JPH0512145U - Printer - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] When pasting a printed tape-shaped printing medium, the printed printing medium is pasted immediately after creation without performing work such as aligning or arranging the printing directions. To provide a printing device capable of performing. [Structure] The crank 2 is attached to the base end 25a of a fixed blade 25 fixed near the left side of the discharge port 23 of the cassette storage unit 19.
7 is rotatably supported, and a movable blade 28 is provided at one end of the crank 27. Cassette storage 19
An accommodating portion 41 for accommodating the tape 21 is provided in the left main body 11. On the other hand, a pressing portion 43 that presses the printed tape 21 toward the housing portion 41 is fixed to the movable blade 28. Then, the movable blade 28 moves toward the fixed blade 25 to cut the printed tape 21 and the pressing portion 43 presses the tape 21 toward the housing portion 41.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a printing device that prints characters and the like on a tape-shaped printing medium.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Conventionally, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2-56663, a printer of this type has a built-in tape as a medium to be printed and operates a dial for inputting characters to input characters or symbols. After printing on the tape and printing with the built-in cutting device, the tape is cut to a specified length and then ejected from the device through the side opening. The ejected printing tape naturally drops on the place where the printing device is operated, for example, on the desk. The printing tape prepared in this way has an adhesive on the back side, so that it can be attached to a desired place.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, when a plurality of printing tapes are created by the printing device, the printing tapes that have fallen outside the device are randomly stacked. Therefore, if multiple printing tapes are related to each other, such as pasting multiple printing tapes in the order in which they were printed, the printing surfaces should be Aligning them so that they face each other, aligning them in the same printing direction, and rearranging them in the order in which they were printed would be a very tedious task.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and when the printed tape-shaped printing medium is pasted, the work such as aligning the printing directions or rearranging the printing directions is not performed. An object of the present invention is to provide a printing device that can paste a printed medium to be printed immediately after it is created.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve this object, the printing device of the present invention is a printing device for printing characters and the like on a tape-shaped printing medium housed inside, and includes a fixed blade fixed to the device main body and a fixed blade. A movable blade facing the fixed blade at a position separated from the fixed blade by a predetermined distance, and a tape on which printing is performed between the fixed blade and the movable blade when the movable blade is moved toward the fixed blade. When the movable blade is moved toward the fixed blade by the movable blade moving means, the movable blade moving means for cutting and the fixed blade side, the accommodating portion for accommodating the tape after cutting, and the movable blade, and the movable blade moving means. And a pressing unit that presses the print medium toward the accommodating portion.

[0006]

[Action]

 The printing device of the present invention having the above-mentioned configuration is movable by the movable blade moving means in a state where the tape-shaped printing medium on which characters and the like are printed has entered between the fixed blade and the movable blade. Is moved toward the fixed blade, and the tape-shaped printing medium is cut into a predetermined length. At this time, the pressing means provided on the movable blade presses the print medium toward the accommodating portion, and accommodates the print medium in the accommodating portion.

[0007]

【Example】

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

FIG. 2 is a top view of the printing apparatus according to this embodiment. A keyboard portion 13 is provided from the front end (downward in FIG. 2) of the apparatus main body 11 to a substantially central portion. The keyboard section 15 is provided with a plurality of character keys and symbol keys for inputting characters and symbols to be printed on a tape described later.

A function key for performing functions such as a power key, a print key for executing printing, and a cut key for cutting tape is provided behind the right rear end of the keyboard unit 13. The county is located. Further, behind the left rear end of the keyboard unit 13, a display unit 17 for displaying characters and symbols input by the keyboard unit 13 is arranged.

At the right rear end of the printing apparatus main body 11, a cassette storage section 19 is arranged. A tape cassette (not shown) containing a tape 21 that constitutes the printing medium of the present invention is detachably stored in the cassette storage portion 19. The tape 21 has a structure in which a tape substrate on which printing is performed, an adhesive and release paper are laminated, and a long tape is wound and accommodated in a tape cassette.

A printing means (not shown) is provided in the cassette housing portion 19, and the characters or the like input to the tape base of the tape 21 are printed by the printing means. Also, as shown in FIG. 1, a slotted hole extending from the upper end to the lower end of the cassette storage unit 19 is formed on the left side surface of the cassette storage unit 19 as a discharge port 23 for discharging the printed tape 21. .

On the left side of the discharge port 23, a fixed blade 25 is fixed to the main body 11 along the discharge port 23. A substantially L-shaped crank 27 is rotatably supported at a corner portion of the base end 25a of the fixed blade 25. A movable blade 28 facing the fixed blade 25 is provided at one end of the crank. The fixed blade 25 and the movable blade 28 are separated by a predetermined distance, and the printed tape 21 discharged from the discharge port 23 is inserted into the gap between them. Then, when the crank 27 rotates clockwise in FIG. 1, the movable blade 28 moves toward the fixed blade 25 to pinch the printed tape 21.

A DC motor 31 is fixed to a frame 11 a inside the apparatus main body 11 below the cassette housing portion 19. An intermediate gear 35 and a drive gear 37 are rotatably supported on the frame 11a. The rotating shaft 33 of the DC motor 31 is connected to the drive gear 37 via the intermediate gear 35, and rotates the drive gear 37 in the clockwise direction or the counterclockwise direction in FIG. The DC motor 31, the intermediate gear 35, and the drive gear 37 constitute the movable blade moving means of the present invention.

A pin 39 protruding leftward is formed on the side surface of the drive gear 37. On the other hand, a bifurcated engaging portion 29 is formed at the other end of the crank 27, and the engaging portion 29 engages with the pin 39. Due to this engagement, the crank 27 is rotated around the base end 25a of the fixed blade 25 as the drive gear 37 rotates. That is, when the rotating shaft 33 of the DC motor 31 rotates clockwise in FIG. 1, the drive gear 37 also rotates clockwise, the crank 25 is rotated counterclockwise in the same figure, and the movable blade 28 is fixed. Move towards the blade 25. When the rotary shaft 33 rotates counterclockwise, the drive gear 37 also rotates counterclockwise, the crank 25 is rotated clockwise in the figure, and the movable blade 28 separates from the fixed blade 25. The rotation amount of the drive gear 37 is detected by a sensor (not shown), and the DC motor 31 is controlled based on the sensor detection value.

A housing portion 41 is formed on the left side of the cassette housing portion 19 so as to cover the DC motor 31 and the gears 35 and 37. The accommodating portion 41 has a slope 41a that rises rearward from the left side position of the discharge port 23, and the cut tape 21 is stacked and accommodated on the slope 41a.

A pressing portion 43 having a substantially L-shaped cross section is formed on the left side surface of the movable blade 28 so as to project. The pressing portion 43 moves along with the movement of the movable blade 28 toward the fixed blade 25. The tape 21 ejected leftward from the mouth 23 is pressed toward the accommodating portion 41. When the movable blade 28 is separated from the fixed blade 25 by a predetermined distance, the pressing portion 43 is formed so as not to interfere with the tape 21 discharged from the discharge port 23.

The operation of the printing apparatus configured as above will be described.

The operator operates the power key in the function key group 15 to turn on the power of the printing apparatus. Then, while looking at the display unit 17, the keyboard unit 13 is operated to create a character string to be printed on the tape 21. Then, the print key in the function key group 15 is operated to print the character string on the tape 21. The printed tape 21 is ejected to the left from the ejection port 23. At this time, since the movable blade 28 is stopped at a position separated from the fixed blade 25 by a predetermined distance, the printed tape 21 is placed between the fixed blade 25 and the movable blade 28 as shown in FIG. enter in.

Here, when the cut key in the function key group 15 is operated, the rotary shaft 33 of the DC motor 31 is rotated clockwise in FIG. 1, and the drive gear 37 is also rotated through the intermediate gear 35 in the same timepiece. Is rotated in the direction. By this rotation, the crank 25 rotates counterclockwise and the movable blade 28 moves toward the fixed blade 25. By this movement, the printed tape 21 is pinched off from the lower end thereof.

The tape 21 whose pressing portion 43 is being cut along with the movement of the movable blade 28 is pressed toward the inclined surface 41 a of the storage portion 41. As a result, the printed tape 21 drops toward the slope 41a at the moment when it is cut. At this time, the cut tape 21 is accommodated in the accommodating portion 41 without being turned over and the printing direction being reversed.

The DC motor 31 stops when the drive gear 37 rotates a predetermined amount based on the detection value of the sensor. At this time, the movable blade 28 stops at the position where the tape is completely cut as shown in FIG. Thereafter, the rotating shaft 33 of the DC motor 31 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 1, and the drive gear 37 is also rotated in the counterclockwise direction in the figure via the intermediate gear 35. Due to this rotation, the crank 25 rotates clockwise, and the movable blade 28 moves in a direction away from the fixed blade 25. When the drive gear 37 rotates a predetermined amount, the DC gear 31 stops. At this time, the movable blade 28 is stopped at a predetermined distance from the fixed blade 25 shown in FIG.

By repeating the above operation, the printed tapes 21 are cut into a required length, and then stacked and stored in the storage portion 41 in the order in which they are printed. The plurality of tapes 21 accommodated are all stacked in a state in which the printing surface faces upward and the printing directions are aligned. As a result, when the printed tape 21 is attached, the printed tape 21 can be attached immediately after creation without performing a troublesome work such as aligning and rearranging the printing directions.

In the above-described embodiment, by operating the cut key, the DC motor 31 is rotated and the movable blade 28 is moved to cut the printed tape 21, but after the printing is finished, the cut key is cut. Alternatively, the DC motor 31 may be automatically rotated without operating to move the movable blade 28 to cut the printed tape 21.

[0024]

[Effect of the device]

 As is clear from the above description, the printing apparatus of the present invention does not perform operations such as aligning the printing direction and rearranging when the printed tape-shaped printing medium is pasted. Print media can be pasted immediately after creation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of movable blade moving means of a printing apparatus.

FIG. 2 is a top view of the printing apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state before cutting the tape of the printing apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state after cutting the tape of the printing apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 21 Tape 25 Fixed Blade 28 Movable Blade 31 DC Motor 35 Intermediate Gear 37 Drive Gear 41 Storage Section

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Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A printing device for printing characters and the like on a tape-shaped printing medium housed inside, wherein a fixed blade fixed to the main body of the device and the fixed blade at a position separated from the fixed blade by a predetermined distance. A movable blade facing the blade, a movable blade moving means for moving the movable blade toward the fixed blade, and cutting the printed tape between the fixed blade and the movable blade; An accommodating portion that is provided and accommodates the tape after cutting, and that is provided on the movable blade, and when the movable blade is moved toward the fixed blade by the movable blade moving means, moves the print medium toward the accommodating portion. A printing apparatus comprising: a pressing unit that presses.