JPH09136463A - Seal-form label tape, seal-form label tape cartridge using the seal-form label tape and printer using the seal-form label tape cartridge - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a seal-form label tape which can be used without trouble either for a single line printing type printer and a plural line printing type printer by placing an incision in the longitudinal direction of the label tape which has an adherent surface on a peelable support paper. SOLUTION: For a seal-form label tape, a label tape with an adherent surface is superposed on a peelable support paper, and an incision S is placed at least in the longitudinal direction of the label tape 10. By this method, the label tape 10 can be separated into a label tape 10a and a label tape 10b by the incision S without cutting off by scissors, etc. Also, the incision S is placed at in location being equivalent to the length (width) for one line, and in the case of 2 line type seal-form label tape, the incision S is placed at an intermediate location (6mm from the top and bottom) in the width direction of the label tape 10. Therefore, the tape 10a and the tape 10b respectively correspond with a label tape of a size for one line (6mm).

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sticker label tape, a sticker label tape cartridge using the sticker label tape, and a printing apparatus using the sticker label tape cartridge. The present invention relates to a single label label tape having a slit in its longitudinal direction.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a word processor, a tape printer or the like, printing using a sticker label tape has been performed.

As shown in FIG. 7, the seal-shaped label tape 1 is formed by stacking a label tape 10 having an adhesive surface T on one side and a mount 13 which can be peeled off. The label tape 10 is peeled from the mount 13. The label tape 10 can be stretched to a desired place, and by printing on the label tape 10, it is used as a file header or the like.

The principle of printing this label label tape will be described below.

FIG. 8 shows an overall perspective view of a sticker-shaped label tape cartridge 20 containing the sticker-shaped label tape 1. The upper surface of the label label tape cartridge 20 is made of transparent plastic, and the inside of the cartridge 20 is seen through in the figure (shown by a dotted line).

The seal-shaped label tape 1 is the first reel 2
It is wound around 1, and one end passes through the cutout portion 24 of the cartridge 20 and is discharged from the discharge port 25. Reference numeral 23 is a third reel around which the printing ink ribbon 11 is wound. The ink ribbon 11 is guided by the cutout portion 24 of the cartridge 20 so as to overlap the inside of the seal-shaped label tape 1, and the second reel It is configured to be wound around 22.

The cartridge 20 can be mounted in the cartridge mounting portion 31 of the printer 30 such as the word processor shown in FIG. 2 in the same manner as the ink ribbon cartridge, and the first reel 21 and the second reel 22 can be loaded.
Are engaged with the drive shafts 32, 33 of the mounting portion 31, and the drive shafts 32, 33 rotate when printing is performed, so that the reel 2
1, 22 are rotated, the seal-shaped label tape 1 is discharged from the discharge port 25, and the ink ribbon 11 is wound from the reel 23 to the reel 22.

Reference numeral 34 is a holding portion 34 for holding the printing head 35, and when the cartridge 20 is loaded,
The cutout portion 24 is provided so as to be positioned inside the tape 10 and the ink ribbon 11. When printing is performed, the printing head 35 comes into contact with the ink ribbon 11, and the printing head 35 is heated and controlled by a control unit (not shown) based on print data. After being transferred to the surface of the label tape, the label tape 10 can be printed.

By the way, the printer 30 has a one-line printing type and a plural-line printing type. The difference between the two is the vertical length of the printing head 35, which is only about 5 mm in the one-line printing type, but in the multi-line printing type, printing of a plurality of lines at one time is possible. Head 3
The length of 5 is a length corresponding to a plurality of lines (in the case of a two-line printing type, one line length (6 mm) × 2 = about 12 mm).

Also, the label tape 1 in seal form has various widths (6 mm) depending on the printing type of PUNRITA.
Width, 12 mm width, 18 mm width, etc.) tape is prepared.

[0011]

However, preparing tapes of various widths is disadvantageous in terms of cost, inventory and the like.

The present invention can realize a sticker label tape which can be used in both single-line printing type printers and multi-line printing type printers without trouble.
Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide an epoch-making seal label tape that can unify the seal label tape, a seal label tape cartridge using the seal label tape, and a printing apparatus using the seal label tape cartridge. To do.

[0013]

A seal-like label tape according to a first aspect of the present invention is a seal-like label tape obtained by stacking label tapes having an adhesive surface on a releasable mount, and at least The label tape 10 is characterized in that a cut S is formed in the longitudinal direction.

The seal-like label tape according to the second invention of the present invention is the seal-like label tape according to the first invention, wherein the width of each stripe (tapes 10a, 10b) of the label tape 10 divided by the cut S is respectively. It is characterized in that the cuts S are made so that the length intervals are approximately one line.

A seal-shaped label tape cartridge 20 according to a third invention of the present invention is characterized in that the seal-shaped label tape 10 according to either one of the first invention and the second invention is internally provided.

A seal-like label tape cartridge according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the seal-type label tape cartridge according to the third aspect of the invention, which comprises an ink ribbon 11 for printing on the seal-like label tape 10 and a reel 22 for winding the ink ribbon 11. It is characterized by being installed internally.

The printer 30 according to the fifth aspect of the present invention is
A print head 35 and a control unit that drives the print head 35 based on print information are loaded, and a seal-shaped label tape cartridge 20 containing a label tape 10 having a slit S in the longitudinal direction is loaded to print. Printing device 3
0, a mode in which characters are printed within the width of the label tape 10 of one stripe (tape 10a or tape 10b) or each stripe (tape 10a and tape 10b) divided by the break S of the label tape 10, A feature is provided in which the label tape 10 having a plurality of stripes (the tape 10a and the tape 10b) is printed across the cut S.

The printing apparatus according to the sixth aspect of the present invention is the fifth aspect.
In the present invention, the length of the surface of the printing head 35 that comes into contact with the label tape 10 is set to be equal to or greater than the width of the label tape 10 of one line (tape 10a or tape 10b) divided by the cut S of the label tape. It is characterized by having done.

In the seal-shaped label tape according to the first invention and the second invention, a break S is formed in the longitudinal direction of the label tape 10.
Since a single line printing type printer has a single line (tape 10a or tape 1)
0b) is printed on the sticker label tape, while
In the multi-line printing type printer, since printing is performed across each line (tape 10a and tape 10b) or each line (tape 10a and tape 10b) divided by the break S, the multi-line printing is possible even with the one-line printing type. It can be used even if it is a type.

In the seal-shaped label tape according to the second aspect of the invention, the break S is formed so that the width of each stripe (the tape 10a and the tape 10b) of the label tape 10 divided by the break S becomes a length interval of one line. Since it has been inserted, if it is used with a one-line printing type printer, the label tape 10 of each line (tape 10a and tape 10b) can be used as a label label tape of one line width (6 mm width) without cutting with scissors after printing. Can be used.

Since the seal-shaped label tape cartridge according to the third and fourth inventions has the seal-shaped label tape according to the first or second invention built therein, it can be used with either one-line printing type or multiple-line printing type without any trouble. can do.

The printing apparatus according to the fifth and sixth inventions is
A mode in which characters are printed within the width of the label tape 10 of one line (tape 10a or tape 10b) or each line (tape 10a and tape 10b) divided by the break S of the label tape 10 Since a mode for printing on the label tape 10 having a plurality of lines (tape 10a and tape 10b) is provided, when each line is printed independently, it is not necessary to cut the label tape 10 line by line with scissors or the like. It is also possible to print large characters and figures that span multiple lines.

[0023]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings showing the embodiments thereof.

FIG. 3 is a partial cutaway view of the sticker-like label tape 1, and FIG. 1 shows an overall perspective view of the sticker-like label tape cartridge 20 in which the sticker-like label tape 1 is incorporated. In FIGS. 3 and 1, the same parts as those of the seal-shaped label tape and the seal-shaped label tape cartridge shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

In the figure, the seal-shaped label tape 1 is
It has a width of 12 mm. A cut S is formed in the longitudinal direction of the label tape 10, and the cut S allows the label tape 10a and the label tape 10b to be separated without being cut off with scissors or the like.

The break S is placed at a position corresponding to the length (width) of one line, and since the illustrated one is a two-line type seal label tape, the width of the label tape 10 is A cut S is made at an intermediate position (6 mm from the top and bottom) in the direction. Therefore, each of the tape 10a and the tape 10b corresponds to a label tape having a size of one line (6 mm).

In the state as described above, the seal-shaped label tape 1 is wound around the reel 21 and installed inside the cartridge 20.

FIGS. 4 and 5 are views showing examples of printing by a printer of a plurality of printing types. FIG.
This is a printing example in which printing is performed independently on a and the tape 10b, and FIG. 5 is an example in which large characters are printed across the tape 10a and the tape 10b.

If two lines are independently printed as shown in FIG. 4, after printing, the tapes 10a and 10b can be separated and affixed to different places to be used as a label tape having a width of 6 mm. it can. Of course, tape 10a and tape 1
It is also possible to paste 0b side by side.

On the other hand, when printing is performed across two lines as shown in FIG. 5, the tape 10a and the tape 10b can be attached side by side to be used as a label tape having a width of 12 mm.

The plural-printing type printer has a printing mode for independently printing each line as shown in FIG. 4 and a printing mode for printing over plural lines as shown in FIG.

In the case of the print mode in which each line is printed independently, for example, if two lines are to be printed, the print data for two lines can be input from the input means (not shown) or one line can be printed. It is possible to print as two lines of data by inputting the data of and the repeat.

On the other hand, in the case of the print mode for printing over a plurality of lines, the print data may be input as large data over a plurality of lines at the time of input.
It is also possible to control so as to print as large character data extending over two lines.

FIG. 6 shows an example of printing performed by a one-line printing type printer. As shown in FIG. 6, the one-line printing type printer prints on either the tape 10a or the tape 10b. . Therefore, after printing, all you have to do is remove the tape on the printed side and attach it.
Even a label tape having a width of m can be used as a label tape having a width of 6 mm without using scissors or the like.

Even in the printer of a multi-line printing type, printing as shown in FIG. 6 is possible by printing only one line. After printing, the tape on the printing side is printed. Since it is sufficient to peel off and stick the label tape, even a label tape having a width of 12 mm can be used as a label tape having a width of 6 mm without using scissors or the like.

In this embodiment, the label tape is 12
Although the tape having a width of mm is used for the description, the present invention is not limited to this, and a label tape having a width larger than that may be used. For example, for an 18 mm wide label tape, 6
A break will be made every mm. Further, in this case, the printer can be used in a one-line printing type, a two-line printing type and a three-line printing type printer. Furthermore, if the printer is used with a one-line printing type or a two-line printing type and a three-line printing type, the breaks should be 6 mm and 12
You may make it put in the position divided into mm.

[0037]

According to the present invention, it is possible to realize a seal-shaped label tape which can be used in both single-line printing type printers and multi-line printing type printers without any trouble, and therefore, the seal-shaped label tapes can be unified. An epoch-making sealable label tape, a sealable label tape cartridge using the sealable label tape, and a printing apparatus using the sealable label tape cartridge can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a sticker type label tape cartridge 20.

FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view of the printer.

FIG. 3 is a cutaway view of a part of the sticker label tape 1.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of printing by a printer of multiple printing type.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of printing by a printer of multiple printing type.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a printing example by a one-line printing type printer.

FIG. 7 is a cutaway view of a part of a conventional seal-shaped label tape 1.

FIG. 8 is a conventional label label tape cartridge 20.
FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Sealed Label Tape 10 Label Tape 10a Label Tape 10b Label Tape 11 Ink Ribbon 13 Mount 20 Sealed Label Tape Cartridge 21 First Reel 22 Second Reel 23 Third Reel 24 Cutout 25 Discharge Port 30 Printer 31 Cartridge mounting part 32 Drive shaft 33 Drive shaft 34 Holding part 35 Printing head S Break T Bonding surface

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A seal-shaped label tape obtained by stacking a label tape having an adhesive surface on a peelable mount, wherein the label tape has a cut at least in the longitudinal direction. Seal label tape. 2. The seal-shaped label tape according to claim 1, wherein the cuts are made such that the stripes of the label tape divided by the cuts each have a width of approximately one line. A sticky label tape characterized by being included. 3. A sealed label tape cartridge containing the sealed label tape according to claim 1 or 2 therein. 4. The label label tape cartridge according to claim 3, further comprising an ink ribbon for printing on the label label tape and a reel for winding the ink ribbon. 5. A printing operation is performed by mounting a print head and a control unit for driving the print head based on print information, and loading a sealable label tape cartridge containing a label tape having a slit in the longitudinal direction. The printer is provided with a mode for printing a character within the width of the label tape of one stripe or each stripe divided by the break of the label tape, and a mode for printing on the label tape of a plurality of stripes across the cut. A printing apparatus using a label tape cartridge with a seal. 6. The length of the surface of the printing head which comes into contact with the label tape is set to be equal to or longer than the width of one line of the label tape divided by the break of the label tape. 5. The printing device according to item 5.