JPH06191097A - Manufacture of color print tape and printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simply obtain a low-cost color print tape by printing partial display elements with different colors on a plurality of transparent tapes, and then, bonding the plurality of the printed tapes to be laminated. CONSTITUTION:Partial display elements are printed with different colors on a plurality of transparent tapes 41, 43, 45, 51 having adhesive layers 52, etc., by a printer, and aligning identifying parts (p), (p), (p), (p), are formed. The plurality of the printed tapes 41, 43, 45, 51 are aligned with the parts (p), (p), (p), (p), sequentially superposed via the adhesive layers and bonded fixedly to form one color print tape laminated with the plurality of the tapes 41, 43, 45, 51. The tape 51 of a lower side in a laminate state to become a base material of the color print tape has a colored layer 53 interposed between the layers 52 having peeling sheets 54.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a color printing tape for producing one color printing tape by laminating and laminating a plurality of transparent tapes each having partial display elements printed in different colors. And a printing apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a printing apparatus, there is a so-called label printer in which a label tape with a release paper is printed and then the printed label tape is cut by a cutting device so that it can be used as a label. By the way, when performing color printing in a printing apparatus including a thermal head, a sublimation type ink ribbon is usually used.
Further, as another color printing, there is also a method of using ink ribbons of three or four colors and performing printing three or four times on a member to be printed.

[0003]

However, in the case of color printing with a thermal head using a sublimation type ink ribbon, the temperature control of the head is strict, which is technically very difficult and very costly. Will be things. Also,
3 or 4 color ink ribbons are used to
A printing apparatus that performs printing four times requires a switching operation mechanism for the ink ribbon, which makes the printing mechanism complicated, the apparatus becomes large, and the running cost is very expensive. Will be things.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to simply print partial transparent display elements in different colors on a plurality of transparent tapes, and then laminate the printed transparent tapes together. Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a color printing tape which enables a color printing tape to be obtained at a low price, and a printing apparatus used for the method.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 prints partial display elements in different colors by a printing device for each of a plurality of transparent tapes having an adhesive layer. Along with forming the identification portions for alignment, the plurality of printed transparent tapes, in a state in which the identification portions are aligned, are sequentially laminated and fixed by the adhesive layers, and A single color printing tape is prepared by laminating a plurality of transparent tapes.

It should be noted that the identification portion is either a positioning hole punched by a punching device provided in the printing device, or a positioning mark printed at the same time when the display element is printed by the printing device. It is. The plurality of transparent tapes are cut by the cutting device provided in the printing device after the printing. Further, among the plurality of transparent tapes, the lower transparent tape in the laminated state, which is the base material of the color printing tape, has a coloring layer interposed between the transparent tape and the adhesive layer including release paper.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in a printing apparatus capable of printing on a print-receiving tape, the print-providing tape is provided with an identification-part providing means for forming an identification part for alignment.

It should be noted that the identification portion providing means is incorporated in a cutting device for cutting the printed tape to be printed, and a hole for simultaneously forming a positioning hole when the printing tape is cut by the cutting device. It is a dawn means. Also,
The identification unit providing unit is a mark printing unit that simultaneously prints a positioning mark when printing on the print-receiving tape.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the partial display elements are printed in different colors by the printing device for each of the plurality of transparent tapes having the adhesive layer, and the identification portions for alignment are formed. After that, the plurality of printed transparent tapes, for example, in a state where the respective identification portions such as the positioning holes and the positioning marks are aligned, are sequentially laminated and fixed by the respective adhesive layers, One color printing tape obtained by laminating a plurality of transparent tapes is obtained.

[0010] Specifically, the transparent tapes can be aligned with each other by the positioning holes formed in the individual transparent tapes by the punching device provided in the printing device. Further, at the same time when the display element is printed by the printing device, the positioning marks printed on the individual transparent tapes can align the transparent tapes with each other. Further, more specifically, the cutting device provided in the printing device cuts each transparent tape each time it is printed, thereby improving the production efficiency of the color printing tape. Regarding the lower transparent tape in the laminated state, which is the base material of the color printing tape, by interposing a colored layer between the transparent tape and the adhesive layer provided with the release paper, the base material itself has an arbitrary color. A color printing tape having is obtained.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the identifying portion giving means for forming the identifying portion for alignment is provided on the print-receiving tape, in addition to printing on each print-receiving tape, the position The identification portion for alignment can be formed.

[0012] Specifically, the hole forming means incorporated in the cutting device for cutting the printed printing tape, at the same time when cutting the printing tape by the cutting device, simultaneously processing the positioning holes in the printing tape. You can do it. Alternatively, the mark printing means can simultaneously print the positioning mark on the printing tape when printing on the printing tape.

[0013]

EXAMPLE An example of a method for producing a color printing tape and a printing apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. First, FIGS. 1 to 8 show a first embodiment of the present invention. 1 and 2 showing the relationship between a printing apparatus 1 as an example to which the present invention is applied and a printing tape cassette 20 attached to the printing apparatus 1, 2 is an apparatus main body,
3 is a cassette loading unit, 6 is a lid, 7 is a key input unit, 8 is a liquid crystal display unit, 11 is a take-up shaft, 12 is a print head (thermal head), 13 is a platen roller, 14 is a cassette guide shaft, 15 Is a tape discharge port, 16 is a long hole, 21 is a cassette body (cassette case), 22 is a print head accommodating recess, 23 is an ink ribbon supply spool, 24 is an ink ribbon take-up spool, 25 is an ink ribbon, and 26 is a print target. A tape supply spool, 27 is a tape to be printed, and 31 is a cutting device.

That is, the printing apparatus 1 has a cassette loading section 3 having a concave shape on the upper surface of a box-shaped apparatus main body 2, and a key input section 7 by a sheet key for inputting information on the surface of a lid body 6. , Liquid crystal display unit 8 for displaying the input information
have. A winding shaft 11, a thermal head 12, which is a print head, a platen roller 13, and a cassette guide shaft 14 are arranged in the cassette loading unit 3. Further, on the side of the cassette loading unit 3, a tape discharge port 15 is formed in the direction in which the tape is discharged from between the thermal head 12 and the platen roller 13. Then, the long holes 1 are arranged so as to be arranged next to the tape discharge port 15.
6 is formed. The operation button portion 32 of the cutting device 31 is slidably projected in the elongated hole 16 in the directions of arrows X and Y.

Further, the printing tape cassette 20 has a print head accommodating recess 22 on one side of a cassette case 21 which constitutes the cassette body. In the cassette case 21, an ink ribbon supply spool 23, an ink ribbon take-up spool 24, an ink ribbon 25 laid between these spools 23, 24, a print tape supply spool 2
6. The print-receiving tape 27 wound around this is stored. Then, the ink ribbon 25 fed from the ink ribbon supply spool 23 passes through the print head accommodating recess 22 and is wound up on the ink ribbon winding spool 24. Further, the print-receiving tape 27 unwound from the print-receiving tape supply spool 26 is superposed on the outside of the ink ribbon 25 in the print head accommodating recess 22 and then led out of the cassette case 21.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, the cutting device 31 has a pair of tooth mounting portions 33 and 34 which are integrated with the operation button portion 32 and extend from the inside of the elongated hole 16 toward the tape discharge port 15. Cutting teeth 35 are attached to the tooth attachment portion 33 on the left side of the drawing. A perforating tooth 36 that is parallel to the cutting tooth 35 is attached to the tooth attaching portion 34 on the right side of the drawing. That is,
The perforating teeth 36 have a thin tubular body with the tip end thereof as a tooth surface, and are provided with their cutting edges aligned with the same length positions as the cutting tips of the cutting teeth 35. In addition, the tooth mounting portions 33, 34
The cutting tooth 35 and the punching tooth 36 to the tape outlet 1
Coil springs 37, 37 that constantly bias in a direction away from 5 (direction of arrow Y) are connected. Therefore, according to the cutting device 31, the printing tape cassette 20 is mounted in the cassette loading portion 3 of the printing device 1, and the thermal head 1
After the desired printing is performed on the print-receiving tape 27 by using the ink ribbon 25 by driving the heating element 2 or before the printing, the operation button portion 32 is moved in the direction of the tape discharge port 15 (direction of arrow X). By sliding it to,
As shown in FIG. 5, the print-receiving tape 27 can be cut by the cutting teeth 35, and at the same time, the perforating processing can be performed by the perforating teeth 36 to provide the identifying portion for alignment.

Next, the production of the color printing tape according to the present invention, which is performed by using the printing apparatus 1 having the above cutting device 31 and the printing tape cassette 20 mounted in the cassette loading section 3, will be described. Since the color printing is performed, the ink ribbon 25 having a high transmittance is used. FIG. 4 shows transparent tapes 40, 41, 43, 45, 50, 51 used for the print-receiving tape 27. Here, the transparent tape 40 of FIG.
Transparent tape 4 for performing three types of color printing shown in (C)
1, 43, and 45, and the transparent tape 50 of FIG. 4B is used for the transparent tape 51 for color printing shown in FIG. 4D.

That is, the transparent tape 40 used for the three kinds of transparent tapes 41, 43 and 45 for color printing is made of a plastic tape having a thickness of 0.5 μ to 50 μ and is shown in FIGS. 5 and 7. As described above, the transparent adhesive layer 42 is provided on one surface thereof. As the adhesive layer 42, an adhesive layer for thermocompression bonding or a viscous material layer is used. Further, the transparent tape 50 used as the transparent tape 51 which is the base material of the color printing tape produced according to the present invention has the same thickness of 0.5.
It consists of plastic tape within μ ~ 50μ,
As shown in FIG. 8, a transparent adhesive layer 5 on one surface side thereof
A colored layer 53 made of a plastic tape, which is printed in an appropriate color, is interposed between the two. Similar to the above, as the adhesive layer 52, an adhesive layer for thermocompression bonding or a viscous material layer is used, and a release paper 54 is attached to the adhesive layer 52.

Using the above transparent tape, for example, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 6, the transparent tape 41 is printed with a “full color” character contour and a “three-divided design portion” contour using a black ink ribbon. In addition, the transparent tape 43 has a character "F", a horizontal bar portion "L", a character "-", and a "three-division-shaped design portion".
And the upper 1/3 part of is printed with a yellow ink ribbon. Further, on the transparent tape 45, the character "Lu", the part other than the horizontal bar "L", the character "-", and the left side 1/3 part of the "three-division-shaped design part", Print with a red ink ribbon. And transparent tape 5
In No. 1, the character "Kara" and the right third of the "three-division design part" are printed using a blue ink ribbon.

Such printing of each color is performed by using the printing tape cassette 20, for example, the transparent tape 4
A combination of 0 and a black ink ribbon is stored.
Four types of printing consisting of a combination of a transparent tape 40 and a yellow ink ribbon, a combination of a transparent tape 40 and a red ink ribbon, and a combination of a transparent tape 50 and a blue ink ribbon. Use a tape cassette for use. Then, while exchanging the printing tape cassette, the individual transparent tapes 40, 4
With respect to 0, 40, and 50, the display elements of each color are continuously printed. Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 4C, an ink ribbon configured so that each color comes out in order with the same pattern is used, without replacing the printing tape cassette for the transparent tape 40. The display element of the transparent tape 41, the display element of the transparent tape 43, and the display element of the transparent tape 45 may be repeatedly printed in order.

Then, specifically, prior to the printing of each color as described above, the cutting device 31 provided in the printing device 1 causes the transparent tape 41 to be cut by the cutting teeth 35 as shown in FIG. Simultaneously with the cutting line c, positioning holes p, p (see FIGS. 4 and 6) are formed by a pair of small circular holes as identification portions for alignment by the punching teeth 36. Similarly, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the cutting line c and the pair of positioning holes p, p are also formed in the transparent tape 43, the transparent tape 45, and the transparent tape 51, respectively. After such cutting and positioning hole processing, as described above, the predetermined display elements of each color are printed on the transparent tapes 41, 43, 45, 51. That is, predetermined printing is performed on the next transparent tape surface with reference to the cutting line c and the positioning holes p, p.

The four transparent tapes 4 obtained as described above
A color printing tape is manufactured by manually laminating 1, 43, 45 and 51. In other words, the transparent tape 45 is placed on the transparent tape 51 by the positioning holes p,
The p and the positioning holes p, p are aligned with each other and bonded by the adhesive layer 42. Similarly, on the transparent tape 45, the transparent tape 43 is aligned with the positioning holes p, p and the positioning holes p, p and bonded by the adhesive layer 42, and further on the transparent tape 43. , The transparent tape 41 is aligned with the positioning holes p, p and the positioning holes p, p, and bonded by the adhesive layer 42. In this way, the four transparent tapes 41, 42, 43, 51 are laminated to produce a color printing tape resulting in multicolor printing. That is, in the embodiment, a full-color printing tape of five colors can be obtained by combining the colored layer 53 of the transparent tape 51 serving as the base material.

By the way, the positioning holes p, p and the positioning holes p, p may be aligned with each other by using positioning pins such as needles or clips. Further, a jig for bonding may be used. As for the shape of the positioning hole p, other than the small round hole of the embodiment, an appropriate shape such as a square hole can be selected.

Next, the second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS.
Examples will be described. In the second embodiment, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. In this second embodiment,
Prior to the printing of each color similar to that of the first embodiment, the cutting teeth 35 of the cutting device 31 provided in the printing apparatus 1 are used to move the printing device as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 11, the transparent tape 41 is cut at a cutting line c, and at the same time, a pair of small hook-shaped positioning marks m and m are provided as identification portions for positioning by the thermal head 12 (see FIGS. 9 and 11). ) Is printed.

In the same manner, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 11, the cutting line c and the pair of positioning marks m, m are also formed on the transparent tape 43, the transparent tape 45, and the transparent tape 51, respectively. After such cutting and positioning mark printing, predetermined display elements of each color are printed on the transparent tapes 41, 43, 45 and 51, as in the first embodiment. That is, the cutting line c and the positioning marks m, m
Based on the above, a predetermined printing is performed on the next transparent tape surface.

As described above, as in the first embodiment, the transparent tape 45 is positioned on the transparent tape 51 by aligning the positioning marks m, m with the positioning marks m, m and bonding them by the adhesive layer 42. Similarly, on the transparent tape 45, the transparent tape 43 is aligned with the positioning marks m, m and the positioning marks m, m, and is bonded by the adhesive layer 42.
The transparent tape 41 is placed on top of each other with the positioning marks m, m
And the positioning marks m, m are aligned, and the adhesive layer 42
Stick together. In this way, four transparent tapes 4
As a result of laminating 1, 42, 43 and 51, the full-color printing tape of 5 colors is produced by combining with the colored layer 53 of the transparent tape 51 as the base material as in the first embodiment.

When the positioning marks m, m and the positioning marks m, m are aligned with each other, for example, a clip or the like may be used, or a bonding jig may be used. The positioning mark m
As for the shape, other than the small hook shape of the embodiment, an appropriate shape such as a small hole shape can be selected.

In the above embodiment, four colors are printed, but the present invention is not limited to this.
Printing with three colors or two colors, or printing with five or more colors may be performed. Further, the colors to be used, the configurations of the printing device and the printing tape cassette to be used, and the like are arbitrary, and it is needless to say that the specific detailed structure and the like can be appropriately changed.

[0029]

As described above, according to the method for producing a color printing tape and the printing apparatus of the present invention, the color printing tape can be easily produced, and the color printing tape can be obtained at a low price. You can

That is, according to the method of producing a color printing tape of claim 1, partial printing elements are printed in different colors by a printing device for each of a plurality of transparent tapes having an adhesive layer, and the alignment is performed. After forming each of the identification portions for, the plurality of printed transparent tape, for example,
A single color printing tape made by laminating a plurality of transparent tapes is obtained by sequentially adhering and fixing the respective identification portions by the positioning holes, the positioning marks, etc. by sequentially adhering and fixing the respective adhesive layers. As a result, the color printing tape can be produced more easily and at lower cost than the conventional technique.

Specifically, as described in claim 2, it is possible to align the transparent tapes with each other by the positioning holes formed in the individual transparent tapes by the punching device provided in the printing device. Also, the transparent tapes can be aligned with each other by the positioning marks printed on the individual transparent tapes at the same time when the printing device prints the display elements.

Further, specifically, as described in claim 3, the efficiency of producing the color printing tape is increased by cutting the individual transparent tapes each time they are printed by the cutting device provided in the printing device. You can contribute to up.

As described in claim 4, the lower transparent tape in the laminated state, which is the base material of the color printing tape, has a colored layer interposed between the transparent tape and the adhesive layer provided with the release paper. By setting the color printing tape, it is possible to obtain a color printing tape in which the substrate itself has an arbitrary color.

Further, according to the printing apparatus of the fifth aspect, since the print-receiving tape is provided with the identification portion providing means for forming the identification portion for alignment, in addition to the printing on each print-receiving tape. , It is possible to form an identification portion for alignment.

Specifically, as described in claim 6, by the perforating means incorporated in the cutting device for cutting the printed printing tape, at the same time when the printing tape is cut by the cutting device, the printing target is printed. Positioning holes can be made in the tape.

Alternatively, as described in claim 7, by the mark printing means, at the time of printing on the tape to be printed,
Positioning marks can be printed on the printing tape.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing an external appearance of a printing apparatus as an example to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a schematic exploded perspective view showing a state in which the printing tape cassette is mounted on the printing apparatus.

FIG. 3 is also an enlarged view of a main part of a cutting device provided in the printing apparatus, FIG.
(B) is a fracture plan view during operation.

FIG. 4 shows a transparent tape printed by the above printing apparatus, (A) is a plan view showing a transparent tape to be stuck on a transparent tape which is a base material of a color printing tape to be produced, and (B) is a plan view. A plan view showing a transparent tape which is a base material of the color printing tape to be manufactured, (C) is a transparent tape which is stuck on the transparent tape which is a base material of the color printing tape to be manufactured, is printed, and a cutting line and a positioning hole 2D is a plan view showing a state in which an identification portion is formed by (D), a transparent tape which is a base material of the color printing tape to be produced is printed, and a cutting line and an identification portion by a positioning hole are formed. It is a figure.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing cutting of a transparent tape and processing of a positioning hole.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing four kinds of transparent tapes that have been printed and have been subjected to positioning hole processing and cutting.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a transparent tape to be attached onto a transparent tape which is a base material of the color printing tape to be manufactured.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a transparent tape which is a base material of the color printing tape to be manufactured.

9A and 9B show a second embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 9A is a plan view showing a transparent tape to be laminated on a transparent tape which is a base material of a color printing tape to be produced, and FIG. 9B is a color to be produced. The top view which shows the transparent tape used as the base material of a printing tape, (C) prints on the transparent tape stuck on the transparent tape which forms the base material of the color printing tape to produce,
The top view which shows the state which formed the cutting line and the identification part by a positioning mark, (D) Prints on the transparent tape used as the base material of the color printing tape to produce, and forms a cutting line and the identification part by a positioning mark. It is a top view showing the state where it did.

FIG. 10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the cutting of the transparent tape and the printing of the positioning mark according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view showing four types of transparent tapes which have been printed and which have been printed with positioning marks and cut according to the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Printing Device 2 Device Main Body 3 Cassette Loading Section 11 Winding Shaft 12 Printing Head (Thermal Head) 13 Platen Roller 15 Tape Ejection Port 16 Long Hole 20 Printing Tape Cassette 21 Cassette Body (Cassette Case) 22 Printing Head Receiving Recess 25 Ribbon 27 Printed tape 31 Cutting device 32 Operation button section 35 Cutting tooth 36 Drilling tooth 40, 41, 43, 45 Transparent tape 42 Adhesive layer 50, 51 Transparent tape 52 Adhesive layer 53 Colored layer 54 Release paper c Cutting line m Positioning Mark (positioning identification part) p Positioning hole (positioning identification part)

Continuation of front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁵ Identification number Office reference number FI technical display location B41J 29/00 B41M 5/26 8305-2H B41M 5/26 A

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of transparent tapes having an adhesive layer, each of which is printed by printing a partial display element in a different color by a printing device and by forming an identification portion for alignment. In the state where the respective identification portions are aligned, the transparent tapes of 1 above are sequentially laminated and fixed by the respective adhesive layers, and a single color printing tape formed by laminating the plurality of transparent tapes is produced. A method for producing a color printing tape, comprising: 2. The positioning unit, wherein the identification unit is a positioning hole that is punched by a punching device provided in the printing device, or
The method for producing a color printing tape according to claim 1, wherein the color printing tape is any one of positioning marks printed at the same time when the display element is printed by the printing device. 3. The method for producing a color printing tape according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of transparent tapes are cut by the cutting device provided in the printing device after the printing. 4. The transparent tape on the lower side of the plurality of transparent tapes, which is a base material of the color printing tape in a laminated state, has a colored layer interposed between the transparent tape and the adhesive layer including release paper. The method for producing a color printing tape according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein 5. A printing apparatus capable of printing on a print-receiving tape, comprising: an identification section providing unit for forming an identification section for alignment on the print-receiving tape. 6. The identification section providing means is incorporated in a cutting device for cutting the printed tape to be printed, and a hole for simultaneously punching a positioning hole when the printing tape is cut by the cutting device. The printing apparatus according to claim 5, which is a dawning means. 7. The printing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the identification section providing unit is a mark printing unit that prints a positioning mark at the same time when the printing target tape is printed.