JPH0769497A - Tape cartridge for label - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the cost of production in common with the structure of a tape cartridge by making an auxiliary plate, capable of installing another label tape different in tape width, freely settable and vice versa to a label attaching part in a case body. CONSTITUTION:A feeding roll of a label tape is freely settable and vice versa to a mounting shaft 29 of a case body 25, and thereby the label tape is easily replaceable. Next, a tape cartridge is made installable with even a label tape 34 whose tape width is contracted. Therefore, an auxiliary plate 35 is freely settable and vice versa in an inner part of the case body 25. This auxiliary plate 35 is provided with a cylindrical part 37 capable of fitting the mounting shaft 29 of a table cartridge 24 inside and also a feed roll 36 of the label tape 34 outside respectively, two guide part 38 and 39 of the label tape 34, and a leg part 40 for adjusting height according to the tape width of the label tape. When the label tape 34 passes through a printing head, a position of the label tape 34 is properly met to the printing head.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a label printer, a label word processor, or the like, and a label tape cartridge for use in office equipment that prints characters on a tape to create a label.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 12, a supply roll 2 for a transparent tape 1, a supply roll 4 and a winding roll 5 for an ink ribbon 3, an adhesive is applied to both sides, and a release tape is placed on one side thereof. A supply roll 7 and a rotating roller 8 for the base tape 6 having the combined structure are provided inside the case body 9, and vertical holes 10 and 1 are provided at three corners of the bottom surface of the case body 9.
As shown in FIG. 13, the bosses 14, 15 and 16 provided in the printer 13 are inserted into and positioned with respect to
Further, the drive shafts 17 and 18 of the printer 13 are fitted to the take-up roll 5 and the rotating roller 8 of the ink ribbon 3 and attached to the printer 13, and as shown in FIG. The ink ribbon 3 is superposed on the inner surface, and a mirror character is marked on the inner surface of the transparent tape 1 by the print head 19 and the platen roller 20 of the printer 13, and then the inner surface of the transparent tape 1 and the inner surface of the base tape 6 are aligned with each other. The rotary roller 8 and the press roller 2 of the printer 13.
A tape cartridge 23, which is laminated by being pressure-bonded with the tape 1 to form the label tape 22.
Exists. There is also a tape cartridge of a type in which an ink of an ink ribbon is directly transferred to the front surface of a tape main body which is coated with an adhesive on the back surface and is combined with a release tape. In addition to conventional printing methods, there are several types of conventional tape cartridges having different tape widths. Therefore, the conventional tape cartridges have various structures, and each maker needs a separate manufacturing facility, resulting in a high cost. Moreover, the conventional tape cartridge has a problem that the running cost is high for the user.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, the present invention provides a label tape cartridge in which other label tapes having different tape widths can be mounted, in other words, various label tapes having different tape widths are accommodated. The purpose is to make the structure of various tape cartridges for labels as common as possible to reduce the cost and the running cost of the user.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the label tape cartridge of the present invention is an auxiliary device capable of mounting another label tape having a different tape width on the label tape mounting portion in the case body 25. Plates 35, 43,
The feature is that the 52 is detachable.

[0005]

By using the auxiliary plate, it is possible to handle a plurality of label tapes having different tape widths.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, as shown in FIG. 2, the tape cartridge 24 of the present invention has a label tape 26 inside a case body 25.
It is provided with only the supply roll 27 and the rotating roller 28.
The label tape 26 has a structure in which the surface of the tape body is a heat-sensitive recording surface, and the back surface of the label tape 26 is coated with an adhesive and a release tape is superposed thereon, and the ink ribbon or laminating tape of the conventional example is not required. . Therefore, the structure of the tape cartridge 24 is extremely simplified. The supply roll 27 of the label tape 26 is attached to the mounting shaft 2 of the case body 25.
The label tape 26 can be easily attached and detached to and replaced from the label tape 9. The rotary roller 8 of the conventional example has a function of laminating the transparent tape 1 and the base tape 6, but the rotary roller 28 of the present invention only feeds the label tape 26.

As described above, the tape cartridge 24 of the present invention has a simplified structure and the case body 25 is also downsized. However, since the tape cartridge 23 of the above-mentioned conventional example must be mountable in the same printer 13, the positioning holes 30 and 31 into which the bosses 14 and 15 of the printer 13 can be fitted and the escape of the drive shaft 17 of the printer 13 are released. The side plate 33 having the holes 32 is the case body 25.
It is rotatably attached to. In addition, when not in use, the side plate 33 can be folded and placed on the bottom of the case body 25 so as to be stacked.

Next, the tape cartridge 24 of the present invention
Can also mount the label tape 34 having a reduced tape width. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, the auxiliary plate 35 can be freely attached to and detached from the case body 25. This auxiliary plate 35 is used for the tape cartridge 24.
Of the label tape 34, the tube portion 37 into which the supply roll 36 of the label tape 34 can be fitted outside, the guide portions 38 and 39 of the label tape 34, and the height depending on the tape width of the label tape. And a leg portion 40 for adjusting the. The guide portions 38 and 39 of the label tape 34 are arranged before and after the place where the print head 19 of the printer 13 is located, and when the label tape 34 passes the print head 19, the position of the label tape 34 is changed. Are properly matched to the print head 19. In addition, when the auxiliary plate 35 is not used, that is, when the label tape 26 having the maximum tape width is mounted as described above, the case main body 25 has two positions in order to adjust the traveling position of the label tape 26. Are provided with guide portions 44 and 45. As shown in FIG. 2, the guide portions 44 and 45 are provided at the tape outlet in front of the print head 19 and at the tape outlet after passing the rotary roller 28, respectively, and as shown in FIG. The convex portion 46 protruding on the floor surface of the label tape and the convex portion 47 protruding on the lid 48 regulate the traveling path 49 of the label tape 26.
Is adjusting the position of. The guide portions 44, 45
When the auxiliary plate 35 is attached, its legs 40
It is provided so as not to interfere with.

The above-mentioned auxiliary plate 35 is provided in the guide portion 3
Although 8 and 39 are ring-shaped, as another embodiment, an auxiliary plate 43 having guide portions 41 and 42 having a structure in which a part thereof is cut out to facilitate passage of the tape as shown in FIG. 9 is also possible. Is.

As yet another embodiment, an auxiliary plate 52 having guide portions 50, 51 as shown in FIG. 10 in which the upper end portions of the guide portions 41, 42 of the auxiliary plate 43 shown in FIG. 9 are cut out is also possible. is there. In this case, as shown in FIG. 11, a protrusion 54 is provided on the lid 53, and the position of the upper edge of the label tape 34 is adjusted by the protrusion 54.

[0011]

The present invention is as described above, and by using the auxiliary plates 35, 43, 52, label tapes 26, 34 having different tape widths can be attached, and the case body 25 is made common. Therefore, the manufacturing cost can be reduced. Further, by using the auxiliary plates 35, 43, and 52, it is only necessary to replace the label tapes 26 and 34 by using the common case body 25, so that there is an advantage that the running cost is reduced for the user.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state before a tape cartridge is attached to a printer.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a tape cartridge.

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

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a guide portion of the case body.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state before the auxiliary plate is attached to the case body.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the tape cartridge with an auxiliary plate attached.

FIG. 7 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG.

8 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of another auxiliary plate.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of still another auxiliary plate.

11 is a cross-sectional view of a guide portion of the auxiliary plate shown in FIG.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional tape cartridge.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view before the tape cartridge of the conventional example is attached to the printer.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Transparent Tape 2 Transparent Tape Supply Roll 3 Ink Ribbon 4 Ink Ribbon Supply Roll 5 Ink Ribbon Winding Roll 6 Base Tape 7 Base Tape Supply Roll 8 Rotating Roller 9 Case Body 10, 11, 12 Vertical Hole 13 Printer 14 , 15, 16 Boss 17, 18 Drive shaft 19 Print head 20 Platen roller 21 Holding roller 22 Label tape 23 Tape cartridge 24 Tape cartridge 25 Case body 26 Label tape 27 Label tape supply roll 28 Rotating roller 29 Mounting shaft 30, 31 hole 32 Escape hole 33 Side plate 34 Label tape 35 Auxiliary plate 36 Supply roll 37 Cylinder part 38, 39 Guide part 40 Leg part 41, 42 Guide part 43 Auxiliary plate 44, 45 Guide part 46, 47 Convex part 48 Lid 49 Path 50, 51 the guide unit 52 the auxiliary plate 53 lid 54 protrusion

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A label tape cartridge, wherein auxiliary tapes 35, 43, and 52 to which other label tapes having different tape widths can be attached are detachably attached to a label tape attaching portion in a case body 25.