also corresponds to the first information acquisition procedure.

  Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S10, and the CPU, for example, is a length (second length; hereinafter referred to as appropriate) to be set for one label body LL input by the operator appropriately operating the operation unit 118a. Y) (referred to as “label body length”). This step S10 corresponds to the second information acquisition procedure described in each claim.

  In step S15, the CPU sets the initial value of a variable (details will be described later) n relating to the number of labels to 1, and the cumulative value of the label length (details will be described later; hereinafter referred to as “label length cumulative value” as appropriate). ) Set the initial value of ΣX to 0. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S17.

  In step S17, the CPU determines whether n = M, that is, whether the cut setting has been completed for all M print labels L. If all M sheets have not been completed, the determination is not satisfied (S17: NO), and the process proceeds to step S20.

In step S20, CPU may be set, on the label length cumulative value .SIGMA.X, the label length X _n of the already acquired n-th print label L in step S5 is added, and a new label length cumulative value .SIGMA.X. Initially, n = 1 as described above, and the initial value of the label length cumulative value ΣX is 0. Therefore, the label length cumulative value ΣX = X1 obtained here is obtained. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S25.

  In step S25, the CPU determines whether or not the label length cumulative value ΣX calculated in step S20 is equal to or less than the label body length Y acquired in step S10. In the case of the first print label L with n = 1, since it is usually the label body length Y or less, the determination in step S25 is satisfied (S25: YES), and the process proceeds to step S30.

In step S30, CPU, compared label length cumulative value .SIGMA.X calculated in step S20, the label length _{X n + 1} values obtained by adding the already acquired (n + 1) th print label L in step S5, .SIGMA.X _{+ X n + 1} is, It is determined whether or not the label body length Y is larger. In the case of n = 1, it is determined here whether or not ΣX + X ₂ = X ₁ + X ₂ > Y is satisfied. That is, if the sum of the lengths of the first printed label L and the second printed label is larger than the label body length Y, the determination is satisfied (S30: YES), and the process proceeds to step S45, which will be described later. If the total is equal to or shorter than the label body length Y, the determination is not satisfied (S30: NO), and the process proceeds to step S35.

  In step S35, the CPU sets the cut setting of the rear end portion of the nth print label L as half cut. That is, the above-described half-cut line HC is formed at the rear end of the print label L in the conveyance direction. In the case of the above-mentioned n = 1, here, the rear end portion (boundary with the second print label L) of the first print label L located at the front end in the transport direction is set to the half-cut line HC. It becomes. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S40.

In step S40, after adding 1 to the value of n, the CPU returns to step S20. In the above example, n is incremented by 1 to 2 and step S20 is executed through step S15. In this step S20, since the label length accumulated value ΣX at this time is X1, as described above, the label length accumulated value ΣX = ΣX + X _n = X ₁ + X ₂ obtained here. As a result, in the subsequent step S25, the CPU determines that X ₁ + X ₂ , that is, the total length of the two print labels L (the first print label L and the second print label) is the label body length Y Determine if: As described above, when the total value is Y or less, the determination in step S25 is satisfied (S25: YES), and the process proceeds to step S30.

In step S30, since n = 2, the CPU obtains the (n + 1) th (that is, third) n + 1th acquired in step S5 with respect to the label length cumulative value ΣX (= X ₁ + X ₂ ) at this time. It is determined whether the value obtained by adding the label length X _{n + 1} (that is, X ₃ ) of the print label L, that is, ΣX + X _{n + 1} = X ₁ + X ₂ + X ₃ is larger than the label body length Y. For example, as shown in FIG. 12A described above, the total of the label length X of the first and second print labels L is less than the label body length Y. If the sum of the lengths X is larger than the label body length Y, the determination in step S30 is satisfied at the time of n = 2 (S30: YES), and the process proceeds to step S45.

  In step S45, the CPU sets the cut setting of the rear end portion of the nth (that is, second) print label L to full cut. That is, the above-described full cut line CL is set at the rear end of the print label L in the conveyance direction. As a result, the full-cut line CL is set at the rear end portion (boundary with the third print label L) of the print label L located second along the transport direction. Therefore, a label body LL composed of the two print labels L in which the first print label L and the second print label L are connected by the half-cut line HC is formed. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S55.

  In step S55, the CPU clears the label length cumulative value ΣX at this time to 0, and further increases the value of n by 1 in step S40. Then, the CPU returns to step S17 and repeats the same procedure.

  As described above, for a plurality of print labels L arranged in a predetermined order along the transport direction, the total value obtained by adding the label length X of each print label L in the above order is the label body length. While it is equal to or smaller than Y, the determination in step S30 is not satisfied, and a half cut is set between the plurality of print labels L. When the total value added in the above order becomes larger than the label body length Y, the determination in step S30 is satisfied, and the rear end of the print label L in the immediately preceding order is fully cut, so that the print label is reached. Is set to create a label body LL. When the print label L included in one label body LL is determined, the label length cumulative value ΣX so far is cleared (see step S55). Thereby, regarding the next label body LL, the same cut setting as described above is performed again for the plurality of print labels L conveyed in the order after the determined print label L. When the cut setting is completed for all the M print labels L by such repetition, the determination in step S17 is satisfied (S17: YES), and the process proceeds to step S60.

  In step S60, the CPU sets the cut setting of the rear end of the print label L to full cut. That is, the above-described full cut line CL is set at the rear end portion in the transport direction of the last printed label L (in other words, the last label body LL). Then, this flow ends.

  According to the above flow, for all the M print labels L, whether the rear end portion is fully cut or half cut (in other words, which label body LL each print label L is incorporated in) is automatically sequentially. Is set. By repeating the above procedures in this manner, in the flow of FIG. 13, step S17, step S20, step S25, step S30, step S35, step S40, step S45, step S50, step S55, step S60. Corresponds to the printed matter determination procedure described in each claim.

  After the above cut setting process, the final print data of the M print labels L in the state where the cut setting (full cut or half cut) relating to all the print labels L is completed by the process is created as a print label. Transmitted to the device 1. Thereby, the formation of the label print R based on the print data and the formation of the full cut line CL and the half cut line HC in the form according to the cut setting are performed by the print label producing apparatus 1. Note that the control procedure of the CPU of the terminal 118 to the print label producing apparatus 1 by transmitting the print data corresponds to the cooperative control procedure described in each claim.

<Label body creation process>
Next, label body creation processing executed by the CPU 111 of the control circuit 110 of the print label producing apparatus 1 based on print data (including cut settings) from the terminal 118 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In FIG. 14, when a predetermined label body creation operation is performed by the label body creation apparatus 1 via the terminal 118, this flow is started. First, in step S110, the CPU 111 acquires the print data from the terminal 118. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S120.

  In step S <b> 120, the CPU 111 outputs a control signal to the conveyance motor drive circuit 121 via the input / output interface 113, and rotationally drives the tape feeding roller 27 and the ribbon take-up roller 106 with the driving force of the conveyance motor 119. Accordingly, the base tape 101 is fed out from the first roll 102 and supplied to the tape feed roller 27, and the cover film 103 is fed out from the second roll 104. The base tape 101 and the cover film 103 are They are bonded and integrated by the tape feeding roller 27 and the tape pressure roller 28 to form a printed label tape 109, which is further conveyed from the outside of the cartridge 7 to the outside of the label body producing apparatus 1.

  After that, in step S130, the CPU 111 counts the number of pulses output from the transfer motor drive circuit 121 that drives the transfer motor 119, which is a pulse motor, based on the print data acquired in step S110. And the like), whether or not the cover film 103 has reached the print start position by the print head 23 is determined. The determination is not satisfied until the print start position is reached, and the loop waits. When the print start position is reached, the determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to Step S140.

  In step S140, the CPU 111 outputs a control signal to the print drive circuit 120 via the input / output interface 113, energizes the print head 23, and prints the print area S in the cover film 103 acquired in step S110. Printing of label print R such as characters, symbols, barcodes corresponding to the data is started.

  Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S150, and the CPU 111 determines whether the printed label tape 109 has been transported to the print end position based on the print data. The determination at this time may be detected by a known method as described above. The determination is not satisfied until the print end position is reached, and this procedure is repeated. When the print end position is reached, the determination is satisfied and the routine goes to Step S160.

  In step S160, the CPU 111 outputs a control signal to the print drive circuit 120 via the input / output interface 113, stops energization of the print head 23, and stops printing of the label print R. Thereby, the printing of the label print R on the print area S of the single print label L is completed. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S170.

  In step S170, based on the print data acquired in step S110, the CPU 111 determines whether or not the cut setting for the print label L created at this point is full cut (step S45 in FIG. 13 described above). Step S35). If the cut setting for the print label L is a half cut in step S35 of FIG. 13, the determination in step S170 is not satisfied (S170: NO), and the process proceeds to step S180.

  In step S180, based on the print data acquired in step S110, the CPU 111 causes the printed label tape 109 to be printed on the rear end portion of the print label L (along the transport direction) by a known method similar to step S130. Then, it is determined whether or not the sheet has been transported to a half-cut position located at a boundary between the print label L and the print label L that follows the print label L. In other words, the CPU 111 determines whether the printed label tape 109 has reached the position where the half cutter 34 of the half cut mechanism 35 faces the half cut line HC. The determination is not satisfied until the half-cut position is reached, and the loop waits. If it reaches, the determination is satisfied (S180: YES), and the process proceeds to step S190.

  In step S190, the CPU 111 outputs control signals to the transport motor drive circuit 121 and the tape discharge motor drive circuit 123 via the input / output interface 113, stops driving the transport motor 119 and the tape discharge motor 65, and The rotation of the feed roller 27, the ribbon take-up roller 106, and the drive roller 51 is stopped. Thus, in the process in which the printed label tape 109 fed out from the cartridge 7 moves in the discharge direction, the half cutter 34 of the half cut mechanism 35 faces the half cut line HC of the print label L in the state of The feeding of the base tape 101 from the first roll 102, the feeding of the cover film 103 from the second roll 104, and the conveyance of the printed label tape 109 are stopped.

  Thereafter, in step S200, the CPU 111 outputs a control signal to the half cutter motor drive circuit 128 via the input / output interface 113 to drive the half cutter motor 129 and rotate the half cutter 34 to print the label tape on which printing has been performed. The cover film 103, the adhesive layer 101a, the base film 101b, and the adhesive layer 101c 109 are cut to form a half-cut line HC. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S210.

  In step S210, the CPU 111 outputs control signals to the transport motor drive circuit 121 and the tape discharge motor drive circuit 123 via the input / output interface 113, and rotationally drives the tape feed roller 27, the ribbon take-up roller 106, and the drive roller 51. Then, the transport of the printed label tape 109 is resumed. Then, it returns to said step S130 and repeats the same procedure.

  On the other hand, if the cut setting for the print label L is full cut in step S45 in FIG. 13 in step S170, the determination in step S170 is satisfied (S170: YES), and the process proceeds to step S220.

  In step S220, based on the print data acquired in step S110, the CPU 111 causes the printed label tape 109 to be printed on the rear end portion of the print label L (along the transport direction) by a known method similar to step S130. Then, it is determined whether or not the sheet has been conveyed to the full cut position located at the boundary of the print label L following the print label L). In other words, the CPU 111 determines whether the printed label tape 109 has reached the position where the movable blade 41 of the cutting mechanism 15 faces the full cut line CL. The determination is not satisfied until the full cut position is reached, and the loop waits. If it reaches, the determination is satisfied (S220: YES), and the process proceeds to step S230.

  In step S230, as in step S190, the CPU 111 stops the rotation of the tape feeding roller 27 and the ribbon take-up roller 106 and stops the conveyance of the printed label tape 109. As a result, the base tape 101 is fed out from the first roll 102 and the cover film 103 from the second roll 104 is drawn out with the movable blade 41 of the cutting mechanism 15 facing the full cut line CL of the print label L. The feeding and the feeding of the printed label tape 109 are stopped.

  Thereafter, in step S240, the CPU 111 outputs a control signal to the cutter motor driving circuit 122 to drive the cutter motor 43, and rotates the movable blade 41 of the cutting mechanism 15 to cover the cover film of the printed label tape 109. 103, the adhesive layer 101a, the base film 101b, the adhesive layer 101c, and the release paper 101d are all cut (divided) to form a full cut line CL. The label body LL including a plurality of print labels L is generated by being separated from the printed label tape 109 by the cutting by the cutting mechanism 15. In some cases, only one long print label L is included.

  Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S250, where the CPU 111 outputs a control signal to the tape discharge motor drive circuit 123 via the input / output interface 31, drives the tape discharge motor 65, and rotates the drive roller 51. Thereby, the conveyance by the driving roller 51 is started, and the generated label body LL is conveyed toward the label discharge port 11 and discharged from the label discharge port 11 to the outside of the label body forming apparatus 1. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S260.

  In step S260, based on the print data acquired in step S110, the CPU 111 determines whether or not all (M sheets of print labels L shown in FIG. 13) creation of the print data has been completed (in other words, in other words). For example, it is determined whether or not the creation of all the label bodies LL using the M print labels L has been completed. If the creation of all labels has not been completed yet, the determination is not satisfied (S260: NO), and the process returns to step S130 and the same procedure is repeated. If all labels have been created, the determination is satisfied (S260: YES), and this flow ends.

  With the above control, while repeating Steps S130 to S210 and Steps S220 to S250, the corresponding predetermined label printing R is performed on each printing label L constituting the label body LL, and in the flow of FIG. Depending on the cut setting, half cut processing or full cut processing is performed, and one label body LL is generated for each full cut processing, and finally all label bodies LL using M print labels L are generated. Is done. In this label body LL, the print labels L are clearly separated from each other by the half-cut line HC, and substantially form and function as separate print labels L, but these print labels can be connected by the release paper 101d. L can be handled in a unified state.

As described above, in the present embodiment, a plurality of print labels L can be integrally formed as a label body LL connected to each other in a predetermined order, and the connected print labels can be integrated. The operator can specify the length Y of L (that is, the label body LL). That is, when the operator inputs the label body length Y by an appropriate operation at the terminal 118 by the cut setting process described with reference to FIG. 13, the label body length Y is acquired by the terminal 118 (step S10). On the other hand, the label length X along the conveyance direction of the plurality of print labels L is also acquired based on the print data relating to each print label L generated by the CPU of the terminal 118 based on the operation of the operator. Then, based on the total value ΣX obtained by adding the label lengths X of the plurality of print labels L along the predetermined order, the total value ΣX is predetermined with respect to the label body length Y (in the above example, A plurality of specific print labels L such that ΣX ≦ Y and ΣX + X _{n + 1} > Y) are determined as labels constituting the corresponding label body LL. Then, by sending the final print data for which the cut setting process has been completed in this way to the print label producing apparatus 1, the conveyance, print formation, full cut, and half cut of the print label producing apparatus 1 are controlled in cooperation. Then, a label body LL in which the plurality of specific print labels L are connected to each other is created.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when creating a label body LL in which a plurality of print labels L are integrally connected, the label body LL is created based on the label body length Y designated by the operator. . In other words, it is possible to adjust up to which order of labels among a plurality of printed labels L created in a predetermined order is incorporated into the label body LL so that the label body length Y specified by the operator is obtained. it can. As a result, the printed labels L that are sequentially produced as in the comparative examples of FIGS. 9 to 11 are made into an integrated label body LL for every predetermined number of sheets (in other words, the printed label tape 109 after printing is made for every predetermined number of sheets. Unlike the method of cutting at a portion corresponding to the print label L, a label body LL that is approximately the desired length intended by the operator can be reliably produced at any time. In particular, even when the label length X of the print label L and the print contents are variously changed (see FIGS. 7A and 12C), it corresponds to the desired label body length Y intended by the operator. The label body LL to be performed can be surely created at any time.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, when the label length X of each print label L is sequentially added from the first print label L and added up, the print when the label body length Y specified by the operator is exceeded. The print label L included in the label body LL is determined so as not to include the label L (n + 1-th print label L) but to the print label L (n-th print label L) up to that point (step). S30, see step S45). As a result, the conveyance direction length of the label body LL composed of a plurality of print labels L can be determined so as to be within the label body length Y designated by the operator and as close as possible to the label body length Y. In this case, the maximum label body LL that does not separate the print label L can be obtained even when the maximum length is determined, for example, due to restrictions during storage.

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

(1) When creating a label body LL including the print label L when the label body length Y exceeds the total length Y In this modification, the cut setting process executed by the CPU of the terminal 118 is shown in FIG. The difference from FIG. 13 of the above embodiment is that step S25 ′ is provided instead of step S25, and step S30 is omitted.

  That is, after the same step S5, step S10, step S15, step S17, and step S20 as in FIG. 13 of the above embodiment, in this modification, the CPU calculates in step S25 ′ newly provided, and the CPU calculates in step S20. It is determined whether or not the accumulated label length value ΣX is smaller than the label body length Y acquired in step S10. If ΣX is smaller than the label body length Y, the determination is satisfied (S25 ′: YES), and the process proceeds to step S35. In step S35, as described above, the CPU sets the cut setting of the rear end portion of the nth print label L as a half cut.

  If ΣX is equal to or longer than the label body length Y, the determination in step S25 ′ is not satisfied (S25 ′: NO), the process proceeds to step S45, and the CPU determines the rear end portion of the nth print label L as described above. The cut setting is full cut.

  Processing contents other than those described above are the same as those in FIG.

  In this modification, when the label length X of each print label L is sequentially added from the first print label L and added together, the print label L (when the label body length Y specified by the operator is exceeded) The print labels L included in the label body LL are determined so as to include up to the nth print label L) (see step S25 ′ and step S45). As a result, the conveyance direction length of the label body LL composed of a plurality of print labels L can be determined so as to be not less than the label body length Y specified by the operator and as close as possible to the label body length Y. Also, in this case, it is an effective method when it is desired to make the print label L larger than a predetermined size in order to prevent the printed label L from being scattered after being discharged from the apparatus, or to make it easy to handle. Further, since the processing can be performed immediately when the combined length exceeds the label body length Y, and the subsequent calculation is unnecessary, the processing can be speeded up as compared with FIG. 13 of the above embodiment. There is also an effect.

(2) When performing determination by adding half of the label lengths of the last printed label L at the time of total length In this modification, the cut setting process executed by the CPU of the terminal 118 is shown in FIG. . The difference from FIG. 15 of the modified example (1) is that step S25 ″ is provided instead of step S25 ′.

That is, after step S5, step S10, step S15, and step S17 similar to those in FIG. 15 of the modified example (1) above, when step S20 ends, the process proceeds to a newly provided step S25 ″. In step S25 ″, The CPU adds a half of the label length _{Xn + 1} of the ( _{n + 1} ) -th print label L acquired in step S5 to the cumulative label length value ΣX calculated in step S20, ΣX + (X _{n + 1} ) / It is determined whether 2 is equal to or longer than the label body length Y. If ΣX + (X _{n + 1} ) / 2 is less than the label body length Y, the determination is not satisfied (S25 ″: NO), the process proceeds to step S35, and ΣX + (X _{n + 1} ) / 2 is greater than or equal to the label body length Y. If the determination is satisfied (S25 ″: YES), the process proceeds to step S45.

  The processing contents other than the above are the same as those in FIG.

  In this modification, when the label length X of each print label L is sequentially added from the first print label L and added together, the total length up to the nth label print label is added to the next order. The half of the print label L (n + 1th print label L) is added. When the added value is equal to or longer than the label body length Y, the print label L (n + 1th print label L) is not included, and the print label L (nth print label L) up to that point is not included. The print label L included in the label body LL is determined so as to include (see step S25 ″ and step S45). As a result, the length in the transport direction of the label body LL composed of a plurality of print labels L is determined by the operator. It can be determined so as to be surely close to the label body length Y specified by.

(3) Others In the above, printing was performed on the cover film 103 different from the base tape 101 and pasted together. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the printing target provided on the base tape You may apply this invention to the system (type which does not perform bonding) which prints on a tape layer. Further, the case where the printed label tape 109 is generated by the base tape 101 provided with the adhesive layer 101c and the printed label L as a printed matter is created using the tape is described as an example, but the present invention is not limited thereto. . That is, the present invention may be applied to a case where a paper tape or roll-shaped printing paper having no adhesive surface is cut into an appropriate length and used. In this case, one page of the paper tape or printing paper corresponds to one printed matter described in each claim. In this case, the same effect as described above can be obtained.

  In the above, the arrows shown in FIG. 6 and the like show an example of the signal flow, and do not limit the signal flow direction.

  In addition, the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 13, 14, 15, 16 and the like do not limit the present invention to the procedure shown in the above-described flow, and additional procedures / additions may be made without departing from the spirit and technical idea of the invention. You may delete or change the order.

  In addition to those already described above, the methods according to the above-described embodiments and modifications may be used in appropriate combination.

  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 Print label creation device (printed material creation device)
15 Cutting mechanism (cutting means)
23 Print head (printing means)
103 Cover film (medium to be printed)
108 Tape feed roller drive shaft (conveyance means)
109 Printed label tape (printed medium)
118 terminal (operation terminal)
L Print label (printed matter)
LL label body (printed product link)
X Label length (first length)
Y label body length (second length)

Claims (4)

Conveying means for conveying the printing medium, printing means for performing printing based on printing data for the printing medium conveyed by the conveying means, and cutting means for cutting the printing medium printed by the printing means A casing having an apparatus outer shell and having a discharge port; and a desired length based on the print data along the transport direction of the transport means, and a desired print is printed on the print medium. In addition, with respect to the arithmetic means provided in the operation terminal for operating the printed material creating apparatus, the printed material assembly comprising a plurality of printed materials is discharged from the discharge port.
A connection order determination procedure for determining a predetermined order in which the plurality of printed materials are connected;
A first information acquisition procedure for acquiring a first length along the transport direction of each of the plurality of printed materials, determined based on the print data relating to each of the plurality of printed materials;
A second length along the transport direction to be set to one printed product connected body composed of the plurality of printed products connected to each other in the predetermined order determined by the connection order determining means is acquired. 2 information acquisition procedures;
The total value obtained by adding the plurality of first lengths acquired in the first information acquisition procedure along the predetermined order is equal to or greater than the second length acquired in the second information acquisition procedure. A printed matter determination procedure for determining the specific plurality of printed matter to be included in the predetermined order in the printed matter connection body;
Coordinated control procedure for creating the one printed matter linking body in which the plurality of specific printed matter are linked in the predetermined order by controlling the conveying unit, the printing unit, and the cutting unit in cooperation with each other. When,
A printed matter creation program for executing
The printed matter determination procedure includes:
The total value of the first to Nth printed materials in the predetermined order is less than the second length, and the (N + 1) th N + 1 printed materials in the predetermined order When the total value is greater than or equal to the second length, the N + 1 prints from the first to the (N + 1) th are determined as the specific plurality of prints to be included in the print connection body. A printed matter creation program characterized by In the printed matter creation program according to claim 1,
The first information acquisition procedure includes:
Obtaining the first length of each of the plurality of printed materials, which are different from each other;
The printed matter determination procedure includes:
The plurality of specific printed materials, wherein a total value obtained by combining the plurality of first lengths obtained in the first information acquisition procedure along the predetermined order is equal to or greater than the second length. A printed matter creation program characterized by determining In the printed matter creation program according to claim 2,
The first information acquisition procedure includes:
Obtaining the first length of each of the plurality of printed materials having different contents of the print data from each other;
The printing means includes
A printed matter creating program for performing printing on the plurality of printed matter using the different print data. In the printed matter creation program according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The conveying means is
A substrate as the printing medium, comprising: a base material layer; an adhesive layer for attaching the base material layer to an object to be attached; and a release material layer covering the adhesive material layer for attachment. Convey printing tape,
The printed matter creating apparatus further includes a semi-cutting means for cutting a layer other than the release material layer of the print-receiving tape to form a half-cut site,
A printed matter creation program for creating a label body as the printed matter linking body in which each of a plurality of printed labels as the plurality of printed matter is connected through the release material layer at the half-cut portion .

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