JPH05446U - Tape making device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To provide a tape making device capable of making an annular tape on which a desired character is printed and which is hard to be peeled off even when attached to a cylindrical object. [Structure] The tape printer 1 includes a long conveying tape 2
1 and a tape cassette 16 containing a printing tape 20 composed of an annular tape 22 adhered to the carrier tape 21 at a predetermined interval, and an annular tape for input characters and symbols via an ink ribbon 26. Print on 22 and eject. The annular tape 22 is peeled off from the transport tape 21 of the discharged printing tape 20.
2 is a cylindrical object such as a pencil inserted. Then, the annular tape 22 contracts when heat is applied, and is fixed to the cylindrical object.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a printing sheet creating apparatus, and more particularly to a tape creating apparatus for printing on an annular printing medium.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Conventionally, as described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-56664, characters such as characters and symbols input by operating a character input dial etc. are printed on a tape with a release paper and then a predetermined length. There is known a tape making device that cuts into pieces and creates a label tape. When the label tape produced by this tape producing apparatus is attached to a cylindrical object, the release tape is peeled off from the label tape and then the tape is wrapped around the cylindrical surface of the object.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, if the length of the label tape is longer than the outer diameter of the cylindrical surface of the object, when the label tape is wrapped around the cylindrical surface, the edges overlap and the printed characters appear near the edges. There is a problem that it will disappear. Further, even if the edges are stuck so that they do not overlap, there is a problem that the corners of the edges are easily caught and the label tape is peeled off from the edges while being touched by hand.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and even if it is attached to a cylindrical object, the characters are not invisible and are hard to peel off. An object of the present invention is to provide a tape printer capable of creating a print medium.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve this object, the tape printing apparatus of the present invention includes an annular print medium, the print medium being housed inside, and the ink being attached to the outer cylindrical surface of the print medium. And a printing means for printing characters and symbols.

[0006]

[Action]

 The tape printing apparatus of the present invention having the above-mentioned configuration prints characters and symbols by attaching ink to the outer cylindrical surface of the medium to be printed in which the printing means is contained.

[0007]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the tape printing apparatus 1 of this embodiment is provided with a movable character input dial 4 on the upper surface of a main body 2. Adjacent to the character input dial 4, a function key group 10 for performing various controls of the tape printer 1, such as a power switch 6 and a print key 8, and a liquid crystal display for displaying the input characters and symbols. (Hereinafter, referred to as LCD) 12 is provided.

On the back surface of the main body 2, a tape cassette 16 that is removable from the main body 2 can be mounted. FIG. 3 is a view showing the internal structure of the tape cassette 16 mounted on the main body 2.

A printing tape spool 18 is rotatably arranged in the tape cassette 16, and the printing tape 20 shown in FIG. 1 is wound around the printing tape spool 18. The printing tape 20 comprises a long conveying tape 21 and an annular tape 22 attached to the conveying tape 21 at a predetermined interval. The annular tape 22 is attached to the transport tape 21 in a flatly crushed state. The annular tape 22 is made of a heat-shrinkable material, and shrinks when heat is applied by a dryer or the like. The annular tape 22 constitutes the printing medium of the present invention.

An ink ribbon 26 formed by applying a heat-melting ink to a base film is wound around a ribbon supply spool 28 with the ink surface facing inward before recording by a thermal head 48, which will be described later. The ribbon take-up spool 30 is wound up.

The printing tape 20 reaches the roller entrance 34 from the printing tape spool 18 via the guide shaft 32, and extends from the tape feed roller 36 through the slit under the tape retainer to the outside. Is being done.

On the other hand, the ink ribbon 26 passes from the ribbon supply spool 28 between the printing tape 20 and the guide shaft 32, reaches the roller entrance 34 while overlapping with the printing tape 20, and passes through the peeling plate 40. The traveling direction rotates about 180 ° and reaches the ribbon take-up spool 30. The peeling plate 40 is fixed at a position separated from the thermal head 48, which will be described later, on the downstream side in the traveling direction of the ink ribbon 26 by a predetermined amount, and is for peeling the ink ribbon 26 from the printing tape 20.

Further, a thermal head insertion hole 47 is opened in the inner part of the roller entrance 34 so as to be surrounded by the ink ribbon 26 and the peripheral wall portion 46, and a thermal head 48 attached to the main body 2 is provided. The insertion hole 47 can be inserted. The thermal head 48 is provided with a heating element at its tip, which is orthogonal to the feeding direction of the ink ribbon 26 and arranged in a line. The thermal head 48 constitutes the printing means of the present invention.

The main body 2 includes a tape feed drive shaft 50 that fits with the tape feed roller 36 when the tape cassette 16 is mounted, and a ribbon take-up spool drive shaft 52 that fits with the ribbon take-up spool 30. It is provided and can be driven by a pulse motor (not shown).

A movable platen roller 58 and a driving roller 60 are rotatably held by a roller holder 56 rotatably supported by a swing shaft 54 fixed to the main body 2. Then, when the movable platen roller 58 and the drive roller 60 are entered from the roller entrance 34 by the roller release lever 62 that rocks the roller holder 56 around the rocking shaft 54, they are exposed to the roller entrance 34 portion. The printing tape 20 and the ink ribbon 26 are overlapped with each other and can be sandwiched between the heating elements of the thermal head 48.

A cutting lever 64 and a rotary cutter 66 that rotates in association with swinging of the cutting lever 64 are provided in the main body 2 downstream of the drive roller 60.

In order to print characters on the annular tape 22 by the tape printing apparatus 1 configured as described above, the power switch 10 is pushed with the tape cassette 16 mounted in the tape printing apparatus 1 to input characters. A desired character is input by operating the dial 4 or the function key group 10, and the print key 8 is pressed.

Then, the tape printer 1 feeds the printing tape 20 and the ink ribbon 26 at a predetermined speed, and energizes the thermal head 48 based on the inputted character data to heat the heating element 49. .. As a result, the characters, symbols, etc. input to the annular tape 22 of the printing tape 20 are printed and discharged. When the ejected printing tape 20 is conveyed tape 21, the operator swings the cutting lever 64 in the arrow direction (counterclockwise direction) in FIG. 4 to rotate the rotary cutter 66 in the arrow direction (clockwise direction). Be cut off with.

The annular tape 22 on which characters are printed is peeled off from the cut transport tape 21 and opened into an annular shape, which is inserted into a cylindrical object such as a pencil or a ballpoint pen, and heat is applied by a dryer or the like. Since the annular tape 22 is made of a heat-shrinkable material, it is shrunk by this heat and fixed to the outside of the cylindrical surface of the cylindrical object.

In this manner, the printed characters are not invisible on the annular tape 22 fixed to the cylindrical object, and it is difficult to peel it off.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be added without departing from the spirit of the invention.

For example, the annular tape 70 shown in FIG. 5 may be used instead of the annular tape 22 shown in FIG. This annular tape 70 has a structure in which a printing layer 71, an adhesive layer 72, and a release paper 73 are laminated from the outside to the inside. The release paper 73 is peeled off and the cylindrical object is inserted to insert the cylindrical surface into the cylindrical surface. It is attached and fixed to.

Further, as the printing tape 20, a long tube as shown in FIG. 6 may be used as the annular tape 75. The circular tape 75 can be cut into a desired length by the rotary cutter 66 after printing characters. Therefore, the length is not limited. This annular tape 75 may be formed of a heat-shrinkable material like the annular tape 22 shown in FIG. 2, and as shown in FIG. 5, a printing layer 71, an adhesive layer 72, and a release paper 73 are laminated. It may be formed into a structure.

[0024]

[Effect of the device]

 As is clear from the above description, the tape printing apparatus of the present invention is an annular printing medium on which a character is printed, which is hard to be peeled off even if the character is not visible even when it is attached to a cylindrical object. Can be created.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a printing tape.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an annular tape.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a tape printer.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a tape cassette is attached to a tape printer.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an annular tape in a modified example.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a printing tape according to another modification.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Tape Printer 20 Printing Tape 21 Conveying Tape 22 Annular Tape 48 Thermal Head

Claims (1)

Claims for utility model registration: 1. A print medium having an annular shape, the print medium is housed inside, ink is adhered to an outer cylindrical surface of the print medium, and characters are printed on the cylindrical surface. A tape making device comprising a printing means for printing a letter, a symbol, etc., wherein the printing medium is annular.