WO1997036752A1 - Cartouche etanche a la lumiere et dispositif d'impression sur ruban - Google Patents

Cartouche etanche a la lumiere et dispositif d'impression sur ruban Download PDF

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WO1997036752A1
WO1997036752A1 PCT/EP1996/005775 EP9605775W WO9736752A1 WO 1997036752 A1 WO1997036752 A1 WO 1997036752A1 EP 9605775 W EP9605775 W EP 9605775W WO 9736752 A1 WO9736752 A1 WO 9736752A1
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Charles Robert Sims
Graham Scott Gutsell
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Esselte N.V.
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J3/00—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed
    • B41J3/407—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
    • B41J3/4075—Tape printers; Label printers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J32/00—Ink-ribbon cartridges

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  • the invention relates to a tape printing device and cassettes for this device according to the preambles of claims 1 and 11.
  • a cassette takes up a supply of image receiving tape and a supply on the image transfer belt, the image receiving tape and the image transfer belt being guided in mutual overlap through a printing zone of the printing device.
  • two separate cassettes can also be provided, one containing a supply of image receiving tape and the other a supply of image transfer tape. In this case, too, the image receiving tape and the image transfer tape must be guided in mutual overlap through a printing zone of the printing device.
  • the image-receiving tape runs in register with the ink ribbon through a printing zone defined by a print head and a counter-pressure roller, the print head being able to be pressed against the counter-pressure roller, in order to thereby transfer an image from the ink ribbon to the image-receiving tape.
  • This is accomplished by a thermal printing process in which the printhead is heated and the heat causes ink to transfer from the ink ribbon to the image receiving ribbon.
  • This process is an indirect thermal printing process.
  • a tape cassette for use in a tape printing device, in which a housing has an interior in which a supply of image receiving tape with a heat-sensitive layer is arranged, the housing being designed to be light-tight around the To prevent the action of light on the heat-sensitive layer before it is printed with an image.
  • the light-tightness of the tape cassette helps to prevent the image receiving tape from being damaged by exposure to light before a printing operation is carried out.
  • the heat-sensitive layer preferably contains a thermal diazo material that reacts to the effects of heat to create an image on the tape.
  • the thermodiazo layer is constructed in such a way that an image is generated on the tape by targeted heat and is made insensitive to further image acquisition by exposure to light on the tape.
  • the tape cassette preferably has a protective flap which protects the heat-sensitive layer of the image receiving tape from light in a first position and is opened in a second position so that the image receiving tape can be printed with an image. In the second position, part of the heat-sensitive layer can optionally be exposed to light if the cassette is not arranged within a light-tight tape printing device.
  • the protective flap can be pivotally attached to the tape cassette in order to be moved between the first and second positions.
  • the pivot axis can be arranged at any suitable point along the length of the flap, but preferably at one end of the flap. Of course, other suitable means such as hinges and the like can also be used to attach the protective flap to the tape cassette.
  • the protective flap With the protective flap, the image receiving tape can normally be protected from light and, on the other hand, may be exposed to light if the tape is to be printed with an image.
  • the protective flap can be biased into its first position.
  • the tape cassette is preferably open along one side, the protective flap covering this open side in its first position. In its first position, the protective flap can lie essentially flush on the open side. In its second position, the protective flap can be located in the interior of the tape cassette.
  • the tape cassette can have means with which it interacts with the tape printing device in order to bring the protective flap into its second position. These means can be an incision on at least one of the upper and lower surfaces of the protective flap of the tape cassette so that the protective flap can be moved into its second position by the tape printing device.
  • the protective flap can be brought into its second position by means of a suitable actuating element on the belt pressure device.
  • This actuating element can be the print head of the tape printing device, via which the protective flap can be moved into its second position when the tape cassette is inserted into the tape printing device.
  • the incision (s) can in each case be covered by parts of the protective flap in order to prevent light from penetrating into the tape cassette when the protective flap is in its first position.
  • the protective flap preferably has a first wall which covers an opening provided in the tape cassette, and a second wall which is arranged such that it holds the tape between the second wall and a wall of the tape cassette which is perpendicular to the tape cassette the plane having the opening runs when the protective flap is in its first position.
  • the second wall of the protective flap can thus protect the heat-sensitive layer of the image receiving tape from exposure to light when the protective flap is in its first position.
  • the heat-sensitive layer can face the second wall of the protective flap during operation of the device.
  • the second wall of the protective flap and the vertical wall of the tape cassette can have a discharge slot for said image receiving tape bü ⁇ the r.
  • the tape cassette can also have a cutout in order to be able to convey the tape during operation of the device, for example from a counter pressure roller of the tape printing device.
  • the print head can also be pressed against the counter-pressure roller during the printing process within the cutout.
  • the tape cassette can have a guide element in order to guide the image receiving tape to an outlet of the tape cassette for printing, the overall guide element enclosing the image receiving tape in order to protect it from exposure to light.
  • the guide element can be located directly next to a printing zone of the tape printing device.
  • the tape cassette preferably contains a defined tape receiving part for receiving unused tape, which is conveyed back into the tape cassette after the printing process (or the cutting process) has ended.
  • the measure of providing a defined belt receiving part which receives unused, returned belt can reduce or even prevent the effect of light on unused belt.
  • a tape printing device which comprises the following: a receiving part for a tape cassette; a tape cassette removably received in this receiving part, in which a housing has an interior in which a supply of image receiving tape with a heat-sensitive layer is arranged, and a printing unit for printing an image on the image receiving tape, the printing unit being arranged such that selectively transferring heat directly to the image-receiving tape to print the image on the image-receiving tape, the cassette being "light-tight to prevent the exposure of light to the heat-sensitive layer before it is printed with an image.
  • the heat sensitive layer comprises a thermodiazo material that reacts to heat to form an image on the tape.
  • the tape printing device can be made light-tight in the area around the receiving part for the tape cassette. This is to prevent the image receiving tape from being exposed to light before the printing process.
  • the receiving part for the tape cassette preferably contains a slot into which the tape cassette is inserted.
  • the measure of providing a slot into which the tape cassette is inserted allows the amount of light that strikes the tape printing device in the region of the cassette receiving part to be reduced to a minimum.
  • a flap can be provided above the slot, likewise with the purpose of reducing the light effect occurring in the area of the cassette receiving part to a minimum.
  • the tape cassette can be equipped with a protective flap.
  • the tape printing device preferably has a means for bringing the protective flap into its second position when the tape cassette is inserted into its receiving part.
  • the printing unit of the tape printing device can be arranged so that it moves the protective flap into its second position when the tape cassette is inserted into its receiving part.
  • the receiving part for the tape cassette can also contain a receiving space in which the tape cassette is received.
  • This receiving space for the tape cassette is preferably covered by a cover which, if it lies above the receiving space of the tape cassette, can seal off this space in a light-tight manner.
  • a drive means can be provided in order to recycle unused tape into the tape cassette after a printing process has ended. If the tape printing device is not light-tight, the unused tape can be protected from further light and is available for the next printing process. In addition, it can be used to protect unused tape from exposure to light when, for example, the tape cassette is removed from the device or, if an accommodation space is provided for the tape cassette, when this space is opened.
  • the drive means can be designed in the form of a counter-pressure roller on which the printing unit (print head) comes to rest during a printing process.
  • the platen roller can also transport the image receiving tape to an outlet of the tape printing device.
  • a guide means can be provided for grasping and guiding a tape from the tape cassette to the outlet of the printing device.
  • This guide means is particularly advantageous in those embodiments in which unused tape is conveyed back into the tape cassette. This is because the guide means makes it easier to pick up and grasp a tape when it is advanced in the forward direction, ie in the direction of the outlet of the tape printing device.
  • the guide means can be funnel-shaped.
  • the guide means can be formed partly by the tape printing device and partly by the tape cassette.
  • a means may preferably be provided around a tape outlet of the tape printing device in order to reduce the incidence of light entering the tape printing device through the tape outlet.
  • the light-reducing agent can be made of, for example, felt that is attached around the tape outlet.
  • FIG. 1 shows a cross section through an image receiving tape
  • FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of a first embodiment of the cassette according to the invention
  • FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of the protective flap of the cassette according to FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 4 shows a schematic representation of the cassette according to FIG. 2 in the state inserted in a tape printing device
  • FIG. 5 shows a view of a second embodiment of the cassette according to the invention
  • Figure 6 is a perspective view of the cassette of Figure
  • FIG. 1 shows the structure of an image receiving belt 2 which is suitable for use in a direct thermal printing device.
  • the image receiving tape 2 has a silicone paper backing layer 4 and a polyester layer 6 which receives the image to be printed. Between the silicone paper backing layer 4 and the polyester layer
  • thermodiazo coating 12 contains three components:
  • the diazonium salt and azo coupling component react in such a way that an azo dye is formed.
  • the heat sensitive development dye provides an acidic environment that prevents the diazonium salt and azo coupling component from reacting to form the azo dye.
  • the heat-sensitive developing dye degrades and the acidic environment becomes an alkaline environment.
  • the diazonium salt and the azo coupling component are then able to react in such a way that the azo dye is formed, which causes discoloration of the ribbon in the area to which heat has been applied via the print head. In this way, the tape can be printed with an image.
  • the diazonium salt is reduced in the areas of the belt which were not previously heated. This reduction is caused by the ultraviolet part of the light spectrum. This prevents a further discoloration of the label, since the azo dye cannot be produced further and the image receiving tape 2 is both insensitive to heat and light, so that further imaging which is undesirable is prevented.
  • the color of the picture depends on the chemical composition used.
  • the image printed on the tape can be black, red, or blue.
  • the background color on the tape can also be selected as required.
  • the cassette 14 shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, which contains a supply 16 of image receiving tape 2, which is located on a supply reel 18.
  • the cassette 14 has a tape outlet 20 and a guide part 22 for the tape.
  • the cassette also has a protective flap 24, which is shown alone in FIG. 3.
  • the protective flap 24 is connected to the cassette housing 28 via a pin 26 and can be pivoted about the pin 26 between a first closed position according to FIG. 2 and a second open position according to FIG. 4.
  • the pin 26 is spring-loaded to the Preload protective flap 24 in the first position.
  • the band outlet 20 is delimited by the wall 21 of the cassette housing -28 and the side wall 30 of the protective flap 24.
  • the position of the band outlet 20 naturally depends on the position of the protective flap 24.
  • the guide part 22 is partly from the cassette wall 21 and partly from the protective flap 24 defines when this is in its first position.
  • the guide part 22 also has a cutout 23 which, when the printing device is in operation, enables the print head 44 to act on a counter-pressure roller 48, as will be described later.
  • the protective flap 24 If the protective flap 24 is in its closed position, as shown in FIG. 2, it prevents the image receiving tape 2 from being desensitized by the action of light.
  • the protective flap 24 interacts with the guide part 22 in such a way that the part of the image receiving tape which is not contained in the interior of the cassette is clamped in between. While the back layer 4 of the image receiving tape, which is not located in the cassette, is exposed to light in the region of the cutout 23 of the guide part 22, the surface of the polyester layer 6 with its thermodiazo coating 23 is held firmly against the side of the protective flap. In this way, the sensitive part of the image-receiving tape, which is located outside the cassette body, is protected from exposure to light.
  • the protective flap 24 has an upper 32 and a lower 34 surface which are connected to one another by side walls 30, 36.
  • the upper and lower surfaces 32 and 36 are received above and below the tape supply 16.
  • the side wall 30 is convexly curved, so that the protective flap 24 can be moved back and forth between its open and closed positions.
  • the shape of the flap 24 is selected so that the cassette 14 is light-tight in both flap positions.
  • the shape of the flap 24 is selected so that it does not impair the belt path when the flap 24 is in its closed position.
  • the cassette has incisions 29 on its upper and lower surfaces 33 and 35, respectively. These incisions are in the form of cut-off triangles, the two legs 29A and 29B of which converge in the opposite direction from the plane boundary wall 36 of the protective flap 24 when the latter is in its closed position.
  • the cassette 14 is inserted into a tape printing device 38 via a slot 40 which is slightly larger than the size of one side of the cassette 14.
  • the direction of insertion is indicated by an arrow A.
  • Above the slot 40 there is a flap 41 with hinges 41a and 41b, the flap being opened when the cassette is inserted into the slot 40 and closing again as soon as the cassette has taken its place.
  • the cassette 14 with its protective flap 24 is pushed forward into the tape printing device.
  • the incisions 29 on the upper and lower surfaces 33 and 35 of the cassette 14 support the guidance of the cassette during insertion.
  • the incisions 29 also enable the print head 44 to come into contact with the ribbon.
  • the print head 44 guides the cassette 14 into the desired position when it is inserted, the edges 29A and 29B of the incision on the lower surface 35 of the cassette being located on one side of the print head 44.
  • the protective flap 24 is moved into its open position shown in FIG. 4 by the print head 44.
  • the print head 44 is movably arranged between an operating position in which it rests against a roller or counter-pressure roller 48 through the cutout 23 in the cassette 14 is located, and an inoperative position (shown in FIG. 4) in which it is spaced from the counter-pressure roller 48 in order to enable the cassette to be inserted and removed from the tape printing device.
  • the print head 44 contacts the polyester layer 6 of the image-receiving tape 2 with its thermodiazo coating, while the roller or counter-pressure roller 48 bears against the back layer 4 of the image-receiving tape.
  • the counter-pressure roller 48 acts against the print head 44 in order to transport the image receiving tape through the device.
  • the print head 44 prints the image receiving tape with the desired image by targeted exposure to heat.
  • Printhead 44 is known to include a plurality of printing elements that are individually heatable to form the desired image on the tape.
  • the printhead has a column with, for example, 128 print elements that extend across the width of the ribbon.
  • the print head remains in a fixed position while the tape is transported past the print head in a direction parallel to its length.
  • the image receiving tape is fed to a tape exit slot to which a cutting device 52 is assigned.
  • the tape 2 is guided into the cutting device 52 from the outlet opening of the cassette 14 without additional guide means being required for this.
  • the tape is cut by the cutter 52 before it exits the tape printing device 38 to obtain a label.
  • the cutting device 52 has a blade 53 which acts on an anvil 54 in order to cut through the band.
  • the protective flap 24 automatically assumes its first position due to the pretensioning by the pin 26 and / or a spring, so that the tape 2 is protected from exposure to light.
  • FIGS. 5 and 6 A second exemplary embodiment of the invention is described below with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.
  • FIG. 5 shows a second exemplary embodiment of a cassette 60 according to the invention.
  • the cassette 60 has a supply reel 62 on which there is a supply of image-receiving tape 2.
  • the image receiving tape is carried out from the outlet O of the cassette 60.
  • the distance between the printing zone P and the outlet O of the cassette is reduced to a minimum by the arrangement of a tape outlet spout 64.
  • the cassette 60 is inserted into a cassette receiving space 66, there is a cutout 68 in the cassette 60 for receiving a counter-pressure roller 70 of the printer 38.
  • the counter-pressure roller 70 is rotatably mounted on a pin.
  • the counter-pressure roller it is also conceivable for the counter-pressure roller to be rotatably supported within a cage-shaped configuration.
  • the thermal printhead 72 is movable between an operating position in which it is in contact with the platen 70 and holds the image receiving tape between the printhead 72 and platen 70 and an inoperative position shown in Figure 6 in which it is spaced from the platen 70 by which Release image reception band 2.
  • the cassette also contains a tape receiving part 78 defined by deflectors 77, which is arranged in such a way that it receives unused tape which is conveyed back into the cartridge after the tape has been cut off after the printing process has been completed and is shielded from light.
  • the counter-pressure roller 70 is forward and backward by a drive means (not shown) Can be driven in the reverse direction. If the counter-pressure roller 70 is driven in the forward direction, the tape is guided out of the cassette to the tape exit slot 79. However, if the counter-pressure roller is driven in the reverse direction, the tape is conveyed back in the tape receiving part 78 inside the cassette.
  • the cassette 60 also contains a guide surface 80, while the cutting device has a second guide surface 82.
  • These guide surfaces 80 and 82 act as funnels, so that they guide the tape in the direction of the exit slot 79.
  • the exit slit 79 is surrounded by felt material in order to reduce the penetration of light into the device.
  • the cassette receiving space 66 has a cover 84 which is articulated on the main body of the printing device 38 and can be pivoted between an open position and a closed position shown in FIG. 6.
  • the print head 72 is connected to the cover via a mechanical connection (not shown), so that the print head is automatically moved into its inoperative position when the cover is in the open position, while in the closed position of the cover it assumes its operating position. This can be achieved according to the description of European patent application No. 487313.
  • the cassette receiving space is essentially light-tight.
  • the tape printing device also has a cutting device 74 which penetrates into a slot 76 for cutting.
  • the cutting device 74 and its associated slot 76 smd, downstream of the pressure zone P, are arranged directly in front of the outlet slot 79.
  • the print head 72 is constructed similarly to the print head according to the first embodiment. The mode of operation of the tape printing device shown in FIG. 6 is described below.
  • the cassette is inserted into the cassette receiving space 66 and closed with the cover 84. A short piece of the tape protrudes from the tape outlet spout 64 of the cassette.
  • This short piece of tape protruding from the tape outlet spout 64 can then be gripped by the print head and the counter-pressure roller and transported through the device.
  • the tape supply contained in the cassette is not driven directly, so that therefore a small piece of tape should always protrude from the cassette so that it can be grasped by the print head and the counter-pressure roller.
  • the protruding piece of tape is thus conveyed in the direction of the tape outlet spout 64 by the interaction of the counter-pressure roller 70 and the print head 72.
  • the printing process only begins when a certain length of tape has been conveyed past the print head 72. This is to ensure that only tape 2 that has not been exposed to light is printed.
  • the belt section initially conveyed by the device can then be cut off by the blade 74 which cuts into the slot 76. This function can take place automatically in that each time the cover 84 of the cassette receiving space is opened and then closed again, the tape is conveyed to the exit slot 79 and a predetermined length of tape 2 is cut off, before a printing process even begins .
  • the desired image can then be printed directly on the image receiving tape 2 by specifically heating various image elements of the print head 72.
  • the tape is transported to the cutting device, where the blade 74 enters the slot 76. cuts to cut off the portion of the label that has the image printed on it.
  • the finished label can then be removed from the device.
  • the counter-pressure roller 70 then transports the tape back until again only a short piece of tape protrudes from the tape outlet sleeve 64.
  • the tape 2 fed back into the cassette is received in the tape receiving part 78. In this way, the damage caused by the action of light on unused tape can be reduced to a minimum, even if the lid 84 of the cassette receiving space 66 is opened.
  • the protective flap is opened by the print head.
  • the use of a separate element would also be possible in order to open the protective flap.
  • the lock could be integrally formed on the cassette component. It should also be noted that the return of the tape back into the cassette can also be carried out in the first embodiment.
  • the protective flap 24 can be fastened to the cassette in many different ways, for example with the aid of a hinge or a resilient element such as a suitable plastic or metal strip.
  • the protective flap does not necessarily have to be attached to one end of the cassette body. It can be attached at any convenient location along the length of the cartridge body. It would also be possible to fasten the protective flap 24 on the cassette body 14, 60 in a manner similar to the flap above the slot, the fastening means being located at one point or along the length of the flap, so that the protective flap is closed by one their length parallel axis moves.
  • the tape mating part 78 of the cassette by the counter-pressure roller 70 can be dispensed with.
  • this increases tape loss, although this would simplify the cassette and tape printing device.
  • the cutting zone could be brought closer to the printing zone and a slot or cutting surface could be provided in the cassette wall.
  • a direct drive could also be provided for the tape supply 18, 62 contained in the cassette 14, 60.
  • this embodiment it would be possible to completely reclaim the tape into the cassette, thereby reducing the tape loss to a minimum.
  • molded parts could be provided on the lid 84 and on the tape printing device 38 which overlap one another when the lid 84 is closed.
  • felt can be arranged around the opening of the outlet spout 64 of the cassette in order to reduce the incidence of light into the cassette 14, 60.
  • the tape printing device 38 shown in the figures can also be used in conjunction with other suitable cutting devices.
  • the image receiving tape can be arranged in the cassettes such that the image-sensitive surface 10 on the supply reel 18, 62 points inwards.
  • cassettes described above and the tape printing device can be made of any suitable opaque material, for example plastic.
  • parts of the tape printing device can be made of a suitable material, such as plastic, which is opaque.
  • first embodiment can also be included in the second embodiment, if necessary, and vice versa.

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L'invention concerne une cartouche de ruban (14, 60) destinée à être utilisée dans un dispositif d'impression sur ruban (38), présentant un espace intérieur dans lequel est placée une réserve (16) de ruban récepteur (2) pourvu d'une couche thermosensible (12). Il est proposé que la cartouche de ruban (14, 60) soit étanche pour empêcher la lumière d'avoir un effet sur la couche thermosensible (12) avant qu'une image soit imprimée sur celle-ci. L'invention concerne en outre un dispositif d'impression sur ruban (38) présentant un espace (66) destiné à une cartouche de ruban (14, 60) et comprenant une cartouche de ruban (14, 60) étanche à la lumière, logée de façon amovible dans cet espace, contenant une réserve (16) de ruban récepteur (2) pourvu d'une couche thermosensible (12), ainsi qu'une unité d'impression servant à imprimer une image sur le ruban récepteur (2), qui transfère directement et spécifiquement de la chaleur audit ruban récepteur (2) pour imprimer l'image sur celui-ci.
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