WO2023120296A1 - Medium-holding body and label creation method - Google Patents

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WO2023120296A1
WO2023120296A1 PCT/JP2022/045810 JP2022045810W WO2023120296A1 WO 2023120296 A1 WO2023120296 A1 WO 2023120296A1 JP 2022045810 W JP2022045810 W JP 2022045810W WO 2023120296 A1 WO2023120296 A1 WO 2023120296A1
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佳佑 西原
健太郎 村山
明 南
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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
    • B41J11/00—Devices or arrangements  of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
    • B41J11/02—Platens
    • B41J11/04—Roller platens
    • 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
    • B41J15/00—Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, specially adapted for supporting or handling copy material in continuous form, e.g. webs
    • B41J15/04—Supporting, feeding, or guiding devices; Mountings for web rolls or spindles
    • B41J15/06—Supporting, feeding, or guiding devices; Mountings for web rolls or spindles characterised by being applied to printers having stationary carriages
    • 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
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/315—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material
    • B41J2/32—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads
    • 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
    • B41J3/36—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for portability, i.e. hand-held printers or laptop printers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H37/00—Article or web delivery apparatus incorporating devices for performing specified auxiliary operations
    • B65H37/04—Article or web delivery apparatus incorporating devices for performing specified auxiliary operations for securing together articles or webs, e.g. by adhesive, stitching or stapling

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  • the present invention relates to a medium holder and a label production method.
  • Patent Document 1 discloses a tape cassette.
  • a tape cassette accommodates a print tape.
  • a printing tape is composed of a tape substrate, an adhesive layer, and a separator. The separator is releasably adhered to one surface of the tape substrate via the adhesive layer. A slit is provided in the separator.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a medium holder and a label production method that can reduce the possibility of printing failures.
  • a medium holding body is a medium configured by laminating a first roll around which a printing medium having a printing surface and a back surface facing opposite to each other is wound, an adhesive layer, and a separator. and a second roll around which an adhesive medium having slits formed in the separator is wound, wherein the print medium includes a first pull-out portion pulled out from the first roll, and the adhesive medium is the second roll. It is characterized by including a second drawer section drawn out from two rolls, wherein the back surface of the first drawer section and the adhesive layer of the second drawer section are adhered to each other.
  • the medium holder includes the print medium as the first roll and the adhesive medium as the second roll. Therefore, the print medium has a portion where the adhesive medium is not attached. In other words, the print medium has a portion where the slit of the separator does not exist. Therefore, for example, if an adhesive medium is adhered to the printed portion after printing is performed on a portion of the print medium where the separator slit does not exist, printing problems due to the separator slit are less likely to occur. Therefore, the medium carrier can reduce the possibility of printing defects.
  • the printing medium includes a printing substrate and a first coloring layer that develops a first color when heated to a first temperature or higher, and the printing medium is arranged from the back surface toward the printing surface.
  • the thermosensitive medium may be constructed by laminating the base material and the first coloring layer in this order. In this case, when the print medium is heated, the medium holder can reduce the possibility of printing defects due to the degree of heat applied to the first color development layer.
  • the printing medium includes the printing substrate, the first coloring layer, and a second color different from the first color by being heated to a second temperature different from the first temperature.
  • the second coloring layer that develops color on the thermal medium is configured by laminating the printing substrate, the first coloring layer, and the second coloring layer in this order from the back surface toward the printing surface. good.
  • the medium holder can reduce the possibility of printing defects due to the degree of heat applied to the second color layer in addition to the first color layer.
  • the adhesive layer may constitute a double-sided adhesive medium in which the adhesive layer is provided on both sides of an adhesive substrate.
  • the stiffness of the adhesive medium is higher than when there is no adhesive base material.
  • the separator may be formed with the slit extending in the longitudinal direction of the adhesive medium.
  • the adhesive medium may be cut in the lateral direction at any position in the longitudinal direction.
  • the slit extends in the longitudinal direction of the adhesive medium, it is more likely that the slit exists in the separator of the cut adhesive medium compared to the case where the slit extends in the lateral direction of the adhesive medium. Therefore, even if the adhesive medium is cut at any position in the longitudinal direction, it is highly likely that the user can use the slit to peel off the separator from the adhesive medium.
  • the medium holder may include a case that accommodates the first roll and the second roll.
  • the user can carry the print medium and the adhesive medium by holding the case. Therefore, the user can easily carry the print medium and the adhesive medium.
  • a label production method comprises a printing step of printing on the printing surface of a printing medium having a printing surface and a back surface facing opposite to each other, and an adhesive layer and a separator laminated, wherein the separator and a bonding step of bonding, via the adhesive layer, an adhesive medium in which a slit is formed on the back surface of the printing medium printed on the printing surface in the printing step.
  • the second mode can have the same effects as the first mode.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the printer 1 and the tape cassette 30;
  • FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view schematically showing a mounting portion 8; 3 is a plan view schematically showing a state in which the tape cassette 30 is attached to the attachment portion 8.
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective view schematically showing a printing tape 4;
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view schematically showing an adhesive tape 7;
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view schematically showing a bonding tape 9;
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the printer 1;
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart of label creation processing; 4 is a diagram for explaining the flow of printing by the printer 1;
  • FIG. FIG. 9 is a continuation of FIG. 9 and is a diagram for explaining the flow of printing by the printer 1.
  • FIG. 3 is a plan view schematically showing a tape cassette 301;
  • FIG. 3 is a plan view schematically showing a state in which a tape cassette 30 and an ink ribbon 50 are attached to an attachment portion 8;
  • FIG. 4 is a plan view schematically showing a state in which the first roll 40 and the second roll 70 are mounted on the mounting portion 8.
  • the printer 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a thermal printer and can print characters on the printing tape 4.
  • the print tape 4 is a type of print medium and has a long shape.
  • a character is composed of letters, graphics, symbols, and the like.
  • the printer 1 adheres an adhesive tape 7 shown in FIG. 3 to the printed printing tape 4, and creates the printed laminated tape 9 as a label.
  • the adhesive tape 7 is a type of adhesive medium and has a long shape.
  • the printer 1 has a body cover 2 .
  • the body cover 2 is box-shaped.
  • a keyboard 3 is provided on the front portion of the upper surface of the body cover 2 .
  • a user inputs various information to the printer 1 by operating the keyboard 3 .
  • a display 5 is provided behind the keyboard 3 . The display 5 displays various information.
  • a cassette cover 6 is provided behind the display 5 .
  • the cassette cover 6 covers a mounting portion 8 (see FIG. 2), which will be described later, so that it can be opened and closed from above.
  • a user opens and closes the cassette cover 6 when replacing the tape cassette 30 .
  • a discharge port 2A (see FIG. 2) is provided at the rear left surface of the main body cover 2. As shown in FIG. The discharge port 2A has a slit shape and discharges the bonding tape 9 to the outside of the printer 1.
  • the internal configuration of the printer 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
  • a mounting portion 8 is provided below the cassette cover 6 (see FIG. 1).
  • the mounting portion 8 is recessed downward from the upper surface of the body cover 2 .
  • the mounting portion 8 has a shape corresponding to the outer shape of the tape cassette 30 (see FIG. 1) in plan view.
  • a tape cassette 30 is attached to the attachment portion 8 (see FIG. 3).
  • a thermal head 10 is provided on the front part of the mounting part 8 .
  • the thermal head 10 extends upward from the bottom surface of the mounting portion 8 .
  • the thermal head 10 is plate-shaped and extends vertically and horizontally.
  • a thermal head 10 includes a plurality of heating elements 11 .
  • a plurality of heating elements 11 are positioned on the rear surface 12 of the thermal head 10 and arranged in a line in the vertical direction.
  • the thermal head 10 can move in the front-rear direction so that the plurality of heating elements 11 come into contact with and separate from a platen roller 15, which will be described later (see arrow A1).
  • a platen roller 15 is provided behind the thermal head 10 .
  • the direction from the front to the rear of the printer 1 is the direction from the thermal head 10 to the platen roller 15 .
  • the platen roller 15 extends upward from the bottom surface of the mounting portion 8 and faces the thermal head 10 in the front-rear direction.
  • a drive shaft 18 is provided on the left side of the platen roller 15 .
  • the direction from the right to the left of the printer 1 is the direction from the thermal head 10 to the drive shaft 18 .
  • the drive shaft 18 extends upward from the bottom surface of the mounting portion 8 .
  • the drive shaft 18 is connected to a conveying motor 95 (see FIG. 7) and is rotated by driving the drive shaft 18 .
  • a movable roller 14 is provided in front of the drive shaft 18 .
  • the movable roller 14 extends upward from the bottom surface of the mounting portion 8 and faces the drive shaft 18 in the front-rear direction.
  • the movable roller 14 can move forward and backward so as to contact and separate from the drive shaft 18 (see arrow A2).
  • the tape cassette 30 has a cassette case 31.
  • the cassette case 31 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape and includes a lower wall 311 , an upper wall 312 and a peripheral wall 313 .
  • the lower wall 311 is rectangular in plan view and forms the bottom surface of the cassette case 31 .
  • the upper wall 312 is positioned above the lower wall 311 and faces the lower wall 311 in the vertical direction.
  • the upper wall 312 has a shape corresponding to that of the lower wall 311 in plan view, and forms the upper surface of the cassette case 31 . 3, illustration of the upper wall 312 is omitted.
  • the peripheral wall 313 extends vertically so as to connect the peripheral edge of the lower wall 311 and the peripheral edge of the upper wall 312 to each other.
  • the cassette case 31 includes an arm 34 and a guide piece 35.
  • the arm 34 extends from the front right portion of the cassette case 31 to the front left.
  • An opening 341 is provided at the left end of the arm 34 .
  • the opening 341 is slit-shaped and extends vertically.
  • the opening 341 is a passage opening for the printing tape 4 .
  • the guide piece 35 is positioned at the front left portion of the cassette case 31 and forms a slit. The guide piece 35 guides the feeding of the bonding tape 9 .
  • a platen hole 39 is formed behind the arm 34 .
  • Platen hole 39 extends upward from lower wall 311 and penetrates cassette case 31 to upper wall 312 in this embodiment.
  • a head opening 391 is formed in the left front portion of the platen hole 39 . The head opening 391 is positioned to the left of the opening 341 and opens forward.
  • the cassette case 31 is provided with a first support portion 36 and a second support portion 37 .
  • the first support portion 36 is positioned at the right rear portion within the cassette case 31 .
  • the second support portion 37 is positioned to the left of the first support portion 36 inside the cassette case 31 .
  • the first support portion 36 and the second support portion 37 are holes, respectively, and vertically penetrate the cassette case 31 from the lower wall 311 to the upper wall 312 (see FIG. 1).
  • a first spool 36A is fitted to the first support portion 36. Thereby, the first support portion 36 rotatably supports the first spool 36A.
  • a first roll 40 is configured by winding the printing tape 4 around the first spool 36A. The first roll 40 is accommodated within the cassette case 31 and held within the cassette case 31 by the first support portion 36 .
  • the printing tape 4 is wound around the first spool 36A in a clockwise direction in plan view in a direction away from the center of rotation of the first spool 36A. Although details will be described later, the printing tape 4 includes a printing surface 4A and a back surface 4B. The printing tape 4 is wound around the first spool 36A so that the back surface 4B faces inward with respect to the printing surface 4A.
  • a second spool 37A is fitted to the second support portion 37.
  • the second support portion 37 rotatably supports the second spool 37A.
  • the second roll 70 is configured by winding the adhesive tape 7 around the second spool 37A.
  • the second roll 70 is housed inside the cassette case 31 and held inside the cassette case 31 by the second support portion 37 .
  • the adhesive tape 7 is wound around the second spool 37A counterclockwise in plan view in a direction away from the center of rotation of the second spool 37A. Although the details will be described later, the adhesive tape 7 includes an adhesive surface 7A and a separate surface 7B. The adhesive tape 7 is wound around the second spool 37A so that the adhesive surface 7A faces inside with respect to the separate surface 7B.
  • a transport roller 33 is provided to the left of the platen hole 39 in the cassette case 31 .
  • the conveying roller 33 is cylindrical and extends vertically within the cassette case 31 .
  • the transport roller 33 is rotatably supported by the cassette case 31 .
  • the front end of the conveying roller 33 is exposed forward from the cassette case 31 .
  • the printing tape 4 extends downward from the right end of the first roll 40 .
  • first pull-out portion 40B the portion of the printing tape 4 pulled out from the first roll 40 in the longitudinal direction of the printing tape 4
  • the first drawer portion 40B bends leftward at the right front corner inside the cassette case 31 .
  • the first drawer portion 40B passes through the arm 34 from right to left and exits the cassette case 31 through the opening 341. As shown in FIG. As a result, the first drawer portion 40B is exposed outside the cassette case 31 in the longitudinal direction of the printing tape 4 .
  • the first drawer part 40B passes through the head opening 391 from right to left.
  • the print surface 4A faces forward and the back surface 4B faces rearward in the first drawer portion 40B.
  • the first drawer portion 40B passes through the position of the conveying roller 33 .
  • the printing surface 4A faces forward and the back surface 4B faces rearward in the first drawer portion 40B.
  • the first drawer portion 40B passes through the guide piece 35 and extends to the left of the guide piece 35 .
  • the adhesive tape 7 extends downward from the left end of the second roll 70 .
  • second pulled-out portion 70B the portion of the adhesive tape 7 pulled out from the second roll 70 is referred to as "second pulled-out portion 70B".
  • the second drawer portion 70B bends leftward at the position of the conveying roller 33 .
  • the adhesive surface 7 ⁇ /b>A faces the radially outer side of the conveying roller 33 and the separate surface 7 ⁇ /b>B faces the radially inner side of the conveying roller 33 in the second drawer portion 70 ⁇ /b>B. Therefore, in the second drawer portion 70B, the separate surface 7B is in contact with the outer circumference of the conveying roller 33 from the right end to the front end.
  • the second drawer portion 70B passes through the guide piece 35 and extends to the left of the guide piece 35 .
  • downstream end 40A the end of the printing tape 4 opposite to the first roll 40 in the longitudinal direction of the printing tape 4 is referred to as the "downstream end 40A".
  • the end of the adhesive tape 7 opposite to the second roll 70 in the longitudinal direction of the adhesive tape 7 is called “downstream end 70A”.
  • the downstream end 40A and the downstream end 70A of the print tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7 are located to the left of the transport roller 33 in the longitudinal direction.
  • the portion on the 70A side is bonded together in advance.
  • the portion closer to the first roll 40 than the conveying roller 33 is.
  • the portion on the second roll 70 side is not bonded to each other.
  • a portion of the printing tape 4 on the downstream end 40A side of the conveying roller 33, and in the longitudinal direction of the adhesive tape 7, a downstream end 70A of the adhesive tape 7 from the conveying roller 33 will be described.
  • the portion where the side portion is bonded together is called a bonding tape 9 .
  • the transport direction of the printing tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7 at the position of the transport roller 33 is the horizontal direction and parallel to the longitudinal directions of the printing tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7 .
  • the conveying direction intersects the arrangement direction (vertical direction) of the plurality of heating elements 11, and is orthogonal in this embodiment.
  • the tape cassette 30 is mounted on the mounting portion 8 from above with the thermal head 10 positioned at the front end of the movement range and the movable roller 14 positioned at the front end of the movement range.
  • the platen roller 15 is arranged inside the platen hole 39 .
  • a drive shaft 18 is arranged in the conveying roller 33 .
  • the thermal head 10 and the movable roller 14 are moved backward with the tape cassette 30 mounted thereon by the operation of a moving mechanism (not shown).
  • the thermal head 10 faces the printing surface 4A of the first drawer portion 40B from the front.
  • the platen roller 15 faces the rear surface 4B of the first drawer portion 40B from behind. Therefore, when the thermal head 10 moves rearward, the thermal head 10 presses the first drawer portion 40B against the platen roller 15 from the front to the rear. As a result, the printing surface 4A of the first drawer portion 40B comes into contact with the plurality of heating elements 11. As shown in FIG.
  • the conveying roller 33 faces the separate surface 7B of the second drawer portion 70B from behind.
  • the movable roller 14 faces the printing surface 4A of the first drawer portion 40B from the front. Therefore, when the movable roller 14 moves rearward, the first drawer portion 40B and the second drawer portion 70B are overlapped and pressed against the front end of the conveying roller 33 from the front to the rear.
  • FIG. 4 A detailed configuration of the printing tape 4 will be described with reference to FIG. The left-right direction, the up-down direction, and the lower left/upper right direction in FIG.
  • the printing surface 4A and the back surface 4B are opposite to each other in the thickness direction of the printing tape 4. As shown in FIG.
  • the print tape 4 is a type of thermal medium, and is composed of a plurality of laminated layers.
  • the printing tape 4 has a printing substrate 41 , a first coloring layer 42 and a second coloring layer 43 .
  • the printing base material 41, the first coloring layer 42, and the second coloring layer 43 are laminated in the order of the printing base material 41, the first coloring layer 42, and the second coloring layer 43 from the back surface 4B toward the printing surface 4A.
  • the back surface 4B is composed of the printing base material 41 .
  • the printing surface 4A is composed of the second coloring layer 43. As shown in FIG.
  • the printing base material 41 is elongated and is made of paper or resin film, for example.
  • the first color-developing layer 42 and the second color-developing layer 43 are heated to respective temperatures to develop respective colors.
  • chemicals described in JP-A-2008-6830 are used for the first coloring layer 42 and the second coloring layer 43.
  • first pre-printing color When the first coloring layer 42 is heated, the portion of the first coloring layer 42 heated to the first temperature or higher develops the first printing color.
  • first pre-printing color The visible light transmission of the first printed color is lower than the visible transmission of the first pre-printed color.
  • the first pre-printing color is for example transparent.
  • the first printing color is for example one of magenta, cyan, yellow, but not limited to a particular color such as magenta, cyan, yellow, black.
  • the portion of the second coloring layer 43 heated to the second temperature or higher develops the second printing color.
  • the second temperature is higher than the first temperature.
  • the color of the second coloring layer 43 before heating is referred to as "second pre-printing color".
  • the visible light transmission of the second printed color is lower than the visible transmission of the second pre-printed color.
  • the second pre-print color is for example the same as the first pre-print color and is transparent.
  • the color of the second printed color is different from the color of the first printed color.
  • the second printing color is not limited to a specific color such as magenta, cyan, yellow, black, etc., but is one of magenta, cyan, or yellow that is different from the first printing color.
  • the printing tape 4 is printed with the first printed color, the second printed color, and the mixed color of the first printed color and the second printed color with the color of the printing base material 41 as the background color. can be expressed.
  • FIG. 7 A detailed configuration of the adhesive tape 7 will be described with reference to FIG. The left-right direction, the up-down direction, and the lower left/upper right direction in FIG.
  • the adhesive surface 7A and the separate surface 7B face opposite to each other in the thickness direction of the adhesive tape 7. As shown in FIG.
  • the adhesive tape 7 is configured by laminating a plurality of layers. Specifically, the adhesive tape 7 has a double-sided adhesive tape 71 and a separator 75 . The double-sided adhesive tape 71 and the separator 75 are laminated in the order of the double-sided adhesive tape 71 and the separator 75 from the adhesive surface 7A toward the separate surface 7B.
  • the double-sided adhesive tape 71 has an adhesive base material 72 and adhesive layers 73 and 74 .
  • the adhesive base material 72 is elongated and made of paper or resin film, for example.
  • the adhesive layer 73 is provided on the adhesive surface 7A side with respect to the adhesive base material 72 in the thickness direction of the adhesive tape 7 .
  • the adhesive layer 74 is provided on the separate surface 7B side with respect to the adhesive base material 72 in the thickness direction of the adhesive tape 7 .
  • the separator 75 is elongated and is, for example, a release paper or a release film.
  • the separator 75 is attached to the double-sided adhesive tape 71 via the adhesive layer 74 .
  • a slit 76 is provided in the separator 75 .
  • the slit 76 extends in the longitudinal direction of the adhesive tape 7 and divides the separator 75 into two in the lateral direction of the adhesive tape 7 .
  • the slit 76 also enters the adhesive layer 74 in the thickness direction of the adhesive tape 7, but does not enter the adhesive base material 72. That is, since the slits 76 do not enter the adhesive base material 72 , the adhesive tape 7 is continuously connected across the slits 76 in the lateral direction of the adhesive tape 7 .
  • the left-right direction in FIG. 6 is the thickness direction of the bonding tape 9 .
  • the bonding tape 9 is configured by bonding the adhesive surface 7A of the second drawer portion 70B to the back surface 4B of the first drawer portion 40B. Therefore, in the bonding tape 9, the second coloring layer 43, the first coloring layer 42, the printing base material 41, the adhesive layer 73, the adhesive base material 72, the adhesive layer 74, and the separator 75 are the thickness of the bonding tape 9.
  • the second coloring layer 43, the first coloring layer 42, the printing substrate 41, the adhesive layer 73, the adhesive substrate 72, the adhesive layer 74, and the separator 75 are laminated in this order from the printing surface 4A toward the separate surface 7B. be.
  • the printer 1 has a CPU 91 .
  • the CPU 91 controls the printer 1 and functions as a processor. Flash memory 92 , ROM 93 , RAM 94 , keyboard 3 , display 5 , thermal head 10 , and transport motor 95 are electrically connected to CPU 91 .
  • the flash memory 92 stores programs executed by the CPU 91 .
  • the ROM 93 stores various parameters necessary for executing various programs.
  • RAM 94 stores various temporary data such as print data.
  • the ROM 93 stores, for example, the first heating pattern and the second heating pattern.
  • the first heating pattern controls the heating temperature and heating time of the heating element 11 for heating the first coloring layer 42 to the first temperature or higher while suppressing the heating of the second coloring layer 43 to the second temperature or higher. show.
  • the second heating pattern controls the heating temperature and heating time of the heating element 11 for heating the second coloring layer 43 to the second temperature or higher while suppressing the heating of the first coloring layer 42 to the first temperature or higher. show.
  • the heating temperature of the heating element 11 by the second heating pattern is higher than the heating temperature of the heating element 11 by the first heating pattern.
  • the heating time of the heating element 11 by the second heating pattern is shorter than the heating time of the heating element 11 by the first heating pattern.
  • a user inputs a print start instruction to the printer 1 by operating the keyboard 3 .
  • the CPU 91 acquires the print start instruction, it reads a program from the flash memory 92 and executes label creation processing.
  • the label creation process the printing operation of the printer 1 is controlled based on the print data, and the bonding tape 9 is created.
  • the CPU 91 starts conveying the print tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7 (S1). Specifically, the CPU 91 drives the transport motor 95 (see FIG. 7) to rotate the drive shaft 18 (see FIG. 9).
  • the rotation of the drive shaft 18 causes the transport roller 33 to rotate clockwise in plan view.
  • the transport rollers 33 draw the printing tape 4 from the first roll 40 (see FIG. 3) and the adhesive tape 7 from the second roll 70 (see FIG. 3).
  • the movable roller 14 is driven to rotate by the rotation of the conveying roller 33 .
  • the printing tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7 are started to be transported (see arrow A3).
  • the CPU 91 performs print control (S2). Specifically, the CPU 91 controls the thermal head 10 based on the print data to selectively heat the plurality of heating elements 11 . More specifically, when the first coloring layer 42 is to be colored in the first printing color, the CPU 91 causes the selected heating element 11 to generate heat in the first heating pattern. When the second coloring layer 43 is to be colored in the second printing color, the CPU 91 causes the selected heating element 11 to generate heat in the second heating pattern.
  • the thermal head 10 heats the print tape 4 by generating heat from a plurality of heating elements 11 .
  • printing on the print tape 4 by the thermal head 10 is performed at the position of the head opening 391 (see FIG. 3).
  • the CPU 91 performs printing control in synchronization with the drive of the transport motor 95 (see FIG. 7). Therefore, a plurality of lines are printed on the printing surface 4A of the printing tape 4 along the conveying direction (horizontal direction), with each line extending in the arrangement direction (vertical direction) as one unit. As a result, the characters are printed on the printing surface 4A of the printing tape 4.
  • FIG. 7 The CPU 91 performs printing control in synchronization with the drive of the transport motor 95 (see FIG. 7). Therefore, a plurality of lines are printed on the printing surface 4A of the printing tape 4 along the conveying direction (horizontal direction), with each line extending in the arrangement direction (vertical direction) as one unit. As a result, the characters are printed on the printing surface 4A of the printing tape 4.
  • FIG. 7 The CPU 91 performs printing control in synchronization with the drive of the transport motor 95 (see FIG. 7). Therefore, a plurality of lines are printed on the printing surface 4A of the printing tape 4 along the conveying direction (horizon
  • the portion where characters are printed is indicated by oblique lines P (the same applies to FIG. 10).
  • the oblique line P indicates the portion of the first coloring layer 42 or the second coloring layer 43 that is colored in the first printing color or the second printing color in the longitudinal direction of the printing tape 4 .
  • the driving of the transport motor 95 is maintained during execution of print control.
  • the adhesive tape 7 is bonded via the double-sided adhesive tape 71 to the back surface 4B of the printing tape 4 printed on the printing surface 4A.
  • the CPU 91 determines whether or not the print tape 4 has been conveyed by a predetermined amount after the end of print control (S3).
  • the predetermined amount is greater than the distance D (see FIGS. 9 and 10) from the center of the plurality of heating elements 11 to the center of the transport roller 33, and is stored in the ROM 93 in advance.
  • the printer 1 if the predetermined amount is greater than the distance D, the printer 1 will position the upstream end (right end) of the oblique line P downstream (leftward) from the center position of the transport roller 33 in the transport direction.
  • the printing tape 4 can be conveyed until As a result, the adhesive tape 7 is attached to the portion of the printing tape 4 that includes the oblique lines P in the transport direction.
  • the bonding tape 9 includes all of the oblique lines P in the transport direction. That is, in the present embodiment, "the adhesive tape 7 is adhered via the double-sided adhesive tape 71 to the back surface 4B of the printing tape 4 printed on the printing surface 4A.” It means that the adhesive tape 7 is laminated to the printing tape 4 so that the entire character (hatched line P) is included in the laminated tape 9 .
  • the CPU 91 determines whether or not the printing tape 4 has been conveyed by a predetermined amount based on the number of revolutions or driving time of the conveying motor 95 after the end of print control, for example. If the print tape 4 has not yet been conveyed by the predetermined amount (S3: NO), the CPU 91 returns the process to the judgment of S3. When the printing tape 4 has been conveyed by the predetermined amount (S3: YES), the CPU 91 stops driving the conveying motor 95 and stops conveying the printing tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7 (S4). The CPU 91 terminates the label creation process.
  • the bonding tape 9 is discharged from the discharge port 2A to the outside of the printer 1 in the transport direction.
  • the bonding tape 9 is cut by a user or automatically using a cutting blade (not shown).
  • the cutting blade may be provided in the printer 1, or may be scissors, for example.
  • the printed bonding tape 9 is produced as a label.
  • the tape cassette 30 has the printing tape 4 as the first roll 40 and the adhesive tape 7 as the second roll 70 . Therefore, the printing tape 4 has a portion where the adhesive tape 7 is not attached. In other words, the printing tape 4 has a portion where the slit 76 of the separator 75 does not exist. Therefore, if the printed bonding tape 9 is produced by the label producing process, printing problems due to the slits 76 of the separator 75 are less likely to occur. Therefore, the tape cassette 30 can reduce the possibility of printing failures related to deterioration of color development.
  • the user can easily separate the separator 75 from the double-sided adhesive tape 71 using the slit 76 . Therefore, the tape cassette 30 can produce a highly convenient label while suppressing deterioration of the coloring property.
  • the printing tape 4 is a thermal medium, and the printing base material 41, the first coloring layer 42, and the second coloring layer 43 are arranged from the back surface 4B toward the printing surface 4A.
  • the second coloring layer 43 is laminated in this order. Therefore, when the printing tape 4 is heated, the tape cassette 30 can reduce the possibility of printing defects caused by the degree of heat applied to the first coloring layer 42 . Furthermore, the tape cassette 30 can reduce the possibility of printing defects due to the degree of heat applied to the second coloring layer 43 in addition to the first coloring layer 42 when the printing tape 4 is heated.
  • the double-sided adhesive tape 71 is configured by providing adhesive layers 73 and 74 on both sides of an adhesive base material 72 . Therefore, the rigidity of the adhesive tape 7 is higher than when the adhesive base material 72 is not provided. Therefore, the tape cassette 30 can suppress the occurrence of a jam when, for example, the adhesive tape 7 is conveyed. For this reason, the tape cassette 30 can suppress the possibility of print failure caused by the transport failure of the adhesive tape 7 .
  • the bonding tape 9 may be cut in the lateral direction at any position in the longitudinal direction of the adhesive tape 7 .
  • the slit 76 extends in the longitudinal direction of the adhesive tape 7
  • the slit 76 exists in the separator 75 of the cut bonding tape 9 compared to the case where the slit 76 extends in the lateral direction of the adhesive tape 7, for example. likely to. Therefore, even if the bonding tape 9 is cut in the lateral direction at any position in the longitudinal direction of the adhesive tape 7 , the user can use the slit 76 to peel off the separator 75 from the double-sided adhesive tape 71 . Probability is high. Therefore, the tape cassette 30 can prevent the user from having difficulty in peeling the separator 75 from the double-sided adhesive tape 71 .
  • the cassette case 31 accommodates the first roll 40 and the second roll 70 . Therefore, the user can carry the printing tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7 by holding the cassette case 31 . Therefore, the user can easily carry the print tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7.
  • FIG. 1 A cassette case 31 accommodates the first roll 40 and the second roll 70 . Therefore, the user can carry the printing tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7 by holding the cassette case 31 . Therefore, the user can easily carry the print tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7.
  • the tape cassette 30 corresponds to the "medium holder" of the present invention.
  • the printing surface 4A corresponds to the "printing surface” of the present invention.
  • the back surface 4B corresponds to the “back surface” of the present invention.
  • the print tape 4 corresponds to the "print medium” of the present invention.
  • the first roll 40 corresponds to the "first roll” of the present invention.
  • the double-sided adhesive tape 71 corresponds to the "adhesive layer” of the present invention.
  • the separator 75 corresponds to the "separator” of the present invention.
  • the slit 76 corresponds to the "slit” of the present invention.
  • the adhesive tape 7 corresponds to the "adhesive medium” of the present invention.
  • the second roll 70 corresponds to the “second roll” of the present invention.
  • the first drawer portion 40B corresponds to the "first drawer portion” of the present invention.
  • the second drawer portion 70B corresponds to the "second drawer portion” of the present invention.
  • the printing base material 41 corresponds to the "printing base material” of the present invention.
  • the first coloring layer 42 corresponds to the "first coloring layer” of the invention.
  • the second coloring layer 43 corresponds to the "second coloring layer” of the invention.
  • the adhesive base material 72 corresponds to the "adhesive base material” of this invention.
  • the cassette case 31 corresponds to the "case” of the present invention.
  • the processing of S2 shown in FIG. 8 corresponds to the "printing step” of the present invention.
  • the process of S1 shown in FIG. 8 corresponds to the "bonding step” of the present invention.
  • the present invention can be modified from the above embodiments. Modifications described below may be appropriately combined with each other as long as there is no contradiction.
  • the tape cassette 301 will be described with reference to FIG. In the following, the same reference numerals as in the above-described embodiment are assigned to the same configurations as those of the tape cassette 30, and the description thereof is omitted or simplified.
  • the tape cassette 301 differs from the tape cassette 30 in that instead of the single cassette case 31 (see FIG. 3), a first cassette case 31A and a second cassette case 31B are provided.
  • the first cassette case 31A corresponds to the right portion of the cassette case 31 (see FIG. 3) from the center in the horizontal direction. That is, the first cassette case 31A accommodates the first roll 40 .
  • the second cassette case 31B corresponds to the left part of the cassette case 31 (see FIG. 3) from the center in the horizontal direction. That is, the second cassette case 31B accommodates the second roll 70 .
  • the first cassette case 31A is mounted on the right side of the mounting section 8
  • the second cassette case 31B is mounted on the left side of the mounting section 8.
  • a platen hole 39 is formed by combining the first cassette case 31A and the second cassette case 31B. According to the tape cassette 301, the user can carry each medium, that is, the printing tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7 separately.
  • the printer 1 may use the ink ribbon 50 to print on the printing tape 4 .
  • the printing tape 4 is composed of the printing substrate 41 without the first coloring layer 42 and the second coloring layer 43 .
  • a ribbon roll 51 and a winding shaft 52 are provided on the mounting portion 8, respectively. The ribbon roll 51 and the winding shaft 52 are positioned opposite to the platen roller 15 with respect to the thermal head 10 in the front-rear direction.
  • the ribbon roll 51 is positioned, for example, on the right side of the thermal head 10 and is configured by winding the ink ribbon 50 around it.
  • the ink ribbon 50 is stretched between the ribbon roll 51 and the winding shaft 52 with the thermal head 10 and the platen roller 15 therebetween.
  • the winding shaft 52 is rotated by driving the transport motor 95 or a winding motor (not shown). By rotating the winding shaft 52 , the unused ink ribbon 50 is pulled out from the ribbon roll 51 and the used ink ribbon 50 is wound up.
  • the ink ribbon 50 includes an ink surface 50A. Ink is applied to the ink surface 50A.
  • the ink surface 50A faces the platen roller 15 side between the thermal head 10 and the platen roller 15 . Therefore, the ink ribbon 50 is overlapped with the printing tape 4 and pressed against the platen roller 15 by the thermal head 10 so that the ink surface 50A faces the printing surface 4A of the printing tape 4 in the front-rear direction.
  • the thermal head 10 transfers ink from the ink surface 50A of the ink ribbon 50 to the printing surface 4A of the printing tape 4 by generating heat from the plurality of heating elements 11 .
  • Ink of a plurality of colors may be applied to the ink surface 50A.
  • different colors of ink may be alternately applied in the longitudinal direction of the ink ribbon.
  • the printer 1 may transfer each of the plurality of color inks to predetermined positions on the printing tape 4 in the longitudinal direction by independently feeding the ink ribbon 50 with respect to the printing tape 4 . That is, after transferring the ink of the first printing color from the ink ribbon 50 to a predetermined position in the longitudinal direction of the printing tape 4, the printer 1 conveys the ink ribbon 50 downstream or upstream with respect to the printing tape 4, The ink of the second printing color may be transferred from the ink ribbon 50 to predetermined positions in the longitudinal direction of the printing tape 4 .
  • the shape of the cassette case 31 of the tape cassette 30 can be changed as appropriate.
  • the cassette case 31 may omit part of the lower wall 311, the upper wall 312, and the peripheral wall 313.
  • FIG. the cassette case 31 may include only the bottom wall 311 among the bottom wall 311 , top wall 312 , and peripheral wall 313 .
  • the cassette case 31 preferably holds the printing tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7 with the lower wall 311 .
  • the cassette case 31 itself may be omitted.
  • the user should mount the printing tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7 on the mounting portion 8 respectively.
  • the printing tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7 may be attached to the attachment portion 8 in advance.
  • the printer 1 may be configured such that the thermal head 10 is positioned behind the platen roller 15 in the mounting section 8 and a plurality of heating elements 11 are provided in front of the thermal head 10 .
  • the first roll 40 is attached to the right rear portion of the attachment portion 8, for example.
  • the second roll 70 is mounted on the mounting portion 8 so as to be positioned opposite to the first roll 40 with respect to the thermal head 10 in, for example, the front-rear direction.
  • first support part 36 and the second support part 37 are provided on the mounting part 8 respectively.
  • the first support portion 36 and the second support portion 37 each extend upward from the bottom surface of the mounting portion 8 or are recessed downward from the bottom surface of the mounting portion 8 .
  • the printing tape 4 After being pulled out from the first roll 40, the printing tape 4 is conveyed between the thermal head 10 and the platen roller 15 so that the printing surface 4A faces backward.
  • the adhesive tape 7 After being pulled out from the second roll 70 , the adhesive tape 7 is transported between the movable roller 14 and the drive shaft 18 such that the adhesive surface 7A faces the back surface 4B of the printing tape 4 from the front. Even in this case, the printer 1 can attach the adhesive tape 7 to the back surface 4B of the printing tape 4 printed on the printing surface 4A via the double-sided adhesive tape 71.
  • FIG. 13 the printer 1 may use the ink ribbon 50 to print on the printing surface 4A of the printing tape 4.
  • the first support portion 36 may protrude upward from the lower wall 311 or downward from the upper wall 312 so as to cover the outer periphery of the first roll 40 inside the cassette case 31 . That is, the first support portion 36 may form an accommodation space for holding the first roll 40 inside the cassette case 31 .
  • the second support portion 37 may protrude upward from the lower wall 311 or downward from the upper wall 312 so as to cover the outer periphery of the second roll 70 within the cassette case 31 .
  • the printing tape 4 may be configured by omitting the second coloring layer 43, or may be configured by further laminating one or more coloring layers on the second coloring layer 43.
  • the adhesive tape 7 may have a single adhesive layer instead of the double-sided adhesive tape 71 .
  • the separator 75 may have a plurality of slits 76 arranged in the lateral direction of the adhesive tape 7 .
  • the slits 76 may extend parallel to the lateral direction of the adhesive tape 7 or may extend so as to intersect both the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction of the adhesive tape 7 .
  • the separator 75 may have a plurality of slits 76 arranged in the longitudinal direction of the adhesive tape 7 .
  • the movable roller 14 may be fixed to the bottom surface of the mounting portion 8, and the drive shaft 18 may move in the front-rear direction.
  • the transport roller 33 may be supported by the cassette case 31 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction.
  • the thermal head 10 may be fixed to the mounting portion 8, and the platen roller 15 may be movable in the front-rear direction.
  • the second temperature may be lower than the first temperature.
  • the first heating pattern and the second heating pattern may be changed as appropriate.
  • the heating temperature of the heating element 11 by the second heating pattern may be the same as the heating temperature of the heating element 11 by the first heating pattern, or may be lower than the heating temperature of the heating element 11 by the first heating pattern.
  • the heating time of the heating element 11 by the second heating pattern may be the same as the heating time of the heating element 11 by the first heating pattern, or may be longer than the heating time of the heating element 11 by the first heating pattern.

Abstract

Provided are a medium-holding body and a label creation method with which it is possible to reduce the possibility that printing defects will occur. A tape cassette 30 comprises: a first roll 40 on which is wound a printed tape 4 having a printing surface 4A and a reverse surface 4B that face mutually opposite directions; and a second roll 70 on which is wound an adhesive tape 7 that is a medium configured by laminating a double-sided adhesive tape and a separator, slits being formed in the separator. The printed tape 4 includes a first pull-out section 40B that is pulled out from the first roll 40. The adhesive tape 7 includes a second pull-out section 70B that is pulled out from the second roll 70. The reverse surface 4B at the first pull-out section 40B and the double-sided adhesive tape at the second pull-out section 70B are affixed to one another.

Description

媒体保持体およびラベル作成方法Media carrier and label making method
　本発明は、媒体保持体およびラベル作成方法に関する。 The present invention relates to a medium holder and a label production method.
　印刷媒体を保持する媒体保持体が知られている。例えば特許文献１はテープカセットを開示する。テープカセットには印刷テープが収容される。印刷テープはテープ基材と粘着剤層とセパレータによって構成される。セパレータは粘着剤層を介してテープ基材の一面に剥離可能に接着される。セパレータにはスリットが設けられる。 A medium holder that holds a print medium is known. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a tape cassette. A tape cassette accommodates a print tape. A printing tape is composed of a tape substrate, an adhesive layer, and a separator. The separator is releasably adhered to one surface of the tape substrate via the adhesive layer. A slit is provided in the separator.
特開２００６－２１３８８６号公報JP 2006-213886 A
　上記テープカセットが使用されて、プリンタによって印刷テープに印刷が行われる場合がある。この場合、例えば印刷テープにおいて、スリット部分の印刷色の色味が他の部分の印刷色の色味と異なる印刷不具合が生じる可能性がある。 There are cases where the above tape cassette is used and printing is performed on the print tape by the printer. In this case, for example, in the printing tape, there is a possibility that a printing failure occurs in which the printed color of the slit portion differs from the printed color of the other portions.
　本発明の目的は、印刷不具合が生じる可能性を低減できる媒体保持体およびラベル作成方法を提供することである。 An object of the present invention is to provide a medium holder and a label production method that can reduce the possibility of printing failures.
　本発明の第一態様に係る媒体保持体は、互いに反対を向く印刷面および裏面を有する印刷媒体が巻回された第一ロールと、粘着層およびセパレータが積層されて構成された媒体であって、前記セパレータにスリットが形成された粘着媒体が巻回された第二ロールとを備え、前記印刷媒体は、前記第一ロールから引き出された第一引き出し部を含み、前記粘着媒体は、前記第二ロールから引き出された第二引き出し部を含み、前記第一引き出し部の前記裏面および前記第二引き出し部の前記粘着層は、互いに貼り合わされていることを特徴とする。 A medium holding body according to a first aspect of the present invention is a medium configured by laminating a first roll around which a printing medium having a printing surface and a back surface facing opposite to each other is wound, an adhesive layer, and a separator. and a second roll around which an adhesive medium having slits formed in the separator is wound, wherein the print medium includes a first pull-out portion pulled out from the first roll, and the adhesive medium is the second roll. It is characterized by including a second drawer section drawn out from two rolls, wherein the back surface of the first drawer section and the adhesive layer of the second drawer section are adhered to each other.
　第一態様によれば、媒体保持体は、印刷媒体を第一ロールとして備え、粘着媒体を第二ロールとして備える。このため、印刷媒体には、粘着媒体が貼り合わせられていない部分が存在する。つまり、印刷媒体には、セパレータのスリットが存在しない部分が存在する。このため、例えば印刷媒体のうちセパレータのスリットが存在しない部分に印刷が行われた後に、印刷された部分に粘着媒体が貼り合わされれば、セパレータのスリットに起因する印刷不具合が生じにくい。よって、媒体保持体は、印刷不具合が生じる可能性を低減できる。 According to the first aspect, the medium holder includes the print medium as the first roll and the adhesive medium as the second roll. Therefore, the print medium has a portion where the adhesive medium is not attached. In other words, the print medium has a portion where the slit of the separator does not exist. Therefore, for example, if an adhesive medium is adhered to the printed portion after printing is performed on a portion of the print medium where the separator slit does not exist, printing problems due to the separator slit are less likely to occur. Therefore, the medium carrier can reduce the possibility of printing defects.
　前記媒体保持体において、前記印刷媒体は、印刷基材、および第一温度以上に加熱されることで第一色に発色する第一発色層が、前記裏面から前記印刷面に向かって、前記印刷基材、前記第一発色層の順に積層されて構成される感熱媒体であってもよい。この場合、媒体保持体は、印刷媒体が加熱された場合、第一発色層への熱のかかり具合に起因する印刷不具合が生じる可能性を低減できる。 In the medium holder, the printing medium includes a printing substrate and a first coloring layer that develops a first color when heated to a first temperature or higher, and the printing medium is arranged from the back surface toward the printing surface. The thermosensitive medium may be constructed by laminating the base material and the first coloring layer in this order. In this case, when the print medium is heated, the medium holder can reduce the possibility of printing defects due to the degree of heat applied to the first color development layer.
　前記媒体保持体において、前記印刷媒体は、前記印刷基材、前記第一発色層、および前記第一温度とは異なる第二温度以上に加熱されることで前記第一色とは異なる第二色に発色する第二発色層が、前記裏面から前記印刷面に向かって、前記印刷基材、前記第一発色層、前記第二発色層の順に積層されて構成される前記感熱媒体であってもよい。この場合、媒体保持体は、印刷媒体が加熱された場合、第一発色層に加え、第二発色層への熱のかかり具合に起因する印刷不具合が生じる可能性も低減できる。 In the medium holder, the printing medium includes the printing substrate, the first coloring layer, and a second color different from the first color by being heated to a second temperature different from the first temperature. The second coloring layer that develops color on the thermal medium is configured by laminating the printing substrate, the first coloring layer, and the second coloring layer in this order from the back surface toward the printing surface. good. In this case, when the print medium is heated, the medium holder can reduce the possibility of printing defects due to the degree of heat applied to the second color layer in addition to the first color layer.
　前記媒体保持体において、前記粘着層は、粘着基材の両面に前記粘着層が設けられる両面粘着媒体を構成してもよい。この場合、粘着基材がない場合に比べて粘着媒体の剛性が高くなる。 In the medium holder, the adhesive layer may constitute a double-sided adhesive medium in which the adhesive layer is provided on both sides of an adhesive substrate. In this case, the stiffness of the adhesive medium is higher than when there is no adhesive base material.
　前記媒体保持体において、前記セパレータには、前記粘着媒体の長手方向に延びる前記スリットが形成されてもよい。例えば、粘着媒体が長手方向のいずれかの位置で短手方向に切断される場合がある。この場合、スリットが粘着媒体の長手方向に延びるので、例えばスリットが粘着媒体の短手方向に延びる場合に比べて、切断された粘着媒体のセパレータにはスリットが存在する可能性が高い。このため、粘着媒体が長手方向のいずれの位置で短手方向に切断されたとしても、ユーザは、粘着媒体からセパレータを剥離するために、スリットを利用できる可能性が高い。 In the medium holder, the separator may be formed with the slit extending in the longitudinal direction of the adhesive medium. For example, the adhesive medium may be cut in the lateral direction at any position in the longitudinal direction. In this case, since the slit extends in the longitudinal direction of the adhesive medium, it is more likely that the slit exists in the separator of the cut adhesive medium compared to the case where the slit extends in the lateral direction of the adhesive medium. Therefore, even if the adhesive medium is cut at any position in the longitudinal direction, it is highly likely that the user can use the slit to peel off the separator from the adhesive medium.
　前記媒体保持体は、前記第一ロールおよび前記第二ロールを収容するケースを備えてもよい。この場合、ユーザはケースを持つことで印刷媒体と粘着媒体を持ち運べる。よって、ユーザは印刷媒体と粘着媒体を容易に持ち運べる。 The medium holder may include a case that accommodates the first roll and the second roll. In this case, the user can carry the print medium and the adhesive medium by holding the case. Therefore, the user can easily carry the print medium and the adhesive medium.
　本発明の第二態様に係るラベル作成方法は、互いに反対を向く印刷面および裏面を有する印刷媒体の前記印刷面に印刷を行う印刷ステップと、粘着層およびセパレータが積層されて構成され、前記セパレータにスリットが形成された粘着媒体を、前記印刷ステップによって前記印刷面への印刷が行われた前記印刷媒体の前記裏面に、前記粘着層を介して、貼り合わせる貼り合わせステップとを備える。 A label production method according to a second aspect of the present invention comprises a printing step of printing on the printing surface of a printing medium having a printing surface and a back surface facing opposite to each other, and an adhesive layer and a separator laminated, wherein the separator and a bonding step of bonding, via the adhesive layer, an adhesive medium in which a slit is formed on the back surface of the printing medium printed on the printing surface in the printing step.
　第二態様は第一態様と同様の効果を奏することができる。 The second mode can have the same effects as the first mode.
プリンタ１とテープカセット３０の斜視図である。2 is a perspective view of the printer 1 and the tape cassette 30; FIG. 装着部８を模式的に示す平面図である。FIG. 3 is a plan view schematically showing a mounting portion 8; テープカセット３０が装着部８に装着された状態を模式的に示す平面図である。3 is a plan view schematically showing a state in which the tape cassette 30 is attached to the attachment portion 8. FIG. 印刷テープ４を模式的に示す斜視図である。4 is a perspective view schematically showing a printing tape 4; FIG. 粘着テープ７を模式的に示す斜視図である。3 is a perspective view schematically showing an adhesive tape 7; FIG. 貼り合わせテープ９を模式的に示す斜視図である。3 is a perspective view schematically showing a bonding tape 9; FIG. プリンタ１の電気的構成を示すブロック図である。2 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the printer 1; FIG. ラベル作成処理のフローチャートである。4 is a flowchart of label creation processing; プリンタ１による印刷の流れを説明するための図である。4 is a diagram for explaining the flow of printing by the printer 1; FIG. 図９の続きであり、プリンタ１による印刷の流れを説明するための図である。FIG. 9 is a continuation of FIG. 9 and is a diagram for explaining the flow of printing by the printer 1. FIG. テープカセット３０１を模式的に示す平面図である。3 is a plan view schematically showing a tape cassette 301; FIG. テープカセット３０とインクリボン５０が装着部８に装着された状態を模式的に示す平面図である。3 is a plan view schematically showing a state in which a tape cassette 30 and an ink ribbon 50 are attached to an attachment portion 8; FIG. 第一ロール４０と第二ロール７０が装着部８に装着された状態を模式的に示す平面図である。4 is a plan view schematically showing a state in which the first roll 40 and the second roll 70 are mounted on the mounting portion 8. FIG.
　以下、本発明を具体化した一実施形態について、図面を参照して説明する。参照する図面は、本発明が採用しうる技術的特徴を説明するために用いられるものであり、記載されている装置の構成、制御等は、それのみに限定する趣旨ではなく、単なる説明例である。以下では、図１の左上方、右下方、左下方、右上方、上方、および下方をそれぞれプリンタ１およびテープカセット３０の左方、右方、前方、後方、上方、および下方とする。 An embodiment embodying the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The drawings to be referred to are used to explain the technical features that can be employed by the present invention, and the configuration, control, etc. of the devices described are not meant to be limited to them, but are merely illustrative examples. be. In the following description, the upper left, lower right, lower left, upper right, upper, and lower parts of FIG.
　図１に示すプリンタ１は、サーマルプリンタであり、印刷テープ４にキャラクタを印刷できる。印刷テープ４は印刷媒体の一種であり、長尺状である。キャラクタは文字、図形、記号等によって構成される。プリンタ１は印刷された印刷テープ４に図３に示す粘着テープ７を貼り合わせ、印刷された貼り合わせテープ９をラベルとして作成する。粘着テープ７は粘着媒体の一種であり、長尺状である。 The printer 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a thermal printer and can print characters on the printing tape 4. The print tape 4 is a type of print medium and has a long shape. A character is composed of letters, graphics, symbols, and the like. The printer 1 adheres an adhesive tape 7 shown in FIG. 3 to the printed printing tape 4, and creates the printed laminated tape 9 as a label. The adhesive tape 7 is a type of adhesive medium and has a long shape.
　図１を参照し、プリンタ１の外観構成を説明する。プリンタ１は本体カバー２を備える。本体カバー２は箱状である。本体カバー２の上面前部にはキーボード３が設けられる。ユーザはキーボード３を操作することで各種情報をプリンタ１に入力する。キーボード３の後方にはディスプレイ５が設けられる。ディスプレイ５は各種情報を表示する。 The external configuration of the printer 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The printer 1 has a body cover 2 . The body cover 2 is box-shaped. A keyboard 3 is provided on the front portion of the upper surface of the body cover 2 . A user inputs various information to the printer 1 by operating the keyboard 3 . A display 5 is provided behind the keyboard 3 . The display 5 displays various information.
　ディスプレイ５の後方にはカセットカバー６が設けられる。カセットカバー６は後述の装着部８（図２参照）を上方から開閉可能に覆う。ユーザはテープカセット３０の交換時にカセットカバー６を開閉する。本体カバー２の左面後部には排出口２Ａ（図２参照）が設けられる。排出口２Ａはスリット状であり、貼り合わせテープ９をプリンタ１の外部に排出する。 A cassette cover 6 is provided behind the display 5 . The cassette cover 6 covers a mounting portion 8 (see FIG. 2), which will be described later, so that it can be opened and closed from above. A user opens and closes the cassette cover 6 when replacing the tape cassette 30 . A discharge port 2A (see FIG. 2) is provided at the rear left surface of the main body cover 2. As shown in FIG. The discharge port 2A has a slit shape and discharges the bonding tape 9 to the outside of the printer 1. FIG.
　図２を参照し、プリンタ１の内部構成を説明する。本体カバー２内において、カセットカバー６（図１参照）の下方には装着部８が設けられる。装着部８は本体カバー２の上面から下方に凹む。装着部８は、平面視で、テープカセット３０（図１参照）の外形に対応した形状を有する。装着部８にはテープカセット３０が装着される（図３参照）。 The internal configuration of the printer 1 will be described with reference to FIG. Inside the body cover 2, a mounting portion 8 is provided below the cassette cover 6 (see FIG. 1). The mounting portion 8 is recessed downward from the upper surface of the body cover 2 . The mounting portion 8 has a shape corresponding to the outer shape of the tape cassette 30 (see FIG. 1) in plan view. A tape cassette 30 is attached to the attachment portion 8 (see FIG. 3).
　装着部８の前部にはサーマルヘッド１０が設けられる。サーマルヘッド１０は装着部８の底面から上方に延びる。サーマルヘッド１０は板状であり、上下左右方向に延びる。サーマルヘッド１０は複数の発熱体１１を含む。複数の発熱体１１はサーマルヘッド１０の後面１２に位置し、上下方向に一列に並ぶ。サーマルヘッド１０は、複数の発熱体１１が後述のプラテンローラ１５に対して接離するように、前後方向に移動できる（矢印Ａ１参照）。 A thermal head 10 is provided on the front part of the mounting part 8 . The thermal head 10 extends upward from the bottom surface of the mounting portion 8 . The thermal head 10 is plate-shaped and extends vertically and horizontally. A thermal head 10 includes a plurality of heating elements 11 . A plurality of heating elements 11 are positioned on the rear surface 12 of the thermal head 10 and arranged in a line in the vertical direction. The thermal head 10 can move in the front-rear direction so that the plurality of heating elements 11 come into contact with and separate from a platen roller 15, which will be described later (see arrow A1).
　サーマルヘッド１０の後方にはプラテンローラ１５が設けられる。本実施形態において、プリンタ１の前方から後方に向かう方向は、サーマルヘッド１０からプラテンローラ１５に向かう方向である。プラテンローラ１５は装着部８の底面から上方に延び、前後方向においてサーマルヘッド１０と対向する。 A platen roller 15 is provided behind the thermal head 10 . In this embodiment, the direction from the front to the rear of the printer 1 is the direction from the thermal head 10 to the platen roller 15 . The platen roller 15 extends upward from the bottom surface of the mounting portion 8 and faces the thermal head 10 in the front-rear direction.
　プラテンローラ１５の左方には駆動軸１８が設けられる。本実施形態において、プリンタ１の右方から左方に向かう方向は、サーマルヘッド１０から駆動軸１８に向かう方向である。駆動軸１８は装着部８の底面から上方に延びる。駆動軸１８は搬送モータ９５（図７参照）と連結し、駆動軸１８の駆動により回転する。 A drive shaft 18 is provided on the left side of the platen roller 15 . In this embodiment, the direction from the right to the left of the printer 1 is the direction from the thermal head 10 to the drive shaft 18 . The drive shaft 18 extends upward from the bottom surface of the mounting portion 8 . The drive shaft 18 is connected to a conveying motor 95 (see FIG. 7) and is rotated by driving the drive shaft 18 .
　駆動軸１８の前方には可動ローラ１４が設けられる。可動ローラ１４は装着部８の底面から上方に延び、前後方向において駆動軸１８と対向する。可動ローラ１４は、駆動軸１８に対して接離するように、前後方向に移動できる（矢印Ａ２参照）。 A movable roller 14 is provided in front of the drive shaft 18 . The movable roller 14 extends upward from the bottom surface of the mounting portion 8 and faces the drive shaft 18 in the front-rear direction. The movable roller 14 can move forward and backward so as to contact and separate from the drive shaft 18 (see arrow A2).
　図１、図３を参照し、テープカセット３０の構成を説明する。図１に示すように、テープカセット３０はカセットケース３１を有する。カセットケース３１は直方体状であり、下壁３１１と上壁３１２と周壁３１３を備える。下壁３１１は平面視で矩形状であり、カセットケース３１の底面を形成する。上壁３１２は下壁３１１の上方に位置し、上下方向において下壁３１１と対向する。上壁３１２は平面視で下壁３１１と対応した形状であり、カセットケース３１の上面を形成する。なお、図３は上壁３１２の図示を省略する。周壁３１３は下壁３１１の周縁と上壁３１２の周縁とを互いに接続するように上下方向に延びる。 The configuration of the tape cassette 30 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 3. FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the tape cassette 30 has a cassette case 31. As shown in FIG. The cassette case 31 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape and includes a lower wall 311 , an upper wall 312 and a peripheral wall 313 . The lower wall 311 is rectangular in plan view and forms the bottom surface of the cassette case 31 . The upper wall 312 is positioned above the lower wall 311 and faces the lower wall 311 in the vertical direction. The upper wall 312 has a shape corresponding to that of the lower wall 311 in plan view, and forms the upper surface of the cassette case 31 . 3, illustration of the upper wall 312 is omitted. The peripheral wall 313 extends vertically so as to connect the peripheral edge of the lower wall 311 and the peripheral edge of the upper wall 312 to each other.
　カセットケース３１はアーム３４とガイド片３５を含む。アーム３４はカセットケース３１の右前部から左前方に延びる。アーム３４の左端には開口３４１が設けられる。開口３４１はスリット状であり、上下方向に延びる。開口３４１は印刷テープ４の通過口である。ガイド片３５はカセットケース３１の左前部に位置し、スリットを形成する。ガイド片３５は貼り合わせテープ９の搬送を案内する。 The cassette case 31 includes an arm 34 and a guide piece 35. The arm 34 extends from the front right portion of the cassette case 31 to the front left. An opening 341 is provided at the left end of the arm 34 . The opening 341 is slit-shaped and extends vertically. The opening 341 is a passage opening for the printing tape 4 . The guide piece 35 is positioned at the front left portion of the cassette case 31 and forms a slit. The guide piece 35 guides the feeding of the bonding tape 9 .
　アーム３４の後方にはプラテン孔３９が形成される。プラテン孔３９は下壁３１１から上方に延び、本実施形態では、上壁３１２までカセットケース３１を貫通する。プラテン孔３９の左前部にはヘッド開口３９１が形成される。ヘッド開口３９１は開口３４１よりも左方に位置し、前方に開口する。 A platen hole 39 is formed behind the arm 34 . Platen hole 39 extends upward from lower wall 311 and penetrates cassette case 31 to upper wall 312 in this embodiment. A head opening 391 is formed in the left front portion of the platen hole 39 . The head opening 391 is positioned to the left of the opening 341 and opens forward.
　図３に示すように、カセットケース３１には第一支持部３６と第二支持部３７が設けられる。第一支持部３６はカセットケース３１内の右後部に位置する。第二支持部３７はカセットケース３１内において第一支持部３６の左方に位置する。第一支持部３６と第二支持部３７は、それぞれ、孔であり、カセットケース３１を下壁３１１から上壁３１２（図１参照）まで上下方向に貫通する。 As shown in FIG. 3, the cassette case 31 is provided with a first support portion 36 and a second support portion 37 . The first support portion 36 is positioned at the right rear portion within the cassette case 31 . The second support portion 37 is positioned to the left of the first support portion 36 inside the cassette case 31 . The first support portion 36 and the second support portion 37 are holes, respectively, and vertically penetrate the cassette case 31 from the lower wall 311 to the upper wall 312 (see FIG. 1).
　第一支持部３６には第一スプール３６Ａが嵌まる。これにより、第一支持部３６は第一スプール３６Ａを回転可能に支持する。第一スプール３６Ａに印刷テープ４が巻回されることで、第一ロール４０が構成される。第一ロール４０はカセットケース３１内に収容され、且つ第一支持部３６によってカセットケース３１内に保持される。 A first spool 36A is fitted to the first support portion 36. Thereby, the first support portion 36 rotatably supports the first spool 36A. A first roll 40 is configured by winding the printing tape 4 around the first spool 36A. The first roll 40 is accommodated within the cassette case 31 and held within the cassette case 31 by the first support portion 36 .
　印刷テープ４は、第一スプール３６Ａの回転中心から離れる方向に向かって平面視で時計回り方向に第一スプール３６Ａに巻回される。詳しくは後述するが、印刷テープ４は印刷面４Ａと裏面４Ｂを含む。印刷テープ４は印刷面４Ａに対して裏面４Ｂが内側になるように第一スプール３６Ａに巻回される。 The printing tape 4 is wound around the first spool 36A in a clockwise direction in plan view in a direction away from the center of rotation of the first spool 36A. Although details will be described later, the printing tape 4 includes a printing surface 4A and a back surface 4B. The printing tape 4 is wound around the first spool 36A so that the back surface 4B faces inward with respect to the printing surface 4A.
　第二支持部３７には第二スプール３７Ａが嵌まる。これにより、第二支持部３７は第二スプール３７Ａを回転可能に支持する。第二スプール３７Ａに粘着テープ７が巻回されることで、第二ロール７０が構成される。第二ロール７０はカセットケース３１内に収容され、且つ第二支持部３７によってカセットケース３１内に保持される。 A second spool 37A is fitted to the second support portion 37. Thereby, the second support portion 37 rotatably supports the second spool 37A. The second roll 70 is configured by winding the adhesive tape 7 around the second spool 37A. The second roll 70 is housed inside the cassette case 31 and held inside the cassette case 31 by the second support portion 37 .
　粘着テープ７は、第二スプール３７Ａの回転中心から離れる方向に向かって平面視で反時計回り方向に第二スプール３７Ａに巻回される。詳しくは後述するが、粘着テープ７は粘着面７Ａとセパレート面７Ｂを含む。粘着テープ７はセパレート面７Ｂに対して粘着面７Ａが内側になるように第二スプール３７Ａに巻回される。 The adhesive tape 7 is wound around the second spool 37A counterclockwise in plan view in a direction away from the center of rotation of the second spool 37A. Although the details will be described later, the adhesive tape 7 includes an adhesive surface 7A and a separate surface 7B. The adhesive tape 7 is wound around the second spool 37A so that the adhesive surface 7A faces inside with respect to the separate surface 7B.
　カセットケース３１において、プラテン孔３９の左方には搬送ローラ３３が設けられる。搬送ローラ３３は筒状であり、カセットケース３１内において上下方向に延びる。搬送ローラ３３はカセットケース３１によって回転可能に支持される。搬送ローラ３３の前端はカセットケース３１から前方に露出する。 A transport roller 33 is provided to the left of the platen hole 39 in the cassette case 31 . The conveying roller 33 is cylindrical and extends vertically within the cassette case 31 . The transport roller 33 is rotatably supported by the cassette case 31 . The front end of the conveying roller 33 is exposed forward from the cassette case 31 .
　印刷テープ４は第一ロール４０の右端から下方に延びる。以下では、印刷テープ４の長手方向において、印刷テープ４のうち第一ロール４０から引き出された部分を「第一引き出し部４０Ｂ」という。第一引き出し部４０Ｂはカセットケース３１内の右前角部で左方に曲がる。第一引き出し部４０Ｂはアーム３４内を右方から左方に通過し、開口３４１からカセットケース３１外へ出る。これにより、印刷テープ４の長手方向において、第一引き出し部４０Ｂがカセットケース３１外に露出する。 The printing tape 4 extends downward from the right end of the first roll 40 . Hereinafter, the portion of the printing tape 4 pulled out from the first roll 40 in the longitudinal direction of the printing tape 4 will be referred to as a "first pull-out portion 40B". The first drawer portion 40B bends leftward at the right front corner inside the cassette case 31 . The first drawer portion 40B passes through the arm 34 from right to left and exits the cassette case 31 through the opening 341. As shown in FIG. As a result, the first drawer portion 40B is exposed outside the cassette case 31 in the longitudinal direction of the printing tape 4 .
　第一引き出し部４０Ｂはヘッド開口３９１を右方から左方に向かって通過する。ヘッド開口３９１では、第一引き出し部４０Ｂにおいて、印刷面４Ａが前方を向き、裏面４Ｂが後方を向く。第一引き出し部４０Ｂは搬送ローラ３３の位置を通過する。搬送ローラ３３の位置では、第一引き出し部４０Ｂにおいて、印刷面４Ａが前方を向き、裏面４Ｂが後方を向く。第一引き出し部４０Ｂはガイド片３５内を通過し、ガイド片３５よりも左方まで延びる。 The first drawer part 40B passes through the head opening 391 from right to left. In the head opening 391, the print surface 4A faces forward and the back surface 4B faces rearward in the first drawer portion 40B. The first drawer portion 40B passes through the position of the conveying roller 33 . At the position of the conveying roller 33, the printing surface 4A faces forward and the back surface 4B faces rearward in the first drawer portion 40B. The first drawer portion 40B passes through the guide piece 35 and extends to the left of the guide piece 35 .
　粘着テープ７は第二ロール７０の左端から下方に延びる。以下では、粘着テープ７の長尺方向において、粘着テープ７のうち第二ロール７０から引き出された部分を「第二引き出し部７０Ｂ」という。第二引き出し部７０Ｂは搬送ローラ３３の位置で左方に曲がる。搬送ローラ３３の位置では、第二引き出し部７０Ｂにおいて、粘着面７Ａが搬送ローラ３３の径方向外側を向き、セパレート面７Ｂが搬送ローラ３３の径方向内側を向く。このため、第二引き出し部７０Ｂにおいて、セパレート面７Ｂが搬送ローラ３３の外周のうち右端から前端にわたって接触する。第二引き出し部７０Ｂはガイド片３５内を通過し、ガイド片３５よりも左方まで延びる。 The adhesive tape 7 extends downward from the left end of the second roll 70 . Below, in the longitudinal direction of the adhesive tape 7, the portion of the adhesive tape 7 pulled out from the second roll 70 is referred to as "second pulled-out portion 70B". The second drawer portion 70B bends leftward at the position of the conveying roller 33 . At the position of the conveying roller 33 , the adhesive surface 7</b>A faces the radially outer side of the conveying roller 33 and the separate surface 7</b>B faces the radially inner side of the conveying roller 33 in the second drawer portion 70</b>B. Therefore, in the second drawer portion 70B, the separate surface 7B is in contact with the outer circumference of the conveying roller 33 from the right end to the front end. The second drawer portion 70B passes through the guide piece 35 and extends to the left of the guide piece 35 .
　以下では、印刷テープ４の長手方向において、印刷テープ４のうち第一ロール４０とは反対の端を「下流端４０Ａ」という。粘着テープ７の長手方向において、粘着テープ７のうち第二ロール７０とは反対の端を「下流端７０Ａ」という。印刷テープ４と粘着テープ７のそれぞれの長手方向において、下流端４０Ａと下流端７０Ａは、それぞれ、搬送ローラ３３の位置よりも左方に位置する。 Hereinafter, the end of the printing tape 4 opposite to the first roll 40 in the longitudinal direction of the printing tape 4 is referred to as the "downstream end 40A". The end of the adhesive tape 7 opposite to the second roll 70 in the longitudinal direction of the adhesive tape 7 is called "downstream end 70A". The downstream end 40A and the downstream end 70A of the print tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7 are located to the left of the transport roller 33 in the longitudinal direction.
　印刷テープ４の長手方向において、第一引き出し部４０Ｂのうち搬送ローラ３３よりも下流端４０Ａ側の部分と、粘着テープ７の長手方向において、第二引き出し部７０Ｂのうち搬送ローラ３３よりも下流端７０Ａ側の部分とは、あらかじめ、互いに貼り合わせられている。一方、印刷テープ４の長手方向において、第一引き出しに４０Ｂのうち搬送ローラ３３よりも第一ロール４０側の部分と、粘着テープ７の長手方向において、第二引き出し部７０Ｂのうち搬送ローラ３３よりも第二ロール７０側の部分とは、互いに貼り合わせられていない。 In the longitudinal direction of the printing tape 4, the downstream end 40A side of the conveying roller 33 in the first drawer portion 40B, and in the longitudinal direction of the adhesive tape 7, the downstream end of the second drawer portion 70B of the conveying roller 33. The portion on the 70A side is bonded together in advance. On the other hand, in the longitudinal direction of the printing tape 4, in the first drawer 40B, the portion closer to the first roll 40 than the conveying roller 33 is. Also, the portion on the second roll 70 side is not bonded to each other.
　以下では、印刷テープ４の長手方向において、印刷テープ４のうち搬送ローラ３３よりも下流端４０Ａ側の部分と、粘着テープ７の長手方向において、粘着テープ７のうち搬送ローラ３３よりも下流端７０Ａ側の部分とが互いに貼り合わされた部分を、貼り合わせテープ９という。 Below, in the longitudinal direction of the printing tape 4, a portion of the printing tape 4 on the downstream end 40A side of the conveying roller 33, and in the longitudinal direction of the adhesive tape 7, a downstream end 70A of the adhesive tape 7 from the conveying roller 33 will be described. The portion where the side portion is bonded together is called a bonding tape 9 .
　搬送ローラ３３は回転することで、印刷テープ４および粘着テープ７を互いに重ね合わせ、且つ互いに重ね合わせた状態で右方から左方に向けて搬送する。つまり、搬送ローラ３３の位置における印刷テープ４および粘着テープ７の搬送方向は左右方向であり、印刷テープ４と粘着テープ７のそれぞれの長手方向と平行である。搬送方向は複数の発熱体１１の配列方向（上下方向）に交差し、本実施形態では直交する。 By rotating the conveying roller 33, the print tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7 are overlapped with each other, and conveyed from the right to the left while being overlapped with each other. That is, the transport direction of the printing tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7 at the position of the transport roller 33 is the horizontal direction and parallel to the longitudinal directions of the printing tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7 . The conveying direction intersects the arrangement direction (vertical direction) of the plurality of heating elements 11, and is orthogonal in this embodiment.
　図３を参照し、装着部８へのテープカセット３０の装着態様を説明する。テープカセット３０はサーマルヘッド１０が移動範囲の前端に位置し、且つ可動ローラ１４が移動範囲の前端に位置する状態で装着部８に上方から装着される。テープカセット３０が装着部８に装着されると、プラテン孔３９内にプラテンローラ１５が配置される。搬送ローラ３３内に駆動軸１８が配置される。サーマルヘッド１０と可動ローラ１４は移動機構（図示略）の動作によって、テープカセット３０が装着された状態で後方に移動する。 A manner of mounting the tape cassette 30 to the mounting portion 8 will be described with reference to FIG. The tape cassette 30 is mounted on the mounting portion 8 from above with the thermal head 10 positioned at the front end of the movement range and the movable roller 14 positioned at the front end of the movement range. When the tape cassette 30 is attached to the attachment portion 8 , the platen roller 15 is arranged inside the platen hole 39 . A drive shaft 18 is arranged in the conveying roller 33 . The thermal head 10 and the movable roller 14 are moved backward with the tape cassette 30 mounted thereon by the operation of a moving mechanism (not shown).
　サーマルヘッド１０は第一引き出し部４０Ｂの印刷面４Ａに前方から対向する。プラテンローラ１５は第一引き出し部４０Ｂの裏面４Ｂに後方から対向する。このため、サーマルヘッド１０が後方に移動すると、サーマルヘッド１０は第一引き出し部４０Ｂを前方から後方に向かってプラテンローラ１５に押圧する。これにより、第一引き出し部４０Ｂの印刷面４Ａは複数の発熱体１１に接触する。 The thermal head 10 faces the printing surface 4A of the first drawer portion 40B from the front. The platen roller 15 faces the rear surface 4B of the first drawer portion 40B from behind. Therefore, when the thermal head 10 moves rearward, the thermal head 10 presses the first drawer portion 40B against the platen roller 15 from the front to the rear. As a result, the printing surface 4A of the first drawer portion 40B comes into contact with the plurality of heating elements 11. As shown in FIG.
　搬送ローラ３３は第二引き出し部７０Ｂのセパレート面７Ｂに後方から対向する。可動ローラ１４は第一引き出し部４０Ｂの印刷面４Ａに前方から対向する。このため、可動ローラ１４が後方に移動すると、第一引き出し部４０Ｂと第二引き出し部７０Ｂとを重ね合わせて、前方から後方に向かって搬送ローラ３３の前端に押圧する。 The conveying roller 33 faces the separate surface 7B of the second drawer portion 70B from behind. The movable roller 14 faces the printing surface 4A of the first drawer portion 40B from the front. Therefore, when the movable roller 14 moves rearward, the first drawer portion 40B and the second drawer portion 70B are overlapped and pressed against the front end of the conveying roller 33 from the front to the rear.
　図４を参照し、印刷テープ４の詳細構成を説明する。図４の左右方向、上下方向、および左斜め下／右斜め上方向は、それぞれ、印刷テープ４の厚み方向、短手方向、および長手方向である。印刷面４Ａと裏面４Ｂは印刷テープ４の厚み方向において互いに反対を向く。 A detailed configuration of the printing tape 4 will be described with reference to FIG. The left-right direction, the up-down direction, and the lower left/upper right direction in FIG. The printing surface 4A and the back surface 4B are opposite to each other in the thickness direction of the printing tape 4. As shown in FIG.
　印刷テープ４は感熱媒体の一種であり、複数の層が積層されて構成される。詳細には、印刷テープ４は、印刷基材４１と第一発色層４２と第二発色層４３を有する。印刷基材４１、第一発色層４２、および第二発色層４３は、裏面４Ｂから印刷面４Ａに向かって、印刷基材４１、第一発色層４２、第二発色層４３の順に積層される。裏面４Ｂは印刷基材４１によって構成される。印刷面４Ａは第二発色層４３によって構成される。 The print tape 4 is a type of thermal medium, and is composed of a plurality of laminated layers. Specifically, the printing tape 4 has a printing substrate 41 , a first coloring layer 42 and a second coloring layer 43 . The printing base material 41, the first coloring layer 42, and the second coloring layer 43 are laminated in the order of the printing base material 41, the first coloring layer 42, and the second coloring layer 43 from the back surface 4B toward the printing surface 4A. . The back surface 4B is composed of the printing base material 41 . The printing surface 4A is composed of the second coloring layer 43. As shown in FIG.
　印刷基材４１は長尺状であり、例えば紙または樹脂フィルムによって構成される。第一発色層４２と第二発色層４３は、それぞれに応じた温度に加熱されることで、それぞれに応じた色を発色する。第一発色層４２と第二発色層４３には例えば特開２００８－６８３０号公報に記載の薬品が用いられる。 The printing base material 41 is elongated and is made of paper or resin film, for example. The first color-developing layer 42 and the second color-developing layer 43 are heated to respective temperatures to develop respective colors. For the first coloring layer 42 and the second coloring layer 43, for example, chemicals described in JP-A-2008-6830 are used.
　第一発色層４２が加熱された場合、第一発色層４２のうち第一温度以上に加熱された部分が第一印刷色に発色する。以下では、加熱前の第一発色層４２の色を「第一印刷前色」という。第一印刷色の可視光透過性は第一印刷前色の可視透過性よりも低い。第一印刷前色は例えば透明である。第一印刷色は、マゼンタ、シアン、イエロー、ブラック等、特定の色に限定されないが、例えばマゼンタ、シアン、またはイエローのうちの一色である。 When the first coloring layer 42 is heated, the portion of the first coloring layer 42 heated to the first temperature or higher develops the first printing color. Hereinafter, the color of the first coloring layer 42 before heating is referred to as "first pre-printing color". The visible light transmission of the first printed color is lower than the visible transmission of the first pre-printed color. The first pre-printing color is for example transparent. The first printing color is for example one of magenta, cyan, yellow, but not limited to a particular color such as magenta, cyan, yellow, black.
　第二発色層４３が加熱された場合、第二発色層４３のうち第二温度以上に加熱された部分が第二印刷色に発色する。第二温度は第一温度よりも高い。以下では、加熱前の第二発色層４３の色を「第二印刷前色」という。第二印刷色の可視光透過性は第二印刷前色の可視透過性よりも低い。第二印刷前色は例えば第一印刷前色と同じであり、透明である。第二印刷色の色は第一印刷色の色とは異なる。第二印刷色は、マゼンタ、シアン、イエロー、ブラック等、特定の色に限定されないが、マゼンタ、シアン、またはイエローのうちの第一印刷色とは異なる一色である。 When the second coloring layer 43 is heated, the portion of the second coloring layer 43 heated to the second temperature or higher develops the second printing color. The second temperature is higher than the first temperature. Hereinafter, the color of the second coloring layer 43 before heating is referred to as "second pre-printing color". The visible light transmission of the second printed color is lower than the visible transmission of the second pre-printed color. The second pre-print color is for example the same as the first pre-print color and is transparent. The color of the second printed color is different from the color of the first printed color. The second printing color is not limited to a specific color such as magenta, cyan, yellow, black, etc., but is one of magenta, cyan, or yellow that is different from the first printing color.
　上記構成によれば、印刷テープ４は、印刷基材４１の色を背景色として、第一印刷色、第二印刷色、および第一印刷色と第二印刷色の混色によって、印刷されるキャラクタを表現できる。 According to the above configuration, the printing tape 4 is printed with the first printed color, the second printed color, and the mixed color of the first printed color and the second printed color with the color of the printing base material 41 as the background color. can be expressed.
　図５を参照し、粘着テープ７の詳細構成を説明する。図５の左右方向、上下方向、および左斜め下／右斜め上方向は、それぞれ、粘着テープ７の厚み方向、短手方向、および長手方向である。粘着面７Ａとセパレート面７Ｂは粘着テープ７の厚み方向において互いに反対を向く。 A detailed configuration of the adhesive tape 7 will be described with reference to FIG. The left-right direction, the up-down direction, and the lower left/upper right direction in FIG. The adhesive surface 7A and the separate surface 7B face opposite to each other in the thickness direction of the adhesive tape 7. As shown in FIG.
　粘着テープ７は複数の層が積層されて構成される。詳細には、粘着テープ７は両面粘着テープ７１とセパレータ７５を有する。両面粘着テープ７１とセパレータ７５は、粘着面７Ａからセパレート面７Ｂに向かって、両面粘着テープ７１、セパレータ７５の順に積層される。 The adhesive tape 7 is configured by laminating a plurality of layers. Specifically, the adhesive tape 7 has a double-sided adhesive tape 71 and a separator 75 . The double-sided adhesive tape 71 and the separator 75 are laminated in the order of the double-sided adhesive tape 71 and the separator 75 from the adhesive surface 7A toward the separate surface 7B.
　両面粘着テープ７１は、粘着基材７２と粘着層７３、７４とを有する。粘着基材７２は長尺状であり、例えば紙または樹脂フィルムによって構成される。粘着層７３は粘着テープ７の厚み方向において粘着基材７２に対して粘着面７Ａ側に設けられる。粘着層７４は粘着テープ７の厚み方向において粘着基材７２に対してセパレート面７Ｂ側に設けられる。 The double-sided adhesive tape 71 has an adhesive base material 72 and adhesive layers 73 and 74 . The adhesive base material 72 is elongated and made of paper or resin film, for example. The adhesive layer 73 is provided on the adhesive surface 7A side with respect to the adhesive base material 72 in the thickness direction of the adhesive tape 7 . The adhesive layer 74 is provided on the separate surface 7B side with respect to the adhesive base material 72 in the thickness direction of the adhesive tape 7 .
　セパレータ７５は長尺状であり、例えば剥離紙または剥離フィルムである。セパレータ７５は粘着層７４を介して両面粘着テープ７１に貼り合わされる。セパレータ７５にはスリット７６が設けられる。スリット７６は粘着テープ７の長手方向に延び、セパレータ７５を粘着テープ７の短手方向に２つに分断する。 The separator 75 is elongated and is, for example, a release paper or a release film. The separator 75 is attached to the double-sided adhesive tape 71 via the adhesive layer 74 . A slit 76 is provided in the separator 75 . The slit 76 extends in the longitudinal direction of the adhesive tape 7 and divides the separator 75 into two in the lateral direction of the adhesive tape 7 .
　なお、スリット７６は、粘着テープ７の厚み方向において、粘着層７４にも入り込んでいるが、粘着基材７２には入り込んでいない。つまり、粘着テープ７は、粘着基材７２にスリット７６が入り込んでいないことによって、粘着テープ７の短手方向においてスリット７６を跨いで一続きに繋がっている。 The slit 76 also enters the adhesive layer 74 in the thickness direction of the adhesive tape 7, but does not enter the adhesive base material 72. That is, since the slits 76 do not enter the adhesive base material 72 , the adhesive tape 7 is continuously connected across the slits 76 in the lateral direction of the adhesive tape 7 .
　図６を参照し、貼り合わせテープ９の詳細構成を説明する。図６の左右方向は、貼り合わせテープ９の厚み方向である。貼り合わせテープ９は、第一引き出し部４０Ｂの裏面４Ｂに第二引き出し部７０Ｂの粘着面７Ａが貼り合わされることで構成される。このため、貼り合わせテープ９では、第二発色層４３、第一発色層４２、印刷基材４１、粘着層７３、粘着基材７２、粘着層７４、およびセパレータ７５が、貼り合わせテープ９の厚み方向において、印刷面４Ａからセパレート面７Ｂに向かって、第二発色層４３、第一発色層４２、印刷基材４１、粘着層７３、粘着基材７２、粘着層７４、セパレータ７５の順に積層される。 A detailed configuration of the bonding tape 9 will be described with reference to FIG. The left-right direction in FIG. 6 is the thickness direction of the bonding tape 9 . The bonding tape 9 is configured by bonding the adhesive surface 7A of the second drawer portion 70B to the back surface 4B of the first drawer portion 40B. Therefore, in the bonding tape 9, the second coloring layer 43, the first coloring layer 42, the printing base material 41, the adhesive layer 73, the adhesive base material 72, the adhesive layer 74, and the separator 75 are the thickness of the bonding tape 9. In the direction, the second coloring layer 43, the first coloring layer 42, the printing substrate 41, the adhesive layer 73, the adhesive substrate 72, the adhesive layer 74, and the separator 75 are laminated in this order from the printing surface 4A toward the separate surface 7B. be.
　図７を参照し、プリンタ１の電気的構成を説明する。プリンタ１はＣＰＵ９１を備える。ＣＰＵ９１はプリンタ１を制御し、プロセッサとして機能する。ＣＰＵ９１には、フラッシュメモリ９２、ＲＯＭ９３、ＲＡＭ９４、キーボード３、ディスプレイ５、サーマルヘッド１０、および搬送モータ９５が電気的に接続する。 The electrical configuration of the printer 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The printer 1 has a CPU 91 . The CPU 91 controls the printer 1 and functions as a processor. Flash memory 92 , ROM 93 , RAM 94 , keyboard 3 , display 5 , thermal head 10 , and transport motor 95 are electrically connected to CPU 91 .
　フラッシュメモリ９２はＣＰＵ９１によって実行されるプログラムを記憶する。ＲＯＭ９３は各種プログラムの実行時に必要な各種パラメータを記憶する。ＲＡＭ９４は印刷データ等、種々の一時データを記憶する。 The flash memory 92 stores programs executed by the CPU 91 . The ROM 93 stores various parameters necessary for executing various programs. RAM 94 stores various temporary data such as print data.
　ＲＯＭ９３は例えば第一発熱パターンと第二発熱パターンを記憶する。第一発熱パターンは、第二発色層４３を第二温度以上に加熱することを抑制しつつ、第一発色層４２を第一温度以上に加熱するための発熱体１１の加熱温度と加熱時間を示す。第二発熱パターンは、第一発色層４２を第一温度以上に加熱することを抑制しつつ、第二発色層４３を第二温度以上に加熱するための発熱体１１の加熱温度と加熱時間を示す。 The ROM 93 stores, for example, the first heating pattern and the second heating pattern. The first heating pattern controls the heating temperature and heating time of the heating element 11 for heating the first coloring layer 42 to the first temperature or higher while suppressing the heating of the second coloring layer 43 to the second temperature or higher. show. The second heating pattern controls the heating temperature and heating time of the heating element 11 for heating the second coloring layer 43 to the second temperature or higher while suppressing the heating of the first coloring layer 42 to the first temperature or higher. show.
　本実施形態では、第二発熱パターンによる発熱体１１の加熱温度は、第一発熱パターンによる発熱体１１の加熱温度よりも高い。第二発熱パターンによる発熱体１１の加熱時間は、第一発熱パターンによる発熱体１１の加熱時間よりも短い。 In this embodiment, the heating temperature of the heating element 11 by the second heating pattern is higher than the heating temperature of the heating element 11 by the first heating pattern. The heating time of the heating element 11 by the second heating pattern is shorter than the heating time of the heating element 11 by the first heating pattern.
　図３、図８～図１０を参照し、ラベル作成処理を説明する。ユーザはキーボード３を操作することで印刷開始指示をプリンタ１に入力する。ＣＰＵ９１は印刷開始指示を取得すると、フラッシュメモリ９２からプログラムを読み出してラベル作成処理を実行する。ラベル作成処理ではプリンタ１による印刷動作が印刷データに基づいて制御されて、貼り合わせテープ９が作成される。 The label creation process will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 8 to 10. A user inputs a print start instruction to the printer 1 by operating the keyboard 3 . When the CPU 91 acquires the print start instruction, it reads a program from the flash memory 92 and executes label creation processing. In the label creation process, the printing operation of the printer 1 is controlled based on the print data, and the bonding tape 9 is created.
　図８に示すように、ラベル作成処理が開始されると、ＣＰＵ９１は印刷テープ４と粘着テープ７の搬送を開始する（Ｓ１）。具体的には、ＣＰＵ９１は搬送モータ９５（図７参照）を駆動させ、駆動軸１８（図９参照）を回転させる。 As shown in FIG. 8, when the label creation process is started, the CPU 91 starts conveying the print tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7 (S1). Specifically, the CPU 91 drives the transport motor 95 (see FIG. 7) to rotate the drive shaft 18 (see FIG. 9).
　図９に示すように、駆動軸１８の回転によって搬送ローラ３３が平面視で時計回り方向に回転する。搬送ローラ３３は、第一ロール４０（図３参照）から印刷テープ４を引き出し、且つ第二ロール７０（図３参照）から粘着テープ７を引き出す。この場合、可動ローラ１４は搬送ローラ３３の回転によって従動回転する。これにより、印刷テープ４と粘着テープ７の搬送が開始される（矢印Ａ３参照）。 As shown in FIG. 9, the rotation of the drive shaft 18 causes the transport roller 33 to rotate clockwise in plan view. The transport rollers 33 draw the printing tape 4 from the first roll 40 (see FIG. 3) and the adhesive tape 7 from the second roll 70 (see FIG. 3). In this case, the movable roller 14 is driven to rotate by the rotation of the conveying roller 33 . As a result, the printing tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7 are started to be transported (see arrow A3).
　図８に示すように、ＣＰＵ９１は印刷制御を行う（Ｓ２）。具体的には、ＣＰＵ９１は印刷データに基づいてサーマルヘッド１０を制御し、複数の発熱体１１を選択的に発熱させる。より詳細には、ＣＰＵ９１は、第一発色層４２を第一印刷色に発色させる場合、選択された発熱体１１を第一発熱パターンで発熱させる。ＣＰＵ９１は、第二発色層４３を第二印刷色に発色させる場合、選択された発熱体１１を第二発熱パターンで発熱させる。 As shown in FIG. 8, the CPU 91 performs print control (S2). Specifically, the CPU 91 controls the thermal head 10 based on the print data to selectively heat the plurality of heating elements 11 . More specifically, when the first coloring layer 42 is to be colored in the first printing color, the CPU 91 causes the selected heating element 11 to generate heat in the first heating pattern. When the second coloring layer 43 is to be colored in the second printing color, the CPU 91 causes the selected heating element 11 to generate heat in the second heating pattern.
　図９に示すように、サーマルヘッド１０は、複数の発熱体１１の発熱によって印刷テープ４を加熱する。これにより、ヘッド開口３９１（図３参照）の位置でサーマルヘッド１０による印刷テープ４への印刷が行われる。 As shown in FIG. 9 , the thermal head 10 heats the print tape 4 by generating heat from a plurality of heating elements 11 . As a result, printing on the print tape 4 by the thermal head 10 is performed at the position of the head opening 391 (see FIG. 3).
　ＣＰＵ９１は搬送モータ９５（図７参照）の駆動に同期して印刷制御を行う。したがって、配列方向（上下方向）に延びるラインを一単位として、複数のラインが搬送方向（左右方向）に沿って印刷テープ４の印刷面４Ａに印刷される。これにより、キャラクタが印刷テープ４の印刷面４Ａに印刷される。 The CPU 91 performs printing control in synchronization with the drive of the transport motor 95 (see FIG. 7). Therefore, a plurality of lines are printed on the printing surface 4A of the printing tape 4 along the conveying direction (horizontal direction), with each line extending in the arrangement direction (vertical direction) as one unit. As a result, the characters are printed on the printing surface 4A of the printing tape 4. FIG.
　図９は、キャラクタが印刷された部分を斜線Ｐで示す（図１０も同様）。つまり、斜線Ｐは、印刷テープ４の長手方向において、第一発色層４２または第二発色層４３のうち第一印刷色または第二印刷色に発色した部分を示す。印刷制御の実行中には搬送モータ９５の駆動は維持されている。このため、図１０に示すように、印刷面４Ａへの印刷が行われた印刷テープ４の裏面４Ｂに、粘着テープ７が両面粘着テープ７１を介して貼り合わされる。 In FIG. 9, the portion where characters are printed is indicated by oblique lines P (the same applies to FIG. 10). In other words, the oblique line P indicates the portion of the first coloring layer 42 or the second coloring layer 43 that is colored in the first printing color or the second printing color in the longitudinal direction of the printing tape 4 . The driving of the transport motor 95 is maintained during execution of print control. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 10, the adhesive tape 7 is bonded via the double-sided adhesive tape 71 to the back surface 4B of the printing tape 4 printed on the printing surface 4A.
　図８に示すように、ＣＰＵ９１は、印刷制御が終了してから印刷テープ４が所定量搬送されたか否かを判断する（Ｓ３）。所定量は、複数の発熱体１１の中心から搬送ローラ３３の中心までの搬送方向の距離Ｄ（図９、図１０参照）よりも大きく、ＲＯＭ９３にあらかじめ記憶される。図１０に示すように、所定量が距離Ｄよりも大きければ、プリンタ１は、搬送方向において、斜線Ｐの上流端（右端）が搬送ローラ３３の中心の位置よりも下流（左方）に位置するまで印刷テープ４を搬送できる。これにより、搬送方向において、印刷テープ４のうち斜線Ｐを含む部分に、粘着テープ７が貼り合わされる。 As shown in FIG. 8, the CPU 91 determines whether or not the print tape 4 has been conveyed by a predetermined amount after the end of print control (S3). The predetermined amount is greater than the distance D (see FIGS. 9 and 10) from the center of the plurality of heating elements 11 to the center of the transport roller 33, and is stored in the ROM 93 in advance. As shown in FIG. 10, if the predetermined amount is greater than the distance D, the printer 1 will position the upstream end (right end) of the oblique line P downstream (leftward) from the center position of the transport roller 33 in the transport direction. The printing tape 4 can be conveyed until As a result, the adhesive tape 7 is attached to the portion of the printing tape 4 that includes the oblique lines P in the transport direction.
　貼り合わせテープ９は搬送方向において斜線Ｐの全部を含む。つまり、本実施形態において、「印刷面４Ａへの印刷が行われた印刷テープ４の裏面４Ｂに、粘着テープ７が両面粘着テープ７１を介して貼り合わされる」とは、印刷テープ４に印刷されたキャラクタ（斜線Ｐ）の全部が貼り合わせテープ９に含まれるように、印刷テープ４に粘着テープ７が貼り合わされることをいう。 The bonding tape 9 includes all of the oblique lines P in the transport direction. That is, in the present embodiment, "the adhesive tape 7 is adhered via the double-sided adhesive tape 71 to the back surface 4B of the printing tape 4 printed on the printing surface 4A." It means that the adhesive tape 7 is laminated to the printing tape 4 so that the entire character (hatched line P) is included in the laminated tape 9 .
　図８に示すように、ＣＰＵ９１は例えば印刷制御が終了してからの搬送モータ９５の回転数または駆動時間に基づいて印刷テープ４を所定量搬送したか否かを判断する。印刷テープ４がまだ所定量搬送されていない場合（Ｓ３：ＮＯ）、ＣＰＵ９１は処理をＳ３の判断に戻す。印刷テープ４が所定量搬送された場合（Ｓ３：ＹＥＳ）、ＣＰＵ９１は搬送モータ９５の駆動を停止し、印刷テープ４と粘着テープ７の搬送を停止する（Ｓ４）。ＣＰＵ９１はラベル作成処理を終了する。 As shown in FIG. 8, the CPU 91 determines whether or not the printing tape 4 has been conveyed by a predetermined amount based on the number of revolutions or driving time of the conveying motor 95 after the end of print control, for example. If the print tape 4 has not yet been conveyed by the predetermined amount (S3: NO), the CPU 91 returns the process to the judgment of S3. When the printing tape 4 has been conveyed by the predetermined amount (S3: YES), the CPU 91 stops driving the conveying motor 95 and stops conveying the printing tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7 (S4). The CPU 91 terminates the label creation process.
　図３に示すように、貼り合わせテープ９は、搬送方向において、排出口２Ａからプリンタ１外へと排出される。貼り合わせテープ９は切断刃（図示略）が使用され、ユーザによってまたは自動で切断される。切断刃はプリンタ１に設けられてもよいし、例えばハサミでもよい。以上により、印刷された貼り合わせテープ９がラベルとして作成される。 As shown in FIG. 3, the bonding tape 9 is discharged from the discharge port 2A to the outside of the printer 1 in the transport direction. The bonding tape 9 is cut by a user or automatically using a cutting blade (not shown). The cutting blade may be provided in the printer 1, or may be scissors, for example. As described above, the printed bonding tape 9 is produced as a label.
　以上説明したように、本実施形態において、テープカセット３０は、印刷テープ４を第一ロール４０として備え、粘着テープ７を第二ロール７０として備える。このため、印刷テープ４には、粘着テープ７が貼り合わせられていない部分が存在する。つまり、印刷テープ４には、セパレータ７５のスリット７６が存在しない部分が存在する。このため、ラベル作成処理によって印刷された貼り合わせテープ９が作成されれば、セパレータ７５のスリット７６に起因する印刷不具合が生じにくい。よって、テープカセット３０は、発色性の低下に関する印刷不具合が生じる可能性を低減できる。 As described above, in this embodiment, the tape cassette 30 has the printing tape 4 as the first roll 40 and the adhesive tape 7 as the second roll 70 . Therefore, the printing tape 4 has a portion where the adhesive tape 7 is not attached. In other words, the printing tape 4 has a portion where the slit 76 of the separator 75 does not exist. Therefore, if the printed bonding tape 9 is produced by the label producing process, printing problems due to the slits 76 of the separator 75 are less likely to occur. Therefore, the tape cassette 30 can reduce the possibility of printing failures related to deterioration of color development.
　なお、ラベル作成処理では、ヘッド開口３９１において印刷テープ４のうちセパレータ７５のスリット７６が存在しない部分に印刷が行われ、その後、搬送ローラ３３によって粘着テープ７が印刷された部分に貼り合わされる。 Note that in the label creation process, printing is performed on the portion of the printing tape 4 where the slit 76 of the separator 75 does not exist in the head opening 391 , and then the adhesive tape 7 is attached to the printed portion by the conveying roller 33 .
　上記貼り合わせテープ９では、ユーザはスリット７６を利用してセパレータ７５を両面粘着テープ７１から容易に剥離できる。よって、テープカセット３０は、発色性の低下を抑制しつつ、利便性の高いラベルを作成できる。 In the bonding tape 9 described above, the user can easily separate the separator 75 from the double-sided adhesive tape 71 using the slit 76 . Therefore, the tape cassette 30 can produce a highly convenient label while suppressing deterioration of the coloring property.
　印刷テープ４は、感熱媒体であり、印刷基材４１、第一発色層４２、および第二発色層４３が、裏面４Ｂから印刷面４Ａに向かって、印刷基材４１、第一発色層４２、第二発色層４３の順に積層されて構成される。このため、テープカセット３０は、印刷テープ４が加熱された場合、第一発色層４２への熱のかかり具合に起因する印刷不具合が生じる可能性を低減できる。さらに、テープカセット３０は、印刷テープ４が加熱された場合、第一発色層４２に加え、第二発色層４３への熱のかかり具合に起因する印刷不具合が生じる可能性も低減できる。 The printing tape 4 is a thermal medium, and the printing base material 41, the first coloring layer 42, and the second coloring layer 43 are arranged from the back surface 4B toward the printing surface 4A. The second coloring layer 43 is laminated in this order. Therefore, when the printing tape 4 is heated, the tape cassette 30 can reduce the possibility of printing defects caused by the degree of heat applied to the first coloring layer 42 . Furthermore, the tape cassette 30 can reduce the possibility of printing defects due to the degree of heat applied to the second coloring layer 43 in addition to the first coloring layer 42 when the printing tape 4 is heated.
　両面粘着テープ７１は、粘着基材７２の両面に粘着層７３、７４が設けられて構成される。このため、粘着基材７２がない場合に比べて粘着テープ７の剛性が高くなる。よって、テープカセット３０は、例えば粘着テープ７が搬送される場合に、ジャムが発生することを抑制できる。このため、テープカセット３０は、粘着テープ７の搬送不具合に起因する印刷不具合が生じる可能性を抑制できる。 The double-sided adhesive tape 71 is configured by providing adhesive layers 73 and 74 on both sides of an adhesive base material 72 . Therefore, the rigidity of the adhesive tape 7 is higher than when the adhesive base material 72 is not provided. Therefore, the tape cassette 30 can suppress the occurrence of a jam when, for example, the adhesive tape 7 is conveyed. For this reason, the tape cassette 30 can suppress the possibility of print failure caused by the transport failure of the adhesive tape 7 .
　例えば、貼り合わせテープ９が粘着テープ７の長手方向のいずれかの位置で短手方向に切断される場合がある。この場合、スリット７６が粘着テープ７の長手方向に延びるので、例えばスリット７６が粘着テープ７の短手方向に延びる場合に比べて、切断された貼り合わせテープ９のセパレータ７５にはスリット７６が存在する可能性が高い。このため、貼り合わせテープ９が粘着テープ７の長手方向のいずれの位置で短手方向に切断されたとしても、ユーザは、両面粘着テープ７１からセパレータ７５を剥離するために、スリット７６を利用できる可能性が高い。よって、テープカセット３０は、ユーザがセパレータ７５を両面粘着テープ７１から剥離することが困難になることを抑制できる。 For example, the bonding tape 9 may be cut in the lateral direction at any position in the longitudinal direction of the adhesive tape 7 . In this case, since the slit 76 extends in the longitudinal direction of the adhesive tape 7, the slit 76 exists in the separator 75 of the cut bonding tape 9 compared to the case where the slit 76 extends in the lateral direction of the adhesive tape 7, for example. likely to. Therefore, even if the bonding tape 9 is cut in the lateral direction at any position in the longitudinal direction of the adhesive tape 7 , the user can use the slit 76 to peel off the separator 75 from the double-sided adhesive tape 71 . Probability is high. Therefore, the tape cassette 30 can prevent the user from having difficulty in peeling the separator 75 from the double-sided adhesive tape 71 .
　カセットケース３１は、第一ロール４０および第二ロール７０を収容する。このため、ユーザはカセットケース３１を持つことで印刷テープ４と粘着テープ７を持ち運べる。よって、ユーザは印刷テープ４および粘着テープ７を容易に持ち運べる。 The cassette case 31 accommodates the first roll 40 and the second roll 70 . Therefore, the user can carry the printing tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7 by holding the cassette case 31 . Therefore, the user can easily carry the print tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7. FIG.
　上記実施形態において、テープカセット３０が、本発明の「媒体保持体」に相当する。印刷面４Ａが、本発明の「印刷面」に相当する。裏面４Ｂが、本発明の「裏面」に相当する。印刷テープ４が、本発明の「印刷媒体」に相当する。第一ロール４０が、本発明の「第一ロール」に相当する。両面粘着テープ７１が、本発明の「粘着層」に相当する。セパレータ７５が、本発明の「セパレータ」に相当する。スリット７６が、本発明の「スリット」に相当する。粘着テープ７が、本発明の「粘着媒体」に相当する。第二ロール７０が、本発明の「第二ロール」に相当する。第一引き出し部４０Ｂが、本発明の「第一引き出し部」に相当する。第二引き出し部７０Ｂが、本発明の「第二引き出し部」に相当する。 In the above embodiment, the tape cassette 30 corresponds to the "medium holder" of the present invention. The printing surface 4A corresponds to the "printing surface" of the present invention. The back surface 4B corresponds to the "back surface" of the present invention. The print tape 4 corresponds to the "print medium" of the present invention. The first roll 40 corresponds to the "first roll" of the present invention. The double-sided adhesive tape 71 corresponds to the "adhesive layer" of the present invention. The separator 75 corresponds to the "separator" of the present invention. The slit 76 corresponds to the "slit" of the present invention. The adhesive tape 7 corresponds to the "adhesive medium" of the present invention. The second roll 70 corresponds to the "second roll" of the present invention. The first drawer portion 40B corresponds to the "first drawer portion" of the present invention. The second drawer portion 70B corresponds to the "second drawer portion" of the present invention.
　印刷基材４１が、本発明の「印刷基材」に相当する。第一発色層４２が、本発明の「第一発色層」に相当する。第二発色層４３が、本発明の「第二発色層」に相当する。粘着基材７２が、本発明の「粘着基材」に相当する。カセットケース３１が、本発明の「ケース」に相当する。図８に示すＳ２の処理が、本発明の「印刷ステップ」に相当する。図８に示すＳ１の処理が、本発明の「貼り合わせステップ」に相当する。 The printing base material 41 corresponds to the "printing base material" of the present invention. The first coloring layer 42 corresponds to the "first coloring layer" of the invention. The second coloring layer 43 corresponds to the "second coloring layer" of the invention. The adhesive base material 72 corresponds to the "adhesive base material" of this invention. The cassette case 31 corresponds to the "case" of the present invention. The processing of S2 shown in FIG. 8 corresponds to the "printing step" of the present invention. The process of S1 shown in FIG. 8 corresponds to the "bonding step" of the present invention.
　本発明は上記実施形態から変更できる。以下説明する変形例は、矛盾が生じない範囲において、互いに適宜組み合わせてもよい。図１１を参照し、テープカセット３０１を説明する。以下では、テープカセット３０と同等の構成については、上記実施形態と同じ符号を付し、説明を省略または簡略化する。 The present invention can be modified from the above embodiments. Modifications described below may be appropriately combined with each other as long as there is no contradiction. The tape cassette 301 will be described with reference to FIG. In the following, the same reference numerals as in the above-described embodiment are assigned to the same configurations as those of the tape cassette 30, and the description thereof is omitted or simplified.
　テープカセット３０１は、単一のカセットケース３１（図３参照）に代えて、第一カセットケース３１Ａと第二カセットケース３１Ｂを備える点がテープカセット３０と異なる。第一カセットケース３１Ａは、カセットケース３１（図３参照）のうち左右方向の中央から右方の部分に対応する。つまり、第一カセットケース３１Ａは第一ロール４０を収容する。 The tape cassette 301 differs from the tape cassette 30 in that instead of the single cassette case 31 (see FIG. 3), a first cassette case 31A and a second cassette case 31B are provided. The first cassette case 31A corresponds to the right portion of the cassette case 31 (see FIG. 3) from the center in the horizontal direction. That is, the first cassette case 31A accommodates the first roll 40 .
　第二カセットケース３１Ｂは、カセットケース３１（図３参照）のうち左右方向の中央から左方の部分に対応する。つまり、第二カセットケース３１Ｂは第二ロール７０を収容する。 The second cassette case 31B corresponds to the left part of the cassette case 31 (see FIG. 3) from the center in the horizontal direction. That is, the second cassette case 31B accommodates the second roll 70 .
　テープカセット３０１では、第一カセットケース３１Ａが装着部８の右部に装着され、第二カセットケース３１Ｂが装着部８の左部に装着される。第一カセットケース３１Ａと第二カセットケース３１Ｂが組み合わされることで、プラテン孔３９が形成される。テープカセット３０１によれば、ユーザは媒体毎、つまり印刷テープ４と粘着テープ７を別々に持ち運ぶことができる。 In the tape cassette 301, the first cassette case 31A is mounted on the right side of the mounting section 8, and the second cassette case 31B is mounted on the left side of the mounting section 8. A platen hole 39 is formed by combining the first cassette case 31A and the second cassette case 31B. According to the tape cassette 301, the user can carry each medium, that is, the printing tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7 separately.
　図１２に示すように、プリンタ１はインクリボン５０を用いて印刷テープ４への印刷を行ってもよい。この場合、印刷テープ４は第一発色層４２と第二発色層４３を省略し、印刷基材４１によって構成される。さらに、リボンロール５１と巻取り軸５２のそれぞれが装着部８に設けられる。リボンロール５１と巻取り軸５２は、それぞれ、前後方向において、サーマルヘッド１０に対してプラテンローラ１５とは反対に位置する。 As shown in FIG. 12, the printer 1 may use the ink ribbon 50 to print on the printing tape 4 . In this case, the printing tape 4 is composed of the printing substrate 41 without the first coloring layer 42 and the second coloring layer 43 . Further, a ribbon roll 51 and a winding shaft 52 are provided on the mounting portion 8, respectively. The ribbon roll 51 and the winding shaft 52 are positioned opposite to the platen roller 15 with respect to the thermal head 10 in the front-rear direction.
　リボンロール５１は例えばサーマルヘッド１０の右方に位置し、インクリボン５０が巻回されることで構成される。インクリボン５０はリボンロール５１と巻取り軸５２とに、サーマルヘッド１０とプラテンローラ１５の間を介してかけ渡される。巻取り軸５２は搬送モータ９５または巻取りモータ（図示略）の駆動によって回転する。巻取り軸５２は回転することで、未使用のインクリボン５０をリボンロール５１から引き出し、且つ使用済みのインクリボン５０を巻き取る。 The ribbon roll 51 is positioned, for example, on the right side of the thermal head 10 and is configured by winding the ink ribbon 50 around it. The ink ribbon 50 is stretched between the ribbon roll 51 and the winding shaft 52 with the thermal head 10 and the platen roller 15 therebetween. The winding shaft 52 is rotated by driving the transport motor 95 or a winding motor (not shown). By rotating the winding shaft 52 , the unused ink ribbon 50 is pulled out from the ribbon roll 51 and the used ink ribbon 50 is wound up.
　インクリボン５０はインク面５０Ａを含む。インク面５０Ａにはインクが塗布される。インク面５０Ａはサーマルヘッド１０とプラテンローラ１５の間において、プラテンローラ１５側を向く。このため、インクリボン５０は、サーマルヘッド１０によって、インク面５０Ａが前後方向において印刷テープ４の印刷面４Ａと対向するように、印刷テープ４と重ね合わされて、プラテンローラ１５に押圧される。サーマルヘッド１０は複数の発熱体１１を発熱させることで、インクリボン５０のインク面５０Ａから印刷テープ４の印刷面４Ａにインクを転写する。 The ink ribbon 50 includes an ink surface 50A. Ink is applied to the ink surface 50A. The ink surface 50A faces the platen roller 15 side between the thermal head 10 and the platen roller 15 . Therefore, the ink ribbon 50 is overlapped with the printing tape 4 and pressed against the platen roller 15 by the thermal head 10 so that the ink surface 50A faces the printing surface 4A of the printing tape 4 in the front-rear direction. The thermal head 10 transfers ink from the ink surface 50A of the ink ribbon 50 to the printing surface 4A of the printing tape 4 by generating heat from the plurality of heating elements 11 .
　なお、インク面５０Ａには、複数色のインクが塗布されてもよい。例えば、インクリボンの長手方向において、異なる色のインクが交互に塗布されてもよい。この場合、プリンタ１はインクリボン５０を印刷テープ４に対して独立して搬送することによって、複数色のインクのそれぞれを印刷テープ４の長手方向における所定の位置に転写してもよい。つまり、プリンタ１はインクリボン５０から第一印刷色のインクを印刷テープ４の長手方向における所定の位置に転写した後、印刷テープ４に対してインクリボン５０を下流または上流に向けて搬送し、インクリボン５０から第二印刷色のインクを印刷テープ４の長手方向における所定の位置に転写してもよい。 Ink of a plurality of colors may be applied to the ink surface 50A. For example, different colors of ink may be alternately applied in the longitudinal direction of the ink ribbon. In this case, the printer 1 may transfer each of the plurality of color inks to predetermined positions on the printing tape 4 in the longitudinal direction by independently feeding the ink ribbon 50 with respect to the printing tape 4 . That is, after transferring the ink of the first printing color from the ink ribbon 50 to a predetermined position in the longitudinal direction of the printing tape 4, the printer 1 conveys the ink ribbon 50 downstream or upstream with respect to the printing tape 4, The ink of the second printing color may be transferred from the ink ribbon 50 to predetermined positions in the longitudinal direction of the printing tape 4 .
　上記実施形態において、テープカセット３０はカセットケース３１の形状を適宜変更できる。例えば、カセットケース３１は、下壁３１１、上壁３１２、周壁３１３の一部を省略してもよい。一例として、カセットケース３１は下壁３１１、上壁３１２、周壁３１３のうち下壁３１１のみを備えてもよい。カセットケース３１は、下壁３１１によって印刷テープ４と粘着テープ７を保持するとよい。 In the above embodiment, the shape of the cassette case 31 of the tape cassette 30 can be changed as appropriate. For example, the cassette case 31 may omit part of the lower wall 311, the upper wall 312, and the peripheral wall 313. FIG. As an example, the cassette case 31 may include only the bottom wall 311 among the bottom wall 311 , top wall 312 , and peripheral wall 313 . The cassette case 31 preferably holds the printing tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7 with the lower wall 311 .
　上記実施形態において、カセットケース３１自体が省略されてもよい。この場合、ユーザが印刷テープ４と粘着テープ７を、それぞれ、装着部８に装着するとよい。装着部８に、あらかじめ、印刷テープ４と粘着テープ７が装着されてもよい。 In the above embodiment, the cassette case 31 itself may be omitted. In this case, the user should mount the printing tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7 on the mounting portion 8 respectively. The printing tape 4 and the adhesive tape 7 may be attached to the attachment portion 8 in advance.
　図１３に示すように、プリンタ１は装着部８においてサーマルヘッド１０がプラテンローラ１５の後方に位置し、且つ複数の発熱体１１がサーマルヘッド１０の前面に設けられるように構成されてもよい。この場合、第一ロール４０は例えば装着部８の右後部に装着される。第二ロール７０は例えば前後方向においてサーマルヘッド１０に対して第一ロール４０とは反対に位置するように、装着部８に装着される。 As shown in FIG. 13 , the printer 1 may be configured such that the thermal head 10 is positioned behind the platen roller 15 in the mounting section 8 and a plurality of heating elements 11 are provided in front of the thermal head 10 . In this case, the first roll 40 is attached to the right rear portion of the attachment portion 8, for example. The second roll 70 is mounted on the mounting portion 8 so as to be positioned opposite to the first roll 40 with respect to the thermal head 10 in, for example, the front-rear direction.
　図１３に示す例の場合、第一支持部３６と第二支持部３７は、それぞれ、装着部８に設けられる。第一支持部３６と第二支持部３７は、それぞれ、装着部８の底面から上方に延び、または装着部８の底面から下方に凹む。 In the case of the example shown in FIG. 13, the first support part 36 and the second support part 37 are provided on the mounting part 8 respectively. The first support portion 36 and the second support portion 37 each extend upward from the bottom surface of the mounting portion 8 or are recessed downward from the bottom surface of the mounting portion 8 .
　印刷テープ４は、第一ロール４０から引き出された後、サーマルヘッド１０とプラテンローラ１５の間において印刷面４Ａが後方を向くように搬送される。粘着テープ７は、第二ロール７０から引き出された後、可動ローラ１４と駆動軸１８の間において粘着面７Ａが印刷テープ４の裏面４Ｂに前方から対向するように搬送される。この場合でも、プリンタ１は粘着テープ７を、印刷面４Ａへの印刷が行われた印刷テープ４の裏面４Ｂに、両面粘着テープ７１を介して、貼り合わせることができる。図１３に示す変形例において、プリンタ１はインクリボン５０を使用して印刷テープ４の印刷面４Ａへの印刷を行ってもよい。 After being pulled out from the first roll 40, the printing tape 4 is conveyed between the thermal head 10 and the platen roller 15 so that the printing surface 4A faces backward. After being pulled out from the second roll 70 , the adhesive tape 7 is transported between the movable roller 14 and the drive shaft 18 such that the adhesive surface 7A faces the back surface 4B of the printing tape 4 from the front. Even in this case, the printer 1 can attach the adhesive tape 7 to the back surface 4B of the printing tape 4 printed on the printing surface 4A via the double-sided adhesive tape 71. FIG. In a modification shown in FIG. 13, the printer 1 may use the ink ribbon 50 to print on the printing surface 4A of the printing tape 4. FIG.
　上記実施形態において、第一支持部３６は、カセットケース３１内において、第一ロール４０の外周を覆うように、下壁３１１から上方に、または上壁３１２から下方に突出してもよい。つまり、第一支持部３６は第一ロール４０を保持するための収容空間をカセットケース３１内に形成してもよい。同様に、第二支持部３７は、カセットケース３１内において、第二ロール７０の外周を覆うように、下壁３１１から上方に、または上壁３１２から下方に突出してもよい。 In the above embodiment, the first support portion 36 may protrude upward from the lower wall 311 or downward from the upper wall 312 so as to cover the outer periphery of the first roll 40 inside the cassette case 31 . That is, the first support portion 36 may form an accommodation space for holding the first roll 40 inside the cassette case 31 . Similarly, the second support portion 37 may protrude upward from the lower wall 311 or downward from the upper wall 312 so as to cover the outer periphery of the second roll 70 within the cassette case 31 .
　印刷テープ４は第二発色層４３が省略されて構成されもよいし、第二発色層４３上にさらに一または複数の発色層が積層されて構成されてもよい。粘着テープ７は両面粘着テープ７１に代えて単一の粘着層を備えてもよい。 The printing tape 4 may be configured by omitting the second coloring layer 43, or may be configured by further laminating one or more coloring layers on the second coloring layer 43. The adhesive tape 7 may have a single adhesive layer instead of the double-sided adhesive tape 71 .
　上記実施形態において、セパレータ７５には複数のスリット７６が粘着テープ７の短手方向に並ぶように設けられてもよい。スリット７６は粘着テープ７の短手方向と平行に延びてもよいし、粘着テープ７の長手方向および短手方向の両方と交差するように延びてもよい。この場合、セパレータ７５には複数のスリット７６が粘着テープ７の長手方向に並ぶように設けられてもよい。 In the above embodiment, the separator 75 may have a plurality of slits 76 arranged in the lateral direction of the adhesive tape 7 . The slits 76 may extend parallel to the lateral direction of the adhesive tape 7 or may extend so as to intersect both the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction of the adhesive tape 7 . In this case, the separator 75 may have a plurality of slits 76 arranged in the longitudinal direction of the adhesive tape 7 .
　上記実施形態において、可動ローラ１４が装着部８の底面に固定され、駆動軸１８が前後方向に移動できてもよい。この場合、搬送ローラ３３はカセットケース３１によって前後方向に移動可能に支持されてもよい。サーマルヘッド１０が装着部８に固定され、プラテンローラ１５が前後方向に移動できてもよい。 In the above embodiment, the movable roller 14 may be fixed to the bottom surface of the mounting portion 8, and the drive shaft 18 may move in the front-rear direction. In this case, the transport roller 33 may be supported by the cassette case 31 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction. The thermal head 10 may be fixed to the mounting portion 8, and the platen roller 15 may be movable in the front-rear direction.
　上記実施形態において、第二温度は第一温度よりも低くてもよい。第一発熱パターンと第二発熱パターンは、適宜変更されてもよい。例えば、第二発熱パターンによる発熱体１１の加熱温度は、第一発熱パターンによる発熱体１１の加熱温度と同じでもよいし、第一発熱パターンによる発熱体１１の加熱温度よりも低くてもよい。第二発熱パターンによる発熱体１１の加熱時間は、第一発熱パターンによる発熱体１１の加熱時間と同じでもよいし、第一発熱パターンによる発熱体１１の加熱時間よりも長くてもよい。 In the above embodiment, the second temperature may be lower than the first temperature. The first heating pattern and the second heating pattern may be changed as appropriate. For example, the heating temperature of the heating element 11 by the second heating pattern may be the same as the heating temperature of the heating element 11 by the first heating pattern, or may be lower than the heating temperature of the heating element 11 by the first heating pattern. The heating time of the heating element 11 by the second heating pattern may be the same as the heating time of the heating element 11 by the first heating pattern, or may be longer than the heating time of the heating element 11 by the first heating pattern.
１　プリンタ
４　印刷テープ
４Ａ　印刷面
４Ｂ　裏面
７　粘着テープ
３０　テープカセット
３１　カセットケース
４０　第一ロール
４０Ｂ　第一引き出し部
４１　印刷基材
４２　第一発色層
４３　第二発色層
７０　第二ロール
７０Ｂ　第二引き出し部
７１　両面粘着テープ
７２　粘着基材
７５　セパレータ
７６　スリット
９１　ＣＰＵ 1 Printer 4 Printing tape 4A Printing surface 4B Back surface 7 Adhesive tape 30 Tape cassette 31 Cassette case 40 First roll 40B First drawer 41 Printing base material 42 First coloring layer 43 Second coloring layer 70 Second roll 70B Second drawer Part 71 Double-sided adhesive tape 72 Adhesive base material 75 Separator 76 Slit 91 CPU

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  1. 　互いに反対を向く印刷面および裏面を有する印刷媒体が巻回された第一ロールと、
    　粘着層およびセパレータが積層されて構成された媒体であって、前記セパレータにスリットが形成された粘着媒体が巻回された第二ロールと
    　を備え、
    　前記印刷媒体は、前記第一ロールから引き出された第一引き出し部を含み、
    　前記粘着媒体は、前記第二ロールから引き出された第二引き出し部を含み、
    　前記第一引き出し部の前記裏面および前記第二引き出し部の前記粘着層は、互いに貼り合わされている
    　ことを特徴とする媒体保持体。     a first roll of printed media having opposite printed and back sides;
    a medium configured by laminating an adhesive layer and a separator, wherein the second roll is wound with an adhesive medium having slits formed in the separator;
    The print medium includes a first drawer section drawn from the first roll,
    The adhesive medium includes a second pull-out portion pulled out from the second roll,
    The medium holder, wherein the back surface of the first drawer section and the adhesive layer of the second drawer section are adhered to each other.
  2. 　前記印刷媒体は、印刷基材、および第一温度以上に加熱されることで第一色に発色する第一発色層が、前記裏面から前記印刷面に向かって、前記印刷基材、前記第一発色層の順に積層されて構成される感熱媒体である
    　ことを特徴とする請求項１に記載の媒体保持体。     In the printing medium, the printing substrate and the first coloring layer that develops a first color when heated to a first temperature or higher are arranged from the back surface toward the printing surface, the printing substrate, the first 2. The medium holder according to claim 1, wherein the heat-sensitive medium is constructed by laminating coloring layers in order.
  3. 　前記印刷媒体は、前記印刷基材、前記第一発色層、および前記第一温度とは異なる第二温度以上に加熱されることで前記第一色とは異なる第二色に発色する第二発色層が、前記裏面から前記印刷面に向かって、前記印刷基材、前記第一発色層、前記第二発色層の順に積層されて構成される前記感熱媒体である
    　ことを特徴とする請求項２に記載の媒体保持体。     The printing medium includes the printing substrate, the first coloring layer, and a second coloring that develops a second color different from the first color by being heated to a second temperature different from the first temperature. 2. The thermosensitive medium, wherein the layers are formed by laminating the printing substrate, the first coloring layer, and the second coloring layer in this order from the back surface toward the printing surface. A medium support according to .
  4. 　前記粘着層は、粘着基材の両面に前記粘着層が設けられる両面粘着媒体を構成する
    　ことを特徴とする請求項１から３のいずれかに記載の媒体保持体。     The medium support according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the adhesive layer constitutes a double-sided adhesive medium in which the adhesive layer is provided on both sides of an adhesive substrate.
  5. 　前記セパレータには、前記粘着媒体の長手方向に延びる前記スリットが形成される
    　ことを特徴とする請求項１から４のいずれかに記載の媒体保持体。     The medium holder according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the separator is formed with the slit extending in the longitudinal direction of the adhesive medium.
  6. 　前記第一ロールおよび前記第二ロールを収容するケースを備えた
    　ことを特徴とする請求項１から５のいずれかに記載の媒体保持体。     The medium holder according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a case that accommodates the first roll and the second roll.
  7. 　互いに反対を向く印刷面および裏面を有する印刷媒体の前記印刷面に印刷を行う印刷ステップと、
    　粘着層およびセパレータが積層されて構成され、前記セパレータにスリットが形成された粘着媒体を、前記印刷ステップによって前記印刷面への印刷が行われた前記印刷媒体の前記裏面に、前記粘着層を介して、貼り合わせる貼り合わせステップと
    　を備えたことを特徴とするラベル作成方法。     a printing step of printing on the printing surface of a printing medium having a printing surface and a back surface facing away from each other;
    An adhesive medium in which an adhesive layer and a separator are laminated and a slit is formed in the separator is applied to the back surface of the printing medium printed on the printing surface by the printing step, through the adhesive layer. and a lamination step of laminating together.
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