JPH08185119A - Tape-like recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To enable the easy release of release paper by providing the release paper with plural cutting parts arriving at respective both side edges. CONSTITUTION: This tape-like recording medium 1A has a recording medium 2 consisting of long-sized thermosensitive paper subjected to printing on its front surface. A tacky adhesive is applied on the rear surface existing on the side opposite to the printing surface 2a subjected to printing of the recording medium 2, by which a tacky adhesive layer 3 is formed thereon. The release paper 4 is adhered on the front surface of this tacky adhesive layer 3. The release paper 4 is formed with the cutting parts 5A called as 'half cuts'. The cutting parts 5A penetrate the release paper 4 in its thickness direction and the release paper is provided with the plural cutting parts at intervals D(D<LA) shorter than the desired cutting length LA inclusive of the printing regions PA shown by imaginary lines. The cutting parts 5A are so formed as to intersect orthogonally with the longitudinal direction of the tape-like recording medium 1A and to extend in the transverse direction of the tape-like recording medium 1A. Both ends of the cutting parts are so formed as to arrive respectively at both side edges of the release paper.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tape-shaped recording medium suitable for a tape printer for printing relatively simple characters, figures, symbols and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a tape printer capable of printing relatively simple characters such as names, symbols and figures on a tape-shaped recording medium called a label made of, for example, thermal paper or resin film. Proposed.

As such a conventional tape printer, for example, as described in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 5-185707, character input keys for inputting characters, symbols, figures, various print keys, various types An operation unit provided with function keys and the like, a display unit including a liquid crystal element for displaying input characters and the like, and a cassette storage unit for storing a tape cassette having a tape-shaped recording medium stored therein. Based on the input print data
Printing is performed on the tape recording medium while the tape-shaped recording medium is run using a print head such as a thermal head.

Then, the tape-shaped recording medium on which printing has been completed is sent to the outside of the tape printer and cut into a predetermined length by an operator, so that desired characters, symbols,
A recording medium on which graphics or the like are printed can be obtained. The tape-shaped recording medium cut to a predetermined length after the completion of printing is attached to the back or the surface of the video cassette and used as an index of the video cassette.

The tape-shaped recording medium used in such a tape printer is used as a tape cassette by itself being housed inside a case when the recording medium is thermal paper, and the recording medium itself is a resin film or the like. When the color does not develop, it is housed together with the ink ribbon in the case to form a tape cassette, and the tape cassette is fed out from the tape cassette by the amount (length) to be used and printed. It is used by being attached to a cassette storage section provided in the printing section of the apparatus.

Further, the conventional tape-shaped recording medium has a long recording medium to be printed on the front surface and an adhesive coated on the back surface of the recording medium opposite to the printing surface to be printed. And a release paper attached via an adhesive layer made of an agent.

Further, the tape-shaped recording medium on which printing is performed is cut so as to include a printing area and has a predetermined length, for example, when used as a label of a video cassette, a length to be attached to the video cassette. After that, the release paper is peeled off from the adhesive layer and attached to a predetermined position such as the back surface of the video cassette.

[0008]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional tape-shaped recording medium, when the release paper is peeled from the tape-shaped recording medium cut in a predetermined length so as to include the printing area, the release paper is When peeling the release paper without peeling easily, it is troublesome to cut the cut end of the tape-shaped recording medium with scissors or use a tool such as tweezers, and it requires a great deal of labor. There was a problem.

The present invention has been made in view of these points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a tape-shaped recording medium from which a release paper can be easily peeled off.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the tape-shaped recording medium of the present invention according to claim 1 is a long recording medium having a front surface printed, and a back surface of the recording medium. A tape-shaped recording medium comprising a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed on a surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and a release paper adhered to the surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, wherein the release paper has a plurality of cutting portions each reaching both side edges thereof. The feature is that it is provided.

A tape-shaped recording medium according to a second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the first aspect, the cutting portions are provided at intervals shorter than a planned cutting length.

Furthermore, the tape-shaped recording medium of the present invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that, in claim 1 or 2, the recording medium is a thermal paper.

A tape-shaped recording medium according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the tape-shaped recording medium according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the cutting portion is provided so as to be orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. It is characterized by

Furthermore, a tape-shaped recording medium according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the tape-shaped recording medium according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the cutting portion is inclined with respect to the longitudinal direction. It is characterized by being.

[0015]

According to the tape-shaped recording medium of the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, the release paper is provided with a cut portion so that the adhesive layer of the tape-shaped recording medium is peeled off. The paper can be easily peeled off.

According to the tape-shaped recording medium of the present invention as defined in claim 2, the cut-off tape-shaped recording medium is provided with cutting portions at intervals shorter than the planned cut length. The cutting portion can be reliably positioned.

Further, according to the tape-shaped recording medium of the present invention as set forth in claim 3, since the recording medium is a thermal paper, the structure of the tape-shaped recording medium can be simplified.

According to the tape-shaped recording medium of the fourth aspect of the present invention, the release paper can be peeled off more easily by providing the cut portion so as to be orthogonal to the longitudinal direction.

Further, according to the tape-shaped recording medium of the present invention as defined in claim 5, the release paper can be peeled off more easily by providing the cut portion so as to be inclined with respect to the longitudinal direction. it can.

[0020]

The present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings.

1 and 2 show the structure of a first embodiment of a tape-shaped recording medium according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view seen from the recording medium side, and FIG. 2 is a release paper side. FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a tape-shaped recording medium 1A of the present embodiment has a recording medium 2 made of a long thermal paper having a surface to be printed, and the recording medium 2 The adhesive layer 3 is formed by applying an adhesive to the back surface located on the opposite side of the printing surface 2a on which is printed.
The release paper 4 is attached to the surface of the adhesive layer 3.

As shown in FIG. 2, the release paper 4 has a cutting portion 5A called a half cut. When the cut portion 5A penetrates in the thickness direction of the release paper 4 and is used as a planned cut length LA including a print area PA shown by an imaginary line in FIG. 1, for example, as a label of a video cassette or tape cassette not shown. A plurality of them are provided at intervals D (D <LA) shorter than the above length. further,
The cut portion 5A extends in the width direction of the tape-shaped recording medium 1A so as to be orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the tape-shaped recording medium 1A, and both ends of the cut portion reach both side edges of the release paper. It is provided so as to do.

In addition, on the surface as the printing surface 2a of the recording medium 2 on the terminal side, which is the trailing side in the printing direction of the tape-shaped recording medium 1A, a final printing area equal to or larger than the printing area PA located within the planned cutting length LA is provided. A configuration may be adopted in which a termination marker (both not shown) that can be detected by a detection unit such as an optical sensor is left.

Further, the operator is made to recognize that the end of the tape-shaped recording medium 1A is close to the surface as the printing surface 2a of the recording medium 2 on the end side which is the end side in the printing direction of the tape-shaped recording medium 1A. A terminal display portion (not shown) including a message or an end mark may be provided by printing or the like.

Next, the operation of this embodiment having the above-mentioned structure will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the cut state after printing viewed from the recording medium side, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the cut state after printing viewed from the release paper side, and FIG. 5 is cut. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which bent the tape-shaped recording medium to the recording medium side.

In the tape-shaped recording medium 1A of this embodiment, a relatively simple character (not shown) is printed in the print area PA within the planned cutting length CL shown in FIG. 1 by a tape printer (not shown). Symbols, figures, etc. are printed.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the tape-shaped recording medium 1A on which the print is applied has a desired length L (as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4) by a tape cutting mechanism of the tape printer (both not shown). The tape is cut at a planned cutting length CL) in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the tape-shaped recording medium 1A.

At this time, since the release paper 4 is provided with the cutting portions 5A at intervals D (D <L = LA) shorter than the planned cutting length CL which is the same as the cutting length L, it is shown in FIG. like,
At least one cutting portion 5A can be positioned on the release paper 4 of the cut tape-shaped recording medium 1a.

Next, the cut tape-shaped recording medium 1a
Is folded toward the recording medium 2 at the position of the cut portion 5A of the release paper 4, so that the end portion of the release paper 4 located on the cut portion 5A side is easily peeled from the adhesive layer 3 as shown in FIG. Then, the cut portion 5A of the release paper 4 peeled from the adhesive layer 3
The release paper 4 can be easily peeled from the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 3 without using a tool by, for example, pulling the side end portion with a finger.

That is, the release paper 4 is easily separated from the cut tape-shaped recording medium 1a by providing the release paper 4 with the cut portions 5A at intervals D shorter than the cut length L of the tape-shaped recording medium 1A. You can

Further, the tape-shaped recording medium 1A of this embodiment
Since the recording medium 2 made of heat-sensitive paper that develops color by heat is used, the structure of the tape cassette used in the tape printer (not shown) can be simplified and downsized. In other words, when a recording medium (not shown) such as a conventional resin film that does not develop its own color is used, an ink ribbon (not shown) is required, and the structure of the tape cassette (not shown) becomes complicated and large. It is possible to eliminate the inconvenience of becoming volatile.

6 to 8 show a second embodiment of the tape-shaped recording medium according to the present invention. In the tape-shaped recording medium 1B of this embodiment, the cut portion 5B is inclined with respect to the longitudinal direction. It is provided so as to do. The other structure is similar to that of the first embodiment described above.

With this structure, this embodiment has the same effects as the above-described first embodiment, and the cutting length L of the tape-shaped recording medium 1B is shortened according to the special purpose of use. Even if the cutting position and the cutting portion 5B of the release paper 4 are at the same position, as shown in FIG. 8, the cut tape-shaped recording medium 1b is left on the release paper 4 more reliably with the cutting portion 5B. In addition, when the cut tape-shaped recording medium 1b is bent toward the recording medium 2 side at the position of the cut portion 5B of the release paper 4, the end portion of the release paper 4 located on the cut portion 5B side is provided with an adhesive. It can be peeled off from the layer 3 more easily.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but can be modified as necessary.

[0037]

As described above, according to the tape-shaped recording medium of the present invention, the cutting portion can be reliably positioned on the release paper of the tape-shaped recording medium cut after printing. By bending the tape-shaped recording medium to the recording medium side with, the cut portion of the release paper easily peels from the adhesive layer, and as a result, the release paper is cut from the tape-shaped recording medium after printing cut at a predetermined length. It has an extremely excellent effect that it can be easily peeled off.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a tape-shaped recording medium according to the present invention viewed from the recording medium side.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a tape-shaped recording medium according to the present invention as viewed from a release paper side.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the tape-shaped recording medium according to the present invention as seen from the recording medium side, showing the cut state after printing of the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the tape-shaped recording medium according to the present invention as seen from the release paper side in a cut state after printing of the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the cut tape-shaped recording medium of the first embodiment of the tape-shaped recording medium according to the present invention is bent to the recording medium side.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a tape-shaped recording medium according to the present invention as viewed from the recording medium side.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a tape-shaped recording medium according to the present invention as viewed from the recording medium side.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a tape-shaped recording medium according to a second embodiment of the present invention in a cut state after printing as viewed from the release paper side.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1A, 1B Tape-shaped recording medium 1a, 1b Cut tape-shaped recording medium 2 Recording medium 3 Adhesive layer 4 Release paper 5A, 5B Cut part D (of cut part) Interval L Cut length LA Planned cut length PA printing region

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A long recording medium having a front surface printed, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed on the back surface of the recording medium, and a release paper attached to the front surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. A tape-shaped recording medium, characterized in that the release paper is provided with a plurality of cutting portions that reach both side edges thereof. 2. The tape-shaped recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the cutting portions are provided at intervals shorter than a planned cutting length. 3. The tape-shaped recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the recording medium is a thermal paper. 4. The tape-shaped recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the cut portion is provided so as to be orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. 5. The tape-shaped recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the cut portion is provided so as to be inclined with respect to the longitudinal direction.