JPH0629840U - Cellotape printer - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] The present invention is a method of manually pulling from a cellophane tape and a case without using a motor, a pulling speed using an encoder, and inputting and storing in a computer to a thermal head. The purpose of this is to synchronize the information output printing of the character information to the cellophane tape. A winding cellophane tape fitted in a support shaft provided in the case, an encoder for generating a synchronizing signal which rotates in association with the pulling out of the cellophane tape, and a cassette type ink ribbon which contacts the cellophane tape, A thermal head that comes into pressure contact with the cellophane tape via an ink ribbon, and a computer that is arranged in the case to input and store character information. A cellophane tape printing apparatus, which outputs the character information stored in the print head to a print head of a thermal head.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention is a cellophane tape printing in which the running of the ink ribbon, the output of the character information input and stored in the computer to the thermal head (printing head), and the printing on the cellophane tape are synchronized by the human power pulling out the cellophane tape installed in the case. It is related to the equipment.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 The conventional cellophane tape printing device draws cellophane tape out of the case by the battery power supply installed in the case, runs the ink ribbon, outputs the character information input and stored in the computer (word processor) to the thermal head (printing head), It performs a series of operations such as printing on paper, uses a motor as its power source, and has a complicated structure and is expensive.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 In view of the above, it is an object of the invention to solve the problem of synchronizing all the operations by the force of pulling out the cellophane tape from the case and the encoder driven by the person without using the motor. It is a thing.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The present invention has been made to meet the above-mentioned object, and specifically, a winding cellophane tape fitted in a supporting shaft provided in the case and an encoder for generating a synchronizing signal which rotates in association with the pulling out of the cellophane tape. A cassette type ink ribbon which comes into contact with the cellophane tape, a thermal head which comes into pressure contact with the cellophane tape through the ink ribbon, and a computer which is arranged in the case and which stores and stores character information. The present invention relates to a sellotape printing apparatus characterized in that character information stored in a computer is output to a print head of a thermal head by a synchronizing signal of the encoder which is interlocked depending on speed.

[0005]

[Action]

 According to the present invention, the cellophane tape T is pulled out manually, and the ribbon drive wheel 13 is rotated in conjunction with the pull-out to cause the ink ribbon 12 to run. Is output to the print head 10 of the thermal head 3 in synchronism with the pulling speed of the cellophane tape, the reverse characters are printed on the cellophane tape T by the ink ribbon 12, and the desired print cellophane tape is taken out.

[0006]

【Example】

 The accompanying drawings show several preferred embodiments of the present invention, FIGS. 1 to 4 show the first embodiment, FIGS. 5 and 6 show the second embodiment, and FIG. 1 shows the first embodiment. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the case 1, Fig. 2 is a plan view of the inside of the case 1 of the same embodiment, Fig. 3 is a front view of the same embodiment taken along the line 1A-A of Fig. 4, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the main part of the embodiment separated. Is. FIG. 5 is a plan view of the gear system of the second embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the same.

In the first embodiment (FIGS. 1 to 4), a case 1 is composed of an upper body 1a and a lower body 1b which are detachably attached to each other, and a support plate 2 which is supported by the lower body 1a so as to be capable of swinging back and forth. The thermal head 3 is parallelly supported by shafts 2'and 3 ', and a spring 2a for pushing the thermal head 3 toward the thermal head 3 and a protrusion 2b projecting toward the thermal head 3 are provided on the support plate 2, and the thermal head 3 is provided. A spring 3a that pushes toward the support plate 2 and a protrusion 3b that projects toward the plate 2 are provided on the board 3.

A support pin 4 is fixedly erected or rotatably supported on the tip of the support plate 2, and a core 6 in which a winding cellophane tape 5 is fitted to the pin 4 is non-rotatably or rotatably fitted. It In the drawing path of the cellophane tape T drawn from the winding cellophane tape 5, a drive wheel 7 is pressed against the tape T, and a drive transmission wheel 8 such as a pulley and an encoder 9 for generating a synchronization signal are attached to a shaft 7 ′ of the drive wheel 7. 10 is a print head provided on the tip side of the thermal head 3 corresponding to the winding cellophane tape 5, and 11 is detachably attached to a plate provided on the lower body 1a according to the height of the print head 10. In the ink ribbon cassette, the ink ribbon 12 is run between the print head 10 and the winding cellophane tape 4, and the shaft 14 of the ribbon drive wheel 13 for running the run is pivotally supported by the plate 17 attached to the lower body 1a. A driven wheel 15 such as a pulley is provided at the lower end. If the drive transmission wheel 8 and the driven wheel 15 are pulleys, a timing belt 16 is applied to both, and if they are gears, they are connected by an intermediate gear.

The case 1 is provided with a character information processing computer (word processor) 28 that outputs print information to the thermal head. This embodiment comprises a kana character dial 21 of FIG. 1, a reference display 22 provided on the case 1, an execution button 23, a character window 24, and selection buttons 25 to 27, which are operated in a known manner. Then, the character information is input and stored, and when the drive wheel 7 is rotated in conjunction with the pulling out of the tape tape T and the synchronizing signal is output from the encoder 9, the stored information of the computer (word processor) 28 is output to the print head 10. .

In addition, 31 is a screw rod that can be operated from the outside in the case 1, 32 is a screw rod that is screwed into the screw rod 31 and projects between the protrusion 2 b of the support plate 2 and the protrusion 3 b of the thermal head 3. An adjustment arm 33, which is adapted to move along with the decrease of the ribbon 12, is a cutter of cellophane tape T.

In the first embodiment, the cellophane tape T is pulled out manually, the drive wheel 7 is rotated in conjunction with the pullout, and the drive transmission wheel 8 and the encoder 9 are rotated. The ribbon drive wheel 13 is interlockedly rotated by 16 to feed the ink ribbon 12, and at the same time, a synchronizing signal generated by the encoder 9 synchronizes the character information signal stored in the computer (word processor) 28 with the pulling speed of the cellophane tape T. Then, it outputs to the print head 10 of the thermal head 3, reverse characters and the like are printed on the cellophane tape T by the ink ribbon 12, and the desired print cellophane tape is taken out while adhering a protective double-sided tape (not shown).

FIGS. 5 and 6 show a second embodiment in which only the parts different from the first embodiment are described. The support pin 4 of the support plate 2 is freely rotatable, and the winding pin tape 5 is wound around the support pin 4. Or the core 6 to fix the winding cellophane tape 5 so that it cannot be freely rotated so that it can be exchanged, the first gear 42 of the gear system 41 is fixed to the support pin 4, and the support plate 2 is fixed to the support plate 2. The intermediate gear 43, which is the second gear, is provided, the stepped wheel-shaped third gear 44 is fitted to the shaft 2 ′ in a rotational manner, and the fourth gear 45 is fitted to the shaft 3 ′ of the thermal head 3 in a rotational manner. 3, a fifth gear 46 is supported, a sixth gear 47 is fixed to the shaft 14 of the ribbon drive shaft 13, and an encoder 9 is fixed concentrically with any of the first to sixth gears. The gear system 41 meshes with the first gear 42 to the sixth gear 47 as is known.

In the second embodiment, the encoder 9 is rotated by one of the gears 42 to 47 of the gear system 41 and the ribbon drive wheel 13 is driven by the gear system 41 while the cellophane tape T is manually pulled out. The configuration of the encoder 9 and the configuration of the ink ribbon running are different from those of the first embodiment, but reverse ink characters and the like are printed on the cellophane tape T by the ink ribbon 12 which is the final action, and a protective double-sided tape (not shown) is shown. The action of taking out the desired printed cellophane tape while adhering is similar to that of the first embodiment.

[0014]

[Effect of device]

 The invention is

In addition to the operation described in (1), the encoder for generating the synchronizing signal is used as a new component, and the production of the printed cellophane tape can be performed only by pulling out the cellophane tape manually without using a motor.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 4 of the accompanying drawings show a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 5 and 6 show a second embodiment.

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a case.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the inside of the case.

FIG. 3 is a front view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a partially separated perspective view of the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the gear system of the second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the same.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 case, 1a upper body, 1b lower body, 2 support plate, 2'axis, 2a spring, 2b protrusion, 3 thermal head, 3'axis, 3a spring, 3b protrusion,
4 support pins, 5 winding cellophane tape T cellophane tape, 6 cores, 7 drive wheels, 7 '
Shaft, 8 drive transmission wheel, 9 encoder, 10 print head, 11 ink ribbon cassette, 12 ink ribbon, 13 ribbon drive wheel, 14 shaft, 15
Driven wheel, 16 timing belt, 17 plates, 21
Character dial, 22 standard display, 23 execute button, 2
4 character window, 25-27 selection button, 28 computer (word processor), 31 screw rod, 32 adjusting arm, 33 cutter, 41 gear system, 42-4
7 First to sixth gears

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A winding cellophane tape fitted in a support shaft provided in the case, an encoder for generating a synchronizing signal which rotates in association with the pulling out of the cellophane tape, and a cassette type ink ribbon which contacts the cellophane tape. A thermal head that presses against the cellophane tape via the ink ribbon, and a computer that is arranged in the case to input and store character information. A cellophane tape printer which outputs character information stored in a computer to a print head of a thermal head.