JPH0347782A - Printing ribbon - Google Patents
Printing ribbonInfo
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- JPH0347782A JPH0347782A JP18302889A JP18302889A JPH0347782A JP H0347782 A JPH0347782 A JP H0347782A JP 18302889 A JP18302889 A JP 18302889A JP 18302889 A JP18302889 A JP 18302889A JP H0347782 A JPH0347782 A JP H0347782A
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Abstract
Description
【発明の詳細な説明】
〔産業上の利用分野〕
本発明は印字用リボンに関し、特にシリアルプリンタに
用いる印字用リボンに関する。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a printing ribbon, and more particularly to a printing ribbon used in a serial printer.
従来、かかるシリアルプリンタにおける印字用リボンは
片面にインク部材を備えるとともに、端部にインク部材
を有していないリードテープ部を形成している。Conventionally, a printing ribbon in such a serial printer has an ink member on one side, and a lead tape portion having no ink member at the end.
第2図はかかる従来の一例を示す印字用リボンの平面図
である。FIG. 2 is a plan view of a printing ribbon showing an example of such a conventional printing ribbon.
第2図に示すように、従来の印字用リボン1は端部にリ
ードテープ部2が形成され、し力)もIJ −ドテープ
部2との境界となる位置にリボンエンドマーク6が設け
られている。As shown in FIG. 2, the conventional printing ribbon 1 has a lead tape section 2 formed at its end, and a ribbon end mark 6 at the boundary with the IJ-do tape section 2. There is.
また、第3図は第2図に示すリボンエンドマーク部近傍
の拡大平面図である。Further, FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view of the vicinity of the ribbon end mark shown in FIG. 2.
第3図に示すように、この状態はリボン1を用いて文字
Aを印字中にエンドマーク6を検出した状態である。尚
、矢印は印字方向を示して〜する。As shown in FIG. 3, this state is a state in which the end mark 6 is detected while printing the letter A using the ribbon 1. Note that the arrows indicate the printing direction.
上述した従来の印字用リボンは、リボンエンドマークが
リボンの終端に設けられてb)るため、プリンタがリボ
ンエンドマーク検出機構によりリボンエンドを検出する
と、その時点でプリンタ心よ印字動作を停止し、暫く行
きすぎてからプリンタの印字ヘッドは停止している。The conventional printing ribbon described above has a ribbon end mark at the end of the ribbon, so when the printer detects the ribbon end with the ribbon end mark detection mechanism, the printer stops printing at that point. , the printer's print head stops after a while.
例えば、第3図において、「A」の文字を印字している
際に、Yの場所でリボンエンドマーク6を検出すると、
その場所Yで印字動作を中止している。そして、未使用
のリボンを新たにプリンタへ搭載することにより、印字
ヘッドは必要量もどってから場所Y以降の印字を始める
。従って、Yの場所での文字の線の連続性が保てないと
いう欠点がある。For example, in FIG. 3, if the ribbon end mark 6 is detected at location Y while printing the letter "A",
The printing operation is stopped at that location Y. Then, by newly loading an unused ribbon into the printer, the print head returns to the required amount and then starts printing from location Y onwards. Therefore, there is a drawback that the continuity of the character line at the Y location cannot be maintained.
本発明の目的は、かかる行の途中での中断を無くし、行
中の文字の線の連続性を保つことのできる印字用リボン
を提供することにある。An object of the present invention is to provide a printing ribbon that can eliminate such interruptions in the middle of a line and maintain the continuity of character lines in a line.
本発明の印字用リボンは、端部にリードテープ部を形成
し且つインク面が片面のみに形成されるシリアルプリン
タの印字用リボンにおいて、前記リボンの残りが少ない
ことを示すリボン残少マークを前記リードテープ部との
境界となるインク終端部よりもプリンタで印字可能な行
の長さ以上手前に且つ実際に印字に使われるテープ領域
の外縁部に設けて構成される。The printing ribbon of the present invention is a printing ribbon for a serial printer in which a lead tape portion is formed at the end and an ink surface is formed on only one side, and the printing ribbon has a ribbon remaining mark indicating that there is little ribbon remaining. It is provided at the outer edge of the tape area actually used for printing, at least the length of the line that can be printed by the printer, before the end of the ink that forms the boundary with the lead tape section.
次に、本発明の実施例について図面を参照して説明する
。Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
第1図は本発明の一実施例を示す印字用リボンの平面図
である。FIG. 1 is a plan view of a printing ribbon showing an embodiment of the present invention.
第1図に示すように、本実施例はシリアルプリンタの印
字用リボン1の端部にリードテープ部2を形成しており
、このリードテープ部2の境界となるインク終端部3の
位置までは片面にのみインク面が形成されている。また
、リボン残少マーク5はインク終端部3よりも手前に且
つプリンタで印字可能な行の長さ、すなわち行印字可能
テープ部4以上離れた場所のインク面とは反対のりボン
ペース部材上に設けられている。しかも、このリボン残
少マーク5は印字の際に実際の印字に試用される部位B
の外縁部Aの両側もしくは片一方に設けられる。As shown in FIG. 1, in this embodiment, a lead tape part 2 is formed at the end of a printing ribbon 1 of a serial printer, and the ink terminal part 3, which is the boundary of this lead tape part 2, is An ink surface is formed on only one side. Further, the ribbon remaining mark 5 is provided on the adhesive tape paste member opposite to the ink surface at a location in front of the ink terminal end 3 and at a distance of at least 4 line lengths that can be printed by the printer. It is being Moreover, this ribbon remaining mark 5 is located at part B, which is used for actual printing during printing.
provided on both sides or one side of the outer edge A of the
かかる印字用リボンを用いることにより、リボン残少マ
ーク検出機構(図示省略)でこのマーク5を検出しても
、印字性分以上のスペース(テープ部4)を有している
ため、直ちに印字を停止する必要が無い。従って、文字
の線が途中で中断されることなく連続性を確保すること
ができる。By using such a printing ribbon, even if the mark 5 is detected by the ribbon remaining mark detection mechanism (not shown), printing can be performed immediately because the space (tape portion 4) is larger than that required for printing. There's no need to stop. Therefore, the continuity of the character lines can be ensured without being interrupted in the middle.
以上説明したように、本発明の印字用リボンは、リボン
残少マークをインク終端部よりもプリンタで印字可能な
行の長さ以上手前で且つ実際に印字に使われるテープ領
域の外縁部に設けることにより、プリンタがリボン残少
マーク検出機構によりリボン残少マークを検、出しても
、リボン残少マークが実際に印字に使われるテープ領域
の外縁にあるため、印字動作を行中で中断する必要はな
くなり、行の終りまで印字が可能となる。従って、行中
の文字の線の連続性を損なわれることを回避することが
できるという効果がある。As explained above, in the printing ribbon of the present invention, the ribbon remaining mark is provided at least the length of the line that can be printed by the printer before the end of the ink and at the outer edge of the tape area actually used for printing. As a result, even if the printer detects and outputs a ribbon remaining mark using its ribbon remaining mark detection mechanism, the printing operation is interrupted because the ribbon remaining mark is located at the outer edge of the tape area that is actually used for printing. This is no longer necessary, and printing can be performed to the end of the line. Therefore, there is an effect that it is possible to avoid loss of continuity of lines of characters in a line.
の平面図、第2図は従来の一例を示す印字用リボンの平
面図、第3図は第2図に示すリボンのエンドマーク近傍
の拡大図である。2 is a plan view of a printing ribbon showing a conventional example, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the end mark of the ribbon shown in FIG. 2.
1・・・リボン、2・・・リードテープ部、3・・・イ
ンク終端部、4・・・行印字可能テープ部、5・・・リ
ボン残少マーク、A・・・印字に実際に使われるテープ
領域の外縁部、B・・・実際の印字に使われるテープ領
域、X・・・リボン残少マーク位置。1... Ribbon, 2... Lead tape section, 3... Ink end section, 4... Line printable tape section, 5... Ribbon remaining mark, A... Actual used for printing. B... Tape area used for actual printing, X... Ribbon remaining mark position.
Claims (1)
に形成されるシリアルプリンタの印字用リボンにおいて
、前記リボンの残りが少ないことを示すリボン残少マー
クを前記リードテープ部との境界となるインク終端部よ
りもプリンタで印字可能な行の長さ以上手前に且つ実際
に印字に使われるテープ領域の外縁部に設けたことを特
徴とする印字用リボン。In a printing ribbon for a serial printer in which a lead tape portion is formed at the end and an ink surface is formed on only one side, a ribbon remaining mark indicating that there is little remaining ribbon is placed at the boundary with the lead tape portion. A printing ribbon characterized in that it is provided at least the length of a line that can be printed by a printer before the end of the ink, and at the outer edge of the tape area actually used for printing.
Priority Applications (1)
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JP18302889A JPH0347782A (en) | 1989-07-14 | 1989-07-14 | Printing ribbon |
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JP18302889A JPH0347782A (en) | 1989-07-14 | 1989-07-14 | Printing ribbon |
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JPH0347782A true JPH0347782A (en) | 1991-02-28 |
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Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP0965458A1 (en) * | 1998-06-16 | 1999-12-22 | Alps Electric Co., Ltd. | Ink ribbon assembly and thermal transfer printer using the same |
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Cited By (2)
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EP0965458A1 (en) * | 1998-06-16 | 1999-12-22 | Alps Electric Co., Ltd. | Ink ribbon assembly and thermal transfer printer using the same |
US6211895B1 (en) | 1998-06-16 | 2001-04-03 | Alps Electric Co., Ltd. | Ink ribbon assembly, and thermal transfer printer using the same |
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